Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Sanctions on myanmar, following a Military Coup in the country. President biden has urged an International Response to the power grab, and called it a direct assault on democracy. Those detained include the head of the largest party, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other memebers of the civilain leadership. Troops are on the streets of the capital, naypyidaw, and the biggest city, yangon and a curfew has been put in place. Our special correspondent, fergal keane reports. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected leader. Somewhere behind the guns, Aung San Suu Kyi is once more a prisoner of the generals. And even if people never trusted the military, theyre still shocked at whats happened. Translation the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. Our country is just a Bird Learning to fly. Now the army has broken our wings.
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Breaking news to report on the attack on the capitol last month. Sources tell cnn it has been recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a rioter. The shooting remains under investigation. No final decision has been made. The Justice Department could make one in the coming days. Now to a separate investigation by cnn State Election data shows at least eight people facing criminal charges for their involvement did not actually vote. Donovan crowl is a member of a selfstyled militia and was removed from ohio rolls in 2020 for never voting. There is also no record of him voting in illinois where he was once registered. Jack griffith faces a number of charges. Including violent entry. Court documents state that he posted on the facebook the cavalry is coming. Election data from two states showed he voted in 2018 but he did not vote in 2020. There you go. They were saying the election was a fraud. Votes were stolen. They didnt e
Good evening, everyone, i am abby phillip, and welcome to cnn primetime. There are doxxing threats against the grand jurors in georgia, and a death threat against a federal judge in the wake of Donald Trumps for four criminal indictments. Meanwhile, hes now proposed a date for one of the multiple trials that he faces. This one, jack smiths federal election subversion case. And that is april 2026. Yes, that is more than two and a half years away. And it comes as he is negotiating his surrender over in georgia on charges that he and 18 codefendants orchestrated a Criminal Enterprise to overturn joe bidens election victory. I will talk to one republican who says the rico charge in georgia is, quote, a nuclear bomb where a bullet would have been appropriate. And we have got much more on all of this to come and plus, imagine you are on a flight to cancun, and just 27 minutes into your trip, you see this outside of your window. Smoke and flames shooting out of the right engine and tonight, i
Good evening. Im abby phillip and welcome to cnn prime time. There are doxing threats against the jurors in georgia and a death threat against the judge. Meanwhile, donald trump has proposed a date for one of the multiple trials he faces. This one, jack smiths federal election subversion case. That is april 2026. Yes, thats more than two and a half years away. And it comes as hes negotiating his surrender over in georgia on charges that he and 18 codefendants orchestrated a Criminal Enterprise to overturn joe bidens election victory. Ill talk to one republican who says the rico charge in georgia is, quote, a nuclear bomb where a bullet would have been appropriate. And weve got much more on all this to come. Plus, imagine youre on a in it to cancun and just 27 minutes into your trip, you see this outside of your window. Smoke and flame shooting out of the right engine. Tonight ill talk to two of the passengers on that flight. And a shocking mistrial in the case of a father and a son cha