weeping promises including fighting corruption, improving the country's economy and maintaining your own best interest in negotiations. but it's not clear yet if you will be able to deliver on his promises . ah, this is al jazeera ah hello and welcome i and peter w are watching the news live from coming up in the next 60 minutes. the taliban says it's captured another afghan provincial capital is. government forces fight defensive battles across the country. the protest across from against a corona virus health policy juice become mandatory from monday

to augusta and the rest of the tie catholic protest is angry at the government's pandemic response. sunday, calling for reforms and haiti marks one month since the assassination of president john elmer. we will take stock of the countries politics them today. and i'm trying to how much not have all the action from the tokyo olympics, but always jacob and gave it and has become the 1st runner from europe to when the mens 1500 meters and almost 2 years. ah, the taliban say they've taken over a 2nd african provincial capital as the us warns the conflict has reached a dangerous turning point. taliban video from the city of ship. a gun shows the arm

group facies buildings including the police headquarters and the prison, the government ascending reinforcements, and conducting airstrikes and a bit to retake control of the city. it's coming just a day after the southern city of orange fell to the taliban as well. pictures posted online, showed captured military vehicles, being driven through the streets, flying taliban flags, and a funeral being held for our con monopoly. the government top media office, it was assassinated by the taliban. on friday, the afghan president asked ref, connie says his killers will be punished, doing that, but the enemies of f canister can not arise, the history of his gun stone, and they can not take our honors away from us. and clearly my promises that we will find the killers and god willing, we will punish them. poor. everyone should know that we are standing in place like a mountain. their waists will be broken because they have no message other than evil. they fill coffins with young people and send them like savages. this is not

humanity. we stand for the humanity, life and dignity of afghanistan, and this is our volition and out to 0. charlotte bellis has morn out from cobble. a government affiliated source has told us that sure the gun has fallen, although it is quite nuanced and fluid. the taliban say that they took control of the city on saturday afternoon. they took control of the police office, the intelligence offices, the governors compound. they even broke into the prison and released a number of prisoners. now the government says that they don't have full control of the city, that security forces remain at the airport and that they are planning a counter offensive. they have started, it strikes and that they are sending in special forces and reinforcements for this counter offensive to try to take the city. if sure, the gone back, not if it is confirmed to be fallen, it would be the 2nd provincial capital to fool and f gonna stop in just 2 days. and

to put that into context for you, the last time a provincial capital fell was in 2015, and that was condos. and that was very briefly the very concerning for the afghan government. we were with the interior minister earlier, you had to rochelle for an emergency meeting with the defense minister. and then later president ghani prison got also met with marshall austin, leader from jos gen province. as the government here looks to see what they can do to push the telephone back out of the city. now that is not the only place where there is heavy fighting. there is strikes and a lot of gunfire in the cities of kansas city, herat, and also lash cargo in helmand sama, there's a former african diplomat. he says, while the taliban is not on the verge of taking the country, they could be on a path to doing so. it will very much depend on what tony been thinking and what's all about. the strategy is it to take as many ad provincial capitals and as much terry as possible or at school for the juggler into april cobble at the

end of the larger cities and full control of the country. i. my view is that it's all about also know how much weight and how much power they have and be maybe engaged in some kind of reinforcement of the political leverage. meaning that you want to gain as much as possible in order to use that. sure to never later, i've been negotiating people. if you go back to even longer to 2010, i remember that the americans and the legend. others are trying to find a political solution. honest on it's been a very long war. all styles are tired, i am sure, even though it's all about me feel they are in attendance. but at this point, there has to be some pressure brought upon both to call upon as well as pressure on cobble to be ready to compromise and be ready to agree to terms

that maybe may not be suitable to mr. money. but for the sake of the country, they may have to add me to something that is agreeable to most. ringback africans, and can, can end the war in the carnage and put a stop back on a peaceful track. tens of thousands of people in france of joint protest against a new cobit 19 health pass. from monday they will need the pass to get into cinema's, restaurant bars and other public places opponent say, if infringes the civil liberties. france is constitutional court will pass quotes largely complies with the republics founding charter. the president emanuel macro hope's, the new rules, will encourage people to get vaccinated. and elizabeth booty is a french journalist. she says the new measures appear to be universally disliked. you got tell you extreme right wings warranty axes. you've got left wingers who are

against the attempts the attacks against the limited and who also coalescing the kind of a position that the french atom mind left cannot create. it's sort of outside the traditional ring. bolt is that if the government has completed them, that would be an event proven. i think that's wilful. they hope that if they're hoped they're not seeing the demonstration that it is not working. but so they have dr. neil, when they say that the meshes president knuckleheads introduced and they'll be introduced or being considered in every countries, most notably in the united states in germany, that they all necessary. but there's more of them that you have measures, and that's the fact that my call is now facing a difficult reelection in next year. and does unrest of people who really would like to see the back of home because she sort of diminished the part played by

traditional the additions traditional vault. is that the way those the opposition would express itself on both sides? in the us, the weekly average for new daily infections has gone above $100000.00 for the 1st time since cases surged during the winter months. the number of people going to hospital is also rising fast infections up, typically bad in the southern states, including florida, where hospitals describing overrun with patients. vaccination rates are the lowest in those states might kind of following that story for us out of washington. mike, how are the numbers stacking up? do we think? well, peter, the numbers paying to very grim picture and the past 2 weeks alone, the rates of infection have risen by over 50 percent center. you say mainly in the southern states, although it is generally on the rise throughout the united states. but florida is perhaps the point of which everything becomes clear. it has a low vaccination rates around 40 percent. it also has

a mandate in place of non mosque wearing the governor of florida completely opposed to any mitigating mission, saying they and abridgment of individual freedoms. and in florida, the rate of infection accounts for one of the new infections throughout the united states. also significantly, florida leave the country in terms of the amount of hospitalizations per case. once again, wealth officials pointing to the fact that even if vaccinated people do get the virus, the outcome will be paul this to be than the unvaccinated. so what you are seeing essentially is a surge in the infection sparked by the berry and virus, some atp counting for some 80 percent of the new infections. so you've got a looming port, perfect storm here in terms of the fact that vaccination rates, particularly in the south of the country,

are still very low. only some 60 percent of us citizens have been vaccinated. 40 percent still remain unvaccinated. and when it comes to the responsibility, mike, you know, given what mr biden was saying was 789 days ago now about always wearing a mask. does the responsibility about in effect get pushed into the abstract? i mean, does it come down to individual restaurateurs, individual bar owners, individual people who work in offices who have to say to potential customers or colleagues, sorry, no mask, you can't get in well, it all starts with a suggestion by the cdc, that mosse should be when in areas that are showing high infection rates. now in those particular areas, in some cases, local authorities have taken steps here in washington, d. c. for example, a mosque mandate has been put back in place some 5 days ago. the same goes for new york city with a mosque mandate has been placed also in new york city. and most restaurants now

will not accept customers unless they are vaccinated and can show proof of fact the nation. so it does vary from area to area in terms of federal mandates. well, there is a federal mandates in place in all areas that the federal government covers that is must have to be worn inside. also in terms of federal mandate, workers off requested to be vaccinated or face constant testing. so they all lay is in which action is taken, but this is under caught in a way by other areas such as i say, florida, where the governor actually passed an executive order for bidding local counties from imposing a mosque mandate. so you have this massive different in approach in different areas . and many health officials say that it's in the areas that are not taking mitigating measures that have low rates of vaccination that are driving the spread of the virus across the united states. so as president biden said, a few days ago,

everybody has a responsibility, a to get vaccinated, seems to be to follow what the mitigating measures are requested by the local officials to see what else the federal government can do at this point. to try and get a standardized stand against the spread of the virus, the spread that is growing by the day. okay. might, we'll leave it there. many thanks. my kind of correspond reporting live from washington. thousands of people in thailand have taken part in anti government protest in bangkok, calling for the prime minister to resign. in addition to the demands for political reform protest as an angry at the government's responds to the most severe wave of corona virus case is there, florence louis picks up the story. i was just trying cove at 19 restrictions on gatherings anti government demonstrators faced off with police just 500 meters from the prime minister's residence in bangkok,

police fire tear gas and rubber bullets, but said it was in retaliation to protest is throwing fire crackers and other objects at the police have been doing a 2 strictly follow up police major abilene operations based on a domestic law and that the lot that goes down dead protest is had gathered around victory monument on their bikes earlier on saturday afternoon. a youth lead protest smoothman for democracy rose up last year. but last momentum often increase in coven 19 cases. and the rest of several protest leaders. but people are once again protesting, angered by the government handling of the pen debit. people are out on the street because they are suffering. the government shut down the economy, but we didn't get any kind of compensation from the government to opt out. i mean, it's just, you must leave. right now. people need

a good vaccine. what we see people die every day. people have to fend for themselves because the government can't help much. tyler has been reporting record highs in new infections, and death is this week. it's vaccination campaign has been sluggish. the protesters are also calling for part of the budget for the monarchy and the military to be redirected to fight. the corona virus said in the country, florence louis al jazeera parts of libya have entered another full lock done in an attempt to curve the spread of the virus. there, the capital tripoli is one of several areas now under restrictions. it's the 3rd time such measures have been imposed as the start of the cupboard 19 pandemic. the government has received 2000000 doses of china's final fall vaccine to speed up its campaign. a 6 day mass code with vaccination drives on the way in bangladesh. the government has set a goal of inoculating 3200000 people above the age of 25, in mainly rural and regional areas. and it plans to start offering jobs to the

wrangler refugees. by early next week we relation campaign. there has been one of the slowest in south asia, bangladesh is struggling to contain a delta outbreak, and it's extended a locked up until next week can be traveling isn't back up with more. let me give you some description where i'm at. i'm in dock. i sit ish in the morning. i was in for mitchell hospital. this is justin labor hospital. the line has been like this since morning. it's been organized like the other place. people been complaining. they've been waiting after getting stamped in their registration. each person are waiting like over an hour sometime in cases people are a little bit and i know since february about 14000000 people got vaccinated, some of them still didn't get the 2nd job. now that's about 3 percent of the population of $165000000.00, then over not

a government grant shot of indian supply chart bunger that you're saying vaccine from china, us and all those photos and not a planted to go at least 3200000 people within next one week the idea was to vaccinate 10000000 people with the federation of logistic and the rural area was challenging because many people don't have access to internet or computer to register online in order to able to go to the hospital. so the government setting up and mobile clinic, i'm going door to door into order lady has in order to get this paper vaccinated and the people are doing it online and they come with the form in here and then they wait in line to get vaccinated. plenty more still to come for you here on the news are including the mounting challenge facing greek rescue teams. they struggle contain wildfires that have left thousands homeless wheels to report from

neighboring turkey or emergency. teams are struggling to cope with what have been described as the worst bias in decades. and in sports a special day for india at the tokyo games details coming up in about 30 minutes. ah, saturday marks, exactly one month since the haitian president driven l. luis was fatally shot in his home. in puerto prince, more than 40 people have been arrested during the investigation. 18 of them colombians, we see killing spot mass demonstrations in the country, led by his loyal supporters, the haitian government of the un. to help set up an international commission of inquiry, along with a special court to prosecute the suspects. let's talk now to laurel lamont. he served as his, his prime minister from 2012 to 2014. he joins us now from miami, in florida. laurel lamar, welcome to the news out. it's

a month since this political earthquake kit to your country. where is the country heading now? well, they're going to ask you for answers. the country is still in shock. people are very upset. and you know, there is some, the information is slow to, to go in. and everybody is asking us in question, where are the masterminds, those who are responsible for financially for this horrendous operation and march. so there's so many questions. so many questions, not very many answers. can the country continue successfully with an interim prime minister? well, it's going to be very difficult. i mean, the country, these legitimate democratically elected leader. and that's why the interim authority should fast track one the investigation. and i saw

that yesterday into foreign minister requested for an international commission of inquiry from the un. i hope that the weight is going to be just one favor of the because the, the lease that the un could do for a carry be remembering that the 1st blocking out thinking the world and, and we deserve all the international cooperation to, to find out who killed the president. 11000000 haitians are hanging on, hoping that people like yourself can provide some of the answers to those questions . do you want to be prime minister again? do you want to be president? admitted bangs, my, my only goal is just just because i think that's, that's what everybody wants. without the answer. i'm not a candidate, i'm not many and i've made it public. and i said that, you know, you don't have to be president prime minister, you know,

to help their country. there's many other ways, but you can and, and that's what i'm doing. now. i'm going to engage citizen. and i want to just as far as for the president and for the country, but what's the difference between doing the best you can do for the country and promising that it's going to be different next time round after this say a you an investigation after you have convictions, what happens at that point? well, at that point, it's entirely up to that there needs to be an election because right now there are new elected or sorry, the president was one of 11 elected officials. there is 10 senators are sensitive, dysfunctional majors. the mirrors are also on really not in office because they're terminix fire department expired. another president needed. so there is a, an urgent need for elections in the country to renew political. and that's where we

start with legitimate leader, the authorities matter people to carry on the work that the people will have it in them for so. so this is the most important at, alongside this international investigation. remember, this is a multinational cracked this gram happen to be carried out back with this part of american companies when we transfer from so this is, you know, this is a real, you know, multinational investigation that has and this can only happen with an international commission. i mean, we have going on right now, they cannot even find an investigative judge, which i said that case. so there is a crime need for international support here. but here's the pushback. here's the thing mister luis, could not control the cycle of chaos and violence in the country. when you're talking about the politicians who will replace them, you're saying it's not going to be you in any way shape or form. but how do we know

for the, as a guarantee for those 11000000 patients in the country and the diaspora in places like florida? how do we know that what they will be given those people will have the skill set that mr. maurice lacked? well, there is never any guarantees, there can only be one thing and is elections for the people themselves to choose wherever they want to succeed, mr. and hopefully they will make the right choice. and hopefully the next person will come with the right skill set. and we'll have the right support, use them or, you know, he had a lot of pushback because of the reforms. and because of you know, you had a little specialty from the guards in the country and that did not make it easier for him to govern. so he is a very challenging, but it's not is not impossible, but it will be up to the legitimate authority,

the legitimate next leader in the country. and that's why the transition has to be very short. it has to be very short and elections out to happen and then those new leaders would have, you know, the capacity in order to change thing, but there's never any guy. okay, we must meet with the lower level, the in miami, in florida. thank you very much. i appreciate your time. thank you very much. i appreciate there been mass evacuations. north of athens as wildfires tear through vast areas of pine forest and get closer to the great capital, thousands of people have now fled their homes, while others have been fighting to put out the flames. seen the throbbing reports now from northern athens. the to know where the fires are and where they are going. greeks look to the sky in a worrying sign, helicopters have been getting closer to major towns and cities on the ground. this is what the business of fighting fires looks like. holding back,

the inevitability of mother nature's fury is dangerous and exhausting work right now. it's an endless and uphill fight. one that has already taken its 1st life. a firefight. anthony tucker on us was there when the 38 year old volunteer suffered a head injury. he says they tried but could not save him struggling to recall the incident. and the gave me whatever it is that is a difficult thought. if it runs out of fuel the fuel is the woods. the house is everything around. can you describe how you're feeling right now? i know it's emotional and i'm so sorry. what you see. so much destruction. it doesn't help you when you're trying to work with people in say,

i'm sort of there are too many fires and to few firefighter's spontaneous uncoordinated efforts like this one are trying to make sure rescue cruise as well as civilian volunteers on the front line. have plenty of food, water, and 1st aid when they need it. despite these efforts, though, smoke clouds seem to have become a permanent fixture in the skies over the attic. and it's because of seems like this homes all over the area have been burning for days. several areas along the base of the pardon, if the mountains are still on fire. hello, if you can hear me north of athens, they're doing the best job they can. we've seen one water tater team as well as far fighters, put out a bush fire and a house fire just over in that direction. but when it's 2nd of that far been put out. this one has just a rapid and become much bigger. and if you can see by the train trucks, the fires climbing up the hill just behind us,

the hope is the fire will stop when it runs out of fuel. but for the moment, the fuel is everything inside. the fire moves fast and fills the air with smoke quickly. many forced to run for their lives, had to leave friends behind on the gotten going to feel there's not one question i'm here with my daughter. we're just trying to help animals that are in need from the fire. we found so many, so far better. i came here after watching what was happening on television, and i couldn't just sit back and do nothing. in the face of the fires greeks, we spoke to said right now, every life is precious zane basra, the old 0, the attic, a basin in the north of athens. to neighboring turkey where tens of thousands of factors of forests have not been destroyed by wildfires. their they've been described as the worst in decades, at least 36000 people have been displaced from their homes in the southern province of nuclear, with our tourist resorts, russell set up as in the province of idaho in the south west of turkey. he says,

most of the wildfires across the country are now under control that are 5 active fires that are feel burning in fire in fire in 2 provinces. moolah, and either now or the most active provinces that are still suffering from the blades is the good news is that in that which was one of the word problems of turkey, the station is remarkable. there still, but the good news is that the long expected rain finally has arrived today. and it seems that the weather for forecast says that the particular that the evening time grinned or bush and also my now got which are the the most was seated places by the wife by will receive more and more rain with that is the good news for the for the country and the minister of foreign affairs who himself is also pro monthly,

says that all the why 5 in the, on the progress. how being brought under the control, how ever here, where we are in the province of i then did a really difficult to get that good news because right behind me you can see that a just a new fire broke out there. and this is vangelis lee approaching to the village of october, which is just in front of us and that the security forces are creating people here . and they are blocking the roads for one team. people to go get to get back to their homes, of other people, for 4th one to get back to their homes because they still hope that they will be able to save them stuff. people living near forests in northern california face a weekend on edge as the 3rd largest wildfire in the states, history threatens to ban towards their homes. is one of those dixie fi so called it's already mostly destroyed. the historic town of greenville heat waves and

droughts which scientists are linked to climate change maint wildfire hard to fight in the western united states. still to come here on the news for you. as the 20th anniversary of 911 approaches, we talked to families who do demanding i'm very subtle in the town of nic oakley and columbia worth thousands of people are friends in direct him from migrate to north america. tokyo prepared to pass the flag to paris. we'll hear how the french are planning for more cost effective games. ah, hello, there remains hot, sunny and dry across the levant and middle east and we are going to see temperatures continue to rise as we go into the next week. not just in iraq and q

weights, but also in some of the gulf states and have a look what happens on monday. we've got the temperature in kuwait nearly touching 50 degrees celsius for saudi arabia. we've got a little bit of an internal wind kicking around, but for the stronger when we got ahead to the southern areas of yemen and our mind is a breeze there that's keeping those temperatures down and things of feeling slightly cooler. we've got a few showers to the west of yemen, kicking up into saudi arabia and these join up with those storms brewing across the open rift valley. smithers, heavier downpours felt in south sedan. we could see more flooding. we have seen flooding in sudan, those flood waters continued as those reins continued to fall down. now the gulf of guinea is seeing a number of storms. and as we go into monday, it's nigeria. that's going to see some of the heavy downpours there. now to the south of this, it is looking a lot dryer, and a lot warmer we've got. temperature is above average in botswana in namibia and for south africa.