hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. american evacuation flights from afghanistan are in theirfinal hours — ahead of the withdrawal deadline. rockets have been fired towards kabul airport — claimed by is militants. this as the pentagon investigates reports that a us strike on a suspected suicide bomber killed a number of civilians. eyewitnesses say the dead are mostly children from one family — as they prepared to leave for kabul airport to be evacuated to safety. ten person has died here. we lost ten persons including of my daughter who was dead, two years old.

we'll be live with our correspondent in kabul. also in our programme... warnings of life threatening floods in the southern united states — as hurricane ida hits — the most powerful storm since katrina to land in the area. president biden had this warning. this is going to be a devastating, devastating hurricane. a life—threatening storm. china limits the amount of time young people can game online — to just three hours a week. teenagers are up in arms — but reports suggest parents not so much. us forces are into the final 48 hours of their 20 year mission in afghanistan. their withdrawal will be complete on tuesday — and the security situation around kabul airport remains fraught. this is the aftermath of a rocket attack close

to the airport on monday. the us says an anti—missile system intercepted up to five rockets. the islamic state group says it was responsible. here's the latest update from the pentagon. there is still an active threat. in various ways that we have to be prepared for. but i would tell you without getting into specific systems and their availability, which i think you would understand why we wouldn't, we continue to have and will maintain the capability to protect ourselves and defend ourselves as we continue to complete the retrograde. the situation at kabul airport has been particularly tense after thursday's is attack that killed well over 100 people. the is—k off—shoot behind the atrocity is relatively small in number. here's the analysis of one former state department official.

the is situation is a warrior and one but not anyone. i mean, it has to be said that this branch of the islamic state gained its foothold in afghanistan while there were foreign troops in the country. and the prior government struggled to fend it off. it is something that the taliban no doubt out worried about. whether they are going to have sufficient capability to combat this group and also they are going to be worried about the more radical elements within their own movements. if they are not satisfied with the directions of the new government and its policies splitting off and joining islamic states. the us has taken increasingly aggressive action to meet the security challenges in kabul. on sunday, the us launched a drone strike which the white house says thwarted an imminent suicide attack. but there are reports of civilians being killed. the pictures you're seeing are of an afghan family combing through the wreckage of a car, destroyed by that strike. the family have told the bbc that 10 of its members died, including 6 children.

while the us tries to manage the security threat, the evacuation effort is continuing. but it's now winding down. here's a tweet from the white house saying thati,200 were evacuated in the last 2a hours. that's down from last week when more than 20,000 people were evacuated in a 24—hour period. here's more from the pentagon briefing. in total, there were 28 flights out of kabul airport in the last 2a hrs which included the remaining coalition partners. ——departures as of today, more than 122,000 including 5&00 americans have been evacuated from afghanistan. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul. she explained how the americans plan to choreograph their last 2a hours in kabul. maybe the viewers can listen. let me

be quiet for a moment. can you hear the rumble of the aircraft? the military, the warplanes that have been circling in the skies above kabul all day, circling lower to send a very reassuring message to the american soldiers still on the ground, preparing to carry out their last military flight from kabul as of also sending a message to the potential suicide bombers, the extremists lying in wait possibly preparing another attack like we saw last week on kabul airport. you really get a sense todayjust listening to what's all around us that these are the last loud hours of the nearly 20 year us military mission in afghanistan. and what we have heard from the airport is that especially after last week's attack with the enhanced security concerns they are even scrambling faster than ever to do is much as they can in the time that remains. that green

card holders, those i can go to the united states and work and can reside had been turned back at the gates. afghans who received what were called the dv says they were turned away for the priority in these last hours was evident to american nationals, passport holders. because they simply didn't have enough time or space to get it all done. which is why there is still a promise that this is the first part of the evacuation and we are hearing from the g7 today, they want to continue these efforts, aerobic efforts to try to get those afghans out based very much feel at risk. �* . ., , , risk. and there are many still here. i must ask — risk. and there are many still here. i must ask you _ risk. and there are many still here. i must ask you about _ risk. and there are many still here. i must ask you about the _ risk. and there are many still here. i must ask you about the us - risk. and there are many still here. i must ask you about the us drone | i must ask you about the us drone strike from sunday. from a distance it's difficult to piece together exactly what happened and it exactly who was hit directly by that drone strike. what information do you have from inside kabul? if

strike. what information do you have from inside kabul?— from inside kabul? if any of the viewers have — from inside kabul? if any of the viewers have been _ from inside kabul? if any of the viewers have been watching - from inside kabul? if any of the i viewers have been watching the bbc world news today they would have seen the heart stopping interview with the cousin of the family which lost ten members including seven children. he was in pieces, unable to understand how and his family were afghans who had worked for the us military, work for charities, how his children and he broke down crying saying their faces were so burned we couldn't identify him. listen, he can make sense of it. the americans have regretted it, they certainly made it clear they had no intention of striking the family. what we need to know was in that drone they get all this intelligence coming in, did they see a family close by? did they have to weigh that up against what was in imminent risk, they set up a car carrying multiple suicide bombers packed with weapons, explosives, heading to the

kabul international airport again, certain to cause more deaths, more mayhem perhaps more death of us service personnel? wejust don't know what information they had. was it simply a tragic mistake, how did they make this decision? these are big questions and it's happening on the very last hours where the americans hope to leave with some dignity at the end of their 20 years in afghanistan. just dignity at the end of their 20 years in afghanistan.— in afghanistan. just to be clear on that oint in afghanistan. just to be clear on that point about _ in afghanistan. just to be clear on that point about the _ in afghanistan. just to be clear on that point about the threat - in afghanistan. just to be clear on that point about the threat the . that point about the threat the americans say they were aware of. is there any evidence being identified either by localforeign there any evidence being identified either by local foreign journalists in kabul that there were bombers, that there was a car which actually had a bomb with it in some form? that's really hard for us to know. we do know because they've set it. the islamic state was bent on attacking american soldiers, killing them. believing, literally stabbing

them. believing, literally stabbing them in the back as they leave. we do know they already carried out in attack and we discussed here that never have any of us had such specific intelligence in the morning. there's going to be an attack of the afternoon in the airport. and there was an attack in the afternoon in the airport. and the afternoon in the airport. and the second time the americans said they also had clear intelligence that there was going to be another attack. were they acting on that intelligence? was it that car? i think it's too soon but we assured many will now be trying to piece together what happened here. but for today the biggest story i think is the family trying to piece together what happened. to lose ten members of yourfamilyjust while what happened. to lose ten members of your family just while you what happened. to lose ten members of your familyjust while you were waiting at home with us visas to start a new life in america and you are struck by an american drone. how can you understand that? we will hear more from the family

who lost so many members in that drone strike later in this edition of outside source. the un security is expected to be right now which will cause the taliban guarantee safe passage to out of the country after the end of this month. president macron suggested there should be designated a safe zone kabul airport. designated a safe zone kabul airport. translation: it is a proposal which mobilises the entire - international community and it prints pressure on the taliban because we will carry through with our demands. if you want to go forward and have a country that is open to the rest of the region and the world you must respect humanitarian rules and allow all men and women who want to be protected to do so. barbara plett usher, state department. can you help me understand what's in their resolution?— their resolution? yes. we have a co of their resolution? yes. we have a

«my of the _ their resolution? yes. we have a copy of the draught _ their resolution? yes. we have a copy of the draught resolution i copy of the draught resolution within speaking speak into un diplomats will be given the briefing about what to expect. basically it's about what to expect. basically it's a document of principles that sets out what the international community expects from the taliban. it's principles really in terms of what they want to see the taliban adhere to over the coming months. there are four points. one is that it should not allow a safe haven for terrorists, two is that it should allow unfettered humanitarian access. three is that it should respect human rights so women and girls and minorities and work towards an inclusive government. and four, it should stick to its promises to allow safe passage for anybody who wants to leave the country whether they be foreigners or afghan nationals. one of the diplomat said that is really what we are laser focused on at the moment. is the safe passage for people to continue to leave the country after the american military operation has departed. and the others are

principles for the longer term. you also have had before this resolution also have had before this resolution a statement put out yesterday by around 100 countries plus nato and the eu saying something similar say the eu saying something similar say the taliban has committed to allowing people to continue to leave and we recognise that we are holding you that to that promise. that's essentially what the resolution as we understand it looks like. they are hoping to be able to have a vote when the meeting starts just a little bit later on. when the meeting starts 'ust a little bit later on.�* when the meeting starts 'ust a little bit tater on.�* little bit later on. does it also addressed — little bit later on. does it also addressed what _ little bit later on. does it also addressed what the _ little bit later on. does it also - addressed what the consequences may be of the taliban were to do those things? i be of the taliban were to do those thins? ., �* ~' be of the taliban were to do those thins? ., �* ~ ,, , things? i don't think it spells those things _ things? i don't think it spells those things out _ things? i don't think it spells those things out so - things? i don't think it spells those things out so clearly. i things? i don't think it spells i those things out so clearly. it's more a statement of what is expected. again, the un diplomat said that there were a number of things that could be done. there were diplomatic, lyrical and economic ways that pressure could be put on the tally band. so that would be the issue of financial assertion or whether that could be held and

also sanctions. that's a possibility of diplomatic recognition could be withheld. and certainly the united states, britain, france, many countries are not rushing to recognise the taliban now. they are all saying they are waiting to see whether actions are, whether they follow up with their words before we start even thinking about that possibility. there are thoughts about what might be done to put pressure on the taliban. more broadl , pressure on the taliban. more broadly, within _ pressure on the taliban. more broadly, within the _ pressure on the taliban. more broadly, within the context. pressure on the taliban. more broadly, within the context of| pressure on the taliban. more broadly, within the context of the un, you and i is spoken before hand about how iran and pakistan and china and russia all in their different ways are crucial now to the future of afghanistan. is there any site that within the context of afghanistan in those countries will end up on the same page is the western countries like the uk and the us? fit western countries like the uk and the us? �* ., ., ,, ., western countries like the uk and the us? �* ., ., ,, r, ., western countries like the uk and the us? �* ., ., ,, r, r, ., , the us? a china and russia had to be consulted of — the us? a china and russia had to be consulted of course _ the us? a china and russia had to be consulted of course about _ the us? a china and russia had to be consulted of course about this - consulted of course about this resolution because they are one of

the permanent members of security council with a veto. and for what we understand from the diplomats who spoke with us it seems they have signed off on this resolution they said the conversations were constructive but we had to tone the language down quite a bit. it's not as strong as we would like it. but they made in an effort to say we are unified on some basic principles such as the ones that have been outlined. especially not providing safe haven to terrorists. in the safe haven to terrorists. in the safe passage as well. they said we are able to come to gather with the international community including china and russia on certain principles that are important to all of us. in that sense we are unified. going forward we will see how that continues as each country decides whether to establish relations with the taliban and on what conditions. and whether unity holds in that

respect. straight back to the us. more than a million people are without power in louisiana because of hurricane ida — and it could take weeks to restore. on saturday, ida made landfall as a category four hurricane — the second most powerful level. that's 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina devastated the state, killing 18 hundred people. category four is listed as "extreme" on the hurricane scale, with winds between 209 and 251 kilometres per hour and a likelihood that evacuation will be needed. evacuation orders were issued ahead of the storm but people are now being told to shelter in place. also ida has now been downgraded to a tropical storm flash flooding warnings are still in place in some coastal areas in louisiana — and in nearby mississippi and tennessee. here's president biden.

everyone should listen to the instructions from local and state officials just how dangerous this is. and take it seriously. it's notjust the coast, it's not just new orleans, its north as well. the rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. coastal areas of louisiana have been worst affected. winds hit 240km per hour and the storm surge briefly reversed the flow of the mississippi river. this security camera footage from one fire station before and after ida made landfall. some areas remain impassable. further north is our correspondent nada tawfik. well, here in st. john�*s parish residents are assessing the damage. they are still dealing with floodwaters that haven't quite receded. the strong winds have destroyed several homes and structures here.

for some it is a desperate situation because many have told me that ida strengthen so rapidly and gave them very little time to prepare to evacuate. and so for many, they are waking up now without power, water, food, shelter and trying to figure out where to go from here. new orleans appears to have escaped largely unscathed. ida passed just far enough west to mean its full force wasn't felt and flood defences, which were strengthened after hurricane katrina, have held. most neighbourhoods have though woken up on monday to downed trees and power lines — but thankfully nothing worse. that's remarkable considering how strong the winds were. as emmy award winning producer, documentary film—maker, jonathan petramala, found out. you are seeing some of the peak intensity right now in the city of new orleans hours after landfall! the wall is nearly parallel here to

the downtown new orleans without debris being sprayed everywhere. being ripped apart. your building like over here, the roots are completely off. this cyclonic action, like tornadoes being whipped through here. at least one death has been confirmed but the governor of louisiana says he expects that number will rise considerably during the day. president biden has declared a major disaster — releasing extra resources for rescue and recovery efforts — and thousands of emergency workers are being sent to assist local authorities. here's the governor of louisiana. we know that individuals are out there waiting to be rescued because they are homes are not habitable. many places we have floodwaters, they are encroaching on those homes. please know that we have thousands of people out right now with high water vehicles and boats

who are doing search and rescue. we have dozens of helicopters up and that's just from the stateside. we know that all the local first responders are performing heroically now as well. we are going to speak to a local reporter in louisiana in a few minutes here on outside source. let's turn back to the situation in afghanistan. let's turn back to the situation in afghanistan. since they took control of afghanistan two weeks ago, the taliban have sought to portray an more moderate image than when they seized power in the 1990s. the group has said it is not going to go after after people who worked for the west or the previous administration. but there is growing evidence that the reality on ground is different than what the taliban's leaders are saying. the bbc has investigated cases of revenge killings of police personnel and soldiers, and spoken to multiple people, some in hiding, who strongly refute taliban claims of amnesty. yogita limaye reports. a site that strikes fear in hearts of of afghans. the taliban back on the streets,

back in control. people willing to take extreme risks for a chance to leave the country. it's more dangerous, they believe, to stay behind. taliban assurances of amnesty for everyone were announced from the chair of a government spokesman killed by the group a few weeks ago and justified as punishment for his deeds. even since the pledge of parting, others have been killed. this man, the security director of a province, executed by the taliban over a week ago. as was this man, a security head for a province. we spoke to a soldier from afghan special forces who is in hiding with his family.

we have heard similar accounts from other soldiers as well, and also spoke to a high—ranking police official who said the taliban were searching for him and his family.

if you were to come face—to—face with the taliban, what do you think would happen? many like this woman have fled after threats from the taliban. she was afghanistan's first female mayor, governing a province bordering kabul. she says her father was killed by the taliban last year and now they are looking for her. the taliban took my car away, they beat my two guards

and took their weapons, and then they were searching for me. especially those taliban who came from around the province. forced to leave her country, she is now in germany. the taliban did this to me. i did nothing to them. i was not part of their war. but they destroyed my everything and more importantly they made me leave the country that was more important to me always. this police woman, out of afghanistan now, says she is still being threatened by the taliban and her colleagues back home have told her similar stories.

some believe it could be retaliation against afghan leaders, but if the group does not react, it will damage the moderate portrayal group had been trying to instil. straight to washington. jen saki is taking questions about afghanistan. let's listen in. grateful to be there with the families yesterday. and to honour both the service with the families yesterday. and to honour both the heroic service and incredible sacrifice of their sons

and daughters. and while his son did not lose his life directly in top combat as they did or at the hands of a terrorist as these terrorists as these family did that they are morning, he knows as ijust said first—hand that there is nothing you can say, nothing you can convey to ease the pain and to ease what these families are going through. but he was honoured to be there yesterday and to be able to spend some time with the family.— and to be able to spend some time with the family. technical questions and one of the _ with the family. technical questions and one of the question. _ with the family. technical questions and one of the question. if - with the family. technical questions and one of the question. if they - with the family. technical questions and one of the question. if they had been _ and one of the question. if they had been evacuated or otherwise to the public— been evacuated or otherwise to the public is _ been evacuated or otherwise to the public is not apples to apples to the 5500 — public is not apples to apples to the 5500 that have been evacuated now including people who have registered or did not register on the way— registered or did not register on the way out?— the way out? sure. as we are assessing, — the way out? sure. as we are assessing, as— the way out? sure. as we are assessing, as the _ the way out? sure. as we are assessing, as the people, - the way out? sure. as we are assessing, as the people, as| the way out? sure. as we are i assessing, as the people, as the state department goes through and calls or e—mails to say i have departed a riot left. that doesn't change the total number of evacuees that we have obviously provided to all you every day. this that we have obviously provided to all you every day-—

all you every day. this press conference _ all you every day. this press conference because - all you every day. this press conference because we i all you every day. this press conference because we are i all you every day. this press i conference because we are right all you every day. this press - conference because we are right up against the end of this half—hour of outside source was that we will keep listening to that and could perhaps go back to it in a couple couple minutes' time. hello there. late summer and for many of us it was a case of anti—cyclonic gloom today. there's been a lot of cloud around. and we even had some drizzly showers in the northeast of england where it felt particularly chilly for the same year. sunshine has been harder to find today. one a hear that did see some blue skies, the northwest of wales with temperatures approaching 20 degrees with temperatures approaching 20 degrees. we are seeing some late sunshine across some central and western parts of scotland, it's been a bright earlier along the south coast of england towards the southwest. but there is a lot of clout around overnight. the cloud may be a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures dipping away to seven

or 8 degrees. but with a blanket of cloud for england and wales typically it's going to be 11 to m. again we could see a little drizzle here and there across the eastern side of england. today we had high—pressure centre to the northwest of the uk. tomorrow it is in the same place. it is the same pressure pattern with the cloud structure may look a little different in places. we may say a little more sunshine breaking out across central and western parts of scotland. possibly into northern ireland. and towards the southeast of england the cloud should then and break a little to allow some glimpses of sunshine. still farther north we see a possibility in the northeast of england particularly for a little drizzle. the winds coming in off the north sea. so eastern coast of scotland and england are always going to be cool, 16 to 17 at best. we do see some such ip temperatures will be nearer to 20 degrees. as we head into wednesday the high—pressure is still there. it's not going awayjust yet. winds still rather brisk along some eastern coast of the uk along the south coast and the southeast of england.

and there is a lot of cloud again for england and wales on wednesday. more sunshine likely to break through the cloud in scotland, northern ireland perhaps even into cumbria. in that sunshine temperatures will reach 20 or 21 degrees which should feel quite pleasant. the winds probably lighter by the time we get to thursday. it's a similar cloud pattern for thursday was sorrier sunnier skies across cortland, northern ireland perhaps into cumbria. but elsewhere across england and wales cloudy skies and temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees with a similar sort of weather i think on friday. as we head towards the weekend, signs of some change. the high—pressure moves away and we may start to see some rain.

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. american evacuation flights from afghanistan are in their final hours ahead of the withdrawal deadline. rockets have been fired towards kabul airport, claimed by is militants. this as the pentagon investigates reports that a us strike on a suspected suicide bomber killed a number of civilians. eyewitnesses say the dead are mostly children from one family as they prepared to leave for kabul airport to be evacuated to safety. we lost ten person, including my daughter, who was two years old. also in our programme... ..warnings of life—threatening

floods in the southern united states as hurricane ida hits — the most powerful storm since katrina to land in the area. president biden had this warning. this is going to be a devastating, devastating hurricane, a life—threatening storm. the white house says a drone strike in kabul on sunday thwarted an imminent suicide attack. an afghan family has told the bbc that ten of its members died, including several children. this is what we know so far. this is the car that was hit by the drone. the us says it was filled with explosives. we know this is 3km from kabul airport, and that there was damage to another car and nearby buildings. in the aftermath of the attack, the us it had eliminated an imminent isis—k threat.

it said it was confident of successfully hitting the target, and that it was assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, but had no indications of any, at that time. but reports of civilian deaths followed, and this was a pentagon spokesperson on monday. nobody wants to see innocent life taken. we take it very, very seriously, and when we know that we have caused innocent life to be lost in the conduct of our operations, we're transparent about it. we're investigating this. i'm not going to get ahead of it, but if we have verifiable information that we did in fact take innocent life here, then we will be transparent about that, too. john kirby was also asked about those reports about civilian casualties. he said he wasn't in a position to dispute them. let's have a look at what they are. the new york times reports that zemari ahmadi, who worked for the charity organisation nutrition

and education international, was on his way home from work on sunday. he lived in a narrow street with his three brothers and their families. the times says as he arrived home the children, seeing his white toyota corolla, ran outside to greet him. some clambered aboard in the street, others gathered around. it says this is when the drone struck, reporting that the missile hit the rear end of the corolla in the narrow courtyard inside the walled family compound. we're told mr ahmadi and some of the children were killed inside his car. others were inside the house. our correspondent secunder kermani has been speaking to relatives of the family. they angrily reject american claims the vehicle targeted was being used by a suicide bomber from the islamic state group. "if there was a bomb inside, the car would've been blown up," says this man. amongst those skills, two—year—old somaya, 12—year—old

faizad and these two twins. as well this man, who had previously worked alongside american forces. the family was hoping to be evacuated out of the country. my brother come from his work to here. they are children that was in the car. and how many people from yourfamily...? ten person has died in here. we lost ten person, including my daughter, who was two years old. what happened here appears to be an awful human tragedy. it also underlines the challenges the us is going to face in trying to target militants from afar and the terrible consequences ordinary afghans have to pay. john sifton is from the advocacy group human rights watch. he's on the line from new york.

you'll have heard the accounts of what we believe happens in kabul. the americans say they approach this with transparency, do accept that? we can't say we know what happens on the ground. we don't. the accounts raise a lot of concern and questions. what we can say is this — the united states military for 20 minutes has had an extraordinary investigation into civilian casualties. in cases when they have, abuses for violations, so when we hear these from the pentagon, they really don't sound credible. fiend hear these from the pentagon, they really don't sound credible.- really don't sound credible. and the fact that we — really don't sound credible. and the fact that we have _ really don't sound credible. and the fact that we have a _ really don't sound credible. and the fact that we have a new _ fact that we have a new administration, that doesn't change your view? administration, that doesn't change our view? , , . administration, that doesn't change ourview? , , ., ., your view? this is an institutional failure that _ your view? this is an institutional

failure that goes _ your view? this is an institutional failure that goes back _ your view? this is an institutional failure that goes back decades i failure that goes back decades through four different administrations. united states military and cia suddenly don't recognise all the precautions they take, they still make mistakes in choice of targeting, choice of weapons, use of intelligence, and continuing to carry out air strikes. it's going to get worse. they failed to do better. do it's going to get worse. they failed to do better-— to do better. do accept that the americans _ to do better. do accept that the americans at — to do better. do accept that the americans at this _ to do better. do accept that the americans at this very - to do better. do accept that the americans at this very moment | to do better. do accept that the i americans at this very moment find themselves in a very difficult situation with isis k looking to carry out attacks? the americans trying to get out on a very fluid security situation. it's difficult to avoid mistakes.— security situation. it's difficult to avoid mistakes. yeah, i'm talking about 20 years _ to avoid mistakes. yeah, i'm talking about 20 years of _ to avoid mistakes. yeah, i'm talking about 20 years of institutional i about 20 years of institutional failure. i'm not talking about right now. no doubt they are facing problems, and they have to get out as quickly as they can. but what we're talking about is a larger

problem. it's across many years, failing to recognise what they need to do better. one thing they can do is start listening to us, to society and other groups reporting on this. our recommendations about how they need to use weapons in densely populated areas.— need to use weapons in densely populated areas. correct me if i'm wron: , populated areas. correct me if i'm wrong. doesn't — populated areas. correct me if i'm wrong, doesn't the _ populated areas. correct me if i'm wrong, doesn't the pentagon i populated areas. correct me if i'm i wrong, doesn't the pentagon already have processes in place when it �*s believes the civilians have been killed? ., , ,, , believes the civilians have been killed? ., ,, , , killed? there are processes, but the oint that killed? there are processes, but the point that is — killed? there are processes, but the point that is raised _ killed? there are processes, but the point that is raised time _ killed? there are processes, but the point that is raised time and again . point that is raised time and again is the processes don't work. we've been reporting on civilian casualties for 20 years. many of them were violations of the law of war. they're clearly not working. some of the people killed may have been people trying to flee. they

really need to make a bigger effort to recognise that they need to change how they make decisions within. , ., ,, ., ., change how they make decisions within. ,, ., ., ., within. john sifton, thanks for “oinint within. john sifton, thanks for joining us- — as week two of the paralympics gets under way in tokyo, the covid—19 situation in the city is getting worse. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. rupert wingfield hayes has been travelling with a medical team in tokyo. in the back of the car, this doctor is trying to find a hospital bed for one of his covid patients. in this densely—packed part of southern tokyo, there are no dozens of covid patients who need to be in hospital

there are now dozens of covid patients who need to be in hospital but can't get a bed. he and his team are a literal lifeline. in this block, a 61—year—old man is very sick and on oxygen. so, last night, i called him to check if he was alive and he could talk with me at the time. but this morning, i couldn't talk with him by phone, so i'm very anxious for his healthy conditions. as soon as he enters, its apparent the man is alive. it turns out he hasn't been able to pay his phone bill, so it's been cut off. he's also removed his oxygen mask, and as he checks, he finds his blood oxygen level is very low. his oxygen level is only 92%. it is not good for you. so, i put the mask to his mouth, "please keep it to keep you alive."

what'll happen now with his bill? this is for a telephone bill! he's living alone, so he couldn't pay the telephone bill because of his very bad condition. so, i received it, and now i'm going to the convenience store to pay it. it's the arrival of the delta variant here injapan that's led to this explosion of covid cases. if you look back to mid july, there were about 1500 cases. by august, that had jumped to 6000. now we are seeing the same with the seriously ill. at the end ofjuly, he and his team were treating just one seriously ill person. last week, that had jumped to 50. back at base, staff are constantly working the phones trying to find beds. so, what if there's a covid

outbreak at the paralympics? i think there is no room to treat the paralympics members, because manyjapanese people cannot get into the hospitals. it's time to move again — a new address and a new set of ppe. like the first man, this patient has not been vaccinated. this is the pattern now. the man is in bad condition. his lips are turning blue and he is having difficulty breathing. the doctor thinks he may have pneumonia — he really needs to be in hospital. it is very difficult to make a definitive diagnosis. so, he needs to go to hospital now? yes, yes. and what are they saying? is he any better? now, no beds. the doctor and his team are keeping these people live. are keeping these people alive. but across tokyo, there are now

10,000 covid patients waiting for a hospital bed. each extra day they are forced to wait, the more likely it is they will die. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let's return to the huricane that's hit louisiana. rescue workers are using boats and aircraft to search for people trapped by flood water. one person is known to have died as a result of hurricane ida and the governor or louisina says he expects that figure to rise. chris mccrory is a reporter for wwl—tv news in new orleans. chris, thank you for helping us here on the bbc. bring us up—to—date with the situation in the worst affected areas. ., , ., ., ., areas. yeah, we 'ust heard not that lona ato areas. yeah, we 'ust heard not that tong ago from _ areas. yeah, we just heard not that long ago from the _ areas. yeah, we just heard not that long ago from the new _ areas. yeah, we just heard not that long ago from the new orleans i areas. yeah, we just heard not that i long ago from the new orleans mayor, and emergency response leaders there. it looks like half of the

city evacuated and they are scattered around texas, florida and the rest are still here, stuck in the rest are still here, stuck in the city with no power. approximately 2 million people, it's a million customers which even actually means about too many people in louisiana are without power, and it is very hot —— 2 million people. how do you judge how they defended the city this time? bitter the city this time? after hurricane katrina, the city this time? after hurricane katrina. we _ the city this time? after hurricane katrina, we spent _ the city this time? after hurricane katrina, we spent a _ the city this time? after hurricane katrina, we spent a lot _ the city this time? after hurricane katrina, we spent a lot of- the city this time? after hurricane katrina, we spent a lot of money, | katrina, we spent a lot of money, i think $1.1t katrina, we spent a lot of money, i think $1.4 billion, katrina, we spent a lot of money, i think $1.1t billion, on upgrading the levee system and it helped. that's the best news we could have hoped for. other parts were not as fortunate, but this was one of, if not the strongest storm to ever hit the louisiana coast. so, no matter

how much preparation, there's only so much you can do in the face of that much raw power.— so much you can do in the face of that much raw power. bearing that in mind, what that much raw power. bearing that in mind. what are _ that much raw power. bearing that in mind, what are you _ that much raw power. bearing that in mind, what are you and _ that much raw power. bearing that in mind, what are you and your - mind, what are you and your colleagues hearing about those areas outside of new orleans which have been badly affected?— outside of new orleans which have been badly affected? yeah, it's not a treat been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. _ been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. and _ been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. and a _ been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. and a lot - been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. and a lot of- been badly affected? yeah, it's not a great situation. and a lot of the l a great situation. and a lot of the different areas, there is no access to 911, cell service is spotty at best, and just not there at all. basic necessities such as water aren't there. a lot of people will have a very bad time for the foreseeable future.- have a very bad time for the foreseeable future. before i let you t o, foreseeable future. before i let you to, i foreseeable future. before i let you go. i must — foreseeable future. before i let you go. i must ask— foreseeable future. before i let you go, i must ask what _ foreseeable future. before i let you go, i must ask what the _ foreseeable future. before i let you go, i must ask what the weather i foreseeable future. before i let you go, i must ask what the weather is| go, i must ask what the weather is licence —— like now. it’s go, i must ask what the weather is licence -- like now.— licence -- like now. it's bright, sunny and _ licence -- like now. it's bright, sunny and hot. _ licence -- like now. it's bright, sunny and hot. very _ licence -- like now. it's bright, sunny and hot. very muggy. i licence -- like now. it's bright, l sunny and hot. very muggy. but licence -- like now. it's bright, i sunny and hot. very muggy. but the storm has passed us for now. irate storm has passed us for now. we appreciate your help. chris mccrory

from new york. stay with us on outside source. still to come — we'll go to china as it limits the amount of time young people can game online to just three hours a week. teenagers aren't happy about it. police in greece used tear gas to disperse thousands of people protesting on sunday against mandatory covid—19 vaccinations in central athens. the government has taken the step as the delta variant takes hold and coronavirus cases rise. sylvia lennan—spence reports. the clashes came at the end of a long day of rallies in athens�*s square. riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters throwing flares and missiles. hundreds of people tried to outrun

police, who used a water cannon to disperse them. the demonstrators were showing their anger at the government's plan to make vaccinations mandatory for the care sector from the beginning of next month. translation: all these people | gathered here are united as one. we do not want to be forced or people fired if they are not vaccinated. nothing more. our country's freedom must remain high. they need to stop calling us anti—vaccine or deniers. there isn't anybody like that here, and even if there is, they are a minority. earlier in the day, more than 7000 people had rallied outside the greek parliament, many waving placards declaring "we are not against vaccines, but against fascism." more than half of greece's 10.7 million inhabitants have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. but the spread of the delta variant continues to cause concern. at the moment, 99% of seriously ill patients,

those who are incubated in hospital, have not been vaccinated. cases remain high in greece, which has reported more than 13 and a half thousand deaths since the start of the pandemic last year. there were more than 1500 new daily cases on sunday alone. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story... the us faces questions over a drone strike in kabul as eyewitnesses say civilians, and mostly children, were killed. here in the uk, the mission to evacuate people from afghanistan ended on saturday. around 11t,000 people were airlifted to the uk in just two weeks — many of them

to completely new lives. the bbc�*s zoe conway is at the afghanistan and central asian association in west london. here in feltham, which isjust a couple of miles away from heathrow airport, they've been gathering donations to help the more than 1000 afghan refugees who are in quarantine in the hotels. it has been the most astonishing response. all morning, donations have been arriving. this is nothing compared to what they've been receiving over the last three or four days. the generosity is quite staggering and they're incredibly grateful for all that's been arriving — clothing, now things —— nappies, push chairs. it is very moving to see, but that's

not all the association �*s doing. they are also helping british afghans worried about their family members in f get in. josh in afghanistan. people are coming here for help and advice. you have family members in kabul. you're very worried about them. but also, yourfamily has suffered terrible loss in the last two days i feel though yes, we had the very terrible news —— of losing my cousin. it was a really him there and does —— horrendous moment. i'm in fear that i'm losing my otherfamily members back home, and i'm so worried about

them. ., ,., i. , them. tell me about your first cousin. them. tell me about your first cousin- he _ them. tell me about your first cousin. he was _ them. tell me about your first cousin. he was there - them. tell me about your first cousin. he was there with i them. tell me about your first cousin. he was there with his | them. tell me about your first i cousin. he was there with his family hel-tin his cousin. he was there with his family helping his young _ cousin. he was there with his family helping his young girls _ cousin. he was there with his family helping his young girls to _ cousin. he was there with his family helping his young girls to move i helping his young girls to move across to safety so they will be safe. he sacrificed himself. another two young cousins. over 200 afghan peoples who have been there without mercy. it's very devastating for all of us, or all of afghans and for myself personally, it's been very bad situation. i was just talking to him one night before and i have his voice mail and my phone, and thinking that he's no more and he's a good man, he's been helping everyone — families and other

peoples in the country. i really don't know how to help them. i fear the rest of my family, what will happen to them? significant development in north korea. a un watchdog says the country appears to have re—started a nuclear reactor after a gap of almost three years. this is the site — it's called yong—byon. the un's assessment is based on satellite images. its inspectors haven't been allowed into the country since 2009. the un though is confident this site can produce weapons—grade plutonium. it has though been inactive since 2018. that happened a few months after this meeting between north korean leader kim jong un and the then us president donald trump. during the negotiations north korea offered to dismantle the facility in exchange for sanctions relief, although nothing concrete came out of the talks. and then, joe biden became president injanuary this year.

let's go to seoul in neighbouring south korea. laura bicker picks up the story. injanuary in january this year, injanuary this year, kim jong—un promised he would update his nuclear arsenal. militarised warheads and even make a super large hydrogen bomb, but there has been no activity. however, now, that activity. however, now, that activity has started. something has changed. i think it's worth noting that within the last few months, north korea has been extremely quiet, focusing on domestic issues. they're dealing with a deepening crisis and widespread food shortages, which the regime openly admits. since president biden has taken office, he has said he's willing to talk to north korea, but north korea hasn't exactly been a policy priority. this action here

might be a way that pyongyang is signalling it wants to move further to the top of washington's to do list. china is limiting the amount of time young people can game online a week to three hours. the government says this is to protect the physical and mental health of young people by preventing "indulgence" in online games. the bbc�*s steve mcdonnell is in beijing. teenagers will be screaming out right across china and at least some of their parents pretty happy about this announcement. the person concerned wouldn't mind me telling you that at least one parent of a teenager in our office, cheered with joy when this announcement came out today that children and teenagers are to be limited not only to only three hours per week of online gaming but three specific hours.

so friday, saturday, sunday night between eight and 9pm is the only time all week that anyone under the age of 18 is to be allowed to indulge in online gaming. i can hear people asking how on earth can you police this? in china, you can because they can force companies to use real name registration using actual id documents. some companies will also be using facial recognition scanning because they would be worried about getting in trouble with the authorities. what's unclear is whether or not foreign companies might be forced to, in some way, impose this on their chinese users or even if the chinese authorities will try to make foreign companies do this, but this is a massive announcement. i mean, the gaming industry here is huge. you have millions of gamers in china

and of course children and teenagers are a big part of that, but what the government has decided is that the pain to be implemented on those gaming companies doesn't match the dangers of online gaming addiction and for that reason, they have imposed this very draconian set of rules. but i have to say, there will be many parents out there who wouldn't have such a problem with it. stephen's report from beijing in this addition of outside source. we've looked at afghanistan, and remember, tuesday the 31st will be the final day of america's military operations in afghanistan after 20 years. you'll see full coverage of that here on the bbc news in the uk and on bbc world news. thanks for

watching, i'll see you soon. late summer, and for many of us, it was a case of anti—cyclonic gloom today. there's been a lot of cloud around. and we even had some drizzly showers in the northeast of england where it felt particularly chilly for the same year. sunshine has been harder to find today. one area that did see some blue skies, the northwest of wales with temperatures approaching 20 degrees. we are seeing some late sunshine across some central and western parts of scotland, it's been a bright earlier along the south coast of england towards the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud around overnight. the cloud a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures dipping away to seven or 8 degrees. but with a blanket of cloud for england and wales typically, it's going to be 11 to m. again, we could see a little drizzle here and there

across the eastern side of england. today, we had high—pressure centre to the northwest of the uk. tomorrow, it's in the same place. it's the same pressure pattern with the cloud structure may look a little different in places. we may see a little more sunshine breaking out across central and western parts of scotland. possibly into northern ireland. and towards the southeast of england, the cloud should thin and break a little to allow some glimpses of sunshine. still further north, we see a possibility in the northeast of england particularly for a little drizzle. the winds coming in off the north sea. so eastern coasts of scotland and england are always going to be cool, 16 to 17 at best. we do see some sunshine, temperatures will be nearer to 20 degrees. as we head into wednesday the high—pressure is still there, it's not going awayjust yet. winds still rather brisk along some eastern coast of the uk along the south coast and the southeast of england. and there's a lot of cloud again for england and wales on wednesday. more sunshine likely to break through the cloud in scotland, northern ireland perhaps even into cumbria.

in that sunshine temperatures will reach 20 or 21 degrees, which should feel quite pleasant. the winds probably lighter by the time we get to thursday. it's a similar cloud pattern for thursday with sunnier skies across scotland, northern ireland perhaps into cumbria, wales as well. but elsewhere across england and wales, cloudy skies and temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees with a similar sort of weather i think, on friday. as we head towards the weekend, signs of some change. the high pressure moves away and we may start to see some rain.

this is bbc news. iam luke i am luke recipe iraq. ——iam —— i am lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8:00pm: rockets have been fired towards kabul airport — islamic state militants claimed responsibility. the us faces questions over a drone strike in kabul, as eyewitnesses say civilians — including seven children — were killed. we lost ten persons, including my daughter. she was two years old, she was two years old. as the un security council meet to discuss the crisis, we have a special report on life under the taliban — with eyewitness testimony on the brutal reprisals being carried out by the militants. oh, my god! yo! warnings yo! of life—threatening floods

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