House of representatives is hereby declared vacant. And with that, Kevin Mccarthys nine month term as speaker was over. The final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. He didnt hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. Look, you all know matt gaetz. You know, it was personal. It had nothing to do about spending. The unprecedented removal of the speaker has Left Congress in chaos. So much so, theyve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. One rebel, though, was unrepentant. This was the right call. The American People deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. They need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and wont go back on their word. With republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. It does worry me. And.
In patiala here and elsewhere within the country. Really, really lovely to hear and lovely to see. Were just seeing as youre stood there, samira, some pictures of the young girls playing. And and of course, we all know cricket runs deep in india when it comes to the world cup, is it going to be Cricket Mania . Well, i think its going to be Cricket Mania for a few reasons. One, cricket isntjust a game here. Its notjust a sport. Its almost treated like a religion. The fans are quite exuberant when it comes to their teams. Now, there is f course, the Big Thing Of India being the favourite to possibly win the world cup this year. And even one of the captains of the Indian Cricket Team was asked about this and decided to be demure about that kind of answer, not to jinx it. But whats important to note is that, yes, mens cricket is going to be here on the global stage, but womens cricket has really taken off in terms of mainstream interest. Earlier this year, india had created a womens profes
Companies to show the gap between the boss and workers pay. Critics say thats not enough. The Eu Commission boss slaps down the governments latest brexit proposals. Running rings around saturn why the last days of the Cassini Mission could yield a wealth of scientific information. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news the west indies are chasing a famous win on the final day of the second test at headingley. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Japans Prime Minister says his country is facing an unprecedented threat, after north korea fired a missile over its territory. The missile was fired eastward from pyongyang at six in the morning local time. It potentially has the power to carry a nuclear warhead, and it fell into the North Pacific ocean, 700 miles off the japanese coast. In a moment well look at the International Communitys options, but first Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. Siren this is how people in northern japan were awoken atjust after six this morn
Pool in north devon. And its war at Waterloo Station, in london, as signalling problems caused delays for commuters, for commuters, on the very day it fully reopened after a month of engineering works. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President donald trump has arrived in texas to assess the damage caused by storm harvey, as floodwaters across the state continue to rise. In houston, more than 30,000 thousand people have been forced from their homes due to the Tropical Storm, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. The rain has been falling since last friday. Some places have seen more than a meter of rain. The greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwaters rising in several rivers. A major dam to the west of houston has begun overflowing as harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. Engineers have tried to prevent nearby communities from being inundated by releasing some of the water held by addicks dam. Around 160 kilometers west of houston is the Small Commun
We start in texas where President Trump has arrived to assess the damage left in the wake of hurricane, now Tropical Storm, harvey. This update has just reached us, from a Global Chemical company, they said they are evacuating remaining workers from their Chemical Plant in south east texas amidst the risk of an explosion. The storm continues to wreak havoc. Our north america correspondent, james cook, is there. In the chaos, some order, at last. The boats have come from all over the United States, and not a moment too soon. Its ok the operation was fast and smooth. Police, soldiers and civilians all working together. Were trying to get to a safe and dry place. Hows the baby . Hes fine, just scared. Are you scared . Just a little bit. From above, they can see the problem, and its a big one. A reservoir a few blocks away is overflowing. It was built 80 years ago to protect the young city of houston, but no one then imagined this. The pool of the reservoir is still rising, so flooding is