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

of the house. 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. the republican front runner is seeking to take over from democrat nancy pelosi after his party when a majority in the november mid term elections without to speak of the house. new members are unable to be sworn in on business isn't able to proceed. democratic minority leader hockey jeffries called to sedate for democracy to day for the 1st time in 100 years the house of representatives failed to organize on opening day 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 every day. americans voting has been postponed until wednesday. but neither mccarthy, althou

the latest headlines: signs that the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming six—year—old boy has shot his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. the mexican president has defended the military operation that captured a drug cartel leader, ovidio guzman, the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo. violence erupted in culiacan, a stronghold of the cartel. at least 19 members of the sinaloa cartel and ten members of the military were killed. the arrest comes ahead of a visit by president biden to mexico on sunday. shelley phelps reports. the son of the notorious drug lord el chapo arrested and taken to the same maximum security prison his father escaped from eight years ago. ovidio guzman is accused of leading a faction of his father's former cartel — one of the largest drug—trafficking organisations in the world. the arrest sparked a wave of violence. dozens were killed, including ten military personnel. the president of mexico has defended the operation. translation: we regret the loss of lives of those wh

us. house of representatives is now getting underway. republican kevin mccarthy has been inching closer to the 219 votes needed on today's attempts . blocked by a small group of ultraconservative republicans. members of the us house of representatives gathered on the steps of the capital building to remember the january 6th attack 2 years ago. they paid tribute to the officers who kept them safe. and remember the 5 people die. and israel has an out sanctions on the palestinian authority off it pushed the un science traditional body to give its opinion on the israeli occupation. the decision was taken at the 1st security cabinet meeting of the new government. now a 1000 mexican troops are on their way to the northern city of cooley, our can, after a night of violence, over the arrest of a drug carto boss left at least $29.00 people dead. the military fort running gun battles with carto members. after a video, guzman lopez, the son of imprison kingpin l. chapo, was taken into custody on thursday. flights have been cancelled. schools closed and people told to stay at home. john holmes has mor

mccarthy, says he's confident he'll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representativesar he's failed thirteen times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. it comes on the second anniversary of the january the sixth attack on the us capitol building. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours but mccarthy is just a handful of votes short of victory. with the latest, here's gary 0 donoghue. commemorating the heroes of january the 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification ofjoe biden�*s victory. you know, for those who lost someone on that day, they're proud as the devil that their kin are being honoured, but, boy, is it hard. up on capitol hill, democrat members of the house marked the moment in solemn silence, while demonstrating a forceful display of party unity. the tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 431. but it's been a week of disharmony

answered major concessions. republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected. speaker of the us house of representatives and hundreds of desperate somali families had to mogadishu fleeing east africa's worst drought in 7 decades. ah, went out into the closing hours of rushes, unilateral 36 hours cease fire in ukraine for orthodox christmas, and it appears to have been a cease fire in name only russia says its forces of repelled for ukrainian attacks along the front line, but have otherwise held fire the ukrainian government did not agree to the temporary truce and said russia has continued its attacks with exchanges of artillery fire on both sides. it's accused russia of trying to use the situation to move its troops into better positions, shall fall, could be clearly heard in the frontline town of back moot, which has been abandoned by most of its residence. yes, you are town used to be so beautiful. there were flowers everywhere, it was clean, everything was kept in order. just a 30000000 ukrainians are orthodox christians. and as charles stratford reports from keith for them attending mass is not jus

republican be that kevin mccarthy is the closest yet and his bid to become speaker of the us house of representatives on his 15th try. 3 of the hard line republicans who had opposed him voted present in the past few minutes. members of the us house of representatives gathered on the steps of the capital building to remember the january 6th attack 2 years ago. they paid tribute to the office and kept them safe. and remember the 5 people who were killed and israel has announced sanctions on the palestinian authority of pushed the un science judicial body to give an opinion on these ready occupation. the decision was taken at the 1st meeting of the security cabinet under the new government that molly's transitional government has suspended the prison sentences of 46 soldiers from ivory coast. they'd been branded mercenaries and convicted of undermining stake security. the troops were working for a company contracted by the un to supplement a peacekeeping mission. m 23 fighters up handed back. an important military base and easton democratic republic of congo is the latest moved by the rebel group to ful

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any usef the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 207. the nays are 223. the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 77 offered by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 77 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. payne of new jersey. the chair: a recorded vote's been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning instit

received a majority of the votes. cast is duly elected. speaker of the house of represent republican kevin mccarthy is the new speaker of the us house of representatives. but it took 5 days before he got the go ahead ah, on the bucket. this is al jazeera alive from dough also coming up. oh, christmas. during a crisis ukrainian celebrate orthodox christmas under the shadow war, mexican authorities confirmed 29 people were killed in violence spunk by the arrest of a drug cartel leader. and ben means opposition parties are gearing up to contest parliamentary elections for the 1st time since 2019 ah republican kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives. mccarthy got the job after 5 days of a pike, chaotic political stale made. his bid was blocked by hard line republican party members. but after 15 ballots and some major concessions, mccarthy managed to secure enough support from washington, his alum fisher. after an historic queen and to leaking into the after a night of drama and contemplation, it was 15 time. lucky for kevin mccarthy, the california republican finally flipped enough foods to secur

the us house of representatives adjourns — despite failing to choose a new speaker. ch giant meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram, is fined for breaching eu data laws. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadn't seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades�* bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder — with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city's 70,000 occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmutin the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and kramatorsk as well, the two most important cities in the do

the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama.ttempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn't been able to secure enough support from his own party — a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it's the first time in 1000 years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. 0ur correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the significance of the stalemate. of this is not the way that kevin mccarthy or the republicans wanted the first day in congress is a majority to go. not by a long way. by the third round of voting, as many as 20 republican colleagues did not vote for him, denying him the chance of taking speaker of the house. why does any of this matter? first and foremost because of that role is particularly important in american politics, it is second in line to the presidency. it is hugely influential in terms of the make up of congressional committees, in terms of deciding th

the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending ralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can't function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. without a speaker the chamber is unable to swear in members, fill vital committee roles or adopt rules for passing legislation. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. what has just happened, what is going on? good question. another rollercoaster david the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevin mccarthy didn't get the required number of votes, 280, to take on that role. there is a hard core of opponents, rebels, some people are calling them, about 20 you consistently vote against him. what happened after the three rounds of voting earlier, they adjourned and that allow the republicans, at least some of them from that

the us house of representatives in disorder as politicians have to agree on a speaker for a 2nd straight day evacuation that has stage of imagine seen california as a major storm sweeps to foster west coast of the us, leading tens of thousands without electricity and not backing down co types, we zoom in peru demanding the release of jails, former and i thank you very much for joining us. israel has released the longest held palestinian prisoner who had been in detention for 40 years. kareem units was arrested in 1983 for allegedly attacking and israeli soldier in the golan heights. he was convicted and initially condemned to life in prison meant, but his sentence was needed. that's been in algae as him on con was joining us on the phone from just north of tel aviv his on his way to the home village of korean . eunice iran. tell us how did this release come about and what have been the reactions? well, the release came about because of various different deals that were being made to some of them even broken by one of the phone sex jesus, stay john kerry from the u. s. however, creaminess

the senior us republican kevin mccarthy suffers his 14th defeat of the week, failing to secure the votes needed to lead the us house of representatives, but another round of voting is now under way. a six—year—old boy has shot his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. the individual is a six—year—old student. he is, right now, in police custody, as we're working out the best way through our partners and different resources to address the situation. this was not an accidental shooting. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas — in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico's president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. the us republican kevin mccarthy has fallen agonisingly short in his latest attempt to be elected speaker of the house of representatives. he needed one more vote to secure victory, but has now failed 1a times, in a ma

the new speaker of the us house of representatives, finally elected after 15 rounds of voting, says former president trump helped him get there. i don't think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. some people doubted he was there. the uk's prime minister, health secretary, nhs bosses and treasury ministers discuss the challenges facing the national health service. iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions "abhorrent". and we hear from the multi—tasking environmentalist, who's cleaning up the streets of the uk. the newly—elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said "i don't think anybody should doubt" mr trump's influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co—operating with this party. our washington correspondent

house of representatives. after days of deadlock and 15 rounds of voting, kevin mccarthy finally secured enough support to land the 3rd most powerful job in us politics. the republican struggle to win the votes needed for a majority as an arch conservative faction of his party held out there were heated scenes in the chamber when mccarthy supported mike rogers almost came to blows with fellow republican mat gates. ah, after taking the oath of office install, mccarthy swore in new members of the house elected in last november's a mid term elections to the same as your chess speaking shortly afterward, emily mccarthy gave a controversial bank to a former president of age. i do want to, especially thank uh president trump. i don't think you should edge, anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote the down while you was there and he was all it. but these celebrations over the combination of this protracted leadership struggle a likely to be short lived. mccarthy had to concede some powers to those in the right of his party. who will now have an inflated influence on big ticket issues, including governmen

kevin mccarthy fails in his 12th and 13th attempt to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives — but claims he now has enough support to win. president biden says history will remember those who protected american democracy — as he marks the second anniversary of the capitol attack. prince harry faces criticism over remarks about killing taliban fighters in afghanistan in his controversial autobiography. ukraine says russia is continuing to carry out attacks — despite declaring a ceasefire for orthodox christmas. a record number of ambulances were delayed dropping off patients at a&e in england over christmas — as the prime minister admits the nhs is under enormous pressure the former italian football star, gianluca vialli, has died, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. two years to the day since the capitol riots in washington — which saw supporters of donald trump try to stop the ratification of the election results — there's still gridlock in the us house of representatives — as members attempt for a fourth day to elect a new speaker. this is the scene live on the

house of representatives. after 5 days and 15 rounds of voting, republican kevin mccarthy is sworn in as us house become iran, hanged as 2 men convicted of killing a member of the power military during protest, so that the death of massa, meaning, ah mad alonzo, more public anger of a political chaos in through with people now calling for its new presidents to resign. fighting as continued an eastern ukraine, despite a unilateral cease fire declared by russia during the orthodox christmas. moscow says its forces repelled for ukrainian attacks, but that its troops will otherwise hold file until the end of saturday. it's the 1st orthodox christmas since rushes invasion, 11 months ago. at a charles stratford reports now from cave, for the 30000000 members of the church. attending mass is not only a spiritual act, but a political one. 0 churches have stood here for almost a 1000 years, gives elaborate. cathedral is one of the most important orthodox christian institutions in the world. but this is christmas service is different. it by law, for the 1st time the liturgy is being delivered in ukrainian by recently f

i've done after 15 ballads, republican kevin mccarthy wins a vote to become speaker of the us house of representatives. but his concessions to hold out could have repercussions around the world. and the rest of an alleged cartel leader in mexico, turns a city into a war zone, leaving a trail of destruction and dozens dead. mexico deploy hundreds of police and military to reign in the violence. ah, a michael. ok, welcome. iran has executed. 2 more men involved in anti government, protests state media said the 2 were hanged in the early morning. it said they had been convicted of killing a security official. their execution follows that of 2 other men hanged last month . amnesty international had described the trials as a sham, designed to intimidate protesters. for more on the story, we are joined now by journalists and middle east expert gilda. so he b, whose long been covering the protests in iran, killed up. what do we know about the men who were executed today? ah, one was mama, matey cat at cat, and he is a was 22 years old. he was a karate am champion, and iran. and the other one was say it, my m

kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in a speaker of the us house of representatives. it took 15 rounds of voting for the california to be elected. but after conceding major concessions to an ultra conservative block, but he say his power has been diminished from washington. allan fisher reports after an historic queen and to leaking into the after a night of drama and contemplation. it was 15 time. lucky for kevin mccarthy. the california republican finally flipped enough foods to secure the position, a speaker of the us house of representatives, a speaker, the house. my ultimate responsibility is not to my party, my conference, or even our congress. my responsibility, our responsibility is to our country. he told everyone he had the votes to win on the 4 people. he didn't. 2 votes of president gates. gates essentially blocked his way to the chair. as he fell short of the number of votes required by one. it led to incredible scenes on the house floor with the 2 being confronted by colleagues, what would exchanged fingers pointed and physical confrontation apparently av

the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former presidentlly secure his position — after 15 rounds of voting — and at times, acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said "i don't think anybody should doubt" mr tump�*s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy on his win and said he looked forward to co—operating with his party. our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue, reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? i never thought we'd get up here. after multiple concessions, days of arm—twisting, and some tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him. though it did take phone calls direct to the house floor from the former presiden

in other news, the us house of representatives elected a new speaker from the fifteenth attempt, he became a republican. kevin mccartty congressmen could not approve his candidacy for 4 whole days because of this, the new composition of the lower house did not have the right to start working such political chaos in american history there were no more than 150 years under the speaker of the house of representatives, which nancy used to hold pelosi is the third most important in the united states state hierarchy, considers the congressman from california one of the most experienced republican politicians, as bloomberg reported, the deal to appoint mccarthy as speaker involves a reduction in the defense budget. the united states part of the legislators wants to reduce the country's record spending on military spending by $ 75 billion, this proposal must be supported by congress. washington remember the events two years ago that shook the american the public, then supporters of donald trump, dissatisfied with the results of the last presidential election, stormed the capitol to liberate the co

the hunt for a new speaker of the us house of representatives goes on. an union is now recommending travel controls on visitors from china — where covid infections have exploded. and — feeling the impact of climate change — why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a �*meat grinder�* — with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city's 70 thousand occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut — in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and krama—torsk as well — the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports from the city. this is what the

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn't been able to secure enough support from his own party. a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it's the first time in 100 years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. the heart of us government deadlocked because its members can't agree on who will be the next speaker. the house of representatives is meeting for the first time at the start of the first time at the start of the new congress with the republicans in charge. pursuant to law and _ republicans in charge. pursuant to law and precedent, _ republicans in charge. pursuant to law and precedent, the - republicans in charge. pursuant to law and precedent, the nextl to law and precedent, the next order of business is the election of the speaker of the

a speaker has not been elected the us house of representatives in this order, as politicians failed to agree on a speaker for a 2nd straight day. evacuations in a state of emergency in california, a major storm sweeps to west coast of the us, leading tens of thousands without electricity. and protesters are back on this 3 self per rule, demanding the release of jails, former president federal castillo. ah, thank you for joining us. is really, authorities have released the longest held palestinian prisoner kareem eunice who is also an israeli citizen, had been in detention for 40 years. he was convicted in 1983 of killing. and is there any soldier in the golan heights the palestinian israeli was initially condemned to life imprisonment? that his sentence was later connected? let's speak to al jazeera is emron. carnal joins is on the phone from just north of tel aviv is on his way to the home village of carrying eunice enron. tell us how this release came about and what have been the reactions was it certainly been a very strong reaction. just even on the way to where the village, where

house of representatives. after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the republican kevin mccarthy is finally electedpeaker — at the fifteenth attempt. it's not how you start it's how you finish, and now we need to finish strong for the american people the uk's prime minister is holding talks with health officials in an attempt tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs. a six—year—old boy has shot and injured his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military vehicles, as putin's unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the front line. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests. it's a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. the us house of representatives has a new speaker. after days of deadlock and dramatic scenes on friday night, the republican, kevin mccarthy, has finally been elected. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or

well, the us house of representatives finally has a new speaker. kevin mccarthy was elected after days of turmoil. the republican was sworn in despite fierce resistance from right wingers in his own party. mccarthy clenched victory after 15 votes. the animal kevin mccarthy, of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected. speaker of the house of representatives. after days of deadlock and 15 rounds of voting, kevin mccarthy finally secured enough support to land the 3rd most powerful job in us politics. the republican struggle to win the votes needed for a majority as an arch conservative faction of his party held out. there were heated scenes in the chamber where mccarthy supported mike rogers almost came to blows with fellow republican mat gates. ah after taking the oath of office install, mccarthy swore in new members of the house elected in last november's a mid term elections to the same as your chair speaking shortly afterward, emily mccarthy gave a controversial thanks to a former president with a v. i

house of representatives. after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected speaker — at the 15th attempt. the uk's prime minister is to hold crisis talks with health officials in an attempt tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs. a six—year—old boy has shot and injured his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military vehicles, as putin's unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. you're watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. no turning back now. ijust need to get there. even if it isjust the debris field, i will be very happy, paying my respects in the debris field. radio: talk about comms. .. copy. so it was just weird, almost like he... radio: diver's comms, titan i was surprised when they made a turn as they departed the platform, i let them know he snagged a buoy... yeah, roger that, comms. this is diver one. just a heads up, it looked like he was heavy and possibly dropped a thruster because he s

our top stories: after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected speaker at the 15th attempt. it's not how you start, it's how you finish, and now we need to finish strong for the american people. the uk's prime minister is meeting health officials in an attempt to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the national health service. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests. and fighting on a new front — we meet the ukrainian tech entrepreneurs seeking investment from the west. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over... ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! th

ah, for the 1st time in a century the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker after a 1st round of voting ah play. you're watching al jazeera live from joe, how with me for you back. people also coming up the number of russian soldiers killed in the ukrainian attack climb. so 89. moscow says the attack happened because truce were using their mobile phones. protesters in bolivia, block roads in santa cruz, the latest demonstration demanding the release of the regents, governor and brazilian football greats. pallet's laid to rest in a private service, tens of thousands lined the streets to say their final good bye. ah, ah, thank you very much for joining as the u. s. house of representatives has adjourned . after failing to pick a speaker, it took 3 attempts, but hard line conservatives blocked kevin mccarthy's bed. it's the 1st time in a century that the vote took more than one ballot. the politicians will reconvene on wednesday to try again. john hendern reports from capitol hill. it was a picture of republican chaos for the 1st time in a century, members had to vote for t

the us house of representatives in disorder as politicians failed to agree on a speaker for a 2nd rate and evacuations. in a state of emergency in california major storm sweets to west coast of the us, leading tens of thousands without electricity. ah, thank you very much for joining us. israeli authorities have released the longest held palestinian prisoner kareem eunice who is also an israeli citizen, had been in detention for 2 years. he was convicted in 1983 of killing and he is really soldier in the golan heights. a palestinian israeli was initially condemned to life imprisonment that he sent in place of the light. did you forget? yes or no? one of us? i have a lot of feelings in my wars. don't know how to express. it is the 1st time in 40 years to see the trees in the grass, and i used to see all the walls and cement, but to day i saw a lot of different things. i entered so many houses and i sat down on the sofa for the 1st time and for 2 years i got a very strange feeling when i 1st entered my brother's car, to the extent that i do know how to sit properly. it is a mix of feelin

this is bbc world news, the headlines: after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the mccarthy to win the job, despite his party having a majority in the chamber. the british prime minister, health secretary, and ministers from the treasury are meeting health experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs in england. senior doctors say hospitals are on a knife—edge. iran has hanged two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests which have lasted for more than three months. family members say they were not permitted to meet the men

release of jailed. former president pedro casteel ah, the vote for a new speaker in the us house of representatives will go into a 3rd day 2 days and 6 failed votes. saw a group of hard line republicans block kevin mccarthy's bed for the top job. it's the 1st time in a century the result wasn't determined in the 1st ballot. john handed reports from capitol hill. it's a high stakes political stand off on one side, republican leader, kevin mccarthy, in most of his party on the other a cadre of strong willed republican rebels in 6 ballots. over 2 days like mccarthy's mainstream republicans have failed to muster, the votes, to elect him his speaker of the us house of representatives. a speaker has not been elected. it was a scene of republican disarray, a block of 19 then 20, then 21, mostly members of the freedom caucus repeatedly stopped the party leader from reaching the necessary 218 vote threshold. mccarthy began the 2nd day of voting with optimism with but the repub in rebels want to dramatically limit the size of the federal government and overhaul the congressional rules to do that. and a serie

ah, the new republican majority in the us house of representatives has started in disarray with hard line. conservatives blocking kevin mccarthy from becoming speaker after 3 failed votes. the house adjourned, hoping to regroup on wednesday, is the 1st time since 1923. that of a took more than one ballot. john hendrick reports from capitol hill. it was a picture of republican chaos for the 1st time in a century. members had to vote for the speaker of the us house of representatives more than once and still after 3 times failed to produce a winner. a speaker has not been elected. a group of dissatisfied right wing republicans in the house. freedom caucus had a list of demands, easy removal of the speaker or prime committee assignments in fiscal conservatism. and to highlight them, they banded together to block would be house speaker kevin mccarthy might the day begin as it has every 2 years for 200 years. there were no nation offering, i rise to day to nominate the gentleman from california. kevin mccarthy, a came jeffries of new york. there were votes. mccarthy, jeffries, mccarthy, je

majority of the boats can, is duly elected speaker of the house of represent up to 5 days and 15 rounds of voting. republican kevin mccarthy is sworn in as us house speaker. ah, let me barker. this is al jazeera live from dough also coming up, ukrainians celebrate orthodox christmas under the shadow of war. as russia's unilateral cease fire fails to stop fighting on the front line. mexican police and an additional security forces to restore order, half to cartel violence on the streets of sinaloa and more countries crew for checks on travellers from china. as it struggles with a coven 19 outbreak ahead of the lunar new year. ah! after 5 days of a chaotic political stalemate, republican kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives. mccarthy's bid was blocked by hard line republican party members. he repeatedly voted against him, but after 15 ballots, he managed to capture the speakers gavel. he did, however, have to make major concessions to the hard liners revealing once again a fractious republican party. alum fisher, as this report, after an historic queen and to leaking into the after a night of drama and co

cooling the plant safe and humane and says it's replacing a broken system. politicians in the us house of representatives, a gathering for the 3rd day in a row to elect a new speak at these alive pitches. a group of conservative republicans have been blocking cabin, but coffee from the chill. israel is released its longest held, palestinian prisoner israeli authorities freed. karen eunice who is also in australia citizens. he had been in a detention for 40 years. he was convicted in 1993 of killing in his rainy soldier in the golden heights. honesty in his railey was initially condemned to life imprisonment, but his sentence was later committed. they were on con, is in our village, where many people have gathered to welcome eunice back to his community. an emotional reunion for carry muniz who spent 40 years inside and his railey jail. he was jailed on the 6th of january, 1983 released just a few hours ago of $530.00 a. m a. from a prison in central israel. he was taken to a nearby town. he was given a card that he didn't know what it was. he wasn't sure it was actually a bus pass. he then pulled his bro

the headlines: after dramatic scenes in the us house of representatives, the republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected speaker. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the job, despite his party having a majority in the chamber. the british prime minister, health secretary, and ministers from the treasury are meeting health experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs in england. senior doctors say hospitals are on a knife—edge. iran has hanged two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti—government protests which have lasted for more than three months. family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. president volodymyr zelensky welcomes the announcement of the us suppling ukraine with armoured fighting vehicles for the first time. meanwhile, russia's unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. you're watching bbc news. now, it's time for extreme conservation: turkey. i'm michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my wor

kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the powerful role, even though his party has a majority in the chamber. no government business can be carried out unless a speaker is in place, as our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue explains. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm—twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him, with a little help from a friend. i do want to especially thank president trump. i do not think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beg

the us house of representatives in disorder asked politicians failed to agree on a speaker for a 2nd straight day. ah, farewell to former pope benedict, the 16th thousands of mourners have be cheaper to the former leader of the roman catholic church. evacuations in a state or emergency in california, a major storm sweets to the west coast of the u. s. leading tens of thousands without electricity. ah israel, as long as held palestinian prisoner is now free, is really authorities. when he is karim eunice, who is also in his ready citizen, he'd been in detention for 40 years. eunice was convicted in 1983 of killing and is really soldier in the occupied colon heights. the palestinian israeli was initially condemned to life imprisonment. but his sentence was later commuted al jazeera, as a man can is in our village, where many people have gathered to welcome units back to the community. and emotional reunion for karim eunice, who spent 40 years inside and israeli jail. he was jailed on the 6th of january, 1983 released just a few hours ago of 5 percy a. m. a from a prison in central israe