paralysis continues in the us congress, the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, appears to have failed in his 11th bid to get elected speaker, extending the government deadlock into a third day. a small group of right wingers within his own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. an eleventh vote is now underway. the republicans took control of the house in november s midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. in the total number of votes cast is 434. ., ., ~:: , ., , is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was before is 434. in more than 160 years, and that was before the - and that was before the american civil war. now, and that was before the american civilwar. now, into and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remain
new memoir out next week. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. paralysis continues in the us congress the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, appears to have failed in his 11th bid to get elected speaker, extending the government deadlock into a third day. the house is now voting on whether to adjourn the session. you are looking at live pictures right now in the scenes inside the room where a small group of right wingers in kevin mccarthy s own party is trying to derail proceedings. the republicans took control of the house in november s mid elections. but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn t taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican lead
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. paralysis continues in the us congress the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has failed in his 11th attempt to get elected speaker of the house. the session has now been adjourned and voting will continue on friday. a small group within kevin mccarthy s own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in november s midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn t taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now, into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican leader still unable to get enough votes within his own party but nor can anyone else. we are just going to keep working until we solve it. or maybe not. a speaker has not been elected. and
been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in november s midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn t taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican leader still unable to get enough votes within his own party, but nor can anyone else. we are just going to keep working until we solve it. or maybe not. a speaker has not been elected. the speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. and while there s no speaker, the house can t do a thing no committees, no legislation, no rules. a chamber utterly paralysed and locked into a seemingly endless loop. well, it s groundhog day. democrats who have voted for their leader solidly on every ballot have been quietly enjoying the spectacle. som
tonight at ten, sensational claims from behind palace walls. akron mainly, violence and arguments detailed in prince harry s new memoir. from a physical bust up with prince william over meghan, to claims of drug taking, the book is deeply personal about his relationship with the royal family and his brother. relationship with the royal family and his brother. there has always been this competition and his brother. there has always been this competition between i and his brother. there has alwaysl been this competition between us, weirdly. i think it plays into or was played by the heir and spare. extracts of the book have been leaked and it s gone on sale by mistake in spain. also tonight. confirmation that last year was to uk s hottest ever on record for the first time average temperatures were more than 10 celsius. the labour leader wants more powerfor more than 10 celsius. the labour leader wants more power for local communities, proposing a take back control bill if he