scientists hope to stem an expanding population. hello and welcome. we begin in sri lanka. president gotobaya rajapaksa of sri lanka has confirmed he will resign after having fled when crowds stormed his palace. it s not clear whether, as suggested, he will return to the country this week to formally quit. hundreds of protesters furious about corruption and economic mismanagement are still in the presidential house and grounds. they say they won t leave until mr rajapaska has gone. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from colombo. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily fortified, now a free for all. at president rajapaksa s private pool, we meet carpenter ruan chiminda, who s taking a dip, a mo
democracy and suppression of freedom of speech. you played the video and we heard those two gunshots ring out. earlier today around 11:30 a.m. local time, nhk reported that shinzo abe had been shot twice, once in the chest and according to the fire and disaster management agency, once in the neck. it happened while delivering a speech, a stump speech around 11:30 this morning local time in western japan about an hour and a half, two hours ago the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe s current condition. take a listen. translator: first of all in the morning today in noara, i received the news that shinzo abe is shot and in critical condition. i pray that he pulls through. reporter: he went on to call the shooting an unforgiveable act. nhk says the former prime minister was bleeding from his chest and in a state of cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital. witnesses say he was shot from behind, he didn t collapse after the first sh
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news. the biden ministration is releasing a newly declassified intelligence assessment, saying al-qaeda has not returned to afghanistan after the u.s. withdrawal it is no longer able to launch an attack from there. the late saturday statement comes two weeks after president biden announced a drone strike in kabul, killing al-qaeda s leader. tomorrow marks one year since the u.s. began its chaotic withdrawal of military forces, allowing the taliban to regain control and another breaking story that we are following for you. the bipartisan congressional delegation planning to stop in taiwan as part of a trip to asia this weekend. senate relations chair ed markey is leading the delegation, which includes one republican and several democrat lawmakers. donald trump fires off new claims about what was seized in mar-a-lago, a debate over the fbi search rages on. we have been talking
rocket fuel for what is typically a low-key primary in the summer. the amendment to strip abortion protection was defeated by nearly 20 points. a resounding backlash against those pushing more abortion restrictions in the wake of the supreme court decision on roe. here is some of the reaction when the results came in. [ cheers and applause ] ? so grateful and overjoyed in this moment now. i m really proud our state came through and decisively won. i just decided i know and my loved ones can get the health care we need and deserve. i m astounded. but it wasn t just the margin that raised eye brows. the turnout was historic. more than 900,000 kansasan cast ballots in the sweltering heat. nearly double the primary turnout in 2018 and almost triple what it was in 2014. all this in a state that is overwhelmingly republican and with no major contested democratic races to entice the voters to the polls. only abortion. what does it mean for reproductive rights in other stat
by that, they mean temperatures of 90 degrees or more. let s get the read from mark meredith at the white house. you might recall that mark was whining about this just yesterday. on double duty now. how are you holding up, my friend? reporter: says the man in the air-conditioned studio. neil: i m going to turn the thermostat down a little more. [laughter] reporter: unbelievable. good morning from a very steamy white house. 88 degrees, we re expecting the high to be 97. we also expect the president to stay in the white house isolating. white house says we should be getting an update from the president s doctors a little bit later on today. they re not going to be providing that on camera, however, the white house has been going to great lengths to show that the president is still able to carry out his duties. late yesterday as we were coming on the area for air for your show, we saw the president holding an event with his commitment take, we team, and then at his desk