as our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. they are a danger. they still put targets on your backs. for some black americans whose loved ones were killed and accounted with police, the fight for justice isjust beginning. justice for our people. 30 years ago, the policeman who were filmed beating of rodney king were acquitted. and la was burned. more than 60 people were killed in the uprising that lasted six days. it changed los angeles and america. but how much depends on who you ask. the basic tectonic plates have not changed. the basic poverty, the basic segregation, the basic economic discrimination and racism. we create ghettos in this country and then we send cops in to contain and suppress what ghettos create.
capital won by the militant group since 2016. the afghan army has announced they re preparing a major operation to retake lashkar gah. they vowed not to leave a single taliban alive, and they have urged civilians to evacuate. but for a city of 200,000 people, where can the displaced go? families are trapped and it feels like the violence isjust beginning. there is no safe route for now. all routes are basically fraught with danger. yesterday i was visiting a health facility in kandahar and the health staff reported to me that they are seeing people who fled from the north of kandahar and from lashkar gah and making their way to kandahar, but those are the lucky ones. some of them are still trapped in the area where the conflict is active, and those are the ones that we are most worried about.
isjust beginning. england s huge match against denmark is on wednesday at wembley. gareth southgate s side have been training today, following the 4 0 win over ukraine on saturday. they re yet to concede a goal and the players have really appreciated the support coming from the fans, as they look to make a first final in a major international tournament since 1966. of course we are aware of it. it is brilliant to see. that is what social media should be therefore. we see all the positive vibes and videos going around and like i say, it is a great atmosphere to be involved in and winning football matches enables that but we are on this journey together, as, matches enables that but we are on thisjourney together, as, players, staff, fans. we all want the same thing, to win football matches and go as far as we can and everything is good at the moment. in less than 24 hours time, it s the first semi final at wembley between italy and spain.