for california governor newsom who easily defeated a republican-led recall that could have removed him from office. newsom s coronavirus policies validated by democratic voters who said no to the recall by a nearly 2:1 margin. the california governor thanked his supporters and warned about the dangers of republican efforts he says to undermine democracy. we said yes to see you inside, we said yes to vaccines, we said yes to ending this pandemic. we may have defeated trump, but trumpism is not dead in this country. the big lie, january 6th insurrection, all the voting suppression efforts happening across this country, what is happening, assault on fundamental rights, constitutionally protected rights of women and girls, this is a remarkable moment in our nati nation s history. larry elder who pledged to repeal newsom s coronavirus restrictions acknowledged his loss despite vowing to fight in the days before the vote. my opponent governor gavin newsom [ boos ] come on,
announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with robyn curnow. exactly 21 years ago, no one could believe that commercial airliners could become weapons of war but that s exactly what happened in the horrific attacks of 9/11, changed the course of history. in the coming hours, americans and indeed people around the world will pause to remember the enormous loss that day and reflect on what happened since. in new york, the epicenter of the attacks, the missing twin towers are now replaced in the manhattan skyline by beams of white light. this year s anniversary also coincides with the u.s. ending its 20-year war in afghanistan that followed those attacks. earlier, president biden reminded americans of the resolve that emerged in the aftermath. we also saw something all too rare, a true sense of national unity. unity and resilience, the capacity to recover and repair, in the face of trauma, unity in service, the 9/11 generation stepping up to serve and protec
two teenagers will face each other in the us open final. 18 year old briton emma raducanu will battle 19 year old canadian leylah fernandez for the women s title on saturday. hello and welcome to our special coverage here on bbc news, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on new york and washington that killed nearly 3,000 people attacks that have forever been known by the date on which they happened 9/11. commemorations will be taking place in manhattan and across the united states, to remember all those killed and injured. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has been hearing the stories of three people impacted by the horror of september 11th and a warning his report does include footage of the attack on the twin towers. the one thing that time hasn t dulled is just how profoundly shocking the sights and sounds were that tuesday morning two decades ago. screaming newsreel: breaking news story to tell you about - this terrorist attack changed the world
millions of afghans will now begin life under a taliban government. us government has also said they will not block a law restricting abortion in texas. president biden says the law is outrageous. right to life groups eight is the will of the people. also on the programmes, sign to say there has been a huge increase in weather related disasters in the last 50 years with maid driven by climate change. let s begin in afghanistan. the taliban has said it will open a new government in the next few days. the head of the taliban has been talking to the bbc s pashto service. in the civil service must have the peoples are women but in the new government in the top posts there will not be women. they say for the time being that, he said they are in a top position will be no women. and i questioned him that i guaranteeing you will not return to the 90s when there was a ban on women working. he categorically said they will not return to that position but he was clear on the subject of
any american, who wants to come home, we will get you home. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. u.s. president joe biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. but nobody knows how many u.s. citizens are in the country. the state department says it s trying to track down as many as possible. meanwhile, the taliban are showing off the spoils of war. they published photos showing their fighters armed with u.s. weapons seized from the afghan national army. it s menacing images like these and the taliban s long history of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. on friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked access to the gates. it s the first-known rescue of americans outside the airpor