benedict from france 24, it is good news for france.— news for france.news for france. yes, if it's bad news for _ news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody _ news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who - news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who was - news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who was just | news for france. yes, if it's bad - news for anybody who was just flying overnight to mexico and are now scrambling to get out, including a couple of honeymooners who delayed their marriage and he wanted to have a two week honeymoon. there was suddenly no honeymoon for either bricks trying to go to france or people from france trying to get to the uk. of course, it's notjust business, but long awaited family reunions that were completely disrupted. people who have suddenly found themselves in really bad situations whether it was vis—a—vis their work, situations whether it was vis—a—vis theirwork, but situations whether it was vis—a—vis their work, but the good news is that, yes, france, that special category

frances: dr. levine, during this covid-19 epidemic we have seen a drop in life expectancy, rises in anxiety and depression, and also in drug overdoses. how can you address those factors which are clearly to do with covid but also beyond them, are we neglecting other problems as we focus on covid? asst. sec. levine: it is critically important to know that actually local, state, and federal public health officials are really -- our offices are dealing with the entire spectrum of public health issues we have always dealt with. in terms of mental health and substance use disorders, that's a very, very important point. cdc data indicates that in 2020 , we had the highest rate ever of deaths from drug overdoses. roughly 93,000 deaths from drug overdoses. i think that is related to the significant mental health issues that have been triggered by covid-19 and the pandemic. so, we are going to address that head-on, at the department of health and human services with secretary becerra's leadership. he has r

24 and france 24.com. [speaking french] eve: that was a french actress calling out racism in the french film industry at the french oscars. one year on, she brings us her documentary about the lack of black representation in french cinema and television. i'm delighted to say she joins us here in the studio. thank you so much for being here. you created a book about this subject. you have spoken about it on stage at the biggest film award ceremony. you're in front of the whole world and you'd announced the discrimination black women faced in the film industry and now you are bringing us this powerful film called black gaze. why did you want to make it? >> i am lucky to have a very good career in france. aissa: so few of us have the opportunity to get some interesting parts in the film industry in france that i wanted to bring the conversation in the middle of my industry and in the middle of my country. to me, the conversation about diversity is a conversation that needs to be discussed with everyone in fra

in france now, it is a debate.you are an adoptee, your well-being is going to depend on how political your parents are on the racial issue and how willing they are to engage it as antiracist. -- released a book that says there is nothing such as nonracist. i think that is important. either you do the work as an antiracist, or you are part of white supremacy. that is something that all white adoptive parents needs to understand. there is no safe space of being open minded, you have to to work actively to dismantle white supremacy for the benefit of your children. >> you also worked in a country that attempted to forcibly assimilate indigenous children by adopting them out to white families. france is accused of deporting minors from the 1960's until the 1980's. what do you think government should do today? >> government should be prepared to face their history. even address the need for reparations. when you look at france, they have been willing to do it to a certain extent for the people from the reunion islands t

france 24's correspondent joined us from kabul.eporter: we saw fighting earlier today in the province, one hour from kabul, where the governor of the province was taken captive by the taliban. it emerged he was taken captive. his picture appeared with the taliban. it is that demoralizing trend for the government, where these provinces are falling. we are getting details from officials how the deputy interior minister and leadership of the province were taken captive and decided to not put up a fight. later on, the taliban allowed those officials to go, but the taliban commander publicly stated that he should convince other leaders to join the taliban, so there having the carrots and sticks approach, fighting on the battlefield, but offering people insurances. anchor: six more cities have fallen to the insurgents. they have captured the major cities, three major cities, 18 provincial capitals in total. tell us how the afghan government is facing such heavy defeats. reporter: there was an emergency security council meeting, after whi

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of life in france.a history lesson. this is a defining page in french history. this is the paris commune, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. >> let's look at our expression du jour. it was a revolutionary socialist government that controlled paris from the 18th of march until the 20th of may, 1871. it started as a bloody insurrection and ended in a brutal civil war with parts of paris burnt to the ground. it was also a social laboratory that experimented with concepts very central to modern-day france. it was called la commune, and those who participated were called -- >> you have to go back a little further in french history to the end of the franco-prussian war and the defeat of napoleon the third. >> the new government of the third republic not only conceited victory to the prussians but allowed them to march down the champs-elysees and pay hefty reparations. this added insult to injury because they were reeling from a month-long siege that left them angry, tired and hungry. >> [speaki

france it— that, of course, it's been announced in france.a huge effect since president macron announced that recently. 8 million more _ announced that recently. 8 million more people over the age of 18 have -ot more people over the age of 18 have got their— more people over the age of 18 have got theirjabs. so it will be interesting. i think social media will he — interesting. i think social media will be the key and made him think iruses— will be the key and made him think buses are — will be the key and made him think buses are billboards will really do it, buses are billboards will really do it. and _ buses are billboards will really do it, and whether young people will feel it, and whether young people will feet that, — it, and whether young people will feel that, you know, that missing out on _ feel that, you know, that missing out on the — feel that, you know, that missing out on the phone or getting your 'ab, out on the phone or getting your jab. i_ out on the phone or getting your jab. ithink— out on the phone or getting your jab, i

thanks for watching france 24. we start in afghanistan where every day for a week more provincial capitals fall into the nds of the taliban. 12 cities are under their control. also another key district capital just a few kilometers from the country's capital. also reports that soldiers have laid down their weapons and joined the mujahedin. >> tens of thousands of afghans have fled. the taliban have ceased recorders of the country's northern provinces. many of the refugees in the capital are from afghanistan's third-largest city, which is now in the hands of the taliban. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the taliban offensive that started in may is advancing at a breakneck pace. on thursday, they captured three more provincial capitals. the militants now control 1/3 of afghanistan's regional cities. the weeklong blitz is putting pressure on the embattled afghan government. the president lived to the besieged northern city on wednesday to discuss strategy with local leaders. the capture of ghazni is particularly alar

~' , people looking to go into france? ~ , , ., france? i think so is the short answer. france? so is the short answer- we — france? i think so is the short answer. we saw _ france? i think so is the short answer. we saw a _ france? i think so is the short answer. we saw a 4596 - france? i think so is the short answer. we saw a 45%jump l france? i think so is the short | answer. we saw a 45%jump in traffic to the site immediately following the announcement and we know that is pretty representative of any time there is an addition to the green list or any time travel is made more easily. it is frustrating it is coming so late in the summer season but people are pretty spontaneous in that bookings and uk travellers are looking to book something within the next 27 days so they may be quite a few people out there still looking to understand where they can go and are quite excited about the fact france has been taken off the amber plus less. it is definitely a big step in the right direction. i definitely a big step in the right direction.— definitely a big step in the right directio

from through france this weekend will up the quarantine. while most of the you in us will not have to for monday. the rules for france are based on period political tit for tat. that is shameful and to disgrace, where not people from this countries where u. k. national score, desperate to c l families whom we haven't seen for a very, very long time. we're students trying to get back to uni. french politicians are also fuming. a decision has royals up old pension 6 or the best one is on this decision has no scientific foundation, and it's discriminatory towards the french. another absurd announcement. koren scene for the fully vaccinated from lille, but not brussels paris, but not miami, honestly, but not geneva montpelier, but not barcelona. vaccines work. give those who are protected against cove. it the freedom back word on the street is the is a little cool decision thing is historic. i think it's political. there's nothing else that has anything to do with reality. myers. well, that's a pretty new and i think it's a political issue wher

it was also an issue in particular in northern france. so it has been an overall concern and with no change definitively site fully vaccinated travel is just like myself heading to the u. k. a for the pay, hundreds of pounds a piece be all done to isolate for up to $10.00 days. see you on the other side. so no, on the years, they will check that go the new or the 1st one that i have the negative proof of tests. the 2nd one, re checking that as well as my id. 3rd, one is normally what you'd expect to go through at the french check point and then getting to the british check point, they not only reject for the 3rd time that i have that negative certificate. they also check that i had to fax in folks. they also checked my passenger located to 4, which is at the one that shows where i'm going to my slate because i've also booked with the day and age. and there was a reminder, as i left, that's how i must select 40 heavy stuff i've arrived in london, and now i face up to 10 day, you being locked up. although i am free to have an overnight say

you can tweet your questions and check out our website, france 24.com. ♪ announcer: france 24 -- >> [♪ ♪ >> this dark colored honey is produced in the north. at the foot of the mountains, bees collect the nectar of the flowers. the result is a delicacy and a soce of grt pride for this beekeeper. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: we make the efforts of keeping the product natural with no chemical fertilizer, which is better for the trees. the fruits and the well-being of bees. we -- we don't use specified's -- pesticides. if it did, it would kill them. >> the property is the home of 30 beehives. he is the only beekeeper in the region to produce this type of honey. with the local bees being particularly aggressive, harvesting is difficult. once harvested, the honey is taken to the nearby farm, where it is slowly strained through wooden meshing. >> [speaking in french] translator: we put the honeycombs in the baskets, then we leave them to leakand it takes time. it is different to what is done by machines and to what you can find in supermarkets. ♪ >> only 500 kg have been pr

in effect, - france has brought in the covid-19 france has brought in the covid—19 passport. — franceo a cinema or campsite without having a double vaccination — or campsite without having a double vaccination and a negative test. in vaccination and a negative test. in terms vaccination and a negative test. terms of the vaccination and a negative test. in terms of the timing of this, can it help you when we don't have much of the summer season left? i'd really like to know what support you have got from the french government. we have got from the french government. - have had very good support from the french government untiljune when it has now trailed off. there is now no support. we are a little bit concerned so we need to try and make it last over the winter. concerned so we need to try and make it last over the winter. good concerned so we need to try and make it last over the winter.— it last over the winter. good luck with that- _ it last over the winter. good luck with that. thank _ it last over the winter. good luck with that. thank you _ it last over the winter. good luck wi

we were at times in a difficult health situation in france. we understood that, but no other european country is obliged to quarantine by the u. k. and less than 5 percent of cases in france are of the beat of variance. the better variance covers only 9 percent of cases in france and keeps declining in paris. it's 3 percent. but this point please to see the same thing. we check the thing to give him much from 5th. i speak to rate is based on levels in some of its overseas territories, thousands of miles away in the indian ocean. not on the mainland to hearing from. you can government is sounding fun, the better very, and it is not just as has been reported on the island, thousands of miles away. it was also an issue in particular in northern france. so it has been an overall concern. and with no change definitively side, fully vaccinated, travel is just like myself heading to the u. k. a forced to pay hundreds of pounds, a piece. your son to isolate for up to 10 days. see you on the other side. so no on the euros though, they will check that g

frances: this is a fed that wants to taper. whether it is september or october, that does not change the grand scheme of things. listen to how the fed is talking to us. it is just a minute sure as to which individual month it is. even though i have a lot of concerns about downside risk, the fed can say we are just adjusting demand to match supply. therefore it is not even effectively a reduction or tightening. they are going to have enough that they can move forward with this small move. what matters to me is how they taper and what signal they provide, how fast they taper is an indication for whether they can hike in 2022 or 2023. i suspect the data we see in the next 30 days is about the how of the taper. jonathan: let's talk about that. the sequencing of events you expect into next year as well. >> we think we are going to get a strong signal for taper, likely in september. the fed will then start the tapering early next year, in january. given how strong the data was today we think the risks are that it happens earlier, but

we heard macron talk about how those who helped france over the past two decades, france would do its best to get them out. he made to guarantee this would happen. i wonder what the stance is on washington -- in washington on this. caroline: the message is we are fully focused on getting all those american citizens out of afghanistan as quickly as possible, but not just american citizens. they are also focused on getting afghan allies, as they call them, those who have worked so closely with the americans throughout these 20 years, as well as getting out some third country citizens that need their help, citizens of u.s. allies. right now, the white house has confirmed -- jake sullivan did confirm that the taliban did say that they would provide safe passage, as you mentioned earlier, to that airport. remember, the taliban are currently operating checkpoints at the entrance of that airport. but jake sullivan and jen psaki were both asked multiple times about the deadline. right now, the deadline for the americans to leave afghanistan is august 31, and so the question repeatedly was, do

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now let's get a check of the morning forecast with frances. frances: good morning. expected today with the gray skies good we may have some drizzle, but live doppler 7 is not picking it up right now. this is a welcome relief, because the onshore flow is returning, and that is going to help improve air quality today, although we will still see hazy conditions throughout the day. here is your day planner. temperatures in the 50's and 60's, and although we have sunrise at 6:18, we cannot see sunshine through the hazy skies. this afternoon, the sea breeze will pick up, so temperatures will be a little cooler compared to yesterday. inland areas in the low 90's, at the beaches, mid 60's. the sun sets at onshore flow bringing us improved air quality tomorrow. all of the details coming, julian. julian: thank you. a new jersey man is the first person pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer in the january 6 capital riots. scott kevin face years in prison. fairlamb also agreed to pay restitution for damage int the capital. some believe the coronavirus is here to stay an

we check-in with frances dinglasan. frances: good morning. we have another hazy day ahead. i want to show you the satellite-radar image. we have clouds filling in from the coast and fog along the beaches that has spilled into parts of the bay as well. temperatures are in the 50's and 60's. san francisco, 56. oakland 61. air quality looking good right now in the bay area. farther east, especially through the sierra nevada, we have unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality. not a great place to go for the weekend. i have better news for you. the sea breeze pick up this afternoon. checkout our forecast animation. this afternoon, notice improving air quality around the bay area towards the space as well. the north bay still under the red. thick smoke near the fires. tomorrow even better air quality. we will still be dealing with hazy conditions through the weekend, but temperatures will be cooling slightly because of the cleaner and cooler ocean air. julian: thank you. we will start with the latest on the fires. plumas county sheriff's officials are trained to find eight people u

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i'm frances rivera have a great monday. facebook, twitter, instagram @nbcearlytoday have a great monday. see you back here early tomorrow. >>> right now at 4:30, crisis in afghanistan. the country taken over by the taliban just weeks after u.s. troops pull out. the latest developments from overnight. >>> plus, back to school, thousands of kids across the bay area are headed back to the classroom in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. what is happening to keep students safe amid a surge in new child cases. >>> this is "today in the bay." >>> and a very good morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. we're going to get a quick look

it importantly, how it will be welcomed in france? , _, in france?h citizens - in france? it will be welcome, | mostly by french citizens living in france? it will be welcome, i mostly by french citizens living in the uk and people living in the uk and having for instance a country house in france. it will really be fascinating the exchanges, facilitate the exchanges. does that mean for the _ facilitate the exchanges. does that mean for the french _ facilitate the exchanges. does that mean for the french they - facilitate the exchanges. does that mean for the french they will - facilitate the exchanges. does that mean for the french they will not l facilitate the exchanges. does that l mean for the french they will not be particularly happy to see an influx of brits travelling to the country for tourism?— of brits travelling to the country for tourism? ., ., , ., , ,y for tourism? no, we are very happy, es, of for tourism? no, we are very happy, yes. of course- _ for tourism? no, we are very happy, yes, of course. it's _ for tourism? no, we are very

reporter: beirut revisited, on france any four and france 24 dot com. ♪ "france 24." 20every artformance 24." every artform. ♪ 08/20/21 08/20/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> how many more generations of america's daughters and sons would you have me send to fight afghanistan civil war went afghan troops will not? amy: as thousands of afghans try to flee afghanistan after the taliban seized control, we will look at the roots of the longest u.s. were in history.

we check back in now with frances for look at the forecast. frances: good morning.ray skies and low skies over the san mateo bridge right now. fall, low clouds, and dealing with haze. but this afternoon, as the onshore flow increases, we will see cooler temperatures, les fog, and less haze. i will have all the details with your accu 7 -- accuweather seven day forecast, coming up. julian: and resilient sf -- the giants with another thrilling finisher. julian: some sad news to report in the college sports world. the legendary florida state head coach passed away early this morning. the 90 one-year-old hall of fame coach was surrounded by his wife and six children when he passed away peacefully in his home. he had been battling pancreatic cancer. he retired from sfu after winning the gator bowl new year's day in 2010. srts, the glliants wi to win their weekend series in milwaukee in a battle of two first-place nl teams. san francisco taking on the brewers at 11:10. this afternoon, the a's trying to sweep their essays against the rangers. first pitch there at 1:07. last

our reporters -- >> france 24 in france 24.com. -- france 24 and france 24.com. ♪ 08/25/21 08/25/21 [ptioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! pres. biden: we are currently on the pace to finish by august 31. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operation springs added risks to our troops. amy: meeting the deadline, we will speak with afghan journalist bilal sarwary reported on afghanistan for 20 years re

good morning, frances. frances: good morning everyone.we will continue to ride that wave of improving air quality. here is a look outside as we show you a live shot of the downtown san francisco area. we are dealing with very thick fog along the coast and we could see some drizzle this morning. sunrise is at 6:19 with temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's. still dealing with some hazy sunshine but that sea breeze will continue to pick up this afternoon and this evening, so that means cooler cleaner air is continuing to arrive and headed our way. inland numbers will be cooler compared to yesterday and the upper 80's around the bay. look for mid 70's along the coast. sunset is at 8:10. i will have your complete forecast coming up, as well as some very hot temperatures inland. julian: thank you, frances. a troubling covid trend. the u.s. has seen more than 100,000 new infections for four straight days. karina mitchell says one state in particular -- one state hit particularly hard is florida. karina: leading the country and hospitalizat

he was the first panda born in france in 2017. >> this is a giant panda on loan to france who has justiven birth to twin cubs. >> [speaking foreign language] >> panda reproduction in captivity or the wild is notoriously difficult. few can't -- few pandas get in the mood. to further complicate matters, the window for conception is small since female pandas are in heat only once a year for 24 to 48 hours. in march, they thrilled officials when they managed to make contact as they put it eight times in a we can't -- a weekend. they also carried out an artificialnseminatn just to be sure. >> [speaking foreign language] >> just over 1008 hundred giant pandas are believed to still be in the wild. another 500 in captivity. they came to friends on loan from china in 2012. at the time, our arrival was hailed as a sign of warming diplomatic relations between paris and beijing. >> some happy news. thanks for watching france 24 and do stay tuned. ♪ >> he said if i scream, they would kill me. >> how did last night end? dr. we get accusations like this all the time. stucco you just saw a glimpse of

_ infection rates were lower here in france. , , ., france. are hoping this will give _ france. ferry companies are hoping this will give a _ france. ferry companies are hoping this will give a much-needed - france. ferry companies are hoping this will give a much-needed boost| this will give a much—needed boost to passenger numbers. in this will give a much-needed boost to passenger numbers.— to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we — to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we know— to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we know it _ to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we know it is _ to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we know it is out - to passenger numbers. in terms of demand we know it is out there - demand we know it is out there because we know how many people are looking for prices. we expect that to pick up sharply, people will be able to book and travel.— able to book and travel. across the channel, these _ able to book and travel. across the channel, these holiday-makers - able to book and travel. across the i chann

on france 24 and france 24.com. >> this dark-colored hunting is adduced in the north -- produced in theorth. it is at the foot of the mountains. bees collect the nectar of the flowering trees. the result is a delicacy and a source of great pride for this beekeeper. >> we keep the product natural with no chemical fertilizer area that is better for the trees. better for the fruit and the well-being of the bees. we don't use pesticides and if we did, there would not be any bees. >> 600 trees grow on the farmer's property. it is also the home of 30 beehives. with local bees being particularly aggressive, harvesting is difficult. once harvested, the honey is taken to the nearby farm. that is where it is slowly strained through a wooden machine. >> we put the honeycombs in the baskets. then we leave them to leak. it takes time. it is different to what is done by machines and to what you can find in supermarkets. only 500 kilos have been produced last year but this precious nectar has already been sent to europe. especially france. >> this honey has a taste of caramel but also cocoa and hazeln

and in terms of france _ it is really not good news.f france as a - it is really not good news. and in terms of france as a whole, as a country, we havejust mention some of the outlook coming from the government. because of weather issues throughout the year.- because of weather issues throughout the year. yes, it was only — throughout the year. yes, it was only in _ throughout the year. yes, it was only in april, _ throughout the year. yes, it was only in april, sixth, - was only in april, sixth, seventh and eighth of april when this massive cold air —— mass of cold air came down. normally you can fight a little local costs, you can move the air around and warm it up a few degrees with heated candles, but not when it is a whole massive cold air. and it is across france, maybe worst of all champagne, burgundy, almost all champagne, burgundy, almost all regions are at least partially affected. 50 all regions are at least partially affected. so does that mean... _ partially affected. so does that mean... obviously i partially affected. so

france promised to protect the economy whatever the cost. date dispersed all this -- they dispersed all this money. this solidarity fund accounted for 35 billion euros in accessible aid. with expectations, economic growth could hit 6% in 2021, it will wean funds off there -- companies out there funding. that doesn't mean there will still be no hope for those in need. it will remain in place for the overseas territories where the health situation is still far worse than on the mainland by eight is and at sectors where coronavirus restrictions have been left struggling. is operating in the mountains, events management and travel agencies are facing difficulties amidst not jesse for the rollout of the health pass but intentional new rtrictions on the arrival of u.s. tourists to the european union. >> monday brought that requirement for all french employees who are in public facing jobs to have a health pass, through vaccination or negative test. despite polls showing a majority of the public supporting that pass, it is part pushback from unions

let's look at the for frances. frances: improving air quality this morning. you may have felt it last night. i want to show you this lives -- this live shot and we can actually see across the bay, that is a welcome change. here is your day planner for today, temperatures in the upper 50's. better air quality, especially at the coast as that sea breeze picks up, mostly sunny for everybody except at the beaches. inland temperatures in the low 80's. at the beaches, low 60's and sunset is at 7:52 with the continuing air improvement moving onto tomorrow and i have a big warm up to tell you about. . liz: new this morning, three teenagers are now safe and on the ground after being rescued from a cliff at vero beach. crews climbed nearly 400 feet to the top and had -- one of the teens says the group of six were on the beach barbecuing when three of them decided to climb up the cliff, but they all got stuck. that is when crews were called in to get them off safely. thankfully nobody was hurt. developing news this president biden is set to address the nation this after

in france we need to have reforms.we have some problems with the labor markets, to find human resources. even before covid-19, that was the problem of the french economy. >> one of the main issues across europe for businesses, labor shortages. is that the biggest threat going forward? and supply chain disruptions. >> we have companies that get contracts, and they need to find the workforce. this is a problem for many years in france. we work a lot to improve education like germany, switzerland, austria. we have 500,000 people, before it was 300,000. + 200,000 in the last three years. it is going the right direction. all of these people find easily some work. skills change all the time, and we had a lot of reform, and companies invested a lot. we helped people change jobs and change places in france. everyone wants to stay in paris, so we help them to move with access to housing. the price of housing is very high. it is a combination of factors to make sure companies get people into the companies, and we have high unemp

a lot of focus here on france because there is such a lot of traffic between france and britain.ng to help people? film. is it the clarity now that it's going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, _ going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and _ going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and there - going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and there is - in terms of france, and there is actually quite a lot of anger that for 20 days effectively, france will have been off—limits for a lot of people. that causes many people who are quarantining right now having come back from france, mandatory quarantine remains in place until 4am on sunday, and unfortunately the law means that even if or when francis put on the ordinary amber list, you cannot stop quarantining evenif list, you cannot stop quarantining even if you have been double jabbed. so a lot of misery there. but better news, i guess for people coming in from india, from the uae came up from india, from the uae came up from qatar and bahrain, moved onto the amber list. howe

frances? >> the taliban has taken over in a little over a week so how did they assemble so quickly, and how did they get so powerful >> reporter: yeah, frances really yesterday was the final day, the crowning moment of the taliban taking over the country. we saw those headlines in major provinces fall day by day over the last ten days. yesterday morgue started with the taliban at the dates of kabul. a spokesperson said they were waiting for a "peaceful transition of power. by late morning, early afternoon, our team on the ground, richard engel and other saw police and security forces leave as the taliban came in and the day ended after the former president ashraf ghani fled the country and taliban established themselves in the seat of power. >> so what's next for the afghan people, specifically women and girls? >> reporter: that's one of the big questions, the people in afghanistan do not know which version of the taliban they're going to get so the taliban spokes people have come out yesterda

phillip, frances >> sadly, it's becoming a global problem. all right, claudio, thank you. >> yeah, back here in the united states the heat alerts in some plains are reaching 110 degrees. let's turn now to nbc meteorologist janessa webb, who has those details. hi, janessa, welcome back. great to see you again >> hi, good morning. good to see you both good morning, everybody. we are watching these heat concerns across the central tier, and the southern plains this afternoon these heat waves, they continue back to back and even going to watch that for the pacific northwest. this morning watching 10 million people at risk of heat alerts across this area look at our daytime highs. they are in the mid 90s. but the heat index is really the problem. it sits around all the way in to about wednesday afternoon. daytime highs st. louis 91 degrees and then you can see this bubble of warm air continues to see down, eve flort orlando, 91. upper 90s for dallas another heat wave for the pacific northwest. we'll discuss that coming up >> all right, janessa, th

patton's armored force across the heart of france.e grand triumphant march through paris which was freed by french troops and soldiers of the u.s. fifth corps. beyond paris lay the liberation of belgium and the yard by yard struggle across the german border. blocking the steady pursuit of victory lay the nazi counteroffensive in the sector known as the battle of the bulge. through a grim and bleak period of several weeks the enemy supported by the most devastating of weather conditions isolated and assaulted allied forces. general eisenhower called upon all troops to rise to new heights of courage and effort. the brave men of the beleaguered forces held and steadily began pressing the enemy back and from that moment on ward the supreme commander counted on weakened nazi resistance. the bridge across the ryan, one of the sturdiest symbols of the war. with its crossing in march 1945 the heart of the ken me's defenses was cracked. there remained a substantial task of mopping up what was left of the enemy west of the rhine. and accepting

we have frances dinglasan tracking some fog. frances: we have fog and drizzle. sevewe are going to see some improving air quality due to a stronger onshore flow. let me take you to liveyou can t downtown san francisco. it is currently 57 in san francisco. san jose, 61. this time looking at the south bay with gray skies over san jose. in santa rosa, 52 degrees. napa is 59. here is what you can expect for the forecast as we look out from the east bay, really pretty. low clouds from the coast. smoke impact continues this weekend is improving. less smoke and it won't be as hot inland because the sea breeze will bring cooler conditions and push the smoke to the east. rair quality expected and forecasted for th next four days. the smoke forecast over the next couple of days, at the upper levels, good airst. tonight it starts to improve along the bay area and helps push a lot of the heavier smoke to the east the stronger onshore flow. today you can expect clouds, even drizzle, off to the ocean but we could see patchy drizzle along the shoreline. by this afternoon, clea

liz: let us get a check of the forecast over to frances. frances: good morning.ting off with the satellite radar image with lots of clouds along the coast spilling into the bay and we will be dealing with hazy conditions. a live shot from our roof cancer -- camera. we have a little bit of a breeze and hopefully that will pick up and push some of the smoke out of the area. most temperatures near 60r 60r 0 degrees, san francisco, 59. san jose, 60. this time, we are looking towards the southbay with low clouds and hazy conditions. santa rosa, 67. low 60's for everyone else. as we check out the downtown san francisco area, very gray as well, and we will see that through the day especially at the beaches. as smoke lingers, we will finally start to see better air quality tonight as the onshore flow increases and that improves into tomorrow. temperatures a little bit below average because of breezy conditions and the haze. this weekend will be cooler. here is a look at the forecast animation for the near surface smoke levels. this morning, hazy conditions, and thicker s

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in france alone, 58 german divisions were waiting.thout let-up. incessant and realistic training was of paramount importance. the challenges of morale, the myriad details of coordination on every level, all these were overwhelming. but through those tense months in the early part of 1944, the preparations continued. and finally, after being postponed one day because of weather conditions, the eve of the day of decision was in hand. the commander visited the airborne troops who would lead the invasion. i found the men in fine fettle, he wrote later, joshingly admonishing me that i had no cause for worry. d-day, with the fate of the war hanging in the balance. ♪♪ >> half a million troops, backed by millions more, faced outward across the stormy sea. ♪♪ >> on beaches that dotted the french coast of the channel, british, canadian and american troops touched shore. the first fateful moment passed, and allied troops were holding on french soil. one week after the landings, the commander was able to say to the vast armies under him, your acc

frances, a little cloudy outside. frances: cloudy and very gray. from emeryville, another smoky and hazy day, but air-quality will start to improve tonight and into tomorrow. i will have your complete seven-day forecast, coming up. liz: also ahead, addressing the san francisco school board recall. two members are speaking publicly about the recall against them. plus, tightening the tap in the south bay. the strict new penalties customers could face amid the severe drought ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. liz: president biden is assuring americans that everyone who needs to about -- evacuate from afghanistan will be able to get out, but abc news reporter justin dorsey spoke with a woman about how dire the situation is for people there, and her hopes going forward. justin: as the taliban continue the takeover of afghanistan, the speed of these evacuations is seen as a literal life or death situation. >> it is dangerous for the people. they are going to h

foretell. regarded in france itself? well, there's been — regarded in france itself?e that the operation is finished on friday, but 2600 afghan, i understand, were part of a 2834 people evacuated from kabul since the 17th of august. yesterday, you've got the diplomatic personnel, the french ambassador, had onlyjust been extracted. they stayed very much, french soldiers to get as many people out of kabul as possible. very interesting in an interview that was given by emmanuel macron, who just been that was given by emmanuel macron, whojust been in iraq. he was talking about discussions with the taliban to allow, and i'm translating, afghans who are at risk at least to be evacuated beyond the 315t at least to be evacuated beyond the 31st of august. this date has been fixed by the americans. but in another interview, the french president says, "do not confuse talking to the taliban with recognising the taliban as the legitimate government." we need to see acts. again, to talk about the article, it talks about france and britain being expected to table in emergency un sec

france. we had some people asking about you know, where is austria and the ottomans and everyone in this story. >> betman coordinated the peace move with his allies. the august 1916 peace move as i described, this is no little sitting formal thing. betman was cleared with the kaiser, betman coordinated the move with the leading political factions in the german government including the imperial german government. he coordinated with the austrians, he coordinated with the turks. so he had -- he had them all lined up for a compromised peace. the austrians themselves totally wanted a compromised peace and had totally bought into betman's plans for a compromised peace. the austrians had bought into it so completely that british intelligence found out about that, too, and that was yet one more source of information that the british and americans had that the central powers were ready to compromise. meanwhile, the allies were moving rapidly towards losing the war in 1917. everything was coming toget

he moved on to france before he left for france, but he refused. saying he didn't want her to be married. perhaps a cripple as he put it or worse to be a widow. um he carried a picture of her in his in his pocket overseas during during the war and in france and throughout the rest of his life. he remained very faithful to his his beloved best. no next slide, please. the two set up housekeeping at 219 teleware street, which is now a national park service his historic site that you can cut go and visit about five blocks. of south of the truman presidential library and this house would become the the permanent residence of harry and best truman for the rest of their lives. and bestest grandfather had had built this home actually best to not grow up in this house though. she grew up just down the street at a house. not far from this one. and i wish i had such an interesting story about about her life that wish i had more time to get into but but it was at this time that harry realized he had to find a business and something to make a livelihood with an

frances? >> let's talk about u.s. involvement here will there still be an american diplomatic presence in the country? >> reporter: that's one of the big questions, and certainly as tony blinken was pressed on that yesterday. overnight we got a statement from a state department spokesperson he says he can confirm the evacuation of all u.s. embassy personnel are now complete the airport perimeter is secured by the u.s. military apparently, they are working out of the airport while those e evacuations are ongoing. exactly who qualifies, translator, people who worked tat embassy is not clear and who mae stay behind for a couple of days or weeks, w don't know >> it is heartbreaking to think how these live also be changed talk more about the people of afghan women and girls now >> reporter: yeah, and that, of course, has been making headlines, that's one of the big questions. we may learn the answer to their fate in the next couple of days. 21 years ago, of course, life under the taliban was very different. they couldn't g

a polar fleer reports from france, 16 year old catholic cream, was murdered in wisdom, france, in the region of the body of the man had found we understand that he was killed in his room. now, according to the interior minister, the suspect can solve handed himself over almost immediately after the murder he confessed to the murder, and he is a waiting under supervision for having being involved in a fire that got his large pos of the cathedral in man. last year, we understand that the suspect is a 40 year old, one, the asylum seekers who has been living in france already for several years. he was known to his victim. he was being welcomed into the catholic community and was serving as a volunteer at the church. now, according to the senator who represents this region, he named the victim as olivia man and had this to say. deeply shocked by the terrible murder of the priest had taken his murderer into his care. the 1st petition. the pen has said that this is on president edge, was really quick to seize upon the incident and admits how remarkable it was that somebody who was involved i

a catholic priest has been murdered in western france . the killer is reportedly a migrant who's on the judicial supervision on suspicion of setting the non cathedral on fire. a year ago. artist paul asleep has this report from france. the french minister of interior job done my name is on his way to the scene, and he has confirmed that the 16 year old catholic priest was murdered in wisdom, france in the region of the day. he has said that the body of the man has found we understand that he was killed in his room. now, according to the interior minister, the suspect can solve handed himself over almost immediately after the murder he confessed to the murder and he is waiting under supervision. for having being involved in a fire that got a large part of the cathedral in man last year. we understand that the suspect is a 40 year old one, the asylum seekers who has been living in france or waiting for several years. he was known to his victim, he was being welcomed into the catholic community and was serving as a volunteer at the church. no

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