happy holiday. my first time seeing you. i m fredricka whitfield. it s official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise. i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. cnn s eve a mckenna is live on capitol hill. good to see you. happy holiday. what a way to begin the new year, right? i mean, how did you know, what
people. i m referring about the may 14th incident. there was no way to control or stop that from happening. and then with the injury, i don t know how you can prepare for something that s unexpected, how you can control things beyond your control. reporter: church deacon jeffrey peace, who worked with one of the shooting victims, says the city will rebound. we bounce back. we continue. we don t stop functioning, don t shut down. we get together. we put a plan together and what do we have to do to put things back to normal. reporter: buffalo bills fans themselves are known for their compassion and their charity towards others, even rivals in times of need. in 2021, they donated money to the favorite charity of baltimore ravens quarterback lamar jackson after he was injured in a game against the bills. damar hamlin himself had started a gofundme toy drive campaign in 2020. since his injury monday night, several million dollars have poured into it.