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Welcome to bbc news. im anjana gadgil. our top stories: signs that the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end — frontrunner kevin mccarthy appears to be making headway. i think you saw we made some very good progress. well come back tonight. and i believe at that time, well have the votes to finish this once and for all. a six—year—old boy has shot his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. the ...

This is bbc news. our top stories: could the historic deadlock in the us house of representatives be coming to an end? these are live shots of the house chamber. frontrunner kevin mccarthy awaits the results of a 14th vote. a six—year—old boy has shot his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. the individual is a six—year—old student. he is right now in police custody as we are working out the best way through our partners and diffe...

Cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speakers clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought wed get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected... a speaker has ...

Kevin mccarthy, says hes confident hell win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far hes failed 13 times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours, with mr mccarthyjust a handful of votes short of victory. hes been repeatedly blocked by about 20 hard—line conservatives within his own party, but more than a dozen now say theyll back mr mccarthy. this is where we say to goodbye to viewers around the w...

Thatis washington inside beltway drama that is playing out in ordinary americans of other things to worry about the cost of living crisis and im talking to you from california at the moment with their huge storms passing across the state in torrential rain anything thats occupying the minds of people here. indeed and rightly so. thank you for keeping us up—to—date on that story and to stay safe and that storm and lots more on the bbc website on that story that peter was reporting on, includi...

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 his own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in novembers midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary odonog...

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He is giving the wrong impression when he makes those comments. its not how the british army sees things. the senior republican, kevin mccarthy, says hes confident hell win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, hes failed thirteen times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. the latest session, which comes on the second anniversary of the january sixth attack on the us capitol, has been adjourned for several hours. but mr mccarthy is just a handful ...

New memoir out next week. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its 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...

Trying to derail proceedings. the republicans took control of the house in novembers mid elections. but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary odonoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasnt 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...