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
tonight what s the bottom line you want the american people to know? there was a very sophisticated multi-part plan ovp ovoverseen ovp ovove by donald trump. you can t accept when they steal and rob. the attempt to stay in power. the longest investigation into donald trump s attempt to stay president barrels towards conclusion, we put it all together. i got three men walking down the street with ar-15s. the explosive testimonies. i over heard the president saying something that i don t effin care that they have weapons, let people in. new insights from witnesses. i said you want me to take my state, 3.2 million voters and throw them out the window? was he asking you to commit a crime? i don t know what he believed. the unanswered questions. i feel like we don t know the full story on the proud boys and oath keepers. and what may lie ahead. the former president and his allies represent a clear danger to american democracy. not because of wha
as the longest, largest investigation into donald trump s attempt to stay president barrels toward conclusion, we put it all together. i ve got three men walking down the street in fatigues and carrying an ar-15. i heard saying something to the effect i don t care they have weapons, let my people in. new insight from witnesses. you want me to take my state, 3.2 million voters, and just throw them out the window? was he asking you to commit a crime? it gets back to the criminal intent issue. i don t know what he believed. the unanswered questions. i feel like we don t know the full story on the proud boys and oath keepers. and what might lie ahead. the former president and his allies represent a clear and present danger to democracy. not because of what they did on january 6th. it s because of what they pledged to do in 2024. a cnn special report american coup, the january 6th investigation. i m a very textural artist. i love a lot of texture. in
president barrels toward conclusion, we put it all together. i got three men walking down a street carrying ar-15s. the explosive testimony. i heard the president say something to the effect of, i don t care that they have weapons. let me people in. new insight from witnesses. i said, you want me to take my state, 3.2 million voters and just throw them out the window? was he asking you to commit a crime? i don t know what he believed. the unanswered questions. i feel like we don t know the full story on the proud boys about oath keepers. and what might lie ahead. the former president and his allies represent a clear and present danger to american democracy, not because of what they did on january 6th. you better run, cops! it s because of what they pledge to do in 2024. a cnn special report american coup, the january 6th investigation. in arizona, the republican speaker of the house rusty bowers is an artist by trade. last february, bowers wa
trump recorded the day after the riots on january 7th. the whole thing is only about three minutes long of what we saw. but it took an hour to shoot, according to the washington post. and even then, it still needed to be edited. watch for when the camera position changes. now congress has certified the results. a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th. my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly, and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. 2020 has been a challenging time for our people. a menacing pandemic has upended the lives of our citizens. so, how was the other 57 minutes spent? what s in those outtakes? and why was it so hard for him to condemn the violence? now, those outtakes, we re told are going to be part of the committee s case that donald trump abandoned his duties as president, like to stop his own supporters from attacking the u.s. capitol for more than three hours, mind you. and tonight, we ha