coming up, believe it or not, we don't get to decide a global pandemic is over just because we feel like it. do you know how many americans are still dying every day from covid-19? i'll break it down for you in 60 seconds. but first, richard lui is here with the headlines. good evening to you, mehdi. some of the stories we're watching for this hour. talks among western government officials. afghan civil society representatives and the taliban are now under way in oslo, amaid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in afghanistan. the closed door meetings will be taking place over the next three days. this trip marks the first time since the taliban took over the country in august that their representatives have held official meetings in europe. in northern california, over 500 residents were told to evacuate their homes in the big sur area as a brush fire straed -- spread through the mountainous coastal region. the blaze, which started in a rural area in monterey county, has burned at least over 1,000 acres. as of saturday evening, the