plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. we ll have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. these regulations are not a step back. today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matthew mcconaughy delivered an impassioned plea urging the country to support efforts to curb gun violence. we have a chance to reach for a higher ground above our political affiliations. the actor s white house visit comes after the tragic shooting at rob elementary school in his hometown of uvalde, texas. today the president ignored reporters questions about gun control, while on capitol lawmakers pressed the administration for answers on another urgent matter, the u.s. economy. we re seein
bank to downgrade its outlook for the global economy. a new report on the former afghanistan president s chaotic escape from kabul when it fell from the taliban last august, accused of taking millions when they fled. when the afghan president fled kabul last august and the taliban entered the capital making their way into the presidential palace, a rumor began that the president and his team took nearly $170 million from the afghan treasury before fleeing. a to report suggests the rumor was unfounded and may have been the result of russian disinformation. we know it came from the embassy in kabul, the russian embassy in kabul. an an exclusive interview, the ambassador rejected outright that he and the president left afghanistan with millions of dollars. absolutely not.
england lose the ashes after another humiliation in australia. they trail 3 0 with two matches remaining, after suffering a crushing defeat in the third test in melbourne. we need to put some pride back into the badge and make sure we come away from this tour with something, you know, it s as simple as that. a first christmas in the uk for the afghan familes who fled kabul, and the ongoing efforts to try and help those left behind. avalanche warnings are in place across six us states following heavy snow storms, as a civil emergency is declared in seattle. good morning. we have got rain moving from the west to the east today, which were clear at leaving a cloud behind it. windy across england and wales and for the rest of the week it s going to turn unseasonably mild. all the details later. our main story.
doesn t take you by the hand. i mean, for me, as long as a reaction is present, it means the mission is accomplished, right? whether you like her work or not, julia ducournau is breaking ground, shaking things up. she has become a strong, new, acclaimed voice in transgressive cinema. one documentary has been winning a big following at film festivals across north america, and it s gained many converts here at the new york film festival. it s called flee, and it chronicles the struggles of an afghan refugee trying to flee from the taliban in kabul 25 years ago. we caught up with the film maker at the telluride film festival. this unusual portrait of an afghan refugee who fled kabul in 1996 relies on animation, pop music and archivalfootage. the main character, amin, is a real person.
new, acclaimed voice in transgressive cinema. one documentary has been winning a big following at film festivals across north america, and it s gained many converts here at the new york film festival. it s called flee, and it chronicles the struggles of an afghan refugee trying to flee from the taliban in kabul 25 years ago. we caught up with the filmmaker at the telluride film festival. this unusual portrait of an afghan refugee who fled kabul in 1996 relies on animation, pop music and archivalfootage. the main character, amin, is a real person. amin is a pseudonym to protect his identity. flee s copenhagen based director has known amin personally as a close friend for a long time. it s a mess right now in afghanistan. i think it s important to kind of get some perspective on it, and amin s story happened many