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everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im christine romans. we begin this morning with the mass shooting over the weekend at an outlet mall in allen, texas. a source telling cnn investigators now believe the attack that killed eight and wounded at least seven hours was connected to right-wing extremism. in addition to this audio, disturbing video of the initial moments of the saturday attack captured on this rear view cam. you can see the gunman get...

from the united states all around the world, [ cheering ]>> the 15th time is a charm for kevin mccarthy, after four days and a bruising floor fight, the california republican is officially the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, all the dramatic scenes unfolding exactly 2 years after a violent mob stormed the capital in a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election, we will show you how the white house marks the anniversary. >> the promised christmas fire fails, spending...

newsroom" -- >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. >> after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting and tense moments on the floor, the house elects a speaker. >> i never thought wed get up here. >> how the drama played out and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. we got our boy. >> excitement from buffalo bills players on safety damar hamlin. the latest on his condition and more on that moment when he facetimed his teammates. california slamm...

happening now, breaking news. kevin mccarthy trying to seize the momentum right now in the fight for the speakership. the house is preparing to return to session at 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight, after two very dramatic votes saw the republican leader flip more than a dozen hardliner holdouts coming up just short of a majority. the country marks the second anniversary of the january 6th insur re insur insurrection. president biden honoring the defenders of democracy today, including sever...

anniversary of the january 6 insurrection. and then a few hours later president biden will honor 12 people at the white house including police officers injured in the capitol attack. well take to you both events live. also just a few moments from now, house republicans set to hold a conference call as the standoff over who will be house speaker continues. this, of course, after kevin mccarthy failed to get the votes needed after three days and 11 rounds of votes. mccarthy allies cont...

And then even got her on the phone with her mom via facetime. it was quite emotionally overwhelming to see the two of them reunite so to speak and to get that confirmation from both the d.n.a. and from the family that this truly was alicia navarro. >> lawrence: unbelievable. did she say what made her come back? >> so thats part of the investigation right now. the only thing she is telling us is that she wants to take the next steps in her life. she wants to get her drivers license. she wants to ...

Friday. heres ryan young with the latest. >> we got our boy. the excitement was beautiful. it was amazing. >> reporter: a team overjoyed with good news. >> to see that boys face, to see him smile, see him go like this in the camera. it was -- it was -- it was everything. and then to hear him talk to us, it was literally everything, and thats what we needed. >> reporter: the buffalo bills announcing more progress after damar hamlins breathing tube was removed overnight. >> he said, i love you, bo...

Support it. of course, republicans would be hard pressed to find democratic support for that rules package. >> mccarthy has the gavel but its a very precarious position. thank you very much. four days after cardiac arrest on the field, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin has had his breathing tube removed. whats more, hamlin is up and facetiming with his teammates, laughing and smiling, we are told, on a call with them yesterday from the hospital in cincinnati. >> such a relief to their. adrienn...

>> reporter: the buffalo bills announcing more progress after damar hamlins breathing tube was removed overnight. >> he said, i love you, boys. >> reporter: the 24-year-old able to breathe on his own. briefly joining friday mornings team meeting with players and coaches via facetime. >> to see the players reaction, they stood up right away and clapped for him, yelled some things to him. >> reporter: hamlin injecting his sense of humor into the call. >> the thing that makes me laugh is he did thi...

Team meeting today, erica. with the coaches and players. via facetime. and the bills told us hamlin told his teammates and his coaches, love you boys. and doctors here at the university of cincinnati medical center say those first moments on that field monday night were critical to hamlins survival. and it is obvious he has a heart for the community and the team he plays with based on that first question. his mind was on the game. that game monday night, there is also been a lot of talk about te...