so much happening. very thank you for joining us very amateur hour is the focus of knight s ankle. in small community, there fred showed up in full gear, they even brought an armored vehicle to take into custody alone scrawny 21 -year-old air force national guardsmen? today the justice department investigate into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information. he is an employee of the united states air force national guard. we will share more information at the appropriate time. actually, the appropriate time is now, so the angle will share more information and provide some much-needed context . let s understand what the biden administration is trying to do here. it is somehow trying to turn on of the worst intelligence breaches in the past two decade into a political win for themselves. let s debunk this and explain it . today they hope to win competency points by the fact that they moved so quickly to arrest big deal,
in the nineteen nineties during a visit to nasa, sheila jackson lee demanded to see the flag that astronauts had planted on mars when gently informed that no human being has ever been to mars because it s very far away. lee flew into a rage. she accused nasa of racism and pointed out her membership on the , quote, science committee in congress and so on . we could spend the entire hour on sheila jackson lee stories, and it s tempting. on capitol hill, she s known as the queen and not in a good way. but what s interesting is that nobody ever talks about the congress district that sheila jackson lee supposedly represents. it s mostly inner city houston, and it could use some help. lee s district has a poverty rate almost twice the national average for all the usual markers of civilizational decline, high crime, bad schools, low social cohesion, drugs. now, lee has, quote, served in congress for nearly 30 years. but it s hard to think of a single thing she has ever done
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where 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. 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. honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. no persons have received a 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 significanc
the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as a mother, i m really worried with the cost of living, with everything. good afternoon once again from downing street on the day a new prime minister is installed at number 10, succeeding borisjonhnson, who left office this morning. liz truss the new conservative leader elected yesterday saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today and accepted the invitation to form a government. she s expected to give her first address as prime minister here in downing street