happy holiday. my first time seeing you. i m fredricka whitfield. it s official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise. i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. cnn s eve a mckenna is live on capitol hill. good to see you. happy holiday. what a way to begin the new year, right? i mean, how did you know, what
the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. cnn s eva mckend is live on capitol hill. eva, what finally pushed mccarthy over the edge for these republican holdouts? reporter: well, he was able to convince those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately vote present and that is how he secured this victory on the 15th try, fred, but also by making some key concessions. so, for instance, those
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thing i ve ever had to go through and has left me heart broken. zana was the funniest person i knew and made me laugh every time i spent time with her. o donnell: police last night revealed a sixth person is list opened the lease at the home where the four students were stabbed to death but they do not believe that person was there at the time of the murders. on hawaii s big island tonight, all eyes are on the world s largest active volcano mauna loa as it continues to erupt for the first time in nearly 40 years. officials say the lava flows oozes towards a major highway. the lava could take a week to get there. mauna loa is one of two erupting volcanoes drawing attention of tourists on the big island. at the world cup, the u.s. soccer too many announced good news ahead of tomorrow s match against the netherlands, christian pulisic has been cleared to play after suffering a pelvic contusion in the