davos. the winter playground of the rich. and not far from many of those rich and those closest to putin where they ve enjoyed a life of luxury. plus, a navy veteran is accusing congressman george santos of stealing thousands of dollars. you will hear his story and the moment that he realized it was the same man accused of deceiving voters on everything from where he went to college to his religion. that veteran speaks out in an interview you ll see first outfront tonight. and also the chilling evidence against brian walshe, the husband accused of murdering and dismembering his wife in massachusetts. evidence authorities say includes googling, can you throw away body parts. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the davos deception. so the elite luxury alpine ski resort in davos, switzerland, is the center of the world s elite tonight, hosting right now probably still lots of parties going on, who s who in the world of money and polit
establishment wing. balking over finalizing the very rules mccarthy conceded last week to hard liners to become the house speaker. is this normal? plus, president biden s upcoming meeting with the president of mexico after visiting the border. where critics say the true scope of the humanitarian crisis was hidden from his view. and prince harry dropping bombs, accusing his stepmother of leaking stories to help her image. what does the royal family have to say about all of this? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our politics lead with the first test of newly elected speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. in just a few hours, the house is going to vote on its new rules package. this will include one of the biggest concessions mccarthy made to the hard line rebels to get the gavel. that one-person motion to vacate rule. this means just one member of congress can now force to remove mccarthy as speaker. he also made other concessions including allowing more fre
going forward, and it s noting that the special counsel isn t technically up and running yet. this has a number of steps to go and is very much a live process. we learned yesterday you and kaitlan collins reported the chief of staff is going to be stepping down and going to be replaced by jeff zients. he s very well known in washington and also very well known in the building behind me. he was president biden s covid response coordinator when he first came into office when the pandemic was raging throughout the country. he was the co-chair of his transition team as well. before that he served in a number of high-ranking positions inside the obama administration. ron klain is obviously a powerful chief of staff and has his hands in everything that comes across the president s desk, across the administration. his departure is significant, someone who has known and worked with the president for decades and has been integral to the operations in the building. it was something
from last night. i ve had the distinct pleasure of staying up till three a.m.. when i was doing my face tough, i looked at the tv and said i will turn this on. i totally feel you because it was a long night. to be honest with you, i thought it was done at around 11:45, when they said they would adjourn until monday, and then in typical d.c. fashion, i don t know what kind of system allows you to change or vote but, it s the hill, so you could do whatever you want. it s the red part of the hill. i m looking for to watching a show this evening. i know you have great guest. thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your evening off. good evening, to you, welcome to ayman. kevin mccarthy banks, borrows and steals and a 15-day battle to become how speaker, but it is just the start of republican chaos, as a group of extremist lawmakers that in their grasp over the republican party, two years after the january six insurrection. some promising steps forward in the fight across the
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