The State Department pulls U.S. personnel out of the embassy in Sudan amid fierce fighting in that country.

We have the very latest on the deadly conflict and what could be next for thousands of Americans who are still over there.

Plus, we've got new polling on the 2024 presidential election, how voters are feeling

about President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, as well as Donald Trump's mounting legal

issues.

And also ahead, what we can expect on Capitol Hill this week, as the House has expected

to vote on Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plan to raise the

debt ceiling.

Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this Monday, April 24th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day and week with us.

And we'll begin this morning with the developing news out of Northeast Africa. The United States has evacuated and temporarily closed its embassy in Sudan as conflict grows in that country.

Fighting between warring military factions in the Capitol has killed hundreds,

and thousands of U.S. citizens are still there.

They're still remaining in the country.

NBC News, Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kuby has more.

The urgent race to evacuate citizens from the growing violence in Sudan's capital city

cartoon. The French carrying out several evacuation flights successfully, the Italians flying its

citizens and those of other European nations to safety. The U.S. carried out their daring rescue

operation under cover of darkness. Elite U.S. special out their daring rescue operation under cover of darkness.

Elite U.S. special operations flew multiple helicopters 800 miles from Djibouti to Sudan,

landing on the embassy grounds where they loaded 80 government personnel and their families onto three Chinook helicopters in about an hour.

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