from leaving afghanistan, including holding up these planes shown in satellite images at the mazar-i-sharif airport. >> we've been able to identify a relatively small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart from mazar-i-sharif with their families. we have been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken during aston in qatar where afghan evacuees are being processed denied americans are being blocked from leaving. >> we are not aware of anyone being held on an aircraft or any hostage-like situation in mazar-i-sharif. we have to work through the different quiremen athat exacth >> reporter: the ben 00elyee been evacuated from afghanistan since august 17th and have made it here to the u.s. the president says he plans to visit some of those refugees. eight u.s. military bases are serving as temporary shelters. >> they're all over the country. i'll be see something of them. >> reporter: the biden administration is asking congress for more resettlement money. lawm

>> mazar-i-sharif. that's where they are. the question is, how many, and for how long? here is the problem with what we just heard from the secretary of state. it all makes sense except for the level acceptance of the source, not blinken, but the taliban. what does valid travel documents mean to them? he says america has been assured by the taliban that citizens and allies can get out, but i don't get how they can be so quick to accept that when they are hearing differently from the ground and, remember, these are the guys that they say they just trust. [ gunfire ] >> you know what that person is running from? the taliban. acting like barbarians, firing on crowds of protesters, large numbers of women in kabul. that's who we rely on? you are just going to take their word snt the same taliban who allegedly murdered a pregnant policewoman in front of her family? now, it's not just a republican hate parade. on the democrat's side one of the senators on the armed services committee is calling out the state d

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.agers, particularly girls. this is according to internal research carried out by facebook, the company that owns it. an investigation by the wall streetjournal found that facebook had conducted in—depth studies showing the dangers of the photo—sharing app, while playing down the issue in public. angus crawford reports. a girl with so much to live for, bright and talented. molly russell took her own life in 2017. she was just 1a. after her death, on her instagram account, herfamily found a stream of dark, depressing content and, in part, blame it for her death. now, the wall streetjournal has published internal facebook research labelled "a teen mental health deep dive". it found, it admitted, and, i don't know, i was sick to the pit of my stomach. it was dreadful. molly's father ian is appalled. if they know more about it and they're not doing something about it, then they're culpable in a really dreadful way, because this potentially could cost lives. no—one at facebook hq in london w

>> reporter: secretary of state tony blinken here in doha today giving new details about the mazar-i-sharifport in afghanistan where the taliban has been stopping charter flights from leaving. the secretary confirms there is what he said what was a relatively small number of americans at the airport trying to get out on those planes. but he said the problem is they are mixed in with afghan citizens, both who have valid travel documents and those who don't. >> with efficiency been able to identify a relatively small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart from mazar-i-sharif with their families. we have been assured that all american and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> reporter: the secretary also denying a claim made by republican representative mike mccaul over the weekend that this was a hostage situation at mazar-i-sharif airport. we are seeing reports from kabul of what appear to be the largest protests in the city since it fell to the taliban back on august 15th. groups of both men and women together out on the streets protestin

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. incredible reporting there. — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could the photo—sharing app instagram have a harmful effect on teenagers? we have a report on the latest research. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that s

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ed at the hands of their team doctor. she was among a number of people testifying before a senate committee examining the agency's investigation into larry nassar, who is serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting girls. to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. that was simone biles giving evidence to that senate committee. the voters of russia go to the polls this week to elect a new parliament. the vote will take place over three days. that's more than enough time, according to the critics, for the results to be rigged infavour of vladimir putin's supporters. the russian authorities insist the election will be free and fair. but it's has been preceded by an unprecedented crackdown on dissent, and many kremlin critics have been prevented from running, as our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. the veterans choir of novosibirsk is gearing up for a special performance. they will be entertaining voters

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secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. incredible reporting there.nager tojoin the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help in the fight against terror. the 22—year—old, who has been living in a syrian refugee camp for the past two years since her british citizenship was revoked, claimed she had been "groomed" to flee to syria as a "dumb" and impressionable child. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. this was shamima begum in february 2019, as she emerged from the collapse of the islamic state group's brutal rule in syria. she told bbc news that weekend that she could see justification for the manchester arena bombing, as retaliation for the deaths of children in is territory. this is shamima begum in her latest bbc interview, her hair uncovered and asking for forgiveness for joining islamic state. isis ruined people's lives. isis ruined my life, my family's life, and i will have to live with that. i mean, when you think back to being part of a group that did commit genoc

what do you know about the situation on the ground at the mazar-i-sharif airport. >> we know there'se know based upon the president trusting the taliban we find ourselves in a situation where americans are again in danger. this is unacceptable and we know it was avoidable and withdraw from afghanistan has created these conditions i believe that this administration at every turn made this political decision-making not a military decision and with that we find yourselves in the situation, we should of evacuated americans and our afghan friends first and then evacuated military because we did in the opposite way we find ourselves now with americans again in danger and the uncertainty that goes along with it in the administration not knowing what's going on in afghanistan. that itself is highly concerning and regrettable. >> reportedly there are americans on the airplanes trying to get out, this is according to congressman michael mccaul what do you say to abide in the administration on how to respond if the taliban is balking at letting those planes take off. >> absolutely under no circ

their words situation with reference to a group of americans and others who were stranded in mazar-i-sharifr that purpose. but this is what he said. >> we've been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave and we intend to hold the taliban to that. they have upheld that k34committ in one instance in the last 24 hours with a family that was able to leave in an overland route and we are not aware of anyone being held on an aircraft or hostage-like situation in mazar-i-sharif. >> reporter: on the question of the four people who have gone out over land, we understand from the state department who are not releasing which route they took, but waiting 1 hours at the border before being allowed to cross and this messaging is being held close in case they have to use it in the future. but once they were able to clear through the taliban lines, they were able to get out safely and were in constant communication with state department officials throughout their journey. that was a woman and three children who were able to get out. s

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.rdinary leaders from around the world — we examine time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people of 2021. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourist

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.on — pcr tests could be scrapped and the traffic light system simplified. and coming up — one of the stars from �*the wanted' — tom parker — speaks for the first time since he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour coming up on the bbc news channel... women's world cup qualifying begins later with all four home nations in action. england, under new manager sarina wiegman, are up against north macedonia. the cinemas may have reopened but box office takings are still lower than they were before the pandemic. figures seen by the bbc show a drop of around £40 million in the four weeks to september 12th — compared to the same period in 2019. the industry is hoping that the release of the delayed james bond film will bring the crowds back — our business correspondent victoria fritz reports, and a warning there are some flashing images can ijust have one nice evening, please, before the world explodes? was there ever a more apt movie title? there couldn't be more weighing on the should

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. but his campaign has been dogged by anti—vaccine the bbc�*sjessica murphy has more from toronto. it's in toronto and its surrounding regions where this election will be won or lost. it's a crucial battleground and the main federal parties and their leaders have all been here frequently during the entire campaign. over the past month, parties have focused on major issues like affordability and housing and gun control. all concerns in big cities like this one. voters have also wanted to hear what politicians plan to do on issues like climate change and health care. but the pandemic has cast a shadow over this campaign. canada has some of the highest vaccination rates in the world. over 80% of eligible canadians have had at least one dose. still, the election is taking place during a pandemic fourth wave. provinces are implementing vaccine passports and in some cases bringing back things like mandatory masking. trudeau has made vaccine mandates a key liberal message, and he's been follow

now you have the police chief in mazar-i-sharif saying we'll be ruling the same way we did 20 years agohen women did not have those rights. journalists were told that they would be allowed to conduct their work in accordance to sharia law. what does that mean? what is sharia law? sharia law is effectively very open to interpretation. there are very different ways of actually implementing it with the taliban implementing among the most if not the most hardline manifestations of it. and even a taliban that does not rule exactly the same way it did 20 years ago is still a government, a country, that will be the most oppressive when it comes to girls and women's rights. as for the role of the international community, global leaders, the united states, western allies have effectively abdicated responsibility with a lot of the rhetoric that we're hearing from government leaders, really centering not on how to ensure that certain rights are upheld and maintained within a taliban-controlled afghanistan, but more about how to ensure that afghans remain in afghanistan and don't create another ref

yesterday on monday this group of women marched through the city of mazar-i-sharif. violation of women's rights equals violation of human rights. we are not going back. the protests in mazar-i-sharif broke up after they were stalked the whole way by the taliban. one of the protesters spoke to "the washington post." she said, quote, we were afraid, but at least we defended our rights. earlier this week the taliban did break up a protest of all women in kabul. they were demanding that women be included in the taliban's new government. the women who were there say the taliban used tear gas. several say they were beaten when the taliban used the butts of their rifles on the crowd. the entire crowd of protesters were women. back in kabul today, they started confiscating cell phones, deleting pictures and videos they had taken of the march, trying to erase evidence it happened. taliban fighters walked alongside the protesters and when the protests arrived at the presidential palace, the taliban started firing gunshots in the air to disperse the crowd. some protesters were

mazar-i-sharif, we're hearing that protests are happening again today.ow, if this takes place around much of the country, what is the taliban going to do, rosemary? i mean there are plenty of journalists. there are plenty of cameras there. there are plenty of people just with phones, you know, putting this on social media. the eyes of the world are watching what is taking place in kabul right now. perhaps this is a first true test of how the taliban is going to handle this very precarious situation. >> yeah. as you say, with the eyes of the world watching, and we will continue to watch this too. anna coren, many thanks for bringing us the very latest on those very brave women out on the streets in kabul. appreciate it. >>> in florida, a former marine charged with fatally shooting four people he didn't know, including a baby, is being held without bond. 33-year-old bryan riley told police that god told him to do it. cnn's randi kaye is following the story from lakeland in florida. and a warning, the details in her report are disturbing. >> he's evil in th

the mazar-i-sharif airport show six airplanes on the tarmac. >> the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. we, the state, has cleared the flights and the taliban will not let them leave the airport. the taliban denies the ban. marina legree is helping girls to get out. >> i've told a whole bunch of teenage girls to come. we've got teenage girls traveling away from their families in this unsafe condition and it's gone on for too long. >> reporter: amid the urging crisis, an tow any blink ken arrived in doha for talks with the government. this country has played a vital role in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from afghanistan hoping to find a new home for those too terrified to risk staying behind. the secretary of state's visit to doha is seen as a thank you to the qataris and the amir. this country has emerged as a key player in the region and in providing a diplomatic bridge between america and the taliban. charlie d'agata, cbs news, dohar, qatar. >>> pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 spotters are expected to happen today. they're all accused of plotting

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.g, and have had a number of other charges brought against them, including firearms possession, rioting and arson. our ireland correspondent chris page is in londonderry. this is a significant moment in the police investigation. what more can you tell us? tt police investigation. what more can you tell us?— you tell us? it is a significant moment- _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and - you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and a - you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and a halfl you tell us? it is a significant - moment. it's two and a half years since lyra mckee was murdered on a thursday night in april 2019. she was observing a riot in the crowd gave an estate in the city when she was shot by a gunman from the new ira, who are opposed to the peace process. she was 29. pretty well—known in northern ireland as a journalist. she had been well kno

but dozens more americans remain stranded here, satellite images of the mazar-i-sharif airport north of kabul show six commercial aircraft on the tarmac amid accusations they have been grounded by the taliban. >> the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. right now, the state has cleared these flights and the talibanes will not let them leave the airport. >> reporter: the taliban denied the claims. marina legree, the founder of ascend athletics, a group helping afghan women and girls trying to get out. >> i told a whole bunch of teenage girls that are under my purview to come, so we've got teenage girls traveling away from their families in this unsafe condition, and it's gone on for too long. >> reporter: amid the emerging crisis, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arrived in doha today for high level talks about the qatari government. this country played a vital role in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from afghanistan, helping to find a new home for those too terrified to risk staying behind. the secretary of state's visit to doha is seen as a thank you toth

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.inary step of recalling its ambassadors from australia and the united states as the row over their nuclear submarine deal intensifies. australia scrapped a multi—billion dollar deal to buy french—designed diesel—powered submarines in favour of us—made nuclear—powered ones. paris described the pact as �*a stab in the back�* and the french president emmanuel macron decided to recall the ambassadors �*for consultations�*. courtney bembridge reports. backin back in june the back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. but that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassador to the us and australia. this is why. it is about america's connecting allies in new ways. a deal struck for a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. it replaces a multi—billion dollar deal australia had signed with france in 2016 in france was only told about it hours before the public announcement which has infuriated president michael. first came this wa

. >> reporter: as for six charter planes in mazar-i-sharif, we've learned tonight that they remain grounded. we're told the kabul flight may be good news for the americans, but offer little hope to the afghan girls and women they have been trying to evacuate. norah. >> o'donnell: charlie d'agata, thank you. well, tonight, a major legal showdown over abortion is looming. the u.s. justice department is suing texas over its strict new abortion law. a attorney general merrick garland says the texas law is in open defiance of the constitution. here is cbs's omar villafranca. >> reporter: it's the united states versus texas. the country's top law enforcement officer filed a civil suit looking to stop the lone star state's new abortion law, also known as s.b.-8, that went into effect september 1. >> the act is clearly unconstitutional under long-standing supreme court precedent. >> reporter: the texas law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks, before many women know they're pregnant, the law makes no exception for rape, sex abuse or incest. >> texas wi

you mentioned or greg mentioned earlier there are private charter flights sifting in mazar-i-sharif, the northern sitting in afghanistan not allowed to take off. minimum of two dozen americans are there trying to get out. i interviewed the organizer of these charter flights. she told me the way the state department is talking about the situation in mazar-i-sharif with the charter flights is completely dishonest. they provided all the information requested them by the state department and the state department is essentially deferring to the taliban here for getting clearance of these planes. this is part and parcel we've seen throughout the afghanistan response. it is continuing now to the extent the biden administration is talking about afghanistan, biden is trying to pivot and some of his officials are still talking about it. they are not straight with the american people what is happening. it was a struggle to get a firm number out of the biden administration indicating how many americans are still stuck in afghanistan. secretary of state antony blinken said earlier this week that

an hour's drive away, the city of mazar—i—sharif.g with a shortage of cash in banks. this was the blue mosque, the city's cultural heart, shortly before the taliban takeover last month. now the group have allocated separate visiting times for men and women. some are still coming, but there seem significantly fewer than before. my host here is a leading local taliban figure. your critics would say you are killing off the cultural life in this country. and why do you need to change the culture? what's wrong about the culture that was already here? everyone was muslim... we literallyjust came out of the blue mosque and saw a crowd gathered in the city centre. we made our way to the middle of it and there are four dead one of them has a note on top of it saying, "these men were kidnappers — anyone who wants to do the same, this is going to be their punishment." all around me, there's a huge crowd of people trying to push their way forward to have a look at the site. a group of young children were rescued by the taliban from the kidnapper

and hour's drive away, the city of mazar—i—sharif.the taliban takeover last month. now the group have allocated separate visiting times for men and women. some are still coming, but there seem significantly fewer than before. my host here is a leading local taliban figure. your critics would say you are killing off the cultural life in this country. and why do you need to change the culture? what's wrong about the culture that was already here? everyone was muslim... we literallyjust came out of the blue mosque and saw a crowd gathered in the city centre. we made our way to the middle of it and there are four dead bodies laid out here. one of them has a note on top of it saying, "these men were kidnappers — anyone who wants to do the same, this is going to be their punishment." all around me, is a huge crowd of people trying to push their way forward to have a look at the site. a group of young children were rescued by the taliban from the kidnappers. many praised the group for tackling violent crime that had plagued major cities. but

there are reports of iranian diplomats being killed by taliban forces in mazar—i—sharif., we are hearing from iranian official media, the state media, they are somehow changing the narrative on that, saying that people with clothes, pretending to be taliban at the time, killed iranians diplomats so now we can see the feeling in tehran is that iranian government is trying to change the attitude and language towards taliban right now, compared to what we could hear more than 20 years ago, when they took power in kabul in afghanistan. they're also talking about wanting to respect the will of the people in afghanistan, aren't they? yes, that's right. it could be open to interpretation if you ask iranian leaders about how they recognise the will of the peoplejust have in mind that the ebrahim raisi, new president, has been elected by the minority of the votes in iran and the election has been the most restricted election according to the variety of candidates being able, being allowed to run. so when he speaks about the will of the people it is not necessarily implying about a

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.its border crossings with mexico after twelve thousand migrants crossed into a texas city in the space of a week. officials in the city of del rio said they were finding it increasingly difficult to provide food for the rapidly growing number of undocumented arrivals, who have been camping out in the shade of a bridge. the local mayor also feared disturbances with the number of migrants, the vast majority from haiti, now totalling a third of the city's population. a surge in holiday bookings is expected after rules around international travel were eased in england. the traffic light system has been replaced with a single red list, but there has been some concern that scrapping pcr tests will impact the country's ability to monitor coronavirus variants. simonjones reports. half term holidays abroad look to become simpler and cheaper for many families, to the relief of the travel industry. is very important to the end of the season, there are lots of people who have not had a holiday for

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry. the 29—year—old was shot dead by a gunman from the dissident republican group the new ira in april 2019. both men were also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition, with intent to endanger life. the men have been released on bail. the new housing secretary, michael gove, has decided to "pause" controversial government planning reforms in england. it's understood he wants talks with conservative mps who've voiced their concerns about the proposals. the governmemt has pledged to build 300,000 new homes a year. the united nations says failure to cut greenhouse gas emissions, is setting the world on a catastrophic path of global warming. un scientists have studied the climate plans of more than a hundred countries, and say pledges made to curb emissions won't meet the ambitions of the paris climate change agreement, signed in 2015. millions living in kenya are already having to adapt to more svere droughts and less intense rainy seas

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ented step of recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states in an escalating row over the cancellation of a submarine contract and the creation of a new security alliance. the deal between canberra, washington and london was announced on wednesday and it's understood france was informed only hours earlier. french diplomats have talked about a crisis in relations with australia and the us, and have accused britain of opportunistic behaviour. the white house said it regretted france's decision. let's talk to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. fa ncifully fancifully making its feelings clear on this, isn't it?- clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which - clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which is - francis levitt which is probably an understatement. yesterday they cancelled his guile that they were holding in dc which was to honour us venture relations and the c

but we're hearing that there were protest as well in coukund mazar-i-sharif. so this is gaining traction. even though the taliban is beating people, we saw the injuries from the journalists who were just filming these protests. but certainly kim from the people i'm speaking to say that they will continue and not be silenced and protest. >> so much bravery there. anna coren, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> a research associate at chatham house in london still has family living in kabul and i asked him earlier how they are coping under taliban rule. >> the picture is mixed in terms of the kind of violence that we get reported on but it is a picture where there is a huge amount of anxiety, people are very confuse and shocked still with the way the taliban were able to take over the country so quickly. but also about the future of themselves and of their country because it is an environment where poverty is very visible, where unfortunately for many people, for a lot of people who have jobs even before the taliban took over in an environment which you are

situation that the stage apartment is prohibiting some of these flights from taking off from mazar-i-sharifhich is the northern area of afghanistan and that these flights would be allowed to land in doha if the state department would get permission. this is considered plan b and what they call plan b and the members of these flights are saying it's a state department prohibiting from taking off while there are other flights on the ground saying it's a taliban prohibiting them from taking it off. this is the issue this is president biden's mess, he created the hostage crisis and this white house, they gave the taliban, american citizens that they can used to work against us. the hostage crisis was created by president biden himself there is a norm is frustration i've spoken to people on the ground and talk to americans as well as siv's those are people to hold special interest visas that were told that could come into the united states and our allies there's a lot of people on the ground that are considered what they call p1 high-level government officials being hunted down by the taliban as

departed, the taliban releasing this video they say shows their fighters flying over the city of mazar-i-sharif in an afghan military helicopter. taliban fighters entering a hangar at kabul airport previously controlled by u.s. forces. and holding a mock funeral, caskets draped with american and nato flags symbolizing their defeat. despite these images of the taliban in power, president biden calling the evacuation an extraordinary success and standing firm in his decision to pull all u.s. troops out. >> i was not going to extend this forever war and i was not extending a forever exit. >> reporter: biden did not apologize for the violent and chaotic evacuation. >> some say we should have started mass evacuations sooner and couldn't this have been done in a more orderly manner? i respectfully disagree. >> reporter: the president acknowledging there are up to 200 u.s. citizens still in afghanistan who want to leave and reaffirming his commitment to help them evacuate. >> for those remaining americans there is no deadline. we remain committed to get them out if they want to come out. >> reporter:

you broke t the story on the charter planes still on the ground in the mazar-i-sharif airport. wanted to get an update from you, i have not heard if any of those planes have left or what. >> they have not, many of the planes in the manifest have been cleared by state department and the taliban will not allow them to depart. some of them don't have the legal documentation to depart and we do have two commercial airliners out of kabul airport that have left for doha carrying westerners with passports and visas. were really at the mercy of the taliban. were not on thery ground, we hae no intelligence, no eyes and ears and were at the mercy of the taliban. i think every american left behind enemy lines has a price on the head and the taliban will use that further negotiations for leverage like the special envoy who thought that we could work out some last-minute peace deal you and i knew that would not happen and now the demands will be of legitimacy and financial assistance. larry: recognition that's what troubles me about the national security statement they came out the day befo

because we have seen protests, not just in kabul, herat, and as well as in the north in mazar-i-sharif. we can report that from yesterday's protests, at least 14 journalists were detained. this coming from the committee to protect journalists. they say that at least six of those journalists were violently treated in custody, were beaten with metal cables, and have the evidence to prove that. we've seen those pictures of journalists bruised and beaten. but certainly they are calling on the taliban to honor what they said when they first came to bpower which would be an independent media. taliban saying protests are legal as they film these protests. >> all right. thanks so much, anna coren, appreciate it. >>> security was tight as the trial of suspects in the 2015 t terror attacks in paris got under way. the main suspect set a defiant tone from the start. he has been silent for years. when the judge asked what his profession was, his answer was unrep unrepentant. cyril vanier reports. >> reporter: france's mega trial saw hundreds of victims file into the courtroom behind me on day one.

allegations from republican congressmen and others that americans being held quote/unquote hostage in mazar-i-sharifere there are several charter planes waiting to take people out of the country, unable to take off, he was -- he went to great effort to stress that this was not a hostage situation, that he didn't really blame the taliban for this, indeed he hinted that this was a problem really with the processing of documents largely because they don't have from state department any representatives on the ground to check the backgrounds of people, make sure their documents are valid and of course skirt checks for getting people on to aircrafts following the taliban takeover. so trying to put to sleep any suggestion that the taliban there behaving badly or holding people hostage in any way at all. he didn't get the chance to comment on the demonstrations by women in kabul, not least the allegations to which that these demonstrations have been broken up into the air and violent actions by the taliban after some time indeed in which the taliban have been escorting many hundreds of these demonstrators w

. >> jacqui: six planes grounded at mazar-i-sharif airport in afghanistan, critics slamming the biden administration saying it crated a hostage situation as americans are left are left stranded. former white house chief of staff mark meadows is calling at a disgrace. he's coming up along with california republican congressman. >> john: president biden campaigning with california governor gavin newsom on the eve of tomorrow's recall is leading republican larry elder hopes for an upset. martha maccallum live from los angeles. she joins us coming up next. >> this recall is an extension. >> we shut down the state and the more severe way, any of the other 49 states. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ rybelsus® works differently than any other diabetes pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways... increases insulin when you need it... decreases sugar... and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. people tak

chartered airplanes that are on the ground at an airport in a northern city in afghanistan called mazar-i-sharif planes that were supposed to be bringing out some number of u.s. citizens, u.s. visa holders, afghans who had worked with the united states over the last 20 years of conflict in addition to some vulnerable populations like women and girls, for example. now we do know that there are negotiations underway to try to get the taliban to agree to allow these planes to leave. but as to whether or not this is a hostage situation, as congressman mccaul has suggested, that has been disputed by some of the private groups that are organizing some of these flights. people can leave the airport. they just can't get on an airplane and leave afghanistan and go to qatar, as was originally the plan. but, look, the bottom line here, erica, is that it is unbelievably difficult for the united states to really have a great idea of what is going on, on the ground in mazar. the fact of the matter is, is the united states government doesn't have an official presence there. there are no diplomats there. there

. >> with regard to mazar-i-sharif you're correct there have been charter flights there, been there fore time have not been allowed to leave. we want to see those flights leave. elizabeth: your reaction to that, still in the thousands, kt. what do you say? >> they're living in some fantasyland and when antony blinken says we'll rely on the taliban, they're a responsible government, they have been serious partners with us, that is neville chamberlain trusting adolf hitler. the taliban has no interest in getting us leaving out they want to string it out, make it as difficult as they can, the adversaries are pointing to this, the absolute example of america's inevitable and irreversible decline. elizabeth: republicans hammered the secretary of state, calling him out for the administration falsehoods. that the allies were perfectly happy with a rushed chaotic exit stranding citizens when the president promised no americans were left behind. the democrats was saying this is 20 years in the making. that the trump doha exit plan was flawed. what do you say to that? the u.n. security council un

of state antony blinken acknowledged the frustration of those trying to escape on flights from mazar-i-sharife to take off. cnn's kylie atwood starts us off this hour from the state department. >> reporter: secretary of state tony blinken now directly blaming the taliban over confusion of charter flights stuck in afghanistan. >> as of now, the taliban are not permitting the charter flights to depart. they claim that some satisfy the passengers do not have the required documentation. with planes suddenly grounded, a rift has developed between the biden administration, lawmakers, and private groups working on the flights. critics have accused the administration of making it even harder to get flights in the air. quote, i have been deeply frustrated, even furious, at our government's delay and inaction, tweeted democratic senator richard blumenthal on monday. his office has been trying to help clear the hurdles. passengers stuck because of the grounded flights include americans, afghans, and greencard holders, sources tell cnn. the state department says there are about a hundred americans still

know, that reality that -- that you just played from the -- the taliban -- um -- police chief in mazar-i-sharif afghan, and listen to that kind of rhetoric. i mean, we cannot even begin to imagine the fear, the psychological impact that that has. the way that all of a sudden, so many afghans just saw their futures, their aspirations just completely and totally shredded at this point. the country is in such a state of uncertainty. there is so much humanitarian aid that is needed -- um -- countrywide. and for so many, it's not even that it's one day at a time trying to get through one day at a time. although it is. but it's also about, psychologically, how do you keep yourself going forward? if you are a parent, how do you explain all of this? you know, to your children at this stage. i mean, it still at this stage, at this day, defies logic what we have seen transpiring in afghanistan. >> all right arwa, thanks so much. arwa damon there in istanbul for us. >>> now, despite some u.s. states showing a decline in recent covid infections, others are struggling to stay on top of a surge that is takin

. >> mazar-i-sharif in the north. >> two flights out of there. hkia they've left a few flights out.oblem is countries accepting them. doha is the main place where they're flying to. but the longer they are left behind enemy lines, american citizens, interpreters, you know, the girls we talked about. i just worry about their overall safety. it could have been done better. as you know, i am conducting an investigation. we've hired an investigator to look into what happened. >> yeah. >> and how did this get so wrong over the last five months. >> congressman mike mccall, thanks for being here. always good to see you. so much for hiding behind your keyboard. a hacking group dlims have stolen data from far right websites. we'll explain the fallout, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. - stand up if you are first generation college student. (crowd cheering) stand up if you're a mother. if you are actively deployed, a veteran, or you're in a military family, please stand. the world in which w