Good evening. We have two breaking stories tonight. Each, with considerable impact now. And one almost certainly for years to come. There is the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and Rescue Operations underway right now. Zwlf zwlf zwlfrmgts. First, though, this countrys 20year War In Afghanistan is over. With the last C17 Transport lifting off just one minute before the President S selfimposed August 31st deadline arrived in kabul. He will be addressing the nation tomorrow. The Secretary Of State spoke just a short time ago, and addressed the issue of americans remaining in afghanistan. We believe there are still a small number of americans, under 200, and likely closer to 100 who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. We are trying to determine exactly how many. Were going through manifests and Calling And Texting through our lists, and well have more details to share as soon as possible. Our commitment to them and to all Americans In Afghanistan and everywhere in the world continues. The
And that gust of heat hits you in the face. Hello and welcome. Opponents of cubas communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. Some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. The protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President Miguel Diaz Canel has blamed the United States embargo for the unrest. He said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our North America Editor Jon Sopel has more. Libertad libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, its extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation we are here because of the Repression L against the people. They are starving us to death. Havana is collapsing. We have no house, nothing, but they have the money to build hotels
Described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. And, to the victors the spoils. Italys Football Team get a Heros Welcome home after their dramatic win over england in the euros. Hello and welcome. Opponents of the cuban communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. Many of them were detained at the demonstrations, which called for democracy and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Cubas President Miguel Diaz Canel has blamed the United States for the unrest and said its embargo of cuba was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. Our North America Editor Jon Sopel has more. Libertad libertad, the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. But while many cubans feel this in their hearts, its extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. Translation we are here because of th
the george medal in the queen s birthday honours. hello and welcome to the programme. protests have taken place in london to demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for survivors who ve been left homeless. the number of people known to have died has risen to at least 30 but the bbc believes that the total could be at least 70. anger boiled over at a demonstration at the headquarters of kensington and chelsea council, which owns grenfell tower, when protesters tried to force their way in. there were also demonstrations in central london. ourfirst report is from jeremy cooke. crowd chants: we want justice! the target is the council office, the council which owns the tower. the crowd demands answers. we need to be heard! we all have things to say! we are in pain! i understand that the response we get from the council is not satisfactory. they want to hear from the local authority officials who they hold responsible. justice! how could this tragedy