after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting. the house finally elects a speaker. how the chaos ended and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. and there are new details in the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and a former fbi agent will be joining us with her perspective on that investigation. also remarkable progress for buffalo bills player damar hamlin. an update on his condition and the moment he face timed his teammates from a hospital bed. and a major policy for military parents. the change that will allow them to spend more time with their newborn coming up on cnn. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s january 7th. alex is gracing us with his presence. thank you for being with us, alex. hopefully you got some sleep last night. i got some sleep, that means i missed the historic, you know, end of the speakership race. yeah. and woke up to that news
damar hamlin on injured reserve which means he is ending his season with the buffalo bills. this comes as hamlin had his breathing tube removed four days after the 24-year-old suffered cardiac arrest on the field. roger goodell delivered a message to hamlin during a meeting discussing playoff plans after the cancellation of that bills/bengals game. yesterday s news of damar s improving condition lifted not only my spirits but the spirits of the entire league. the i m grateful for and humbled by all who played a role as damar continues on his road to recovery. talking about spirits lifted, damar hamlin is up and face timing with his teammates laughing and smiling on the call with them yesterday from the hospital in cincinnati. cnn s ryan young has more on his remarkable recovery. got our boy. the excitement was beautiful. it was amazing. reporter: a team overjoyed with good news. to see that boy s face.