this is the pulpit to unleash on violet pass and re imagine that these teachings are relevant to us. gandhi's legacy starts january 20th on d, w. ah ah . ah . this is dw news live from berlin, the political chaos in washington, as republicans failed to unite behind a choice for leader in the us house of representatives. kevin mccarthy is blocked by his parties. hard right in 3 rounds of voting. also coming up, you officials,

discuss calls to coordinate cova testing rules for travelers from china as infections in the country search and brazil beds a final farewell to polite warners lying the streets. as his coffin passes through the city of santa elsewhere, the football legend spent most of his life and where he has now been late to rest. ah, i'm on your campus, we can and welcome to the program. the us house of representatives is in historic bread lacoff to its 1st day under republican rule. hard right and will make us have blocks the election of a majority leader by refusing to vote for the front runner. now this is usually a formality. senior republican kevin mccarthy had been tipped for the post. but his

previous criticism of former president donald trump moved his colleagues on the far right of his party to back out the candidates. it's the 1st time in a 100 years the leadership vote has failed. in the 1st round, it was a night of pandemonium. on the floor of the us house of representatives, after republican kevin mccarthy failed to win the $218.00 votes needed to be elected speaker of the house. there was shock in the chamber after the nominee failed to win for the 1st time in a century that annabel kevin mccarthy, of the state of california has received $203.00 b republican front runner is seeking to take over from democrat nancy pelosi after

his party when a majority in the november mid term elections look at today is the day i wanted to have, you know, i mean there's a lot of things we want to do. we want to repeal 87000 iris. we just want to set up a number investigation. going to want to notice the living committee hearings we have actually on the board. monica can fact, but if we're able to work out our differences and take this time to only be strongly leucon, push the things without to speak of the house. new members are unable to be sworn in on. business isn't able to proceed sad day for the house of representatives as an institution. sad day for the microscope. it's a sad day for the american people. house democrats are unified, ready, willing, and able to get to work on behalf of everyday

americans. voting has been postponed until wednesday, but need the mccarthy all those voting against him appear ready to back down. i'm very pleased to welcome scott lucas, who can guide us through all of this. he's a professor of american studies at the department of political science and international studies at the university of birmingham in the u. k. good morning to you. is this really a sad day for democracy as we just heard in that report? or is this simply a legal and democratic process that's playing out here in the house? no, it's a sign that american democracy is under strain. but it's been unrestrained for years, not just because of the hard, right? republicans in the house. but of course, because of the trump, this continue to back donald trump, denial of the 2020 election to continue to try to bury any accountability over the

capital attack, which occurred almost exactly 2 years ago. 18 of the 20 republicans who objected to kevin mccarthy as how speaker last night also happened to be election deniers. so this is a sign that there is a faction within the united states, which has, is committed not just stopping the democrats were stopping aloft, is almost committed to stopping the system from working. and that will be a challenge, of course, for the, by the administration to continue to govern, which it will do. but i think more importantly, and immediately it's a challenge for the republican party because the republican party really want to hold it so hostage to the hard white wing when they appear not to be willing to compromise for the greater good of the american people, economically or socially as well as politic. what does this mean to the republicans party parties ability to, to run the house and, and carry out it? it's, it's cool functions. well, the republican party house can't run. i mean,

let's just be very honest here that what you have because of this division between a majority of republicans who, you know, maybe conservative actually want to, you know, government to function and this minorities that are trying to tear it all down. nothing gets done as your correspondent noted. you can't even swear in 135 representatives until the speaker his name. what does it mean for the republican party beyond that? well, that's a big question. it's a big question. for example, for the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, who will appear today alongside the democratic president, joe biden, as they announce a spending package for mcdonald's home state of kentucky. it is a challenge for republicans outside of washington. how long do you want to listen to attack media to listen to attack social media, to carry out fake investigations without supposed deep state plot against donald trump? how long do you want to add? like children who are squabbling when we need adults in the room to try to repair

america again after the panoramic and after the capital attack. can i ask you is kevin mccarthy likely to eventually yet the support he needs? not at this point. the. i mean, the question is how much, how long does eventually take we're going to go through a whole series today, which will repeat what we saw yesterday. there will be more votes for right now. we are in a stalemate either. mccarthy gives way, for example, for his deputy steve gall lease. or are those 20 hard right, republicans give way and right now neither side is showing any signs of dr. scott lucas from the university of birmingham in the u. k. thank you so much for your time. thank you. the kremlin has revised upwards the death toll from a ukrainian air strike on a russian military barracks from 63 up to 89. keith says the real figure is in fact,

in the hundreds and the thought to be the deadliest single attack by ukraine against a russian target. and it has fuel domestic criticism against russia's army commanders . moscow says the unauthorized use of mobile phones by its soldiers allowed ukraine to pinpoint their location. russian crowns gather in somber ceremony in the city of samara to mourn soldiers killed in ukraine. people who lived here or among those who died in a new year's eve bombing in the cave care so that we get there to honor the memory of all dead soldiers of the special military operation. we get there because it's hard for everyone with when it's hot, we should be together, which mr. huge piles of rubble of all that remains from the bombing. now, russian nationalists and some lawmakers, a demanding punishment for commanders, they say ignored dangers. some reports,

claim soldiers were located next to our munitions depot, which exploded in the strike. others say people had been able to use the russian mobile phones, giving away the location to ukrainian forces. the strike has not flowed russia's own shelling of ukraine. it's defense ministry, claiming responsibility for fresh attacks and the de nits region. one of them destroyed this ice rink, which local se was operating as a humanitarian warehouse. as a result of 3 hits an ice rink and the center of town was damaged, as well as prompts of the residential and industrial sector. robins, ukrainian authorities report that one person was killed and another was injured in

the strikes. okay, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. i hope francis has used his weekly audience to praise his predecessor benedict as a great communicator of the roman catholic faith. frances is due to preside over former pope benedict's funeral massey at the vatican on thursday. thousands of mourners continue to pay their final respects ahead of the service. ex crypto bought some bank and fried has pleaded not guilty to us criminal fraud charges. the 3rd year old former digital currency billionaire is accused of cheating investors and losing customer deposits on his crypto currency trading platform. f t x. man, maurice marking 75 years of independence from britain where the military parade and mass pardons of more than 7000 prisoners. it's not clear whether this will include

people jailed as part of a crackdown on descent. the country's military leader also out lined plans for elections this year. and rescue was in vietnam, struggling to free a boy trapped inside a concrete tube on a construction site. the 10 year old fell into the narrow shaft of a 35 me to long support hila 4 days ago. no one knows whether he is still alive, rest rescue equipment and around a 100 soldiers have been deployed to the site. now european union officials are meeting today to discuss the coordination of their response to china's surge in coven 19 cases. people arriving from china a coming under scrutiny, following the recent relaxation of the countries 0 coven policy. and the explosion in case is that house followed e you, nations, france, italy, and belgium were the 1st in the block to introduce testing for chinese arrivals.

spain requires proof of full vaccination, all a negative test, while germany still has no restrictions. now beyond the u. brisson, the u. s. india, australia, and japan are some of the country's placing restrictions on arrivals from china, beijing, as described, the rules as discriminatory or shanghai hospital pushed to the brink. doctors working around the clock to save patients after the relaxation of the so called 0 cobra policy, led to a spike in corona virus infections. yet even as hospitals strain, many chinese are heading abroad after years of not being allowed to travel stoking fears, that if a new variant were to emerge, there would be no containing it. in december half the passengers on 2 flights to italy, we're later found to have covered italy started testing all arrivals from china.

as more countries joined in china's foreign ministry pushed back both and what the entry restrictions adopted by some countries targeting china lack scientific basis . and some of these excessive practices are unacceptable. we are family opposed to attempt to manipulate the cove at 19 measures for political purposes and will take count images effect. it's unclear just what counter measures are on the table. but the patchwork of requirements has led to confusion as well. easy figures. thank you though from i'm waiting for my brother who has not been allowed to travel for 3 years when he is coming from china and didn't know anything about the tasting. we had to tell him before he boarded to be careful because they were going to do a pc oun arrival. i. yes, that i thought i would, i will act as long as he does that. i think it's been 3 years since the corona virus started. it's trip around the world,

and the end of the journey is still not in sight. and it's to brazil now, which has been an emotional farewell to football legend, pele ah, emotions were running high as hundreds of thousands of people gathered to see the procession of pallet's coffin through the city. the 3 time world cup winner died on thursday at the age of 80 to dangle the world, owes a lot to palais, especially the dignity of a man that was born. poor black, rob in a country where treacherous is still high and play did not set this affect him. he knew how to be politely shaped the best and the most humble. i'm very said. after a few people packed the streets, standing on roof tops and leaning from balconies to get a glimpse of the brazilian icon. the procession came to a halt when it passed the house where his 100 year old mother still lives. it was

a day of mourning for the man brazilians called our king, but for many, it was a moment to celebrate him tube. and with that you are up to date is this is up next . thanks so much for watching with our sports. i scoring we say they're about giving up.