Sentencing for the soon-to-be president. I'm Pam Puso, Fox News. It'll happen in New York next week. Judge Juan Merchan has ruled that the sentencing in this criminal case conviction against President-elect Trump will be next Friday, January 10th. And in that same decision, he says that the president-elect will not receive sentence.
jail time. Instead, President-elect Trump will receive what's called an unconditional discharge. This means that the conviction will stick, but that he will not receive any punishment. This will also allow the president-elect to appeal this matter further. Fox's Brian Yennis. House Speaker Mike Johnson will continue to lead the chamber after being elected following a single round of voting.
A trifecta of Thomas Massey, Ralph Norman and Keith Self all voted for someone else. Their votes blocked Johnson, but President-elect Trump intervened with a phone call. Self and Norman then changed their votes to Johnson.
Fox's Chad Pergram from Capitol Hill. President Biden will visit New Orleans next week. Days after the deadly terror attack, Bourbon Street performers and a heightened police presence have returned to the French Quarter with visitors honoring the 14 people killed and dozens injured.
Life isn't very sweet to none of us. It's sad that we've got to worry about that in today's day and age. It's a horrible way to start the new year. Makeshift memorials on Bourbon Street with crosses, candles, and beads growing larger by the day as law enforcement dissects the life of the terror suspect who was killed by police, saying his motivation was religious extremist hate, as the city of New Orleans also faces questions of security gaps prior to the deadly attack.
Jeff Manasso, Fox News. America's listening to Fox News. Okay, business leaders, are you playing defense or are you on the offense? Are you just, excuse me, hey, I'm trying to talk business here.
As I was saying, are you here just to play or are you playing to win? If you're in it to win, meet your next MVP, NetSuite by Oracle. NetSuite is your full business management system in one suite. With NetSuite, you're running your accounting, your financials, HR, e-commerce, and more all from your online dashboard. One source of truth means every department's working from the same numbers with no data delays.
And with AI embedded throughout, you're automating manual tasks, plus getting fast insights for your next move. Whether you're competing on your home turf or looking to conquer international markets, NetSuite helps you get the W. Over 40,000 businesses have already made the move to NetSuite, the number one cloud ERP. Right now, get the CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at netsuite.com. Get this free guide at netsuite.com. Okay, guys.
President Biden is using his final days in office to prevent the foreign acquisition of an American company by blocking the nearly $15 billion deal proposed by a Japanese organization to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. steel. The White House issued a statement. This acquisition would place one of America's largest steel producers under foreign control and create risk for our national security and our critical supply chains.
Japan is considered one of the U.S.'s strongest allies. More than 50,000 American troops are based there, along with dozens of warships since World War II.
Japan's Nippon Steel had offered the U.S. government the ability to veto any restrictions to the company's steel production. The United Steelworkers Union supports Biden's decision. But many of its members, the workers, wanted the deal to go through to protect their jobs, according to The Washington Post. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson. Funeral events begin today for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The family of 39th U.S. President James Earl Carter will escort his remains from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, along with the Secret Service agents from the Carter detail. A funeral motorcade will travel to the Carter hometown of Plains, Georgia, to stop by his boyhood home where National Park Service officers will stand and salute. Next, the funeral proceeds to Atlanta and the Georgia state capitol for a moment of silence.
and then off to the Carter Presidential Center for ceremonies and to where the late president will lie in repose through Tuesday. Eben Brown, Fox News. A major winter storm is expected to produce heavy snow, significant ice, and frigid temperatures in the central U.S. That storm will then move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. Widespread heavy snow is likely in areas between central Kansas and Indiana. The storm will then hit the Ohio Valley. ♪
I'm Pam Cusso in New York, and this is 5.