In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the capital and the main city yangon. Now her leadership and reputation has been once hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. Her leadership has been tarnished by looking at the Rate Map Working alongside the army. Alongside the army. Muslim rohingya minority. But she still enjoys great support throughout the country. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports. tx next this. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected
Replacement in sight. Repeal and replace is going great. And racial bias, Excessive Force and reckless shootings. Todays doj report on the Chicago Police department when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. There is just one week to go until donald trump becomes the president of the United States. He has not even taken office yet and already trump is historically unpopular. His transition, arguably clouded by more serious scandals and controversy than all eight years of the Obama Administration combined. As questions mount about the circumstances of trumps election and his alleged ties to a foreign adversary. Democrats appear to be reaching a breaking point. In an interview with chuck todd, georgia congressman, Civil Rights Icon john lewis became the first to declare openly what i believe many lawmakers have until now only suggested. I dont see this
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conviction, and whose life was spent in the service of others. he, in many ways, embodied the essence of our humanity. south african president cyril ramaphosa there paying tribute to his countryman archbishop desmond tutu who died on sunday. since then, tributes to the nobel prize winning anti-apartheid activist have been pouring in. ramaphosa says flags will be flown at half-staff in south africa and that diplomatic missions around the world. information on the archbishop s funeral service will be announced in the coming days. all right. let s bring in our larry madowo now. he joins us live from nairobi, kenya. larry, so many notable figures coming out to pay their tributes to this human rights icon. a real reflection of his status around the world. reporter: and that s what president ramaphosa of south africa said. that south africa really global bereavement and you see
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