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
and it s about a young man at 24 years old that was living his dream, that a few hours ago was getting ready to play the biggest game of his nfl career and there was probably nowhere else in the world he wanted to be, and now he fights for his life. we forget that part of living this dream is putting your life at risk. and tonight, you know, we got to see a side of football that is extremely ugly. shock and sadness during monday night football. buffalo bills safety demar hamlin is in critical condition this morning in a cincinnati hospital. he suffered cardiac arrest following a hit during last night s game. we re following the latest on his condition this morning and also the outpouring of support. also this morning, kevin mccarthy has already moved into the speaker s office on capitol hill despite an influential group of republicans who have vowed to vote against him today. we ll tell you why we may see something on the hill today that hasn t happened in 100 years. we re
. welcome back to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 3rd, a live look at the capitol where a lot is going to happen there today. jonathan lemire and jen psaki are still with us. we have a lot of politics to get to. capitol hill is going to be rocking today. it s going to be fascinating to see what happens with kevin mccarthy. moving his stuff into the speaker s office. still doesn t have the votes. counting his chickens before they hatch. maybe a little bit. maybe he knows something we don t, but boy, if you read the headlines this morning, yeah, it looks like the battle for the next speakership of the u.s. house of representatives is going to go to the floor. kevin, or chaos? and it may be drawn out for quite some time. willie, of course, for so many americans who were up last night
missile strike in ukraine. what that means for the war there. welcome back to morning joe. it is the third hour of morning joe on this tuesday, january 3rd. we ll start with the buffalo bills story this morning. willie? with the status of bills safety damar hamlin in critical condition after the 24-year-old collapsed on the feel last night in a highly anticipated game against the cincinnati bengals. they had cpr for ten minutes before being rushed to the hospital. maggie ves pa has the latest. reporter: it seemed like a routine play. buffalo bills second year safety damar hamlin tackling tee higgins in the first quarter of monday night s game. another bills player is down. after the hard hit, hamlin quickly jumps to his feet but
6:00 on the west coast. you re looking live at seattle this morning. good morning, everybody. welcome back to the fourth hour of morning joe on this tuesday, january 3rd. it is 9:00 on the east coast. we re all wide awake here. we have a lot to cover this hour. yes, we do. we begin, though, with politics, kevin mccarthy trying everything he can to win enough support to become the next speaker of the house. we ll go live to capitol hill ahead of today s willie, what is the end game here, willie? it s not really a speakership. it s speakership. no, it s not. if he s speaker, anyone can say, you know what, i don t want him to be speaker. but they get nothing. they get nothing. they re holding a busted, what, straight, a busted flush, whatever you poker players call it. whatever it is, these five, six, seven, eight people, they got