simon jones _ presence there. simon, and you very much. simon jones at _ presence there. s at raf _ presence there. simon, and you very much. simon jones at raf brize - much. simonjones at raf brize norton. the government has been facing criticism after reports that thousands of emails sent to the foreign office from those eligible for evacuation from afghanistan were left unread for days. the observer revealed a foreign office e—mail inbox collating cases from mps and others regularly had 5,000 unread e—mails through the week. we can now speak to the labour mp for bristol west, thangham debbonaire. thank you forjoining us this evening. what type of messages where you receiving and what volume of messages where you receiving with regards to afghanistan and the situation there?— situation there? from afghan constituents _ situation there? from afghan constituents and _ situation there? from afghan constituents and people - situation there? from afghan constituents and people in i constituents and people in afghanistan and people with relatives in afghanistan and people who

simon jones, bbc news.ra: the bbc's correspondent has been to a village in turkey that was devastated by the fires and has more. reporter: we are in one of the burn ban villages.-- burnt-down villages. this is the sixth day of fires, and the firefighting efforts continue. this is what the destruction looks like. this was a lively village a couple of days ago, and right now, inhabitants are dependent on the help that is coming from downtown. officialare here to cut down the electricity wires to prevent more damage happening. ther is no electricity here. there is no water. and the people are expecting their homes to beestroyed by officials so they don't cause any more harm. e house owners and officials are holding marrs that the houses are going to be destroyed, and photographs are taken to evidence. laura: those wildfires in turkey are the latest example of extreme global ny c--global weather, and scientists say we can more of this, from the flooding in germany this summer to the heatwaves in the american we

simon jones, bbc news.he new school term injust over two weeks. it will be on offer to those with conditions which make them more vulnerable to covid—19 — such as down's syndrome, learning disabilities, and illnesses which affect the immune system. it will give them that protection, some protection after that first dose but we'll need to wait until the second dose, which will need to be eight weeks after the first dose. so we're really, really looking towards this protection being in place for them into the autumn and through the winter months as well. the headlines on bbc news... gold for team gb's charlotte worthington in the bmx park freestyle at the tokyo games, and silverfor the men's medley relay team. young people in england are to be offered covid jab incentives — such as discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys — in a bid to boost vaccine uptake. the taliban ramp up their offensive on afghan citiies, with reports of heavy fighting in lashkar gah in helmand province. rockets have been fired at

simon jones, bbc news. danjohnson is covering the story from delhi.uation in kabul. those scenes just seem to have repeated themselves day after day after day. if anything, it's only getting worse because of its sweltering hot and there are thousands of people crowded in really tight spaces and, in order to try to keep people cool, to stop more people dying, service personnel children and babies out of the crowd and trying to reunite them with families later on. it really is a desperate situation with nobody really having a solution to it. the us telling its citizens to stay away. some nations coming up with other solutions are getting their citizens to the airport without having to go through the streets, face those crowds, but daily life in kabul is also getting more difficult, we're hearing on the ground. the banks have been closed all week, nobody�*s been able to get money out of cash machines either. many of the shops, the credit card machines have stopped working, so even everyday life for the people who want to stay in kabul is getting more and

simon jones, bbc news.ve expressed concern that islamic state militants could attack people trying to get inside kabul airport. american citizens are being advised not to travel there unless they're told to do so. more details from our washington correspondent, barbara plett usher: that ongoing chaosis chaos is a dynamic fluid situation that could change by the hour. it is them to stay away from the gates because they wanted to avoid large crowds and they also said it would continue the possibility of being worried about an attack by the branch of the islamic state group and are looking at alternative routes to try to bring evacuees to the airport and the president has discussed a potential islamic state with his national security team. so far islamic state has not public threatened to attack kabul and it is notjust threatened to attack kabul and it is not just an threatened to attack kabul and it is notjust an enemy of the united states, it is an enemy of the taliban and issued a statement calling the tali

simon jones, bbc news.of the pandemic will have to pay 20% of workers' wages from today, as the government's furlough scheme continues to wind down. it'll stop completely at the end of september. our business correspondent katy austin reports. it's been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now we're in the final two months of thejob retention scheme. the economy has been reopening, but nearly two million people were still furloughed at the end ofjune. receptionist ruby, who is 65... hi, ruby. hiya. ..has been on full or part—time furlough since march last year. she's grateful for it, but the future is unclear. i think there's every possibility that come october 1st, when the furlough scheme ends completely, then yes, i will possibly have to start looking for anotherjob. she can't afford to retire yet, so that's a worry. i don't think a lot of employers are happy to employ you if you're over 65. the highest rates of people on furlough used to be among the under 25s. but in the most recent da

simon jones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... gold for gb gymnast max whitlock.lympics. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. foreign secretary dominic raab has condemned the attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which two crew members, including a british national, were killed. mr raab accused iran of being behind the reported drone strike on the vessel, managed by an israeli company and said it was a clear violation of international law. iran has denied any involvement. tourists have been leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. firefighters have been struggling since wednesday, to contain dozens of fires around several popular tourist towns — which have now killed at least 6 people and injured another 200. in the turkish holiday resort of bodrum tourists were told to wait for rescue

simon jones is here. what do we know about this decision?ey were due to gather around 200 person for the annual congress and liverpool. now, they discussed things such as the coronavirus pandemic. they redo to discuss that. the effective long covid, the effect it has on health care workers. we've now been told that event has been cancelled and it will be online only. the reason that has been given are serious allegations of sexual harassment. i spoke to the rcm and they didn't want to give any further details —— rcn. but they have told us in a statement they've taken these allegations very seriously, they've reacted as soon as they were married —— made aware. they needed to do that to protect the delegates who were do to attend the event, and they say they're going to carry out a widespread review as part of their cultural change.— cultural change. simon, thank you very much- _ to other news now, and hurricane ida has brought heavy rain and winds to western cuba as it heads into the gulf of mexico. the us national hurricane center says ida i

simon jones is here.th are professionals. now, they were due to gather around 200 of them in person for its annual congress in liverpool — a three day event that was due to take place next month. now, they discussed things such as the coronavirus pandemic. they were due to discuss the effect of long covid, the effect it has on health care workers. but we've now been told that event has been cancelled and it will be online only. the reason that has been given are serious allegations of sexual harassment. i spoke to the rcn. they didn't want to give any further details about how widespread these allegations were, who exactly might be involved. but they have told us in a statement they've taken these allegations very seriously, they've reacted promptly, as soon as they were made aware of these allegations. they say they needed to do that to protect the delegates who were due to attend the event, and they also say they're going to carry out a widespread review as part of their cultural change. simonjones repo

simon jones has more. a day out with a difference. up last week at the thorpe park theme park in surrey — part of a drive to get more younger people vaccinated. hi, guys. we're doing covid vaccines today. just over two thirds of adults aged 18—29 in england have received their first dose. that is a lower uptake than in the wider population. overall, 88% of people across the uk have had a firstjab. now there will be new incentives. uber is to give discounted trips to young adults who get vaccinated. the ride—hailing app bolt will be offering free ride credits to vaccination centres. deliveroo is set to offer vouchers to young people who getjabbed, though how exactly these schemes will work has yet to be revealed. but it is a carrot—and—stick approach. cheering ministers have warned that they will introduce covid passports in certain places from september, meaning those who have not been vaccinated won't be able to get into nightclubs. asking festival—goers to show proof of their covid status is being used at this weekend's camp bestiva

simon jones, bbc news. fighting in a major city in afghanistan has been intensifying.ar gah in the southern helmand province could be the first provincial capital to fall to the taliban. a tv station there is reported to have been seized by the militants, and thousands of people have been fleeing rural areas. ramzan karmali has the details. gunfire. firing on the city of herat, just one of the three provincial capitals coming under fire by the taliban. in kandahar in the south, thousands have been forced to flee, and in lashkar gah in helmand province, the taliban are reported to have seized a local tv station. over the last few months, the taliban have taken over large parts of the countryside, but in recent days fighting has been taking place on the outskirts of the capital kabul. the insurgents' main focus has been on three provincial cities, with the cities under the heaviest assault being lashkar gah in the southern helmand province. the president of afghanistan is clear who is to blame for the increase in violence. translation: the reason for our current situatio

simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ut their athletes being made to compete under the banner of the russian olympic committee. the question was whether we wanted to save our people — and the japanese as well — and win the war or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life — no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news, our main headline this hour: the ioc says it's in regular touch with a belarus athlete under pol

caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent simon jones is here.t to the last civilian evacuation flight has left. we knew that 0peration pitting was coming to an end, the operation to get out afghans. the mod made it clear that today would be the final flight carrying just civilians leaving kabul airport for the uk. today we got confirmation that the final flight four civilians had left. there will be final flights during the course of the weekend and the focus will be to get out military personnel, around 1000 british troops have been in afghanistan in recent days, some have already returned. there may be space for civilians but it is going to be largely military and diplomatic personnel. someone who has been a presence at the airport has been a presence at the airport has been a presence at the airport has been the uk ambassador to afghanistan, sir laurie bristow, and he posted on social media from he made about his final thoughts. the team here have been working to the very last moment to evacuate british nationals, afghans and others at risk.

simon jones, bbc news.e the airport seems to be more stable and organised — that's according to the uk's ministerfor the armed forces james heappey. he gave this update in the last hour. today the marshalling that the taliban are doing is making a big difference and so if people have had the instruction from the ministry of defence over the foreign office to come forward and to get on a flight, we encourage them to do so because we are getting people through now at a good rate. already this morning, 731 people have been successfully admitted and processed through the handling centre and are now ready to fly. so it is... for all that we have seen on the news over the last few days and they have been the most awful images, the reality is things are flowing now quite well and we need people who are being told to come forward, to have the confidence to do so. the former british prime minister, tony blair, has said president biden�*s policy — which led to the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan — was "imbecili

simon jones, bbc news.— was suspended, but is expected to resume today. an investigation is under way. a former diplomat, who was sentenced to eight months injail, over blogs he wrote about the high court trial of alex salmond in 2020, has handed himself into the police. this comes after supreme courtjudges refused 62—year—old craig murray, the former british ambassador to uzbekistan, permission to appeal his conviction for breaching a court order. prosecutors had said mr murray deliberately risked jigsaw identification of women, who had made complaints against mr salmond. scotland's former first minister was acquitted of all 13 sexual assault charges. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. firefighters have been struggling since wednesday, to contain dozens of fires around several popular tourist towns —— which have now killed at least six people and injured another 200. in the turkish holiday resort of bodrum tourists

simon jones, bbc news. we can now speak to mauro giles, a british tourist who is in greece.ou forjoining us. telus the impact it has had on you. my the impact it has had on you. my pleasure. the first thing is we cut our holiday short. it was necessary. then the police started communicating with us a few days ago and said the situation, it was importantly escalating by the minute and we needed to make a decision, so we contacted the railway and found a way to get to mainland greece, so throughout this interesting journey, from the islands we are on, quite literally in front, we finally made a way out of the danger zone. it was a rather interesting situation. we saw the fire just in front of us, we were on the ferry, we could see and smell and then field the fire, it was so very close. there was no other way out. the captain said we needed to make it through and we did, at one point it was too in the afternoon but it felt like midnight, everything was dark, and in situations like this we had to keep it under control and stay in motion and avoid panic. that is what has been ha

simon jones, bbc news. competition at the circuit — near dartford in kent — was suspended, but is expected to resume today. an investigation is under way. the headlines on bbc news... gold for gb gymnast max whitlock — taking the team's tally to ten at the tokyo 0lympics. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing — without planning permission. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. firefighters have been struggling since wednesday, to contain dozens of fires around several popular tourist towns —— which have now killed at least six people and injured another 200. in the turkish holiday resort of bodrum tourists were told to wait for rescue boats last night to escape nearby wildfires, according to local medi

simon jones, bbc news. with me is our political correspondent pete saull.centives? it be or they have access to these incentives?— incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail— incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail is _ incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail is still— incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail is still to _ incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail is still to come - incentives? it is not yet clear in the detail is still to come from | incentives? it is not yet clear in i the detail is still to come from the government and how exactly this is going to work but these are technology companies and ought to be able to get things up and running fairly quickly. they already offer a range of discounts on the platforms it might be, for example, if you go get a vaccine you are given a code which will be redeemable on delivery or one of other apps we have mentioned there in the report but some questioning whether this goes far enough to persuade young people to go and get the job. far enough to persuade young people to go and g

caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent simon jones is here.poignant moment, the last civilian only flight to the uk. we knew the operation to get british civilians and also people who have worked with the british forces, interpreters, to get them out of the country was coming to its endgame. we heard from the military this morning that the final flight just for civilians would be leaving today and just after one o'clock this afternoon we got confirmation that the final flight had left kabul airport. there will be further flights over the weekend but the focus of those will be getting british military personnel and diplomatic staff out. it is possible some civilians may be able to get places on those flights but it certainly will not be the focus. this really is a moment that we have been preparing for over the past couple of weeks but nevertheless it is quite a moment that this will be the last chance for civilians to get out. one figure who has been present over the past couple of weeks at kabul airport is the british ambassador sir laurie br

simon jones, bbc news. with me is our political correspondent pete saull.is perhaps you go along and get vaccinated, get given a code and then you are able to redeem that on places like to lug around, ever. hooperfor places like to lug around, ever. hooper for example places like to lug around, ever. hooperfor example might places like to lug around, ever. hooper for example might offer free rise to vaccination centres, but we are still waiting to find out exactly when the initiative is going to come into effect —— uber. clearly ministers are keen to see an upsurge now in the number of young people that are getting the jabs. they feel there's been a little bit of a downturn in this happening, but they want to do over the summer because there is the risk that when universities return when schools go back the cases start to creep up again in the autumn. time really is of the essence.— again in the autumn. time really is of the essence. what's your reaction has been to — of the essence. what's your reaction has been to this _ of the essence. what's your reacti

simon jones, bbc news.ible. if it gets too complicated, people cannot really follow it. we have looked at various options. with me now is the labour mp for exeter is ben bradshaw he is also a member of the transport committee. why is there a problem with something so simple as a traffic light system of red, amber and green. i light system of red, amber and ireen. ., �* ~' ., light system of red, amber and i reen, ., �* 4' ., ., light system of red, amber and ireen. ., �* ~ ., ., . green. i don't know how much you have looked _ green. i don't know how much you have looked at _ green. i don't know how much you have looked at the _ green. i don't know how much you have looked at the rules _ green. i don't know how much you have looked at the rules across i have looked at the rules across europe, but the united kingdom has the most complicated, expensive and restrictive travel rules of any country. the rest of europe has been travelling freely more or less since mid—june, the americans also. we have had the sto

simon jones, bbc news.overnment, they say there is not really a difference between independent schools and state schools, whether they are selective or academies or comprehensives. this isjust a statistical quirk. but labour are saying if you cut the data in a different way, it looks like the increase in a grade and a* grade, was in private schools. the education secretary is saying you could have avoided that system if the government had been more organised with what they replace the exams with this year. the labour allegation is that the education secretary should have known it was a real risk that the exams could be cancelled and he could have put more effort into a system that was more standardised so we would not even be having a conversation about can you slice and dice the data in different ways to show different outcomes. looking ahead, the department for education says it wants exams to get back to normal in 2023, we heard gavin williamson yesterday talking about a path to exams, when in your view

simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.ou turn on a policy before it is ever announced. this is all caettin before it is ever announced. this is all getting into _ before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. - before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. rather. all getting into semantics. rather than a u—turn i would say this as may a policy being parked in a lay-by, may a policy being parked in a lay—by, to continue the driving metaphor. this is something that was proposed to ministers and discussed at a meeting in whitehall last week, this idea of an amber watch list. no decision was made about it, the pros and cons were discussed, and yesterday at the point of decision, the prime minister in the words of a whitehall source, decided to kill it. it has never been adopted as government policy but when you looked at reports in the newspapers and heard government ministers briefing it may have felt like that. that is why we have ended up here. the reason it is happening is because we

simon jones, bbc news. let's get more with our chief political correspondent, adam fleming.private schools and the state sector, what is the analysis going on as to why it exists? that sector, what is the analysis going on as to why it exists?— on as to why it exists? that is a battle over— on as to why it exists? that is a battle over the _ on as to why it exists? that is a battle over the interpretation i on as to why it exists? that is a j battle over the interpretation of these results. if you listen to the government they say there's not really a difference between independent schools and state schools, whether they are selective, academies or comprehensives. it is a bit of a statistical quirk. but labour are saying if you cut the data in a different way, it does look like the increase of a and a* was disproportionate in private schools. it is claimed it could have been avoided if the government were more organised with what it replaced exams with this year and the argument from labour is, the education secretary, gavin williamson, should have known at the start of the

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.n won in 1908. the star of this year's games, adam peaty, says he's already looking ahead to the next olympics in paris. we've got to find a way to be better, we have got to find a way to improve on that. and with the relay with the boys, we have got to become stronger. how do we do that? do we come together as individuals, do we come together as a team? we don't know, but we know it is probably going to be another world record to beat america. so, hopefully the investment continues. obviously, a massive thank—you to the national lottery who make these dreams happen. so, you know, it's great to have the support of the nation, and let's go get gold in paris. i just want to ask you very quickly around there seems to be a growing debate and conversation around mental health for athletes, and ijust wonder how important do you think that is as a high—profile athlete? i tweeted that today before my flight, and someone commented saying, you know, "you don't deserve a break because you're an a

simon jones, bbc news.n that in our business coverage. the rapper known as dizzee rascal has been charged with assault, following an incident in south london. the 36—year—old, whose real name is dylan mills, was charged after police officers visited an address in streatham on 8thjune. they said a woman at the property had suffered minor injuries, but did not need hospital treatment, police said. mr mills is due to appear at croydon magistrates�* court on 3rd september. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it's considered one of the hardest gold medals to win. we meet the australian teenager competing in the new olympic discipline of sport climbing. this is bbc news. an olympic sprinter from belarus who was ordered home has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland and is due to fly to warsaw on wednesday. the international olympic committee announced an investigation. norway's karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men's 400 metre hurdles. got some breaking news from the olympics

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is on island of evia, one of the worst hit areasworking such long hours to try to bring these blazes under control. it has been eight days and now that the fires have been raging out of control here on the island, causing disruption, making people leave their homes, neither hotels. and we have seen local volunteers going to the front line of the fire with anything they can to try to extinguish it. we have seen people bringing their tractors with trucks with any kind of tank of water that they can put on it. and even taking little fire extinguishers that people having their homes or in hotels, they have been those fire extinguishers, trying to put out the fire any way they can. desperate to try to save their forest, their homes and their property. and this is something that they are really hoping now will see the end of it. this has been for the whole of greece, in the words of the prime minister, a nightmare the summer. but as bethany bell on the greek island of evia. a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest

simon jones, bbc news.n, reports. he's the former prime minister most often remembered for the controversies that swirled around the conflict in iraq, but before the war there came this moment in 2001 when he committed his troops to afghanistan shortly after the september 11 attacks. military action against targets inside afghanistan has begun. i can confirm that uk forces are engaged in this action. the world understands that while of course there are dangers in acting, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater. 20 years on, his critique of president biden's decision to pull out is unflinching. he writes... — a phrase the president has used. mr blairadds... he sets out his argument in a 2,700 word article, published on his website, in which he paints the taliban as part of a bigger picture — what he calls radical islam — a desire to turn the religion into a political ideology that's exclusionary and extreme. taking this on, he says, is a strategic challenge comparable to the decades—long threat the west

simon jones, bbc news. made around £7 million from greensill capital before the controversial finance company collapsed earlier this year. that's according to documents obtained by bbc panorama. the former prime minister had lobbied the government on behalf of the company and has repeatedly refused to tell mps what he was paid by greensill. a spokesman for mr cameron said his remuneration was a private matter. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent adam fleming. i know mps are away at the moment but their parliamentary whatsapp groups must have been buzzing with this overnight. we groups must have been buzzing with this overnight-— this overnight. we have had a statement — this overnight. we have had a statement from _ this overnight. we have had a statement from labour's - this overnight. we have had a i statement from labour's deputy leader_ statement from labour's deputy leader who has gone on the record saying _ leader who has gone on the record saying it _ leader who has gone on the recor

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news.speculated that the russians are still cheating. but in russia itself, many feel their athletes have been punished — unable to use their national flag or anthem. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. these are russia�*s next generation of olympic hopefuls. their minds are focussed on perfecting complex moves, not criticism that their country isn�*t being punished enough for doping. the girls told me theyjumped forjoy when russian gymnasts took gold in tokyo, inspired even though the team has to compete without the national anthem and flag. translation: you can take away our flag and anthem, l but you can never take our love for russia. russian athletes are hardly anonymous. their entire kit is in the form of the flag. more than 330 athletes are competing for the russian olympic committee. that is even though russia was caught cheating on a giant scale after the 2014 games. russia has been punished. former olympians do not think russia has got off lightly because its reputation is now in

simon jones, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent adam fleming.rning. there is pressure on the government to look at the system, isn't there?— the government to look at the system, isn't there? there are two issues that — system, isn't there? there are two issues that have _ system, isn't there? there are two issues that have emerged - system, isn't there? there are two issues that have emerged from - system, isn't there? there are two| issues that have emerged from this year set of results that we got yesterday, the first one is that they are out of work compared with previous years with lots of a and a*s, and it all is also out of whack because private and independent schools have given out more a and a*s compared to people from other backgrounds. it's not clear what could be done about this year other than individuals can make appeals to the individual marks but that doesn't really affect the system overall. the big question is, what does the uk do for its exam system next year? it's notjust pupils sitting their exams this year who have had the

custody until his next court appearance at isleworth crown court on 24th september. 0ur reporter simon jonesrompted the police and local council to advise people who had bought items from those three supermarkets on that evening to dispose of them straightaway. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates in chester charged with rape. the 27—year—old defender spoke through a french translator only to confirm his name, address and date of birth. the court was told benjamin mendy is charged with a number of serious sexual assaults. they are three counts of rape of a woman in october last year, a sexual assault of a woman injanuary this year and the rape of a woman earlier this month. the charges relate to three different complainants, one of whom is under 18 years old. let's ta ke let's take you back to our main story, the situation in afghanistan and united nations warning it could slip into famine if it doesn't get urgent aid. slip into famine if it doesn't get urgent aid-— slip into famine if it doesn't get uruent aid. . ., .

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influenced generations of future performers from the beatles to simon and garfunkel, and more recently green day's billie joe armstrong and nora jonesthink of how elite that is, in 1986. and then joined the country music hall of fame in 2001. don credited their success to simply doing what they liked and following their instincts instead of trends. phil died in 2014. don died this past saturday at his home in nashville. he was 84 years old. >> wow. >> so influential those two. their harmonies -- i can't tell you how many musicians have told me the ever lly brothers -- >> i was talking to the brothers osborne in the green room. they said that the magnificence of this group was that they sounded like the same voice singing at the same time -- >> speaking of which, stay with us. coming up, look who's in our >>> good morning. it's 8:25. i am len kiese. a vaccine and testing mandate begins today for city workers in san jose covering more than 8,000 people. they must show proof of vaccination or get tested weekly. those who do not comply must go on unpaid leave. >>> state funding available for bicycle turn outs to make it easier for cars

simone: key for the taliban going forward, they want international legitimacy, and it is partly about money. the formal central banker in afghanistan told dow jonesillion in afghan accounts around the world, and if the u.s. cuts off access, they will only access about 0.1% of them. not only did we see the united states say it will freeze assets in bank accounts in the united states that were owned by the afghan government. we are seeing 18 republican lawmakers appealing to janet yellen, saying there is money from the imf going out august 23 , $500 million. please intervene, do not allow this money to go to the taliban. francine: thank you so much simone foxman. we are also joined by -- the taliban are saying they are different and will be more inclusive. will that actually be true? >> they are telling us what we think we want to hear. there is not one unified taliban . it is not one monolith. there are different factions, more and less extreme factions. the latter are holding press conferences in places like kabul . we will get a clearer sense when the high command arrives and takes charge of the situation. we will look to the government they for

jones industrial average was up 278 points to close at 35,116. the nasdaq rose 80 points. the s&p 500 added 36. and, at the summer olympics, an american star returned to competition. gymnast simonee on the balance beam after sitting out other events to focus on her mental health. and in pole vaulting, american chris nilsen won silver, while sweden took the gold. stil to come on the newshour: how the infrastructure deal hopes to boost broadband across the u.s. why wildfis hit western families unequally. a sculptor changes perspective, marveling viewers for decades. and much more. >> woodruff: the senate is debating a trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill this week that would invest in vital public works projects throughout the country. one key portion expands broadband internet access for millions of americans lisa desjardins explains. >> desjardins: among the larger single pieces in this bill is $65 billion set aside for high- speed broadband, long seen as an area with some big gaps and disparities. some 30 million people in the u.s. either have no internet or get it at speeds too slow to access the modern web. another 100 million have some access but don't subscribe to

hannah-jones turned down a tenured offer opting to work for howard university again. simone concerns. the international women's team falling to canada soccer finals. 1-0 loss after both teams took a knee at the start of the game. team u.s.a. remains the total medal count leader but china tops the medal spot with 7 gold medals. still we have the most medals overall. guys. steve: we're ahead by two. carley: there you go. steve: all right. u.s. senators working overtime to sign off on joe biden's trillion dollars infrastructure bill but could the house be their biggest obstacle? congressman byron donalds is next right here on "fox & friends." ♪ at usaa, we've been called too exclusive. because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank, or when they were in. a marine just out of basic, or a petty officer from '73. and even his kids. and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their families. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should