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in spirit. plus, celebrating orthodox christmas in ukraine. no cease-fire, but new american firepower heads to the front lines. i m ian lee in kyiv with ukraine being promised heavy weapons that the pentagon says can change the battlefield. weekend journal, a minnesota cancer survivor pays it back by sharing her hair. wow! and later, double duty on capitol hill. the four-day stalemate complicated lives and child care. challenging, but it s been fun. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. it took 15 ballots and heated moments, but tonight congress finally has a new house speaker. kevin mccarthy won early this morning, putting an end to days of raucous debate and a historic standoff with emboldened hard-line republicans. the gop s strife playing out for all to see and ending with arm twisting, flaring tempers and phone calls from former president donald trump. cbs christina ruffini leads us off with what ....
Hard-line republicans. the gop s strife playing out for all to see and ending with arm twisting, flaring tempers and phone calls from former president donald trump. cbs christina ruffini leads us off with what happened and more on the battles ahead. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening, adriana. well, it was certainly a late night here on capitol hill. today president biden called speaker mccarthy to congratulate him on his victory, and overnight the white house released a statement saying the president is prepared to work quote, ensure that we re putting the interests of american families first. the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] reporter: after 4 days, 14 failed votes and a furious friday night negotiation for the 15th and god willing final time kevin mccarthy. reporter: this speaker is in the house. i knew it took a couple extra days. reporter: at one point friday night, tensions were so high ....
York and no one seems to know when or if they ll see their families again. thus the controversial case that s good ignites tensions in asia india it is ill sentences of radical cleric to death with ordering the series of deadly attacks but there are fears his execution could trigger retaliation in the volatile largest muslim country. plus controversy in flaring tempers and brazil s world cup clash against costa rica we have all the highlights from live and close match against an american driver. a warm welcome to you i m. german chancellor angela merkel has played down hopes of a breakthrough in europe s a refugee crisis speaking on a visit eleven unmask accord emergency talks planned for the weekend and initial ....