are among four people to die in a helicopter crash on australia s gold coast three others are critically injured. brazil s new presidentjoins thousands of mourners paying their respects to football legend pele at the santos stadium. and coming up, we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. that afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. downing street has admitted that the nhs is facing an unprecedented challenge but insists the government is doing everything possible to ease pressure. senior doctors have spoken of the unsustainable pressure facing the nhs with some a&es described as being in a complete state of crisis . labour criticised the government s management of the health service, while the liberal democrats called for parliament to be recalled early. here s our health correspondent katharine da costa. receiving. this isn t the first
tonight with the context, ron christie former adviser to george w bush and ayesha hazarika journalist and former labour adviser. welcome to the programme. it s the first day of the new us congress and it s already one full of drama. the new us congress and it s after the swearing in of the new members, the new house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle, choosing a new speaker of the house. we ve already had rounds of votes. the latest kevin mccarthy received. short of the 218 majority. this is the scene live in the house now another round of voting is under way. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected, so this could go on for hours or perhaps even days until someone is chosen. we ll go live to our correspondent will grant on capitol hill for us in a moment. but first, let s rewind back to the days and weeks before the midterm elections. all the polls pointed to a resounding republican victory in the house, a red wave that would have meant today w
jomana, thank you very much. and, next, the young girl standing next to kim jong un. that is his daughter. and her standing here is very significant. there is now speculation swirling that she could be the next chosen one affecting world history. plus, we re hearing from a doctor tonight on the future of buffalo bills star damar hamlin who went into cardiac arrest, collapsing on the field. what you gon do? you ain t talkin bout nothin !
face-off in buffalo. hamlin is now out of the hospital but faces a long recovery after his cardiac arrest. but he is playing an important role in this weekend s game. cnn s sports anchor coy wire joins us live from buffalo with more. can t wait to see it this weekend. how will damar hamlin figure into the game? reporter: yeah, well, we shall see. we don t know if he ll be here or not. players are managing this mindset to head into a playoff game along with the emotions the last time the bills played the bengals and damar hamlin s long time friend and his rep told me this morning that while damar still requires oxygen, he gets winded easily and he has his heart monitored regularly and a lengthy recovery ahead of him. he remains positive and ready to overcome and players across the board, they say their spirits are lifted now that damar is back in the building. it is been good to see him. smile on a face and guys love