we will hear from you live at the end of each show starting tonight. also tonight the hannity it hot seat is back. stay tuned i will go one-on-one with one lucky liberal. and stephen a. smith is going to join us with more on the injury to jamar hamilton. he and his family in our nation s prayers tonight. we begin this fox new year with a fox news alert. it s day one of the congress, how republicans are on the verge of becoming a total clown show if not careful. despite the cheering of the democrats and the media, it s not a dyer situation yet. here where we are. at this hour a contentious battle for speaker is under way. after falling short of the 2718 votes needed kevin mccarthy is in the fight of his career way small group of law makers standing in the way. many are pushing for jim jordan to be the speaker of the house. jim jordan is already supporting mckargt.y. from what purpose does the gentleman from ohio ask for recognition. i rise to show support for the dif
region. plus, another violent and deadly weekend in america. at least nine mass shootings. one veteran lawmaker says he s more confident than ever that bipartisan gun reform is coming. well, you crane says russian forces are renewing their offense offensebiveb as the battle for the done bask goes on. they suffered amidst a push towards the key city. in the neighboring luhansk region, they expect to redouble their efforts to take the city. fighting has raged for weeks but ukrainian forces say they ve started taking background and now control about half of the city. on sunday, ukraine says president zelenskyy travelled to war-torn areas in the east, met with displaced residents from mariupol, which fell under russian control last month. and reportedly visited frontline troops in the dawn bask region. i m proud of everyone i met, communicated with and supported. something was brought for the military but i will not detail it and i brought something from them to you. it is