griffith: back to dr. hoeg, what about remediation for students in the school, what we're seeing at least in virginia, i think it's probably true across the nation is that things didn't get taught that were supposed to be taught because they didn't have time? my kids were at varying degrees going two days a week and four days a week as we got later in the year and still doing a lot of virtual work as well. what are we looking about in regards to remediation? i know we've gotten a tutor for our kids to try to help get them caught back up on what they were supposed to have learned during that full year of covid shut down or virtual learning? dr. hoeg: i'm glad you brought up the fact you got a tutor because it points out the fact because we have no national strategy for accelerated learning this year, it's the kids who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and don't have access to a tutor and with more school closures that are going to fall further behind so, it's concerning we don't have a consolidated nation

martin griffith has just been in afghanistan to talk to the taliban and his now reaching the media is alive from jo, harness listening and religion. although i've got some kids in there need, but other work to say the least. i'd spoken, in fact, some senior i've gotten women before i'd take take them to advise you. they said you have to be very, was thought about, have to welcome the statement that they made on the issue of women and talk about how we can turn that into reality. i remember in person a part of having to deal with the chinese 3 years ago nights by ga when i was sent by by a mellow to negotiate with. and then, and we had similar issues and we were unable to get it working the way that we needed the movement we had today, as many, many other people have told me is not the movement that we saw that it's linked has linkedin ideology, but it's different one then suddenly grade are very early stage and one senior leader, the movement said trust, we need guidance, we need guidance, and we will provide guidance. i want to talk finally briefly about our needs. i know there's bee

you watch "the andy griffith show" four hours a day?ter: what do you mean more than that? >> it is on sometimes early in the morning. >> reporter: aren't you afraid that after a month or two of watching four hours or more a day, that little brain to mush?his >> oh, no. >> no. >> no, when it comes to good, wholesome shows. >> reporter: tell me why you like it so much? >> good, clean comedy. it has moral values. you don't see that a lot today in tv. >> reporter: down on main street, where tourists peek into floyd's barber shop or grab a bite at the snappy lunch -- >> we drove from louisiana for the famous porkchop sandwich. >> that is so good. >> reporter: you hear the same thing. >> it is kind of messy, but it is delicious. i think the generations now long to that simplicity of the episodes of andy being real with his son about stealing or doing the right thing. and as the godless society that we see today, they are longing for simple life, back when neighbors were neighbors, and they provided for everybody else. >> what do you see, mr.

and bob sweeney was directing the episode, who used to direct "the andy griffith show." so i went up to him. and i said to him, mr. griffith, i'm playing the pawnshop owner today, i just want to tell you you're the reason i started acting. and he kind of looked at me funny and walked away, i guess he was having a bad day. [ laughter ] then you cut to years later. and he called me when i was nominated the first time for an academy award. and he was very nice to me. >> jimmy: wow. >> and so -- then, in '98 i think it was, i directed this movie that nobody ever saw. and he played my father in it. i cast him as my father. and on the set -- by that time we were pals. and i said, do you know, i did an episode of "matlock" one time. and he said, oh, did you? and i said, yeah. he said, which episode was it? and i told him the episode. and he said, oh, i hated that episode. [ laughter ] yeah. so anyway. yeah. >> jimmy: well, never meet your idols, i guess. >> he was very sweet. he was very good to me. >> jimmy: yeah. did you spend a lot of time with him? >> oh, yeah. no, i knew h

thank you very much, richard griffiths from l very much, richard griffiths from the british poultry counciltives as scum. she said she would only apologise if the prime minister apologise for controversial comments he made in the past. let's go to our political correspondent helen kat. tell us more. yeah, these were comments that angela rayner made as you said at a reception last night when she appeared to describe conservative ministers as a bunch of scum, homophobic, misogynistic. sir keir starmersaid homophobic, misogynistic. sir keir starmer said that it is not linwood that he would use and he would speak to angela rayner later but he said as to whether she should apologise it was a matter for her. here as to whether she should apologise it was a matterfor her. here is what she had to say. share it was a matter for her. here is what she had to say.— it was a matter for her. here is what she had to say. are the tory's scum? i what she had to say. are the tory's scum? ithink— what she had to say. are the tory's scum? i think boris _ what she had to say. are the tory's scum? i think boris

. >> chairman vallone, ranking member griffith. members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity. i am the ceo of the american psychological association. the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the u.s. with over 122,000 nations, researchers, consultants and students. apa appreciates the subcommittee's focus on mental health. children and adolescents have been especially affected by the covid-19 pandemic, experiencing higher rates of stress, anxiety and fear. social isolation place stress on children and their families, and we remain concerned about any reese's in the rates of suicide attempts and other form of self-harm, particularly among those within communities of other -- color. the reasons are manifold, and many were present prior to the pandemic. research tells us that the mental health of children is frequently tied to the health of their surroundings, such as communities, and if traumatic events are occurring in these settings, they almost always have a downstream impact o

here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith.alt not pass, unless you've got one of these — not, the welsh government insists, a vaccine passport — but proof of either being jabbed or a negative lateral flow test. mandatory covid passes haven't been welcomed by the hospitality industry. for this night club, they say they'll comply if it means avoiding the lockdown. it's not ideal, but these are not ideal times. people come to the club. we already check their id, we search everyone. having them show a covid pass, it's not a big problem. you will go with it just to stay open. football and rugby stadiums will go with passes too, but the whole system depends on people taking tests and putting in their own results. the first minister warns giving fake information could become an offence. who on earth would check someone�*s lateral flow test result? people do it now. and so it is possible for the system to be properly policed. but that isn't the purpose of the system. the purpose of the system is to have to keep wales safe and keep wal

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief, martin griffiths. by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans.

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths. stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, a

must griffith recently visited the region and says people there are starving to death. u. n. has cooled on the european government to allow food, medical supplies, and fuel into to grow. conflict between regional forces in government, troops broke out in november last year. if your peer is, is a stain on our conscience because the, the, the facts show that accessed to gray, where we have been wanting to have a 100 trucks every day arrive in too great to meet the needs of the over 5000000 people there. we've never reached that, we've never had that and it's been about 10 percent of that over the last 2 or 3 months. so the combination of lack of medical care, most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. well, let's bring it in the anchor. she's a spokes person for the africa region at the international, which is red cross joyce's via skype from nairobi. you know, thank you for joining us here and deserve as a modern griffin and spelt it out that the situation is dire. what are the priorities in your view? well, fo

hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. that's it.good night. hello. wednesday ended on a dry and clean up for most of us, but the weather is already changing, and to thursday and into the weekend, we'll see spells of rain, it will be windy, some writer interludes. we will keep a lot of showery rain on and off through the day. best chance of any sunshine across northeast scotland and maybe for a time the far southeast of england. it is good to be a windy day, temperatures generally between 1a and a high of 18 degrees there across northwest england. further pulses of rain, so very heavy bursts of rain swinging in through the west in the early hours of friday, but will be a mild start to friday morning. and then as we head through friday and into the weekend, the weather is quite turbulent. heavy winds and temperatures between 12 and 17 degrees. this is bbc news, the headlines. it's a day of drama and diplomacy for president biden, who's working round the clock trying two massive builds are hanging in the balance. two massive builds are

and so martin griffith went to couple. if you can see that, that under secretary general is in proper called terms, the equivalent to administer. it was the 1st, the 1st visit to gobble to mid to the tale and leadership at that level. and they went there clearly to establish the conditions for effective humanitarian assistance by the un in afghanistan. and for the guarantee that this could be done with the, the full corporation of the taliban. and with them taking fully into concern our own concerns. it is important to say that martin, good. if it's beyond the discussions he had received a letter in which together with another received today in which the taliban f committed not only to get into our success to the whole of the 30 tory, but also to provide security to us co voice reaching insecure areas. and so all the main concern with the security of all the stuff was taken into account into they made some encouraging and courage inc. statements that they wrote in relation to the important questions for us about the partic

hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.latest coronavirus figures show there were 32,651 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means in the last week, there was an average of 29,106 new cases per day. there were 8,068 people in hospital as of yesterday across the uk. 178 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means the average number of deaths per day in the last week is now 142. 89.3% of people aged 16 and over have had theirfirstjab. 81.5% are now double vaccinated. in an unprecedented diplomatic move, france has recalled its ambassadors to america and australia, following this week's's surprise announcement of a new security and defence pact between the us, australia and the uk. the move, which took the french, a nato ally, by surprise, also saw australia renege on an agreement to buy submarine technology from france. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington now. the french, not consulted about this tril

i was staying on our conscience, as one of martin griffith's most sharpie worded criticisms after almost a year, a conflict, she gray, which has put the region on the brink of famine, alexia bryan reports. this boy is a victim of what the un says is the world's worst hunger crisis. he may not look it, but a don, my ways is 14 years old. his uncle said that after spending months hiding from violence in ethiopia to dr. region, he weighs less than 15 kilograms, and he's not alone. the un estimate, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering famine conditions and to grind and millions more at risk. to fighting left many hospitals and clinics closed or destroyed the combination of lack of medical care. most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. fighting broke out into gray november between ethiopian military and the regional force. the to gripe people's liberation front. were looking at almost a year of fighting that had a tremendous impact on the economy and the culture and the ability of people to produce food. so now whic

chris in martin griffith painting a very alarming picture. there of the humanitarian situation in afghanistan and the un launching an appeal yes, he laid out that assessment and also what the international community would need in order to be able to do its job in afghanistan. apparently, griffin met with molla barometer, the deputy leader of the new afghan government over the weekend, and discussed these things in great detail. the appeal that will be made on monday in geneva, by the secretary general antonio terrace, is for $606000000.00. that's to make good on earlier requests that have yet to come to fruition. an attempt to spark donations from the international community that will help some 11000000 afghans who are in need, particularly 1000000 women and children who are facing acute malnutrition. it will help those who have been displaced and cannot go to work and get income that way as well. griffith asked for assurances from the taliban that humanitarians would be able to move freely in and out of the country that they'd be able to mee

dundee striker leigh griffiths could be in trouble after he kicked a flare into the crowd curing lastish league cup defeat at home to stjohnstone. a blue smoke cannister was thrown onto the pitch and a video has appeared on social media showing him walking over to it and booting it towards the away fans. griffiths, who's on loan from celtic, had been on the receiving end of abusive chants during the game and the incident is likely to be investigated by the sfa. as the excitement builds for the start of the ryder cup tomorrow, team europe have been attempting to win over the home fans at whistling straits. the players appeared in �*cheeseheads�* — a nod to the local nfl side, the green bay packers. on paper, the usa, are favourites to win, with 9 of the top 11 players in the world on their team, but ian poulter is no stranger to upsetting the odds on foreign soil he was part of the miracle in medinah, back in 2012 the last time europe won in the united states. i think it is on each player to work out how he will use that energy to spur them on, to get the best out of them. it is differ

not griffith says one and 5 people is now suffering non nutrition in the region office almost a year. the desktop on the baffled between rival drug gangs at a prison ecuador was in more than a 100 declared emergency across the prison system. china is rationing electricity as it struggles to contain a power crisis that's now in its 2nd week long hours of outages affecting residential areas and shopping factories. the problems caused by high coal prices, tight supplies, and tougher rules on emissions. the subway was still in operation. water and electricity were all costs. many people came to buy candles and borrow portable charges to charge. in making deliveries to high rises was a problem. you have to climb up stairs. if people live on high floors, when power was cut, you have to climb 10 floors or more than 20 floors. some young people are not willing to come downstairs. if they order to delivery, we have to deliver it to them. from mcbride is in hong kong, he says, the crisis will impact china's economy. it is a combination of factors. it's past partly the cost of coal. it's also th

hywel griffith, bbc news.by london fire brigade about the potential fire risk of cladding panels — up to eight years before the fire, which claimed 72 lives. the brigade made its first warning after its initial investigation into a fire in southwark in 2009, when six people died. the government's chief fire safety advisor, sir ken knight, replied that there was insufficient evidence then to warrant the warning the brigade wanted. in 2012 several fire safety recommendations for tower blocks were made tojunior minister brandon lewis, but not implemented. mr lewis will give evidence at a later date. te na nts a re tenants are being evicted because of rent arrears built up over the pandemic, despite the government saying that covid wouldn't leave anybody without a home. one third of eviction hearing is monitored in england and wales over the summer stated covid as the reason rent had not been paid. the us special envoy to haiti has resigned just two months into hisjob, criticising president biden�*s approach to de

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths.d camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step — forming a gove

chief martin griffith says general assessment of the needs right now when funding is crucial to helping the afghan people. but in order to get that funding, he went to ghana, stan and taliban leaders looking for assurance, is that the money was going to get to the people in need and not be used to support the taliban government. that is going to be crucial to the success of this flash appeal with the secretary general plans to launch on monday in geneva, looking for that $606000000.00 to help some $11000000.00 people who need basic services. they need food with 1000000 people facing acute hunger and basic services at risk. and he said that he spoke to the taliban senior leadership muller bar adar, who just was named as a deputy leader of the taliban. he spoke to him over the weekend and he said that taliban officials expressed a desire to get international help and asked for assistance in doing so, knowing that the country is in grave need. if it's going to get it economy back on track and get people back to work. so griff is spelled out that in order for aid to pour into the country, i

the key players in that meeting will be the you ends emergency relief called a coordinator martin griffith to join me now kind of start martin beraskigy. how bad things very bad. indeed, they were already bad before recent events, the level of need enough kind of stuff. it's always been significant these many years. but for example, we were trying to reach to said that the population before these events took place . now the shock to the system that withdrawal a certain funding for paying of salaries and so forth. frontline health work has the continuing drought. and as you say the of the coming winter, the situation is very, very dire. indeed. hence this flash feel hosted by the secretary general. how worried are you about the collapse basic services? i know that you and i've heard you can't even pay your own staff at the moment because of the collapse of the banking system. yes, the bank serves the banks trip, which i was and i was and so for us paying on national stuff is very, very difficult. and that goes for all other agencies for families, for employers in afghanistan. so yes, it is

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths.topped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afg

un calling on the government to enough food, aid into the cry, reach him humanitarian chief one. griffith was one of the areas facing the world's worst hunger crisis in a decade. and the death toll from a battle between rival drug guns presented in ecuador has risen to at least 100. it took security forces 5 hours to regain control of the facility on tuesday, $1.50 inmates were injured. the taliban has warned of negative consequences if the us doesn't stop flying drones over afghan airspace. in a statement on twitter, the goof says, washington is violating international laws and commitments made a need to have peace agreement. us officials have repeatedly said they will maintain over the horizon capabilities to respond to threats. enough ganeth done. at least 10 civilians, including 7 children, were killed in a drone strike in couple last month. now cut our special envoy and counter terrorism and mediation of conflict resolution is calling on the international community not to isolate the county band in order to help afghans getting signs. economic and banking system is on the verge of co

hywel griffith, bbc news.n, as we're just a couple of hours away from the opening ceremony at whistling straits for the 43rd ryder cup. we'll also find out this evening the captains' picks for friday's opening foursomes and fourballs. rory mclroy could well be paired with ian poulter, such has been their success in the past. rookie viktor hovland has been touted as playing alongside jon rahm. paul casey says that everyone in the team will play their part and the team spirit amongst the europeans is perfect. everybody on that team gets along. i don't feel like we are hiding in about the four ryder cups through the years, i don't think we were hiding in a video in paris either. but you may don't play guys because apparently up to the challenge? everybody in this team is up to the challenge. and the things you don't see. hopefully we can produce the golf and show you what i think and what i believe on the golf course. and in that team room and a locker room, it's unlike anything i have ever experienced. a century

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here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith.not pass, unless you've got one of these — not, the welsh government insists, a vaccine passport, but proof of either being jabbed or a negative lateral flow test. mandatory covid passes haven't been welcomed by the hospitality industry. at this nightclub, they say they'll comply if it means avoiding another lockdown. it's not ideal, but these are not ideal times. people come to the club. we already check their id, we search everyone. having them show a covid pass, it's not a big problem. you will go with it just to stay open? yes. football and rugby stadiums will check for passes, too, but the whole system depends on people taking tests and reporting their own results. the first minister warns giving fake information could become an offence. who on earth would check someone�*s lateral flow test result? people do it now. and so it is possible for the system to be properly policed. but that isn't the purpose of the system. the purpose of the system is to help to keep wales safe and keep

hywel griffith reports.ain over the summer, nightclubs are still seen by some as a front line in trying to tackle the pandemic. in scotland, from october the 1st, entry will depend on having proof of vaccination, while in england, the idea has been dropped. the welsh government has decided to make overpasses compulsory instead, meaning you have to show your vaccine status or a proof of negative lateral flow test to get in. something the industry has not welcomed. tote in. something the industry has not welcomed. ~ . , in. something the industry has not welcomed. ~ ., , ., , welcomed. we really need to build niuhtclubs welcomed. we really need to build nightclubs back _ welcomed. we really need to build nightclubs back up. _ welcomed. we really need to build nightclubs back up. the _ welcomed. we really need to build nightclubs back up. the industry i welcomed. we really need to build i nightclubs back up. the industry has been hit very hard. sojust nightclubs back up. the industry has been hit very hard. so

. >> martin griffiths is wording that people are starving to death in -- are warning that people are starving to death in ethiopia. in yemen, many killed in fighting as they fight for control of a city. it is full of people who have fled conflict in other parts of yemen. the death toll is at least 100. two rival gangs fought inside a prison with guns, knives, and explosives. it took military five hours to regain control of the facility. a los angeles judge has removed the father of britney spears as the conservator of her estate. he had controlled her personal and financial life. a judge will appoint a temporary guardian as his replacement. those are the headlines on al jazeera and i will have more news for you after inside story. ♪ >> tensions between serbia and kosovo. how has the dispute escalated now? this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. ethnic and political divisions are still alive between serbia and kosovo and have escalated. serbia does not recognize kosovo license plate and makes people by temporary plates -- buy temporary plates driving through the countr

hywel griffith, bbc news.ome to be aborted up to the point of birth. heidi crowter brought the case against the government with two other parties injuly, saying the legislation did not respect her life. her legal team had argued the rules were unlawfully discriminatory. detectives are investigating whether primary school teacher sabina nessa was killed by a stranger who is still at large. the body of the 28—year—old was found by a member of the public in cator park in kidbrooke in south—east london on saturday. officers believe she was attacked shortly after leaving her home on friday evening. lauren moss reports. a community in shock and looking for answers. what should have been a five—minute walk to meet a friend has become a murder investigation. primary school teacher sabina nessa may have been attacked by a stranger near her home in kidbrooke. we believe, as she walked through the park, she was approached by an individual and fatally attacked. sabina's body was sadly found by a member of the public and w

hywel griffiths, bbc news. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this lunchtime... accident in italy and is now the focus of an international custody battle. coming up on the bbc news channel, anthonyjoshua says he will show opponent oleksandr usyk nothing but respect as he puts his three heavyweight titles on the line in london on saturday night. tenants are being evicted because of rent arrears built up over the pandemic, despite a government commitment that covid wouldn't leave anyone without a home. one third of eviction hearings monitored in england and wales over the summer stated covid as the reason rent hadn't been paid. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the details. michael calder is a musician and, pre—pandemic, a guitar teacher. my work was all based around contact with people, in and out of people's houses daily. as he prepared for his son's birth, the country went into lockdown and his income plummeted. michael fell into rent arrears and has now been served with an eviction notice. it was kind of like weighing up, you know, when can

not griffith recently visited the region and says people that are starving to death. the un has called on the east european government to allow food, medical supplies and fuel into to dr. lava from a volcano currenty erupt ng on the palma and the canary islands is now making its way down to the atlantic ocean, where a huge cloud of toxic gas is being created as the molten rock hits the water. the spanish government has declared upon the adults design, president wrestle type one, says peace, and siri and depends on relations between turkey and russia. he's been meeting his counterparts in pearson in the russian city of sochi. last year, the 2 countries sponsored a cease fire deal in serious northwestern lib region. these talks coincide with an increase and as strike fair on turkish back opposition, fight. and jordan has fully reopened its main border crossing with syria in an effort to improve economic activity. in both countries, syria has been struggling with the impact of us sanctions, or recovering from a decade long civil war to damian and lebanese officials of wa

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martha and griffith says one and 5 people is now suffering malnutrition in the region. but just fall from the battle between rival drug gangs that a jail in ecuador has risen to more than a 100. the government has declared a state of emergency across the prison system. to this is president has appointed a geologist with little political experience as its 1st female prime minister. he's asked not to boot in with forming a government last week said, announced he'd rule by decree, barking, protest. china is rationing electricity as it struggles to contain a power crisis now and it's 2nd week long hours of outages are affecting residential areas and shuffling factories. the problem has been caused by high coal prices, tight supplies, and tougher rules on emissions. those are your headlines coming up next. people and china has been very strategic in the way to finally get, reach an indian ocean. what is it? and we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in without being national aid. what do you think is going to happen? the kind of

if your cabinet work hard to fight corruption, what if you any humanitarian chief martin griffith is warning that people are starving to death. and ethiopia to cry region is called on the government to allow food medicines and fuel in the area. war has left hundreds of thousands in danger of starvation. and the death toll from a battle between 2 rival drug gangs of prison in ecuador has risen to more than a 100. 6 will be headed more than 50 prisoners. were injured. those with a headlines and have continued here on our to 0. after we can get all spectrum done, so watching the u. k. try to move on from the pandemic. korea. johnson will set our plans to pay for the damage done to the economy with post directly woes and authorization to plan benefit. can the government offer reassurances of better times ahead glide coverage of the conservative quality companies that just i would love is eliza with the think it is a little bit of a lawyer. my eyes are busy, but it's a bit of noise to see me how you feel is going to be that a little more millenniums who invest more in loss covered in the

mark griffiths and the president of the international midi of the red ross, you're more.t him here when he went to visit one of the most important and hopeful projects here, a prosthetic's rehabilitation center here in kabul. >> we never have to forget that afghanistan is problem the country in the world with the most people disabled worldwide. 4% to 5% of the population lives with disability. this is a huge number. so here we have really the origin, the beginning, and at the same time, the most hope will part of what a humanitarian organization can do. >> you speak of hope but you arrive here and afghanistan where things are starting again, the taliban leadership, and many afghans are worried if not here full and afghans saying that they will judge the taliban and not by statements, but actions. what are the first actions you will ask of them? >> in many respects, the continuation of what we have been able to do in the past. we have also it in our programs that women and girls, men, are working alongside, we have developed social activities in the rehabilitation center t

the un him out of harry and chief mountain griffith is wanting that people are starving to death in ethiopia. dry region is called on the government to allow food, medical supplies, and fuel into the area. president risha type one says, fees inferior depends on relations between turkey and russia. he talks with russian president vladimir, which vied me, put him in sochi, which coincide with an increase in strikes on turkish bank composition fighters in italy, russia, serious main ally, while turkey support fighters who were trying to remove present brush on from power and the los angeles judge has removed brittany spears father as the conservator of her estate. the american pop saw, sought to end the 13 year legal arrangement that controlled her personal and financial life. a judge has agreed to appoint a temporary guardian as his replaced. those are the headlines on al jazeera down. jordan, we'll have more news for you. after witness davis. china has been very strategic in the way to reach an indian ocean. what is it? and we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing t

martin griffith is warning that people are starving to death in a few years to live region. the un has called on the if you can government to allow food, medical supplies, and fuel into try if you know, is, is a stain on our conscience. because the, the, the facts show that accessed to gray, where we have been wanting to have a 100 trucks every day arrive in to great to meet the needs of the over 5000000 people there. we've never reached that. we've never had that and it's been about 10 percent of that over the last 2 or 3 months. so the combination of lack of medical care, most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. families of victims of last year's port explosion in lebanon has been demonstrating in support of the judge investigating the accident. on monday, carried the tar, had to suspend his bro, back to a complaint by a former interior minister in yemen. more than 100 who the rebels and pro gaffney and forces have been killed in fighting. over the last 2 days, they're battling for control of my re, but t

griffith: thank you, i will go to ms. booth. if you would unmute so i can ask you a couple of questions. if you are with me, what i want to know is the clinical trial you are involved in, and the clinical trial your mother is involved in, are those drugs to treat huntington's? ms. booth: can you hear me? is to slow the progression of it down. are you don't know of any kind of journalistic work? you don't know how to solve the problem? there -- there are other drugs dealing with symptoms. we have to deal with the hopelessness. the brain is causing mental illness. but there is a lot higher rate of suicide. >> i am going to ask the chair for just a few more seconds. as a result of your testimony, i have instructed my staff to sign me onto hr 50 which was one of the request that you made an thank you for your testimony today. ms. booth: thank you so much. >> the chair is pleased to recognize the gentlewoman from california for your five minutes of questions. >> thank you very much, madam chair. this has been enlightening. i want to

just over a week ago, the un humanitarian coordinator martin griffith visited afghanistan and met with the taliban leadership. you know that some countries will be reluctant to get money because they'll be worried about the money going into taliban hands. what do you say to them? well, i've kind of still, it's not the only place where humanitarian agencies do direct delivery through our national partners. we have 156 partners agencies working enough, kindest, on many, most of them. in fact, africa, at the news conference, the secretary general said he was pleased by the international response to his flash appeal. but he said there was still real risks ahead. secretary general, how serious now is the possibility of a complete economic collapse in afghanistan? it is serious and economy doesn't work without the blood. and the blood of the economy is cash. and so, as i said, i think it is important to avoid the collapse of the economy and i think the international community to find the ways to do it without violating international rules and norms. the un says during the meeting, receive pl

un monetary and she says the crisis in ethiopia to cry region is a stain on a conscious martin. griffith's reason recently visited the area and says people there a starving to death. conflict between regional forces and federal troops broke out into gor, i in november last year. and a de facto blockade has restricted deliveries ever since. the u. n. is called on the government to allow desperately needed food, medical supplies, and fuel into the region. yes, republicans are trying to pick apart president biden's defense of his withdrawal from afghanistan in the 2nd day of congressional hearings with military leaders, defense extra lloyd austin, joint chiefs of staff, chairman, mark, milly, and the head of central command. kenneth mackenzie are appearing before the house armed services committee. administration has been accused of being unprepared for the full of cobble for the taliban. now in control journal many says there's a real possibility, extremist groups can rebuild as early as spring taliban city and couple significant emboldens the radical jihad movement. globally. the analogy i'

griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. >> international community needsow there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i have heard good words here but none of us leave only in the value of words. >> many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step, forming a government to stop -- to start moving forward. >> the u.s. state department says four americans have left afghanistan and made it safely to a neighboring state without revealing which one. this is being seen as the first evacuation by land since the airlift ended. the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in qatar. mr. blinken is expected to ask for more help in getting out americans and afghans who want to leave afghanistan. now to the search for justice by the families of those killed when flight mh 17 was shot down over ukraine. a core in the netherlands is hearing testimony from the families of the 298 peoplwho died appeared plane wen