hours of the race. we re in dangerous times. this is not the first time we ve been we ve been threatened. arizona s kari lake after a suspicious white powder was sent to her campaign office. and a potential tropical storm could impact florida just as voters are heading to the polls. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. today, one final day of campaigning before it s all in the hands of voters. at stake, control of both houses of congress along with dozens of state offices including governor. early voting still under way in 47 states with more than 40 million ballots already cast. here is what some voters have been telling us. i drive a truck. and it does not get very good gas mileage. i had to quit my last job because i couldn t afford to drive all the way out there. why is the price of gasoline where it is today? you can t just overlook that issue. i came up in a union household. my dad was a teamster for 3
i m ann marie walker. i m alex march quart in for boris sanchez. the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug. the reported benefits and the concern coming up on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us. thank you so much for having me back. alex, it s great to be with you. we re matching. we re in lock step together. good to be with you, alex. happy new year. and to you. thank you so much. who needs reality tv when you have cspan. cnn after days of deadlock, 15 ballots and a lot of deal making, republi
the football field last weekend. we ll be joined by a former basketball player who experienced the very same thing. we ll have his story and how he used that scary moment to help save lives. plus, the new study that says social media could be changing your kids dreams. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us, especially you, alex. good to be with you. great to be back with you. how late did you manage to stay up watching the drama unfold? about 8:00 p.m. that was the latest for me. how about you? 9:45. you got a little more in. it was quite dramatic as well as being historic and chaotic. kevin mccarthy finally won the race for speaker of the house after 15, 15 rounds of voting, which ended earlier this morningening. the next speaker of the united states for the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers ] [ applause ] mccarthy engaged in some intense negotiations and made some major
all the way back in 1939. there were 223,000 new jobs created in december, and the unemployment rate fell back to a record low. but there was some more mixed news beyond those headline numbers. our chief business correspondent christine romans has more. reporter: 2022 was another very strong year for the jobs market, the second strongest in history, in fact. 223,000 jobs added in december. it capped a year in which a very tight labor market seemed impervious to historic interest rate increases by the federal reserve. the jobless rate ending the year matching a 50-year low of 3.5%. for the year, 4.5 million jobs were added after 6.7 million were added in 2021. but wage growth, while strong, slowed, and december s jobs gains were the slowest in two years, evidence perhaps that the fed s medicine is beginning to work. locking ahead, more inflation gut check numbers are out this week. consumer credit data, the
in fact. 223,000 jobs added in december. it capped a year in which a very tight labor market seemed impervious to historic interest rate increases by the federal reserve. the jobless rate matching a 50-year low of 3.5%. for the year, a remarkable 4.5 million jls obs were added in t year but wage growth, while strong, slowed and december s jobs gains were the slowest in two years, evidence, perhaps, that the fed s medicine is beginning to work. looking ahead, more inflation gut check numbers are out this week. consumer credit data. jobless claims numbers all due out. christine romans, thank you. compelling information from police and a crucial witness is revealing new details about the savage murder of four university students. yesterday we saw furniture from the crime scene in moscow, idaho, being loaded on to trucks and then taken away.