fighters in afghanistan. hello and welcome to bbc news. the republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, he s failed 13 times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. it comes on the second anniversary of the january the 6th 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 mark
and the teacher, and then a round was fired. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. and prince harry faces a backlash from former prince harry faces a backlash from former members of the military over his account of killing taliban fighters in afghanistan. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their cou
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. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 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 of
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 matter of days. there was a heated exchange on the floor of the chamber when mr mccarthy confronted one of the rebels, matt gaetz, who has repeatedly blocked his election. a 15th vote is now under way. david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. david, some extraordinary scenes on capitol hill. tell us what you saw from your perspective. what you
[screaming] help. jesse: that s what the office of every democratic candidate and strategist across the country looks like right now. d.c. insider mark hall who is one of the most plugged in people in politics says democrats he is speaking to are in a living nightmare. they finally see the massive wave surging toward them and they admit there is nothing they can do about it. democrats say their private polls are showing worse numbers than the public polls. and the public polls are juiced left. you know this is bad. voters are giving democrat door knockers the middle finger as soon as they step on the front porch. black pass pastors say there iso enthusiasm in their community. voters are chanting let s go brandon when canvassers knock on their doors and even never trump suburban moms cannot wait for vote for kari lake and tudor dixon in michigan and lee zeldin in new york. democrats frying to plug holes in blue states like oregon, colorado, new york, and california. that s n