welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: an extraordinary day in washington, as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele, who has been laid to rest. questions are raised about how mi5 dealt with the case of a 15—year—old girl groomed for extremism. the european commission says there's majority support for travel restrictions for people arriving from china. it comes amid a surge of covid cases there.

and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition, after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime nfl game. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle. for the first time in 100 years, the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballot. the house has now adjourned until wednesday, after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarthy fall 16 votes short of the 218 majority required — his chances scuppered by members of his own party. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected.

here is the moment when the latest result was announced. the honourable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. cheering and applause. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. muted cheering and applause. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. 0ur correspondent on capitol hill, will grant told me more about the significance of this deadlock. it is really significant. as you mentioned, it has been a hundred years since this process has even gone to the second round, let alone a third. i mean, ultimately, what mr mccarthy was aiming to do was avoid just four of his colleagues

voting against him. he had 20. so that tells you the strength of feeling there is against him among the hard right element of his party, those who feel that he is essentially part of the establishment and unable to deliver the role of the speaker as they would want it. they have been trying to force him to offer them certain concessions, whether or not that be on the rules package, so that it is easier for them to force him out if they wanted to, orfor him to put them in key positions on congressional committees. none of it so far seems to have been enough and if anything it is sort of moving further and further away from mr mccarthy so, yeah, an extraordinary day on congress. so what happens now, will, given the fact that he has not been successful so far? well, certainly this will only go now to further rounds. they are adjourned for

the night and we will then see what happens at a fourth round and from there perhaps maybe fifth and sixth — who can tell at this stage? what might go on overnight though, of course, is a certain amount of negotiation behind the scenes. 0ne presumes there's been a pretty serious amount of that already happening between the different rounds of vote, but maybe something significant will be able to shift in the next few hours. exactly what that might involve and what kind of concessions might be involved, it is hard to say at this stage, given that several important ones have already been made. the possibility of mr mccarthy actually dropping out is what's sort of being posited in some quarters. he said he is not prepared to do that under any circumstances. his supporters do not want him to but, of course, the rebels on the other side say they will not vote for him under any circumstances either, so it is a very, very entrenched intractable situation at the moment. will grant there. the white house columnist with the hill, niall stanage,

told me more about why kevin mccarthy is not as popular as he'd hoped with some republicans. this group on the hard right don't trust him, they don't see kevin mccarthy as one of them, and they are basically right about that. kevin mccarthy is someone who at least initially hailed from the more moderate establishment wing of the gop. the complication for him is the republican majority is so small that those hard right members have a lot of leverage and they can frustrate him and have frustrated him today from any realistic chance of becoming speaker. so, could he drop out? i mean, from what will was saying, we've heard from kevin mccarthy before, is that that is not something here's planning to do, but at some point this becomes a sort of indefensible position, doesn't it? it does, at some stage. i mean, if there is no erosion in the opposition to mccarthy, i think, honestly, he is going to have to drop out at some stage — if you can't get there, you can't get there and wishful thinking does not change that.

having said that, i think that will made a good point in his report which is that, because of the way the maths lines up here, both the pro— and anti— mccarthy factions can each thwart the other. in other words, if the republicans tried to kick mccarthy overboard for a more hard right figure, well, there are easily enough pro—mccarthy or mccarthy loyalists to stop that person from getting the speakership, so this is why we are in the middle of something of a debacle here, to be honest. my goodness, what you have described that, i mean, my goodness, what you have described there, i mean, for people watching from other parts of the world, itjust seems so bewildering. what does it mean in terms of actual impact to everyday life for american citizens? the key point there is that nothing can get done in the house of representatives unless you have a speaker. it essentially freezes action in that chamber, the lower of the two

parliamentary chambers here in the united states. that obviously really throws a wrench into any kind of legislative action. the house is the chamber that has most control over things like government spending. now, to be clear, there are things that president biden can do by executive action but he is not a monarch, he is not an absolute ruler, there are limits on those powers, so, really, this puts everything into a state of stalemate. niall stanage, white house columnist with the hill. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: russia claims 89 servicemen were killed in the ukrainian attack on makiivka, with the unauthorised use of mobile phones, meaning ukraine's military were able to determine the solider�*s location.

the missile strike on new year's eve hit a building in the city where russian forces were stationed. a man charged with the murder of four college students in the us state of idaho has agreed to not following his arrest in pennsylvania. bryan kohberger is accused of killing 3 women and one man in the small town of moscow, idaho, on the 13th of november. the phd crimonolgy student was arrested in pennsylvania last thursday. his public defender said mr kohberger was confident he would be found innocent and would not fight the extradition to idaho, which retains the death penalty. the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange, ftx, sam bankman—fried has appeared in court in new york and pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. he's accused of stealing billions of dollars from ftx to prop up another of his businesses, the hedge fund, alameda research. sam bankman—fried was extradited from the bahamas last month and released on bail. we'll have more on this in asia business report for viewers outside

the uk in a few minutes. to brazil now, where thousands of people have lined the streets to say their final farewells to the football legend pele as his funeral procession made its way though the city of santos. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson has been watching events. as the wake drew to a close, the last few people queued to see pele�*s coffin, to say their final goodbyes. pele was a huge soccer player, here in brazil, we love soccer, but he was also a huge human being. he supported a hospital in our city called hospital pequeno principe, he donated a lot of money to research, and that is why we are here today. he is the brazilian most known person around the world.

you know, pele is money. how many times i got into places in the the united states and stuffjust because i was brazilian, just because people knew pele. teofilo was the first in line at the wake yesterday and he was queueing again to say another goodbye. translation: pele united us all. he was humble as well as being the best player in the world. he was a marvellous human being. and then one last high—profile visitor sped through the gates. sing: # 0le ole ole ola, lula, lula!# lula da silva's first presidential event since taking power at the weekend. he was greeted with cheers and chants against him — the country's united in mourning but deeply divided by politics. but when it comes to pele, he is the man who brings people together. the wake ended and the casket began its finaljourney. samba drumming and singing.

and then the carnival started. what better way than samba to celebrate this brazilian legend? samba drumming and singing. this is a day of mourning but it's also one of celebration, too, wanting to send off their king of football, and they're doing it in style. pele�*s coffin paraded through the city of santos, passing by his mother celeste�*s house — she turned 100 last year. the finaljourney now complete and what a journey it was, laid to rest in his beloved city of santos. not a block of flats, an acropolis fit for a king. with an enviable view over his old football stadium, pele�*s final wishes honoured. katy watson, bbc news, in santos.

the un and the us have joined international criticism of a visit by a new far—right israeli minister to a contested holy site in jerusalem. the compound that houses the al—aqsa mosque is a site that's sacred to both muslims — the third—holiest place in islam and tojews. national security minister itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security. it's currently only open to muslim worship but the minister tweeted that temple mount, as it's known tojews, was open to all. saudi arabia and the uae have accused the israeli politician of storming the site, whilejordan has summoned the israeli ambassador in protest. the us state department urged israel not to change the status quo. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme:

we'll have the latest on thor the walrus — who's thawing out — in his quest to leave britain's warmer waters and reach his home in the arctic. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow _ in spite of protests and violence - from some _ black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around is established. the world people are paying around the world people are paying tribute to david bowie. his family announced overnight

that he died of cancer at the age of 59. that he died of cancer at the age of 59-— age of 59. the world tallest skyscraper _ age of 59. the world tallest skyscraper opens _ age of 59. the world tallest skyscraper opens later - age of 59. the world tallest l skyscraper opens later today. it has easily overtaken rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: an extraordinary day in washington as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele — who has been laid to rest a bbc investigation has raised questions about how the uk deals with children who are involved in extremism. it found that evidence showing the grooming and sexual exploitation of a schoolgirl was handed to m15 months before she was charged with terror offences.

the case against rhianan rudd was later dropped, after the home office concluded she was a victim of exploitation. she took her own life in a children's home last year. daniel de simoni reports. she was the youngest ever british girl deemed a terrorist, although the charges were dropped ultimately. government found that rhianan rudd had been a victim of exploitation. just a lovely girl, she wasn't horrible in any way. this is her mother's interview. she was just a little different. aged 1a, rhianan became absorbed by right—wing extremism, neo—nazi christopher cook from his home in the us was grooming and sexually exploiting her over the internet. she met him online. we found that cook was also in contact with a then—partner of rhianan�*s mother. an american who had previously been in a white supremacist gang in the us.

the evidence shows he also influenced rhianan. i was checking her computer because she was spending a lot of time there. her because she was spending a lot of time there.— of time there. her mother became — of time there. her mother became concerned - of time there. her mother became concerned and - of time there. her mother| became concerned and she contacted the government the radicalisation scheme. she came down and said _ radicalisation scheme. she came down and said mum, _ radicalisation scheme. she came down and said mum, i _ radicalisation scheme. she came down and said mum, i have - down and said mum, i have downloaded a pdf. i asked what of and she said how to build a bomb and i went what?! i said you cannot do that. she bomb and i went what?! i said you cannot do that.— you cannot do that. she was barely involved _ you cannot do that. she was barely involved in _ you cannot do that. she was barely involved in prevent . barely involved in prevent because within weeks she was arrested. as a formal terrorist suspect the programme would no longer engage with her. she told liz about being exploited. she self harmed while on bail and put in care. she was then charged with offences through allegedly possessing weapon making guides. at that stage defence lawyers became involved and wanted rhiannon referred to a specialist unit here in the home office that considers

whether people are victims of trafficking and exploitation under modern slavery laws. the government eventually concluded she was a victim of exploitation.- she was a victim of exloitation. , .,, . ., exploitation. the prosecution was abandoned. _ exploitation. the prosecution was abandoned. they - exploitation. the prosecution was abandoned. they should | was abandoned. they should have seen her as a victim rather than a terrorist. she is a child. an autistic child. she should have been treated as a child that had been groomed and sexually exploited. irate child that had been groomed and sexually exploited.— sexually exploited. we found the authorities _ sexually exploited. we found the authorities had _ sexually exploited. we found the authorities had been - sexually exploited. we found i the authorities had been passed evidence of what had happened. an fbi investigation into chris cook had seized images and messages showing rhianan being exploited. the fbi gave it to the securities service, m15, months before rhianan was charged. rhianan took her own life last year in the private children's home where she was placed. children's home where she was laced. , .., children's home where she was laced. , .. ., children's home where she was laced, , .., ., , , placed. they called and i spoke to the manager _ placed. they called and i spoke to the manager and _ placed. they called and i spoke to the manager and i _ placed. they called and i spoke to the manager and i said - placed. they called and i spoke| to the manager and i said there is something wrong, what her, she is going to do something. the next thing i know i had

three police officers standing in my living room telling me that my daughter took her own life. ., ., , life. counterterrorist investigations - life. counterterrorist i investigations involving children a plate. a child can be a victim of exploitation and a threat to others. the lawyer in charge of reviewing terror laws thinks changes are needed in the approach to some children. ., ., ., children. you could almost have an injunction as happens with al an injunction as happens with a social behaviour which, for example that would limit your mobile phone lou uc may require you to have monitoring software and that could be done quickly and that could be done quickly and keep them out of the criminaljustice and keep them out of the criminal justice system criminaljustice system altogether. criminaljustice system alto . ether. , ., altogether. there will be an in . uest altogether. there will be an inquest into _ altogether. there will be an inquest into rhianan's - altogether. there will be an l inquest into rhianan's death. no date has been set and it could be sometime before case is heard. the government spokesman said that m15 takes its responsibility to those who may be at risk of harm seriously and if it learns someone may be at risk it will be passed on to the relative

authorities. 0ther authorities. other organisations we approached with our findings that they cannot comment until the inquest is concluded. china has called travel restrictions on chinese arrivals �*politically motivated', and has warned that it may retaliate. some countries have already introduced their own measures but an eu—wide decision is expected on wednesday. china adopted a "zero—covid" strategy with strict restrictions for most of the pandemic, but abruptly eased them in december. azadeh moshiri reports. china is opening up again. or at least it is trying to. the country has seen almost three years of strict covid restrictions, mostly closed borders. now, china is scrapping its travel restrictions in and out of the country from january eight. but with an easing of strict covid policies has come a rise in cases and there are fears that the chinese government may be

under reporting infections as well as deaths. some experts predict that there could already be more 2 million cases already be more 2 million cases a day. already be more 2 million cases a da . ~ ., ., , a day. we want to limit case numbers _ a day. we want to limit case numbers so the _ a day. we want to limit case numbers so the virus - a day. we want to limit case numbers so the virus does l a day. we want to limit case l numbers so the virus does not have the opportunity to replicate and accumulate these mutations which may result in a variant that could spread more easily or evade immunity. in response, more than one dozen countries such as the united kingdom, the united states and india are putting up roadblocks, demanding mandatory covid testing upon arrival but china is crying foul and warning that it will retaliate in kind. translation: irate warning that it will retaliate in kind. translation: we have noticed that _ in kind. translation: we have noticed that health _ in kind. translation: we have noticed that health experts - in kind. translation: we have noticed that health experts in i noticed that health experts in many countries had recently said the coronavirus strains circulating in china had been seenin circulating in china had been seen in other parts of the world before. china always believes in pandemic measures being scientific and

appropriate and not a chance for political manipulation. the world health _ for political manipulation. the world health organization is urging china to share real—time information and in the meantime the european union has offered free covid vaccines to help canteen the virus. that as an offer that china quickly rejected as one of the world's toughest anti— covid regimes comes to an end. the american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during an american football game. the buffalo bills player fell to the ground after colliding with an opponent — watched by millions on prime time tv. his injury has highlighted concerns about the safety of american football. our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue has been following the story. something no sports fan wants to see — a player rushed off to hospital following a serious injury. it was in the first quarter of the game that damar hamlin made a tackle and was struck

in the chest by another player's helmet. after getting up for a moment, he then collapsed, suffering a cardiac arrest. medics then rushed onto the field, other players clearly distressed at what had happened. the game was soon abandoned. fans gathered outside the hospital to express their concern. you feel like you need to do something. and so this is a way ofjust showing that you care. life's more important than a game and people are more important than a game. i hope he's 0k. his mum is here, buffalo is praying for him. and whatever you believe in, like good vibes and positive energy towards them and hopefully he's 0k. the club have said on social media that the player spent last night in intensive care and was in a critical condition. they praised the outpouring of support they received. it was during the european championships 18 months ago that denmark's star,

christian eriksen, collapsed during a game against finland. he suffered a cardiac arrest as well, but wasn't involved in any collision. fellow stars are all too aware that it can happen in any sport. the safety of our of players in all sports is always the most important. so, you know, it was a terrible thing to see. and i wish, you know, nothing but the best for that kid. american football, like other sports, has become much better at monitoring the risks of head injuries and concussion in particular. but doctors say heart injuries are still a risk. football players, they don't start out having head injuries before they start playing. all of those occur during play, and all of all of the players are at risk for that. the cardiac screening is a little bit of a different situation because you're looking for people that may have relatively rare underlying cardiac conditions. most athletes don't have any underlying heart conditions. damar hamlin�*s family have praised the actions of the paramedics and doctors and have asked everyone to keep the football star in their prayers.

gary o'donoghue, bbc news. we have more on that story on the bbc website. we have the latest now on the walrus touring the coast of england. he's gone from scarborough to northumberland. for those of you who perhaps aren't that familiar with uk geography — that's a fairly ambitious journey from the east coast of england to the north. the walrus is called thor, and the hope is that he's heading north to arctic waters. danny savage has the story he's 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 disappear for long, though. 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. they travel like thousands of miles over time because they are solitary animals, so they don't need to be anywhere in general, theyjust prefer cruising around, but as it happens, they've come down this area for some reason in the uk. today though, thor left town. described as fit and healthy, he is hopefully heading north towards colder waters, although he may turn up again on our coast en route. danny savage, bbc news. we wish him the best of luck

from all of us here. a reminder of our top story the us house of representatives has adjourned in disarray after three failed attempts to elect the republican kevin mccarthy as speaker. hello. wednesday morning we'll be getting off to an exceptionally mild start for the time of year. mild is a feature of the weather through the rest of this week. it will also be windy, and there will be spells of rain because on the satellite picture we can see various weather systems heading in our direction, various areas of cloud moving our way to bring further rain at times. a very mild start to the morning. double digit temperatures first thing in many places, even in the north of scotland, where tuesday was quite cold, wednesday will dawn on a slightly milder note. some outbreaks of rain here, also some rain in the southeast corner. that tending to clear, then it's really a sunshine and showers day. most of the showers will be

found across northern ireland, southern scotland and the far north of england. cloud will thicken in the far south west of england later with some spots of rain, and it will be quite windy, but temperatures north to south, 7—14 celsius. through the night, we will continue to see some showers through northern ireland, southern scotland and the far north of england. and a bank of cloud will be rolling its way in from the southwest with some spots of patchy light rain and drizzle. clear spells elsewhere, overnight lows, two 2—10 celsius. now into thursday, we'll start off under the influence of this very weak ridge of high pressure. so a decent amount of dry weather around first thing, low pressure, though, you'll notice approaching from the west, that low actually deepening as it approaches our shores. so we'll see a lot of cloud rolling north eastwards through the day. some patchy rain for england and wales, some heavier rain getting into northern ireland and western scotland through the afternoon

with a strengthening wind. but, again, it will be mild, 8—13 celsius. now as our area of low pressure passes to the north west of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belt for a time on friday morning. still some showers around on friday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend.

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