Repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. From the hot desert. To the cold mountains. And dry, arid plains. Its backbreaking. I want to find out, when will the walk be over . When will water come home . Ah ha in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise. To bring water through taps to each home in every village by 202a. He said it will ease womens daily lives. Ive set out on a journey across the country to check out the governments claims. These are the dry, arid plains of central india. They used to be green, but after recurring droughts, this is the kind of water some villages are left with. Buffaloes bathe here, and some women too. Some take this water for washing and cleaning. Managing the familys water needs is womens work here. There arent many choices. These villages are infamous for their water crisis. Its a hard life that no woman would choose. Families dont want to marry their daughters into these villages
round after beating frenchman alexandre muller in straight sets. andy murray follows him on centre court where he ll resume his match against stefanos tsitsipas. we can join chetan pathak who s there for us. the 20 year old alcaraz is looking very impressive, a slight wobble in the second set, though? yes, a little bit. understandably so, i suspect. yes, a little bit. understandably so, isuspect. he yes, a little bit. understandably so, i suspect. he will figure out on grass. at the end of the third set, as he was looking to serve it out, slight lack of concentration lack of concentration. carlos alcaraz is formidable and it s the first time i ve seen him in person and he is an extraordinary talent, explosive on all sides, extraordinary talent, explosive on allsides, his extraordinary talent, explosive on all sides, his servers almost perfect. serve. alexander millar was not going to be making much of a. alcatraz in straight sets and many people saying he is the biggest
welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. 2024 is shaping up to be a year of elections. two billion people one in four of the world s population will go to the polls this year in votes that could change the global political landscape. 50 nations will hold elections. starting with bangladesh, the polls include seven out of the world s ten most populous nations india, the united states, indonesia, pakistan, russia and mexico. and the uk will go to the polls at some point this year. british prime minister rishi sunak has said his assumption is that a general election will be held in the second half of this year, despite some speculation it could take place in the spring. opinion polls put mr sunak s conservatives well behind the opposition labour party. with the details, our political editor, chris mason. can i welcome to you this morning, rishi sunak, the prime minister? mansfield in nottinghamshire a town the conservative
thank you, alex with, as always. my good friend. and a good saturday morning to you, if you ve been following along, there s been exclusive coverage by msnbc of the coronation of king charles iii. i am katie phang. it s been a very busy news morning, as we mentioned, the world continues to watch london. hours ago, king charles the third, and now queen camilla, were officially crowned in a two-hour ceremony in westminster abby. you saw it all life during our coverage on msnbc this morning. we re going to go in-depth on a royals expert this morning but first, another major story we are on top of this morning. an msnbc exclusive, president biden on the record. the 11th hour host, stephanie ruhle goes, on an on with president biden in an exclusive interview that covered a lot of ground, from the debt ceiling show down to the presidents reelection bid for 2024. here s some of that interview. as president, what are you going to do to help us avoid default? look, not a single
we ll analyze his budget and then we ll get to work on our budget. but unfortunately with the president being so far delayed, delays others in the process. speaker kevin mccarthy doesn t have a budget proposal ready, and according to him it s president biden s fault. this comes as the president is breaking with tradition and hitting the road to unveil his spending plan. also ahead, the ceo of norfolk southern will be on capitol hill today to testify before a senate panel. we ll have a preview of that hearing. plus we re going to get a live update from ukraine following a string of deadly missile strikes overnight. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, march 9th. thanks for starting your day with us. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has been hospitalized after falling at a washington, d.c. hotel last night. according fooa spokesperson mcconnell who is 81 years old tripped during a private dinner. he was admitted to the hospital where he s