Today on Velshi, a major development in Sudan, where fierce fighting has broken out between

rival generals who were supposed to be working together to hand the country over to civilian

rule.

Late last night, President Biden announced that the United States military has evacuated American

diplomatic personnel from the U.S. Embassy in the capital city of Khartoum, but there are

still thousands of private American citizens stuck amid the fighting. We. Embassy in the capital city of Khartoum, but there are still thousands of private

American citizens stuck amid the fighting. We're following this story closely. We're going to bring

you the very latest throughout the next two hours. Plus, Mike Pence has finally come out strongly

against Donald Trump on one key issue, not the one you think. We'll get the latest from Iowa,

where they both spoke to conservative evangelicals last

night. And for today's meeting in the Belchiband Book Club, we are paying tribute to the public library.

Once a community fixture and a safe haven to explore different worlds and learn new ideas,

it has become the battleground for the ideological fight over books. Nowhere are libraries under

greater threat than in Texas. so that's where we're heading

to talk to Shirley Robinson, the executive director of the Texas Library Association,

about the fight for the freedom to read.

Velshi starts now.

And good morning. It is Sunday, April the 23rd. I'm Ali Velshi, and we begin this morning with the Republican presidential primary taking shape this weekend as Republican candidates and hopefuls flock to the annual Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition spring kickoff event to court the evangelical vote.

The former President Donald Trump joined the

event virtually while former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott,

who are expected to join the race, appeared in person. One notable prospective candidate, Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis, was nowhere to be seen. Plus, we got brand new polling this hour. NBC News's

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