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
case and some directly contradict the story that authorities first told, this is the time line of the attack as we understand it now. authorities now say at 11:28 a.m. tuesday, the gunman crashed his truck and fired his rifle at two people across the street. at 11:40, 12 minutes later, the gun than fired toward the school building and then walked in through an unlocked door. he was not confronted by a school resource officer which is directly contradictory to what officials had been telling us. not accurate. he walked in unobstructed initially. so from the grandmother s house to the wreck into the school, he was not confronted by anybody. to clear the record on that. reporter: at 11:44 a.m. officers arrived at the school, the shooter fired at them, they took cover and called for more backup. authorities say officers did evacuate students and teachers from other parts of the school and at some point began negotiations with the gunman. meantime as the minutes tick by, famil
Is the easiest way to read do sugar how wed really happy with jesse l. Martin, sundays at nine on cnn this is cnn breaking news welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper and we are following the breaking news at College Campuses across the United States protests against the war in gaza, the Idf Activity In Gaza are up, universities are cracking down many schools bringing in Law Enforcement officials to curve the demonstrations which the students insist are peaceful so as a factual matter, they have at times been disruptive, some have been antisemitic. Cnns ed lavendera is watching all of this unfold on one particular campus, university of texas, austin were texas state police. Im moved in on protesters earlier, made some arrests and what is the latest there now hey, jake was the camp just moments ago . Hi, has essentially been cleared out of all of the protesters are letter photographer kind of stepping here through the crowd and kind of get a shot of what is left there were dozens of protes
secretary of state blinken. we ask is there clear evidence to support israel s claim that hamas has a hidden command center on the hospital grounds. also tonight, the death of a jewish protester near los angeles. the professor now under arrest as wild protests erupt in san francisco and washington. the verdict in the federal trial of david depape for breaking into nancy pelosi s home and beating her husband with a hammer. the scathing house ethics report on congressman george santos, finding the republican blatantly stole campaign funds to pay for things like botox, only fans access, luxury items, and trips. what he is now saying about his future in congress. hip-hop mogul sean diddy combs accused of rape and abuse. the new lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend. and golf superstar rory mcilroy, the one in a million shot landing right in a spectator s lap. how this all played out. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome.
ian pannell on the ground for us. here in the u.s., the cornell student now charged tonight with threatening to kill jewish college students on campus. what he warned he would do. his plan for the kosher dining hall. police raiding his parents home outside rochester. pierre thomas with new reporting. former president trump s son don jr. taking the stand in the civil trial in new york city. pressed on what he knew, and how he answered. aaron katersky standing by at the courthouse. that deadly pileup in the ice and snow on i-80 north of pittsburgh. multiple cars and trucks involved, with the deep freeze again tonight, from texas, up to new york. and rob marciano timing it out. the major fire we re watching outside los angeles. fire and smoke threatening 2,000 homes. evacuation orders for thousands. new reporting tonight, what we ve now learned about that delta pilot who allegedly pulled a gun on the captain mid-flight. what he was so angry about, and why he threatene