his attempt to be speaker of this house. this historic fight now surpassing the last time it went to multiple ballots. the prolonged 1923 ballot which was decided on the ninth ballot. this one will not be decided on the ninth ballot. it looks. yet for first time this week, there are some positive signs for the republican leader. they re drawing a line in the sand whether they go to the holdouts. it s not clear a deal will even net kevin mccarthy the total of 218 votes he needs to be speaker. republicans, they say they are firmly in the never kevin mccarthy camp. never. they just have one more house republican continues to join those four, he can only afford to lose four. kevin mccarthy will never wield the speaker s gavel. that is without help from democrats or changing the rules in some way. let s go straight to cnn chief correspondent who is live on capitol hill. we keep hearing progress is being made. progress is being made. kevin mccarthy is well on his way to breaking re
what matters to them and what doesn t. that moment of clarity is right now. last night, contrary to what many were led to believe, americans across the country propelled democrats to what may have been the most consequential political achievement for the democratic party since the day joe biden was elected. voters injected rocket fuel directly into the party s blood stream. electing democratic candidates and advancing their key policy positions. in kentucky, the governor s race once projected to be a very close one was not. incumbent democrat andy beshear won by a 6-pointrgin. in a state that donald trump won 6 points. in virginia, nbc news projects democrats retain control of the state senate and actually flipped the house of delegates. now governor glenn youngkin, the conservative poster boy generating national buzz, will wrestle with two chambers controlled by the democratic party over matters of gun safety, voting rights and the issue that defined that race and others, re
boom, boom. something like that. three, four times i hear that. if i didn t lock the door, i think i might be dead today. and we have a closer look. enhanced video of george zimmerman. you re taking a look at it there. minutes after he shot and killed trayvon martin. showing a possible head wount. something that may support his side of the story. a small plane sputtering and spiraling into a grocery store in florida injuring people and sending frightened shoppers. did you hear, kentucky beat kansas for their eighth national title capping off one of the most dominant runs in ncaa history. it s one minute past w5:00 on the east coast and up first on the newscast, a possible motive for the deadly shooting spree that left seven people dead in a quiet christian college in oakland, california. it happened yesterday morning local time at oikos university. former student apparently opening fire on former classmates. the shooter has been identified as 43-year-old won gone goh.
job done. is it enough time to save the world from a deep recession? and the bottom line on occupy wall street. the new york court has ruled that the protesters cannot camp in the park. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. we have breaking news. in a major turn of events, occupy wall street protesters told they cannot camp in new york s park anymore. the protesters were evicted in the early hours of this morning and the verdict came down as dark descended this evening. the tents were removed and protesters allowed to go back in to get their personal belongings. the new york state supreme court overturning the earlier ruling on this. we ll have the breaking story and the implications on the park tonight. first developing news in washington. the co-chair of the super committee charged with cutting america s deficit said just moments ago, quote, we are in the hours to go. and the countdown is on. this is important and we are watching. the panel of 12 has got eight days,