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♪ 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...

>> the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise -- ill never give up for you, the american people. and i wi...

speaker after four days and 15 rounds of voting. this was the moment that the longest speaker contest in 164 years came to a close. [ cheers ] but before the house selected its new speaker, the cameras captured a stunning political soap opera playing out on the house floor just before midnight. mccarthy and his allies thought they had the votes locked up in round 14, but florida congressman matt gaetz waited until the end of the ballot process to vote present even though mccarthy neede...

. . >> temperatures the longest speaker contest in 164 years, but before it ended, the house floor turned into a stage for some stunning political drama, the 14th vote should have been the clincher as mccarthy and his allies thought they had the votes in the bag, but florida congressman matt gaetz waited until the very end of the balloting process to vote present, even though mccarthy needed just one more yes vote to win. mccarthy appeared stunned and walked up the house floor to confr...

rolodex. he clenched the record for the longest speaker contest in 164 years. this was the scene after four days and 15 rounds of voting. [ cheering and applause ] >> mccarthys journey to the speakership was fraught with drama. it got a little intense. it almost came to blows last night. the 14th vote should have been the clencher as mccarthy and allies thought they had the vote in the bag. but matt gaetz thought they had it in the bag. he waited to the end to vote present even though ...

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republican in a giant red wave. >> most important of all is the senate race for democrats who are trying to flip a seat. >> im ready to serve pennsylvania. hes running to use pennsylvania. >> i want to go to washington and bring balance. >> often referred to as the center of the political universe. it is a true battleground state. >> he has failed as a senator that needs to go to washington to speak for us. he doesnt know hard working people. he doesnt know struggling people. >> the st...

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united states and around the world. im max foster in london. just ahead. >> those extremists that he runs around with, they just want to stoke this racial violence. were tired of it. youre so desperate to have a job, its days graceful. >> what impact does it have on the psyche of the people of kyiv that there are kamikaze drones attacking your capitol. >> everyone is so angry. everyone wanted to defend their families and hometown. >> he was on a mission to kill. he was out hunting. the...

the world, i am allison caustic . ahead on cnn newsroom, relief still days away for many southwest customers as we enter day eight of the airline meltdown. i talked to an aviation expert about the federal ramifications there plus we have a live report on a deadly fire at a casino in cambodia. that has left seven people that. pope francis says pope benedict is very sick and asks for everyones prayers, the latest from the vatican. we begin with what ukrainian officials are calling a ...