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>> the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. >> newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel there after four days of voting, the longest speaker contest in 164 years. but despite the sometimes contentious days of negotiations, with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise -- i'll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is w...

>> good morning, boris. i'm amara walker. georgia senate candidates rah fafl warnock and hershel walker square off. what walker had to say when he was claimed to have pressured a mother to get an abortion. and cnn exclusive. what lawmakers were doing as the capitol was being ransacked on january 6th and their determination to get back to the important work of certifying the election. >> it was like going to a museum that you never wanted to go to, that you would never in your life buy tickets to go to. that's what it was like. >> we hear from a juror in the nikolas cruz trial about...

But then when you actually see a member of congress lunging for another, that's a whole different matter. what is at the root of that? >> reporter: yeah. you know, it appeared that mike rogers of alabama apparently reached his boiling point and got really frustrated. this was during the 14th vote when he lunged at matt gaetz. matt gaetz was in the position where he was the only person left, and he voted present, and mccarthy could not secure the victory as expected during the 14th vote. ultimately mccarthy was successful during the 15th try, but that really i think finished the deep divisions ...

>> what's so funny -- >> mr. walker. >> no, no, no. >> mr. walker, excuse me, mr. walker, please, out of respect, i need to let you know, mr. walker, you are very well aware of the rules tonight. you have a prop. that is not allowed, sir. >>er voting starts monday. eva mckenld, cn, savannah. >> a lot of interesting moments there. president biden is hitting the campaign trail today, and he will discuss lowering health care costs at an event in portland, oregon. the president on a western campaign swing promoting accomplishments like the infrastructure law and the inflation reduction act. but ...