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good afternoon. the pentagon has said the us remains in regular communication with the taliban but there has been no change in what it described as the enemy s situation despite extensive security threats. it comes after the us embassy advised its citizens not to travel to kabul airport until asked to because of security issues outside its gates. the us says its helped 2,500 american nationals to leave the city over the past week. outside the airport, there are scenes of panic and chaos. us forces are firing shots into the air in an attempt to control the crowds, and images on social media show soldiers dealing with bodies. a pentagon spokesmen says he can t rule out the possibility of american troops going outside of kabul airport to get people. meanwhile, the taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabul. a taliban official are the group is making progress in forming a government in afghanistan and aiming to improve
league season begins. good morning. it is a terrible weekend, weatherwise. low pressure moving in from the west, bringing a bit of rain for some of us, but equally, some sunshine on the cards as well. i will have all the weather details here on bbc breakfast. it s saturday 14 august. our top story: hundreds of people gathered at a candlelit vigil in plymouth last night, to remember the five people killed in thursday s mass shooting. the youngest victim, sophie martin, was just three years old. it comes as an investigation is launched by the police watchdog to understand why the gunman, jake davison, was allowed to take back his confiscated firearm and permit, weeks before the attack. aru na iyengar reports. the youngest face of plymouth s tragedy. sophie martin, just three years old, was out for a walk with her dad leigh when they were both shot dead byjake davison. fix, sad shot dead by jake davison. a sad time for this shot dead by jake davison. a sad time for this part
also in the programme: an explosion at a chemical plant in western germany kills at least one person. several others are missing. and simone biles withdraws from the team gymnastics at the tokyo olympics. the world s most watched athlete said she suffered a little injury to her pride after stumbling on landing. she comes in with pressure from so many directions. she comes in during the mantle of, you know, america s sweetheart, the big olympic star. bearing the mantle. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. onjanuary 6, hundreds of donald trump supporters launched an attack on the us capitol. seven months on, the first full congressional investigation into what exactly happened that day has now begun. the first witnesses to be called were four men who had been on duty that day. two capitol hill and two washington, dc police officers gave evidence about the violence and hatred they experienced. here s what the very first witness had to say. sadly,