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The president promised in 2016 he would eliminate? >> you know, if we're focused on impeachment and we do all these other things we're not focusing on the things that really matter. our national debt is one of our biggest risks to this nation. and we need to address that whether this president or the next. if we do not deal with our national debt, that debt will deal with this country in the form of austerity measures. we need to look at the things driving that. 70% of our spending is mandatory. meaning congress never weighs into this. in the budget fights. we only deal with discretionary spen...

The streets of not just beirut but many lebanese cities is that people from all across the sectarian spectrum are coming together. you don't see any political flags here in the demonstrations. they are all only lebanese flags. and people have come to the conclusion that this whole sectarian system of government is designed to divide them. and i think the unity that we're seeing here is sending a very clear message to the current rulers of lebanon and, in a sense, the entire elite, the 1% who have enriched themselves the last eight years. so they have sent a very clear message to the leaders of...

Hours now is often these kind of situations have been starting to a. child a child some fill in a very tense hong kong thanks so much. it's 11 now where for a 4th consecutive day thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the government's plans to deal with the country's mounting economic crisis of particular concern a new taxes and austerity measures announced by the government many ordinary lebanese blame the political elite and rampant corruption for their economic woes. they've come in their thousands thronging the streets of beirut protesters gather for a 4th day of demonstr...

In lebanon tens of thousands of people have converged on the streets of beirut for a 4th consecutive day demonstrates a state into the night waving flags and singing protesting against new taxes and austerity measures proposed by the government aimed at tackling the country's growing economic crisis that many lebanese blame the political elite for the poor state of the economy. and for more i'm joined by our correspondent in beirut basle thanks for joining us now this is being the false day of mass protests in lebanon what is it exactly that is driving people on to the streets like this the ma...

Violent street protest people were angry over austerity measures brought in to obtain a multi-billion dollar loan from the international monetary fund and the 2019 nobel prize for economics has been awarded to 3 researchers for their work to alleviate global poverty banner g s are due flow and michael kramer share the award. huge spanish judge has issued a new international warrant for the arrest of former cattle and president carlos pushed a month who fled to belgium to avoid persecution over the failed 2017 independence bit the warrant comes after the supreme court convicted 12 cattle and se...