the valley of the cables. the video is getting ready to leave for la pas to sell his 50 kilos of coca leaves in the market. a 5 hour bus journey along the road of death. mother. he's accompanied by edwin, the son of old ignacio, the man who invented the cables. guy way. bobby. some other yes. turkey, the feelers on their cables, the flying men of young goes far less of ease. when they have to go on the road of death, almost fuel, he resumed as much as he got out, as well as just as it was the damn point. sounds got but just of arrow, the dangers of the road mean nothing. he hasn't seen his family in more than a month. the weather is set up in the villa for market love has it's the only place in the country where the coco arrows are allowed to sell the crop the even. so it's estimated that as much as a 3rd of all the coca leaves that are sold here, end up in the laboratories of cocaine traffic and in the market. the cheerleaders, the native indian women rule the roost. they are the ones who by themselves, the c

there were about 20 of these cables strung across the valley all day long. people and goods fly across the river, 200 meters below the thing. at each end home may tell us that in theory provide stability and safety. some of the wires have been in use for 20 years and have slackened dramatically. the cook alara's have never bothered replacing them more muslims. but this is to allow me to go on the head. and those is a must have this quattro alumnus to prevent the police from becoming unfastened. the coca arrows you string at each end as a kind of peg. is this bella liberally the book, the last, instead of going to look must because new possible. she knows her mother, he is selling to southern. it's a look your level the reason to hang on to the police, the coca arrow simply attached themselves with bits of fabric cloth. and to begin to get with him. this is christine this hinted all of the a good dingle. do you think there's this is alicia i'm out of. yes. yes, because it doesn't really matter. but i can that's it. but. but i'm not your friend going to, you kn

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ah, the ah. fighting for control of the pension valley, both the can taliban and resistant pulses claim them making advances. ah rahman, what you know, they're like my headquarters here in that hole. so coming up thailand, prime minister, when they compensate in parliament despite months of protest, calling him to resign. also, documents related to the september. the 11th attack could soon be made public as to the us, the president ordered files to be classified as much as you've done yet enough at all. and the musician, known as if he, as elvis presley had died and i met who influenced his country music scene. ah, welcome to the tag. and there's been more fighting in the last pocket of anti taliban resistance in going to punch in the valley with both sides, claiming advances. the national resistance front made up of malicious and former african security force members. it's the last group to hold out against taliban rule, but the telephone says the entire country is now under its control. troll, struck for jones, been out from car morning, charles, conflicting stories ready from both si

in one final bend and the brothers finally and the children valley the, the road is better. he had surfaced and protected by the foothills. it will soon be time for college driving lessons for the bad news and store just a few kilometers further down in the valley. part of the mountain has slid onto the road, making any further progress, impossible. but none of them are what what didn't know what was going on. the side of the mountain is unstable, and there is a constant series of rock falls below risking life and limb. the work of labour non stop to open away through the fall he goes on the walk breaks loose and hit the front of the truck, the the on either side of the rock full one behind the other, some 30 trucks wait for the road to reopen. some of the truck has been stuck for days, some more patient than others past the time as best they can. the order was supposed to come out with roadrunner cornell. we would look what happened and we'll get to the euro. the problem, the small tract f as such a huge mountain. everybody's pending, their hopes on the big government bulld

with the small town is where the most famous trunk decorating company in the valley. to mean and cope can be found the family run business that attracts clients from all over the country. and i've got a question about us typically, how about just thinking, you know, what was the question to gig? he's got to he does this guy the following morning on the stretch of road that's being close. the much anticipated bulldozer finally arrived. doesn't take long to clear a path through the rocks. the the be the only a temporary part through the rubble. the mountain continues to collapse, the raving the rocks, the 1st drivers, johnson luck. in the woods, turn, the younger brother as his guide. they make it and finally resumed their journey. is particularly proud of his brother who helped ensure they made the trip in safety and decides to reward him though or the love of god is again the god if you rather the one is also not living there for let me really that you know the new driving school in these parts, the young i taught by their eldest in the water was i'm on the august. i d

that's the valley. north of the capital. couple where there's been a lot of fighting going on. the final pockets of territory which had remained outside taliban rule. the spokesmen went on to say that the time man had tried to negotiate. but the resistance gave a negative on says, referring that to the national resist in front of chemist on the n r f, who had been fighting with the taliban in that valley. he also said they would treat the people of that valley know differently and would appoint pantry, residence in various positions in the, in that valley and no civilian casualties were taken in the fighting. a couple of questions by members of the media there about when we are expected to hear about a government being announced. and he said they wanted to do the job properly and that they wouldn't announce the government till friday. but it would be an all inclusive governments. he was a talked about couple airports and the fact that it's been badly damaged and, but they did expect international flights to resume ceiling. let's go to our correspondent charles stratford, who is

sorry a district called nava which is on the southern end of the valley. they said that they are reporting that they blew up a bridge to try and hope to talk about evolves. we know that the child about it was suddenly, according to them surrounded the valley. we also know that the ref, i've got a lot of weapons in there when we were at the entrance close to the entrance a couple days ago. speaking to villages, just outside of audi, they said that around the time just before the taliban took control of cobble, there was a big effort, seemingly by the n r f to get as many weapons as they could into the valley. they say that they've been preparing for, they sort of fight for a long time for years. so expect you to believe there are serious amounts of weapons in there. but of course they are hugely out. numbered. tyler bon is obviously very strong. and as i say they have surrounded the, the valley to just say though that this isn't just one valley. this is an area with, with a number of different valleys in it. and as we know, it has been incredibly difficult f

food had run out, the hair -- they had had shortages in the valley. as going to be sent in and that communications and electricity was also going to be restarted. there were some fiery language from him initially. describing this battle with the self-declared national recesses front. -- national resistance front. commented -- calling it the last terrorism pocket in the country. those words are going to be looked at and interpreted by worried afghans and concerned members of the international community. what we do know, simile, this is a historic day in afghanistan. the taliban having taken full control for the first time of the panjshir valley. >> the author of "the long war", the story of afghanistan since 9/11. he was a communications advisor to the former president. some have already responded to calls for a national uprising. >> we have seen responses from the north, northwest, some things on a social media saying they are rising up. as requested by others. if he could emerge from this as the standard baron, a focal point of resistance to the talib

former vice president is offer in the panjshir valley. isted to the bbc he remains there and that report that he has left the country are baseless. >> the reports concerning my escape from afghanistan are totally baseless. i am here. we have had several meetings regarding the situation. the situation is difficult. we have been under alkylation -- invasion of the taliban, al qaeda, terrorist regions and beyond, as usual, backed by the pakistanis. we have resisted. the resistance will not bow to terrorism, and it will continue. there are difficulties but i have not fled or escaped. i want to assure you, through this video, that everything said that i have fled or injured, baseless, fake news. >> he said the battle for panjshir valley is an information or propaganda war. >> we have to be skeptical about the hour-by-hour report that the sides put out. they are trying to demoralize the other side. what we can establish is that the taliban have conducted a major mobilization. they rounded up several thousand troops. i can confirm they have deplo

now we know that the valley is, is very easy or is very well defended. sorry by this opposition group to the tyler bomb. we also, according to the thought of on say they say that they have fully surrounded the area. the big concern, nice for what we understand are around 152200000 civilians that are inside the valley. mainly from a tragic the tragic ethnic minority. we got very close to the entrance yesterday. we spoke to civilians in that area and the toilet bomb. and this is our report. smoke rises over the town of gould, the hall, the entrance to the punches valley and northeast of galveston needed the soviets during the 1980s war. nor the taliban had ever managed to control this mountainous region around a 100 kilometers north of cobble. a shells lands nearby, taliban fighters, ready the weapons. men in this village say they have driven their wives and children to safety. angry. i'm scared. i'd rather not go down to the americans betrayed us. president grannie betrayed us to you left us under the cannons and tanks, and we can't stop either side fighti

another shell landed close by the taliban, his block phone networks in the valley. there are growing fears about the estimated a $150000.00 people living inside and many entirely bound controlled areas around gold. ha ha. the big concern is that suits forces coming round on the mountain ridges. trying to surround this area in order to isolate global ha love and we left in global heart. but now we are leaving. today came from cobbled to collect our belongings. i already took my family out of the fighting is ongoing dental shelf. he think people's homes on both sides are shutting, call him on the water. i've got families, flea for their lives in one of the last pockets of resistance to holly bond rule. and charlie, as fighting continues in pan chairs, increasing diplomatic activity in campbell, tell us about what's been happening. that's right. certainly the forefront seems that those diplomatic efforts at the moment is vitally important issue of getting the international airport up and running again. because of course, without that you're going to be very hamstrung in

there was some good bottles in one little band and the brothers finally and the children valley. the road is better here. its surface protected by the foothills. it will soon be time for college driving lessons for the bad news and store just a few kilometers further down in the valley. part of the mountain has slid onto the road, making any further progress impossible. and none of them are one couple and no one didn't know what was going on. the side of the mountain is unstable and there is a constant series of rock full below risking life and limb. the work of labour non stop to open away through the phone. he goes to the walk, breaks loose and hit the front of the truck, the the the on either side of the rock full one behind the other, some 30 trucks wait for the road to reopen. some of the truck hasn't been stuck for days, some more patient than others past the time as best they can. the order was supposed to come. there were brought rather no cornell, we would look welcome in and we'll get the euro out. was that a problem then? the small tractor for such a huge mountain. ever

panjshir has many semi—valleys, from the southern part up to the northern part of the valley. w, the taliban are only in a few locations. they are facing difficulties. our forces are resisting and defending their people, their honour, their home and their values. this isn't a resistance that will end with the taliban entering panjshir. panjshir is the lion's den. any enemy who enters panjshir will not leave alive. but it's true, isn't it, that there are a number of key commanders of the nrf that have been either injured or killed in this battle? fahim dashty, for instance — reports of emerging that he's been killed. what details are you able to give us on this? can you tell us more about who he was, what he represented? in war, there is always casualties on both sides. this is something normal. we are not going to deny that we've had casualties. two of my colleagues, mr dashty the spokesperson, and general zara, who was a formidable military officer, who served under and was the nephew of the late commander massoud, were martyred tonight. unfortunately, they were martyred, howe

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but it was late last night when video was leaked out from the valley. and that video shows the vice president of afghanistan rule a solid sitting in a room with books behind him. saying today is the 3rd of september. and these reports about the punch valley having fallen completely base this a total lie. he said that the resistance would continue and saying that he was very much discussed in the valley itself. we were close to the entrance around about this time. yesterday morning. the fighting was was heavy when we arrived. and we spoke a lot of civilians, a lot of terrified civilians in that area. and this is our report. smoke rises over the town of gold, the hall, the entrance to the punches valley in northeast of ghana stone. neither the soviets, during the 1980s war, nor the taliban have ever managed to control this mountainous region around a 100 kilometers north of cobble. a shells lance nearby taliban fighters ready their weapons. many in this village say they have driven their wives and children to safety. they angry. i'm scared. i'd rather not

are the bad news in store just a few kilometers further down in the valley. part of the mountain has slid onto the road, making any further progress? impossible. but none of them are what what didn't know what was going on. the side of the mountain is unstable and there is a constant series of rock falls below risking life and limb. the work of labor stopped to open the way through the phone. 2 when he got to the walk break loose and hit the front of the truck, the the on either side of the rock full one behind the other, some 30 trucks wait for the road to reopen. some of the truck has been stuck for days. some more patient than others past the time as best they can. the order was supported to come over there were the roads rather, no cornell, we but look what we'll get out of the out the problem, the small tractor for such a huge mountain. everybody's pending their hopes on the big government, the bulldozer that has been sent out from draw shed a few kilometers away. josh is renowned throughout pakistan for its splendid trucks. and it's no coincidence since

for days, there have been intense battles in the tangier valley with the taliban resistance fro.or the latest,et's go live to islamabad. those are unconfirmed reports, but what more can you tell us? >> the ground situation seems to be quite confusing for now. there were claimthe taliban had taken over the valley, the last bastion of the taliban in afghanistan. a few moments ago, the former president of afghanistan who claims to be the acting president sent a message out saying the fighting between resistance forces and taliban has intensified. in the past weeks, the taliban took over couple -- coue -- kabul. in the last two days, heavy fighting started in the taliban. the situation since yesterday is that the taliban have tan over all the provinces aund. we have heard reports of the taliban not letting foodnd medical supplies through. >> obviously, there has been a lot of focus on the pangaea valley because of what is going on in the rest o the country, but there has been riding there for years. >> it has been going on since the 1990's. the current leader is the son of a man who

this is common in the valley. voices are raised. s later, he is shot several times and killed. we are not showing you those images. a bystander insists the man they have just killed was not in the military. the bbc has confirmed more than 20 people have beenilled since the talin entered the province. one of them washis shopkeeper and father of two. his family want his name and story to be known. a taliban spokesperson denies civilians are being targeted. when the taliban entered the valley, they promised peace and stability. >> they should come out, do their daily activities. if they are shopkeepers, they can go to their shops. if they are farmers, they can go to their farms. we are here to protect them, their lives, and their families. >> but these pictures show that people are not waiting to see if the taliban keep their promises. with telecommunications cut in the valley, it is hard to get information out. but the international community has warned the taliban they are watching and they will be held accountable for their actions.

but in the meantime, of course, it's also dealing with fighting in the punch you valley. that's right, robi i said, despite claims the day before yesterday from the top to bottom that they had taken control full control of the valley. that seems to not have happened at all. we are hearing reports of heavy fighting on going people who were in the area yesterday said it was especially hard shelling. we understand that the tale bon certainly seem to be according to them making gains. they saying that they have taken control of 4 of the 7 districts district. he's effectively an area around a large village called into our understanding of course that he's being refused to by body. and our ref, this is the resistance group that is opposing the child about they're saying that they reach control of one of these districts, a place called on a bar, which we know is that the, the southern side, the southern end of the valley, we have reports that they blew up a bridge to try and stop the tyler bond from advancing further. so there are these claims and county claims being made. but we

but the panjshir resistance continues in the valleys and main road. ter: he accuse the taliban of spreading false information. >> the rumors about our commander fleeing are false. he and the acting president are in panjshir. they had a meeting early monday to organize resistance from strongholds in the mountains. reporter: two battles are being fought in the valley, a campaign between the taliban and the fighters of the national resistance fronts. anchor: for 12 days, france 24 was in kabul reporting on history, the taliban takeover and final evacuations from the airport. many are wondering how he would leave the country. he is back in france after driving across the border into pakistan. here his -- here is his report documenting the journey. >> [speaking french] >> [speaking french] >> it was very dangerous, very dangerous. once it was so close by us that i said it was like someone entered the car. >> [speaking french] >> [speaking french] anchor: he was a french cinema legends. jean-paul belmondo, star of the new wave, has died at 88. he became a ho

they raised a flag over the panjshir valley. the leader of the resistance is calling on all afghans cover where to rise up against the taliban. also coming up, two of belarus's prominent dissidents receive long prison terms. they helped lead protest against alexander lukashenko's disputed reelection campaign. a coup in guinea. the leaders have pledged a peaceful transition. the take over the west african country has drawn international condemnation and threats of sanctions. plus, it is time to say adieu to a giant a french cinema. jean paul -- has died at the age of 88. we will look back the legacy of a leading man par excellence. to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight the taliban say that the war in afghanistan is now finally over. the islamists claimed victory over opposition forces today in the panjshir valley, the last province -- to elude taliban control. the leader of the resistance has called for a nationwide uprising against the taliban. >> the taliban flag raised above the panjshir governor's office. the last a

the battle, the control of i've got a sound punch in the valley, is intensifying. more phase fighting is reported between the national resistance front and ton of unfolds as the both claiming to have the upper hand. at least 12 police officers have been killed in an attack in the northern city of kit cook. suspected ice will find has talked at a vehicle check point 3 rocky soldiers died in another attack in the northwestern district of more mosul and laughing. it protests have been held in an attempt to disrupt the duration of an old church need and montenegro demonstrators blocked, raise a port with police before the ceremony was held the phone and see the church. as a symbol of serbian influence, brazil's worst route had nearly a century is drawing at reservoirs and threatening its energy supplies, water levels, and many hydro electric dams are dropped to record lowe's and the government says it may have just salt. rationing electricity, emily se reports, this is the furnace reservoir next to one of the main. hydro electric dams in the brazilian state minister, ar

the valley is the home to traditional resistance in afghanistan.was where the northern alliance was based 20 years ago. with the help of the united states swept the taliban from power. this force in 2021 is a much smaller force. it is nothing like as powerful as the northern alliance. it seems inconceivable the taliban is going to give much in the way of concessions. there is every indication these clashes will continue and could intensify. >> the u.s. says it airlifted more than 120,000 people from kabul before the withdrawal deadline. many afghans who applied for a special visa including interpreters who worked with american forces have been left behind. some say they were beaten as they tried to get to the airport. >> this woman was an interpreter for the u.s. department of state and defense in afghanistan for five years. she tried and failed to get airlifted. >> that makes me hopeless because we served for the u.s. government. they say on social media we are helping our allies. how many of your allies have been evacuated? >> she says she and he

we know certainly according to the taliban, yet again, they saying that they have surrounded the valley. we also know that the ref are very heavily armed, according to locals that we spoke to a couple of days ago. they said that they saw the n r f pushing or pulling arms into that area. especially with sort of 2 or 3 days before the taliban took control of cobble. and experts say that the pan sheree is, is they are often called or been stopped. pining weapons in that valley. for years, syrian government forces of shell, the southern rebel held enclave of the of a land. a number of the civilians have reportedly been injured and follows. the 3 days cease fire, which is seen russian soldiers patrolling the rebels stronghold. the saudi led coalition fighting hootie rebels in yemen says it's intercepted 3 mess. i'll attacks on the east side of the country. 3 people have been injured, including a child. 14 houses have been severely damaged around presidents as his country is ready to revive talks of the 2015 nuclear deal, but not under western pressure. talks have been paused since june. fran

the punchy valley civilian population in the thousands. when we arrived there was a lot of smoke, there was a lot of artillery being fired at that town. we understand that the child bond, the child a binary control of it, but they have been responding as well in the last 5 minutes or so. again, more artillery heavy machine gun fire being heard. we've spoken to locals in the area. many locals telling is how terrified they are. they say the fighting started about 4 days ago. and as i say they, they say that it's especially bad at night. it has been escalating, they also say that the resistance, this group called the n r s that are in control of punch. if they said that they sold a group pulling in weapons, bringing in weapons into the area in and around the time that the taliban took control or pushing towards taking control of cobble preparing themselves for this fight. now, bear in mind that this valley is historically known for its, for its strong resistance. the soviets, whenever able to take it, the tale bars have never been able to tak

worst of the air quality in the santa clara valley, south of san jose and the areas that scott mentioned. unhealthy for sensitive groups tomorrow. ground level ozone is the trigger and morning exercise is just fine. this changes hour by hour. we do still have a little bit of wildfire smoke, air quality advisory ongoing for that smoke dropping into the north bay at times next couple of afternoons. high pressure traps the air pollution and squeezes the marine layer down. drive five minutes from the inner bay, into the 90s, 100 degrees near concord and livermore. fairfield is 107, heat advisory. san jose in 90s, bayside, 70s in san francisco and oakland. still high temperatures through wednesday. spare the air alert for tomorrow and wouldn't be surprised to see it extended through wednesday. cooler weather is going to help the air quality. we'll look at that and increasing fire danger for parts of northern california in 12 minutes. >>> you can download the nbc bay area news app for tailored weather forecasts and find out the air quality in your area, punch in your zip code, all set. >>> new

the poorest will be in the santa clara valley. e good news is we expect good air quality wednesday, thursday and friday in the north bay and south-central bay. upgrading to moderate quality. the one reason with the smoke is high-pressure pressure over the area right now is pulling in a clockwise circulation smoke to the bay area and high pressure is compressing the air which is trapping the smoke at the surface but we expect that situation to improve over the next several days. dan: track the air quality for your neighborhood with our qr code. you will notice it on the bottom left of your screen during our air quality and wildfire coverage. use the camera app on your phone to scan the code and will take you to the wildfire tracker. the map has the latest on the wildfires burning across california. it works really well. in the east bay, a woman says someone stole her custom, mobile pet grooming truck. siena dillman says it was stolen sunday between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. in san leandro. she says it is her dream and just wanted back. she

the poorest will be in the santa clara valley. the good news is we expect good air quality wednesday, thursday and friday in the north bay and south-central bay. upgrading to moderate quality. the one reason with the smoke is high-pressure pressure over the area right now is pulling in a clockwise circulation smoke to the bay area and high pressure is compressing the air which is trapping the smoke at the surface but we expect that situation to improve over the next several days. dan: track the air quality for your neighborhood with our qr code. you will notice it on the bottom left of your screen during our air quality and wildfire coverage. use the camera app on your phone to scan the code and will take you to the wildfire tracker. the map has the latest on the wildfires burning across california. it works really well. in the east bay, a woman says someone stole her custom, mobile pet grooming truck. siena dillman says it was stolen sunday between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. in san leandro. she says it is her dream and just wanted back. s

they've been shortages in the valley during the fighting. he said that food was going to be sent in. and he said that telecommunications communications and electricity was also going to be re started. but there was some fiery language from him initially as, as you heard describing this battle with the self declared or so my and r f, the national resistance front the taliban describing this is a victory over the last nest of terrorism in the country. while at the same time calling for unity. so yeah, i'm sure those words are going to be looked jackson, interpreted by obviously worried, concerned afghans and all the c concerned members of the international community too. but what we do know, seemingly, is that yes, this is a historic day in afghanistan, the charlotte bomb seemingly having taken full control for the 1st time of the punch valley. well, david loin is the author of the long war, the inside story of american, the gonna stand since $911.00. he was also a communications adviser to the former african president ashcroft connie, he says

um, they can't get fuel into the valley because the -- the taliban are controlling the entrances to the valley. what the taliban are doing and the videos that they are releasing which are part of what -- how they claim they are making gains in that valley seem to show them on some of the mountaintop heights, which are the key strategic areas to take to get into this panjshir valley. so the taliban say they are attacking from multiple directions around the valley. we know that achmed mas'ud, the commander of the forces in that valley has said he won't give up the fight. that he will fight to the death. we know the former-vice president is in that valley as well. he released short of a sohort video statement yesterday. you have to -- when you look at this video, you have to say this is a guy who sort of, you know, aged visibly over the last few weeks. he -- he definitely looks -- um -- not as -- not as strong and robust as he looked several weeks ago when he was forced to sort of flee from power. but he also holding out there, also being very defiant. the national resistance front who are

.— the pan'shir valley. _ the panjshir valley. indeed. the taliban have proved _ the panjshir valley. indeed. the taliban have proved themselves the panjshir valley. indeed. the i taliban have proved themselves to the panjshir valley. indeed. the - taliban have proved themselves to be a fighting force, but can they prove themselves as a government authority? unlikely. let's not forget that almost 70% of the country public budget was from external aid, and most of its hard currencies have been frozen in the united states, the central bank of afghanistan doesn't have access to it. so unless the taliban does a magic trick and starts to address these challenges, it is not going to have control and there will be pockets of resistance all over the country because at the end of the day people want to know who is in power so unless and until taliban troops excel as a governing power, it is too early to say that, but i don't see them doing something very positive to come out of this. professor amalendu misra at the u

the risking is the early on al jazeera ah, yes, i'm fighting intensifies enough kinda sounds. pan she a valley where resistance watches the trying to repel a ton of advance. i'm sure strap reporting from the entrance to the punch shift valley, where the fighting is escalating between the tale bond and what's being described as the last bastion of opposition to their rule. ah, i'm tied down to 0. live from london. also coming up. president biden is in louisiana to survey the damage left by hearken, ida, for the north, receiving federal to continue to reveal the extent of the destruction and 3 people in critical condition, ultra stabbing, and then use even supermarket. prime minister says the attack was iceland fired. ah, i know the taliban is locked in a battle for the region of pen shear. the last remaining area vasquez dawn. not on the taliban control. fighters from the national resistance from to repeatedly repelled advances by the on group. several 1000 fighters, regional groups, and remnants of the government forces of mass and the rugged valley, some residents. so that just before the tal

by sunday, mid to upper 90s for the tri-valley and areas south of san jose. very interesting ten-day forecast. spiked temperatures monday for livermore. similar trend for oakland. but watch the drop. it's almost like going off a cliff there, monday into tuesday for oakland from 80s to low 70s. the other side of the coin of this forecast does get interesting. as high pressure weakens. the storm here to the west will bring in a stronger sea breeze, but the possibility is there, the sierra may get a chance of showers middle part of next week. we'll watch that very closely with some great anticipation after the heat and smoke we're seeing this weekend. san francisco, 70s on the way for your holiday weekend plans. hazy skies. cooler middle part of next week. valleys, the heat cranking up. you'll notice it kicking in on sunday. monday, the holiday, looks to be the warmest day. cooler changes middle part of the week. could we see our first late summer showers returning to parts of the high country and the sierra? a look at that coming up tonight. >> thanks, rob. >>>

rob bride is in cobble and is more now on the situation in punch. here valley is stand off and the clashes have been continuing. the taliban, i didn't units pretty much have the whole of this valley surrounded. they are also saying that they are putting pressure on the pockets, by pressuring various strategic points around the valley for their part, the resistance force inside the valley, say they have been putting up a fierce defense claiming to have killed and injured schools of taliban fighters. but the fighting continues and especially with the breakdown of talk now talks have been ongoing for days now and trying to find some peaceful resolution of this some sort of way for the resistance to surrender as resistance has given way throughout . throughout afghanistan, this remains basically the only pocket of arms resistance now to the taliban. but according to the taliban, they've been holding towards with the lead at the, sued the leader of the resistance. and they say that the reason for the talk breaking down, what completely irrational demands from the su

in the valley, there are reports concerning my escape from afghanistan which are totally baseless andngs regarding the situation and the situation is difficult and we have been under invasion by the taliban, al-qaeda allies and those in the region and beyond and as usual, backed by the pakistanis come with held ground and we have assisted. the resistance is not to terrorism and it is going to continue. there are difficulties but i have not fled or escaped. i want to assure you through this video, that everything said at this moment that everything said at this moment that i have been injured orfled are baseless. fake news. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan. he said any new government in afghanistan should be as broadly based as possible. first, as we've said and as countries around the world have said. there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity and that it will have non—taliban who are representative of it in different communities and different interests in afghanistan. we wil

which really help the fire from sinking to the valleys also. that is why it has been stated at the higher elevations, the same set up this morning and moving forward. temperatures almost at the freezing level this morning, down in the valley. it gives you an idea of how chilly it is. right now, a southerly wind. through the day, it will crank up to possibly 80 miles per hour. you can see at home down again tonight, light and variable. tomorrow, a west wind at 14 miles per hour. so ember hopping will be less of a threat as we had through the next couple days. for us, we have an air-quality alert because of smoke. we talked about this yesterday, that it would get entrained into our sky and sure enough, it is there and will hang around for tomorrow. reggie? reggie: president biden approved a request for presidential emergency declaration. this will provide direct federal assistance to communities devastated by the fire. kumasi: in the north bay this morning, the firefighters are making sure no hotspots are flaring up after a grass fire in lorain co

when the taliban entered the valley, _ security forces. e and stability. but these pictures show that people are not waiting to see if the taliban will keep their word. with telecommunications cut, it's hard to get information out. but the international community is warning of the taliban that they are watching and that they will be held accountable for their actions. yalda hakim, bbc news. a court in new york is hearing the next stage of a civil case being brought against prince andrew in relation to allegations of sexual assault — allegations he denies. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. those proceedings have now concluded. of course the first in the case of virginia giuffre against prince andrew alleges that he sexually assaulted her in new york, london and the us virgin islands when she wasjust 17 london and the us virgin islands when she was just 17 years old. allegations that he strongly denies. this first hearing really focused on procedure more so than the allegations in the charges. the court was notified

we start off with a great beginning and that is the valley. pread the marine layer is. we are all waking up to gray skies today and it looks like it here and it looks like it up in the north bay and we switch it over and put it in futurecast and you see how widespread the clouds are. watch it all melts back and it takes a little while and by the time we get into the early afternoon by 1:00 or 2:00 we still have some hangers on the immediate bay that everyone else will be looking at sunshine. let's turn our focus now to the next approaching system. really well-developed storm spinning out in the gulf of alaska and we take that rain and bring it forward and watch the leading edge of the showers and most of this is going to the pacific northwest but there is a southern extent to this and it means we have a chance to get some rain. we are definitely going to get rain out of this for the far northern third of the state. that is very beneficial rain for the far north coast and by here at home the show was kind of fizzle and see what happened in the s

does that mean the resistance in the panjshir valley, | resistance in the panjshir valley, that will ce and the taliban say they now control the area? {iii they now control the area? of course. look, from 1979 up to 1992 or 1999 when the soviets were in the country, the soviets entered panjshir nine times. every time they came, they left the valley defeated. taliban are not as strong as the red army. are you are —— if you are able to manage that in the 19805 when we defeated our enemies, we're able to defeated our enemies, we're able to defeat the taliban. it is going to be a struggle and a challenge. we've overcame the5e be a struggle and a challenge. we've overcame these challenges before and we will in the future. mi. overcame these challenges before and we will in the future.— we will in the future. ali, head of forei . n we will in the future. ali, head of foreign relations, _ we will in the future. ali, head of foreign relations, thank- we will in the future. ali, head of foreign relations, thank you - we will in the future. ali, head of foreign relations, thank you for l foreig

the centre of the scenic panjshir valley. doubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. "god is great," their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. - we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanistan, their home. but they need to stop fuelling instability. a defiant reply on social media. 32—year—old commander ahmad massoud vows to continue the resistance. he says his men are still in panjshir valley and urges afghans to rise up. the taliban are getting on with the business of being in charge. this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths. he also stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, th