alexandra mackenzie reports.re enjoying the last day of their holiday. three of them drowned here at ardui. a 29 yore, nine—year—old son, rana haris ali and a family friend, a 39—year—old. his seven—year—old son was in a critical condition in hospital. rana varis ali said he tried in vain to save his family and friends. when i come from — save his family and friends. when i come from the _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water i _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water i see - save his family and friends. when i come from the water i see my - come from the water i see my wife's hand and i tried to pull up to see if she can get if you can catch, and then someone phoned the emergency services. he then someone phoned the emergency services. , ., , _, ., services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling _ services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling to _ services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling

general mackenzie's visit to afghanistan comes amidst heightened concern over the country's future. of afghan cities after having already captured vast swathes of rural territory, the us has launched a number of air strikes in recent days in support of embattled afghan forces, notably around the southern city of kandahar where heavy fighting has been taking place. and general mackenzie said america was prepared to continue with those air strikes in the coming weeks — though he refused to categorically answer repeated questions about whether or not they would continue after the end of august, when the us military presence in afghanistan formally ends. in the past, he's previously suggested they will not. general mackenzie did however praise the capabilities of the afghan air force and said that a taliban military victory was certainly not guaranteed. i'd like to be very clear — the government of afghanistan faces a stern test in the days ahead. the taliban are attempting to create a sense of inevitability about their campaign. they are wrong. there is no preordained conclusion to thi

but general mackenzie is saying and has been very quite blunt about how he sees the future.ernment will face a stern test — although he says they have a good plan — and he predicts that there will be hard days ahead. and it has to be said that those hard days have been quite widely predicted by the many critics of the biden administration's decision to pull out of afghanistan, actually ahead of their original plan — it was meant to be 11 september. we should also say that the previous president, donald trump, wanted to withdraw from afghanistan at an even faster rate. but many critics are concerned that this complete withdrawal will have dire consequences in afghanistan, for the people of afghanistan — and clearly the next few days and weeks will be a crucial test. peter bows they are in the united states. there's much more on this story on our website, including this special section looking at the latest developments in the war in afghanistan, and putting them into context of two decades of conflict. just log on to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the stories maki

central command, general frank mackenzie.xclusive interview our own courtney flying to kabul overnight with the general who says the u.s. withdrawal is putting a strain on our ability to gather intelligence on the taliban. joining me now is nbc correspondent courtney kube. thank you for being with us live from kabul. i know you are just off this exclusive interview with these men. tell us what they said. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we have heard from both general mackenzie and general scott miller, who is the outgoing commander here in afghanistan. we heard from both today at a ceremony. general miller was pretty reflective. he talked about his time here. he said he has a lifetime of memory from his days in afghanistan. he served here for almost three years, longer than any other military commander in this nearly two-decade-long war. we also heard from general frank mackenzie. he spoke more directly, in addition to praising general miller and his time here. he spoke more directly to the afghan leaders here at the ceremony

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for more, let's bring in our markets go and,, mackenzie, in gauging -- markets co-anchor, tom mackenzieinvasion. tom: it is by far the biggest ride-hailing service in china. what we heard from regulators was that they were banning the app on any app platform here in china, including apples platform. i had a look on the sunday, you cannot find the app on apple or huawei or xiami. regulators citing serious violations on didi's collection and use of personal information. they have ordered the company to rectify the problems, saying that didi needs to protect the personal data of its users. bear in mind, this action from china's regulators comes two days after they announced a cybersecurity review of didi's operations and a couple of days after that huge u.s. ipo, the second, by the way, second-largest by a chinese company in the u.s. ever, where they raised about $4.4 billion. curiously, people have pointed to the timing, coming just around the time that the communist party of china celebrated its 100th year anniversary. this is a significant hit didi by regulators in china. haidi: when i

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mackenzie: there are two bills.irst is this bipartisan framework that deals with hard infrastructure. and there is a separate 3.5 trillion dollar package that democrats are looking to pass on their own through a budget reconciliation process. democrats are hoping that they can get procedural vote on that separate resolution before they head to the august recess but they are not anticipating hammering out the details of that bill until they return in september and it could take in two and of the legislative calendar in december before they move forward on the 3.5 trillion dollar package which carries most of biden's economic agenda. haidi: mackenzie hawkins there. let's talk about how the infrastructure deal changes the outlook for u.s. growth. the chief economist for a management company joins us now. we are seeing progress. moving through the motions. to what extent -- markets have priced a lot of this and but how much of a boost to do you expect from these measures? >> this is a package that will be phased in over

you know, jeff's personal saga, his divorce from mackenzie, the whole tabloid thing over his personal life. that all happened midway through my research. and then i was writing it during the pandemic, you know, this extraordinary time when, you know, amazon already a very rapidly-growing company was basically given an injection of steroids and also moved into the center of this acrimonious debate over how it treats its workers and the safety of warehouse workers during the age of covid-19. it was all a surprise. the reason i wrote the book and decided to do another amazon book which eugene i'm sure you can appreciate is just being a total glutton for punishment is because i was really proud of "the everything store", and yet it occurred to me over the years that it was sort of a dated history -- well, it wasn't a dated history. it was part of the story, right? it was the beginning. it was the origin, the rise of jeff bezos, the origin of amazon, and yet, you know, then there was alexa and the growth of the transportation network and the explosion in the amazon marketplace, and so much

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, loch lomond.avid, has apologised for saying people shouldn't "cower" from the coronavirus, sayng it was a "poor choice of word". it had been used in a tweet, since deleted, which was criticised by opposition parties and bereaved familes. meanwhile, ministers are considering requiring football fans to be fully vaccinated in order to attend premier league matches. ben wright reports. he has been health secretary for just a month. nice to meet you. my first visit to a hospital on the job. first visit to a hospital on the “ob. �* . yesterday, sajid javid said people get vaccinated and learn to live with covid rather than cower from the virus. the rebuke from opposition parties and bereaved families was swift.— families was swift. we're very disappointed _ families was swift. we're very disappointed at _ families was swift. we're very disappointed at yet _ families was swift. we're very disappointed at yet another . families was swift. we're very - disappointed at yet another barbed comment from a mini

jean mackenzie, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border.onesia, and soaring rates in many parts of africa. but already, there are calls for the world to come together to make sure we are better prepared for the next pandemic. the world trade organization is calling on g20 leaders to establish a global $10 billion fund to address the future costs of any future pandemics. according to the wto, current public funding of pandemic prevention and preparedness needs to be doubled. but is this feasible, given the amount governments are having to spend on their own covid—19 crises? here's the director general of the world trade organization, ngozi 0konjo—iweala. i think that the $10 billion fund that we are proposing is for the future, for future pandemic preparedness. so, one of the things we're learning from this pandemic is just how unprepared the world is, or was during the pandemic. and the fact that this covid—19 pandemic is like a dress rehearsal forfuture pandemics which may happen every 5—10, or 15 years as the case may be. so, we are sayin

jean mackenzie reports from turkey—syria border. here was her last resort. of her sons were killed. as millions fled the syrian regime, they found shelter in this corner of the country, outside the government's control. now they're trapped in makeshift camps, up against the border with turkey, existing on help from outside. just over the border in turkey, trucks are loaded with food, water, and medicine — part of an un agreement to bring crucial aid into a part of the country still controlled by rebels. 1,000 of these trucks go across the border every month carrying vital supplies, and that now includes covid vaccines. this is an absolute lifeline for people in idlib. for many, it's their only lifeline. that lifeline was in danger. russia, syria's key ally, signalled it wanted to close the crossing, preferring aid to come from inside syria instead. but after a last—minute compromise, all members of the security council voted to keep it open for another year. this has proven to be the safest, the most direct, and the most reliable way of getting aid to people

sophie: tom mackenzie in beijing, our markets: good there.o get more, bloomberg subscribers can go to their terminal, also in the bloomberg anywhere app. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: asia's major market set for a steady open at the top of the hour, after the u.s. hit the second consecutive high. still with a few pockets of opportunity, great to have you with us. evaluations being is rich as they are generally, where you seeing specific opportunities? >> markets have rebounded strong over the last year. we are still trying to identify pockets of opportunity that will benefit from normalization headed for the future -- ahead into the future. a key standout is health care. within the health care space, there are a couple of driving factors. studies show today, 111 people in the world are over 65 years old. a few years from now, we are looking for that number to double. one in every six people are going to be over 65 years old. there is a huge window of opportunity we should explore that. looking at valuations, health care has

alexandra mackenzie reports. an idyllic location.the scorching weather. but yesterday evening it is believed two adults and two young children got into difficulty in the water near ardlui. a nine—year old boy, a man and a woman died at the scene. police said a seven—year—old boy was taken to hospital. this followed the death of a teenage boy also at loch lomond on friday. those who run this stunning national park said this has been one of the worst weekends in its history. police scotland said the number of deaths is hard to comprehend and urged people to take care. as many of us have been enjoying the recent heatwave, one charity said more than 30 people have drowned in the uk in the last two weeks. deep bodies of water rarely get above 18 degrees and if you compare that to a swimming pool where people learn to swim, which is normally regulated at around 30 degrees, we can see that there is a huge gap in people's knowledge compared to swimming in the swimming pool and swimming in deep bodies of cold, open water. also this weekend, i

all the us say about that, which i know mackenzie is seemingly with sending a message to the taliban in his press conference on sunday saying that the victory for the taliban, he said, was quote, not inevitable. he said that in the coming days and weeks it would become clear whether the ask and military would be able to hold its defense against the taliban . but he said that would be a difficult road. and he also voice to support saying that there would still the possibility of a political solution, even as peace talks between the 2 sides have thus far failed to reach an agreement . thank you very much for washington. heidi joe castro will be following a huge wildfire raging in northern california, which is destroyed multiple homes, often lodging with a smaller place. the dixie fire is one of more than 80 now bonding across the west in the united states and already destroyed a number of other homes and buildings before which and community of indian falls. meanwhile, the country's largest wildfire, the boot like foreign oregon is now more than 40 percent contained. some residents who

jean mackenzie, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border.etting temperatures as heat continues to build on the west coast. the us national weather service hasissued an excessive heat alert, with meteorologists warning that some of southern california's inland areas could reach tempreatures of 49 degrees celsius — that is 120 degrees farenheit. earlier i spoke to eric schoening and asked him what things were like at the moment. this is a long duration and widespread heatwave across much of the western us that has already begun, it is really going to peak this weekend. we are going to see those really hot temperatures and really big heat impacts, potential health impacts for the population through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. and this comes off the back of periods of drought in california, fire concerns — talk us through how those play out in this situation? absolutely, so much of the western united states is in an extreme drought, so it has been going on for quite a while, and that creates a lot of concerns, water supply c

jean mackenzie, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border.quite some time. moscow's been criticised for its alleged role in cyberattacks, its annexation of crimea, and its support of the syrian government. russia criticises the west for interfering in its domestic affairs. the latest sticking point is a little less momentous, but a lot more bubbly, as tim allman explains. newsreel: cosmonaut yuri gararin set the jollifications | in motion, and the 300 guests enjoyed themselves in real russian fashion. even in the days of the soviet union, when it may have been dismissed as a symbol of the decadent west, russians still love champagne. so much so, they have become a little possessive about it, insisting that within their borders, they will decide what is and isn't the real thing. a new law requires foreign companies, including those in france, to label their bottles as "sparkling wine", but there is no such rule for the russian version, known as shampanskoye. this has left something of a sour taste in the mouth for french ministers, wanting to

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, loch lomond.pitals, newham and whipps cross, have declared major incidents and redirected ambulances after torrential rain caused them to be flooded. thunderstorms moving across the south east of england brought flash floods to many parts of london, affecting train stations, shops and homes. a yellow weather warning for more thunderstorms remains in place until midnight for a large area, stretching from plymouth to norwich. mps have called the armed forces' complaints process for sexual harassment or assault at work "wholly inadequate." a report from the defence select committee said 60% of female personnel had faced bullying, harassment and discrimination during their careers. the ministry of defence says many improvements have been made, but admits women's experience isn't yet equal to men's. the home secretary, priti patel, has said she remains "determined" to stop migrants crossing the english channel in small boats after 378 arrived in england today. the french authorities said they'd interce

and general kenneth, mackenzie said that it was not inevitable that the taliban would claim victory. he said that it would be clear in the next days and weeks whether the afghan army would be able to defend the country. though he said that would be a difficult road and he still voice confidence that there is a political solution still possible even though peace talks have stalled between the 2 sides. still a head out is there. a chinese thing use has high level talks of the us have opened with a and exchange and still waiting for help. why mexicans caught in a criminal careful feel more isolated than ever. ah hello. notice you over the last few days, we have been talking about the buckets of rain falling in costa rica, take you to the ground. now we see those water levels rising rapidly, and it's just because of how intense that rain has been. now unfortunately, on monday, it's still in that red zone, costa rica right through to panama, the darker the color, the more intense the rain is where we are seen some showers in storms for the you could tam peninsula that includes can coon, a

and general kenneth, mackenzie said that it was not inevitable that the taliban would claim victory. he said that it would be clear in the next days and weeks whether the afghan army would be able to defend the country. though he said that would be a difficult road and he still voice confidence that there is a political solution still possible even though peace talks have stalled between the 2 sides. tony state tv is reporting a tense exchange. a high level talks involving the u. s. deputy secretary of state, wendy sherman is the most senior biden administration official to visit china. she's meeting foreign minister when you and vice foreign minister shoot thing. who's reported to blamed america for so much in relation. much though jim brown has more from hong kong. the good news is the 2 sides are sitting down to talk and remember when the showman won't just be meeting one year, the chinese foreign minister should also be meeting sure. fine. who is the man in charge of us sino relation? so yes, it's good that they're facing each other, but the fraction relationship cannot be denied

the canadian mackenzie hughes is out in front on 5 under.he british players is andy sullivan who's in the clubhouse on 3 under par. rory mcilroy tess off at 20 past 3 along with american patrick reed. great britain's women's football squad will take the knee before their matches at the tokyo olympic games. earlier this month, the rules around athletes protesting at the games were relaxed by the international olympic committee. the gb coach hege riise said the squad "were all united" in their decision to make the gesture. staying with the olympics and britain's men's tennis number one — dan evans has had to pull out after... testing positive for covid—19. he's now self—isolating. evans is one of several players missing the games including yohanna konta, who announced she'd tested positive on tuesday. rafael nadal and roger federer are also out. although not because of covid. well, jamie murray will take evans�* place in tokyo as doubles partner to neal skupski. it'll be murray's fourth olympics, having competed in beijing, london and rio. he

jean mackenzie, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border.ce themselves for a weekend of record—setting temperatures — as the heatwave on the us west coast continues. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say they have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was a responsible germany will be dealt of the 2006 football world cup. the? germany will be dealt of the 2006 football world cup.— football world cup. they picked their favourite _ football world cup. they picked their favourite south _ football world cup. they picked their favourite south africa - football world cup. they picked their favourite south africa by l their favourite south africa by single vote. in their favourite south africa by single vote-— their favourite south africa by single vote. in south africa the possibility _ single vote. in south africa the possibility of — single vote. in south africa the possibility of losing _ single vote. in south africa the possibility of losing hasn't - single vote. in south afri

let's get more with tom mackenzie in beijing. we always know this is a lot about pop and santa marnie -- ceremony. tell us what she has been saying. tom: the audience was multiple interns of the speech he gave at the forbidden city over tiananmen square under 30 minutes ago. he wrapped up. he was targeting not just party cadres and members of the ccp but also the international audience. a couple of key lines -- he said china was now a moderately prosperous society. this is a goal. they set it decades ago. he despised this being $1000 and per capita income. it is now $2000. the chinese people have stood up and socialism can save china. he referenced the reform started under deng xiaoping. he said it would deepen and continue. they had a message for the international audience. he said he would accept criticism if it is accompanied by goodwill but we will not -- china or the party --be bullied by sanctimonious lectures. he said that attempt would be met with steel forged by 1.4 billion people. he referenced hong kong and taiwan. hos

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alexandra mackenzie reporting. chair of water safety scotland, a voluntary organisation which aims to reduce accidental drowning deaths in scotland. i think your target is to reduce them by 50% in quite a short period of time, and it's been a truly terrible past few days. is there one single factor that has caused this or if variety of factors?— single factor that has caused this or if variety of factors? yeah, that i ma be or if variety of factors? yeah, that i may be to _ or if variety of factors? yeah, that i may be to start _ or if variety of factors? yeah, that i may be to start off _ or if variety of factors? yeah, that i may be to start off by _ or if variety of factors? yeah, that i may be to start off by offering i or if variety of factors? yeah, that | i may be to start off by offering my condolences to the families of all those affected at the weekend was not thanks to the emergency services and numbers of the public that attempted to aid the people they got in trouble. every single bit of water in scotl

with his feet rashid mackenzie, and the f. l. n. team on al jazeera, the right here to report on the people often ignored, but who must be heard? how many other channels can you say? we'll take the time and put extensive thought into reporting from under reported areas. of course, we cover major global events that are passion lives and making sure that you're hearing the stories from people in places like how was fine libya and her region. and so many others. we go to them, you make the effort, we care. ah no, nor tater. none of the top stories on how to 0. frederick a few has been sworn in those peruse new president after weeks of uncertainty following a disputed action. he's the countries, the 5th president in just 3 years. gusio narrowly defeated k kofuji maury in the runoff in june. she alleged irregularities in the vote, but the electoral body rejected her claims. the former union leader and teacher takes office after several years of political instability and protests against corruption as part.

with his feet. rashid mackenzie and the f. l. n. team. on al jazeera. ah al jazeera. ever construction. ah, this is al jazeera ah. the time is $1000.00 gmc here on, i'll just 0. hello, i'm kim all santa maria. welcome to the news. our security forces keeping the peace in his ear and media reports reveal the biggest political party is at the center of an investigation. and i've got a son and sorry, an influx of afghans fleeing the fighting. our rescue to see was the president outlined.

dani: joining us now from beijing is bloomberg acre -- anchor tom mackenzie and from hong kong we haveorth asian correspondent stephen engle. what did we learn exactly from his speech? tom: he had a number of different audiences in this speech that he laid out for those 70,000 members as he stood at the gate of heavenly peace in their forbidden city. he was talking to the domestic audience at the party is self in the international audience. with the domestic audience he was underscoring the successes that he sees of the communist party over the last 100 years, particularly on the economic front. he mentioned the moderately process society. this is been a long term goal for the party in china has met that. it essentially leaves china closer to developed nation status. you are looking at an economy that has grown 50 times since the 1970's. you are looking at individual incomes, capital, wealth of about 10,000 u.s. dollars, it's well below the u.s., but far higher than it was years ago. you are looking at a stronger, in terms of military, country here that as he would say, is rejuvenated.

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rashid mac lu, fee for the jury and national liberation front, with his feet rashid mackenzie, and the f. l. n. team on al jazeera. oh, talk to about the world is coming up the 1st to check on the headlines and there are reports that tennessee as judges have began investigating 3 political parties on suspicion of receiving foreign funds among them. the enact the party, the largest in the coalition government has been pushing for elections after president high side dismissed the prime minister and for his parliament early this week, america stopped diplomat as reiterated the only path to peace in afghanistan. these 3 negotiations. secretary state antony blink and made those comments whilst in india, he is there on his 1st trip since president joe biden took office. lincoln met his count about extra shanker, was expected to meet prime minister moody in the coming out. what we're seeing on the ground in the last week is the taliban making advances on the district centers . challenging some provincial capitals. we've also seen these reports of atrocities committed by the taliban and areas

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general kenneth mackenzie declined to save. direct strikes will continue after the us completely. withdrawal is by the end of august, but he said logistical support would still be provided. the united states is increased airstrikes in the support of afghan forces over the last several days. and were prepared to continue this high level support in the coming weeks. if the taliban continue their attacks. we continue to provide contract maintenance and logistics support here in problem to maintain afghan defense capabilities, including their ation capabilities. the army of democratic republic of congo, says troops have freed more than 150 people they were released and it truly province. the hostages were taken by a militia called the allied democratic forces are adf. adf has been blamed for thousands of deaths in easton, d. r. c. 28 nigerian children have been reunited with their parents weeks after they were kidnapped by armed men. the children returned to the town and could do an estate on sunday at $87.00. now there's a still i

david mackenzie, bringing us the very latest on that.any thanks. >>> well, three lions, two goals, and england are just one win away from the euro 2020 championship. pick dilly circus lived up to its name, as fans celebrated the team's 2-1 victory over denmark. more than 60,000 spectators were on hand at the stadium, as harry cane scored the winning goal on a penalty-kick rebound in extra time. there is still one major obstacle to an england championship. and that is italy. the teams go head to head in london on sunday. >>> well, months after the military coup in myanmar, resistance groups deep in the country's forest are preparing for battle against the junta. ahead, an exclusive report from one training camp. ♪ ♪i've got the brains you've got the looks♪ ♪let's make lots of money♪ ♪you've got the brawn♪ ♪i've got the brains♪ ♪let's make lots of♪ ♪uh uh uh♪ ♪oohhh there's a lot of opportunities♪ with allstate, drivers who switched saved over $700. saving is easy when you're in good hands. allstate click or call to switch today. anything

forces in afghanistan to general frank mackenzie.an important milestone in the transition of our involvement in afghanistan. it's not the end of the story. it's rather the end of a chapter. >> but the news today not good. new reports that taliban gains in two key provincial candidates. thought to healed third of the country in violent offenses. >> what i tell the taliban is they are responsible, too. the violence that's going on is against the will of the afghan people. it needs to stop. >> what's being called a hasty departure by u.s. forces in part fueling the violence. afghan troops trained by u.s. and others not doing well. say they will survive. >> what is the danger of taliban taking over here? >> well, there won't be no takeover of the taliban. of the afghan people are determined and resolute in that determination to defend its -- our country. >> remember today, too, the sacrifices made by america and its allies. nearly 2500 u.s. troops killed. 20,000 injured during a long 20 years. >> i guess the question was it all worth it?

two bits of news might be shifting the narrative for crypto investors mackenzy is here with more >> heythe crypto world today here in the u.s. another bitcoin mining company is going public. core scientific is planning to list on the nasdaq through a merger with a spac that values the company at about 4.3 billion. now, so far this year, core has minted more than 3,000 bitcoin, half of which were for its own account which puts it ahead of its north american rivals. what is key about this company is that it runs a 100% net carbon neutral business. 56% of its electricity comes from sustainable sources, including solar, wind, hydro and nuclear. and it buys carbon credits to offset the rest. bitcoin's carbon footprints has been a huge topic of conversation when it comes to mining with china expelling all of its crypto miners, many have started to expel that in the u.s the mining companies that prioritize being powered by renewables is helping to change the narrative around bitcoin's environmental impact >> mackenzy, we appreciate it. a lot going on in crypto today it's quickly become a space

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footballing legend. rashid mac luthey for to the jury and national liberation front with his feet. rashid mackenzie and the f. l. n team on al jazeera. oh, i'm sorry, i'm the manager. quick look at the main stories now. the forest fires ravaging parts of southern turkey of killed 6 people to 5 fighters died on saturday for shall say the fires is spread much further this year with hot weather and strong wind finding flames. entire forests have been burned down. villages nearby resorts have also been evacuated. smoke from the fire is also spread as far south as site per se. that's 100 kilometers away. the president type of one is declared disasters own.

mackenzie, the consulting firm, studied 1.8 million kids in grades one through 6.ind, kids in low-income households 7 months behind. but wait, wait, it gets worse. mackenzie only studied kids who spent time in school, kids out of school, remote learners, surely there further behind and now almost back-to-school time or is it? the head of the teachers union randi weingarten was asked if all our children would be back in the classroom this fall. she said the union is going to try to open up the schools. for year-end have the union has put up one roadblock after another to the way reopening and the cdc wants youngsters k-12 to wear masks full-time in school. what does that do for the social development of our children. if there's one institution that has failed in this pandemic it is the public schools. mackenzie has quantify part of the educational damage that will live on through years to come. the biden team and teachers union will do nothing about it. the third hour of "varney and company" is about to begin. all right, pete hegseth, the teachers union chief, what

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david mackenzie, cnn, johannesburg. >>> all right. still ahead.ovid cases are surging in the united states. health officials issue an alarming forecast on what could be in store, over the next few weeks. that's coming up, after the break. stay with us. only 6 6% of us retail businesss have a black owner. that needs to change. i created a black business accelerator at aman.. and now we have a program that'dedicated to making tomorrow a better day for black businesses. ♪ ♪ i am tiffany. and this is just the beginning. ♪ ♪ living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. because every day matters. and having more of them is possible with verzenio. the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopause. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection. at the first sign, call your doctor, start an anti-diarrheal, and drink fluids. before taking v

with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of think tank demos, and joe twyman, director of the pollingdeltapoll. and is clearly already worked out the views of the majority of the people in the country. we will deal with football little later, but let's bring you up—to—date. no more self—isolation rules for nhs workers, says the ft. it reports that ministers are reviewing the policy amid fears of a staffing crisis ahead of the next phase of rule relaxing, which could see the introduction of covid passports, according to the times, which leads with reports that bars, restaurants and clubs will require certificates for entry in a bid to drive up vaccinations. �*0ne game from glory�* — england's squad, which has �*won over public with skill, bravery and humility�* take the front of the i, ahead of sunday's final. which is expected to draw in 35 million viewers around the uk — that's according to the front of the mail, which writes the nation hopes harry kane will follow in the golden footsteps of bobby moore. the moment england made it to the final, gareth scout gate on the front of the m