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migrants arriving on its shores. charles watson is standing by with more on that, but first, lucas tomlinson live at the white house with a preview of the presidents trip. >> reporter: jon, a short time ago the white house says president biden called new house speaker ken mccarthy to congratulate him on his victory, but the border a growing issue perhaps thats one of the reasons the presidents making this trip tomorrow to the southern border. >> the most extreme republicans continue to...

by president putin. mexicos president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. all eyes are on the us house of representatives, where a 14th ballot is under way to chose the next speaker. the senior republican kevin mccarthy had said ...

i endorsed ron, and ron, instead of dropping out of the race went to ahead of the race by a lot. i think up to 71 or something like that. in one night. i got him elected. pure and simple. now i hear he might want to run against me so well handle that the way i handle things. >> oh, here we go. well handle that the way i handle things. >> which sounds like a mob threat. actually, when you look how he handles things. >> lately -- >> just losing. >> its losing. former president trump with...

chaos and dysfunction within the white house during trumps time in office. plus, transportation secretary pete buttigieg is threatening major penalties for southwest airlines amid a massive number of cancellations and delays. well have the latest on the seemingly never-ending travel troubles. and president biden signs a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law. capping off a year of big wins for the white house. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this...

a pivotal vote for house speaker coming up. mccarthys focused on two holdouts right now. can he change their minds? one congressman who did change his mind is "outfront." plus, who are the final holdouts? one of them just arrived in washington for the first time, has never held elected office and was a contestant on "shark tank," a successful one. and another top story were following, chilling new details emerge tonight that tie the suspect in the idaho murders in a really sick way...

we should be prepared to be back here doing this same thing when that happens. because especially considering some of the things that mccarthy clearly gave away. i mean in the past theyve been able to do it with democratic help, and mccarthy in theory could do that. but it seems like theyve tried to hold his feet to fire here and say, no, what kevin mccarthy can decide to do is not put it on the floor. >> without getting into the specifics of all the ugly fights that are going to come,...

youll find out the things you disagree upon are not insurmountable and we can finally get to resolutions and get to yes. >> the first test is -- well, first test was electing a speaker and that proved to be quite difficult. but im glad you can laugh about it now. the next one is rules package for anyone out there wonder what that means. its a package that dictates how the congress, the house in particular is going to run for the next couple of years. and its not clear whether or not ev...

im ann marie walker. >> im alex march quart in for boris sanchez. >> the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what were learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the ...

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 were 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 mom...

that began way back on tuesday. along the way, we were treated to an important at times chaotic civics lesson including near fisticuffs live and on camera. friday the fourth day of voefting we saw 15 holdouts switch their allegiance during the 12th and 13th rounds of balloting, and then after an adjournment mccarthy thought he had the needed votes and at 11:00 came to a 14th vote yet one vote shy of a majority. for the first time all week he couldnt hide being visibly angry. lauren boe...