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president macron has pay tribute describing him as a national treasure. the taliban says its seized panjshir province this was the last part of afghanistan that it didn t control. the panjshir valley has long been a bastion of taliban resistance. and this is significant for a number of reasons. over the years fighters have successfully resisted the soviets in the 80s and the taliban in the 90s. here s what we think is confirmation that that resistance is over. this was posted online by the taliban and appears to show the taliban flag raised outside the building of panjshir s regional governor. and this is a taliban spokesperson. translation: we have captured panjshir with the will of god. - the local elders and religious leaders have been coordinating with us and our operations went ahead with their help. some of those who are still wanting to fight are missing at the moment. we are trying to tell them that if they want to join a normal life they are welcome to. afgha ....
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 ....
stage, the question is how are theaters keeping audience members safe? it is way too early for this. good morning again, everybody. welcome to way too early, the show that sings show tunes on the way to work, swear to god. i m jacob soeb recover on this friday, september 3rd, and we eert start with the news. begin with the deadly flooding in the wake of hurricane ida. the storm is being blamed for at least 42 deaths in new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and connecticut. the toll climbs even higher to 58 when you factor in the weather-related fatalities in states across the south where the storm first made landfall. in new york city, mayor bill de blasio says at least 13 people died in flooding incidents 26783 people were killed in new jersey. and in connecticut, a state trooper, sergeant brian moll dyed after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters. reporter: in the light of day, the storm damage on display, the danger far from over. water kept rising, the ....
tuesday in tokyo for paralympics gb. yes, also silvers and a bronze in the road cycling. crystal lane wright and laura becky lora fachie. and a world record time in the 200 metres individual medley. bethany firth got silver. stephen clegg got a bronze medal and hannah russell got a bronze medal as well. in the athletics, olivia breen got a bronze in the long jump and columbia blanco. great britain has won three gold medals today, three silver medals and six bronze medals. b, medals and six bronze medals. a successful day for the british in tokyo. yesterday we saw swimmer ellie robinson narrowly miss out on a medal but you have spoken to her today. she has called time on her career, we believe. she finished fifth in the butterfly. she finished fifth in the butterfly. she got a gold medal in rio. but she soke she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about a she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about a hip s ....
hello and welcome. us officials say they re looking to fly 6,000 people out of afghanistan over the coming hours, as their much criticised withdrawal gains pace. in total, according to nato, more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from kabul airport since the taliban took over the capital. meanwhile, the taliban insists there will be no retribution against those who worked with us forces. but an intelligence briefing for the un says militants are stepping up their search for so called collaborators . 0urfirst report comes from our correspondent secunder kermani, in kabul. this is crowd control, taliban style. outside the airport, thousands of people desperate to leave. this is the road anyone being evacuated has to travel along. the taliban repeatedly stopped us filming. they don t like the images of so many afghans fleeing their rule. they have denied claims they are at times preventing some afghans with valid documents from entering the airport. but many of those ....