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we begin in sri lanka where gotabaya rajapaksa has sent a letter formally handing over power to his prime minister, but stopping short of a resignation. our correspondent is in colombo with the latest development. we just had a statement from the office of president gotabaya rajapaksa, somebody that the protesters behind me, they have spent months camping out here in the centre of colombo, desperate for president gotabaya rajapaksa to resign and they blame him for this countrys economi...

contempt of congress charges were politically motivated. proceedings began after the judge denied a defense request for a delay. last week he rejected executive privilege leading one defense attorney to ask, whats the point of going to trial if there are no defenses, to which the judge replied, agreed. this is the same steve bannon who promised as he made his first court appearance to make this the misdemeanor from hell. the same steve bannon who as he recently offered to appear live b...

rise in hate crimes to asian americans. you dont have to look to history to see racism. just watch the news. but the question is are we really ready to do the work it takes to make america the equitable place it is meant to be? ah, the first episode of the united shades of america. such an innocent time. i hear it all the time. youre the kkk. why would you do that? america doesnt have a problem with racism anymore. youre right. its gotten way worse. and that was all before covid- 19....

put himself above the law. the defense suggesting that to contempt of congress charges against him were politically motivated. proceedings began today after the judge in the case, carl nichols, who is a trump appointee, denied a defense request for a month long delay. you will recall that last week he rejected the number of defenses, including bannons claim of executive privilege, leaving one ban a defense attorney to ask -- and these are his words -- whats the point of going to trial ...

im rebecca jones. law officials recommend that taking a photo down a womans top without her consent — known as "downblousing" — should be made illegal in england and wales. in the us, prosecutors say the man charged with killing seven people at an independence day parade in chicago, has confessed to the mass shooting. welcome to bbc news, live from downing street. minister, borisjohnson, as his whole party it seems is ranged agains him. in the last few minutes, nadhim zahawi, a lon...

ijust want i just want to sum ijust want to sum up i just want to sum up where we are. welcoming all our viewers in the uk and around the world. it has been confirmed that borisjohnson will resign, afterfacing criticism from the cabinet, from ministerial ranks, from backbench mps, a wave of protest, concerns that he was perhaps threatening even the unwritten constitution by staying on, despite having lost the confidence of the conservative party and no longer able to command parliament...

hearings. and there are big developments tonight on that front. youll also hear from former trump white house press secretary stephanie grisham. she, like mulvaney, resigned from her administration post on the day our capitol came under attacked. stay tuned for both of them. the select committee, meanwhile, apparently just finalized plans for what could be its most critical testimony yet. our sources say the committee struck a deal for a closed door, recorded interview with former wh...

reportedly involved federal agents spending most of the day at mar-a-lago was related to classified information that trump took with him when he departed the white house in january of 2021. an attorney for the former guy told nbc news that trump and his team had been, quote, cooperative with fbi and doj officials every step of the way, unquote, but then added that the bureau, quote, did conduct an unannounced raid and seized paper. "the new york times" reports that it wasnt the first t...

taxes and climate while republicans continue their streak of voting against things that voters overwhelmingly support, like putting cap on insulin prices. also tonight, the madness of the republican party, its not just cpac. theres also the new reporting about trump asking his top military leaders why they couldnt be more like german generals, you know, loo from nazi times. plus, stunning allegations of voting machine tampering against the republican running to be michigans attorney ge...

cnn tonight, there is so much news on the multiple ongoing investigations into donald trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. he will spend the whole hour unpacking it all this evening. we have not one but two former trump white house insiders who are going to help us do it tonight. in a moment you will hear from former trump acting chief of staff nick mulvaney. his message for some of his fellow republicans, pay attention. to the january 6 hearings. and big developments tonight ...