recognized because of their covert status. it s those stars on the wall and those individuals who i knew very well personally and worked with who gave their lives, and i think that s something we always have to remember. we didn t do everything perfectly over the last 20 years, but i must say the fact that we prevented another horrific attack from al qaeda in the homeland here really is testament to the tremendous patriotism, skill and courage of so many men and women over so many years. thank you so much. stephanie and ali in new york, back to you. thank you to both of you. of course we ll be spending the next couple of hours together. it is just past the top of the hour, 12:00 noon as we continue special coverage of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attack. all morning we ve been watching the poignant and moving images from the memorials that are taking place to mark this day. we saw president biden and first lady jill biden at ground zero this morning, along
the final months of 2021. reproductive freedom advocates and women s health care workers are grappling with how to protect women in the wake of the supreme court s audacious refusal to block a law that all but bans abortion in america s second largest state. late on friday, a texas judge granted a restraining order blocking the state s largest anti-abortion group, that would be texas right to life, from using the abortion ban to sue planned parenthood. but as the new york times is reporting, quote, the order s reach is narrow, and it is set to expire on september 17th. that is 11 days from today. it is a very small and a very temporary victory, as abortion rights advocates assess their limited options to fight back against the ban. one of the most effective strategies will no doubt be public opinion. and ads like this one from best-selling author and activist don winslow, are likely a preview of what s to come motivating women and democratic voters to activism. if i m bea
administration, as we head into the final months of 2021. reproductive freedom advocates, of women s health care workers, are grappling. with how to protect women in the wake of the supreme courts audacious refusal, to block a lot, that all but bans abortion in america s second largest state. late on friday, a texas judge granted a restraining order. blocking the states largest anti abortion group, that would be texas right to life. from using the abortion ban to sue planned parenthood. but it s new york times reported, the orders reaches narrow, and it is set to expire on september 17th. that is 11 days from today. it s a very small in very temporary, victory as abortion advocates assess their limited options, to fight back against the ban. one of the most effective strategies, will no doubt be public opinion. and ads like this one from bestselling author and activist don winds. lower likely a preview of what s to come in terms of motivating women, and democratic voters to a
live from cnn world h headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m brynn kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. fresh fighting was reported saturday in afghanistan s panjshir value i why, the only territory the taliban haven t captured. panjshir is home to the national resistant front which has been opposing the taliban for decades. the fighting intensifies. in the capital the company s fragile economy got a small boost saturday when the largest currency exchange market opened for the first time in three weeks. ordinary afghans have been starved for cash because banks are limiting withdrawals. journalist ben farmer is in kabul and joins us by phone with the latest from there. let s start with the fighting in the panjshir. what is the latest on the conflict there? it looks as though we may have lost ben. we might try and reach him again later on. now earlier, i spoke with ben and so we re going to play a littl
welcome, everyone. taliban forces meeting little resistance in their rapid advance across afghanistan as fears increase that the capital, kabul, could soon be in their sights. in just a matter of days, the taliban have claimed more than a dozen cities. the militants now controlling half of the country s provincial capitals. the speed of the offensive catching u.s. officials off guard. the pentagon spokesman says afghan forces should have the advantage. what we couldn t predict was the lack of resistance they were going to get from afghan forces on the ground. as you heard the president speak just a couple of days ago, what s really needed is for political and military leadership in afghanistan. no outcome here has to be inevitable. what has been disconcerting to see is there hasn t been that will, that political leadership, the military leadership, and the ability to push back on the taliban as they ve advanced because quite frankly, the afghan forces have all the advan