good morning, everyone. happy new year! and welcome to this special edition of cnn this morning. s this sunday, january 1st, 2023. i got to say it first, boris. i m amara walker. 2023. isn t that crazy, amarah. where does the time go? yeah. thank you so much for joining us on this new year s day. i m boris sanchez. we hope your new year is off to a fantastic start. is it, amara? it s too early to say, but i ll tell you this, i do not set new year s resolutions, because i just disappoint myself. i take it literally day by day. let s survive today, january 1st, and see what the next day brings. i am fully with that sentiment. here s what s ahead for you this hour on cnn this morning. the new year comes with new rules when it comes to filing your taxes. why that could mean a larger paycheck this year. plus, if you ve been to the store lately, there s a good chance that there s an unexpected item in the bagging area. sound familiar? coming up, we ll talk about those
i m amara walker. happy new year. we hope your new year is off to a great start. just ahead, home prices spiked in 2022, pricing many people out of the market, so what can we see and expect to see this year? we ll take a look at that, coming up. plus, inflation hasn t stopped people from spending, but they re not necessarily spending it on clothes and shoes. the concerns that retail stores could see losses this year, and what people are spending their money on, instead. but first, let s get you caught up on this morning s news headlines with whitney wild. good morning and happy new year, boris and amara, and to all of you watching at home. we begin this morning in vatican city, where thousands have gathered for the first mass of 2023, just one day after the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict passed away saturday at the age of 95 at his home in a monastery on the grounds of the vatican. and beginning monday, his body will be moved to st. peter s basilica, wher
history making officials begin the transition to power. progress is not inevitable, but progress is possible. how will they govern? maryland democratic governor-elect wes moore joins me exclusively in moments. and all wrapped up? the january 6th committee completes its work. now it s two republican committee members are leaving congress. i m here to investigate january 6th, not in spite of my membership in the republican party, but because of it. did they make their case and change their party s future? republican congressman adam kinzinger will be here exclusively. plus, making way. top house democratic leaders stepped aside for the next generation. have you heard i was 83? our exclusive interview with outgoing house democratic majority leader steny hoyer ahead. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is wishing you a happy new year. it is sunday, january 1st, 2023, and we hope you re enjoying a restful holiday. here in washington th
progress is not inevitable, but progress is possible. how will they govern? maryland democratic governor-elect wes moore joins me exclusively in moments. and all wrapped up? the january 6th committee completes its work. now its two republican committee members are leaving congress. i m here to investigate january 6th, not in spite of my membership in the republican party, but because of it. did they make their case and change their party s future? republican congressman adam kinzinger will be here exclusively. plus, making way. top house democratic leaders stepped aside for the next generation. have you heard i was 83? our exclusive interview with outgoing house democratic majority leader steny hoyer ahead. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is wishing you a happy new year. it is sunday, january 1st, 2023, and we hope you re enjoying a restful holiday. here in washington this week, reality is going to set in quickly. on tuesday
Wishing you a happy new year. it is sunday, january 1st, 2023, and we hope you re enjoying a restful holiday. here in washington this week, reality is going to set in quickly. on tuesday, house republicans will take control of the chamber and try to elect a speaker. that could take a while. house republicans are also planning to launch a slate of investigations into the biden administration as washington begins to adjust to divided government. there will be new faces in congress and in statehouses across the country where you re going to see a lot of changes this month. there will be 12 women governors, two governors who are openly gay, and in maryland voters elected only the third black man ever to lead a state. governor-elect wes moore is a veteran of the war in afghanistan and a road scholar who beat a trump-backed republican and flipped maryland s statehouse blue on his very first run for office. now he s trying to tackle income inequality and rewrite the