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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn't been able to secure enough support from his own party — a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it's the first time in 1000 years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. 0ur correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the si...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it's great to have you with us. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn't been able to secure enough support from his own party. a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it's the first time in a hundred years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. our correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the significance of th...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn't been able to secure enough support from his own party. a group of right—wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it's the first time in 100 years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. the heart of us government deadloc...

sports. hello and welcome. we begin in washington where the us house of representatives has adjourned in disarray after three failed attempts to elect the republican kevin mccarthy as speaker. it's the first time in a century the procedure has a small number of hardline republicans are refusing to support mr mccarthy. nothing can go ahead in the house until a new speaker is elected. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the story. the heart of us government deadlocked because its members can't agree on who will be the next speaker. the house of representatives is meeting fo...

russia blames a ukrainian rocket strike that killed dozens of servicemen on russian troops using their mobile phones. for the first time in a century, the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. and a mountain and a ski—lift, but where's the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe's winter sports. and coming up this hour, has the pandemic changing our working habits for good? the people turning their backs on city life in favour of the zoom towns. a 30—hour wait for an ambulance and 12 hours sitting outside a&e — more distressing...