And celebrations in guinea after the military takes over in an apparent coup. Good to have you with us. The taliban are now claiming to have taken complete control of the last Holdout Province in northern afghanistan. The Panchia Province has been the scene of first fighting but the talibans claim is being denied by the national resistance front. A spokesman told Cnn Resistance forces are still in strategic positions across the valley and are continuing to fight. Meantime, a vital lifeline for afghanistan has reopened. The Kabul Airport is now seeing more domestic flights resume, and on Sunday Aid planes brought in more than 50 tons of medical supplies and food. So lets head straight now to kabul where Journalist Ben Farmer is standing by. He joins us now. So ben, we are getting these mixed reports on where things stand in northern afghanistan. What are you learning about who has control in that region after some fierce fighting there . Reporter just in the last few minutes, the taliba
Have the votes to overcome republican opposition. Bidens allies are calling on him to do what hes resisted doing so far, urge his fellow democrats to get behind a change in the filibuster rules. The filibuster should not stand in the way of democracy. Reporter as biden issued his call to action, the Texas Legislature was engulfed in chaos. We are not going to buckle to the Big Lie in the state of texas. Reporter the states democrats are in washington after fleeing texas in a Lastditch Effort to stop the passage of a new restrictive voting law. Biden calling out texas republicans today. In texas, for example, republicanled State Legislature wants to allow partisan pollwatchers to intimidate voters. Reporter but those texas democrats are calling on washingtOn And the president to do more. We cant hold this tide back forever. Were buying some time. We need congress and all of our federal leaders to use that time wisely. Reporter now, jake, Al Sharpton spoke with President Biden after that
And in the Decision Judge Roger benitez said the law violates americas Second Amendment rights and weapons like the popular ar15s, which were used in the deadly shooting in newtown, parkland, san bernardino, orlando, aurora, Las Vegas and the list goes on, Are Akin to a im quoting now swiss Army Knife and, quote, are the perfect combination of Home Defense Weapon and homeland defense equipment, end quote. A statement infuriating the father of jamie guttenberg, who was killed at Marjory Stoneman douglas high school in florida in that Mass Shooting in 2018. My daughter is in a cemetery excuse me because a swiss Army Knife was not used. Because it was an ar15. My daughter was on the third floor. If a swim Army Knife were used, my daughter and most of those other kids and adults would be alive today. And now they say its common, its typical. No, youre full of crap, judge, and youre going to lose. Just in the first six months of this year, according to the Gun Violence archive, there had be
Failure to investigate it. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and Around The World, im Kim Brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. U. S. President Joe Biden says the United States is ready to help fill a Vaccine Shortage Around The World with tens of millions of additional doses, but theres a catch. The majority of those surplus vaccines were made by Astrazeneca And Havent yet been approved by the u. S. Government. That authorization is required before the u. S. Can export them to places like vietnam, but as one white House Official said, the u. S. Has a moral obligation to help protect as many people globally as possible. Our overarching aim is to get as many safe and effective vaccines to as many people as fast as possible. Its as simple as that. We want to save lives and thwart variants that place all of us at risk. But perhaps most important this is just the right thing to do. Cnns Elizabeth Cohen has more on ho
eight others, including a teacher. some of these kids are in very bad shape right now. classroom video shows students barricading themselves as the shooter walks through the hallways. some of them managed to escape through a window. they were running for their lives through the snow. the suspect was taken into custody within two minutes of police arriving on scene we re told. this was the 651st mass shooting this year in 11 months. the weapon was purchased four days earlier by the boy s father. authorities believe the young mann acted alone. a shattered community north of detroit is coping with another senseless act of violence. governor whitner choked up as she described a parent s worst nightmare. joining us is dave collin, author of new york times best seller s columbine and parkland, birth of a movement. i like getting your perspective on these things. i have to be honest, i don t like seeing you because it s always for the same reason. your book columbine is a caut