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so many investigations, so little time, so few answers. lets go to david spunt and what were learning right now. hi, david. >> im at the famous justice department where karine jean-pierre is instructing everyone in the briefing room to relay their questions to. ive reached out multiple times to folks here at the justice department with attorney general merrick garlands office. also with special counsel robert hurs office. no surprise, no comment. theyre being incredibly tight lipped wi...

"ac 360" meantime starts now. and good evening. it is another night of drama and uncertainty in washington tonight. in a little less than two hours the house will reconvene and test congressmans kevin mccarthy confidence he can win the remaining hold outs he need to become speaker elect and avoid this fate for a 14th straight time. >> a majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. >> after that losing effort which saw him flip 15 no votes over to his side, the house ad...

>> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> i rise for election into the speaker of the house of representatives, the esteemed and leader of house democrats, mr. hakeem jeffries. >> the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [cheers and applause] . neil: its over. our long national nightmare is over. all right, which wasnt a national nightmare, i mean, it wasnt that long in the schem...

at long last, kevin mccarthy is the new republican speaker of the house. but to say it didnt come easy, would be a massive understatement. mccarthy scratch out a victory in the early morning hours with just barely more than the absolute minimum support he needed. it took him 15 rounds of voting to get to the finish line. including a scuffle on the house floor on the anniversary of the january six insurrection. the contrast between the two parties has never been clearer. while republica...

that will be next tuesday. anything can happen, make no mistake. well be talking about the results one week from tonight. well know the results hopefully in all states. five senate races in more than two dozen house races are within two points. this is why im not poll pollyannaish, why dont want to create a condition where people are overly enthusiastic. within two points. thats five states. thats within the balance of power in congress. a few thousand votes can decide whether or not j...

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griff: thats a good one. hes definitely going to make the cut, because as you pointed out -- and i really hadnt thought hard, deep thoughts about the antlers, but weve got to get milk and cookies up there. oh, perfect, excellent. santas going to like that. you were talking about the antlers. the antler didnt have one in the middle of its head. carley: one of the reindeer was very top-heavy with the one big antler. griff: i cant wait to touch one. we are moments away. carley: is there a...

airports. more than 2,000 flights canceled and 4,000 delayed already today aa cross the country -- across the country, merely 6,000 canceled yesterday -- nearly 6,000 canceled yesterday. icy and treacherous roads, in ohio at least 3 people were killed in a 46-car pile-up. heres governor mike dewine. >> the roads is are going to be very, very, very dangerous and very, very difficult. the obvious recommendation to everyone is stay home. rich: fox news team coverage, max gourden in wester...

♪ will: good morning, welcome to "fox & friends" on this sun. a patriotic hot-air balloon among viewer photos bringing us into this sunday morning. glad to have you. rachel: good morning. will: not glad to start like this. rachel: why? pete: great to see you. will: no. will: great to see rachel. rachel: did i miss something? will: the minute the show ends yesterday starts campaign with the producers. "fox & friends" instagram poll which by the way isnt really accurate. pete: very acc...

and the rain continues, a flood watch is in effect for southern and eastern kentucky. the floodwaters, you see the devastation there. the floodwaters lifting homes off their foundations, washing them away. the governor and the people of eastern kentucky just reeling from the sheer scope of this tragedy. >> a lot of people are still trapped up in there, going on three days now, no food, no water. i take what i can on the atvs, a lot of other people are doing the same thing. >> the house...