biden s plea deal. was it a sweetheart deal as republicans claim or was it tougher than what the average person would have received for the same offenses as biden supporters say. and her reaction? i m proud of my son. why would i let these people , 1 to 2% to be hitting me with questions all night? i don t think it s fair. and desperate hours for crews in the atlantic ocean as the five passengers inside that missing submersible approach the end of the supply and a new report uncovers major safety concerns around the company that will the craft. good day everyone. diplomatic flareup is breaking out between the white house and china, one day after the secretary of state had a historic meeting with president xi . biden has created a furor in beijing over the off-the- cuff remark , it was at an off- camera political fundraiser in california. biden called president xi a dictator and suggested the chinese leader was embarrassed because he did not know in advance that the
letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber starts right now. happy monday. hi, noig nicolle. thank you so much. the first vote of this new congress under this new speaker is slated for this hour. it s the rules package for the 118th congress. a rules vote is not typically coveraged but assist last week showed washington is not taking typical for granted under speaker kevin mccarthy, who begins the job in a diminished posture as it took 15 ballots over four days, or five if you count saturday at 12:00 a.m. to even get the votes from his own party. it s a public squabble we all witnessed. no speaker has had to go through anything like that since 1819. as we track the rules vote, we begin with something special i want to show you, if unusual bruising way we got here. a speaker has not been elected. this dramatic day that is not turning out remotely the way kevin mccarthy had hoped. a speaker has not baske
accidental shooting. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico s president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. the us republican kevin mccarthy has fallen agonisingly short in his latest attempt to be elected speaker of the house of representatives. he needed one more vote to secure victory, but has now failed 1a times, in a matter of days. there was a heated exchange on the floor of the chamber when mr mccarthy confronted one of the rebels, matt gaetz, who has repeatedly blocked his election. a 15th vote is now under way. david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. david, some extraordinary scenes on capitol hill. tell us what you saw from your perspective. what you
of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him, with a little help from a friend. i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote the doubt of whether he was there and he was all in. it was donald trump s supporters who were all in with the storming of the capitol two years ago to the day and that will overshadow kevin mccarthy s speakership. he will probably be the weakest speaker in the modern history of the country and he will be held hostage to these 2021 radical republicans. the divisions may be resolved for the moment, but the next two years will be a rocky ride for the new speaker, as he resides over
the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with this party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right o