been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can t function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. without a speaker the chamber is unable to swear in members, fill vital committee roles or adopt rules for passing legislation. let s speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. what has just happened, what is going on? good question. another rollercoaster david the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevi
them he frankly can t even meet because he doesn t have the authority to do so, despite the speaker s decision being all powerful. speaker s decision being all-powerful. speaker s decision being all- powerful. speaker s decision being all-owerful. ~ ., , , all-powerful. who blinks first in our all-powerful. who blinks first in your opinion? all-powerful. who blinks first in your opinion? - all-powerful. who blinks first in your opinion? - same - in your opinion? - same politics. in your opinion? - same politics, and in your opinion? - same politics, and we - in your opinion? - same politics, and we are - in your opinion? - same l politics, and we are asked in your opinion? - same - politics, and we are asked to make predictions, if i were of that type, i would be in the betting business, but i m not so tonight i would say this, i am saddened that it seems like there is no movement, there are some voices but i m hearing tonight some rumours on capitol hill that there are more c