hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. kevin mccarthy has fallen short of food seated he —— should votes needed. 19 votes against him the first time in the centre this vote has gone to a second round. also first time in the centre this vote has gone to a second round. also in this hour we — has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn to _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn to israel- has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn to israel the l this hour we will turn to israel the far right minister there has visited a consistent site injerusalem sparking outrage from palestinians and across the arab world. this is a

violation of all international norms, laws, and israel's pledges to the american president. in the uk forfive days after the american president. in the uk for five days after industrial action by world workers. the last few minutes we have learned that kevin mccarthy has failed in his bid to become speaker of the house of representatives. these are like pictures from the capital hill could see mr mccarthy talking to colleagues, smiling a little as well but this will not have been what he wanted. as for you my colleague will grant straightaway. help us understand the process and understand why mr mccarthy cannot get there. in process and understand why mr mccarthy cannot get there. in terms ofthe mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process _ mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process we _

mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process we had _ mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process we had a _ mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process we had a roll - mccarthy cannot get there. in terms of the process we had a roll call - of the process we had a roll call earlier and it pretty quickly moved on to the vote itself. each member of the house of representatives needed to come forward and cast their ballot. three official candidates one on the democrat side into on the republican including mr mccarthy. little by little it became apparent that he would not get to this threshold number he was after of 218 votes. in the end he secured just 203, 19 republicans voted against him. how did you get to this point. of the past few days he has been doing everything in his power to try to secure those votes. it was required a certain number of concessions given to his opponents. among them he offered to allow a rule change, in which a challenge to his role as speaker could be brought byjust his role as speaker could be brought by just five his role as speaker could be brought byjust five members of his role as speaker could be brought by just five members of the republican party. but it became

clearer and clearer that more was wanted. and of course this boat has shown that he was simply not prepared to make some of those commit sessions that was demanded by at some of his detractors. this at some of his detractors. as we watch them _ at some of his detractors. as we watch them posing _ at some of his detractors. as we watch them posing for _ at some of his detractors. as we watch them posing for photos i at some of his detractors. as we l watch them posing for photos with at some of his detractors. as we - watch them posing for photos with a young baby belonging to one of those in the house of representatives, help me understand what happens here so if it is not mr mccarthy who will it be or will it still be him? find it be or will it still be him? and miaht it be or will it still be him? and might very _ it be or will it still be him? and might very well _ it be or will it still be him? and might very well still _ it be or will it still be him? fific might very well still be him but this will not go into another round in from there another and another. that is how it states sense that he has made it abundantly clear he has absolutely no intention of stepping down. so this is where at the horse trading begins the pictures of what is happening nine scenes, i suppose smoke—filled rooms as it were of treating off certain concessions, or rights. he mentioned, before this

vote was cast about how some individuals had been demanding gavels. what that means is that they want key roles as chair people on congressional committees. that is an important role no matter what the committee may entail. he may or may not be prepared to head some of those over. that might bring some of those over. that might bring some of those 19 over to his side. he can only really afford for from his party to oppose him. currently it is a most 20. so there is a long way to go. in a most 20. so there is a long way to o, , ., a most 20. so there is a long way to co. , ., , ., ., go. in terms of those who are opposing him _ go. in terms of those who are opposing him are _ go. in terms of those who are opposing him are there - go. in terms of those who are opposing him are there some| go. in terms of those who are - opposing him are there some who are simply saying, we will never support mr mccarthy and if they are who are the offering instead? the? mr mccarthy and if they are who are the offering instead?— the offering instead? they very name, informally _ the offering instead? they very name, informally given - the offering instead? they very name, informally given is - the offering instead? they very| name, informally given is never kevin. who this suggest instead is contested. their whole position is

that they want to bring down the established elites that fund congress and so on and so forth very much allied with president trump and his presidency to his role as a disruptor to normal politics in the united states and in the building behind me. the difficulty is anyone thatis behind me. the difficulty is anyone that is acceptable to them is not acceptable to the other 200 some odd people so it is an incredibly intractable position and nothing else can move on until this is resolved. the normal business of government is simply suspended until the house speaker is chosen. fine the house speaker is chosen. one final question. _ the house speaker is chosen. one final question. as _ the house speaker is chosen. one final question. as you are talking i am think about how the conservative party here in the uk to as its new leader, rishi sunak and before him, liz truss, built into the way that that worked as it forced the party to choose one person by knocking out other candidates. is there anything built into this process that will force the republicans to settle on one option or another? i

force the republicans to settle on one option or another?— force the republicans to settle on one option or another? i think it is a valid comparison the _ one option or another? i think it is a valid comparison the difficulty i a valid comparison the difficulty is, as far as i a valid comparison the difficulty is, as faras i can a valid comparison the difficulty is, as far as i can see, the same kind of devices, constitutional devices are to play here so the situation can run on and on —— are not to play here. the last time it went on over hundred years ago it went on over hundred years ago it went on for days so we are watching a face—off as it is in i do not currently think the situation will be resolved quickly. to say the least. i think that will be a lot of horse trading going on before the candidate settle. we horse trading going on before the candidate settle.— horse trading going on before the candidate settle. we will let you go but i am candidate settle. we will let you go but i am hoping _ candidate settle. we will let you go but i am hoping we _ candidate settle. we will let you go but i am hoping we will speak- but i am hoping we will speak through the hour a little bit later. let us pause to consider where we have got to hear. kevin mccarthy fallen well short of the majority of the votes needed in order to become the votes needed in order to become the speaker of the house. that is despite the fact that republicans as a whole hold a majority as has been

described, another number of republicans have not been convinced. if you see the makeup of today's house _ if you see the makeup of today's house publican conference is made up by people _ house publican conference is made up by people who are against the republican establishment. they see mccarthy— republican establishment. they see mccarthy as the figurehead of that and they— mccarthy as the figurehead of that and they do not just what you affairs — and they do not just what you affairs and they want to destroy the republican establishment. so they have been plotting this for a while and mccarthy has been in negotiations for a while making major— negotiations for a while making major concessions.— negotiations for a while making major concessions. ma'or concessions. kevin mccarthy is a major concessions. kevin mccarthy is a veteran of — major concessions. kevin mccarthy is a veteran of the _ major concessions. kevin mccarthy is a veteran of the republican - major concessions. kevin mccarthy is a veteran of the republican party - a veteran of the republican party and up until the last congress he was the house minority leader because the republicans were in the minority. but in the november midterm elections he led the party into those in the republicans came on top defeating democrats and the then speaker at nancy pelosi. congress is the us government's legislative branch. it is bi—cameral, meaning it has two houses: the house of representatives and the senate.

in last november's midterm elections, the republicans took back control of the house from the democrats. but only by a razor—thin margin. they won 222 seats, just 4 over the 218 majority. democrats lost 9 seats securing 213. but the democrats retained control of the senate. democrats and independent senators who caucus with the party make up 51 seats while the republicans hold 49 seats from a total of 100 seats. the speaker is one of the most importantjobs in us politics. as leader of the house, they control the legislative agenda and timetable in the congress's lower body, as well as who sits on various committees.

the speaker is selected through the house of representatives by a ballot. you need a majority to get the roll. that number as we have been discussing is 218, but in this case kevin mccarthy only secured 203. so 19 republicans voted against him. some of those who oppose him, they are so staunch trump supporters. and it is quite a large rebel group but five men at the centre of it are these five republican congressmen. auntie biggs of arizona, matt gaetz of florida, ralph norman and bob good in virginia. let's hearfrom one of them. right now we need new leadership, we need to turn the page. i think that we need someone who has brought credibility with conservatives and centrists and moderates throughout

the conference and i think what you just saw is that kevin does not have that. some members of this group are also wary of kevin mccarthy because of previous stances he has tin on donald trump. not lee's following the events of 2a new one. —— january 2021. donald trump and kevin mccarthy have been close political allies. here they are back in 2018 at donald trump's private resort in florida when mr trump was president and kevin mccarthy the house majority leader. but the relationship between the two turned sour following the capitol riots when trump supporters stormed the us capitol building after his defeat in the 2020 election. this is what mr mccarthy said a week later. the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action of president trump. but mccarthy's betrayal didn't last long. the two quickly made amends

with mccarthy travelling to meet trump at his mar—a—lago resort in florida just a few weeks later. since then, the two have become allies again, with donald trump even publicly backing mccarthy as speaker. in an interview with the american far—right breitbart news, the former president said: "look, i think this: kevin has worked very hard. i think he deserves the shot" keith naughton is a political strategist who worked as a republican political consultant. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc. how is it you think it will be for kevin mccarthy to resolve? i think it will be very painful. and difficult i think there could be a couple of ballots. the root of this comes with the disappointing performance in the midterm elections. historically, the republicans should have gotten anywhere from 230 to seats and if he fought this hard to window seats as he is to win the speaker he might

have gotten to that point. it is this narrow victory that is a huge problem for him and i think he is catching a lot of the blame for it. surely in the end unless they have a viable alternative those blocking his path will have give way because they cannot not be a house speaker indefinitely. it they cannot not be a house speaker indefinitel . .., they cannot not be a house speaker indefinitely-— indefinitely. it can last for some time and because _ indefinitely. it can last for some time and because some - indefinitely. it can last for some time and because some of - indefinitely. it can last for some | time and because some of these indefinitely. it can last for some - time and because some of these folks have made such a public demonstration about opposing him, it is so humiliating for them for bully teacher and support them. i think will turn the page is a lot of the conservative media are starting to criticise these holdouts and the constituents as well. in montana he wants to run for senate in two years and if he thinks the opposition will hurt him he will be the first guy to drop. 50 hurt him he will be the first guy to dro, , ., hurt him he will be the first guy to dro. , ., ,., drop. so conservative metre is one factor what — drop. so conservative metre is one factor what about _ drop. so conservative metre is one factor what about donald _ drop. so conservative metre is one factor what about donald trump i drop. so conservative metre is one factor what about donald trump it | drop. so conservative metre is one. factor what about donald trump it is easy to get confused about this

because these holdouts are natural trump allies but trump himself has been supporting kevin mccarthy. 1 think it shows the decreasing influence of trump. i really do not think he has swayed many votes. i think he has swayed many votes. i think he has swayed many votes. i think he is a nonfactor in this. i think he is a nonfactor in this. i think right now he is too busy searching for loose change in the public areas of marl largo to stop in his pocket right now. he public areas of marl largo to stop in his pocket right now.— public areas of marl largo to stop in his pocket right now. he may or ma not in his pocket right now. he may or may not be _ in his pocket right now. he may or may not be doing _ in his pocket right now. he may or may not be doing that _ in his pocket right now. he may or may not be doing that but - in his pocket right now. he may or may not be doing that but in i in his pocket right now. he may or| may not be doing that but in terms of his influence that will be of huge influence to our views around the world his if he is struggling to exert influence their it begs the question how will he run for president. 1 question how will he run for president-— question how will he run for resident. ~ , ., president. i think he is not viewed as a winter— president. i think he is not viewed as a winter any — president. i think he is not viewed as a winter any longer— president. i think he is not viewed as a winter any longer i _ president. i think he is not viewed as a winter any longer i think i president. i think he is not viewed as a winter any longer i think the l as a winter any longer i think the midterms hurt him a lot i think his strategy afterwards has hurt him quite a bit. if you look at the polling and this has been the case for a while, republicans have been looking for someone else. his

approval and the republican party is high but when you start asking, should he run again that falls by about 20 points. and when you put other individuals, possible individuals particularly florida government or desantis he starts losing in fact he cannot get above 50%. so he's really on a downward trajectory and his big problem is, he has got no way to change it. he is who he is. he has his brand. he does not have the intelligence with the local dexterity to make that big change to switch the momentum for himself. ., ., change to switch the momentum for himself. ., ,, , ., , . himself. thank you very much keith. political strategists _ himself. thank you very much keith. political strategists and _ himself. thank you very much keith. political strategists and for - himself. thank you very much keith. political strategists and for more i political strategists and for more republican political consultant. 0ne one of the top jobs in the us the house of speakers not resolved. kevin mccarthy did not get the

requisite votes continuing coverage of switching from washington to israel. now to israel and an event which is widely seen as provocative. in one of his first acts since being appointed, israel's new minister of national security has visited a contested holy site in jerusalem. itamar ben—gvir, who has called for a harder line towards the palestinians, walked around the site surrounded by police. a muslim resident ofjerusalem described what happened. translation: we were surprised around dawn prayers with securityj prevented some people from entering the al—aqsa mosque. it was surrounded with security, people were not allowed in which showed how fearful they feel and at the same time it's a challenge to the muslim community, the international community and to the israeli prime minister. the hilltop site is the most sacred place injudaism and the third holiest in islam.

it is known tojewish people as the temple mount, site of two biblical temples, and to muslims as haram al—sharif, the site of muhammad's ascent to heaven. the entire compound is considered to be al—aqsa mosque by muslims. jews and other non—muslims are allowed to enter the compound but not to pray, though palestinians see visits byjewish people as attempts to change the delicate status quo. the israeli minister later released a video explaining the motivation for his visit. translation: the israeli - government will not surrender to an organisation of murderers, to a despicable terror organisation. temple mount is the most important place for the people of israel. temple mount is open to all muslim and christian pilgrims pilgrims come here and, yes, jewish too. in a government that i'm a member of there won't be racism and discrimination and jews will go to the temple mount. tensions with israel escalated into violence at the site in may 2021. then hamas fired rockets towardsjerusalem, triggering an 11—day conflict with israel.

going further back, a visit to the site in 2000 by israeli right—winger ariel sharon, then opposition leader, infuriated palestinians. violence which followed escalated into the second palestinian uprising, or intifada. the palestinian prime minister says the visit constitutes a serious challenge to his people. translation: we call on our people to confront such incursions that aim l to turn the al—aqsa mosque into a jewish temple. this is a violation of all international norms, values, agreements, laws and israel's pledges to the american president. a spokesman for the palestinian militant islamist group, hamas, which governs the gaza strip, had this to say. translation: it is clear of the - members of the current government are more extreme than previous ones. neither the united states, the international community or regional powers can stop them. if this behaviour continues it will bring us to a big conflict in a real

battle on the ground. and it's notjust palestinians raising concerns. here's israel's 0pposition leader yair lapid, speaking ahead of the visit. translation: ben-gvir must not go up to temple mount. _ it is a deliberate provocation that will put lives in danger and costs lives. weak though netanyahu is, he must this time stand up and tell him, you are not going to the temple mount. people will die. but mr ben—gvir was given the go—ahead for the visit after consulting with benjamin netanyahu. but an escalating conflict with the palestinians could anger some regional powers. the uae foreign ministry �*strongly condemned, what it called the storming of the al—aqsa mosque courtyard by an israeli minister under the protection of israeli forces�* saudi arabia also descibed it in the same way, saying the courtyard was stormed, and condeming the action as provocative. egypt also said stormed, and warned of negative repercussions for regional security and stability. and turkey's foreign ministry called on israel to act responsibly

to prevent such provocations that will violate the status and sanctity of holy places injerusalem and escalate tensions. we can cross live tojerusalem and bbc monitoring's joel greenberg. thank you for your help on the story i wonder how it is being covered in the israeli press? it i wonder how it is being covered in the israeli press?— the israeli press? it has been covered very _ the israeli press? it has been covered very intensively i the israeli press? it has been covered very intensively both j covered very intensively both statements by ben—gvir and opposition criticism and there is some analysis of what longer term effect this may have on israel's relationship with friendly arab states and other countries because there has been a wave of condemnation in the arab world and from europe and even from the us. this decision to visit was not taken in isolation. the prime minister was consulted is that right? he in isolation. the prime minister was consulted is that right?— consulted is that right? he was in the reporting _ consulted is that right? he was in the reporting year _ consulted is that right? he was in the reporting year is _ consulted is that right? he was in the reporting year is saying i consulted is that right? he was in the reporting year is saying that l consulted is that right? he was in l the reporting year is saying that he did not oppose this. there were some other reports that he tried to get it to leap at the bottom line is he

did not oppose it and later he put out a media statement saying that, it in fact did not change prayer arrangements or other arrangements at the holy sites so he rejected criticism from other countries about this. he was definitely in on this in a according to media reports here, not oppose the decision to go up. here, not oppose the decision to go u -. �* , here, not oppose the decision to go u . _ �* , . ., here, not oppose the decision to go u -. �* , . ., ., , up. but this in context for us. how unusual would _ up. but this in context for us. how unusual would it _ up. but this in context for us. how unusual would it be _ up. but this in context for us. how unusual would it be for _ up. but this in context for us. how unusual would it be for a - unusual would it be for a minister to carry out a visit of this nature? it is pretty rare, unusual for a minister to go to that site which is a hotspot, a flashpoint of violence in israeli— palestinian conflicts. they have been isolated visits in the past but is the personality of the past but is the personality of the semester, ben—gvir a far right politicians seen as a red flag by the palestinians because of his advocacy of a hard—line toward the possibility aliens and arabs in israel. so i think the personality of the minister involved had a lot

to do with the reaction that his visit provoked.— to do with the reaction that his visit provoked. presumably that is also symptomatic _ visit provoked. presumably that is also symptomatic of _ visit provoked. presumably that is also symptomatic of the _ visit provoked. presumably that is also symptomatic of the fact i visit provoked. presumably that is also symptomatic of the fact that| also symptomatic of the fact that this was how netanyahu had to build a coalition in order to return to power. a coalition in order to return to ower. ., , a coalition in order to return to ower. . , ., ., ., ~ power. that is right he had to make deals with far _ power. that is right he had to make deals with far right _ power. that is right he had to make deals with far right partners, i deals with far right partners, ben—gvir himself has said things like urging the police to shoot palestinian stone throwers, and other entity in erie comments. and yet they have a majority in parliament. 50 and yet they have a ma'ority in parliament. so he is trained to balance his — parliament. so he is trained to balance his political _ parliament. so he is trained to | balance his political partnership and international pressure, denunciation of this kind of conduct. ., denunciation of this kind of conduct. . ., , here in the uk, people returning

to work after the christmas break are being urged to avoid travelling by rail because of multiple strikes. 20% of trains have been running today due to action by members of the rmt union over pay, jobs and working conditions. it's the first of two 48 hour strikes this week in england, scotland and wales — while the train drivers�* union aslef is due to walk out on thursday. commuters are being urged to avoid rail travel all week by a variety of strikes some of which are running to saturday. theo leggett reports from london�*s euston station. a new year, but the same old story. travellers are facing another week of intense disruption on the railways, with strikes called by two unions, the rmt and aslef. it�*s a real headache for people like karine. she�*s on a zero—hours contract and needs to get to work. i�*m completely reliant on the trains. there is no other way for me to get to work and myjob is an in—personjob — i can�*t work from home — so every day of strikes,

i lose a day�*s wages. only one in five trains will be running today. many lines are closed altogether. the rmt has called a 48—hour strike involving workers at network rail and 1a train operators. when that ends, aslef train drivers will walk out on thursday, before another rmt strike begins on friday. ijust feel they could have left it just now till things try, you know, try and get back to some normality. i think it�*s a shame that this is all... you know, it�*sjust disrupting everybody�*s lives. what they're doing is, you know, damaging the industry long—term, aren't they? we need a good infrastructure to support people getting off the roads. we think everybody's understanding why the strike is going on. - but, yes, we should not get affected by this. i joining a chilly picket line early this morning, the head of the rmt made it clear where he thinks the blame lies. all the parties involved know what needs to be done to get a settlement. but the government is blocking

that settlement and doing nothing about this dispute, and that needs to change. so, i hope mark harper and huw merriman, the ministers responsible, can move that forward. we think we are going to get a meeting with them next week, but they seem content for the action to go ahead and have done nothing over the past six or seven weeks to move it forward. the unions want more money for their members to help them cope with the rising cost of living. 0ffers have been discussed, but rail firms say extra cash can only come with changes to working practices, which the unions say they can�*t accept. the strikes are unnecessary. they�*re not helping and they don�*t motivate us to make an offer that we otherwise wouldn�*t. it doesn�*t drive us to achieve a different outcome than we would achieve through normal negotiation, and i think it�*s really damaging the future prospects of the industry and therefore for our employees. meanwhile, the government has made it clear it believes changes to the way the railways are run have to form part of any deal. the two sides need to hammer out

a deal on reforming some of the outdated working practices in the industry — for example, to make sure that we have a proper seven—day railway operation — and there is a fair and reasonable pay offer on the table and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies for a reasonable period. more talks are planned. but if a solution is to be found, compromises will be needed, and at the moment, the signals aren�*t promising. if you want more analysis from outside source a good place to find it is on twitter — i�*m @bbcrosatkins. you can find the analysis of the union of government and their respective strategies. a quick reminder of the story of we got in the last half an hour kevin mccarthy has failed in his initial bid to

become leader of the house of representatives that does not mean he will not become in time but for now he does not have the votes. hello again. we should get to see some sunshine tomorrow with the added bonus that it�*s going to be very mild still. now, today we�*ve had stronger south—westerly winds pushing in all this cloud from the atlantic that�*s been bringing the rain from time to time. still got some heavier rain for a while across the hills of wales and also in scotland. that wetter weather around this evening and into the first part of the night. the worst of the rain pushed away by those stronger winds by the end of the night with more broken cloud following on behind. very mild, mind you. temperatures remaining in double figures for large parts of the country. a bit colder in northern scotland where we�*ve still got some rain to clear away from the north east of scotland. the rain soon moves away from the south east of england and then we get to see some sunshine. there will be a few showers around — most of the showers streaming

into northern ireland, pushing into southern scotland and affecting northern parts of england. and in the southwest in the afternoon, the cloud could thicken to give a little rain here. quite windy once again for england and wales. very gusty winds actually over and to the east of the pennines. but it�*s still very mild, when you consider that average maximum temperatures at this time of the year are around six or seven degrees. we could reach 1a degrees in southeastern parts of the uk. it�*ll be quite windy though i think for many areas on wednesday. the winds will ease down a bit overnight but then if we look out in the atlantic, another area of low pressure is winding itself up to bring some wet and windy weather. for many places, though, may well start dry with some sunshine for eastern areas on thursday. clouding over from the west, a few showers, though, ahead of the main rain band. and in the northwest, the wind�*s picking up to gale force later on in the day. but it�*s still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotland and 13 in south wales and southern parts of england. but it will get windy, actually, overnight. after dark, around that deep

area of low pressure, we could find some very strong winds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. 0therwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees.

hello, i�*m ros atkins, this is 0utside source. kevin mccarthy has failed in his initial bid to become the next speaker of the house of representatives. as the battle for bakhmut rages — a russian mercenaries admit �*great difficulty�* in capturing the city from ukrainian forces. sam bangemann freed has appeared in court in new york. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he faces. and we return to brazil who has been saying goodbye to pele. his coffin has made a finaljourney through the packed streets of his

hometown. let�*s turn to ukraine and the battle for bakhmut, which has seen some of the most intense fighting since the war began. ukraine has fiercely defended the city for months, and now the head of the russian mercenary group, wagner says russia is facing what he describes as �*great difficulty�* in its attempts to capture it. in bakhmut? if it�*s a 500, we probably won�*t be mistaken. of the more than 70,000 people who lived in bakhmut before the war, only a few thousand are left. this is why they fled — many buildings are uninhabitable

after months of heavy russian shelling. here�*s one resident. translation: it is all in gods hands. translation: it is all in gods hands- we _ translation: it is all in gods hands. we don't _ translation: it is all in gods hands. we don't know - translation: it is all in gods hands. we don't know what i translation: it is all in godsl hands. we don't know what will ha en hands. we don't know what will happen in _ hands. we don't know what will happen in five _ hands. we don't know what will happen in five minutes. - hands. we don't know what will happen in five minutes. we i hands. we don't know what will happen in five minutes. we are | happen in five minutes. we are standing here now, but in five minutes, we don�*t know. so far ukrainian forces have been able to hold back the advance, but that�*s come at a cost. ukrainian military chaplain mark kupchenenko lives in bakhmut and visits soldiers on the frontline. this is what he�*s seen. a person�*s handshake and he becomes restless and he cannot force himself to go on a mission.—

to go on a mission. russian military commanders _ to go on a mission. russian military commanders are _ to go on a mission. russian military commanders are facing _ to go on a mission. russian military commanders are facing strong i commanders are facing strong criticism over the deaths of dozens of the soldiers after a ukrainian rocket attack. this is the aftermath of that attack. it took place on new year�*s day. the target was a vocational school building being used as a temporary barracks for russian soldiers. ukraine says hundreds of those soldiers were killed. the russian defence ministry says it was 63. that would make it one of ukraine�*s deadly attacks on russian forces this conflict. some russian forces this conflict. some russian military bloggers are disputing that russian figure and looking across russian media for the bbc is francisco from bbc monitoring.— bbc is francisco from bbc monitoring. bbc is francisco from bbc monitorina. ~ , ., bbc is francisco from bbc monitorina. ~ , . monitoring. while they are saying 63 is a massive — monitoring. while they are saying 63 is a massive underestimate, - monitoring. while they are saying 63 is a massive underestimate, one i monitoring. while they are saying 63 is a massive underestimate, one of i is a massive underestimate, one of these bloggers teach nothing to these bloggers teach nothing to these morons with military diplomas and another one described as a true

crime by russian military senior leaders. ., .,. crime by russian military senior leaders. ., .. ., , leaders. some have reacted angrily over soldiers— leaders. some have reacted angrily over soldiers were _ leaders. some have reacted angrily over soldiers were being _ leaders. some have reacted angrily over soldiers were being housed i over soldiers were being housed alongside an ammunition depot. they have criticised the decision by commanders to house so many soldiers in a single location, apparently near ammunition stores that exploded following this attack. there are some reports that the use of mobile phones by soldiers allowed the ukrainians to locate this facility. but ukraine�*s president has warned moscow is preparing many more strikes using drones. translation: we have information that russia is planning a protracted | attack using shahed drones. it is probably banking on exhaustion. exhausting our people, our anti—aircraft defences, our energy. but we act and do everything so that the terrorists fail in their aim, as all their others have failed.

andrew d�*anieri is assistant director of the atlantic council�*s eurasia center. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. what do you make of the fact the group is speaking publicly about the difficulty it is having in bakhmut? at the group�*s difficulties in bakhmut and the recent ukrainian strike on the russian military depot is emblematic of how this war has gone for the russian side. earlier in the war, russian regular forces underestimated how strong ukrainian defences would be and failed, especially in the east and bakhmut. that is when president putin brought in the wagon group to enlist his mercenary is to try and improve the situation on the russian side. we haven�*t seen that, we have seen assertions that ukrainian fighters are much stronger than the russians

expected. we have also seen that ukrainian is, when they have western weapons can actually defend these places from the russian invaders. so this is just one encapsulation of exactly how the war has gone, russians underestimating the ukrainians, the ukrainians been pretty good at defending their territory and succeeding in pushing the russians back when they have western weapons.— western weapons. some will be watchin: western weapons. some will be watching and — western weapons. some will be watching and thinking, - western weapons. some will be watching and thinking, russia l western weapons. some will be i watching and thinking, russia has one of the biggest militaries in the well, why is it using mercenaries for a crucial element of its operation in ukraine? why doesn�*t it have the means to take it on itself? russia expended lots of its regular forces. in the spring in february, there were about 170,000 troops stationed around ukraine. many of those, estimates go as high as 100,000 have been either wounded or killed. that is why president putin

in the fall went with this mobilisation of russian civilians, essentially, to send them to the front. it takes time and training to get a regular civilian to even to be a semi—ready soldier. so in the breach, the wagner group and even they are pulling people from prisons and putting them on the front line, which is a violation of human rights, but also illustrates the depths to which president putin and his cronies are willing to continue this war. ., ., r' his cronies are willing to continue this war. . ., ,~' , ., his cronies are willing to continue this war. . ., ,~' i. ., ,., this war. can i ask you about the drones president _ this war. can i ask you about the drones president zelensky i this war. can i ask you about the drones president zelensky has i drones president zelensky has alluded to the fact russians are using drones, in particular iranians drones. what are you making of the deepening of the military ties between iran and russia? iron deepening of the military ties between iran and russia? iran and russia recently _ between iran and russia? iran and russia recently signed _ between iran and russia? iran and russia recently signed a _ between iran and russia? iran and i russia recently signed a memorandum of cooperation of understanding to deepen their military ties, which would see some higher technology, weapon system go from russia to iran

in exchange, iran would send more of their drones and these munitions, basically drones that explode when they hit the target, kamikaze drones. it does make sense that we expect to see more iranians drones targeting ukrainian cities, especially in kyiv. we heard president zelensky is warning civilians and the rest of the world these attacks might be coming. i think he is right to do so, because that does look to be part of the russian plan right now. andrew, thank ou russian plan right now. andrew, thank you for— russian plan right now. andrew, thank you for your _ russian plan right now. andrew, thank you for your time. - la has been laid to rest in his home city of santos. his coffin was

carried by a fire truck before being taken to a private family ceremony and then to a final resting place. this is the moment the people of brazil is a goodbye to pele. his final resting place will be this vertical cemetery because it overlooks the santos stadium. it follows three days of national mourning in brazil. this is where he played for 18 years and thousands lined the streets of his hometown well into the night on monday. reads

are flowers went around the walkway of the fitch where the fans waited in line. they passed his coffin which was draped in the flags of brazil and of santos, allowing them a few moments to pay their respects before they passed on. the mood of many fans was warm, many expressing their gratitude to perhaps the most famous brazilian in history. translation:— famous brazilian in history. translation: , , , , translation: pele is the best player in histo . translation: pele is the best player in history- he — translation: pele is the best player in history- he is— translation: pele is the best player in history. he is in _ translation: pele is the best player in history. he is in brazilian, - translation: pele is the best player in history. he is in brazilian, he i in history. he is in brazilian, he came from saturn because of the way he played. there is no other player like pele. , , , like pele. pele represents the good side of brazil, _ like pele. pele represents the good side of brazil, the _ like pele. pele represents the good side of brazil, the courage, - like pele. pele represents the good side of brazil, the courage, the i side of brazil, the courage, the bill at _ side of brazil, the courage, the bill at the — side of brazil, the courage, the bill at the possibility of winning. it is painful for santos fans because _ it is painful for santos fans because he _ it is painful for santos fans because he is— it is painful for santos fans because he is a _ it is painful for santos fans because he is a global- it is painful for santos fans i because he is a global figure. it is painful for santos fans - because he is a global figure. but he leaves — because he is a global figure. but he leaves behind _ because he is a global figure. but he leaves behind a _ because he is a global figure. but he leaves behind a gigantic- because he is a global figure. but| he leaves behind a gigantic legacy for santos — he leaves behind a gigantic legacy for santos and _ he leaves behind a gigantic legacy for santos and for— he leaves behind a gigantic legacy for santos and for football - he leaves behind a gigantic legacy for santos and for football in i for santos and for football in generab _ despite the sadness about his passing, brazil�*s famous carnival atmosphere was on display. while he is loved across brazil,

pele holds a special place in the heart of residents of santos. before the era of big money international transfers, pele spent almost his entire career at his boyhood club. after a short spell with the new york cosmos in america towards the end of his career, he returned to help coach the next generation of santos stars. my my father is an immigrant in brazil. he came to brazil when he was very young. but my father could not support the same football team as his father because he saw pele. my relationship with football and my team is to do with pele. my relationship with my father, every match we rented together, everything had to do with pele. dignitaries, political leaders, and otherfootball legends travelled to santos

to pay their respects. wreaths of white flowers were sent by current brazil stars neymar and vinisius junior. brazil�*s newly inaugurated president lula de silva was in atendance. speaking to santos tv he paid to tribute to the national hero, saying.... "the world owes pele a lot of things, especially the dignity of a man who was born poor, black, in a country where prejudice is very alive and pele never cared about that. he always knew how to be pele: the best and the most humble." earlier today he departed urbano caldeira stadium for the final time to begin the fubneral prcoession. here�*s how one local fan described how it felt to say goodbye. there are tough days in life. this afternoon is one of them. part of our identity has not ended, but it is a kind of a part of us that came to an end. it is the end of a cycle.

let�*s just remind ourselves of how pele earned this place in the hearts of brazilian and also global football fans. at the age of 17 he burst onto the internatioanl stage in the 1958 world cup, becoming the youngest goalscorer at a world cup finals — a record that stills stands. he lifted the trophy after scoring two goals in a 5—2 win over sweden. during a prolific international career he scored 77 goals, a national record that still stands. his style of play also helped establish brazil�*s reputation for footballing flair. brazil has won a record five world cup titles. three were with pele. here�*s bbc brasil�*sjoao fellet on his legacy. he is seen as he is seen as someone he is seen as someone who made brazil famous he is seen as someone who made brazilfamous in the he is seen as someone who made brazil famous in the world. the first time he won the world cup with brazil in 1958, until then brazil wasn�*t known in the world. now everywhere he goes different parts

of africa, asia, europe, anywhere, it is hard to find someone who hasn�*t heard of pele. it opens a lot of doors for us. we can cross live to santos and our south america correspondent katy watson. there has been so much to take into day, tell us what you have seen? 1 am standing outside the necropolis where pele will be laid to rest. it looks like an apartment building, but it is a high rise necropolis and it has a view over the stadium where the wake was held, where he played and made his name. yesterday during the week, it was a moment of reflection. today has been a day of carnival proportions, people have been dancing samba, chanting the pele, waving flags with their number ten shirt he made so famous. there has been a real sense of celebration and remembering the most famous name

here in brazil. bud and remembering the most famous name here in itrail-— here in brazil. and we heard earlier from the new _ here in brazil. and we heard earlier from the new president, _ here in brazil. and we heard earlier from the new president, president | from the new president, president lula, was pele seen as a political figure or did he transcend politics? no, that is what is so interesting. we were there when lula was entering the stadium. this country that has been so united by pele in the last week suddenly remembered its political divide and there were chants of lula, chance of a thief, you need to go back to prison. everyone remembered the political divide which is normally so potent in brazil. he speak to people here about pele and everyone feels united about pele and everyone feels united about their love for him. yes there was criticism that he didn�*t speak out on racism when he was a poor black man in this often class and race society. but he was a different generation. he also kept everybody happy and united this country. he

had that universal appeal and when it came to politics again, there was criticism he didn�*t choose a side, if you like. when he died the tributes from across the political spectrum came out. it was so clear that this was a man he was valued by everybody here in brazil.— everybody here in brazil. katie, hel us everybody here in brazil. katie, help us understand _ everybody here in brazil. katie, help us understand this - everybody here in brazil. katie, i help us understand this connection between pele and santos. almost all of brazil�*s biggest football stars will have to head to europe to ply their trade, will have to head to europe to ply theirtrade, but will have to head to europe to ply their trade, but he stayed at home. i guess that creates a deeper connection between him and the city than perhaps today�*s football stars can have with their hometowns? absolutely. i was talking to one woman who said she has never been more proud of being from santos. i asked a colleague and i said is that you are proud of being from santos of pride from the football club. my colleague looked at me and said, it

is the same thing. it is clear that santos football club is so much a part of the city. he was a man who did remain very close and true to his brazilian roots. he was at one point named a national treasure, which meant he wasn�*t able to play for european clubs, he was so important for brazil. again, that is what has made him so universally appealing to brazilians. he was a man who remained here, after playing he still worked within brazil and brazil was such an important part and all brazilians to him, it was such an important part of his career and his legacy. such an important part of his career and his legacy-— such an important part of his career and his legacy. thank you very much indeed. inafew in a few minutes we will go to new york and talk about sandbanks and fried, the boss of the bust cryptocurrency exchange, f tx. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he is facing in the us. we

will cross to michelle fleury to find out more. a british couple killed in australia have been named. diane and rod hughes from the wirral have issued a statement saying they are heartbroken. two other people also died. a popular tourist destination turned disaster zone. shocked residents and holiday—makers looked on, stunned, while others rushed to help. this is the scene in australia�*s gold coast after two helicopters collided in midair. the one helicopters collided in midair. tie one helicopter that was taking off, it appears its main rotors have collided with the landing helicopter. cause considerable damage to the front section of the helicopter. the damage to the front section of the helico ter. . ., , ., ., ~' damage to the front section of the helico ter. . .,, ., ., ~ , .,. helicopter. the crash took place in near to the — helicopter. the crash took place in near to the sea _ helicopter. the crash took place in near to the sea world _ helicopter. the crash took place in near to the sea world park. - helicopter. the crash took place in near to the sea world park. the i near to the sea world park. the wreckage of one of the helicopters

and the one were picked up earlier today and authorities were finding it challenging to remove them because of the tide. look how close it is to the seaworld in part, a stone�*s throw away. earlier we could hear holiday—makers on the rides. one of the eyewitnesses said that while the other helicopter was trying to land, it hovered over the park and it was concerned it could crash into people. a british couple were among the four people who died. 57—year—old diane and 65—year—old ron hughes. ao—year—old ashley jenkinson was a gold coast local and one of seaworld�*s most experienced pilots. investigators are still trying to work out what caused the deadly collision and what happened the momentjust before impact. for now, the tributes continue as families mourn their loved ones with the community still in shock over the community still in shock over the tragedy that hit their shows.

we are here in the bbc newsroom. kevin mccarthy has fallen short of the votes he needed to become the next speaker of the house of representatives. he will seek them once more in a further vote. we don�*t have a timing of when that will happen. let�*s move to new york. the former boss of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded not guilty to cheating investors and losing billions of dollars from the now bankrupt exchange.

let�*s just remind ourselves who sam bankman—fried is. the founder of ftx, he was once known as the "king of crypto" and was based in the bahamas. as late as october, he had a net worth estimated at more than 15 billion dollars. but ftx — which allowed customers to trade normal money for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin — filed for bankruptcy on november the 11th, after a surge of customer withdrawals. according to a court filing, ftx owes its 50 largest creditors almost 3.1 billion dollars. among the most serious allegations against mr bankman—fried is that he used billions of dollars of customer funds to prop up ftx�*s sister company, a hedge fund called alameda research. we can cross to our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. there has been some speculation. this is only the second time he has

appeared at a manhattan federal court since he was extradited from the bahamas. that was the last one in december. now he is here again to face the charges and we are expecting him to enter a plea and as predicted, it was a not guilty plea. if he is convicted of the charges he faces, he could end up with 115 years injail. clearly, his defence team believes there is a case to be argued. what we are waiting to find out is when any such trial may begin. this isjust the out is when any such trial may begin. this is just the arraignment today. he was appearing in front of the manhattan federaljudge, an interesting figure as well. he is known as a no—nonsense judge who is familiar with the spotlight. he was thejudge in the prince familiar with the spotlight. he was the judge in the prince andrew trial and also some of the donald trump cases that have appeared here in manhattan. just cases that have appeared here in manhattan-— cases that have appeared here in manhattan. , , ., , . manhattan. just to understand the different processes _ manhattan. just to understand the different processes going - manhattan. just to understand the different processes going on, i manhattan. just to understand the l different processes going on, these are criminal proceedings but they

are criminal proceedings but they are not necessarily connected to try and get credit as their money back? separately you have all these different agencies that are currently working on just that. right before these proceedings began today, you had the southern district court of new york, the same prosecutors that are bringing this case. they have set up a task force whose purpose is to try and recover the funds. but it is very difficult and part of the reason for the difficulty, if you go back to the comments we have heard from the current ftx ceo, the man he was charged with trying to prop the firm up charged with trying to prop the firm up and see what is left. he said there was very poor record—keeping. and how can they figure out where the money is and who is owed what? for the investors, i suspect there will be a paper trail, so that will be somewhat easier, but it is a long

road ahead for anybody to recover any pennies. road ahead for anybody to recover any pennies-— road ahead for anybody to recover an ennies. ~ . ., ,, ., any pennies. michelle, thank you for takin: us any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through _ any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through that. _ any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through that. in _ any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through that. in the - any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through that. in the uk i any pennies. michelle, thank you for taking us through that. in the uk we| taking us through that. in the uk we have been following the story of a walrus, who has been given the name thor. it is hoped he will head north into arctic waters. danny savage has the story. he has been on a grand tour of the uk. thor, the wandering walrus, first appeared in hampshire in the middle of last month. on new year�*s eve he hauled himself up a slipway in scarborough before surfacing again in blyth in northumberland. in north yorkshire, they cancelled scarborough�*s fireworks display so

he wasn�*t disturbed, but thor didn�*t really care. he vanished into the north sea before the festivities were due to start. he didn�*t disappearfor were due to start. he didn�*t disappear for long. were due to start. he didn�*t disappearfor long. this isn�*t the sort of thing you usually spot through the rigging of the vessels of the royal northumberland yacht club, a pontoon in blyth, nearly 100 miles further north was a fine resting point.— miles further north was a fine resting point. they are a solitary animal, resting point. they are a solitary animal. they _ resting point. they are a solitary animal, they don't _ resting point. they are a solitary animal, they don't need - resting point. they are a solitary animal, they don't need to i resting point. they are a solitary animal, they don't need to be i animal, they don�*t need to be anywhere in general, theyjust prefer to cruise around. it happens they have come down this area for some reason. they have come down this area for some reason-— they have come down this area for some reason. today, thor left town, described as — some reason. today, thor left town, described as fit _ some reason. today, thor left town, described as fit and _ some reason. today, thor left town, described as fit and healthy, - some reason. today, thor left town, described as fit and healthy, he i some reason. today, thor left town, described as fit and healthy, he is i described as fit and healthy, he is hopefully heading north towards colder waters. although he may turn up colder waters. although he may turn up again on our coast en route. danny savage, bbc news. if you want more on him and all the other stories recover on outside source,

you can get them through the bbc news website. we will see you tomorrow at the usual time. hello again. we should get to see some sunshine tomorrow with the added bonus that it�*s going to be very mild still. now, today we�*ve had stronger south—westerly winds pushing in all this cloud from the atlantic that�*s been bringing the rain from time to time. still got some heavier rain for a while across the hills of wales and also in scotland. that wetter weather around this evening and into the first part of the night. the worst of the rain pushed away by those stronger winds by the end of the night with more broken cloud following on behind. very mild, mind you. temperatures remaining in double figures for large parts of the country. a bit colder in northern scotland where we�*ve still got some rain to clear away from the north east of scotland. the rain soon moves away from the south east of england and then we get to see some sunshine. there will be a few showers around — most of the showers streaming

into northern ireland, pushing into southern scotland and affecting northern parts of england. and in the southwest in the afternoon, the cloud could thicken to give a little rain here. quite windy once again for england and wales. very gusty winds actually over and to the east of the pennines. but it�*s still very mild, when you consider that average maximum temperatures at this time of the year are around six or seven degrees. we could reach 1a degrees in southeastern parts of the uk. it�*ll be quite windy though i think for many areas on wednesday. the winds will ease down a bit overnight but then if we look out in the atlantic, another area of low pressure is winding itself up to bring some wet and windy weather. for many places, though, may well start dry with some sunshine for eastern areas on thursday. clouding over from the west, a few showers, though, ahead of the main rain band. and in the northwest, the wind�*s picking up to gale force later on in the day. vut it�*s still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually but it�*s still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotland and 13 in south wales and southern parts of england. but it will get windy,

actually, overnight. after dark, around that deep area of low pressure, we could find some very strong winds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. otherwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees.

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four and five chances been ten you may cancel it as a day —— 45 trains had been cancelled. —— 4—5 trains had been cancelled. republican congressmen has so far failed to win enough votes to become speaker of the house of representatives. he certainly did not in the first round and this is the moment when the results was announced. the the moment when the results was announced-— announced. the honourable kevin mccarthy has _ announced. the honourable kevin mccarthy has received _ announced. the honourable kevin mccarthy has received 203. i announced. the honourable kevin mccarthy has received 203. no i mccarthy has received 203. no persons have received immaturity of the number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. life ictures a speaker has not been elected. life pictures from capitol hill is the

political drama continues to play out. the second takes place at the moment and on capitol hill, how does it work in the second round? 1t�*5 it work in the second round? it's already not _ it work in the second round? tt�*s already not going his way for the second time today in 15 of his colleagues have voted against him and cast their ballots for congressmanjimjordan and cast their ballots for congressmanjim jordan of ohio. that already means that mr mccarthy cannot take the speakers chair in this ballot either. last time this happened was a century ago in this process went on for nine days no one is suggesting that will be the case this time but it is looking like it will be definitely a protracted and bitter ballot. all of the backroom negotiations going on between the votes being cast are only kind of furthering the process and it�*s unclear whether or not you�*ll ever be able to secure the 218 he needs.

mrjordan himself made an impassioned speech in favour of mr mccarthy. backing kevin mccarthy himself yet, all of the dissidents, all of the people who are voting against mr mccarthy have put their ballots down forjordan instead and it seems like anyone but kevin mccarthy, so this will ramble on for a while, i think. this mccarthy, so this will ramble on for a while, i think.— mccarthy, so this will ramble on for a while, ithink.— a while, i think. this is someone who does _ a while, i think. this is someone who does not — a while, i think. this is someone who does not seem _ a while, i think. this is someone who does not seem to _ a while, i think. this is someone who does not seem to want i a while, i think. this is someone who does not seem to want to l a while, i think. this is someone i who does not seem to want to give. give us more detail, are there coherent block with the leader with a list of demands? in coherent block with the leader with a list of demands?— coherent block with the leader with a list of demands? in the sense that there is a block, _ a list of demands? in the sense that there is a block, something - a list of demands? in the sense that there is a block, something called . there is a block, something called there is a block, something called the freedom corpus and the are very much in line with president trump and the house, ie that they are

riddled with established interests and lobbyists and they wanted to drain the swamp. this is really their criticism of mr mccarthy in that regard that they believe he is to establish, to which part of the establishment and to behold lobbyist interests. what that means in terms of who they would settle on and whether or not there would be a candidate who would then be acceptable to mr mccarthy voters is simply too many machinations of the stage to know. it is very much up in the air and there�*s a lot of negotiation going on in there is a long way for this to run. it may be that in time comes from those people come across simply in the interest of allowing the business of government to be gone on with. the olitical government to be gone on with. the political drama supporting peoples attentions but in terms of the practicality of politics and in terms of doing things make a difference to american lives, does this have any impact? it

difference to american lives, does this have any impact?— difference to american lives, does this have any impact? it holds stuff u . this have any impact? it holds stuff u- in the this have any impact? it holds stuff up in the sense _ this have any impact? it holds stuff up in the sense that _ this have any impact? it holds stuff up in the sense that nothing - this have any impact? it holds stuff up in the sense that nothing goes l up in the sense that nothing goes forward into this process is dealt with in the house holds the purse strings for government and their pressing issues at hand. there�*s a lot of political theatre amongst all of this and one assumes that some kind of negotiated will eventually be reached in the meantime, it gets right down to the nitty—gritty of employees not even able to paid until such time that this is dealt with. it is a stumbling block to say the least. that story continues to evolve. let�*s consider how we got to the situation were republicans are trying to choose the house speaker they have majority and their struggling to settle on one person. here�*s the analysis of one political strategist. hf here's the analysis of one political strateuist. , ., , ., ,, , ., strategist. if you see the makeup of house republican _ strategist. if you see the makeup of house republican conferences, i strategist. if you see the makeup of house republican conferences, it'sl house republican conferences, it�*s made by people who are against the republican establishment and they

see that he is the figurehead of that and they don�*t want to just embarrass them come they want to destroy the republican establishment and have been plotting this for a while mccarthy has been in negotiations with them for a while and has made major concessions. this and has made ma'or concessions. this is far from and has made ma'or concessions. this is farfrom the — and has made major concessions. this is far from the first political drama that kevin mccarthy has been involved with. he is a veteran of the republican party and he was the house minority leader and he let the republican party and november midterm elections and that went well and the republicans took the house of representatives and nancy pelosi and her democrats lost their majority. but not by much and it�*s one of the reasons why he�*s been criticised. congress is the us legislative branch has two houses, the eyebrows, the senate, the lower house, the house of representatives. and if you look at the numbers of other republicans took back control of the house of representatives and the midterms, absence understand why some republicans are frustrated because it was not by much. they now

hold 222 seats, clear of the 218 he gives them the majority but some republicans think that figure should�*ve been much higher. democrats lost nine seats. maintain control of the senate because we take the democrats and independent senators they normally play together, yet 51 which puts you in a position of having a majority because the republicans of 49 is a total of hundred seats. if you come back to the house, the speakers are the most importantjobs in us politics that is because they control the legislative agenda and the timetable and the house of representatives and the control who sits on various powerful congressional committees. the speakers elected by those within the house of representatives. as we have been hearing, you have to get a majority vote to get the roll. the numbers to 18 the republicans have the votes but they cannot agree on who to have. mccarthy only use

secure 203, 19 republicans voted against in the second round is a been hearing, et currently under way but we know already, these 15 republicans voted against them and so, this is not resolving itself anytime soon, a lot of people against him were staunch donald trump fans. they compromise a number of republican congressmen and women but five congressmen are getting a lot of attention and let me show you. antibiotics, matt gates of florida, matt rosendale of montana and ralph norman of south carolina and ralph norman of south carolina and bob goode of virginia. he is going to need to get them on his side. ~ ., , , side. we need new leadership. we need to turn _ side. we need new leadership. we need to turn the _ side. we need new leadership. we need to turn the page _ side. we need new leadership. we need to turn the page and - side. we need new leadership. we need to turn the page and i - side. we need new leadership. we need to turn the page and i think. side. we need new leadership. we i need to turn the page and i think we need to turn the page and i think we need someone who has credibility with conservatives and centrist moderates throughout the conference i think_ moderates throughout the conference i think what you just saw shows that kevin _ i think what you just saw shows that kevin does — i think what you just saw shows that kevin does not have that.—

kevin does not have that. other members remain _ kevin does not have that. other members remain wary - kevin does not have that. other members remain wary of- kevin does not have that. other members remain wary of kevin | members remain wary of kevin mccarthy possible his previous statements on donald trump particularly around the capitol riots. trump and mccarthy had been close political allies and 2018 and mar—a—lago, dawn from's resort in florida, when he was president of the relationship soured briefly afterjanuary six and those riots. you remember the event and this is mr mccarthy speaking a week after them. it limit the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob writers. he should've immediately denounced the mob we he should've immediately denounced the mo- ., he should've immediately denounced the mo ., ., , he should've immediately denounced the mo - w ., ., , ., the mob we saw what was unfolding. these facts require _ the mob we saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate - the mob we saw what was unfolding. j these facts require immediate action for donald trump. a, these facts require immediate action for donald trump.— for donald trump. a follow-up between those _ for donald trump. a follow-up between those two _ for donald trump. a follow-up between those two did - for donald trump. a follow-up between those two did not - for donald trump. a follow-up| between those two did not last for donald trump. a follow-up - between those two did not last long, they've made amends and is mr mccarthy with donald trump and i was but the fallout between the two didn't last long. they quickly made amends, with mccarthy travelling to meet trump at his mar a lago resort in florida just a few weeks later.

since then, the two have become allies again, with donald trump even publicly backing mccarthy as speaker. in an interview with right wing website breitbart news, trump said: "look, i think this: kevin has worked very hard. i think he deserves the shot" keith naughton is a political strategist who worked as a republican political consultant. i think it's going to be very painful and difficult and i think that's going to be a couple of ballots in the comes with a disappointing performance of the midterm elections. historically speaking, the republican should've gone from 230 to 2045 seats and if he thought this hard to win those seats as he is to when speaking, they might�*ve gotten to that point. but it's this narrow victory that is a huge problem for him i think is catching a lot of the blame for it. publicity of a viable alternative, those blocking his path left to give way because they can't not have a house speaker indefinitely. it can

house speaker indefinitely. it can last for some _ house speaker indefinitely. it can last for some time _ house speaker indefinitely. it can last for some time and _ house speaker indefinitely. it can last for some time and because l house speaker indefinitely. it can last for some time and because some of these folks submit such a public demonstration about an image so humiliating for them to turn course and support him, i think what's really going to turn the page and a lot of conservative media is starting to criticise these holdouts and their constituents are. i think the first guy is going to drop his rosendale of montana wants to run for the senate in two years and if he thinks this opposition is going to backfire and hurt him, i think he the first guy to drop. what to backfire and hurt him, i think he the first guy to drop.— the first guy to drop. what about donald trump? _ the first guy to drop. what about donald trump? it's _ the first guy to drop. what about donald trump? it's quite - the first guy to drop. what about donald trump? it's quite easy i the first guy to drop. what about donald trump? it's quite easy to j the first guy to drop. what about - donald trump? it's quite easy to get confused about this because these holdouts are natural trump allies but he's been supporting kevin mccarthy. i but he's been supporting kevin mccarth . 4' but he's been supporting kevin mccarth . ~ , ., , mccarthy. i think it shows the decreasing — mccarthy. i think it shows the decreasing influence - mccarthy. i think it shows the decreasing influence of - mccarthy. i think it shows the | decreasing influence of donald trump. i really don't think he has swayed many votes. i think he's a nonfactor in this. i think right now

he's too busy looking for loose change in the public area of mar—a—lago to stuff in his right now. now to israel. israel's new minister of national security has visited a contested holy site in jerusalem. itamar ben gvir has called for a harder line towards the palestinians. today we saw him walking around this holy site surrounded by police. one muslim resident ofjerusalem described what he saw. security described what he saw. prevented some people frc entering security prevented some people from entering the mosque. it was surrounded with security. people were not allowed and which showed how fearful they were in at the same time, it is a challenge to the muslim community. the international community and the israeli prime minister. the hilltop site is the most sacred place injudaism and the third holiest in islam. it is known tojews as the temple mount,

a site of two biblical temples. and to muslims it's haram al sharif, the site of muhammad's ascent to heaven. the entire compound is considered to be al aqsa mosque by muslims. jews and other non muslims are allowed to enter the compound but not to pray, though palestinians see visits byjews as attempts to change the delicate status quo. the israeli minister later released a video explaining the motivation for his visit. it will make the israeli government will not surrender to an organisation of murderers and terrorist organisations. this is a holy moment and it's open to all, muslim and christian programmes as well as jewish pilgrims muslim and christian programmes as well asjewish pilgrims and a member of this, they will go to the temple mount. tensions with israel escalated into violence at the site in may 2021. then hamas fired rockets towards jerusalem. this escalated into an 11 day conflict with israel. going further back, a visit to the site in 2000 by israeli right

winger ariel sharon, then opposition leader, infuriated palestinians. the violence which followed escalated into the second palestinian uprising, or intifada as it's also known. the palestinian prime minister says the visit constituted a serious challenge to his people. we call on our people to confront such incursions that turn the mosque into a jewish temple. this is a violation of all international norms, values, agreements, laws and israel's pledges to the american president. israel's pledges to the american resident. �* ,., israel's pledges to the american resident. ~ ,., ., ., . president. also mentioned a recent iece president. also mentioned a recent piece deals — president. also mentioned a recent piece deals were _ president. also mentioned a recent piece deals were talking _ president. also mentioned a recent piece deals were talking about - president. also mentioned a recent piece deals were talking about the | piece deals were talking about the situation earlier and been escalating conflict with the palestinians which could anger some countries in the foreign minister strongly

it's been covered and some assessments are being made of what longer—term effect this may have on israel's relationships with friendly arab states and other countries because there's been a wave of condemnation both in the arab world and from europe and from the united states. but and from europe and from the united states. �* , . , ., ., , and from europe and from the united states. �* , . , ., .,, .,

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seen as a red flag by the palestinians because of his advocacy of a hard line towards the palestinians of the arabs in israel. i think that i don't want to do with the reaction that his visit provoked. the reaction that his visit provoked-— the reaction that his visit irovoked. �* ., _ , ., ., . ., provoked. and also symptomatic of the fact that _ provoked. and also symptomatic of the fact that this _ provoked. and also symptomatic of the fact that this was _ provoked. and also symptomatic of the fact that this was how - provoked. and also symptomatic of| the fact that this was how benjamin had to build a coalition in order to return to power. he had to build a coalition in order to return to power.— return to power. he had to make deals with _ return to power. he had to make deals with far _ return to power. he had to make deals with far right _ return to power. he had to make deals with far right partners - return to power. he had to make deals with far right partners and | return to power. he had to make i deals with far right partners and he has said that they can shoot palestinians stone throwers and expel arab terrorists and other incendiary comments and you needed this party and others to regain power and together they have majority in parliament. he is trying to balance between his political partnership and international outrage or anger and denunciation of

this kind of conduct. stay with us on outside source — still to come. sam bankman fried appears in court the former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange ftx pleads not guilty to all charges. most ambitious change ever attempted is gone under way with the introduction of the euro. and is gone under way with the introduction of the euro. and then we will be the _ introduction of the euro. and then we will be the same _ introduction of the euro. and then we will be the same money, - introduction of the euro. and then we will be the same money, just l introduction of the euro. and then i we will be the same money, just got to be the way to go. . recovering after being stabbed at his hertfordshire _ . recovering after being stabbed at his hertfordshire home, _ . recovering after being stabbed at

his hertfordshire home, the - his hertfordshire home, the 33—year—old man is being interviewed by police _ 33—year—old man is being interviewed by police after suspicion of attempted murder. | by police after suspicion of attempted murder.- by police after suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was oiod! just attempted murder. i think it was good! just good? _ attempted murder. i think it was good! just good? no, _ attempted murder. i think it was good! just good? no, fantastic! | this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. kevin mccarthy appears to fall short of the votes needed to become the next speaker in the house of representatives. a far right israeli minister visits a contested site in jerusalem sparking outrage from palestinians and across the arab world.

sam bankman fried. the former boss of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange ftx, has pleaded not guilty on all criminal charges that he cheated investors and looted billions of dollars from the now bankrupt exchange. this was sam bankman fried arriving through a scrum of media a short while ago. let's just remind ourselves of who he is. the founder of ftx, he was once known as the "king of crypto" and was based in the bahamas. as late as october, he had a net worth estimated at more than 15 billion dollars. but ftx which allowed customers to trade cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin filed for bankruptcy on november the 11th, after a surge of customer withdrawals. according to a court filing, ftx owes its 50 largest creditors almost 3.1 billion dollars. among the most serious allegations against mr bankman fried is that he used billions of dollars of customer funds to prop up

ftx's sister company, a hedge fund called alameda research. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been following the case. some speculation and this is only the second time it has appeared in a manhattan federal court since he was extradited from the bahamas and that was the last one in december. now, he is here again to face the charges expecting them to enter a plea and as predicted, it's not guilty plea. if he is indeed convicted of all the charges he then he could end up with 150 years in jail. charges he then he could end up with 150 years injail. and his defence team believes there is a case to be argued but we are waiting to find is if any of such trial will begin.

this isjust if any of such trial will begin. this is just the arraignment today and he was appearing in front of the manhattan federaljudge and manhattan federal judge and interesting manhattan federaljudge and interesting figures well, something of a no nonsensejudge interesting figures well, something of a no nonsense judge who familiar with the spotlight and he was the judge in the print centre trial and also over the donald trump cases appeared here in manhattan. here in the uk, four out of five trains have been cancelled in the first rail strike of 2023, which is due to last 48 hours. today's action in england, scotland and wales is by members of the rmt union over pay, jobs and working conditions. but commuters returning to work after the christmas break are being urged to avoid travelling by rail all this week because of various strikes running to saturday. theo leggett reports from london's euston station.

intense disruption on the railways and strikes caused by two unions. it is a real headache for people as zero hours contracting needs to get to work. i zero hours contracting needs to get to work. ., _, , , ., ., to work. i am completely reliant on the trains. — to work. i am completely reliant on the trains, there _ to work. i am completely reliant on the trains, there is _ to work. i am completely reliant on the trains, there is no _ to work. i am completely reliant on the trains, there is no other way i the trains, there is no other way for me to get to work in myjob is an in personjob, i cannot work from home and so, i needed days wage. one and five trains will be running, and 48 hours straight involving workers and network rail and 14 train operators. when that ends, the train drivers will walk out

when that ends, aslef train drivers will walk out on thursday, before another rmt strike begins on friday. ijust feel they could have left it just now till things try, you know, try and get back to some normality. i think it's a shame that this is all... you know, it'sjust disrupting everybody�*s lives. what they're doing is, you know, damaging the industry long—term, aren't they? we need a good infrastructure to support people getting off the roads. we think everybody's understanding why the strike is going on. - but, yes, we should not get affected by this. i joining a chilly picket line early this morning, the head of the rmt made it clear where he thinks the blame lies. all the parties involved know what needs to be done to get a settlement. but the government is blocking that settlement and doing nothing about this dispute, and that needs to change. so, i hope mark harper and huw merriman, the ministers responsible, can move that forward. we think we are going to get a meeting with them next week, but they seem content for the action to go ahead and have done nothing over the past six or seven weeks to move it forward. the unions want more money for their members to help them cope with the rising cost of living. offers have been discussed, but rail firms say extra cash

can only come with changes to working practices, which the unions say they can't accept. the strikes are unnecessary. they're not helping and they don't motivate us to make an offer that we otherwise wouldn't. it doesn't drive us to achieve a different outcome than we would achieve through normal negotiation, and i think it's really damaging the future prospects of the industry and therefore for our employees. meanwhile, the government has made it clear it believes changes to the way the railways are run have to form part of any deal. the two sides need to hammer out a deal on reforming some of the outdated working practices in the industry — for example, to make sure that we have a proper seven—day railway operation — and there is a fair and reasonable pay offer on the table and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies for a reasonable period. more talks are planned. but if a solution is to be found, compromises will be needed, and at the moment, the signals aren't promising.

hello again. we should get to see some sunshine tomorrow with the added bonus that it's going to be very mild still. now, today we've had stronger south—westerly winds pushing in all this cloud from the atlantic that's been bringing the rain from time to time. still got some heavier rain for a while across the hills of wales and also in scotland. that wetter weather around this evening and into the first part of the night. the worst of the rain pushed away by those stronger winds by the end of the night with more broken cloud following on behind. very mild, mind you. temperatures remaining in double figures for large parts of the country. a bit colder in northern scotland where we've still got some rain to clear away from the north east of scotland. the rain soon moves away

from the south east of england and then we get to see some sunshine. there will be a few showers around — most of the showers streaming into northern ireland, pushing into southern scotland and affecting northern parts of england. and in the southwest in the afternoon, the cloud could thicken to give a little rain here. quite windy once again for england and wales. very gusty winds actually over and to the east of the pennines. but it's still very mild, when you consider that average maximum temperatures at this time of the year are around six or seven degrees. we could reach 14 degrees in southeastern parts of the uk. it'll be quite windy though i think for many areas on wednesday. the winds will ease down a bit overnight but then if we look out in the atlantic, another area of low pressure is winding itself up to bring some wet and windy weather. for many places, though, may well start dry with some sunshine for eastern areas on thursday. clouding over from the west, a few showers, though, ahead of the main rain band. and in the northwest, the winds picking up to gale force later on in the day. vut it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually but it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotland and 13 in south

wales and southern parts of england. but it will get windy, actually, overnight. after dark, around that deep area of low pressure, we could find some very strong winds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. otherwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees.

you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, you'll see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise how many people don't have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it.