hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and new details on the group of murder investigation in idaho. look at the painstaking hunt that finally led the suspects to capture. plus, cnn s andy scholes joins us here live on the set to discuss damar hamlin s remarkable recovery and what he said to his buffalo bills team. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it took 15 ballots and an evening of high drama, but kevin mccarthy finally secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never in modern times has
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
class= nosel > will: it s the 9 a.m. hour of fox & friends if weekend starting with a fox news alert, the israeli military rescuing four hostages alive after being held by hamas for eight months. pete: wow. plus, trump heading to the west coast today after scoring this big endorsement i just think there s no question about which of these men is cognitively, sort of more with it and intact. rachel: and summer break is here, and we have camping ideas and activities to keep your kids off screens. final hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. i m gonna if need some whiskey glasses, cuz i don t want to see the truth rachel: [inaudible] [laughter] they re just trying to get us in a good mood. how can you not be in a good mood pete: this is chicago, by the way. will: we were having a country music argument during the break. not a argue, debate. rachel: no, it s more like will preening that he s so authentically country pete: thank you. rachel: and that