in just two days, 118 congress will be sworn in with republicans in the majority in the house and kevin mccarthy is vowing to fight to become house speaker until the very end. but the question remains. could a group of heart rate lawmakers keep them from reaching the magical number of 219 votes. also one of the most controversial members of the new congress, new york republican george santos said take his seat lying about everything for his family history to his finances. we ll talk to another new yorker, democratic congressman richie torres, with reprising which insulation to make in a crime for candidates to lie. in the new year brings new concerns about a new variant. new covid variant. according to the cdc. it now presents over 40% new cases. well astronauts prior to what we should do to protect our family and ourselves. we bring with you begin with you with some for some breaking news out of new york city. where three police officers were injured in a machete attack
was first at nbc and then at abc. but, you know, she lived for her work. she absolutely lived for her work and that was everything to her. and she didn t particularly enjoy the vacations. she would go up on vacation and complain how she would get board because she couldn t wait to come back. typical journalist. i think when she finally left television, she just i don t i mean, i think she just didn t want to live anymore. and i haven t barbara was one of my closest friends and i haven t seen her in at least five or six years. and she once she left television, we had one really long lunch and she was very sad and she didn t talk much and it was very quiet and she hugged me. it was right around the corner from her house and she called me darling and sweet heart and we hugged and she said good-bye. she was using a cane and i never saw her again and she stopped answering phone calls from everybody, even her closest friends. and i mean, i would check in like i d email
a co-host of 20/20. then in 1998 she launched the view which is of course still on the air. in a statement barbara walter s spokesperson confirmed the news anchor s death, quote, barbara walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. she lived her life with no regrets. she was a trailblazer not only for fell mail journalists but all women. that s what the statement said. we have so much to talk about with barbara walters and how she impacted all of us journalists. joining me now is john miller. he coanchored 20/20 with barbara walters. sad news. she was 93. obviously she lived a life, but she anyone who is i d say 40 or above who s gone into journalism did it on the shoulders of barbara walters in some way. well, that s true. and i mean barbara walters didn t just break the glass ceiling. she broke through she caused the collapse of the glass building. and thee did it one step at a time through her career. remember she was on the today show a
decades. plus the search for answers continues after a deadly stab ing attack on the iconic las vegas strip. and the justice department reportedly does not think the former president trump has returned all of the documents he took when he left the white house. we begin with another job growth story. it s starting to slow. the government reported this morning that employers created 263,000 new jobs in september. it s in line with expectations. the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. let s break it down. the hispanic unemployment rate fell last month. it s now at 3.8%. the black unemployment rate is now at 5.8%. and wheal we ll have more to say save about the economy today. wall street, not thrilled with the news. it s down about 500 plus points, as you can see right now, as it means the federal reserve could continue raising interest rates to fight rising prices. as you see it, it s dropping a little more than 500 points at this hour. with us now to talk more about this is nbc
if you think being subpoenaed by the january 6th committee was the worst part of donald trump s week, think again. we will walk you through these growing legal troubles and the one that can hurt him the most. plus, we have the highlights and the low lights from last night s georgia senate debate between raphael warnock and herschel walker. including the moment walker tipped off one of the moderators for using a prop. we will tell you all about it. and, later, debunking a new, ridiculous gop math. schools supposedly living out what are boxes for kids who identify as captain dogs. and reese s when colin s been on the stories for months, he is here to turn it on its head. all of that and more is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you, i am katie fang. which is 24 days ago would until the midterms were just got what will likely be our only debate between the candidates in the united states senate race that could determine control of the u.s. senate. last night republ