next two years and congress, plus. extremism casting a long shadow over the republican party and will 2023 be the year democrats take on the judiciary? i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. good news, the house of representatives officially has a new speaker. in the early hours of the morning after four days and, yes, 15 rounds of voting, kevin mccarthy managed to drag himself across the finish line. earlier today, president biden released a statement congratulating the new speaker. pledging the work with mccarthy to deliver for the american people. white house republicans spent the week bickering excuse me, while house republicans spent the week bickering, biden was busy building bridges literally. on wednesday, the president traveled to kentucky to celebrate last year s bipartisan infrastructure. lot more than one billion dollars in funding from that bill will go to words repairs to repair the great spence bridge. biden stood alongside senate minority leader mitc
officials have warned of life threatening flooding. there have been gusts of up to 185km/h and reports of power outages on five of the islands. now on bbc news, the travel show: life in london is slowly returning to normal after the funeral of queen elizabeth on monday. parks are really turning to open after two weeks and flags are again at full mast but normal business is resuming. for king charles and the royal family it is time away to take some time away from the glare. in the peace and beauty of the countryside, king charles iii will escape the glare of the last week and he will be working here, viewing government papers and taking phone calls of condolences. across the uk, flags are now returning to full mast as national mourning is now over. the country adjusts to the new head of state. the grandeur and precision of the funeral yesterday was an intense experience for those directly involved. this lieutenant colonel, in the centre of the screen, lead the gun carriage pr
instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that is global question sri lanka, surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have got a panel from here enteral anchor
heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello properly to both in just a minute. we will say hello properly to both injusta minute. first, though, let s take a look at those actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti strike laws, the financial times leads with a warning from incoming boss of the tuc, paul nowak, who said unions will fight and make the government pay a high political price for such laws. the independent has gone with a striking image of the impact of recent russian bombardment in ukraine. they re also shining a light on striking chaos, with a warning that the uk could see a year of disruption if the government fails to negotiate. in contrast, the times leads with labour s vow to combat anti social behaviour as
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