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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. sri lankas president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country amid mass protests over its economic crisis, and landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. president r...

his formal resignation is expected to be announced at some point today. the bbc understands the presidents military jet has landed in male, the capital of the maldives. he had been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from colombo. many sri lankans feel that leaving is their only option, in a crisis defined by endless waits. hundreds queue for passports. a chance to leave their troubled homeland ...

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problems waiting for him on the rise and by this presidency and battered by bad news on pretty much every key issue today. the president giving back to the one thing americans trust him on and that is fighting the virus. the biden administration response to the pandemic taking a shot at guests who? donald trump. >> you should consider wearing a mask when in a crowded indoor place. unfortunately, this covid is still with us as it has been for two and a half years but the fight against c...

case. and the long overdue honor for a 102-year-old world war ii veteran. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the department of justice and attorney general merrick garland to provide what could be the next act in this american, legal, political, and constitutional dra...

again hinted at a 2024 presidential campaign. and on capitol hill, congress is up against the clock. lawmakers have a lot they want to get done before their summer break. ♪♪ good morning. welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, july 27th. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. well begin with the latest in the justice departments investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. four people familiar with the matter tell "the washington post" that federal ...

gathering outside today trump tower and this is a day after federal judge unsealed the court papers and read the request of the justice department with the approval of the former president, the rent the properties receipt raising questions about the record siege and whether the agency couldve taken a less drastic step to recover them and team coverage ahead, live near model lago and live in washington an update on the justice department and former federal prosecutor, children of with a...

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These are the victims of crime who keep getting out perpetrating more criminal acts and you allow them to come out and make them personally response sick for death and destruction of peoples property. merrick garland was asked about this yesterday he sees a problem but not a crisis. >> they are concerned about their safety, make sure that law enforcement is up to the task. is rising crime a crisis in this country? >> look, i think violent crime, as a matter of considerable concern for the countr...

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