make mel inspired a movement. he s been wronged by the criminal justice system for a decade now. evwin his first post-prison interview, he tells his powerful story. have you seen somebody with their brains blown out? i ve seen it multiple times. he has this energy about him. sentenced to prison for a probation violation. it s like mental torture. it s effecting him like my life. it affects all of us. i m still doing time for that case. he violated, he got a stuff sentence. what s wrong with that. we take you inside his emotional journey to freedom. we re there for every step. kevin hart, jay-z, owner of the patriots. i feel like god put me in the position to be the voice for the voiceless. this is way more bigger than me. hello and welcome to dateline. countless young musicians dream of fame and fortune. meek mill was living the fantasy. he went from rapping on street corners to rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. then sudd
all right, so here is a saying that i m sure you have heard before. i certainly hope you have. the internet is forever. once you post something on it,, it is never really gone even if you think you have diluted it. and despite this gop hopefuls across the country are taking a power washer to their campaign website ahead of the midterms and scoping out the mention of the hard-line antiabortion stances. take for example blake masters, the republican senate nominee over in arizona. last week masters website claimed the candidate was, quote, 100% pro-life. that language is now gone. masters also deleted his support for quote a federal personhood law which would grant the same rights and legal protections to fetuses as any person. and he is not alone. several house candidates in battleground states like michigan, north carolina, colorado, they have all removed antiabortion language from the website. i wonder why. republican governor nominees in minnesota oregon, they are also foll
you have to lead it. and despite this gop hopefuls across the country are taking a power washer to their campaign website ahead of the midterms and scrubbing any mention of the hard-line antiabortion stances. take for example blake masters, the republican senate nominee over in arizona. last week masters website claimed the candidate was, quote, 100% pro-life. that language is now gone. masters also deleted his support for quote a federal personhood law which would grant the same rights and legal protections to fetuses as any person. and he is not alone. several house candidates in battleground states like michigan, north carolina, colorado, they have all removed antiabortion language from the website. i wonder why. republican governor nominees in minnesota oregon, they are also following suit. look let s be clear here for a moment. it is normal for candidates on both sides of the aisle to move to to the center, at least, rhetorically, before elections from some of the positi
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