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president biden makes a promise on abortion rights, as well as another widely supported issue, if democrats can keep control of congress after the midterms. plus, well have the big moments from a fiery senate debate down in florida. as marco rubio and val demings go after each others legislative records. also ahead, the latest from ukraine. the russian forces are now more focused on civilians than soldiers on the battlefield. ♪♪ good morning, and welcome to "way too early." o...

♪ a warm welcome to all of your viewers in the united states and around the world. im paula newton. coming up this hour. >> and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which youre about to enter, so help you god? >> yes, i do. >> congratulations and god speed. >> and god speed indeed. with that, kevin mccarthy finally becomes speaker of the house. hear what mccarthy had to say as he takes over that gavel, and how democrats are already responding. a...

hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, im paula newton ahead right here on "cnn newsroom." >> the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. >> 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and...

trump for their own financial benefit ises a toupding. the values of asset bis whatever means necessary to increase trumps reported net worth. >> the lawsuit seeks roughly a quarter billion dollars in penalties and seeks to bar trump and his children from serving as executives at any company in new york. and while this is a civil case, criminal charges could be next. the attorney general said her office is making criminal referrals to both the irs and the u.s. attorney in the sosh dist...

>> and without question in my mind, speaker emerita pelosi will go down in history as the greatest speaker of all-time! [applause] throughout her time, throughout her time, though in congress she has been a legendary legislator. a fabulous facilitator, and a no nonsense negotiator. we know that nancy pelosi is a woman of faith. a loving wife, a mother a five, a grandmother of nine. a defender of democracy. a voice for the voiceless, and a powerful champion for the children, the climate...

and it appears, though obviously it is not done yet. that kevin mccarthy may in fact have the votes. steve, can you give us a bit of a history lesson here. compare this to any other time in modern history. >> any other time in modern history there is none because,, the last time the speakers vote went past one ballot was 1823, but, we will come right back to this, but just to put in some perspective, what the history of this is, you are looking at here, this is every speakers race in h...

trumps endorsement kari lake. here is how lake responded. >> im sad that hobbs and her camp would try to pin this on us. its wrong. its so obvious whats happening. her own party is attacking her. shes trying to deflect her own abysmal campaign and the fact that, you know, nobody even knows where her campaign office is. the person who broke into it probably didnt realize it was a cam campaign office. its really sad. >> lets get more on this. whats the latest? >> reporter: the latest wer...

intelligence has stark words for whats left of putins arsenal. plus, the two americans captured in ukraine held for 105 days. we follow their story. and tonight they will tell you what they endured. and a dead heat for arizona governor, a face-off in ohios senate race tonight. and the republican in georgia still hanging on despite the ugly allegations. john king is here. he says this is the most unpredictable election hes covered in his lifetime. lets go out front. good evening, ...

a critical rebound, or is it the calm before the storm? the data is in and the u.s. economy grew by more than expected last quarter putting an end to a six-month slump and the president is hoping this bounce gives democrats a jolt before election day. but before we discuss the political fallout lets look at the numbers. with cnns matt egan and rahel soloman. break this down for us. does this mean we are out of the woods. >> unfortunately, not so much. great news that the economy bounce...

people. tip oneill got along with ronald reagan. ted kennedy got along with orrin hatch. joe biden got along with john mccain. nancy pelosi got along with john boehner. ruth bader ginsburg got along with antonin scalia. all we are asking is house republicans to get along with each other. first time in 100 years there is no congress because of ambition or power grabs, dysfunction, and this is not a partisan criticism. understand this. its embarrassing, its dysfunctional. its dangerous, ...