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speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in after waiting on the historic 15th ballot. >> it is not my solemn responsibility to hand over the peoples gavel. look to a son of bakersfield, a former small business owner, a proud product of a firefighters household. but the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118 congress, kevin mccarthy. [applause] >> that was easy, you write? i never thought wed get up here. my father always told me...

and even the border restrictions remain in place. one group even tried to break into a ranchers home in texas 50 miles from the border. the video shared with fox news shows the moment the suspected illegal immigrants to pry open the windows to use a two by four as a battering ram. this is not the first time this has happen on this owners property. thankfully, upgrades made to the security after previous break-in attempts stop the suspects this time he was still, other migrants vowing "...

and tom homan are here to weigh in. but first. >> our luggage is missing, mia. >> canceled southwest, hopefully will get a refund. >> i have three kids. >> gillian: stranded travelers are begging southwest air to get its act together as the holiday travel meltdown is stretching on yet another day, flights going nowhere. welcome to "america reports." gillian turner in washington. great to be with you. >> anita: always great to spend two hours with you, gillian. john and sandra have the ...

to know. more than 30 dead in buffalo. anger and frustration and now questions mounting about the response. were residents adequately warned about this monster storm? the national guard going door-to-door and more than 400 pieces of snow equipment on the ground to reopen streets. calls for prayer around the world for the former pontiff. pope francis saying his predecessors health has taken a turn for the worse. one nation overdosed. the break glass tool that high schools are turn...

series of concessions put forward by his opponents. that cut his margin of defeat to a handful of votes. what matters now is who shows up to vote next. senior correspondent congressional correspondent chad pergram has the very latest from capitol hill. good evening, chad. >> bret, mccarthy finally showed movement towards winning the speakership today. it came after a three days of parliamentary paralysis. mccarthy remains a few votes short but he earned the votes of 15 adversaries toda...

santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraines energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscows largest attacks to date. ♪♪ good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this thursday, december 29th. im sam stein in for jonathan lemire....

competition between us weirdly. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. paralysis continues in the us congress. the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has failed in his 11th attempt to get elected speaker of the house. the session has now been adjourned and voting will continue on friday. a small group within kevin mccarthys own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in novembers m...

been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in novembers midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary odonoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasnt taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican leader still unable to get enough votes within his own party, ...

after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. well take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. well bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his...

majority in the house. so, its understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. >> all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up "way too early" with us on this thursday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, december 29th. and were going to get ri...