haitian president jovenel moÏse was assassinated at his home early this morning. rst lady marne moÏse was also injured and has been hospitalized. president moÏse have been in office since 2017 but based large-scale protest from 2018 denouncing government corruption and demanding his resignation. right's groups say he is responsible for the brutal crackdown on protesters and other government critics. earlier this year, his opponents accused moÏse of orchestrating a coup to stay in power beyond february 7 when his term officially ended. but moÏse clung to power with support from the biden administration. popular demonstrations against moÏse had recently escalated. we will have more on this breaking story after the headlines. here in new york city, the associated press called the democratic primary race to become the city's next mayor for brooklyn borough president and former police captain eric adams. the latest tally, which accounts for most absentee ballots, saw adams edge out former sanitation commissioner kathryn garcia by one percentage point, or just 8426 votes

.— situation and how we may be able to assist. jovenel moise, the leader— able to assist. jovenel moisef _ able to assist. jovenel moise, the leader of the _ able to assist. jovenel moise, the leader of the country - able to assist. jovenel moise, the leader of the country with i the leader of the country with a long history of political upheaval, had been under intense pressure and was fighting to stay in power. the nation is now facing a constitutional crisis, with no president or working parliament. claude joseph president or working parliament. claudejoseph the parliament. claude joseph the interim parliament. claudejoseph the interim prime minister is in charge of the time being. this is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, with a raft of problems, spiralling inflation, intense poverty, and gang violence. but why a foreign hit squad will be deployed to kill its president remains a mystery. peter bowes, bbc news. joining me now from the us is amy wilentz, a journalist who focusses on haiti. thank you very much for being with us. do we know more about what the us will be sen

you would not deny it was jovenel moise's wish thatj was jovenel moise's wish that ariel henri becameariel henri became prime minister? it ariel henri became prime minister?— ariel henri became prime minister? ., minister? it was part of the negotiation _ minister? it was part of the negotiation that _ minister? it was part of the negotiation that was - minister? it was part of the i negotiation that was ongoing but president moise gave him 72 hours to form a government and after forming hours to form a government and afterforming the hours to form a government and after forming the government, he would come back to the president, the president who has published the name of his name as prime minister and then take the oath to leave the country. that didn't happen, and now we have the responsibility, based on the constitution, with moise as the prime minister, president of the concert of ministers, to leave the country for 120 days to continue with the ongoing election. don't forget, $60 million has already been disbursed for elections to happen. the agenda is out. the electoral decree

the assassination of haiti's jovenel moÏse happened last night.president moise was gunned down by assailants near his home. >> this was the moment that jovenel moÏse knew he won haiti's presidential elections. he was sworn in over a year later with his wife at his side. his rule came to a sudden and went gunmen raided his home in the early hours of wednesday. his wife was critically wounded. streets have emptied out following the assassination. the international airport was closed. the government has declared an emergency. >> we have decided to declare a state of siege in the country. i share the sorrow of the president's wife who happened to be with him the evening of the attack. we ask the people to stay calm. we appeal to the intelligence of haitians in this difficult time. president moise's assassination comes amid rising gang violence. food and fuel shortages as well as rising inflation is making life extremely difficult for haitian people. the political situation has been far from stable. for the past two years, moise had been ruling haiti b

algunos en santo domingo y después fueron a haití cerca de donde vivía el presidente de haití, jovenel moiseestigación continúa con una cortina de humo no se sabe mucho el juez dice que no se sabe el motivo pero causa un gran descontento en la población en este país no se descarta una guerra civil porque algunos apoyan al primer ministro y otros al que sería elrimer ministro el gobierno estadounidense el presidente joe biden apoyó al ministro que acaba de renunciar y es una polémica que amenaza a ta nación >>> muchas gracias por la información como dices haití llev años en esta inestabilidad política tbién una crisis económica y esto solamente empeora la situación en bogotá el embajador de haití en colombia dio algunas explicaciones sobre lo que se sabe del asesinato >>> hay algunos que tenían como aproximadamente 3 meses otros que tenían menos tiempo no? sin embargo este atentado este magnicidio se venía preparando hace un buen tiempo no? lo que tienen que hacer ahora para ayudar a nuestro pueblo es decir la verdad lo que pasa al pie de la letra cómo fue >>> y bueno sabemos que tan pronto e

the assassination of jovenel moise has left the fragile nation reeling. ay, those closest to him pay tribute. a visibly shaken martine moise spoke, wanting justice. >> why is wanting to democratize a sin? how is fighting for equal opportunities to enter civil service condemn a bowl? if you -- condemnable ? today it is jovenel moise, tomorrow who? tim, me, us. >> in the wake of the assassination on july 7, foreign nations backed him as new prime minister. they are pushing for elections which have not successfully taken place in more than four years. with a barely functioning senate and dissolved parliament, that won't be easy. they haitian community in miami art paying attention to the on -- are paying attention to the unfolding political crisis. they are shocked to was assassinated but they are concerned about the immediate security of the nation they left hind. -- behind. at this church and little haiti, paid respects to the fallen president. they have more questions than answers. with the nation's future in the balance, thoughts turn to those they left b

>> fear and uncertainty in haiti after the assassination of president jovenel moise. the operation to find his killers is continuing. ♪ hello, i'm in london. you are watching al jazeera. coming up, un security council has been meeting to hear regional conces over ethiopia's grand renaiance dam amid a dispute over its impact on the country's neighbors. a northwestern province that is the scene of intense fighting between afghan or says and the taliban. japan's coronavirus emergency means the olympics will go ahead in tokyo without a key participant, the fans. welcome to the program. police in haiti say they have killed seven suspects and arrested six others believed to be involved in the assassination of president jovenel moise. authorities are hunting the perpetrators who orchestrated the operation. several of the arrests took place following the gunfight in the capital port-au-prince. crowds gathered earlier outside the police station where the suspects were being held. moise was shot dead during a raid on his home wednesday. the interim prime minister urges citizens

jovenel moÏse said before his unfortunate and untimely death. no.s want to do it properly and in a democratic way. juan: in your sense, what is your sense of why claude joseph agreed to hand over power to mr. henry? because it seems almost like who is left illegitimate -- because they were both given power from the assassinated leader who was himself questions about his ability to hold power after not being -- after his term ended. >> they are illegitimate. jovenel moÏse was illegitimate. he held power in a very autocratic way. he was a dictator. he should have left back in february. the prime minister claude joseph was illegitimate because he came fr jovenel moÏse's regime. ariel henry is illegitimate. they are all legitimate. that is what we are saying. why did ariel henry decide to step aside? i have no idea. i have no idea who whispered anything in his ear. all we know is before jovenel moÏse's corpse was called, they were saying -- the u.n. was saying it should be claude joseph. then a few days later, they change and that you should be ariel he

sour heart goes to jovenel moÏse's family.dy martine, we are praying for her rovery, but also praying for those who have lost their lives for no cause in the past year as human should before. amy: you live here in the united states. you are part of what many call haiti's to the apartment, haitians who live in the united states. when we spoke to you last, then president moÏse, who is now been assassinated, was supposed to leave office. the biden administration supported moÏse and even this week, there was a deportation flight to haiti. you deal with immigrants all the time. can you talk about what you're calling on the biden administration to do in this time of unprecedented assassination? >> absoluty. again, as you mentioned, as of february 7, depends on which way you interpret the constitution, president jovenel was supposed to leave from the position. at the same time, the government -- the way they interpret the constitution, jovenel moÏse set until the 22nd. what we are asking president biden do is quickly release the noti

en nadá, cambiando de tema, haití sigue bajo el impacto del asesinato del presidente de haití, jovenel moise>>> estas imágenes muestran a los comandos entrando de madrugada a la residencia del presidente de haití, jovenel moise, después horas más tarde el país recia la información del magnicidio la policía tó a 4 sospechosos del asesinato del presidente y arrestó a 2 sus identidades no se han revelado su esposa sigue grave en un hospital de miami y el primer ministro interino dijo que hay estado de sitio y que el ataque fue por comandos armados y entrenados >>> vemos la muerte de la democracia y del alma del país >>> la frontera con república dominicana cerró de inmediato pero la tensión es evidente hay condenas y condolencias en el resto del mundo >>> el presidente de haití, jovenel moise, asumió el poder en febrero del 2017 y tuvo acusaciones de corrupción y protestas contra que a veces era violentas el ataque sorprendió porque fue a 2 meses de las elecciones donde no iba a participar (♪ músa ♪) >>> impresionante pero las muertes por covid-19 en todo el mundo superan: >>> (información en p

the government said they were merce mercenaries, killers who shot dead 53-year-old jovenel moise and shot and now the prime minister is calling for calm while declaring a state of emergency with the world watching. >> we need a lot more information but it's very worrisome. >> reporter: in the last few months haiti has grown increasingly chaotic with gang violence and inflation protesters had accused moise of being an authoritarian >> did president moise anticipate an assassination attempt? >> probably. if you refer to the last statement he gave in january he said he knows a lot of people want him to be killed because of his reforms. >> reporter: haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere and the airport is shutdown, the dominican republic has closed its border with haiti and the u.s. embassy is telling the staff to shelter in place. the ambassador tells me that the first lady has arrived in miami for treatment and that the u.n. here plans to hold a meeting later today on haiti >>> president biden will meet with his national security team today before giving remarks on the

reportera: el cuerpo de jovenel moise llegÓ a su tierra natal. su viuda rindiÓ un homenaje emotivo.ieron marcados por fuertes protestas. >> la poblaciÓn quiere un cambio. reportera: las delegaciones extranjeras tuvieron que salir escoltadas por la policÍa luego de que se escucharan disparos. >> todo el mundo estaba corriendo. todo es posible en haitÍ. hay muchas bandas que tienen armas de guerra. reportera: la delegaciÓn estadounidense tuvo que regresar al paÍs por seguridad. hasta el momento, 28 personas fueron arrestadas por el asesinato. patricia: la tarjeta de vacunaciÓn es requerida para entrar a los bares de los Ángeles. y el gobierno asesorarÁ a los padres para reclamar crÉditos tributarios por hijo. personas por todas partes que viven con diabetes tipo 2 están despertando a lo que es posible con rybelsus®. rybelsus® funciona diferente para bajar el azúcar en la sangre que cualquier otra pastilla para la diabetes, porque trabaja de estas tres maneras: aumenta la insulina, baja el azúcar y demora la salida de los alimentos. la mayoría de las personas que tomaron rybelsus® redu

. >>> el presidente de haitÍ jovenel moÏse fue asesinado hoy y tambiÉn hirieron a su esposa. >>> esten y del mundo amanecieron zveo sobre nÁyhaitÍ. el primer ministro dijo que fue un ataque por un grupo bien entrenado, el presidente fue asesinado en su residencia en puerto prÍncipe, la primera dama tiene heridas de bala y fue llevadpa a miami. >>> muchos ciudadanos estÁn muriendo por la violencia y hoy le tocÓ al presidente del paÍs. >>> el presidente joe biden que necesita tener mÁs informaciÓn pero que es muy preocupante. tambiÉn hubo reacciones de los paÍses vecinos. >>> abrazo al pueblo de haitÍ. >>> y del presidente de mÉxico y de otros mandatarios de paÍses de la regiÓn. jovenel moÏse asumiÓ el poder en el 2017 y fue criticado por la oposiciÓn, ya hay muchos puestos vacÍos en el gobierno. >>> los ojos de la regiÓn estÁn sobre haitÍ tras otro fuerte golpe a la institucionalidad de ese paÍs. >>> en texas un juez federal fallÓ que la fuerza Área de estados unidos es responsable de una masacre, y esto es porque el gobierno fallÓ en darle informaciÓn del pistolero. >>> en texas hace

amy: the widow of haitian president jovenel moÏse speaks out after he was assassinated last week.she was shot and recovery at a hospital. haitian police say they've arrested haitian-born doctor based in florida who came to haiti with armed security guards and political objectives. we'll go to haiti to speak with magali comeau denis, a former minister of culture in haiti who is now the coordinator of the civil society commission to find a haitian solution to the ongoing political crisis. then lawmakers return to washington, d.c., after a two-week recess where they will push forward on a bipartisan infrastructure plan and budget resolution that could address climate change, education, and poverty. >> all told, families will receive a credit of about $3000 to 3600 dollars per child. these payments represent the largest anti-poverty program in a generation and the child tax credit has the potential to cut child poverty in half. amy: we'll speak with new york congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez about the infrastructure bill, the green new deal, new york city's mayoral election, the

president trump supported jovenel moise. him to continue his presidency, if you like. does this change the situation and the relationship between the us? well, i think it has — it has certainly gotten the attention of the united states, whereas they were sort of hoping that they could just getjovenel through to an election that would look like a real election that might actually be one — although most of us doubted that. they hoped that that could happen, even with this guy who was really not an effective executive or leader of his country. but now, of course, they cannot rely onjovenel to sort of shepherd through a seeming election and now they're stuck and they don't know what to do, so that's gonna be hard for the us and the international community in general — the un, the organization of american states, et cetera. you mentioned the un — this request has gone to the un for security forces to be deployed to haiti. do we expect to see international foreign troops on the street of port—au—prince? well, i don't know — obviou

as several of l the communications after the assassination of president jovenel moise, the us has claimedy, however, how that formulates in the details of it remains unclear but what we know is this crisis is serious and there is no clear path forward. and there is no clear path forward-— forward. we will leave it there. thank _ forward. we will leave it there. thank you - forward. we will leave it there. thank you very i forward. we will leave it - there. thank you very much indeed for shedding some light on the situation in haiti. at least twelve migrants have been killed and twenty others injured in eastern turkey when their bus crashed. the vehicle was carrying afghans, bangladeshis and pakistanis near the iranian border when the driver lost control and it overturned in a ditch and burst into flames. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, has warned that the country's economy is being damaged by violent protests over the jailing of the former leaderjacob zuma. the police say dozens of people have been arrested after lorries were torched and shops looted. pope francis has appear

the president of haiti, jovenel moise, has been assassinated at his home in the capital port—au—princenight by unidentified armed men. mr moise had been in power since 2017. his critics had accused him of corruption, and he'd faced waves of often violent protests. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports. haiti is a country in chaos, where acts of everyday life have come to pose a mortal risk. accused of corruption and extending his presidency illegally, jovenel moise faced mass protests and demands from the opposition to step down. the interim prime minister described the assassination, which came after weeks of escalating violence, as a heinous, inhumane and barbaric act and declared a state of emergency. still recovering from the devastating earthquake of 2010 and the hurricane that struck six years later, parts of the country remain inaccessible, besieged by territorial battles between heavily armed gangs, violence that has forced more than 13,000 to flee there homes. yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. now the calls for the international c

the assassination brings to an end the turbulent rule of haiti's president jovenel moise. it leaves the impoverished nation in turmoil. for months there have been protests around the country demanding moise step down but he held on to power while the opposition claimed his continued rule was unconstitutional. his critics argue that according to haiti's constitution, his five year term as president started the day he was elected rather than the day he took office. but moise argued it was a year later that marked the true beginning. both the u.s. and the u.n. assumed his claim to remain in power. but there had been widespread concern when moise failed to hold legislative elections in 2019 leaving the country without a functioning government. and a constitutional referendum postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic still hasn't taken place. moise's presidency was plagued with a number of other problems. u.n. officials say the country has been rocked by an uptick in kidnappings for ransom and wave in criminal violence in recent months fueled by armed gangs. thousands were force

this is president jovenel moise.ng has plunged what was already a precarious political situation into a crisis. the interim prime minister says the president was killed in an attackn his home in the capital, port-au-prince. i'd identified -- unidentified gunmen shot him and his wife. moise took office in 2017. the opposition said that his time should have ended in februaryf this year. but mr. moise insisted he had one more year to serve. the killing comes days after moise named a new prime minister, the seventh person who had been appointed to the post. mr. henry had not been sworn in when the president was killed. now there is considerable confusion about who is in charge. the interim prime minister went on national television to declare the state of emergency. >> in strict accordance with article 149 of the constitution, i have presided over extraordinary counsel of banisters, where we decided to declare a nationwide state of seizure -- siege. i asked the population to keep calm. kasia: during his time in power, jo

president of haiti, jovenel moise was asass nated in his home. >> this is a threat on the democracy ofur region so it's very important for all of us to consider how we can work together and to make sure that those things doot repeat. yamiche: pressure is building on one key question, is the u.s. doing enough to help the island nation? meanwhile, in recent days, another ransom wear attack hit american companies and the republican national committee confirmed that air i.t. provider was attacked by hackers, believed to brussian. perspective bidenaid the u.s. will act against the hackers if russia does not. and this week marks the sixth -months anniversary on the attack on the u.s. capitol. joining us are miami herald and caribbean reporter jacqueline charles. joining is us from haiti, and in studio, dan balz, chief correspondent for the "washington post." leigh ann caldwell, capitol hill correspondent forn news and weijia jiang, cbs correspondent for cbs news. weijia, talk to us about the decision to pull out of afghanistan. president biden has been out forcibly defending his position. we

the opposition has shown no inclination to really join with the government of jovenel moise, but jovenel moise's presidency is gone, so in a tragic way, this might be an opening for such a compromise, but we will have to see, and we will have to see also whether the current prime minister is, in fact, going to remain in that position. >> reporter: there have been a lot of hatians who have been disappointed in the stance of the biden administration toward haiti. what role do you see the u.s. potentially playing now after this assassination? >> well, personally, i think that the most important thing is to try to get a haitian solution. so if the biden administration is to have a constructive approach to haiti, i think they should push the government to really create the conditions for a government of national unity. now, how do you form that government of national unity is a big questn. it may well be that a government of national unity would require not only the current members of the -- some of the current members of the government and some of the members of the opposition, but also civi

this morning, haiti's police chief says four suspects in the assassination of president jovenel moisee been killed. and two others arrested. the alleged assassins have yet to be identified as haiti's acting prime minister urges calm. >> we need every single one to actually move the country forward while sitting for justice for president jovenel moise. >> reporter: the caribbean nation plunging deeper into crisis after assailants stormed s residence eaolheadf ste an h . receive treatment. now fighting for her life. >> the people are devastated. haiti is in mourning. >> reporter: the haitian ambassador to the united states says the attack was cared out by armed commandos speaking spanish and masquerading as drug enforcement agents. the remains of the president removed overnight. in the nation long gripped with turmoil and political unrest, a state of siege. the international airport shut down and border with the dominican republic closed. busy capital streets emptied out. >> i think a lot of us are kind of almost and myself included, we're waiting for the fireworks. we don't want them.

it shows really is enlightening in terms of exactly what happened in the hours after president jovenel moisesassinated. just hours after haiti's president was killed, this video live streamed by a local journalist shows some of the men accused of killing him. here you can see two of the colombian mercenaries that officials say were part of the hit squad, the first man holding a rifle and signals for the journalist to stop. a second then stands up rifle glinting in the sun. they tell him to stop recording. at this point haitian security forces had trapped the two dozen or so alleged assassins along this stretch of road. at the bottom a road block and lookouts with the majority of the suspects hold up in this building. the camera reaches that building. as it pans, you can see two things. several black clad mercenaries, and this man, one of the two haitian-americans accused of taking part in the crime. at this moment, he is actually giving a live interview to haiti radio mega saying they didn't kill the president. someone died but we didn't do it, he said. people inside the president's house st

in the latest lurch toward chaos the president jovenel moise was assassinated earlier this month. who ordered the hit is unclear. a retracted struggle for power seemed certain. my guest is former haitian prime minister laurent lamothe. can anything be done to end haiti's suffering? laurent lamothe in miami, florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me. it's a pleasure having you on the show. let us begin with the assassination of president moise. just how big a blow to haiti was back was dark?. this was a tremendous blow. if you take into account the country went through the earthquake and never really recovered in 2010. then you have this happen, especially the way it happened. having the president democratically elected, had 55% of the vote, only six months left into his mandate. basically he was a lame duck president. he had announced an election date and was in talks with the opposition and had appointed actually in opposition prime minister. was to resume functions. this happen. this was a shock to everybody. were you close to president moise? jovenel moise

rejecting the country's request to send in troops after the assassination of president jovenel moise. haiti's government initially asking for u.s. military assistance to protect its critical infrastructure and maintain peace. this is the most normal it has been here in the streets of port-au-prince since the attack, where traffic has returned to the streets that were empty. this was an area that was under a state of siege. people urged to stay in their homes, but they're now getting back out. still, the desperation is growing. outside the u.s. embassy in port-au-prince overnight, haitians flocking to the entrance with their passports after unsubstantiated rumors the u.s. would be giving out humanitarian visas. francois jean, a local shoe seller here, says he hasn't eaten in three days because the unrest has prevented him from selling anything. so far, at least 20 people are being held in moise's killing, including u.s. citizens james solages and joseph vincent. a haitian investigator saying the two claimed they were only translators for the alleged gunman and that they intended to arr

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.— jovenel moise.ar why they can't find them _ involved? it is unclear why they can't find them and _ involved? it is unclear why they can't find them and it _ involved? it is unclear why they can't find them and it was i can't find them and it was interesting to see that they have put out these arrest warrants for them saying that they were both armed and dangerous and want to for attempted murder and murder and robbery. there is a lot of movement that happens between haiti and other parts of the caribbean, obviously with the united states is well going back and forth. they simply don't know where they are at the moment but they have implied they are part of this broader investigation into the assassination. the of this broader investigation into the assassination.— of this broader investigation into the assassination. the accused has said that the _ the assassination. the accused has said that the us _ the assassination. the accused has said that the us supported - the assassination. the accused has

and certainly during his time in office for various reasons, jovenel moise had made some very dangerousow about who is behind this, because there are rumours, there are videos circulating on social media — what more do you know about potentially who be behind this? that's one of the big questions in haiti right now, there is footage of the commanders who entered the residence and killed the president. and the striking thing about them is they don't — they are speaking in spanish and english, they are white or latin perhaps, and there is another footage from around the city today that has been taken of people that look a bit similar, and the head of police said that they had been fighting the security forces, they had been fighting these guys around the city all day long. what do you think about the president as a president? i know you interviewed him twice, he has come under a lot of criticism, ruling by decree since 2019, trying to change the constitution, to try and push for immunity for any actions in office the opposition in haiti said that he was threatening democracy in the countr

en la que fuera su ciudad natal, "cabo haitiano", tuvo lugar el funeral privado del presidente jovenel moisenado en su residencia de puerto principe, el pasado 7 de julio. su viuda, martine moise, quien resulto herida en el atentado, le dedico emotivas palabras en las que denuncio el crimen. la ceremonia se vio empaqada por actos de violencia. el ministerio publico de el salvador dicto orden de captura contra el expresidente salvador sanchez ceren, por los delitos de lavado de dinero, peculado y enriquecimiento ilicito.los cargos se vinculan a su gestion como vice presidente de mauricio funes. otros cinco funcionarios de la misma administracion tambien fueron capturados por delitos similares a los de sanchez ceren. en china, un medio estatal mostro el rescate de un bebe de tres meses de entre los escombros de un edificio derrumbado, en la ciudad de "zheng-zhou".el bebe habia permanecido enterrado bajo el edificio desplomado durante un di y una noche, antes de ser rescatado. el niqo fue enviado al hospital para recibir tratamiento y su estado de salud es estable. cientos de manifestantes prot

the president of haiti, jovenel moise, has been assassinated at his home in the capital port—au—princermed overnight by unidentified armed men. mr moise had been in power since 2017. his critics had accused him of corruption and he'd faced waves of often violent protests. our north america correspondent sophie long reports. haiti is a country in chaos, where acts of everyday life have come to pose a mortal risk. accused of corruption and extending his presidency illegally, jovenel moise faced mass protests and demands from the opposition to step down. the interim prime minister described the assassination, which came after weeks of escalating violence, as a heinous, inhumane and barbaric act and declared a state of emergency. still recovering from the devastating earthquake of 2010 and the hurricane that struck six years later, parts of the country remain inaccessible, besieged by territorial battles between heavily armed gangs, violence that has forced more than 13,000 to flee there homes. yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. now the calls for the interna

jovenel moise appoint ad new prime minister just before he died who was to be sworn in this week.g the nation right now but looks unlikely joseph will step aside. >> the constitution is clear i have organized elections and passed the power to someone else who is elected. >> reporter: now just to complicate things further of last night that the senate here in haiti which remains the only functioning part of this country's government, the senate of haiti elected its president, the senate president to serve as in term president of this entire country here in haiti, although that hasn't become official yet, not clear who will support him, jim, exactly what kind of political strife will be borne out of that. a very complicated power vacuum here in haiti. >> officials in haiti are asking for additional assistance from the u.s. and united nations to help get to the bottom of what happened. any word on what the u.s. is planning to do at this point? >> reporter: at this point the u.s. being very noncommittal. the haitian government asked for limited number of troops to be sent here around

international manhunt is underway for eight remaining suspects in the assassination of haitian president jovenel moiseavily armed team -- a emily armed team murded moise at his home wednesday -- a heavenly armed -- a heavily armed team murdered moise at his home. many is following events from mexico city. a fragile, uncertain situation in haiti right now. what help or assistance is being offered by the u.s. in colombia in this investigation? manny: there are so many moving parts, so many countries involved. this is an international effort, but really one investigation. one of the latest investigations is a investigation into who was the head of the general security unit, one of the people most in charge of tucking the haitian president. he is under investigation per possible -- for possible ties to arms trafficking. there are unanswered questions about how such a security lapse could happen that would lead to the assassination of president jovenel moise. but again, an international effort and very much a single investigation and a developing story still. lots of new information every day. today, we cy

martine moise, the wife of slain president jovenel moise, returned to haiti late yesterday followinga miami hospital. the first lady, who was injured in the july 7 assassination attack, arrived at port-au- prince airport wearing a black bullet proof vest and with her arm in a sling. she was greeted by officials, including interim prime minister claude joseph. joseph is running the country in spite of jovenel moise's announcement, one day before his death, designating politician ariel henry as prime minister. investigations are ongoing in what is described as a sprawling plot to kill the president involving haitians, haitain- americans and abt two dozen former colombian soldiers. officials announced that the funeral for prime minister moise will be held on friday in the northern city of cap-haitien. martine moise is expected to attend. for the latest national and international news visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: the landslide victory of president alexander lukashenko in belarus last year ushered in his sixth term, and more than a quarter decade of control for the auoritarian

they killed jovenel moise and some of them remain on the run and this morning there are more questionsers about how this could have happened and who masterminded the attack. cnn's matt rivers is live in haiti's capital port-au-prince with the latest. matt, walk us through the latest. what do we know? >> we're trying to piece together how this happened. we're not far from where this assassination took place. we know that some of the assailants come up this road behind me and they passed the police check poin to do so and they came here to this police checkpoint and got past police here and if you look down that road there, you zoom in, about 100 meters down the road, that is the beginning of the compound where the president of haiti is assassinated. arrests on street of port-au-prince on thursday after an army police operation against heavily armed mercenaries, mercenaries that authorities say are responsible for the brazen assassination of haiti's president jovenel moise early on wednesday. haitian police have detained 15 columbias and two haitians americans. those who posed at u.s. de

jovenel moise was a controversial leader.ding his presidency illegally. he faced mass protests and demands from the opposition to step down. now there are fears about a possible foreign intervention. the people necessarily don't want a foreign military intervention in the form of the un forces that came into 2004 after the coup d'etat against the us backed leader. the situation is confusing, it is sad, it is depressing, but at the same time people don't want a foreign invasion into the country. a foreign invasion into the country-— a foreign invasion into the count . , country. the border has been closed between _ country. the border has been closed between the - country. the border has beenl closed between the depending country. the border has been - closed between the depending on republic and 80. this country has suffered from natural disasters, a devastating earthquake in 2010 and a hurricane that struck six years later. there are territorial battles between heavily armed gangs and 13,000 people have been forced to flee t

accused of corruption and extending his presidency illegally, jovenel moise faced mass protests and demandsim prime minister described the assassination, which came after weeks of escalating violence, as a heinous, inhumane and barbaric act and declared a state of emergency. still recovering from the devastating earthquake of 2010 and the hurricane that struck six years later, parts of the country remain inaccessible, besieged by territorial battles between heavily armed gangs, violence that has forced more than 13,000 to flee their homes. yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. now the calls for the international community to act are getting louder. we need a lot more information, but it is very worrisome about the state of haiti. reporter: but does the us have a role...? with covid cases surging in a country where the few hospital beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets where food and fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find has now intensified. the shooting of the president and hi

jovenel moise was injured in the attack.

. >>> agentes del fbi recopilaron pruebas de la muerte del presidente haitiano jovenel moise.de julio en su casa en haitÍ y autoridades dicen que habrÍa 26 colombianos y dos haitianos estadounidenses. se investiga el asesinato de dos custodios de la agencia federal. >>> dos custodios de una prisiÓn en ciudad juÁrez fueron asesinados en su dÍa libre luego que apareciera una manta donde se amenazaba a los agentes. los dos agentes fueron emboscados en un automÓvil, las vÍctimas son padre e hijo y la fiscalÍa del estado quiere identificar el mÓvil del ataque. >>> dos compaÑeros que perdieron la vida ayer, estamos estableciendo cuÁles eran sus funciones en la investigaciÓn. >>> el propio fiscal reconociÓ que no hay que descartar ninguna amenaza como la mÁs reciente donde en el norte de una ciudad apareciÓ una manta donde se amenazaba a las corporaciones policÍacas en juÁrez y tambiÉn a la patrulla fronteriza en estados unidos por los golpes contra los indocumentados. >>> hay intervenciÓn de las autoridades de estados unidos, porque hay una amenaza contra ellos. en lust gar se recav

jovenel moise was murdered in the hills above port—au—prince. biden adds his voice to the international condemnation. a state of emergency is now in place in the country. borisjohnson has defended his decision to delay easing the self—isolation policy a month after restrictions end, but admits he has not seen any data on the impact it will have. the taleban is continuing to take more ground in afghanistan — as government forces fight hard to repel an advance on a key provincial city. and in the next two hours it is estimated england fans will buy more than 50,000 pints a minute, as they endure the euros semi—final against denmark. haiti is a the poorest country in the western hemisphere. it's been plagued, for years by political instability and gang violence. another chapter of that sorry story, was written in the early hours of this morning, with the assassination of presidentjuvenal moeese. according to reports spanish speaking mercenaries forced their way into his home in petion ville in the hills above port au prince and shot the president d

jovenel moise died in the attack. his wife was injured and taken to a hospital in miami.ling has thrown the country in to a deep political turmoil — with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. the bbc�*s rich preston reports. some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation could deteriorate further. it is the poorest country in the americas and the first lady said her husband planned to change the consultation to improve the life of ordinary people. she described wednesday's attack. translation: in the blink of an eye the mercenaries entered mayhem and fiddled my husband with bullets without even giving them the chance to say a word. we cannot let the country lose its way. we cannot let his blood had been spilled in vain. but his proposed constitutional changes made him enemies and many said he wanted to extend his time in office. the government said 28 foreign mercenaries were involved in the attack and most of them had been arrested or killed. three people now claim to lead the country, and interim prime

the funeral of the assassinated haitian president, jovenel moise, has taken place amid heavy security near cap—haitien — the main city of his native northern region. outside the moise family compound, police fired shots and tear gas at protesters voicing anger at the president's murder. more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western india. officials say that dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad. hundreds of villages and towns are said to be without electricity and drinking water. in about ten minutes we'll have the film review, but first on bbc news: click. as the world tries to emerge from the pandemic, the way we go about our lives is bound to be different — but exactly how is hard to say. on this week's show, we'll be seeing the buildings that are hoping to get to know us a bit better. but first, we will be finding out how the world of search is changing right before our eyes. the idea of visual search is nothing new. it's something we looked at a few years ago, where you s