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additional support has been provided by: and byhe corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributio to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hill: good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm michael hill. hari sreenivasan is off this weekend. in afghanistan, the evacuation of americans and afghan civilians who supported the war effort remains chaotic a week after the taliban took control of the cntry. late this afternoon, president joe biden addresd the ongoing crisis in afghanistan from the white house. >> at my direction, the state department continues to reach out to the remaining americans we have identified by one, e-mail, and other means to ascertain their whereabouts and their plans. we are executing a plan to move groups of these americans to safety and to safely and effectively move them to the airport compound. for security reasons i'm not going to go into the details of what these plans entail, but i will say again today what i have said before: any american who wants to get home will get home. >> hill: thou

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hill: good eveng, and thank you for joining us. i'm michael hill. harireenivasan is off this weekend. day, the u.s. state department advised americans in afghanistan not to travel to the kabul airport unless contacted by the u.s. embassy, citing potential security threats outside the gates. but evacuations, including of americans, are continuing. in the week since the taliban took control of the country, out 17,000 people have been airlifted, including about 2,50americans, according to pentagon officials. outside of the airport's gates, thousands of afghans have crowded the area, looking for a way out of the country. as chaos around the airport and evacuations continue, taliban co-founder and political chief mullah baradar is now in the afghan capital. a taliban spokesperson said he is in kabul to begin talks about forming a new government. >> hill: i spoke with newshour corres

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the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche:good evening. welcome to "washington week." the crisis on the ground in afghanistan has turned into a catastrophe. this week it entered a terrifying new phase. thursday we saw the deadliest day for the u.s. military in afghanistan in more than a decade. at least 13 u.s. service members and more than 150 afghans are now dead and today the president's national security team warned that another terrorist attack is likely. there are just a few days left before president biden's deadline to pull out troops. on thursday, the president addressed the nation. pres. biden: i bear responsibility for fundamentally all that's happened of late. ladies and gentlemen, it was time to end a 20-ye war. thank you so much. yamiche: we'll dig into what's happening on the ground and how the president and top leaders are dealing with this divarges situation -- dangerous situation. joining us tonight, jane ferguson, special correspon

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the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." president biden celebrated a return to some parts of norm normal life amid the pandemic 33 days ago but tonight our lead story is resurgence of covid-19. this week, daily covid cases in the u.s. surpassed 100,000. the delta variant has been a game changer. at an event this week, new jersey governor phil murphy discussed anti-vaccine protestors. >> please get vaccinated. period. these folks back there have lost their -- you've lost your minds. you are the ultimate knuckleheads and because of what you're standing for people are losing their life. yamiche: many republican governors are defiant. some are banning local officials from enacting their own mask mandates. on tuesday, president biden took aim at the governors of texas and florida. those two states account for one-third of all new covid-19 cases in the country. here's the war of words between the president

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. pete: a good evening and welcome to "washington week." i'm pete williams in for yamiche alcindor. kabul has fallen. the taliban have taken power. and the biden administration faces a new urgent mission evacuating thousands of americans and afghan allies stuck on the ground. the pentagon has sent nearly 6,000 u.s. troops to protect kabul's airport to allow for flights out of the country and the u.n. report shows the taliban are already carrying out a door-to-doorman hunt seeking reprisals against afghans who were allied with the u.s. on friday, the president acknowledged the danger of this mission. president biden: i cannot promise what the final outcome will be. and it will be without risk of loss. but as commander in chief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary. pete: what's the latest in afghanistan? how did we get here? and what's next? joining us tonight with more insight are four top reporters on this story. peter baker, the chief white house

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. president joe biden warned today that another terror attack on the airport in kabul afghanistan is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours.” last night, the united states military launched a drone airstrike last night killing what the pentagon said were two high-profile members of isis-k, the afghan affiliate of isis in the middle east, in retaliation for the suicide bombing that killed 13 u.s. service members and more than 170 others. the pentagon said the strike hit territory in nangarhar province, a reported isis-k stronghold. the group claimed responsibility for the terror attack outside the gates of kabul's airport on thursday. today, pentagon press secretary john kirby would not say whether the individuals killed in the airstrike were behind thursday's attack. and he warned the threat of more attacks at the kabul airport

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the u.s. says it has assurances from the taliban that evacuations of afghans who want to leave the country can continue after president biden's evacuation deadline of august 31, but the taliban continues to harass and impede passage throughout kabul. even with more evacuation flights out, throngs of people desperate to flee keep coming. >> afghanistan has known much tragedy in recent decades, but the cruelty of this moment in history is staggering. the desperation here intensifies every day. people know the americans will leave soon and quite likely leave them behind. u.s. marines and british soldiers hold the line against a swell of terrified afghans. meanwhile, the taliban watch the owds of people fleeing their rule andire shots over their heads. children suffer under the punishing summer's heat while desperate parents pass children to the soldiers above. >> presidential protective services. >> at another entrance point, thousands of m

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions by viewersu. thank you. william: the taliban is closing in on the afghan capital, after a week that has seen much of the country fall under their control. the first of 3000 american troops arrived at the airport. their mission, support the near-total evacuation of american personnel and afghans, quickly. in a matter of days, the taliban has blitzed across afghanistan, and are now close to kabul. today, another province roughly 50 miles from the capital. this map shows where the taliban were threatening in april when president biden announced the full troop withdrawal. this map shows in red areas captured as of monday by the taliban, the provincial capitals they have taken. here is where they are today. the taliban release this video claiming to have seized afghan army helicopters in the country's third largest city, they were taken thursday. another video showed the taliban had captured a veteran warlord, the man on the right, who had been leading a militia resistance to the taliban, but now see

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> we have two big stories leading tonight. the biden administration moves to help renters and targeted areas facing eviction after a national ban on evictions expired. we will look at what that means in a moment. we turn our focus to new york where the state attorney general accuses governor andrew cuomo of sexual harassing multiple women. >> the independent investigation has concluded that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so he violated federal and state law. >> he was a new york state attorney general, democrat letitia james who aounced the deming findings. investigators published a 165 page report which concluded that governor cuomo did sexually harass a number of current and former you are -- former new york state employees. cuomo did so through unwelcome and nonconsensual touching and by making offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature. it also says that the conduct extended to members of the

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> president biden says the united states will work to finish its evacuation in afghanistan by august 31st but he did not fully commit to a complete withdrawal as american and allied evacuations continued and thousands remain desperate to flee. there were some signs of progress in the afghan capital. 12,000 have been flown out in just a last 12 hours by the u.s. and its partners. 4000 plus americans have also been evacuated. the president says the secretary of state will update the number of americans trying to you -- trying to leave afghanistan tomorrow. jane ferguson reportsrom kabul. >> with just a week to go before the u.s. remission expires in afghanistan, president biden is aiming for his august 31st deadline but left open the option to extend the mission beyond that date. he said it came down to the safety of american forces. >> we are currently on pace to finish by august 31. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operat

this program was made possible by t corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like u. thank you. judy: -- stephanie: we will return to judy woodruff after the latest headlines. the u.s. economy has turned in hiring numbers as it powers back from pandemic losses. the labor departments 943,000 jobs in july, beating projections. the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%. president biden said today that continued growth depends heavily on more people getting vaccinated. we will return to this after the news summary. battles escalated aoss the country over masking in schools. in florida, republicans running the state board of edution approved tuition voucherfor private schools, where public schools impose men's mandates and parents object. but new jersey's democratic governor ordered mask wearing for everyone in school buildings, public and private. >> there are issues that are and must always remain ave politics, and this is one of them. anyone telling you that wcan safely reopen our schools without requiring everyone inside to wear a mask is simply lying t

this program was made possle by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like you. thank you. judy: more american and allied flights are leaving the capital of afghanistan tonight, as an ever-growing sense of panic descends on the city. more american troops and marines landed, with more on the way. but taliban fighters, despite u.s. efforts, are hindering movement toward the kabul airport, and thousands of civilians remain trapped. again, with the support of the putzer center, jane ferguson reports from kabul. jane: demonstrators prorated a long afghan national flag through the streets today, a show of defiance against taliban rule as the country celebrated independence day, the end of british control in 1919. sporadic anti-taliban protests spread to more cities. many were met with gunfire to break up the crowds. taliban fighters reportedly fired on people waving the afghan flag at a rally in an eastern city. witnesses said several people were killed. gunfire also rang out for another day outside kabul's international airport, as crowds desp

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz at news hour west in for stephanie sy. the world as reached another sob aring -- sobering new covid-19 milestone, 200 million infections and counting including 615,000 in the united states. a few countries have plans to offer booster vaccines as the delta variant spreads but today the world health organization called for delaying boosters for two months until more countries can get vaccines. >> high-income countries have 100 doses for every 100 people. meanwhile, low income countries have only been able to administer 1.5 dose for every 100 people due to lack of supply. vanessa: in washington, the white house argued the u.s. has enough vaccine for boosters if needed and for shipment to other countries. defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to seek authorization to make covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all active duty troops. a white house official has told the "newshour" that the biden administration is develop

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. amna: the death in yesterday's suicide bombing in kabul's airport is not drastically worse. at least 106 to nine afghan civilians were killed, along with 13 u.s. -- 169 afghan civilians were killed, along with 13 u.s. civilians. in the meantime, evacuations continue. the u.s. and allies flew out 12,000, 500 people today, more than 105 thousand people have now been evacuated. again, with the support of the pulitzer center, jane ferguson reports from doha. jane: a day after a deadly atta, some afghans attempted to resume daily life and attended friday prayers. the message, one of anger at the u.s. >> you have seen the americans in the past 20 years, that they haven't done any fundamental thing for us to be self-sufficient while they leave the country. jane: others openly wept outside a hospital, with body bags from victims of the west. and some buried the dead. >> our hearts are on fire. how long should be lose our lives and be humiliated? jane: b

this program was made possible by the corporation f public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> we have two lead stories out of washingtotonight. first, the country is on the verge of a massive wave of housing instability after the girl ban on evictions expired over the weekend. congress failed to extend a moratorium and president biden declined to do so in the face of a court order. today, jean sperling who was the whe house coordinator of pandemic recovery funds said the president hands are tied after a supreme court ruling in june me to clear another extension by presidential order would not stand. >> the wording in the supreme court opinion was fairly clear. they said the cdc could not grant such extension without clear specific congressional authorization. i thi what has happened when we are -- what we were all dealing with is the rise of the delta variant is particularly harmful for those who are most likely to face evictions. as that reality became more clear going into the end of last week, i think all of us started asking

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we have two big stories leading tonight: the biden administration moves to help renters in targeted areas facing eviction, after a national moratorium expired. we will look at what that means in a moment. first, we turn our focus to new york, where the state's attorney general accuses governor andrew cuomo of sexually harassing multiple women. it has sparked a cascade of calls for his resignation and launched an impeachment investigation. >> the independent investigation has concluded, that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women. and in doing so violated federal and state law. >> woodruff: it was the new york state attorney general, democrat letitia james, who announced the damning findings. her investigators today published a 165-page report, which concluded that governor cuomo did sexually harass “a number of current and former new york state employees.” the report says cuomo did

. >> thiprogram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: more erican and allied flights are leaving kabul, as an ever-bigger sense of panic starts to descend on the city; more american troops and marines landed, with more on the way. the taliban, despite u.s. efforts, are still hindering movement toward the airport, and thousands of civilians remain trapped as the militant group's control comes into force. again with the support of the pulitzer center, jane ferguson reports from kabul. >> reporter: demonstrators paraded a long afghan national flag through the streets of kabul today. a show of defiance against taliban rule as the country celebrated independence day-- the end of british control in 1919. sporadic anti-taliban protests spread to more cities. many were met with taliban gunfire to break up the crowds. taliban fighters reportedly fired on people waving the afghan flag at a rally in the eastern city of asadabad. witnesses said several people wer

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it is a moment of reckoning and remembrance. president biden addressed the nation today to mark the end of america's longest war. he forcefully defended the decision to withdraw, acknowledged a messy exit was inevitable and praised the sacrifice of service members and their families for decades. white house correspondent yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. >> alcindor: at the white house today, president biden marked bringing america's longest war to an end. >> the war in afghanistan is now over. i'm the fourth president who has faced the issue where and when to end this war. when i was running for president, i made a commitnt to the american people that i would end this war. today, i've honored that commitment. >> aindor: after facing weeks of fierce criticism, the president forcefully defended his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan after 20 years of fighting. >> there is no evacu

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: an awful and bloody day in kabul today, as multiple suicide bombings at the airport killed 12 american service members: 11 u.s. marines, and a navy corpsman, and at least 90 afghan civilians. many more were injured, many critically. it was the deadliest day for american forces in the country since 2011. an affiliate of the islamic state group claimed that attack. all this, as the u.s. has now evacuated over 100,000 people from afghanistan, a mission that a top american general said will continue. at the white house, president biden promised reprisals against isis; and said the united states would "make them pay." again with the support of the pulitzer center, our jane ferguson reports tonight from doha, qatar. and a warning: this report contains graphic images that will upset some viewers >> reporter: bodies lay in a sewage canal, running now with blood, just outside the kabul airport following the bo

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ amna: the u.s and allied evacuation of afghanistan is now flying out thousands of americans, allied personnel, and afghans every day, as a biden-pronounced deadline looms for a complete withdrawal in less than one week. the first of the nearly 6000 american troops have left, and many thousands more afghans and americans await. to date, 82,000 300 peopleave now been evacuated by the united states from kabul since august 14. 19,000 have been flown out in just the last 36 hours by the u.s. and its partners. secretary of state antony blinken said today more than 4,500 americans plus their families have now been evacuated. up to 1,500 americans may still be in afghanistan, trying to leave, he added. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. lisa: outside the kabul airport, throngs still desperately try to get past the razor wire barriers. many stand and wait in an open sewer. the biden administration has faced heavy pressure to answer exactly how remainin

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: protests against the taliban provoked violence today as the insurgents-turned- rulers of afghanistan fired shots into crowds in at least two cities. in kabul, the airlift of u.s., allied, and afghan civilians and others continues, as more american troops land at the airport. desperate crowds remain outside, and as jane ferguson reports from kabul, again with the support of the pulitzer center, there is fear and hopelessness. >> reporter: each day brings growing desperation at kabul international airport's perimeter walls. at this entrance gate, british soldiers try to maintain order amongst frantic civilians, anxious to make evacuation flights out, as taliban soldiers, victors in this war, watch. british troops are here to process people who have been approved for flights out. but all civilians who show up must first pass through taliban checkpoints to get here. >> they attack on my sister with gu

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brangham: the u.s. senate has gone home for its summer recess, leaving a big spending fight for the fall. early today, democrats passed a blueprint for a $3.5 trillion bill to expand family, health and environmental programs. but, party moderate joe manchin of west virginia warned the price tag has to come down when actual spending bills are voted on. and, majority leader chuck schumer acknowledged there's tough going ahead. >> there are some in my caucus who might believe it's too much, there are some in my caucus who believe it's too little. in reconciliation, onewe are going to all come together to get something done. and two: it will have every part of the biden plan in a big, bold, robust way. >> brangham: the u.s. house will cut short its recess and return this month to try and pass the budget outline and a bipartisan infrastructure plan. we'll return tall of this, after the news summary. on the pande

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: we have two main stories tonight. we will get the latest on the destructive aftermath as hurricane ida ravages louisiana. but first, america's longest war is over. the final military flight of american troops left afghanistan just before midnight on what is now tuesday, august 31 in kabul, after 20 years of war. as of today, the u.s. has elected more than 120,000 american civilians and afghan allies out of kabul. almost all of them in the last two-plus weeks. but thousands of afghans are left behind for now. the deaths of americans and afghans over the past couple of days hot this exit -- haunt tis exit. here's newshour special correspondent jane ferguson. >> i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan and the end of the milita mission to evacuate american citizens, country nationals and vulnerable afghans. the last c-17 lifted off on august 30, this afternoon, at 3:29 p.m. the last manned aircraft is clear

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the evacuations are resuming, and some wary calm >> woodruff: the taliban cemented their hold on power in afghanistan today. and they began to speak in detail about their plans for the country. evacuations of civilians also resumed, and the top american general in the middle east visited the kabul airport to observe american military operations. now with nearly 4,000 t 4,000 troops on the ground. still, in the city, there is fear and panic as to what the future brings. again with the support of the pulitzer center, our jane ferguson is in kabul. >> reporter: relative calm prevailed over kabul this morning, a day after chaos gripped the afghan capital's international airport. in the taliban's first news conference since they overran the country, spokesman zabiullah mujahid, who has never shown his face publicly until today, sat down with afghan and intl journalists. the messaging was clear: a second

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president biden says the united states will work to finish its evacuation in afghanistan by august 31. but, he did not fully commit todato a complete withdrawal, as american and allied evacuations continued and thousands remained desperate to flee. with the pullout deadline drawing near, there were some signs of progress in the afghan capital. 70,700 people have now been evacuated by the united states from kabul since august 14. 12,000 have been flown out in just the last 12 hours by the u.s. and its partners. 4,000-plus americans have now been evacuated. the president says the secretary of state will update the numbers of americans trying to leave afghanistan tomorrow. now, again with the support of pulitzer center, jane ferguson reports from kab. >> reporter: with just a week to go before the u.s. military mission expires in afghanistan, president biden is staying firm to his august 31 deadline. he

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: afghanistan's government has fallen to islamist militants w make up the taliban, and the frenzy for afghan citizens and diplomats trying to escape the country today reached a fever pitch. seven afans died in frantic scramble at the kabul airport; two of whom apparently fell after hanging on to the wheels of a u.s. cargo plane as it took off. additional u.s. troops are on their way to help with evacuations, 6,000 will soon be there, as the taliban re-take power 20 years after the american invasion that deposed them. special correspondent jane ferguson is in kabul. >> reporter: few images capture the frantic american withdrawal from afghanistan quite like this: desperate and terrified afghans trying to stop a u.s. military plane from leaving. on sunday, crowds stormed the tarmac of the hamid karzai international airport, anxious board one of the last commercial flights out of the country. scenes like

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brangham: the taliban is now closing in on the afghan capital, after a week that's seen much of the country fall under their control. the first of 3,000 american troops aived today at the kabul airport. all will have arrived by the end of the weekend. their mission: support the near-total evacuation of american personnel and some afghans-- quickly. in a matter of days, the taliban has blitzed across afghanistan, taken over city after city, and are now close to the capitol city, kabul. today, logar province fell, roughly 50 miles from the capital. this map show areas where the taliban were severely threatening. this was back in april, when president biden announced the full u.s. troop withdrawal. this map shows, in red, the areas the taliban had captured as of monday. the squares are provincial capitals they had taken. and here's where they are today. the taliban released this video today, claiming to have seized afg

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa we in for stephanie tsai. -- stephanie sy. there's fresh evidence tonight that the delta variant of covid-19 is piling up casualties nationwi. federal health officials say hospitalizations have more than tripled in the last month. and they say the daily average of new infections is the highest since february, driven by a failure to vaccinate. jeff zients: in seven states alone, florida, texas, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, alabama, mississippi, states with some of the lowest vaccination rates acunt for about half of new cases and hospitalizations in the past week, despite making up less than a quarter of the u.s. population. vanessa: also today, california announced that all 200 million health and long-term care were is in the state will be required to be vaccinated against covid night team by september 30. -- seven -- against covid-19 by september 30. in hawaii, the governor announced that all state and county employee

ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the world has reached a new covid-19 milestone tonight: 200 million infections, and counting. that includes some 615,000 in the united states. a few countries are already offering booster vaccinations, as the aggressive delta variant spreads. but today the world health organization called for delaying boosters for two months, until more countries can get vaccine. >> high-income countries have now administered almost 100 doses for every 100 people. meanwhile, low-income countries have only been able to administer 1.5 doses for every 100 people due to lack of supply. >> woodruff: in washington, the white house argued the u.s. has enough vaccine for boosters, if needed, and for shipment to other countries. also today, illinois bece the latest to mandate face masks for public school students this fall. new york governor andrew cuomo faced even more pressure today to resign over sexual harassment alleg

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there's fresh evidence tonight that the delta variant of covid-19 is piling up casualties, nationwide. federal health officials say hospitalizations have more than tripled in the last month. and, they say, the daily average of new infections is the highest since february, driven by a failure to vaccinate. >> in seven states alone, florida, texas, missouri, louisiana, alama, mississippi, states with some of the lowest vaccination rates account for about half of new cases and hospitalizations in the past week, despite making up less than a quarter of the u.s. population. >> woodruff: also today, the white house confirmed it's looking into requiring covid vaccinations for foreign travelers entering the u.s. and, amazon delayed its return- to-office date for corporate and tech employees until january. the c.d.c.'s newly announced eviction moratoriuis already facing a legal challenge. the alabama associ

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quite intensively, both on television and radio, for radio television hong kong, which is the public broadcasterand those programmes have been subject to considerable censorship. i was a columnist for apple daily, which was the only remaining opposition newspaper in hong kong. that has now been closed down. so i'm running on a very short piece of road, and that was one of the main reasons why i decided that being a journalist in hong kong is very high risk, so high—risk that it would be better not to be there. high—risk in what way? you were running out of options, you say, the roads were narrowing, but you talk about high risk. what specifically are you talking about? well, i mean, the process of arresting and keeping in jail journalists has already begun. the process of expelling journalists. i happen to be a permanent resident of hong kong, they haven't been expelling permanent residents yet, but i'm confident that will start to happen. and the process of making, putting journalists under intense surveillance is very much under way. in other words, hong kong, which used to be the safe base fr