the football field last weekend. we ll be joined by a former basketball player who experienced the very same thing. we ll have his story and how he used that scary moment to help save lives. plus, the new study that says social media could be changing your kids dreams. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us, especially you, alex. good to be with you. great to be back with you. how late did you manage to stay up watching the drama unfold? about 8:00 p.m. that was the latest for me. how about you? 9:45. you got a little more in. it was quite dramatic as well as being historic and chaotic. kevin mccarthy finally won the race for speaker of the house after 15, 15 rounds of voting, which ended earlier this morningening. the next speaker of the united states for the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers ] [ applause ] mccarthy engaged in some intense negotiations and made some major
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
Friday with temperatures near or slightly below seasonal averages dave little change in weather conditions expected through friday with temperatures near or slightly below seasonal averages and overnight mor ning low clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon hours. A warming trend is expected for the upcoming weekend and into early next week. By sunday and monday, very warm to hot daytime temperatures possible across inland areas. darya our top story this morning. Happening now the city of San Francisco is bracing for violence at a White Nationalist rally tomorrow at crissy field. mark and there is also a rally being planned in berkeley on sunday. Several counter protests are also being planned. And this morning we have Team Coverage of the rallies and the areas around them that will be affected darya we want to start with kron 4s will tran who is live at Civic Center Plaza where a counter protest is scheduled for later today. Will. will called unite against hate hundred
45 year old Richard James wasso is in county jail tonight. A minor says wasson molested her and then tried to kill her. Some people we talked to recognized him. Johnny santos resident hes a local that hangs out in front of the market once in a while, tells everybody to get to work when he sees them. Thank god the police did their job. I mean that guy doesnt belong out here. They also said wasson is part of a larger issue in Bethel Island. That the small town of only a few thousand people has a disproprtionate amount of sex offenders. Our search revealed at least 15 sex offenders on the island. Kelly burns resident the county sends the child molesters out to Bethel Island and im not sure why. Its very isolated and theres a lot of drug use out here and they get more into drugs. So i dont think its a very good idea. It doesnt help them in the least. Residents say. Drug use is so bad here. That some call it methel island. After methamphetamines. Rodger baldwin resident well its nick name i
You for being with me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. We begin with mixed poll numbers for President Donald Trump and a declaration of independence from a republican member of congress. A New Washington post abc news poll says 44 of americans approve of the job of the president is doing. Thats the highest number ever for the president in that poll. But that same poll shows an overwhelming majority, 65 of americans, see President Trump as unpresident ial with just 28 of americans saying trump has acted fitting and proper since taking office. This comes as michigan congressman justin amash sits down with cnn and explains what drove him from the gop. His thoughts on the president and the prospects of impeachment. Amash is a vocal trump critic. Today he once again called for impeachment proceedings to begin against the president. He also lashed out at the gop, partisan politics and republicans who show Blind Loyalty to the president. All of those factors, amash says, led him to leave