CNN's Lynda Kinkade speaks with Safwan Masri, Executive Vice President for Global Centers at Columbia University, about the political situation in Tunisia and why many of its citizens back President Kais Saied's move to invoke emergency powers to seize control of government, which his opponents have called a coup.

Tunisia gave a hero's welcome to swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, who stunned the world by winning gold in the men's 400 meter freestyle. Many Tunisians say his win is a bright spot as the country undergoes a coronavirus surge and political turmoil. CNN's Michael Holmes reports.

Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties.