another embarrassing vote on the horizon, the speaker may take some solace in the fact that you can count on the support of at least one man, donald trump. here he was yesterday, expressing his gratitude for the disgraced ex president. i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me for the beginning, somebody wrote the before he was there and he was all in. he would call me and he would call others. and he really was i, was just talking to him tonight, helping get those final votes. so during the four-day speakership spectacle that we just witnessed, trump lobbied hard for the man he once referred to as quote, my kevin. trump worked the phones, attempting to get members of his maga base behind mccarthy. in fact here you can see marjorie taylor greene during one of those votes trying to pass the phone to congressman matt rosendale. the screen shows the initials d t in green later confirmed trump was in fact o
the country s election results. does that sound familiar? we will break it down for you. the week leading the week, kevin mccarthy in donald trump s influence have bottomed out. congressman dan goldman is here to discuss this three ring circus that was the republican house speakership vote this week. plus, president biden has just landed in mexico city after the trip to the u.s. mexico border in texas. i will discuss his immigration policies with our sunday night panel. i m ayman mohyeldin let s get started! kevin mccarthy is officially speaker of the house, but what does he have to show for it? the california republicans quest for the coveted gavel has come as a steep cost. a new rules package schedule to a vote tomorrow includes a measure that will allow a single member to allow a motion to vacate the speakership. it also makes it harder for the lawmakers to raise spending, taxes, and the debt limit. if it does pass mccarthy will take office as the weakest speaker in
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m sara sidner. we begin with hour with breaking news and a long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students back in november. bryan christopher kohberger is in custody on a first degree murder warrant in those stabbing deaths. that s according to an affidavit. the killings terrorized the small town of moscow, idaho, which hadn t seen a murder in seven years. investigators are going to be holding a press conference. they are setting up as we speak, and we are going to take you there live, but first, cnn s jean casarez is in monroe county, pennsylvania. that s where the arrest was made, and cnn s veronica miracle in moscow, idaho. jean, we ll start with you. what are you learning about how this arrest actually came to be? reporter: well, it happened at 1:30 this morning, and it s very, very interesting to look at how it was afeffectuated her and what happe
very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in new york. here are the top stories in the final days of 2022. we have breaking news from law enforcement officials. a person in pennsylvania has been taken into custody in connection to the gruesome murders of four idaho college students back in november. this is huge news. we will get to that. former president trump s federal tax returns made public with redactions by house democrats days before losing their majority. we will have the latest on this huge news with analysis as well. also this hour, southwest airlines trying to end a disastrous week on a high note by helping frustrated customers reach their destinations and locate their luggage. we have major developments. the new developments in the murder case involving four university of idaho students. a suspect has been arrested in monroe county, pennsylvania. taken into custody now in connection with the homicides. four law enforcement officials are telling this to nbc
impacted spending habits then we will speak to judy chu about the overall state of our economy. and then today the supreme court could hand down a critical condition that could impact the southern border, and we will take you live to el paso we begin marking one of the busiest travel days of the year, both on the roads and in the air after people are scrambling to get home after the christmas holidays, and a blizzard is contributing to problems today alone more than 1,300 u.s. flights have been delayed, and near nearly 2,900 have been cancelled, and a bulk of that coming from southwest airlines, and it s not just airline travelers facing a daunting journey home according to aaa, today and tomorrow are expected to be the most congested days on the road as travelers mix with commuters back to work after the holiday joining us now, blayne alexander, and then blayne, i was caught up in the middle of it a couple days trying to get back to new york describe the scene you are se