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good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will speak this afternoon about the federal government's coordination with leaders in georgia, south carolina and, of course, hurricane ravaged florida. we expect to hear from ron desantis later this hour. let's begin with nbc's kathy park in charleston, south carolina. residents are used to flooding in that historic district. this looks like it's going to be an unprecedented event. >> reporter: yeah. good afternoon. that's absolutely right. hurricane ian is still barrelling this way. we are getting slammed with t...

i'm at the home and studio of one of sri lanka's most influential artists and activists, jagath weerasinghe. can sri lankans put behind them their bloody past and forge a new and united future? jagath weerasinghe, welcome to hardtalk. i'm happy to be here. sitting here in your home, which is also your studio, i wonder how far you've been influenced as both an artist and an archaeologist by sri lanka's past? i'm totally influenced by that. i'm totally, yes. everything i do has something to do with the past of sri lanka and the idea of the past, that we keep performing in the present. ...

have been killed. a metre of fresh snow has fallen, and many areas remain under threat of flooding. president biden has declared a state of emergency, freeing federal aid for the state. those are our top story this hour. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zainab badawi. i'm just outside colombo, the capital of sri lanka. this beautiful island nation has been plunged into its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years. it led to widespread protests and forced the resignation of the president last year. and all this after a long—running civil war...

house to capitol hill with the collision of two historic and deeply connected events. the first, the ongoing crisis over the house speakership still unfolding in the house at this moment, which just voted to adjourn until 10:00 pm tonight after 13 votes took pl. and the speaker was still not elected pickett is something that has not happened in american politics in 164 years. since before the civil war. the second event, the anniversary of the january 6 insurrection. the worst attack on the united its capital in centuries. the commemoration today took place at the white house where p...

been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here's our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard fr...