children, perhaps close to halloween. next steps, pfizer and its partner, biontech, will apply to the fda in coming days to get their vaccine authorized for use in children. the new york times underscoring the urgent need for a safe and effective vaccine for kids asap writing this, quote, children now account for one in five new cases, when the highly contagious delta variant has sent more children into hospitals and icus in the past few weeks than at any time other time in the pandemic. it s coming at a complicated moment for kids in schools with classrooms all across this country shutting down or having to revert once again to remote learning just days or weeks into the new school year. doctors in alaska, idaho, and montana are facing what the washington post describes as agonizing ethical questions, forced to ration care for some of its sickest patients as hospitals surpass capacity due to covid surges. the state of alabama revealing their grimmest of statistics, that
police are prepared for the worst. fencing has been reinstalled and officers are on high alert. but this is not another insurrection. let s be clear. it is not even really a protest. it is just a sad political temper tantrum by folks who don t understand how democracy works. listen, i don t want to downplay the potential threat here because right wing extremists that are drown to these causes can certainly be violence as we saw in january. but what is happening today doesn t have the same threat level as what happened on january 6. one, congress is not in session. two, a presidential election isn t be certified. and this time law enforcement certainly does appear to be prepared. what i want to do throughout our show is make a bigger point about extremism. and that as dangerous as folks in the streets can be, it is the ones in the halls of power that you have to watch out for. let me tell you who the extremists that caused the most damage and lasting danger, and that is your g
hand it over to the covid candidate. i don t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. i don t believe the science suggests that young people should have to wear masks at school. i m not sure the science is settled on that at all. young people are not likely to contract the coronavirus and when they do, their symptoms are likely to be mild and they re not likely to be hospitalized and certainly not likely to die. if misinformation could kill. it all helps to explain why governor gavin newsom beat the recall effort and by a lot, winning support from more than 60% of the electorate. according to exit polls, the most important issue for voters was the coronavirus. and when asked about the governor s job on covid, 65% said his policies were about right or not strict enough. so republicans, your thirst for covid is why you lost. nobody likes your policies that threaten our safety and our kids. you, you may want covid. you may want toin gest horse dew
how to handle the heat? a special report on how people in pakistan s mega city karachi are struggling, as extreme temperatures become more common aorund the world. it is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. it is only 11 o clock and the sun is beating down. and the pollution. it makes it even worse. some here wonder how long they can go on like this. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it s the poorest country in the western hemisphere and it is living through one of the most troubled of political sagas. now haiti s prime minister, ariel henry, says he has sacked the chief prosecutor who s been seeking to charge him in connection with the killing of presidentjovenel moise in july. he had also called for the prime minister to be barred from leaving haiti, adding that there was evidence that the prime minister had spoken by phone with a leading suspect in the assassination. will grant has more. the intrigue in one of latin america s mur
common around the world, we have a special report on how people living in pakistan s mega city karachi are struggling to cope. # come on babe, why don t we paint the town # and all thatjazz? and all that jazz indeed! broadway is back, after an 18 month shutdown because of the pandemic. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. a bitter row has broken out in kabul between leaders of the taliban over the make up of the group s new government. senior taliban officials have told the bbc the row involved a strong exchange of words at the presidential palace over who should take credit for the group s victory. co founder mullah abdul ghani baradar is said to believe the emphasis should be placed on the diplomacy carried out by people like him. however, khalil ur rahman haqqani, the minister for refugees, believes credit should be given to those who led the fighting. meanwhile, weeks on from that victory, many women are s