mitchell reports, house republican leader kevin mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. also this hour, i will speak to dr. zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid-19 in the u.s. and we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to pope emeritus benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursday s funeral mass. good day, i m andrea in mitchell. happy new year, everyone. well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, kevin mccarthy has to win over the hard line house conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. tomorrow the new congress returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. but at this hour no one knows how long it s going to take for republicans to secure the majority vote
of trying to on jukt its mar-a-lago investigation. a key member of the january 6th committee weighs in. and we re also following the dire situation in jackson, mississippi, where 150,000 people are without a safe water supply for a third straight day. will an emergency pump finally bring them relief? and americans could be just days away from getting the first updated covid booster shots. the fda is green lighting tweaks to the vaccine so it can better target the omicron variant. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown, and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the legal drama in the mar-a-lago investigation. trump s attorneys now have until 8:00 p.m. eastern to respond to the justice department after prosecutors accused the trump team of hiding and removing government documents at his florida home. cnn political correspondent sara murray has our report. mr. president! reporter:
inequality throughout the state. the afghanistan withdrawal. and what he calls, the threat he faces in november, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. and at any moment, the justice department will file its formal response to former president trump s request to have a special master review documents seized from his florida home in mar-a-lago. a third party review and documents could delay the investigation, which is why many are calling trump s move a delay tactic. doj lawyers have until midnight to file the response, so stay tuned. as this investigation heats up, the former guy is also beefing up his legal team. nbc news reporting he s hired former florida solicitor general chris cased, who has won four separate cases before the supreme court. he s expected to appear for the first time as his attorney, during his hearing for the special master. the search of trump s florida home has unleashed attacks, and even so
the campaign trail, touting his administration s accomplishments on gun safety. one topic that didn t come up, the complicated economy. plus, my one-on-one interview with maryland s democratic nominee for governor, westmore, he shared thoughts and inequality throughout the state. the afghanistan withdrawal. and what he calls, the threat he faces in november, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. and at any moment, the justice department will file its formal response to former president trump s request to have a special master review documents seized from his florida home in mar-a-lago. a third party review and documents could delay the investigation, which is why many are calling trump s move a delay tactic. doj lawyers have until midnight to file the response, so stay tuned. as this investigation heats up, the former guy is also beefing up his legal team. nbc news reporting he s hired former florida solicitor gen