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happy holiday. my first time seeing you. i'm fredricka whitfield. it's official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. >> the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise. ...

at long last, kevin mccarthy is the new republican speaker of the house. but to say it didn't come easy, would be a massive understatement. mccarthy scratch out a victory in the early morning hours with just barely more than the absolute minimum support he needed. it took him 15 rounds of voting to get to the finish line. including a scuffle on the house floor on the anniversary of the january six insurrection. the contrast between the two parties has never been clearer. while republicans created new chaos at the capitol, president biden honored the men and women who protected the bu...

from the grave? >> you can see the emotions that she went through. >> could she point police to her killer? >> scared to death. once, just in a flash, the life just changed. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello. and welcome to late lane. it started with a little flirtation in the office, that bloomed into a full blown romance. problem was, brittany eldridge was married to another man. then, she found out that she was pregnant. and it was just weeks before her due date that the tragedy struck. investigators would quickly hone in on the two men in her life. but was either capable of murder? here's and...

happening now, breaking news, we're following chaos at the u.s. capitol. republicans huddling behind closed doors tonight after kevin mccarthy's bid for the speaker's gavel lands with a thud for the second straight day. the next moves for mack arthy and his to popponents are very unclear right now. new information emerging about the terrifying on-field collapse of damar hamlin. the buffalo bills say hamlin is showing signs of improvement although he remains in critical condition in the icu. this hour, the chief medical officer for the nfl joins me live for an exclusive interview. w...

pacific. i am jose diaz-balart and president biden commemorates the historic gun safety law , the first of its kind in years. members of congress who voted for the bill and people who have been impacted by gun violence will be attending the ceremony. there are bipartisan measures for states to implement their own red flag laws and enhance background checks and mental health and cracking down on purchases. joining us with the latest, what is the message from the white house this morning? >> there was urgency with this important bipartisan legislation and that led to the president sign...