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let me be the first to tell you that there is finally a new speaker of the house, and the 118 congress has officially been convened. it took four days, and 15 tries, but in the early hours of this morning, the california congressman, kevin mccarthy, was finally elected the new speaker, putting him third in line for the presidency of the united states. it was a tough road getting there, especially last night, when tensions between republican members themselves, almost reached a breaking...

at msnbc, he was a great friend. and like you said, he was one of those people, when you met him, you knew that he was destined for great things. i used to joke with him, to his face, i would say to him, dax, you are gonna be a network news president, and you are going to hire me, a wonderful, wonderful man and i miss him terribly. >> and he would love that made it on air so thank you for that if hes at the justice department is going to indict him. -- so what is donald trump thinking ...

and cnn tonight. jake? >> thanks, anderson. welcome to cnn tonight, im jake tapper in washington. tonight we are bringing you a cnn exclusive. brand-new video you will see right here for the very first time in just a few moments. it is really, i have to tell you, an incredible story, one that only cnns clarissa ward can tell. its taking place during a rare cease-fire in putins brutal war, giving two hours of cover for this traumatic scene. cnn crews shuttled by ukrainian intelligence a...

for humanitarian agencies, after five major non—governmental organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. well have a look at the front page of the papers in a moment — but first, some other stories to bring you. police say a tenth person has died as a result of a huge explosion at a block of flats injersey early this month. kathleen mcguinness, who was 73, lived next to the building in st helier which was destroyed in the blast. about 3 billion litres of water are lost every d...

as the cost of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it s...

cup, the premier league returns. on a busy boxing day with the leaders arsenal looking to go eight points clear of manchester city if they beat west ham. its going to turn much colder for many as this boxing day, showers around as well, which could turn wintry towards north—western areas. all of the details throughout the programme. its monday the 26th december. our main story. police are appealing for information after a gunman shot dead a 26—year—old woman in merseyside on chri...

of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by f...

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jeff beck has died at the age of 78. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states, where the federal aviation authority says that an investigation has shown that the failure of the safety messaging system, which let to all departing flights being grounded early on wednesday, was caused by a damaged file in a database. a tweet confirmed that there is no evidence of a cyber attack. flights have been...

16 days and counting. a brand-new nbc news poll just released this morning gives us new insight into the midterms as president biden tells me whats at stake in our exclusive interview. >> when you are an undergraduate school, they talk about every generation has to protect democracy. it really does and i think were at one of those inflection points in history. >> and house speaker nancy pelosi joins me live to talk about how democrats can keep control of the house and what could happen...