hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm christina macfarlane in for max foster here in london. just ahead -- the united states ended 20 years of war in afghanistan. >> the taliban wants to show it can governor, not just a fighting force. no one is above the law, donald trump is not above the law and attorney general garland is not above the law.

>> he may have tipped his hand here. 60% of the european union is under a drought warning. >> we are in the heart of it but you can see it's far from extinguished. ♪ it's monday, august 15th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, and 12:30 p.m. in kabul where one year ago today the taliban seized control of the afghan capital. human rights have warned that millions are living under dire conditions. now cnn has obtained a copy of the scathing report on the withdrawal from the republicans. it said that president biden did not portray the events on the

ground and failed to put a plan in place. republicans have relied on information from whistle-blowers, people living in kabul since the recall, and fact finding reports since the biden administration did not take part. it described inadequate numbers of u.s. personnel to handle the crowds and part of the planning got started in june and only a quarter of those evacuated were women and girls. over the past year, the taliban have imposed severe restrictions, detained critics and left millions in an economic crisis, struggling to get food and basic necessities. and despite saying women and girls would retain many of their freedoms, womens rights groups say they've been deprived of their livelihood and identity.

co clarissa ward was on the ground after america's aprupt departure. >> reporter: the taliban have won. they've taken an incredible amount of territory in a short time and sweeping through cities without firing a single shot. it's going to be very difficult for women who have enjoyed a certain type of life for the last 20 years to assimilate into this new surreal normal. >> we cannot stay here because every day joe biden says we take this all after gan workers, help us. we take them to america. >> have you applied? have you tried to apply? >> yes, of course. >> it is still a really, really tough situation here. >> reporter: this crush of desperate people and screaming children and women and babies, and -- yeah. it's not often you really see desperation like that.

>> cnn's chief international correspondent clarissa ward joins us live from kabul. thank you for being with us. it seems afghanistan's worst fears have come true, the taliban have broken multiple pledges. what are you seeing now that you didn't a year ago? >> reporter: christina, today has been officially declared a national holiday to commemorate what the taliban calls the liberation of afghanistan by afghan jihadis to push out the american occupation. but on the ground in kabul it doesn't feel like a celebratory day, it's quite gray, it's quite muted as you can see behind me. the streets seem normal, not a parade. i will say that the streets of kabul are quieter and safer than

they were just over a year ago, and that's something that you have seen across the country. the u.n. says roughly three times the number of civilians who were killed in the seven months in the runup to the taliban takeover as opposed to the 10 months afterwards. it's definitely safer on the ground but as you mentioned, there are a huge number of major issues the most pressing of which i would say for most people on the ground here is the economic provisions. because in part the funds frozen by the u.s. and allies have still remained frozen. we actually spoke with the taliban foreign ministry spokesman about this issue and primarily about the difficulty that the international community faces in unfreezing those funds in the wake of the fact that the leader of al qaeda was found -- or killed rather here in downtown kabul in a villa just

over two weeks ago despite explicit promises by the taliban that afghanistan would never again become a safe haven for terrorist groups. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we made it very clear that the government of afghanistan was unaware of the presence or arrival in kabul. so far we've been able to establish as a matter of fact that mr. zwadii was here? >> is that more of a problem you're claiming the leader of al qaeda was here and you department know about it. >> even if he was these type of incidents happen everywhere in the world. >> they really don't. how can the u.s. possibly trust the taliban leadership, though, to stay true to its promise that

it will not allow sanctuary to be allowed to terrorist groups. >> if we look at the agreement, the articles that define the government of afghanistan, all of them have been fulfilled. if we look at the commitments that the united states of america has made, sadly, they have not fulfilled a single article. but we're hopeful and we continue to urge the united states to adhere to that agreement. >> reporter: so you can see it's a strident position, a brazen position the taliban is taking on this issue. the u.s. would say it's the taliban that have acted in co contravention of that doha agreement to pave the way to the taliban being reintegrated and taking power here in afghanistan. as long as you see the issues on

women's education, repression of minorities and also, of course, security issues like the harboring of a well-known terrorist, it is going to complicate the process of unfreezing those funds. and that, christina, is really the most pressing and dire need here on the ground in afghanistan. nearly half the population, according to the u.n. is hungry. people are begging all over the streets. that's not something new. afghanistan is no stranger to poverty, but you are seeing a marked increase in the sort of scale and intensity of the situation and the suffering of the people. prices of fuel, of flour, of cooking oil have more than doubled. there's food in the market stalls but the vast majority of afghans simply can't afford it. >> it's a humanitarian crisis that's difficult to watch. it's so good to have you there on this one-year anniversary.

thank you for your reporting. now to washington where democrats in congress want to know how much damage was done to national security after the fbi found donald trump was keeping classified documents at his mar-a-lago home. the republican lawmakers are also seeking more information about the search. cnn's jessica snyder has the details. >> reporter: former president trump claiming the documents that were taken from mar-a-lago are protected by executive privilege and attorney-client privilege but the reality is they're still not his documents to keep. they do belong to the national archives and given that 11 sets of these documents have various levels of classified designations, including top secret, democrats are demanding the director of national intelligence conduct a review of the materials because of the materials found at mar-a-lago and concerns it could cause grave damage if that information

fell into the wrong hands. on the flip side, republicans are demanding more details. some say they want to see the affidavit that laid out the basis for that search warrant. it's unlikely that affidavit would be unsealed because of the delicate information and sources that investigators likely disclosed in the affidavit. these calls for action come while the questions loom, what comes next for the former president. the warrant said they were looking for possible violations of the espionage act, obstruction of justice, and the criminal handling of government records. trump has defended his actions over the weekend saying he declassified all the material while he was in office but we haven't seen any documentation or proof of that. notably none of those three statutes require that the information be classified, only there was an intent to injure

the united states. >> the top republican on the house intelligence committee wants attorney general merrick garland to testify before the panel in an interview he said he's not convinced that what the fbi received was sensitive enough to pose a national security threat. >> attorney general needs to provide the materials you have bipartisan calls to do that. put the materials in a room, let us see them and then we can tell you what our answer is and what our discernment is of whether or not this is a true national security threat or abuse by attorney general garland. >> do you take home documents marked special access? >> no. >> and yet you're casting doubt on -- >> quite frankly, i've been in the oval office with the president. i'd be very surprised if he has actual documents that rise to the level of an immediate

national security threat. >> as republicans demand more information and defend trump one cnn analyst weighs in about the latest explanation on the documents found in his home. >> the president's statement today about the attorney/client and executive privilege documents to me that's a hint that what might have been collected relates not just to these alleged document crimes but to the other investigations of obstruction of an official proceeding in congress and of conspiracy to defraud the united states. those are the kind of documents that the january 6th committee has been fighting with the former president about. so we'll see but he may have tipped his hand that there's more here that could incriminate him. >> more ahead on this developing story next hour on cnn's "early start." a bipartisan delegation of u.s. lawmakers are in taiwan on an unannounced two-day visit

sparking renewed outrage and military war games from china. the group led by ed markey said the trip is meant to reaffirm support for taiwan. it comes on the heels of nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. china said it conducted military drills again on monday in response to the american delegation visit. christie lou stout joins me live from hong kong. what response have we actually heard from china on this, if any? >> reporter: the chinese military today is connecting fresh military drills in response to the latest u.s. congressional visit on monday, the eastern theatre command of the chinese military made the announcement on its official account saying it's conducting fresh patrols and military

exercises in the waters and airspace around taiwan. a senior colonel posted this, let's bring it up, he said this, quote, the exercises are a solemn response to the political plays in taiwan that are undermining the peace and stability of the taiwan strait, unquote. another delegation of u.s. lawmakers are in taiwan, this is what spurred the military rounds by china. this is what led to an unannounced visit by ed marquee. it comes less than two weeks after the house speaker led the controversial visit to taiwan. we know today this congressional delegation have been able to meet with the president of taiwan in a meeting earlier today, and also met with other leaders discussing economic cooperation between the united states and taiwan, especially in

semiconductors and they also met with the foreign minister of taiwan. we have a tweet that was just sent out in the last half hour or so by taiwan's ministry of foreign affairs in which he writes this, quote, full of thanks for the bipartisan congressional delegation visit. authoritarian china can't predict how taiwan makes friends, sign off jw. this is a tweet by the minister of foreign affairs of taiwan. back to you, christina. >> seen certainly as another provocation no doubt. thank you. still to come, salman rushdie is still in hospital after he was attacked. we'll have the latest on his condition next. plus actress anne heche has been taken off life support more

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fighting continues near europe's largest nuclear power plant. 42 countries along with the european union are calling on russia to withdraw troops around the plant. it comes after days of shelling and a fear of a potential meltdown. to the south ukraine said an underground resistant group blew up a bridge that russia used to transport equipment. dave with multiple eu countries calling for russia to withdraw, how urgent is the danger becoming at the plant? >> reporter: i think the danger, christina, is ongoing, constant. and certainly very urgent over the last 72 hours there have been strikes by russian forces across the region from the river

of that power plant. there have been rocket and artillery strikes into the region in the nearby city and strikes into the industrial town, according to ukrainian officials, right in the vicinity of this power plant. so the danger is not going away. but the calls from the eu and other countries appear to fall on deaf ears. we've had little from the russian side on this issue despite the calls for an inspection team to get in there and try to see what exactly is going on. and these murky accusations from one side to the other as to who's exactly responsible for it. time and again the ukrainians have said ultimately who's responsible, the russian invading force which took over that site in march. in the last 24 hours alone, over this lengthy front line from the northeast to the east to the

south, there's been bombardment according to officials from the russian side. but repeated attempts to make gains specifically around the east to donetsk appear to have been pushed back because of resistance from the ukrainian military there. another development i would say is over the past few days it appears ukrainian forces using longer range utility have managed to destroy bridges in the southern part of the conflict. that could mean forces in the south could be or largely be cut off. this is a moment a lot of people have been anticipating to see if this leads to a possible counter offensive from the ukrainians in that part of the war. i have to say, since i've been here in ukraine, the sense you get is this is a grinding conflict with little or no significant gains from either

side. and as that conflict grinds on, the loss of soldiers and civilians is quite devastating. as the days tick by. christine. >> david mackenzie live for us in kyiv, thank you. salman rushdie's agent said the writer is in recovery but remains in the pennsylvania hospital after the attack in new york. according to officials he was stabbed multiple times with wounds in his neck and stomach. the 24-year-old suspect have pleaded naturalot guilty to att murder and other charges and has had his bail refused. salma, obviously an enormous outpouring of support internationally but as expected a different response from iran. >> absolutely. all eyes have been on tehran

since the attack. it was in the 1980 that they issued a ruling saying it was okay to killed rushdie, he should be killed because of his writing, because of "satanic verses". i want you to listen to what they had to say. >> translator: regarding the attack on salman rushdie, we do not consider anyone, other than himself and his supporters worth of blame and even condemnation. slogans like freedom of speech do not justice offending islamic principles and religious sanctities. >> in that statement the spokesperson goes on to deny any connection to this attacker, this 24-year-old suspect who is in custody now. but you did hear very clearly there iran standing by that idea that rushdie is to blame for his

own attack, he's at fault because he caused such deep offense to the muslim world. it's telling this is more than three decades since, and still the idea is so pervasive and deep, you have to remember how seismic of an event it was in 1989, divided the world, between people who believed the muslim world thinking this was so insulting, the writing of salman rushdie, there were demonstrations around the world, people killed in the attack, one of his translators was killed and it divided that community with the other community. those who support freedom of speech, those who believe that an author's work should be about questioning authority. and those are the people i think feel afraid, worried about continuing that all important work. >> freedom of speech, of course, at the core of this. thank you very much. voters in a republican

strong hold will cast their ballots on tuesday. the wyoming primary could decide the fate of liz cheney and the former president is backing her challenger. u.s. futures react for a big week as retailers plan to reveal how they did in july.

welcome back to cnn "newsroom," i'm christina macfarlane. if you're just joining us, let me bring you up to date with our top stories this hour. u.s. house republican lawmakers are expected to release a report revealing failures by the biden administration handling of the pullout from afghanistan. the report includes interviews

from whistle-blowers and people in kabul. the biden administration did not however participate in the report. meanwhile, democratic lawmakers are requesting more information from the justice department after several classified documents were found at donald trump's mar-a-lago home. donald trump is looming large over the upcoming u.s. midterms and his influence is about to be tested again. voters will decide tuesday whether to oust the republican congresswoman who's become one of his leading critics. jeff zeleny has the story from jackson, wyoming. >> reporter: one of the most closely watched congressional races across the united states takes place here in wyoming on tuesday. congresswoman liz cheney one of 10 house republicans who voted to impeach former president donald trump will face voters most of the 10 have been retired from office or defeated themselves earlier this year in primary races. she faces an uphill challenge in wyoming. she's down some 30 percentage points headed into the final

weekend of campaigning against harriet hageman, who has run for office before but never been this strong, of course, this time she's running with the endorsement of former president donald trump, who looms large in this race. his winning margin in wyoming was larger than any state in the country, he won by 70% of the country. this is clearly she's going to have to run against the trump loyalists and convince them to come to her side. her strategy is getting democrats and independence to come to her side, switch parties and vote for cheney. there are signs some of them are going to do that. but the question is, is that enough? this is such a republican heavy state. no question liz cheney will go on to be the vice chair of the january 6th committee investigating the attack on the capitol. she also has other political

aspirations of her own, perhaps a presidential run in 202:24. she is not get ahead of herself. there's no doubt there is a referendum on her and the strength of the former president in the republican party. jeff zeleny, cnn, jackson, wyoming. florida's republican governor, ron desantis is on the campaign trail this week stumping for candidates endorsed by donald trump. desantis is currently running for re-election but visiting key swing states and seen as one of the leading republican contenders for the 2024 presidential race along with trump and former u.s. vice president mike pence. ken ya's presidential winne is expected to be announced any time today as authorities have been racing to count votes. right now the deputy president and opposition leader are front runners as the race is extremely close. it's been a long wait to learn the outcome. the election was held last

tuesday. larry modelo joins me now. we're expecting the results to be announced any minute now but it's been a slow process for kenyans. >> reporter: been quite slow. this is the longest kenyans have ever had to wait to know who their next president will be. we're in the sixth day before the electoral election will announce who the winner is, the tallies went slower than user because agents of the presidential candidates are looking at it like a forensic audit. there's distrust in the process and each side is making sure there's no monkey business in that part. it's all cleared now and we'll know who the president will be it's a tight race between william ruto and raila odinga, people here are big supporters of raila odinga, they voted for

him all of the five times he's run and they hope it's the time he wins this thing. i have one of his supporters here. what are you waiting for? >> just waiting for the big, big, big announcement. the announcement what i know is going to be announced is that raila odinga is going to be the fifth president of kenya. and with raila's presidency my hopes are so high because i know his presidency everything will be well. for now yes, we know life is so difficult but with raila's presidency everything will be okay. >> reporter: you have not worked today? >> today, i have been working the last few years but have never been rich. today i closed my business. >> reporter: why is that? how will you celebrate? >> i'm already -- i'm here for celebrating. just waiting to announce -- >> reporter: the chair of the

electoral commission here, a lot of people gathering just want to hear the announcement and it could come at any time now, the whole nation and country will know who the president will be, christina. >> let's hope a positive reaction to that news when we hear it. thanks very much, larry. still ahead, a big week ahead for the u.s. economy with key data expected on american's spending habits. a look at how the stock market is responding.

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guards from india and pakistan taking part in a flag ceremony at the border post as both nations mark 75 years independence from british rule. today it's india holding the celebration. we're covering from india and

pakistan. >> this is, of course, a proud moment for many in india but also a reminder of some more violent and dark times. >> reporter: absolutely. it is like i've been saying to michael as well in the previous shows that india gained its independence from the british colonial rule on 15th august, 1947. it was undoubtedly a bloody partition. we're told about 2,000 people died and more than 15 million people displaced and uprooted. i had the conversations with the survivors from the first generation migrants as they call themselves post partition and the stories are horrific and they hold them close to their heart. i can tell you one anecdote from someone who lives in america but she was 5 when she was rushed

out of her house, put into a jeep with her family. early morning when dawn just broke she looked to the right and could see the canal driving past, just next to the city and she out there decapitated bodies, bloated bodies, severed limbs and arms and she remembers that to date. that's one of the many examples she gave me of what partition brings back in memories for her. she's a proud indian but she hopes and prays that no one has to go through what she and millions had to go through in 1947. however this comes at a time when the rest of the country is celebrating. you had the indian prime minister, and for the tri color, where he promised in the next 25 years he will transform india

into a developed country. >> thank you. i want to turn to sofia now. you've heard what she said there. how to pakistani people remember the partition and how does it shape pakistan, india elserelat today. >> reporter: there were millions affected, thousands died but millions survived and similar experiences on both sides of the border. people who lived together for centuries had to leave their homes with the understanding they would never be able to get to the other side. so with the british leading it's the unresolved region of kashmir, three wars have been fought over this. they're at one of the lowest ebbs in relations, one of the

most heavily militarized borders in the world. people who have links to india we say 75 years but there are still survivors alive who cannot go to india or indians who cannot go to pakistan, they meet in other parts of the world. india and pakistan also have other issues ahead for them, such as extreme weather, climate change, we saw extreme floods all of last month so these are issues as the prime minister said in an op-ed that these two neighbors may have to sit down together to resolve these issues. christina. >> thank you for that. to you both. for reminding us why this seismic event is still so impactful today. thank you. still ahead, millions of americans are under heat alerts. our meteorologist, pedram javaheri, will have the forecast.

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we're keeping an eye on u.s. stock futures with just hours to go until the opening bell on wall street. you can see the dow, s&p 500 and the nasdaq all looking to open in the red. it's a big week for the u.s. economy with the census bureau still to release the july retail report on wednesday shedding light on how americans are spending money. several retailers are set to report earnings in the coming days and some companies like walmart and target are warning that numbers could be lower than expected. the data is expected to show that consumer spending is relatively flat with inflation still forcing many americans to cut back. a blazing hot summer in the u.s. is not over yet. more than 10 million americans are under heat alerts from the southeast to the west coast while other areas are bracing for potential flooding. cnn meteorologist pedram

javaheri has the latest. good morning. let's break down what's happening across the u.s. because heat and wet weather are the stories. high pressure settled in across portions of texas and oklahoma. so the storm is riding up and over it and prompting heavy rainfall across a few areas of the u.s. portions of colorado, arizona, high risk for additional flooding and areas indicated in red, some flood warnings in place for the rains we've seen in recent hours. we'll see it dwindle at least initially and then see storms linger. the big story is the heat, and the divide over the next several days, the western u.s. remains toasty and warms up, while the eastern u.s. finally gets a break in the action. dare i say a hint of autumn in the air but for new york city no more 90s. generally the mid 80s, same for

boston towards the latter part of the week. but the overall theme is much of the area of the u.s. that has see so much heat finally sees a break from the heat for the first time in weeks. look at dallas, 101, 102, 97, in line with average but gets cooler later in the week, okc in the 80s. little rock down to the 80s as well. the perspective on a national scale, memphis at 90 degrees, highs around cleveland beginning the cooling trend right around 79 degrees. the northern summer has been brutal in europe with scorching heat and wildfires. one in northeast spain forced around 1500 people to evacuate sunday. it quickly spread from saturday afternoon. they're predicting water supplies across france, germany and the uk, the river thames has

dried up and moved about 8 kilometers, or 5 miles downstream. let's talk about europe's heat wave, scott mclain is in london but let's go to melissa bell in france. i understand the wildfire where you are was so huge other european countries had to send in firefighters to help. >> reporter: that's right. there are a thousand firefighters currently on what is a contained but not extinguished wildfire, the third one in this region, south and west this summer. july and august so hot the conditions down in these pine forests that essentially run all the way to spiain so dry that every time the heat comes there's a danger the wildfires will pop up again. i'd like to show you what these firefighters, a thousand of them, some from poland, germany, italy, they've come from all over europe to try and help,

have been fighting. the wildfire spread so quickly here from last tuesday when, again, the temperatures rose in this very hot summer. and swept across this, and you can see that even now, only yesterday was it announced this wildfire had been contained but you can see even now the ground is so hot that smoke continues to rise, flames threaten to return and that is what the firemen are trying to keep under control. what we've seen overnight, a little bit of rain, temperatures have cooled a little bit and yet as the day progresses the temperatures will rise. the wildfire is contained for now but as the temperatures continue to rise over the course of the week a contained fire does not mean an extinguished one. they're coming across the zone to try to put out these bits of smoke and the potential flames that could come back to try to ensure that this wildfire doesn't pick up again. but for the time being they say it is far from certain it will

remain calm. >> incredible to see the ground still smoldering around you there. let's turn to scott in london. the thames as we know is a major water way for shipments and supplies. i don't think we've ever heard of it drying up in this way. how problematic is this? >> reporter: of course, from this vantage point you'd never know there was a problem but go 85 miles or so that way to the west, to the head waters of the thames, you'll find there is no water. we were toured around that area who said in the summer months it's not uncommon for the source of a river to dry up but what's unde unprecedented is how far you have to go to find water. we went 10 miles before we found meaningful flows of water that's because swaths of england are under drought conditions, the driest july we had since 1935.

you have farmers grazing cattle in fields with no grass in them right now. you have water restrictions coming into place. you have reservoirs that are low. we visited one hamlet not far from london here where the taps ran dry last week. it is a persistent problem every summer when it gets hot. the locals are battling the water company to get a more permanent solution but they say climate change is also to blame. >> what it says to me is that these extreme temperatures we've got, that's not thames water fault, that's everybody's fault. we all fly off in planes, do our bit to increase the problem. i think it's a wakeup call, really. >> reporter: now thunderstorms are expected later on today, the trouble is that it's the wrong kind of rain we need. the ground is so hard and dry, that's likely to runoff and cause potentially flash flooding. christina.

>> scott mclain in london, melissa bell, thank you both so much. the award winning actress an h ne heche has died. her representative said she was taken off life support on sunday. a look back at her life. >> he just wanted to give us some time alone. >> reporter: anne heche rose to fame on the soap opera, earning her a day time emmy award and led to donny bras koe, six days, seven nights and wag the dog. but it was her relationship with ellen degeneres in the late '90s that put her in the spotlight. >> ellen is the embodiment of male and female. that's why our energies connected so quickly and easily.

i've always felt in my being i'm both male and female. >> they were considered one of the first lesbian power couples before breaking up after three and a half years. heche said she believed it damaged her career. but she bounced back in her career and personal life, appearing in numerous tv shows and married for eight years to coleman, she had a sun and had a son with james up thor. >> i never told anybody i had another personality, that i heard voices, spoke to god, i never told anybody any of it. >> the actress was open about her battles with mental illness. she wrote about enduring sexual abuse as a child. she was hospitalized in 2000 after wandering in rural california knocking on a stranger's door and making strange statements. >> i was at the bitter end.

i was in a place i was ready to leave this planet. >> reporter: a fiery 2022 car crash put her in a coma and left her with severe burns, anne heche led a life of highs and lows. >> i've always want today heal my life, see the good side in life. i always wanted to see the good things that happen to me. i couldn't be happier with what i've been able to accomplish in my life. >> anne heche leaves behind two sons, 20-year-old homer and 13-year-old atlas. homer paid tribute to her in a statement saying the family has lost a kind and most joyful soul and loving mother and friend. anne heche was 53 years old. that does it for this edition of cnn "newsroom." stay with us, "early start" with christine romans is next.

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here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is monday, august 15th, i'm christine romans. sources tell cnn a lawyer for former president trump signed a letter back in june attesting there were no more classified documents stored at mar-a-lago. that letter was signed around the time justice department intel officials visited mar-a-lago and left with boxes of classified material. a separate source said trump's representatives told the doj trump had declassified all the