welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres
Everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. You woke up, youre here. You didnt scare me off. It was intimidating but we made it. We want to start with, look, we have a lot to talk about. Lawmakers getting ready to return to capitol hill. Will they be able to avoid a Government Shutdown . Plus, stranded in the desert. Tens of thousands of people stuck at the burning man festival in the Black Rock Desert after torrential rain in the area. They are being told to shelter in place and conserve food and water. And those scorching hot temperatures just wont let up. How hot its going to get if you are heading outside for labor day and when you could see relief. This week we will talk to an expert about the impact on the opioid crisis. Congress is getting ready to work and hit the ground running. Senators are back in d. C. On tuesday followed by the house the next week. Both chambers are facing a time crunch on a number of key issues. On octo
Eyes. I was deathly afraid. Wnba star Brittney Griner in her first cable interview since her imprisonment in a russian gulag. We talk about the fear, the sham trial, the letter she wrote to Vladimir Putin, how trump turned on her and her joyful homecoming. Welcome to a Special Edition of the reidout. Interest in Womens Basketball is surging thanks to some talents and top rookies like angel reese and caitlin clark, all of whom helped boost the wnba star power as well as draw attention to pay disparities in the league. Not so long ago, the world was fixated on one particular Basketball Star for an incident that occurred far from any american court. Back in february the 2022, Brittney Griner, a wnba all star and twotime olympic Gold Medalist was stopped at a Security Checkpoint at a moscow airport. Officials said they found canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Brittney griner played basketball in russia during her offseason, something many wnba players to supplement their lea
In the airport. In russia. It was definitely a freefall. I literally saw my life flash before my eyes. I was like, its over. Bg is no more in that moment. And i was deathly afraid. Wnba star Brittney Griner in her first cable interview since her imprisonment in a russian gulag. We talk about the fear, the sham trial, the letter she wrote to putin, how trump turned on her, and her joyful homecoming. And welcome to a Special Edition of the reidout. Interest in Womens Basketball is surging thanks to young talent and top rookies like kamilla cardoso, angel reese and caitlin clark. All of whom helped boost the wnbas star power, as well as draw attention to pay disparities in the league. But not too long ago, the world was fixated on one particular Basketball Star for an incident that occurred far from any american court. Back in february 2022, Brittney Griner, a wnba allstar and twotime olympic Gold Medalist was stopped at a Security Checkpoint at a moscow airport. Officials said they found
Dana hello, everyone. Im dana perino along with judge jeanine pirro, harold ford jr. , jesse watters, greg gutfeld. Its 5 00 in new york city, and this is the five. The presumptive g. O. P. Nominee boldly going where no republican has gone since ronald reagan. Donald trump getting ready to hold a rally in the bronx. Its a deep blue district in new york city that biden won by 83 in 2020. Trump will try to spread his maga message to black and hispanic voters in an effort to try to win over the Traditional Democratic voting blocs, as bidens coalition crumbles. The former president expected to hammer issues like rising crime, inflation, and the border. Democrats fuming that trump even dares to talk to their traditional voters. The bronx knows better. They see whats going on. This is like essentially i think its a gofundme for legal funds. This is an attempt to come i think, tricked some of our folks here, but i think the bronx knows better. Its obvious to all of us that his priority is not