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hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and new details on the group of murder investigation in idaho. look at the painstaking hunt that finally led the suspects to capture. plus, cnn s andy scholes joins us here live on the set to discuss damar hamlin s remarkable recovery and what he said to his buffalo bills team. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it took 15 ballots and an evening of high drama, but kevin mccarthy finally secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never in modern tim ....
i would agree, watching the cpac conference, it was like watching some of the outtakes from the can tina scene in sta wars. and it would be funny if it weren t so terrifying at times. this was a conference that was being led by a guy who had been credibly accused of grabbing another man s penis without his consent which he denies. you have members of congress calling for denouncing the doj and fbi. and you had a speaker saying, we need eradicate transgenderism from public life. now, substitute judie you judai substitute homosexuality, and anyone would be up in arms. this is bad, it s bad for both parties, and bad for the country. and i don t think anyone with a memory of 2016 should be excited that donald trump is on the ballot, because anything can happen. and i don t think that joe biden is in an untouchable position ....
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 worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. president joe biden quickly congratulated mccarthy on becoming speaker saying, quote, as i said after the mid-terms, i am prepared to work with republicans when i can and voters made clear that they that that s what they expect. republicans should be prepared to work with me as well now that the leadership of the house of representatives has been decided, it is time for that process to begin. u.s. senate majority leader chuck schumer was much more reserved in his response warning that mccarthy s dream job could turn into a nightmare for the ....
The president is betting with this extreme republican majority in the house that he s going to look like a moderate in comparison to policies that go way beyond what the american people voted for in november. it s an open question because there is a strong desire, jamie, for change and for cutting spending, but when you have the tea party group pushing the republicans as far as they ve gone, it s anyone s guess how it will play out. jamie: tony, you have the speaker saying speaker boehner, we re broke. absolutely. the american people are saying we re broke. look what happened in 2010. one of the most watershed elections since the 1930s as far as the midterm. but doug mentioned something very important when he referred to his advice to bill clinton. bill clinton was a governor of a state. he understood what it was to be an executive leader and he took good advice and was able to save his presidency and actually do some good things with the republican congressman for the country. t ....