investigators find a link between bryon kohberger and one of his victims. he sent a series of direct messages on instagram two weeks before the slayings. bill: meanwhile more breaking news. a drip, drip, drip on the classified document story. peter doze doocy reporting from the white house. the d.o.j. went to the residence in wilmington, delaware where documents were found in the garage and personal library to retrieve and take possession. they did not go to the office on capitol hill but based on that reporting so far they did go to delaware to retrieve the document, doj officials. dana: when you have a story like this and every eight hours a new nugget. lawyers are wonderful people but sometimes they drive a communicator crazy. they said they went to the home to retrieve them to make sure everyone is clear. when a timeline keeps changing it makes people question what s going on. bill: the wall street journal reported late last night suggesting that the attorneys t
is the one who called on the a.g. to investigate this and just moments he s going to join us live and has an update for us. you have all these cartels that basically run this border. selling people and drugs across, big money. unless this situation changes and we take back control from the cartels for the trafficking coming across our border, it will only get worse. sandra: residents in border towns have been warning for months these cartels are now in control of their areas, and this gruesome cartel-style execution is leaving a california town in complete shock and might just be proving their case. sandra smith in new york. john, hello to you. john: middle of the week. at least six people were killed in what police describe an early morning massacre, all the earmarks of a mexican drug cartel attack, due to the brutality and the sophistication of the murders. victims, a teenage mother and 10-month-old baby chased down by a gunman as they ran for their lives from the h
the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. cnn s eva mckend is live on capitol hill. eva, what finally pushed mccarthy over the edge for these republican holdouts? reporter: well, he was able to convince those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately vote present and that is how he secured this victory on the 15th try, fred, but also by making some key concessions. so, for instance, those
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the cnn newsroom on this new year s day. we have a major development on that bizarre attack that unfolded near last night s new year s eve festivities in times square. three new york city police officers are recovering after an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a machete. multiple law enforcement sources tell us the 19-year-old suspect was carrying some of his writings and his radical views. what have you learned, gloria? that s right, pamela. good evening. we ve been trying to learn more about this suspect as you said, a 19-year-old man. we can now tell you he was, in fact, carrying a hand written dillry. in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources. now, investigators believe the suspect arrived in new york city on thursday and he checked into a hotel in the leer east side. investigators and sources also telling my colleague john miller that he traveled to times square on satur