maity: el presidente de ecuador guillermo lasso disolviÓ la asamblea nacional que pensaba destituirlo disoluciÓn de la asamblea, por medio de un decreto firmado en la madrugada. pide al consejo electoral que convoque nuevas elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias. >> una asamblea que tiene como proyecto polÍtico la desestabilizaciÓn del gobierno. reportero: es la primera vez en la historia del paÍs andino que se aplica la muerte cruzada como una salida a las pugnas entre una asamblea y un gobierno dÉbil y sin mayorÍa parlamentaria. >> vamos a respetar el proceso de cada instituciÓn. llamamos al paÍs a que mantenga la calma. reportero: guillermo lasso enfrentÓ un juicio polÍtico con el que llamado socialismo del siglo xxi pretendÍan destituirlo por corrupciÓn. las fuerzas armadas y la policÍa expresaron el apoyo al presidente y desde esta madrugada las instalaciones de la asamblea estÁn rodeadas por las fuerzas armadas y en el interior permanece la policÍa legislativa. >> en el paÍs no habrÁ ningÚn intento de alterar el orden constitucional. maity: al regresar, el congreso maity: al

president guillermo lasso has dissolved the national assembly, which was considering whether to impeach him on corruption charges. security forces have been deployed outside of the parliament in quito. the president denies he did anything wrong. the president will govern by decree until fresh elections can be held, a process that could take up to six months. >> ecuador needs a new political and social packed to allow it to escape from a serious political crisis the country is in and unfortunately getting worse day by day. we need to move forward to a solution that could give hope to ecuadorian families for a future of well-being and stability. host: our correspondent has more from quito. >> one of our biggest fears is that the opposition could call mass protests, and we could be in a scenario where ecuador was just a year ago when there were demonstrations that a lot of the country. some of them turned violent, which almost toppled president guillermo lasso at the time, but so far the main opposition party has said that while they believe his decision to dissolve congress was illegal, b

wendy guillermo lasso, - and bring chaos. wendy guillermo lasso, thank| and bring chaos.re under way against president guillermo lasso of ecuador. 0pposition legislators accuse the president of embezzling funds from public companies. he strongly denies this. he is appearing at the ecuador national assembly to present his defence. the process could take weeks and it�*s not clear whether the opposition will get the two—third majority required to impeach the president. south america correspondent will grant is following the case. the tumultuous day in ecuadorian politics as president lasso made an impassioned plea to the opposition run congress to save hisjob or, as he put it, to save democracy in the andean nation. he says the charges against him are politically motivated. well, let�*s take a look at them. the suggestion from his opponents is that he embezzled funds from public companies through a deal between a state run energy company and a private tanker company. he says that is nonsense, that he himself denounced the deal to thejudiciary. now he has to find out if aroun

the national assembly in ecuador has begun an impeachment trial against president guillermo lasso, whocompanies. the president told the legislature that all information shows he is totally and unquestionably innocent. he accused the left—wing opposition of creating a fictitious and useless conflict. joining me now is mimi swaby from bbc world service. what more can you tell us? putting forward his defence on tuesday, president macro unmaintained he had no proof that these allegations benefited him in any way, he said scandals were a shock to him and orchestrated against him and orchestrated against him and orchestrated against him and it was a politically motivated move. many were politicians for the left—wing president who him self has been charged with corruption and is in exile in belgium. opposition put forward their campaigns and ideas to the assembly starting yesterday on tuesday but it is unclear whether they will get the two—thirds majority needed to impeach the president. the assembly obtained 88 votes for assembly obtained 88 votes for a further division process they need fou

la facultad de disolver la asamblea nacional por grave crisis política y conmoción interna >> guillermo lassoativas y provinciales presidenciales >> regresamos a estados unidos, salen a la luz nuevos detalles de la balacera que rompió la tranquilidad en un vecindario en nuevo méxico >> esto provocó un joven de 18 años de edad que disparó al azar contra personas y vehículos >> (nombre inaudible) sosa está aquí con nosotros >> ya sabemos que las 3 víctimas eran mujeres y que 2 de ellas eran madre e hija. todas se encontraban dentro de sus vehículos cuando la bala las alcanzaron >> momentos de terror >> relata lo que vivió esta madre ya que una de las balas dentro por la ventana de la habitación de su hijo y tuvieron que resguardarse >> es el presidente de la comunidad de (nombre inaudible) nuevo méxico donde sospechoso identificado como (nombre inaudible) de 18 años de edad arremetió a balazos el lunes poco antes de las 11:00 de la mañana contra al menos 6 viviendas y (número inaudible) autos, éste murió en la escena >> las autoridades dijeron que el sospechoso es un estudiante de la (nombre en

the president, guillermo lasso, decided in the middle of an impeachment process, where he was accusedr article 148 of the constitution of ecuador. these articles, this article allow the president to dissolve the congress and this triggers a new election process, and this is happening in a moment where political class in general is not very popular in ecuador. and there is, as you say, a major security problem, too, isn't there? yeah, there is many factors behind this situation. in 2022, more than 4,000 people died because of violence. and just to put this in context, let's remember that in the last decade, for example, ecuador was one of the safest countries in latin america. it was lovely when i was there not very long ago — 14,15 years ago. absolutely delightful. it's extraordinary to me to see what's happened to it. the business of drugs is booming and colombia, our neighbour, which is in the north of ecuador, is producing more cocaine than ever. in the last years, ecuador has transformed from a transit country of cocaine to a country where cocaine is stocked, is processed and then

president guillermo lasso has dissolved congress in an effort to avoid being impeached.s worse than being merely a political crisis. i asked ana maria roura of bbc mundo, who is ecuadorian herself, to explain. i think it is a systemic crisis that ecuador is living right now where you cannot tell if it is an economic issue, if it is a political issue, it is a social confrontation, no. it's a systemic crisis. the latest chapter of this crisis is the episode and the tension between the executive power and the congress. the president, guillermo lasso, decided in the middle of an impeachment process, where he was accused of abuse of public funds, which he denies, he decided to trigger article 148 of the constitution of ecuador. this article allows the president to dissolve the congress and this triggers a new election process. and this is happening in a moment where the political class in general is not very popular in ecuador. and there is, as you say, a major security problem as well. yes, there is many factors behind the situation. in 2022 more than 4,000 people died becau

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. >> guillermo lasso is a man fighting for his political survival.nt in ecuador's recent history, on tuesday, he defended his record of government in front of lawmakers with passion. >> translator: -- those who are pushed with such a great in this baseless proceeding. >> the opposition accuses guillermo lasso of embezzlement of, way to the negotiation of the shipping of crude oil products. he denies the charges and says that they are politically motivated. >> the same reproach you have towards me is the biggest proof of my innocence. >> guillermo lasso removal could bring an end to tumultuous two years in power. a took office on may 2021 when ecuador was still struggling with and covid-19 pandemic and his presidency had also to deal with a bloody series of massacres inside the penitentiary system that dented his popularity. in a poll in march, more than 60% of ecuadorians say it was time for him to go. but, on the surge of -- fewer confident about what the future will bring with or without lasso. to fruit sellers in a street market in the south of th

amy: plus, we will go to ecuador, where president guillermo lasso has dissolved parliament in order to avoid being impeached. we will speak to former ecuadorian presidential candidate andrÉs arauz. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. ukraine's military says its forces still control parts of bakhmut and are trying to encircle the decimated eastern city following claims by russia and wagner group mercenaries they fully captured bakhmut after months of bloody battles. wagoner says its forces will depart the city starting thursday through june 1, leaving the city to russia's military. zelenskyy appeared in japan where he sent photos of hiroshima after the 1945 atomic bombing by the u.s. reminded him of present day bakhmut. zelenskyy also met with president biden in japan sunday as biden announced another $375 million in military aid to ukraine. in a reversal, biden gave his -- said he is now supporting ukrainian pilots on u.s.-made f-16 jets. it's not clear who would provide the jets though moscow already war

en ecuador el presidente guillermo lasso decidiÓ disolver el congreso y llamar a nuevas elecciones, estohones son un Éxito en esta especia que estÁ amenazada. revisamos el pronÓstico del tiempo con cynthia pimeltel. ♪(mÚsica)♪ >>> regresamos a los detalles del pronÓstico del tiempo, se sintiÓ calor en (hablan en inglÉs) hasta las 8 de la noche tendremos neblina, en san rafael continuarÁ nublado, tenemos nubes y temperaturas refrescÁndose a los 50. para el riesto del fin de semana empezamos con una maÑana un poco fresca, para los montaÑas y en el norte de la bahÍa con temperatura en los 53 grados, santa rosa y napa. lloviznas para el domingo temprano y se despejarÁ hacia la costa regresando la temperatura a los 80. en varias comunidades pasa esto. en la sierra nevada con el aumento de la temperatura vigilamos derrimiento de la nieve que se juntÓ en invierno. tenemos una vigilancia de inundaciÓn porque se estÁ derritiendo la nieve. y esto estarÁ con nosotros hasta el lunes a la noche. en nuestra regiÓn temperaturas agradables en novato, santa rosa, el regreso del calor de la primavera con

guillermo lasso said the move was necessary because of a grave political crisis.thern ireland head to the polls today to cast their votes in the local elections. there are a62 seats up for grabs across all 11 councils. the elections have been pushed back by two weeks due to the coronation of king charles earlier this month. water companies in england have apologised for failing to do enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. water uk say they'll invest £10 billion over the next decade to put things right with promises of the biggest modernisation of sewers "since the victorian era". 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways and that profit has been put before the health of our rivers and beaches. england's water companies have always denied that, but today, they came together to make an unprecedented apology. i'm here on behalf of the water industry today to say sorry. we're sorry about the upset and the anger from the fact that there have been

impeachment proceedings are under way against president guillermo lasso of ecuador. 0pposition legislatorsce at the ecuador national assembly to present his case, and seems ready to do whatever it takes to maintain his post. south america correspondent will grant has been following the story. another tumultuous day in ecuadorian politics as president lasso made an impassioned plea to the opposition run congress to save his job or, as he put it, to save democracy in the andean nation. he says the charges against him are politically motivated. well, let�*s take a look at them. the suggestion from his opponents is that he embezzled funds from public companies through a deal between a state—run energy company and a private tanker company. he says that is nonsense, that he himself denounced the deal to the judiciary. now he has to find out if around two thirds, more than two thirds of around 140 lawmakers vote against him, which would then depose him, remove him from office. but he has a final constitutional trick up his sleeve, which is that he can invoke something called "muerte cruzada" — ro

soliders have surrounded ecuador�*s parliament, after the president, guillermo lasso, dissolved the bodyhe president over corruption claims. mr lasso has called an election, but not yet set a date. he is legally allowed to rule by decree for up to six months. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. there's going to be some more warm sunshine at times on thursday. could be one of two showers breaking out, mind you. and later in the day, we're going to find this cloud coming in from the atlantic to bring a little rain into the northwest. right now, though, we've got this stream of cloud moving down from the north. a lot of it, though. this quite thin, high, cloud, but with more cloud around, temperatures will start at nearer nine or ten degrees early on thursday. and from that cloud, there could still be a little light rain or drizzle in scotland. now eastern parts of scotland should become drier and brighter. and in northern ireland there'll be some sunshine in the morning before that band of cloud brings that line of rain. for england and wales, there'll be some sunny spells developi

ecuador's conservative president guillermo lasso has dissolved the opposition-led national assembly,locking efforts by lawmakers to impeach him amid accusations of corruption and embezzlement in a scheme involving a state-owned oil transportation company. the constitutional power, which had never been used in ecuador before, allows lasso to rule by decree until new elections can be held. lasso made the move a day after ecuador's national assembly held its first hearing, where lasso addressed lawmakers and denied involvement in the scheme, which opponents of lasso say cost ecuador millions in losses. and in argentina, thousands of people marched through the streets of buenos aires wednesday protesting soaring inflation and demanding an end to austerity measures imposed by the international monetary fund as part of a $44 billion bailout. last month, argentina's government reported the peso's annual inflation rate soared to 109%, in a country where 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. this is lawmaker gabriel solano. >> inflation is high. this as up to the fact the govern

in ecuador, lawmakers have begun an impeachment process against president guillermo lasso, who's accused of corruption and embezzlement in a scheme involving a state-owned oil transportation company. ecuador's national assembly held its first hearing tuesday where lasso addressed lawmakers and denied involvement in the scheme, which opponents of lasso say cost ecuador millions in losses. meanwhile, there's speculation lasso could move to invoke a constitutional power that would allow him to dissolve the legislature enrolled by decree. -- and ruled by decree. the u.s. forest service has approved a key permit for the proposed $6.6 billion mountain valley pipeline to run through part of the jefferson national forest in virginia and west virginia. conservation and climate groups have been trying to block the fracked gas pipeline for years. in a statement, the wilderness society said -- "the forest service has bent to the will of the oil and gas industry, and is placing fossil fuel profits above our environment and public safety." one key backer of the pipeline has been west virginia democrat