the race for president. john: welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. good to be with you. aishah: good to be with you, too. karl rove joining us later this hour with his political advice for both parties heading into the new year, and vivek also coming up in a couple moments here. he s fired up on a new recommendation that marines drop the sir, the ma am. is our military taking wokeness too far? begin with a fox weather alert. john: desperate and disappointed, travelers are feeling as the once in a generation storm puts a damper on thousands of flights across america. the dangerous blizzard has intensified into a bomb cyclone as it takes aim at the great lakes and parts of the northeast. erie, pennsylvania and cleveland, ohio, taking the brunt of the heavy snow this hour. john: meanwhile, rain and gusty winds knocking out power to more than 80,000 people in connecticut. new england residents bracing for freezing temperatures this evening. temper
nhs bosses in wales they say health services are experiencing demand like never seen before, and urge people to do what they can to help. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character
iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests. and it s a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after r
president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military as ukraine celebrates its orthodox christmas, russian backed forces say they have downed a drone. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! i from republicans in the house. the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim maj
from the west. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15 ballots because right