paralysis continues in the us congress, the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, appears to have failed in his 11th bid to get elected speaker, extending the government deadlock into a third day. a small group of right wingers within his own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. an eleventh vote is now underway. the republicans took control of the house in november s midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. in the total number of votes cast is 434. ., ., ~:: , ., , is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was before is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was before the - and that was before the american civil war. now, and that was before the american civilwar. now, into and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remain
support the will of the american people and keep a delusional, egocentric megalomaniac in power. for some trump loyalists who continue to believe and spread the big lie, the 2020 elections have never ended. unfortunately for them, the justice department has a very active investigation ongoing. it regards donald trump s coup, and in recent weeks, the justice department has issued about 40 subpoenas to current and former trump associates, ranging from low level aides to high ranking senior members of the trump administration. they are seeking a vast trove of information, including communications among more than 100 people, suggesting that the doj is conducting a massive and intensifying criminal investigation. that investigation isn t just about one thing, either. rather, it s about a complex web of transgressions, including criminal activity involving the multitude of people. it involves the fake elector scheme to deny the joe biden won the election and half a dozen states. it
who is the sort of the eminence grise behind all of this, this victory, this somehow idyllic americana that doesn t exist and isn t real. and here s the thing it s basically the stepford wives. the difference is the stepford wives at the beginning of the stepford wives, you think, ok, this, you know, what? is there something off kilter? you can t quite figure what s wrong with it. in the case of this from the beginning, it is absolutely clear that this is an artificial world, that none of this can be what it seems, that somehow, they re in a bubble or an illusion. now, florence pugh works wonders making the character of alice engage you so that even though she s in this completely artificial environment, you believe in her character and you engage with her character. harry styles, he s fine. there ve been some sort of cruel things said about his performance. it s ok. it s staggeringly unremarkable. the problem is that you very quickly figure out there s one of a number of p
after leaving the village, which they re not allowed to do, and going out into the desert and encountering something. and alice starts to think, hang on a minute, this isn t what it seems. there s a conspiracy going on here. here s a clip. violet, where did you meet bill? we met on a train. to boston. yeah. yes, you dropped your ticket and you bent down, picked it up, gave it to you, right? that is, yeah. that s how margaret met ted. and peg, am i right in thinking that that s how debbie mcintyre met her husband? yes, lam. that s how they met. yes, that s true. i m jealous. honestly, it s such a sweet story. isn t that funny? that s incredible. there are so many different stories that were told. we re told what we remember, until we try to remember things that they want us to forget. ..like margaret. alice. no, jack. it s ok. i m curious to hear where she s going with this. - frank is doing something to us. so frank, played by chris pine, who is the sort of the eminence gri