Very high drama right now in the US House of Representatives. Republican Kevin McCarthy

is holding last ditch talks tonight.

Fighting to win tomorrow's cliffhanger vote for the speaker's job.

We're going to tell you who's been spotted heading into his office as he tries to win over

opponents within his own party.

Also this hour, the suspect in the brutal stabbing deaths of four college students

is expected in court tomorrow. Authority seeking his return to Idaho to face

first-degree murder charges even as they remain silent about a possible motive.

And a deadly new year of war in Ukraine, as Russia suffers today what may be the biggest loss of life since the start of the

invasion Ukraine claiming a major strike against Russian forces as Moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles and drones, including in Kyiv.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.

We begin with a very big cloud of uncertainty right now hanging over Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to be the next House Speaker.

Lawmakers will vote tomorrow on whether McCarthy should hold one of the most powerful positions here in Washington that would

put him actually second in line to the presidency.

CNN's Melonies and owners following all the new developments up on Capitol Hill.

Melanie, what can to tell us right now

about McCarthy's 11th hour appeals

to his opponents within his own party?

Yeah, well, Kevin McCarthy is still actively

working to solve his math problem, and he is hoping for a last minute deal.

But even his closest allies admit they don't know if he is going to be able to get there.

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