with nick robinson. a national tragedy, shameful, a staggering failure. britain s biggest foreign policy disaster since suez. that is how my guest has described our withdrawal from afghanistan. he is a former soldier and adviser to the government, former adviser to the chief of defence staff. it is now chair of a foreign affairs committee at the house of commons and this is the series in which i have conversations with, not interrogations of, those who shape our political thinking about what shapes theirs. their backgrounds, their lives, beyond politics. it was precisely that which led mps to listen to him in total silence as he spoke in the commons others struggle with anger, grief and rage as he watched events unfold in kabul. i grief and rage as he watched events unfold in kabul. unfold in kabul. i been to funerals across the unfold in kabul. i been to funerals across the world unfold in kabul. i been to funerals across the world and unfold in kabul. i been to funer
people flock to beaches on bank holiday monday, on the hottest day of the year so far. good afternoon. some scientists who advise the government are calling for the lifting of the final coronavirus restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune to be delayed because of infection rates and the spread of the indian variant. the environment secretary, george eustice, warned that ministers can t rule out delaying the lockdown easing. he said the situation was dynamic and the data still needed to be assessed. it comes as england s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. it s one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today thousands are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow, an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it s been really good. the queue was quite long but it moved quite quickly and everything seem
to see the weather turning colder right the way across the uk, and for some, seems like these will be possible heavy snow, maybe even blizzards. but not for all. i will have all the details for you coming up. it s saturday the sixth of february. our top story: scientists are warning against easing lockdown measures too quickly, despite the progression of the coronavirus vaccination programme. the government says all adults over the age of 50 should be offered a jab by may, and with infection rates falling, the prime minister is under pressure to set out a road map for lifting restrictions. rhaya barton has more. nearly 11 million people have been given their first nearly 11 million people have been given theirfirstjab. nearly 11 million people have been given their firstjab. the government is increasingly confident it will hit its target of giving vaccines to the over 70s, all frontline health workers and the clinically extremely vulnerable by the middle of next month, so n
to protect america s children. california s climate crisis: we re walking on a lake bed right now. we should be under water. o donnell: the drastic measures in a county of 200,000 people to save water, and the app that could help. eye on america : what one police department is doing to reduce crime and build trust in the community it serves. purple heart recognition: following a cbs news investigation, the army honors 39 soldiers with brain injuries after last year s iranian missile strike. tiger woods returns: his big announcement tonight. and season of giving: the father-and-daughter duo on a mission to help people who lost their homes in california wildfires. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from los angeles o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin with a key vaccination milestone here in the u.s., with new covid cases and hospitalizations spiking across the country again and a highly contagi