countdown to britain s first ever space launch. we are going to be live in cornwall, where the mission is taking off. let s start in brazil. security forces there have detained over 1,000 people after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings. this was the scene in brasilia the capital on sunday. thousands of demonstrators were involved. in the last few hours, brazilian authorities have issued a statement branding the riots terrorist acts of vandalism by criminals and coup plotters . and we ve also heard from brazil s president lula. translation: all those people who did this will be found and punished. they will realise that democracy guarantees the right to freedom and free speech, but it also demands that people respect the institutions created to strengthen democracy. let s take a step back and look at how we got here. in october last year, we saw a bitter electoral campaign between the incumbent jair bolsonaro and lula. and lul
that campaigns for equal representation in american politics. hello welcome to the programme. so here we are, election day 2022. post pandemic, postjanuary 6, the first real test of american democracy since that bitterly disputed election two years ago. the polls on the east coast start closing in two hours time. i hope you willjoin katty and i for our special programme through the night as we try and make sense of it all. these mid terms don t always attract the same attention as a presidential election, but early voting broke all records and it does feel more important. there are election deniers on the ballot, candidates refusing to say whether they will accept the results. this will set the stage for 202a. and if democrats lose control of the house or the senate tonight, joe bidens agenda will stall. in the end it will come down to turnout, it always does, and last night the two sides made their last appeal. today we face an inflection point, one of those moments that co
tomorrow. the house voting to adjourn until noon. apparently that is congressional time as opposed to 9: 00am. and it just barely got the votes to even do that tomorrow, giving kevin mccarthy a few hours to try to make a last ditch deal that would give him the speakership. i think it is probably best that people work through somemo. i don t think voting for it tonight i think voting in the future will. do you have a deal with those guys right now? we made a lot of progress. he says he is making a lot of progress. our reporting indicates that some members may actually be moving in mccarthy s direction, which may be a bit of a break in the clouds for him. but there is no doubt the horse trading will go well into the night. it has been a long and chaotic, and frankly embarrassing display so far. there were three votes yesterday, three more votes earlier today. no member elect, having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast a speaker has not been elected
britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. the news was confirmed in a statement from the palace at 6.30pm, after the queen s four children including the new king, charles iii had travelled to balmoral. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring you the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace, and across the commonwealth. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. these photos, the record of her last official engagement bringing to an end seven decades of service. yesterday afternoon at aberdeen airport, several senior members of the r
institution. he s not alone. kevin mccarthy is now agreeing to major concessions overnight as he tries to appease the group of gop hard liners who are standing between kevin mccarthy and the speakers gavel. we have an update this morning on damar hamlin still in critical condition but showing signs of improvement. we ll talk to his close friend, indianapolis colts safety rookie robby tomlin who just visited him. first to the speaker drama on capitol hill set to continue for day three as republican leader kevin mccarthy is seeking the job but apparently no closer to it after two days, six votes in which he has failed to secure the 218 votes needed to become sp speaker. the stalemate has rendered the house of representatives useless. no business can be conducted until a speaker is elected. mccarthy insists he is making progress, giving concessions to the 20 hard liners. the question is will it be enough. right now mccarthy does not appear anywhere ready to give up the fi