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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." im jim acosta in washington. good evening. we start this hour with the breaking news. the white house says a toddler, a 3-year-old toddler is among one of the nine americans and 200 others currently being held hostage by hamas following that deadly attack more than a month ago in israel. lets go straight to cnn senior white house reporter kevin liptak in delaware. this is just a heartbreaking development. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah. this news coming from th...

Fighting the disease. the drug appears to slow the progression of cognitive decline in phase 3 trials. but there are safety concerns because of adverse events like brain swelling. the accelerated approval program permits early access to certain medications while studies continue. if trials confirm the benefits of this new medication, the fda could grant traditional approval. encouraging news. that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." im laila harrak. paula newton picks up our coverage after a...

>> its bad politics. really quickly, i have found it bizarre that the democrats call this a green new deal. the old to new deal deepened and lengthened what would have been a recession and turned it into a depression. i think they need to bone up on the history. >> sean: thank you all for being withth us. thank you for joining us. when we come back, remember our "hannity" investigation, berkeley conservative activists viciously punched my face on uc berkeley campus, hes here to tell us where tha...

Vladimir putin. >> we dont even know what trump has done. for putin -- i think you are in the fantasy land. we have no idea what trump has done for putin. we may never even know. >> conspiracy theory. shall i get to a tinfoil hat? nobody knows. >> sean: one at a time. dr. gorka. a speaker at the end of the day, its about facts. the russian economy is a one horse town. it depends on one thing. oil and gas. that is that. everything the president has done has hurt them at the core of their existenc...

The most important question. are the american people being served by the media in this country? or is there a disservice to them? >> i would not painted with a broad brush, sean. some yes, some reporters yes, but in a lot of cases, the answer is no. >> sean: sean spicer, wes, wish you well, not an easy job that you took. i remember telling you that at the beginning, said, are you sure that you want that job? be careful what you ask for. >> thank you. i have no regrets. i cannot think the preside...