And we meet the visually impaired Cycling World Record holder hoping to pedal his way to a paralympics gold medal. Everyone says, you are very talented. I am everyone says, you are very talented. Iam not, may be everyone says, you are very talented. I am not, may be my talented. I am not, may be my talent is i can focus on Something And Block everything else out. Maybe the Tunnel Vision Eyesight helps with that . Hello and welcome to the programme. Officials in the united states say President Biden will decide within the next 2a hours whether to maintain a Military Presence in afghanistan beyond The End of august. Mr biden is coming under growing pressure from his allies not to withdraw us troops from Kabul Airport and thus allow more afghan civilians to be evacuated. The issue will be the main point of discussion at a virtual G7 Summit later on tuesday. The taliban have warned there will be consequences if the united states tries to remain in afghanistan beyond next week. Well have more on that in a moment but first, our correspondent, Secunder Kermani reports from kabul. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to Kabul Airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permission to travel. Ive been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers, she says. But i cant even take two steps in this crowd. Everywhere we go, people Beg Us for help, Beg Us for information. Were being just surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. This chap worked with the afghan security forces. A foreign airfield. Someone else who worked with foreign forces. Someone else has got other documents. Most of these people dont have permission to leave. Some of them do and still cant get through. Everyone is desperate to get out, everyone is totally confused as to what to do. Youve got an email saying that you should go . Yes. You should come here . Are you able to get through . No, no. With the deadline for international forces rapidly approaching, many are panicking, fearing this is their last chance to get out. Taliban officials say foreign forces must leave by The End of the month. If they extend behind the 31st of august, that is a clear violation, one thing. Secondly, it is up to our leadership how to proceed and what kind of decision they take. That decision will be implemented. Elsewhere in kabul, theres an uneasy sense of calm. Shops and some Government Offices are open, but the streets are still quieter than usual, whilst banks remain closed. The taliban forces have been gathering close to panjshir, The One province yet to be captured, where fighters calling themselves the resistance are based. For now, though, the focus is on the crisis around the airport. Some are managing to make it out. My family, my newborn baby. Last week, we filmed this former british Army Interpreter and his newborn baby. Now, theyve arrived in the uk. It is fantastic, it is very good being in the uk, it is a very good feeling. But are you sad at the same time about having to leave your Country . When you leave your sisters, your brothers, your mother, those things are sad, but now i am happy in the uk. A happy ending amidst so much misery. Secunder kermani, Bbc News, kabul. So thats the situation on the ground in kabul. Lets go to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal. We in washington, nomia iqbal. Are promised a Decisi Joe we are promised a decision from Joe Biden within 2a hours . Thats right. He will be holding a G7 Meeting, a virtual meeting with leaders from nations such as the uk, also germany, france and i imagine that will be a moment for those nations to have their say on what is happening and forJoe Biden to perhaps say why he has made this decision to them. Then we are expecting some decision around about noon, which is eastern time here in the us on whatJoe Biden has decided. There is huge pressure on him to extend this deadline. But as we have been hearing, the taliban have threatened consequences if that deadline is extended. And we have been told thatJoe Biden� s advisers are arguing against the deadline being extended because they are concerned about what that could mean for security. I was going to ask you about what the pressure is coming from inside the united states . In terms of the allies, they want more time. The uk, germany, other countries want to get their citizens out and those that have helped their Country, the afghans who have assisted them as well, out. Inside the united states, what are people saying about this decision . It depends who you ask. If you look at the mainstream media, the liberal media and the mainstream media are quite united. They have criticised Joe Biden for the way in which this withdrawal happened and the way the taliban swiftly returned to power. They have called It One of the worst Foreign Policy Decisions made by a president. I should Foreign Policy Decisions made by a president. Ishould point out the Conservative Media tends to ignore the fact it was Donald Trump who made the deal with the taliban in the first place. Liberal media have pointed out thatJoe Biden could have overturned this decision, in the same way he overturned lots of policies by Donald Trump. The polls suggest the american public is behind Joe Biden on this. They agree with his decision to pull out of afghanistan. You can never underestimate the powerful message he has given to the public, which is effectively, the war is over and our Boys And Girls are coming home. That matters to americans. What they are concerned about is the manner in which it is happening. If the Evacuation Process goes to plan and people are given safe passage, i think the american people will move on quite quickly. Foreign policy doesnt affect them unless they are directly affected. The problem forJoe Biden is if there will be any fatalities, if any american troops are killed or at least injured during any kind of Evacuation Process, i think thatis Evacuation Process, i think that is when things could get really ugly for the biden administration. Really ugly for the biden administration. , j~ administration. There is 5800 Troo S in administration. There is 5800 troops in afghanistan, administration. There is 5800 troops in afghanistan, i administration. There is 5800 troops in afghanistan, i think| troops in afghanistan, i think the number is around about that. The White House have said they have managed to evacuate 48,000 they have managed to evacuate a8,000 so far. The question is, can they get the rest of them out within the deadline because the taliban are making their threats . ,. ,. , threats . They have pointed out, as ou threats . They have pointed out, as you say. Threats . They have pointed out, as you say. They threats . They have pointed out, as you say, they have threats . They have pointed out, as you say, they have managed | as you say, they have managed to get many, many people out in the space of the last few days and that is about a week to go before the deadline. They are pretty confident they can get people out who want to get out. But there are mixed messages coming from the White House. The White House has admitted they dont know exactly how many americans there are in afghanistan. They said many left without consulting the embassy, so they are not quite sure. But they do seem confident that they can get people out. But it will be interesting to see what comes out of this G7 Meeting. I suspect in The End, they will all work towards the 31st of August Deadline. I think the threats being made by the taliban, it is so unknowable, afghanistan could be a more hostile environment for all the troops there. So i imagine they will be working towards agreeing to pull out in the next. ~ next. Well, in the next eight da s. Next. Well, in the next eight days thank next. Well, in the next eight days. Thank you next. Well, in the next eight days. Thank you for next. Well, in the next eight days. Thank you for now. Next. Well, in the next eight days. Thank you for now. We i days. Thank you for now. We shall have more on this, our top story today, more Discussion And Analysis on the G7 Meeting that takes place later and what is likely to be discussed at the top of their agenda. But lets bring you some other stories. Israeli warplanes have launched strikes for a second night in gaza, in the latest escalation of tension after Weekend Border clashes. No casualties have been reported from the raids, israeli warplanes have launched strikes for a second night in gaza, in the latest escalation of tension after Weekend Border clashes. No casualties have been reported from the raids, which follow saturdays hostilities, when israeli troops fired at palestinian protesters at the border, claiming some had thrown explosives and tried to scale the wall. The asian Development Bank says the Coronavirus Pandemic may have pushed as many as 80 Million people in the region into extreme poverty last year. In a report published on tuesday, the bank highlighted rising unemployment and a reduction in working hours in asian economies, disproportionately affecting poorer households. The leader of the far right proud Boys Group in the united states has been sentenced to five Months Injail after being found guilty of misdemeanour offences during a pro Trump Demonstration last december. Henry tarrio, known to his followers as enrique, admitted burning a black lives matter banner. Scientists say that deadly floods in parts of Europe Injuly were made more likely by climate change. They say the immediate cause was heavy rainfall on already sodden ground but concluded that global warming increased the likelihood of similar downpours by a factor of up to nine. Rescue crews are still searching for dozens of people missing in rural humphreys county, tennessee after Flash Floods devastated the region. At least 22 people have been killed, including two young children. Emergency workers now searching door to door, as families face a harrowing wait for news of their loved ones. Tanya dendrinos reports. As the Water Recedes in tennessee, the scale of destruction becomes all the more visible. Piles of debris strewn across neighbourhoods, pieces of homes, lives and livelihoods. Our people need help. We are going to be overwhelmed before the next 30 days, overwhelmed. But our people need help. Record breaking rainfall caused Flash Flooding on saturday. The torrent, swallowing everything in its reach, sweeping array cars, tearing up roads and forcing homes off their foundations. Multiple lives were lost and dozens of people are still missing. Their names are on notice boards, families desperately seeking information as Emergency Crews systematically comb through the wreckage. Its been a huge impact for this small community. The town will wear these scars for many decades. President biden has pledged Government Support while Flood Relief efforts have also begun. The community doing all it can to rally in the face of disaster. Lets return to afghanistan. Today, leaders of the g7, a club of wealthy industrial global leaders including the us, canada, uk, france, germany, italy and japan will meet virtually to coordinate the Evacuation Efforts in kabul as the deadline for the airlift is now just one week away. Well for more on how the international community can helop afghans, im joined now by ibraheem bahiss, a consultant with international crisis group, from melbourne. Welcome to the programme. First of all, give us your reaction to the thinking in the White House that they can meet the august the 31st Deadline to get those us nationals and all those us nationals and all those who helped the united states out of afghanistan . We know the states out of afghanistan . Know the speed of the Talibans Advance was something that caught everybody off guard, including the us. There didnt seem to be an Evacuation Plan in place and this was patched together at the last minute as the taliban started appearing on the streets of kabul. So far the united states and the international troops have managed to evacuate 50,000 people, but there are Tens Of Thousands still waiting at the airport to be evacuated. That brings up the question of whether the 31st of August Deadline would be sufficient to meet the demand. I think there are a couple of reasons why the us has not pushed beyond the sist us has not pushed beyond the 31st of August Deadline. First of all that is something they would have to negotiate with the taliban dominated authorities in kabul. Secondly, there is also rumours that isis, the local crime might be looking for an opportunity to launch an attack on the airport. That would also be on the minds of Security Officials in the us, uk and elsewhere as they plan on completing their withdrawal by the 31st of august. In withdrawal by the 31st of au. Ust. ,. , august. In terms of timing, this g7 virtual august. In terms of timing, this g7 virtual summit august. In terms of timing, this G7 Virtual Summit Willl this g7 virtual summit will take place today. That is prior to the us president s decision on whether he will meet that august the 31st Deadline or not. Are you assuming they will put pressure onJoe Biden to extend the deadline, the likes of the uk, germany and other countries . It of the uk, germany and other countries . Countries . It is quite conceivable countries . It is quite conceivable that countries . It is quite l conceivable that other countries would want the deadline to be extended. But this is not a unilateral decision that the united states would be able to make by itself. It would have to be negotiated by the taliban, who Cannot Be controlled. Most of kabul, including the parameter outside the airport, there would have to be some bilateral negotiations with them as well. As i said, there is also growing Security Concerns that a Splinter Group could explode the chaotic scenes at the airport to launch some kind of sensational attack to capitalise on the chaos that is currently ensuing at the airport. Currently ensuing at the airort. ~ , currently ensuing at the airort. ,. ,. , airport. When this evacuation rocess airport. When this Evacuation Process has airport. When this Evacuation Process has ended airport. When this Evacuation Process has ended and airport. When this Evacuation Process has ended and us. Airport. When this Evacuation Process has ended and us troops to withdraw fully from afghanistan, what is your thinking in terms of what might happen next . I thinking in terms of what might happen next . Happen next . I think the g7 would not happen next . I think the g7 would not only happen next . I think the g7 would not only be happen next . I think the g7. Would not only be addressing the immediate need of the evacuation, but would probably use this as an opportunity to discuss and coordinate how they want to respond to the talibans takeover. The un Security Council has steadfastly said we will not recognise a government that comes by force. The us, the european capitals, i should say, have been the most vocal in opposing such a takeover. These are the largest donor countries that have been financing the afghan government and foreign donations amounted to 75 of the public expenditure in afghanistan. So the suggestion that G7 Leaders would make in continued aid or legitimacy and how they interact with the new regime would have ramifications for the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Country. The unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Country. Good to net crisis in the Country. Good to get your crisis in the Country. Good to get your analysis, crisis in the Country. Good to get your analysis, and crisis in the Country. Good to get your analysis, and we. Crisis in the Country. Good to | get your analysis, and we will have more in our Business Coverage at later. We will look at what implications sanctions could have on the taliban led government. Stay with us on Bbc News, still to come we are going to meet the visually impaired Cycling World Record holder. Hes the first African American to win the president ial nomination of a major party. And he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day, that Martin Luther King declared i have a dream. As darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky. An Orange Glowing disc thats brighter than anything save the moon, our neighbouring planet mars. There is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of East Timor as the worlds newest nation. Itll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. Three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. So it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker John Vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. This is bbc world news, the latest headlines the us president is expected to decide within 2a hours whether to extend the afghan evacuation deadline. The taliban have said it woud be a violation. G7 leaders have called an Emergency Meeting to discuss what would happen next, if the Rescue Air Lift isnt completed by The End of the month. Iran says it is prepared to ship more fuel to lebanon to ease its energy crisis, in apparent defiance of a us embargo on iranian exports. Lebanon is continuing to suffer from massive fuel shortages. This Drone Footage shows the extent of the crisis, with hundreds of vehicles lining up to fill their empty tanks, even though Gas Stations have little or no petrol to sell. With me to discuss this is the bbc� s azadeh moshiri. Those pictures have shown lines of cars in an unknown miscue, whats going on . Of cars in an unknown miscue, whats going on . This challenge in lebanon whats going on . This challenge in lebanon is whats going on . This challenge in lebanon is being whats going on . This challenge in lebanon is being compared. Whats going on . This challenge| in lebanon is being compared to its civil war. That is because Lebanons Economy has been in a downward direction for two years. But this is reaching crisis point. Its currency has lost 90 of its value and half the population is below the poverty line. It is clear to see when you look at what is going on in the streets, queues of cars waiting for their fill of cars waiting for their fill of oil. Those cars are sometimes therefore days. Drivers are going home in the evening and coming back, because they know their Car Wont have moved. That is not to mention the electricity running out across the Country. You have got shops, restaurants, hospitals that need light. Think of a hospital not having lights . People are complaining for not having electricity for more than two hours a day. It is not surprising that frustration is pouring out on the streets, sometimes in the form of violent protest. A lot of this is going on because lebanon still doesnt have a united government. Right now it is up to lebanons political factions to lebanons political factions to get together to find a solution. To get together to find a solution. , ~ ,. ,. ,. , solution. Thank you for that and there solution. Thank you for that and there is solution. Thank you for that and there is more solution. Thank you for that and there is more detail solution. Thank you for that and there is more detail on | and there is more detail on that story on our website. The paralympics get under way In Tokyo today, so its time to meet some of the athletes. Steve bate was told hed lose his eyesight completely within four years but instead of giving up on his dream of becoming a mountain guide, he went into overdrive. In 2013, steve became the first person with a visual impairment to solo climb El Capitan in california, one of hardest ascents in the world. Steve and his co pilot, adam duggleby, are hoping to repeat their success. Claire press has the story. If you want to be the best in the World Youve got to work harder than everyone else. Paralympic champion, steve bate, is chasing after one Thing Gold In Tokyo. Ten years ago steve was diagnosed with a rare eye disorder. My eyesight is getting narrower and narrower, My Field Of Vision is getting smaller, smaller and smaller. If i held my hands there i cant see them, you know, which is really bizarre. Before his diagnosis, steve had spent his life in the mountains. At that time in my life, that was everything to me. All of a sudden, that was just like. Gone, within a few sentences of getting an eye check, you cant drive, i dont think you should climb any more. Living the dream up here. Check out that view. But instead of giving up, steve took on the climb of his life, ascending over 900 metres. This is the really scary bit. In 2013, steve became the first visually impaired person to solo climb El Capitan, one of the hardest descents in the world. I always said that was the missing piece of the puzzle, for me to reach that full potential, Go Into Overdrive and try and achieve stuff. Within four years of picking up a road bike, steve and his co Pilot Adam had won two gold paralympic medals. Riding in tandem, they are called the power and the pilot. But hang on a minute. Is the person on the back doing more work . Ask adam that. No, thats not really how it works. We have to pedal together at the same time. I dont just steer anywhere, people do sometimes think that. Oh, you just steer then, you dont do any peddling . Everyone says, you are really talented. Im not, may be my talent is just that i can focus on Something And Block everything else out. Maybe the Tunnel Vision Eyesight helps with that . Claire press, for Bbc News, manchester. Do check out the Bbc Sport Website for all the latest on the paralympics In Tokyo the Opening Ceremony takes place of course later on tuesday. Youll find it all at bbc. Com sport or download the Bbc News app. Also in our Business Coverage in the next five minutes, we will be talking about the olympics overall. The olympics and paralympics. We will be talking about the sponsors, the business of the olympics and the economic gain for Tokyo And Japan as a Country. All that to come in just a japan as a Country. All that to come injust a minutes. I will see you soon. Hello there. County tyrone in Northern Ireland was the warmest part of the uk on monday. And over the next few days, generally, its going to be the western side of the uk that sees the highest temperatures and the best of the sunshine. The High Pressure is still in charge of our weather, so essentially it is fine and dry. Coming in off the North Sea, though, there is this cloud thats pushing towards Northern England and eventually it will work towards parts of wales and it could produce a few spots of drizzle, some mistiness over the hills. Mist and fog patches and scotland and Northern Ireland will lift, the sunshine comes out and south of our cloud will get some sunshine across more so than parts of england, as well. Lets move northwards though into the northern aisles. Cloudy skies here, certainly pegging back the temperatures. But elsewhere in scotland, many places enjoying lots of sunshine. Temperatures in the west getting up to 2a or 25 degrees. Sunshine for Northern Ireland, higher temperatures in the west of the Country, more cloud than for Northern England and particularly as you head towards them north midlands, lincolnshire affecting mid and north wales. South of that, sunshine, stronger wind through the English Channel affecting the South Coast of england. Many parts of the Country and to stay with some sunshine, still some cloud in central areas, more cloud into the northeast as well. That is where we will see the Weather Front approaching as we head into wednesday. Still got High Pressure in charge, mind you. Still some stronger winds as we head to wednesday across more southern parts of england and through the English Channel. We still have this cloud in central areas drifting down perhaps across the midlands, wales, maybe even a little further south, allowing more sunshine in Northern England, Northern Ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. Typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. But higher temperatures again across Northern Ireland, Western Scotland and this time in cumbria. Maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for Day One of the third test. But more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. That is because we will have a strong wind coming off the North Sea behind this Weather Front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. That cloud tending to break up through the day. But with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more Cloud Feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the North Sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. Its out to the west that well see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. This is Bbc News with the latest Business Headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The paralympics kicks off In Tokyo today, we examine if the events sponsors will fully back the games, with covid cases still on the rise injapan. Uk prime Minister Borisjohnson is expected to urge G7 Leaders to consider economic sanctions on the taliban we take a look at what this means for afghanistan. Open for more business well be speaking to one of the bosses of accor hotel group, to find out why their firm is expanding during a global pandemic . More now on the 16th Summer Paralympic Games which are set to begin with the Opening Ceremony In Tokyo today. 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