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line before he came here to the new york city area to potentially target officers on years eve. cory, as you can imagine, this place was bustling, it was packed. tens of thousands of people here at the times square area. there were certainly a lot of chaos shortly after this knife attack. officials are saying they were able to secure the area quickly. and then they carried out this press conference earlier this morning with an update. take a listen. >> one officer, any year veteran, su...

in just two days, 118 congress will be sworn in with republicans in the majority in the house and kevin mccarthy is vowing to fight to become house speaker until the very end. but the question remains. could a group of heart rate lawmakers keep them from reaching the magical number of 219 votes. also one of the most controversial members of the new congress, new york republican george santos said take his seat -- lying about everything for his family history to his finances. well talk ...

plus a look ahead at what is expected to be one of the key political storylines of 2023. trump versus desantis. more on that ahead. we are going to start with some breaking news. kevin mccarthy set to hold a call with a gop conference in about an hours time. hes facing some tough numbers in his fight for the house speaker. abcs ali roth joins me now from capitol hill. ali, what more can you tell us about your scoop. just about an hour from now, this big gop meeting. >> yeah, lindsay, m...

>> this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. >> the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against broth...

wins the white house eventually, these charges are not subject to a federal presidential pardon. so, you know, if youre donald trump right now, you have to be really concerned about what is going to happen in georgia. >> a special grand jury in georgia finishes its investigation into the former presidents attempts to overturn the election. and as just heard, the jurys final report could mean serious legal trouble for donald trump. meanwhile, the department of justice is reviewing class...

trying to do harm to others, make people feel the pain he was feeling. >> thats the man that law enforcement is calling a hero for disarming the monterey park gunman. well have more of that interview in the latest in that investigation in just a moment. meanwhile, in northern california, a beach side community is the scene of the states second deadly mass shooting in three days. this time a gunman appears to have targeted his co-workers. the string of gun violence has president biden...

district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black mans deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. thats all ahead on "way too early." good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, january 31st. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. well begin with a move that ...

sky scrapers serve as the centerpiece. ♪ >> and this was the scene in taipei, taiwan where the celebration features fireworks shot from the tallest high-rise. and in new york crowds are already forming in times square, the celebration is returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria joins us now with the latest. how is it looking, gloria? >> reporter: the rain just let up for a minute and people here are excited. theyre trying to get their hands on on...

allegations are and what questions have yet to be answered. did you switch off your lights in the last hour? up to a million people are paid to use less electricity to avoid blackouts. and manager frank lampard is sacked by everton after just a year as the team faces relegation. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... no stopping novak djokovic — chasing a record extending tenth title in melbourne — he cruises into the quarter finals of the australian open. good evening a...

she was in the south tower and she made it out, she got caught up in the ash cloud. my mom fought cancer till her death. >> i dont know, what is it becoming? >> theres a line that gets crossed on the level of lies we talked about. we joked about things like the scarf and volleyball championship team. this is a different level. >> hey, everybody. k kaitlan and i are here, poppy is off today. we were talking about george santos, the question is is there no bottom? where does this end? it...