alexandra, thank ou strongest possible terms. alexandra, thank you very _ strongest possible terms.t to syria to provide medical care to civilians in aleppo. but dr abbas khan was captured by the regime there and was killed in custody a year later. now, eight years after dr khan's death, his legacy is inspiring a new generation of doctors — as charlie haynes reports. born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed him into medicine. i thought to myself constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him, in the hope that maybe his mother would see that, you know, kind of a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation posted on twitter caught the attention of social m

alexandra limon, thank you, alexandra.he pentagon is using commercial airlines to help out with evacuation efforts in afghanistan. >> defense secretary lloyd austin ordering a helped by 18 flights from united american delta and hawaiian airlines. the planes will not be flying to kabul, but they're going to help ferry passengers arriving at bases in the middle east from afghanistan. the directive is part of the civil reserve air fleet that was created back in 1952 this is just the 3rd time that that program has been activated. >> the u.s. and its g 7 allies will meet virtually tomorrow to discuss the crisis in afghanistan. sources telling reuters britain's boris johnson called for the meeting, which will also include italy, france, germany, japan, and canada. britain believes the u.s. should consider economic sanctions on afghanistan and withhold aid. if the taliban come its human rights abuses or harbors terrorists. and biden's approval rating is on the decline after the crisis in afghanistan and a rise in covid cases. a n

alexandra, you know, officials are also saying that the tax just like this. >> have been expected. expand on that. >> yeah. you know, officials say this type of an evacuation effort is extremely dangerous. they've known that all along. and in today, the pentagon also said that there have been previous attempted attacks during this evacuation that were stopped or just were not successful. and so this wasn't a surprise. but definitely a sad day and just, you know, shows just how dangerous this mission is. indeed. thank you alexandra limon reporting. >> from washington, dc thank you. >> now isis k is that terrorist organization that is taking credit for this deadly attack at the kabul airport, though, that claim has not been officially verified. u.s. officials are blaming isis k for the attack, though. this group, that affiliate of isis started in the summer of 2014, s several 100 pakistani taliban fighters who took refuge across the border in afghanistan after military operations drove them out of their home country set up shop, though some members were in the taliban. isis k does no

alexandra. >> hi there. good evening. we'll secretary blinken said that the state department has been in contact with 500 americans who are still in afghanistan trying to get out and that there could be up to 1000 additional americans still there. but the state department is still trying to figure out their status meanwhile, 2 members of congress took it upon themselves to visit kabul. >> trying to get people out. democratic leaders and pentagon officials are upset that democratic congressman seth moulton and republican congressman peter meier took an unexpected trip to kabul. >> speaker nancy pelosi worries. the trip took resources away from the evacuation effort and endangered the lawmakers. this is. >> deadly serious. do not want members to go. we are obviously not encouraging. >> the ip visits. to a very tense. dangerous and dynamic situation in tweets. congressman moulton praised the military effort but said the trip made it clear to him. we won't get everyone out in time. lawmakers from both parties have criticize t

alexandra thank you, alexandra.tary veterans who served in the middle east are now watching the same images of that chaotic situation from afar. >> it's called forcefully to go reports. both are advocating for more assistance for the refugees. >> we need remove the caps on the refugees that were fresh from afghanistan. danny garza was honorably discharged from the u.s. navy after 6 years of service, including 2 deployments to the persian gulf for both operation enduring freedom in afghanistan. >> and operation iraqi freedom what they want is humanitarian aid right now because i mean, and they deserve it after we completely destroyed their infrastructure and government garza now spends his days in sacramento. >> he is a member of the nonprofit organization about face veterans against the war. a group of service members and veterans who are against all post 9.11 wars. >> he says the fall of afghanistan was inevitable. we did lose this war and the dream of democracy and afghanistan. >> is an imperialist to dream of us.

thank you very much alexandra _ strong set of results.live to the boss of ucas, which oversees applications to uk universities. a woman from the us has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia roberts giuffre claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein, when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. which of the people in this photograph is telling the truth? the man, prince andrew, who categorically denies any impropriety? or the woman, virginia giuffre, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by him on three occasions? miss giuffre has now filed a civil claim in a district court in new york. the claim states that when she was 17 years old, she was the victim of sex trafficking. prince andrew has offered no comment to the filing of the court claim. his position remains as it was in his interview with newsnight�*s emily maitlis in november 2019, when he denied any i

alexandra from s&p global ratings, thank you for your insight this morning. let's get the first word news. angel: anthony felt he says the door is open to administering booster shots in the u.s. in less than eight months after a completed vaccination. that is a possibility the president biden has raised bid the infectious disease expert says he is open to the timeline based on data. the u.s. has outlined a plan to administer booster shots as a vaccine efficacy is showing to weaken over time. singapore's population is now fully vaccinated against covid, outpacing most advanced economies. senior officials have linked this to gradually opening up activities and quarantine free travel. the country has had more social distancing measures than most countries. a u.s. drone lou up -- blew up terrorists in kabul. last week, a suicide bomber killed at least 88 people, including 13 u.s. service members. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom? tom:

alexandra le mon has reaction from washington on the debate on capitol hill and how to tackle climate change. >> the un intergovernmental panel on climate change. the ipcc says the planet is at a tipping point for avoiding devastating and irreversible consequences of climate change. the world that we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. >> will be increasingly unhealthy and uninhabitable. the new ipcc report says undoing some of the damage from climate change could take centuries or millennia and some could be irreversible without immediate involved action. >> we're staring down ever worsening floods and heatwaves droughts and sea level rise. look at california. >> yet another year of record breaking wildfires, democratic senators like alex padilla and chuck schumer's say there are 3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation package will do more to combat climate change than any piece of legislation in senate history. but republicans oppose the overall package, including the measures to fight climate change green new deal regulations when americans, gas prices have already shot up.

alexandra limon has the story. >> 70% of adults 18 and over have now received at least one dose of theid-19 vaccine. but mary wall, a senior policy advisor for the white house. covid-19 response team says that's not the case for students who are heading back to school soon. it's still in the high 30% for age 12 to 15. >> nationwide and age 16 to 17, it's in the high 40's. that's why wall says it's important for schools to follow the guidance from the cdc and education department. >> universal masking for everyone in schools, students teachers and staff school districts around the country are grappling with whether to implement covid-19 vaccine and mask mandates knowing that no matter what they choose, it will upset some families health officials stress the guidance will save lives. so our children can safely get back to school and safely. stay there. officials say the federal government is not planning a mask or vaccine mandate in schools. this is a matter that's that's best left to states and local school districts to figure out as is currently the policy for all vaccines wall says th

alexandra. >> good evening. and the taliban warns there could be consequences if u.s. troops remain in afghanistan after august 31st. meanwhile, u.s. officials say the u.s. is working to conduct evacuations as quickly as possible and to try to withdraw u.s. troops by that date. >> the pentagon says 16,000 people were evacuated from kabul in the past 24 hours by the u.s. and allies but didn't say how many of those are americans overall. we've we've been able to evacuate several 1000 americans we are in communication with the taliban for the establishment. it's a statement. >> of several checkpoints to increased throughput and facilitate safe passage. pentagon officials say troops are expanding operations to help americans officials said since the end of july, 42,000 people have been relocated from afghanistan, including 37,000 since the evacuations began on august 14th for military installations. >> as well as dulles international. >> are receiving afghans as they come into the united states while the pentagon and white house are focusing on the progress videos from kab

. >> kron four's, washington correspondent alexandra limon says the biden administration is beginningplan for the return of more international travelers but says the u.s. it's not quite ready for that yet. >> the international travel industry is going broke. if we don't do anything now. >> by the end of the year. us lose 90 billion dollars and 1.5 million jobs. roger dow, president and ceo of the u.s. travel association says international travel is crucial to the u.s. economy. >> but the biden administration says now is not the time to open the u.s. to international travelers. we plan to maintain existing travel restrictions. >> at this point. the biden administration says agencies are starting to develop plans for international travelers to be able to return to the u.s. in a safe and consistent way, but only when the time is right. white house covid response coordinator jeff zients says when the u.s. does open to tourists and other nonessential travelers. foreign nationals traveling. >> she united states. this. they're still policy work being done here may need to have some type of a

alexandra limon explains. >> 70% of adults 18 and over have now received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. but mary wall, a senior policy advisor for the white house. covid-19 response team says that's not the case for students who are heading back to school soon. it's still in the high 30% for age 12 to 15. >> nationwide and age 16 to 17, it's in the high 40's. that's why wall says it's important for schools to follow the guidance from the cdc and education department. >> universal masking for everyone in schools, students teachers and staff school districts around the country are grappling with whether to implement covid-19 vaccine and to states and local school districts to figure out as is currently the policy for all vaccines wall says the biden administration is helping to drive up voluntary vaccine rates among students, president biden asked all school districts to host vaccine clinics at schools to make vaccines more accessible to students and staff in washington. >> alexandra limon. mountain view. police say a school district employee was arrested on suspicion of a hat

alexandra limon. >> new at 00:00pm tonight. so far 3 babies have been born amid the chaos, the evacuations from afghanistan. one of them on board a u.s. aircraft were told the commander descended in altitude in order to increase or pressure in the plane which helped to stabilize things and keep them other safe and the baby girl is named reach. >> reach and they did so because the call sign of the c 17 aircraft that flew them from qatar to ramstein was reach so that that child's name will forever be reach. and if you can well imagine being an air force fighter pilot. it's it's my dream to watch that young child goal reach be a u.s. citizen and fly united states air force fighters. enter force. >> the other 2 babies were delivered at overseas military hospitals operated by the the u.s. army in germany. the general added all 3 babies are doing well. they're healthy. >> we spoke with bay area. congressman john garamendi earlier today he serves on the armed forces committee. and according to the congressman in these attacks were ant

alexandra. >> good evening. and the taliban warns there could be consequences if u.s.ghanistan after august 31st. meanwhile, u.s. officials say the u.s. is working

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washington correspondent alexandra limon has the story. >> senator gary peters says the federal governmentoing enough to fight domestic terrorism. our nation is facing. >> the highest levels of violence based on religion race, and politics. >> in decades on the two-year anniversary of the shooting in el paso targeting hispanic americans. witnesses testified about other growing threats. >> i 60% of asian have heard people express racist or racially insensitive you just about people for asian experts told lawmakers the rise invisible white supremacy is a problem. and they said social media is a big factor in radicalizing people and helping to organize attacks. wade henderson said the attack on the u.s. capitol shows how dangerous the combination of radicalism and social media can be. we all saw confederate flag unfurled in the senate chamber that day. senator rob portman said domestic terrorism is carried out by people from all sides of the political spectrum it's important we recognize all communrties. >> that have been impacted by domestic terrorism. witnesses said the law needs to treat d

our dc correspondent alexandra le mon has reaction from washington and the debate on capitol hill about how to tackle climate change. >> the un intergovernmental panel on climate change. the ipcc says the planet is at a tipping point for avoiding devastating and irreversible consequences of climate change. the world that we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. >> will be increasingly unhealthy and uninhabitable. the new ipcc report says undoing some of the damage from climate change could take centuries or millennia and some could be irreversible without immediate in bold action. >> we're staring down ever worsening floods and heatwaves droughts and sea level rise. look at california. >> yet another year of record breaking wildfires, democratic senators like alex padilla and chuck schumer's say there are 3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation package will do more to combat climate change than any piece of legislation in senate history. but republicans oppose the overall package, including the measures to fight climate change. green new deal regulations when americans, gas prices

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, linwood.and shelter to survivors of saturday's earthquake, before a major storm reaches the country. hospitals are struggling to cope with thousands of injured survivors. nearly 1,300 people are known to have died. australia's second largest city, melbourne, has introduced an overnight curfew, in an attempt to control the rising number of coronavirus infections. residents must remain at home between 9pm and 5am, unless they have an exemption permit. tighter rules are being proposed for websites which resell tickets to live events like music and sporting fixtures, often at inflated prices. the competition and markets authority wants a new system of licensing. its recommendations include a ban on platforms which allow resellers to sell more tickets than they can legally buy when an event goes on sale. israel's healthcare system will reach capacity within weeks if the current rise in covid cases continues — that's what experts are warning, as the country introduces new restrictions on entry. isra

alexandra >> alex, thank you so much. now the casualties in afghanistan hit close to home for many military families in california at a marine corps base camp pendleton that's near san diego community members are mourning the loss of us service members fighting to protect americans and afghan evacuees. >> it's a lot of young men and women have dedicated themselves to the marines and the army and they love our country and they love the people there who want help in. >> it's just really sad. >> the identities of the service members killed in the bombing at the kabul airport will not be made public until 24 hours after the victim's loved ones are notified. we'll continue our team coverage tonight with kron 4 streep fully to call. he spoke with 2 military veterans who served in the middle east and they're not watching the same images of that chaotic situation from afar. both advocating for more assistance for the refugees. >> we're standing in solidarity with the afghan people. danny garza was honorably discharged from the u.

this is alexandra township in the north of johanna. and it's in communities like this, one poor community where the high number of job losses of the most. in july they were riots and looting in alexandra and other places in the provinces of halting and was going to tell and be economic impact was devastating. many people lost their job. they are stored on the streets which remain close. people here shop owners trying to rebuild, but it will take some time, informal traders outside saying that their business has been decimated. they're not making less than half of what they made before. and they're struggling to make a living. they say they don't know when it will improve its estimates. so that's south africa. last at least $3000000000.00 due to that, andre. and while economists say they are signs of economic recovery, it's woke up and they take some time before people in communities like this. feel. the benefit of that, while the director of the african centers for disease control says the crb at 19 vaccine rollout across the african c

in july, there were riots and looting in alexandra and other places in the provinces of halting and was natal and the economic impact was devastating. many people lost their jobs. there are stores on the streets which remain close. people here shop owners trying to rebuild, but it will take some time, informal traders outside saying that their business has been decimated. they're not making less than half of what they made before. and they're struggling to make a living. they say they don't know when it will improve its estimates that south africa last at least $3000000000.00 due to that, andre. and while economists say they are the signs of economic recovery, it's woke up and they take some time. * before people in communities like this feels of benefit of that will face when to rick tablet kill straightly as new south wales jeff has the details in your world whether oh hello there. nice to see. we did have a weather bomb or pretty close to it's in australia. so what that is is an area of low pressure that deepens within a certain period of time. think the deeper the low, the more inte

alexandra, what was the detail of the announcements?to move beyond the level system and there is going to be a further easing of restrictions, social distancing is going to pretty much 90, distancing is going to pretty much go, that will be in places like pubs, and restaurants and here in scotland, nightclubs are going to open for the first time since before the pandemic. also, if you need to self—isolate because you have been in contact with someone who has coronavirus, you only need do that until you gets a negative pcr test, so long as you have been double vaccinated. but if you are aimed between five and i7, vaccinated. but if you are aimed between five and 17, you still need that negative pcr test before you come out of isolation but you don't need to have been vaccinated. face coverings will be with us for some time to come, they are still going to remain mandatory in indoor public place, that is places like shops and also on public transport. schools in scotland go back in the next couple of weeks, if there is one fern the classr

. >> i'm alexandra le mon in washington. coming up, we'll have the latest guidance from the biden administration and top health officials about what back to school said. the flight. >> plus democrats and abortion-rights advocates coming together today to urge californians to keep a governor newsome in office. why they say the state's progressive reproductive health care laws are on the line. and after the break, indoor mask mandates are back in the bay area will tell you, i saw county says >> welcome back to kron. 4 news at 3. this monday afternoon. our top story today indoor mask mandates are back in the bay area and on your screen is a list of the counties that will be requiring masks indoors once again as the delta variant continues to rage on in our community. that includes alameda contra costa marin san francisco, san mateo, santa clara and sonoma counties. the mandate is regardless of vaccination status. health officials say the requirement will remain in place until we're able to bring coronavirus cases and hospitaliz

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow.mprove that, young people are being offered free taxis, pizzas and cinema tickets as incentives. and as luxmy gopal reports, venues like nightclubs are being turned into vaccination centres during the day to try to make it easier for people to get a jab. not the sort of shots you'd normally expect to have on a night out at a club. on the dance floor of this london venue, people are getting their dose of the covid vaccine. i'm actually in a musical at the west end at the corner, and i've just finished a show, and i noticed that this was open. it's, like, such a good thing for, like, the youth. to be like, look, this is where we're at. you know this place. you feel comfortable here. sojust come along and get yourjab. for the first time, night clubs, including heaven in central london and the nightingale in birmingham, are being used as temporary vaccination clinics to try to encourage more young people to get the jab. in the same way that different communities have gone into whether it b

alexander in glasgow, thank you. —— alexandra.y are trying to complete every one of the 96 events in 17 days — most of which they've never tried before. they're doing it all to raise money for a charity close to their hearts. andrew plant has the story. go! they've gone from cycling to synchronised swimming, tried their hands at taekwondo. in fact, they're not missing out a single olympic sport. it was trampolining today, then triathlon tomorrow. their olympic timetable has almost 50 sports, most of which, they've never even tried until now. what's been the hardest one for you so far? this! and bouncing with a back injury isn't helping. have you ever been on a trampoline before? this is my second time ever, and i'm pretty confident to say it will be my second and last. so, we absolutely hated the 50k walk. it was really hard. and i did not like the windsurfing because i have a massive fish phobia and it was on a fishing lake, and it was alljust very traumatic. and i've absolutely loved trampolining, that was brilliant, loved the r

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news.what would know you to lord's for the final day of a test match? cheap tickets, yeah, and sports ultimate appeal, anything could happen. that's mohammed shami, a specialist bowler on his way to 50. now, these were humbling runs for england. they put india 271 ahead. their captain declared, "now team, go out and bowl." stand by. rory burns caught, gone for nine. dominic sibley caught, also gone for none. both opening batsmen scoreless — in home matches for england, an all—time low. haseeb hameed, nine scored, lbw, yeah, out. now, the umpire decided johnny wasn't out here, but india called for a review, and the replay overruled the decision. you can normally tell when virat kohli is in a good mood. by the interim, they'd taken fourwickets, needed six more for victory. now, hang on, is that rain, orjust english wishful thinking? cold hard reality, joe root out for 33, and india's captain knew he had a prize almost worth the test itself. mohammed siraj got one and then another, out first b

tracy tried to shield alexandra, but a shockwave from the explosion forced them across the room, andy were knocked unconscious. her husband paul came home to find them badly injured and unconscious, but alive. their daughter died days later in a hospital. he said officials should have done more to prevent her death. >> they did not react. i want to try to put myself in their shoes. what were they thinking at this time? he is sitting at home in his palace. turns on the tv and looks at smoke coming out of the harbor. he specializes in weaponry and he loo at ese images, he is the president of this country. what does a human being thanks when he looks at that? in my opinion, these people waited and watched for0 minutes waitg for uso die. when we were carrying our daughter down on the street in our neighborhood and looking at people on the floor dead, trying to make our way to the first hospital and to the red cross post, i had to take my dying daughter on a scooter with three broken ribs, detached along -- lung. amy: paul naggear recounting what happened one year ago. for more we go to b

how many read alexandra? so you tell arg. hello again. the headlines when i was just speaking from the united arab emirates, i've gone this don's former president from connie has defended his decision to leave campbell. he says he left to avoid violence and denies rumors that he fled with suitcases full of cash. the their reports, taliban fighters have opened fire on professors in the eastern oregon city. all about 3 people are said to have been killed and several others. probably fried has more from campbell this was a particularly ugly incident, not i think it's being seen is really since the taliban just assume power a couple of days ago as the 1st major active defined against them. as john by this very important city, it is east of here towards the border with pakistan. and this protest began over the national flag. now since the taliban have taken power, they have very consciously been removing the afghan national flag and replacing it with the taliban flag. we've seen that a lot here in the capital cobble. it's left a lot of people.

how many read, alexandra? so you tell, ah, exactly 30 minutes past the. these are your top stories. the kind of insights is reportedly opened fire on protested in the eastern african city of july. about 3 people is said to have been killed and several others were wounded. the gunfire has also been heard during process and the eastern city of coast. the have been no immediate reports of any injuries. their demonstrators raised the afghan national flag over road in the city taliban fighters with n c chasing the crowds away. proper bright has more from cobble. this was a particularly ugly into the not i think it's being seen is really since the taliban just assume power a couple of days ago as the 1st major active defined against them. as john by this very important city, it is east of here towards the border with pakistan. and this protest began over the national flag. now since the taliban have taken power, they have very consciously been removing the gun national flag and replacing it with the taliban flag. we've seen that a lot here in the capital cobble. it's left a lot of people.

washington, dc correspondent alexandra limon has the latest. >> u.s.ls say the investigation into that bombing that killed 13 us service members is just beginning. but the pentagon did say that isis fighters opened fire after the bombing. they didn't say how many gunmen there were or whether those gunmen were killed in the gunfight that followed. >> mission there. for me years. come with a significant loss american personnel. white house and pentagon officials say another terror attack in kabul is likely. we're monitoring these threats. >> very, very specifically. virtually in real time. the pentagon said friday that operations will start to wind down as the u.s. approaches its deadline for withdraw. house republican leader kevin mccarthy says congress should come back into session to prevent that from happening to prohibit the president from withdrawing our troops. >> until every single american. is out of afghanistan. officials say 105,000 people have been evacuated since august 14th, including about 5,000 americans. the administration says it's also

alexandra, the mount. up next, a warning from health experts.ternoon after a parasitic drug use in animals is being used in some covid patients. >> plus millions of dehumidifiers facing a recall over rep fire risks. we'll have details ahead. and as the delta variant continues to put more young people in the hospital keep parents are looking for guidance on how to send their children safely back to school. we've heard guidance from the u.s. secretary of education. keep it here. kron 4 news at 3 continues in. >> with only a couple days or weeks left until kids in the bay area head back to school. the white house is ramping up its efforts to get young people vaccinated. this week. the biden administration of the department of education launched a return to school roadmap. washington correspondent anna wiernicki has the details. >> good evening. the biden administration says they are providing additional resources to school districts and colleges to host pop up vaccine clinics as well as sending pediatricians to schools to address any questions or c

alexandra limon reporting for us live from the nation's capitol.. >> now we do have more coverage on the evacuation afghanistan on our website. kron 4 dot com just scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be taken straight to our web page there. you'll find more on what's next for afghanistan along with local reaction and where you can get help for loved ones. >> a front 4 is your local election headquarters. this recall election season. >> overnight, oil candidate kevin faulconer was in the east bay today, the former san diego mayor received an endorsement from the group crime victims united and during his visit to oakland faulkner was joined by a former san diego police chief who praised the job he did as mayor of san diego. faulkner was not the only republican candidate in the bay area today. caitlin jenner was in san francisco where she toured areas of the tenderloin kron four's. dan kerman was there and how it will have more tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. and while wagner and jenner were campaigning in oakland and san francisco, a group of ea

new jersey residents alexandra gibbons has waited nearly two years to travel north. >> today is the first day they can come with a anything even the test and not have to quarantine two weeks. reporter: people take a test three to five days after travel and self-monitor covid-19 symptoms. >> the pentagon today announced it will seek the president's approval to require nearly 1.4 million active duty military members to get the vaccine starting in mid september. the pentagon could move it up if the vaccines get full f.d.a. approval sooner. >> more mandates are being issued in the area. those who are unvaccinated will have to wear masks outdoors and face weekly testing. gilead is going to require all of its employees to be vaccinated by october 1. >> this workplace shift caused by the pandemic has led game maker zenga to close their san francisco headquarters. they will be looking for somebody to sublease their model. many employees are remaining working from home. >> they can come in they want to. >> a brazen purse snatching in chinatown. this humble hero speaks only the abc 7 news. >> anoth

alexandra limon today, house democrats also passed the john lewis voting rights act. bill would restore and strengthen parts of the voting rights act of 1965. >> ensuring everyone has a chance to cast their ballot. those protections have slowly been dismantled by the u.s. supreme court over the past decade. >> democrats argue the bill would fight back against voting restrictions in several republican led states. >> it's going to make us a democratic republic. terrible legislation is about restoring the voices of the excluded, the vote. the bill now heads to the senate where it is not expected to pass. senate republicans have already blocked a different voting reform bill. >> twice this summer. a divided supreme court has ruled that the biden administration must reinstate a controversial immigration policy that forces migrants to wait in mexico while u.s. officials process their asylum claims president joe biden had asked the court to intervene after an appeals court ruled his administration improperly halted the trump era. immigration policy. the president had previou

troops. >> i was at and alexandra limon reporting for us. but much more on this as we continue our coverage. right now because we spoke with bay area. congressman john garamendi earlier today. he serves on the armed forces committee. and according to the congressman, these attacks were anticipated, but there was hope that they would not be carried out. he also says he does not believe anyone expected the total collapse of the afghan government. >> fact of the matter is there was no government has taliban simply walked in. totally and prepared and. in no position to control the city of some 4 billion people. our goal is a very dangerous place. we do when the afghan government collapsed was dangerous before that the suicide bomb bombings. >> we're. >> taking place on a rather regular basis in kabul over the last 3, 4, the to that the tragic deaths of. hundreds of people. >> representative, you're monday's interview first aired live on our digital streaming app kron on. you can watch the entire interview right now on that streaming service. the

our washington, dc correspondent alexandra limon reports. >> 70% of adults 18 and over have now received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. but mary wall, a senior policy advisor for the white house. covid-19 response team says that's not the case for students who are heading back to school soon. it's still in the high 30% for age 12 to 15. >> nationwide and age 16 to 17, it's in the high 40's. that's why wall says it's important for schools to follow the guidance from the cdc and education department. >> universal masking for everyone in schools, students teachers and staff school districts around the country are grappling with whether to implement covid-19 vaccine and mask mandates knowing that no matter what they choose, it will upset some families health officials stress the guidance will save lives. so our children can safely get back to school and safely. stay there. officials say the federal government is not planning a mask or vaccine mandate in schools. this is a matter that's that's best left to states and local school districts to figure out as is currently the policy

dow says one travelers return the money and jobs will to in washington. >> alexandra limon. >> here'snother reason to get a covid vaccine. a new strain of the delta variant has been detected here in the bay area. it's called delta. plus and officials say it's the most contagious variant we've seen delta. plus was first detected in europe back in march. doctors say it's more transmissible than the original delta variant that latches onto lung cells more easily. >> it's kind of like delta, but it's taken some super powers data which was this is from the south africa. and that's why it's by like delta. but the pluses, it increase. vision like the south beta variant. >> as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county had the delta variant's and 47 tested positive for delta. plus, alameda county reports fewer thanananan cases of delta plus, as of last tuesday and contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of its detected a delta cases have been dealt a plus. for your money. now new numbers out today showing the u.s. added more than 900,000 jobs last mon that surpassed what man

our washington correspondent alexandra le mon explains what they're asking for and where things standress when it comes to immigration reform. >> after coming to the u.s. at the age of 2 it that first became eligible for dhaka when president trump was elected. it's a lot of information that you give when applying for doc. and we didn't know what would happen. >> during the next 4 years. if any of that with every put me in more danger. she decided not to apply and then the trump administration tried to end the program. she then tried to apply under the biden administration. but a federal judge in texas again brought the program to a halt young immigrants and their supporters say immigration reform is needed. now that can all persons who are undocumented in the united citizenship. the senate reconciliation package doesn't strucked lawmakers to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. but lawmakers would still have to reach an agreement about which immigrants to include. i've got no problem with a pathway to citizenship. >> if we had if we fix the underlying problem.

alexandra limon. >> the supreme court also decided on some pretty big issues today.fused to block a court ruling that ordered the biden administration to reinstate a trump era asylum policy, not policy in question forces, those seeking asylum in to the u.s. to wait in mexico. a federal judge in texas or during that program to be reinstated last week and with the 3 liberal justices in dissent. justice samuel alito ordered a brief delay to allow the full court time to consider the biden administration's appeal. all right. weather time now is we get a check on the 4 zone. forecast hasn't really been. >> super hot. you know, for a lot of the summer know it's been a fairly mild. the chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here to explain that and a whole yeah. last couple days been cool, especially. but we're going to heat things up summer heat really get things going probably near triple digits as we get to friday afternoon and saturday at least in some of the valleys out there today. we've had a nice see breeze and that kept our air quality looking very nice around the bay

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alexandra limon. >> coming up at 3.30, today. we will hear from veterans who once fought in afghanistan to get their reactwon to the deadly chaos. we have much more coverage on the situation in afghanistan on our website, kron 4 dot com. you can scan this qr code to be taken directly to our web page. that's where you can find more on what is next for the country along with local efforts to help refugees coming up here at 3. >> a new cdc report saying and unvaccinated and unmasked teacher infected more than half of the students in the north, a classroom with covid-19. also one east bay school district is reassigning teachers after hundreds of students opted for remote learning. and a bay area resident running away from the caldor fire. what he had to leave behind boy being trapped by the flames. california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running! “i do?” yup, we all do! with flex alerts. they notify us when

new jersey residents alexandra gibbons has waited nearly two years to travel north. >> today is the first day they can come with a anything even the test and not have to quarantine two weeks. reporter: people take a test three to five days after travel and self-monitor covid-19 symptoms. >> the pentagon today announced it will seek the president's approval to require nearly 1.4 million active duty military members to get the vaccine starting in mid september. the pentagon could move it up if the vaccines get full f.d.a. approval sooner. >> more mandates are being issued in the area. those who are unvaccinated will have to wear masks outdoors and face weekly testing. gilead is going to require all of its employees to be vaccinated by october 1. >> this workplace shift caused by the pandemic has led game maker zenga to close their san francisco headquarters. they will be looking for somebody to sublease their model. many employees are remaining working from home. >> they can come in they want to. >> a brazen purse snatching in chinatown. this humble hero speaks only the abc 7 news. >> anoth

host: that is stephen alexandra, ohio.ou heard stephen miller on fox news taking a different tone than some. . republican governors in this country the "washington post" story on this, the headline, "rifts emerge in gop handling of afghan refugees." one of the governors that quote is governor spencer coxe of utah saying his willingness to accept refugees. he said history guides our approach to refugees and we are eager to assist that practice and assist with families fleeing afghanistan." perhaps it could be seen in these lead editorials today from the usually conservative editorial boards of both "the washington times," and "washington -- wall street journal." they read while many are assumed to be aids that assisted u.s. forces, certainly they require proper vetting. without it, mr. biden might be opening the nation's door to another type of immigrant, one who harbors islamist hatred for america. the people must be screened to weed out possible evildoers. mr. biden suggests he like mrs. clinton, has little use for border

our washington correspondent alexandra le mon brings us the latest. >> good evening. the taliban has made it clear it wants u.s. troops out of afghanistan by august 31st and u.s. officials said today they are working as quickly as possible to get as many people as they can out over the next week. the pentagon says 16,000 people were evacuated from kabul in the past 24 hours by the u.s. and allies. >> but didn't say how many of those are americans overall. we've we've been able to evacuate several 1000 americans. we are in communication with the taliban for the establishment. a statement. >> of several checkpoints to increased throughput and facilitate safe passage. pentagon officials say troops are expanding operations to help americans officials said since the end of july, 42,000 people have been relocated from afghanistan, including 37,000 since the evacuations began on august 14th for military installatuons. >> as well as dulles international are receiving afghans as they come into the united states while the pentagon and white house are focusing on the progress vi

alexandra limon.ent court ruling is forcing the white house to bring back a trump era policy. >> that forces people seeking asylum to wait in mexico while their claims are being processed. the biden administration could appeal that case to the supreme court. >> the u.s. has extended its ban on nonessential travel between its canadian and mexican land borders until at least september 21st department of homeland security says the move is needed to help slow the spread of covid. the extension comes despite increasing pressure from border communities to lift the ban which was put in place back in march of 2020 and then extended a number of times says the pandemic continued canada recently began letting fully-vaccinated americans enter that country. apple says its employees won't return to corporate offices until at least next january, the company becoming the latest to push back their return to the office plans as the delta variant tools a rise in covid cases and hospitalizations. apple says it will confi