we will now hear from michael magnuson. mr. magnuson, you have three minutes. >> thank you. i do want to say that i am sympathetic to small businesses as evidenced by the fact that we were particularly accommodating of this in the first place. at the same time, i am concerned that leaving any aspect of this deck in place provides a large temptation for bloom's to continue to use the deck in violation of city codes and permits. according to director sanchez' explanations as i understand it, violation of the t.u.a. gets enforced, it starts with neighbors bringing it to their attention. i'm concerned that this basically shifts all of the burden to us. we'd have to go over there each time to somehow ensure that it's not being used by patrons. we then have to count days on the calendar. this seems counter intuitive to bloom asking for forgiveness. they eventually lied to city personnel when they did apply for the permit by not indicating that the structure had already been built, and he this lied against to the appellant and in response by claiming that it wasn't built indoors. y

and sandra and carl delay-magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." president biden celebrated a return to some parts of norm normal life amid the pandemic 33 days ago but tonight our lead story is resurgence of covid-19. this week, daily covid cases in the u.s. surpassed 100,000. the delta variant has been a game changer. at an event this week, new jersey governor phil murphy discussed anti-vaccine protestors. >> please get vaccinated. period. these folks back there have lost their -- you've lost your minds. you are the ultimate knuckleheads and because of what you're standing for people are losing their life. yamiche: many republican governors are defiant. some are banning local officials from enacting their own mask mandates. on tuesday, president biden took aim at the governors of texas and florida. those two states account

and sandra and carl delay-magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche:good evening. welcome to "washington week." the crisis on the ground in afghanistan has turned into a catastrophe. this week it entered a terrifying new phase. thursday we saw the deadliest day for the u.s. military in afghanistan in more than a decade. at least 13 u.s. service members and more than 150 afghans are now dead and tay the president's national security team warned that another terrorist attack is likely. there are just a few days left before president biden's deadline to pull out troops. on thursday, the president addressed the nation. pres. biden: i bear responsibility for fundamentally all that's happened of late. ladies and gentlemen, it was time to end a 20-year war. thank you so much. yamiche: we'll dig into what's happening on the ground and how the president and top leaders are dealing wi

foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, and sandra and carl delay-magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. pete: a good evening and welcome to "washington week." i'm pete williams in for yamiche alcindor. kabul has fallen. the taliban have taken power. and the biden administration faces a new urgent mission evacuating thousands of americans and afghan allies stuck on the ground. the pentagon has sent nearly 6,000 u.s. troops to protect kabul's airport to allow for flights out of the country and the u.n. report shows the taliban are already carrying out a door-to-doorman hunt seeking reprisals against afghans who were allied with the u.s. on friday, the president acknowledged the danger of this mission. president biden: i cannot promise what the final outcome will be. and it will be without risk of loss. but as commander in chief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary. pete: what's the latest in afghanistan? how did we get here? and what's next? joinin

magnuson. honda will be the presiding officer tonight.o present is deputy city attorney brad russi will provide any needed legal advice this evening.