so mikejohnson has been officially reelected as speaker.ns is that things will be able to move forward, in terms of what lawmakers can do, in terms of certifying those election results. now the republican party of course has had previous difficulty in getting through speaker ships, but this is something that now they can celebrate and move forward with. as we mentioned earlier, donald trump has backed mikejohnson — he's the guy that he has put forward, the one that trump wanted to take on thisjob. the one that trump wanted to take on this job. after more or less one hour or so of voting, and a bit of arm—twisting between different house representatives, a bit of quiet talking and deal—making i'm sure that we saw earlier on, it has now been confirmed that mike johnson has now been confirmed that mikejohnson is reelected as the speaker of the house. let's show you the moment once more. mr self, johnson. let's cross over to rowan bridge. we see this happening now, mikejohnson is reelected, what does this mean for us politics moving forward? i

and honestly, mikejohnson is a very decent man. to be a little more fiscally restrained and i hope he is in the future. so we'lljust keep working on those things. and there's a few other things i'm interested in, but he has been very open—minded to my suggestions, so i've enjoyed that relationship. do you think he is committed to reducing the debt and is he committed to getting the legislative agenda through, even if that might mean working with democrats? are you content with that? oh, i don't care. i honestly don't. i just want to get the deficit... i want to see our reduction in spending, and i want to pay down some of this $36 trillion. we run up another trillion dollars every 100 days. that's not good for our economy here, and it's not good for the world economy unless you're chinese, i guess and then we have to borrow the money from them. so i would suspect, though, that that's that's something on the minds of every conservative on the house floor. just before i let you go, we're into the second round of voting. you seem pret

speaker mikejohnson hoping to speaker mike johnson hoping to retain speaker mikejohnson hoping to retainsee him as to ready to seek compromise with democrats. if no speaker is elected by monday, the house will be unable to certify mr trump's election victory on schedule. let's ta ke let's take you live now to the house and show you the shot, and just to reiterate, we had the first vote already and they voted to reject mikejohnson as speaker. this could take time. remember, in 2023, when kevin mccarthy won the speakership, it took 15 rounds of votes and four days for that to happen. now, i am four days for that to happen. now, iam not four days for that to happen. now, i am not saying that is going to happen this time the but there is previous on this, so we'll keep across this. someone else keeping across this for us as rowan bridge in washington. just explain to viewers at home why this is so important. i viewers at home why this is so important-— important. i mean, the speakership _ important. i mean, the speakership of - important. i mean, the speakership of the - important. i mean, t

republican congressman mikejohnson is re—elected as speaker of the us house of representatives.e will lead the 119th us congress, sworn in friday with the smallest republican majority in nearly a century. because of that narrow majority, mrjohnson could only afford to lose one republican vote for the speakership. he fell short in a first round of voting when three republicans chose members other thanjohnson. but after a closed—door meeting, two switched their vote tojohnson, leading to this moment on the house floor. the honourable mikejohnson of the state of louisiana, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. 218 voters were needed to for mrjohnson to win the speakership. 218 is the number he received. some hard—right republicans were unhappy withjohnson�*s leadership and threatened to prolong the process. but in his acceptance speech, mrjohnson pledged to unite the party around what he called president—elect donald trump's "common sense agenda". afterfour years of high inflation, we have a b

republican congressman mikejohnson is re—elected as speaker of the us house of representatives.rjohnson could only afford to lose one republican vote for the speakership. he fell short in a first round of voting when three republicans chose members other thanjohnson. but after a closed—door meeting, two switched their vote tojohnson, leading to this moment on the house floor. the honourable mikejohnson of the state of louisiana, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. 218 voters were needed to for mrjohnson to win the speakership. 218 is the number he received. some hard—right republicans were unhappy withjohnson�*s leadership and threatened to prolong the process. but in his acceptance speech, mrjohnson pledged to unite the party around what he called president—elect donald trump's

these freedom caucus members are most concerned about the national debt and think that mikejohnson isgotiate with democrats to curtail what they see as the biggest threat to america because my future, which is the debt. given the concessions to these members and to stand for micahjohnson would further micah johnson would further imperil micahjohnson would further imperil his standing with republican moderates. it is a very delicate balancing act here to satisfy contrasting wins of his party. police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was allegedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the io—year—old's murder. urfan sharif is said to have been attacked at belmarsh prison on new year's day by two other inmates in a cell. he is said to have suffered cuts to his face and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison. a prison service spokesperson said, "police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at hmp belmarsh on one january. it would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate." 43—year—old sharif and sara's stepmother,

applause and in his maiden speech mikejohnson thanked members of congress for re—electing him.use we have been marked by a spirit and a people who are explicitly that. we are explicitly american. we do not try to be like other nations and we recognise that a strong america is good for the entire world, and everybody around the globe knows that. that's right. our north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington. this was always going to be a day of high drama. and so it turned out. you could feel the tension in the air as the roll call of votes started. at first it looked like mikejohnson would sail through on the first vote and then three of his critics voted against him. some last—minute arm—twisting was enough to get two of them to change their vote and hand mikejohnson the speaker's gavel. he now holds one of the most powerful positions in american politics. in his address to congress after being elected mikejohnson echoed much of the america first language that donald trump used on the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump has a key

this is bbc news. for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holdsanges by republican holdouts. a new yorkjudge upholds trump's conviction in his hush money trials but signals he won't impose prison time on the president—elect. and president biden will visit new orleans on monday, following an attack on new year's day that killed 1a people and injured dozens more. live from washington. this is bbc news. for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds

republican congressman mikejohnson is re—elected as speaker of the us house of representatives.t narrow majority, mrjohnson could only afford to lose one republican vote for the speakership. he fell short in a first round of voting when three republicans chose members other thanjohnson. but after a closed—door meeting, two switched their vote tojohnson, leading to this moment on the house floor. the honourable mike johnson the honourable mikejohnson of the state of louisiana, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. 218 voters were needed to for mrjohnson to win the speakership. and 218 is the number he received. some hard—right republicans were unhappy withjohnson's leadership and threatened to prolong the process. but in his acceptance speech, mrjohnson pledged to unite the party around what he called president—elect donald trump's "common sense agenda".

but there are already real questions about whether speaker mikejohnson can be re—elected and donald trumpt, over the holidays, re—endorsed mikejohnson, and said he is the right man for thejob. but it doesn't appear that that necessarily will have enough sway. and we're going to get to the situation again, where we might not see enough of a gop majority to re—elect mikejohnson. i mean, we remember what that was like last time where we saw kevin mccarthy need 15 rounds. do we all remember where we were for that? yes. do we ever! yeah. i mean, i don't think... i don't know what you guys think, but i don't imagine that to be the case for speaker johnson. he seems to have enough sway within the conference to perhaps close some of the controversies that he has with individual members, or some of the lack of trust that he might have. but, you know, if you think about the very thin majority that republicans will have, at the same time, you have donald trump, who came into office this time with a clear mandate, won every swing state, won the popular vote. i wonder if there'll be less of a leash fo

trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. the white house says presidentjoe biden will visit the city on monday. one of the first funerals of the 1a victims has taken place. karim badawi, an 18—year—old, was in the city celebrating with friends. tom bateman has the latest. allahu akbar. an american community brought together in grief, seeking strength in prayer. allahu akbar. one of the 1a families left shattered on new year's day, now among the first saying the goodbye no parent ever should. kareem badawi was just 18, a college student from this louisiana city of baton rouge. he left that night with a simple goodbye, a promise to be careful, and went to celebrate in new orleans. his family's future now emptied of their shining star by a single act of hate. his father, belal, told me they went to the city to search for him. we all just couldn't believe and live with it and we couldn't just understand why

some last—minute arm—twisting was enough to get two of them to change their vote and hand mikejohnsonf the most powerful positions in american politics. in his address to congress after being elected mikejohnson echoed much of the america first language that donald trump used on the campaign trail. this election means that donald trump has a key ally in a key position when it comes to passing his legislation, and be able to help push forward donald trump's agenda in 2025. funeral services honouring former us presidentjimmy carter will begin today following his death on sunday, aged 100. mr carter served as the 39th us president from 1977 to 1981, and is being remembered with a national day of mourning and state funeral onjanuary 9th. a number of tributes will take place before then, starting today with a funeral procession from his home town of plains, georgia to the state's capital, atla nta. thomas higgins, who was deputy cabinet secretary in the carter white house told me more about what it was like to work for late president carter. it was the privilege of my life, of course, to w

trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position. the british government has confirmed one of its citizens was killed in the attack in new orleans on new year's day. hello. donald trump is set to be sentenced in a criminal case less than two weeks before he returns to the white house. of the nation's judicial system and the sanctity of that, and also the fact that he needs to make sure that the citizenry has confidence in the rule of law and nobody is above the law. equally, it shows that he understands the complexity here, given that donald trump will become president. so, judgejuan merchan saying he won't dismiss this case, that presidential immunity does not extend to a president—elect and that donald trump will have to be sentenced, but that he intends to issue no punishment in this case. joining me live is a former federal prosecutor, neama rahmani. thank you very much for being with us. sojust thank you very much for being with us. so just to go back to that term then, unconditional discharge. what we've heard signalled there f

a big day for us politics as, in washington, house speaker mikejohnson's bid to retain his post looksiving him his endorsement. lawmakers are converging on the capitol to kick off a new congress. republican senatorjohn thune has been selected without a hitch as the new senate majority leader, but in the house of representatives, the incumbent mikejohnson is trying to persuade a handful of sceptical republican lawmakers to back his leadership. johnson can only afford to lose just one vote from his own party, but around half a dozen hardliners are reported to be holding out for promises to rein in spending. my my chosen has been talking to reporters. my chosen has been talking to reporters-_ reporters. this election is not 'ust reporters. this election is not just about _ reporters. this election is not just about one _ reporters. this election is not just about one person - reporters. this election is not just about one person but - reporters. this election is not i just about one person but about moving forward with the america first agenda, the mandate was given by the us people, pre

trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position. in the attack in new orleans on new year's day. hello. live from washington. this is bbc news. a judge says he'll sentence donald trump before the inauguration but signals he won't send him to prison. trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position. the british government has confirmed one of its citizens was killed in the attack in new orleans on new year's day. hello. donald trump is set to be sentenced in a criminal case less than two weeks before he returns to the white house.

mikejohnson has been speaking to reporters as he walked to the speaker's office.n. it's about moving forward with the america first agenda that the mandate was given by the american people, by the electorate. president trump got 77 million votes. the house republicans got almost 75 million. it's a record number. they are expecting us to get to work and we don't have time for drama. so my simple message to my colleagues is make suggestions about process improvements. we're open to that at all times, but i don't make deals with anyone. there's no quid pro quo here. i don't do anything in exchange for a vote other than commit to make this institution work as effectively and efficiently as possible. a short while ago, i spoke to audrey fahlberg who is a political reporter at the national reporter in washington. she described how big a test this is of the republicans�* control of congress. republicans are really looking forward to their trifecta in washington. obviously, trump won this landslide victory. and republicans, of course, have majorities in the house and the

trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holdsis bbc news. the british government has confirmed one of its citizens was killed in the attack in new orleans on new year's day. a judge says he'll sentence donald trump before the inauguration but signals he won't send him to prison. trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds

service address by various congressional leaders including the republican speaker of the house mikejohnsonhe said he was a man who knew the value of a dollar and hated government waste. john thune, the republican majority leader, in the senate, also talking aboutjimmy carter in warm terms, saying he was a faithful servant to his creator and his fellow man. and then the vice president kamala harris talking about his legacy from his time in the white house. the environmental legislation that he passed. the republican speaker of the house mikejohnson, who described the former president as an extraordinary man. he said he was a man who knew the value of a dollar and hated government waste. john thune, the republican majority leader, in the senate, also talking aboutjimmy carter in warm terms, saying he was a faithful servant to his creator and his fellow man. and then the vice president kamala harris talking about his legacy from his time in the white house. the environmental legislation that he passed. the numbers of people of colour and women he appointed to the federal bench and on the inte

speaking earlier, the speaker of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, said there was excitementto do next and that they were ready to deliver.— ready to deliver. everybody feels excited _ ready to deliver. everybody feels excited at _ ready to deliver. everybody feels excited at the - ready to deliver. everybody l feels excited at the moment. the excitement of being in a great — the excitement of being in a great country. the atmosphere in washington has changed. the press _ in washington has changed. the press corps probably notices it. press corps probably notices it there _ press corps probably notices it. there is a lot of anxious anticipation and excitement about— anticipation and excitement about what was going to do. the house _ about what was going to do. the house republicans are ready to deliven — house republicans are ready to deliver. what came out of the meeting — deliver. what came out of the meeting yesterday is that we are going to do this in a bipartisan way. the senate republican and the house will work— republican and the house will work together to advance th

the new us congress is set to meet for the first time in the coming hours, with mikejohnson's positionhostage at a prison in southern france has given himself up. anti—corruption investigators in south korea appeal to the acting president to intervene after they were blocked from arresting president yoon suk yeol by his security team. and 17—year—old darts sensation luke littler looks to make history tonight as he sails into the world darts final against michael van gerwen. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. we start on the latest on the attack from new orleans which killed 1a people on new year's day. in the last hour, the white house has confirmed president biden will visit the city on monday. it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack

the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, said it was a new golden age for america. day after he pardoned more than 20 protesters convicted of crimes around abortion clinics. he promised to protect what he called the gains made in his first administration — which oversaw the reversal of a nationwide right to an abortion. hello to everyone at the march for life. it is a pleasure to speak to you from the beautiful 0val speak to you from the beautiful oval office. that is where we are right now, the magnificent 0val are right now, the magnificent oval office and thank you for turning out once again to show your extraordinary love and compassion for the unborn. 0n the first anniversary of the disaster risk ruling known as ruby wade. 0n the first anniversary of the disastrous ruling known as roe v wade. that unconstitutional decision took power away from the states and voters, kicking a 50 years of division and anger. it has been a contentious issue for decades and the supreme court has played key role. these rallies happen every year but it is given extra significance fo

that well as the republican house speaker mike johnson that this aid speaker mikejohnson that this aidprecedented historically in the united states. federal disaster relief aid has not come with any kind of conditions, so now trump has seen the devastation first hand he is going back to dc and next we will see what kind of conditions if any he would like to put on it. conditions if any he would like to put on it— to put on it. the politics here is a difficult _ to put on it. the politics here is a difficult one. _ to put on it. the politics here is a difficult one. president i is a difficult one. president trump and the federal agencies versus in many ways the california governor and his agencies and resources. is a sense of who is around the table at these conversations and what different roles these people play? and what different roles these peeple play?— and what different roles these --eole -la ? ., people play? governor newsome and president _ people play? governor newsome and president trump _ people play? governor newsome and president trump have - people play? governor newsome

some of meeting with the house speaker mikejohnson, and the new senate leaderjohn thune.t's be clear, it is one thing signing bits of paper for the cameras, getting near unanimity from the wafer thin majority republicans have in the house — another challenge altogether. indeed so. they are hoping to hammer out the details here on how exactly they're expected to accomplish this ambitious legislative agenda. shock and awe on monday, but the question now is how do you pay for all that, and in what order? donald trump is in favour "one big, beautiful bill", that would include all his spending plans for the border, for his tax cuts, for the debt ceiling, and much, much more besides. let's bring in gary o'donoghue. good to see you. did we get a sense from donald trump on how they plan to pursue that agenda?— they plan to pursue that aaenda? ~ ,�* , agenda? well, they're very different — agenda? well, they're very different -- _ agenda? well, they're very different -- there - agenda? well, they're very different -- there are - different —— there are various different —— there ar

speaking after the event, the house speaker mikejohnson said illegal immigration would be a priority president. there will be lots of executive order action on the border as well, and a lot of attention paid to that and we will be passing border legislation here one way or the other. the question is whether we use reconciliation as the strategy to do that. but stay tuned, it is going to be exciting time here. you're going to see a lot of activity and we are very much ready... crosstalk. some breaking news in the last hour. a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck close to tibet's border with nepal, according to china's earthwuake monitoring agency. the quake damaged buildings in the tibetan city of shigatse, sending people running into the streets. the tibet earthquake bureau is still in the process of verifying the number of casualties and is despatching rescue teams to affected areas. social media posts show collapsing buildings and there have been several strong aftershocks. this is a remote region in the mount everest national nature reserve and temperatures are well below

applause trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position. hello.ck in new orleans on new year's day. he's been named as 31—year—old edward pettifer from chelsea in london. the coroner said he died of injuries caused by blunt force. his family issued a statement, saying they were: an american college football player, an aspiring nurse, and a mother of a four—year old are among the other people who were killed when a car mowed down party—goers in the city's french quarter. 1a people died and dozens were injured. authorities say the man behind the attack — shamsud—dinjabbar — placed explosive devices near the area before driving a truck into the crowd. the fbi says the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state.

speaking after the event, the house speaker mikejohnson said illegal immigration would be a prioritytion on the border and we will be passing legislation one—way of the other foot of the question is whether we use reconciliation as a strategy to do that. stay to to be excited, it�*s an exciting time, you can see a lot of activity and we�*re very much ready. around 60 million ameicans are under severe weather alerts, as a winter storm sweeps through the east coast — bringing heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. as many as five deaths have reportedly been connected to the dangerous storm. seven states — including kentucky, virginia, maryland and kansas — have declared a state of emergency. in the worst—hit state of kansas, authorities have closed two major interstate highways. the storm has also disrupted flight travel across the east coast, with more than fifteen hundred cancelled due to heavy snowfall. here in washington, the national weather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snowfall. forcasters say a polar vortex — an area of cold air that circulates around

applause and in his maiden speech mikejohnson thanked members of congress for re—electing him. and we recognise that a strong america is good for the entire world, and everybody around the globe knows that. that's right. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. one darts reporter wrote that in the future... the sport will have been split into two eras. pre luke littler... and post luke littler. the 17 year old's impression on darts... and his influence in growing it now includes a first world title won by beating the three time champion michael van gerwen in the final at london's alexandra palace. having fallen at the final hurdle in his extraordinary breakthrough tournament a year ago this result never appeared to be in doubt. he raced to a 4—0 lead with seven needed for the win... and despite eventually getting three sets of his own van gerwen wasn't really threatening a comeback. the dutchman was the previous youngest champion when he won the first of his world titles in 2014 at the age of 24 it's been crazy. i said previously, just looking up at all the k

and speaker of the house republican mikejohnson describing him as an extraordinary man, saying he knewt waste. vice resident kamala harris paid tribute tojimmy carter's record in office. she talked about the environmental legislation that he passed, he doubled the size of america's national parks. she also talked about the people of color that he'd appointed to the federal bench is said more than any all her predecessors combined, he appointed black people to the federal bench for that and indeed five times as many women. she also paid tribute to his work on the international stage, the formalization of diplomatic relations with china and of course at historic camp david peace deal between israel and egypt, ending their various wars that they had had over the decades after the second world war. some warm words here at the capitol a very formal setting of course. and now after the dignitaries and members of congress have had the chance the public will get their chance to pay tribute for them it's very cold here in washington, very icy, very difficult conditions but they are expecting li

just explain more why mikejohnson's positions looking perilous.johnson's positions looking perilous.— looking perilous. i think this all comes— looking perilous. i think this all comes down _ looking perilous. i think this all comes down to _ looking perilous. i think this all comes down to electoral| all comes down to electoral maths. the republicans hold a razor thin majority and house of representatives, as you say can and what that means is a scenario where mikejohnson can afford to lose ioo% around the building. if you loses two, he won't hold onto the speakership, and he probably has got is there is already one congressman, thomas massey, who has said, hell or high what he is going to vote against mike johnson. that puts them in a very perilous position. there has been public posturing and behind—the—scenes wrangling to try to sew up those votes ahead of this vote in about an hour's time because of the really, the last thing the republicans want is what happened last time there was a vote for the previous speaker, mccarthy, haven't mccarthy,

all eyes on mikejohnson ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote.ll hands on deck to secure his fate as speaker of the house. but will trump's backing be enough to persuade them? reporting that police in seoul korea are en route to execute an arrest warrant against the south korean president. hundreds of people outside of the presidential residence and we knew ahead of this that an arrest warrant had been issued for president yoon suk yeol which had to be executed in the next 2&48 hrs in reuters reporting that police are en route to the presidential palace and clearly, his presumably opponents, although he has some supporters, president yoon but those who are waiting outside of the presidential residence in presumably are encouraging the authorities to make that arrest. will keep an eye on that and will bring news on that and will bring news on that as we get to it. the president—elect donald trump says he is willing to make calls to lawmakers tomorrow to drum up support for mikejohnson, should he be at risk of losing his place as speaker in friday'

this is bbc news. for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position after two last—minuteote in his hush money trials but signals he won't impose prison time on the president—elect. and president biden will visit new orleans on monday, following an attack on new year's day that killed hello. i'm helena humphrey. republican congressman mikejohnson is re—elected as speaker of the us house of representatives. he will lead the 119th us congress, sworn in friday with the smallest republican majority in nearly a century. because of that narrow majority, mrjohnson could only afford to lose one republican vote for the speakership. he nearly fell short in a first round of voting when three republicans chose members other thanjohnson. but after a closed—door meeting, two switched their vote tojohnson, leading to this moment on the house floor. the honourable mike johnson the honourable mikejohnson is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th time. 218 votes were needed for mrjohnson to win the speakership. 218 is the number he received. some hard—right repub

mikejohnson re—elected as us speaker of the house.ot entirely smooth sailing. 50 what does todays stand—off with the hardliners tell us about his task in the months ahead? also tonight — a cold arctic blast is sweeping into the uk, we'll have the latest from the bbc weather team. and, we are deep into the final at the world darts championships, can luke littler secure his first title? amber warnings for snow and ice have been issued for large areas of england and wales bringing some "hazardous" travel conditions this weekend. the warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales from 6pm tomorrow until midnight on sunday. up to 30cm of snowfall is expected in some places and temperatures could fall as low as minus ten degrees. here's danny savage. at england's highest pub, they know a thing or two about preparing for winter weather. people love, like, as soon as they know there's a weather warning at tan hill, like, they want to come up, they want to be snowed in because they heard about when it happened last time. this

in other l news there is a new speaker of the house, mikejohnson.sed for him. , . , room dealing to get that passed for him. , ., ., ., for him. trump was on the gold calls - my _ for him. trump was on the gold calls - my golf _ for him. trump was on the gold calls - my golf course - for him. trump was on the gold calls - my golf course today - calls — my golf course today and had to make some phone calls to some of those holdout members of congress who are trying to get some horse trading. they wanted to get their 15 minutes of fame, not many people it had heard of these representatives before but now they know their names. and i think thatjohnson faces one of the most difficultjobs in washington because he has a very tight majority in the house. he has some insurgents in his midst and a mercurial president, donald trump who both want to cut spending and also has said that we cannot touch social security or medicare which is where most of the government money goes, especially with all those baby boomers retiring. and then you have elon musk was ver

mikejohnson, the speaker, the new committee constitution committee that is because donald trump wantsnge. still these four years.- still these four years. but he does not _ still these four years. but he does not end _ still these four years. but he does not end for— still these four years. but he does not end for the - still these four years. but he does not end for the capitoll does not end for the capitol hill police and there they were the inauguration defending and protecting many of the same senators who had to run for cover that senators who had to run for cover tha— senators who had to run for cover that. yes - senators who had to run for cover that day. yes and we heard from _ cover that day. yes and we heard from some - cover that day. yes and we heard from some of - cover that day. yes and we heard from some of those capitol police officers and about their outrage and concern or alarm or dismay— or alarm or dismay about what is happened — or alarm or dismay about what is happened and _ or alarm or dismay about what is happened and those - or alarm or dismay about what is ha

the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, said it is a new golden age for america — echoing donald trump'sand donald trump himself sent a video message from the white house, he promised to protect what he called the �*gains�* made in his first administration. that's a reference to the reversal of a nationwide right to an abortion. hello to everyone at the march for life. it is a pleasure to speak to you from the beautiful 0val speak to you from the beautiful oval office, that is where we are right now, the magnificent 0val are right now, the magnificent oval office and thank you for turning up once again to show your extraordinary love and compassion for the unborn. 0n the first anniversary of the disastrous ruling known as roe v wade. that unconstitutional decision took power away from the states and voters, kicking a 50 years of division and angen and in the last hour president trump has taken actions to limit us government funding for abortions and other reproductive healthcare. he signed a memorandum to reinstate a policy which bans global health aid for foreign organizations that prov

the republican congressman mikejohnson has narrowly won re—election to the most powerful seat in thentatives. mrjohnson was donald trump's pick for house speaker but in a tense first round of voting, three fellow republicans cast ballots for someone else. at the very last minute, two of them switched their votes to support him, just before the gavel went down. let's take a listen. house will be in order. mr norman, johnson. mr self, johnson. applause and in his maiden speech, he thanked members of congress for re—electing him. today, my friends, our nation is the envy of the world. why? because we have been marked by a spirit and a people who are explicitly that. we are explicitly american. we do not try to be like other nations we recognise that a strong america is good for the entire world and everybody around the globe knows that. that's right. 0ur north america correspondent rowan bridge sent this update from washington. this is always going to be a day of high drama. at first it seemed that —— johnson was going to sail through their weights and then his critics riding against th

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