greeted the crowds that have been gathering for the queen. he gave a very moving speech. he praised his mother s unswerving devotion and promised to carry on the life of service and duty that she had ascribed herself to. these are the very first words that he spoke as king. watch this. i speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. throughout her life, her majesty, the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration, an example to me and to all of my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example. queen elizabeth was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept and she s mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of life-long service, i renew to all today. alongside the personal grief that all of my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state in the commonwealth and across the w
good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, you re looking at a live image of the well of the house of representatives, the nation s capital, where they re set to reconvene out there about three and a half hours pm journey, when they do reconvene, they ll be setting about the business of electing a speaker of the house, for the 118th congress, something they have failed to do for the first time in 100 years. today, kevin mccarthy, the house leader of the republican party, long expected to be the next speaker, should republicans take the, house was put up for speaker, and failed to obtain the magical 218 votes threshold he needs to become speaker. he failed once, he felt twice, even three times. that s right, today, three more votes, three more failed votes for kevin mccarthy, which brings the total to six. and that s because he has a very narrow majority in a caucus of about 20, exactly 20, in the last few, votes republicans, who do not want to vote for kevin kathy, the spea
special live coverage remembering queen elizabeth ii. it is 3 am here on the, east coast 8 am in london, and britain sees a first sunrise without its beloved queen elizabeth the second who died at 96 yesterday after a seven year rain. today her son king charles the third now charged with taking over the monarchy. charles is expected back in london for souza government formalities in the next few hours to make his leadership official. his mother is being remembered today for her lifetime of service and dedication to duty. borders around the world are laying flowers and paying tribute to the queen, and reflecting on the shock of her son passing the queen really unifies everyone, and i feel everyone feels this moment, i don t know why. it is a tragic loss. the monarchy has gone through a lot, which is always seem to be above politics and chaos. and in paris, the eiffel tower s lights were turned off as a sign of respect and reverence. here in new york, in the empire stat
the 2022 congressional elections take their place i the history books right afte the 1934 congressional elections, because 2022 was th first time since 1934 that a first term president saw every senator in his party reelected every senator who is running in 1934, first term democratic placid and franklin roosevel sought every democratic senato running for election get reelected. president biden saw the same thing this year. and the democrats added a seat for their control of the senat when john fetterman one in pennsylvania, a very difficult state for democrats to win, as is arizona and georgia but, democratic senate candidates won in those states to for my race in arizona, i had support by republicans republican mayors and county supervisors, business leaders, law enforcement. you know, they ve come up to m frequently but also endorsed me republican mayors. because, you know, they re tired of what they ve seen ove the last, well, six years now. and they just want to ge thi
iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. hello, sorry, don t wish to be rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing