A special Nbc Bay Area news at 3 00. We are on early because of the Giants Game in atlanta which you can watch right here in an hour. Giants might be glad they are in the Bay Area right now. Thats because the spare the Air Alert is in affect in today and tomorrow. No blue skies at all, the haze is hitting the skies and really, its smokey outside. Theres one person that we want to hear from. Its rob, tracking all the changes we are going to see this weekend. Rob . And quite a few changes. We have seen them in just the last 24 hours. Areas now around the East Bay are unhealthy for all groups. Aqi around 150. And unhealthy for sensitive groups in to oakland. All of it is brought on by a change in the winds. Winds out of the north bringing the wild Fire Smoke that was bottled up in the Interior Northern California down in the Bay Area. Unfortunately the next 24 hours, really doesnt show much in the way of any change. Notice how the unhealthy air is likely to stick around, not just for Tomo
Not what american leaders planned for. Security is improving outside the airport. Mr. Biden again said his heart aches for those trying to get out. The evacuation of thousands of people from kabul is going to be hard and painful no matter when it started, when we began. It would have been true if we had started a month ago or a month from now. There is no way to evacuate this many people without Pain And Loss of heartbreaking images you see on television. It is just the facts. My heart aches for those people you see. The pentagon has also activated several u. S. Airlines as part of a civil reserve air fleet. 18 planes in all will join the efforts. They will be flying out of other strategic airports in the region. This is the third time in history that program has been activated. Lets bring in our political analyst. Larry, biden has spoken about the afghanistan evacuation several times. He spoke about it wednesday. Why did he come back out himself today . Terry, clearly there has been a
And the father of Britney Spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major victory for the singer. Its 8 00am in singapore, and 4. 30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban are sweeping through the country at an extraordinary pace. Theyve captured a third of the nations provincial capitals. Several of those cities, including afghanistans third biggest city, herat, fell to the insurgent fighters in the last few hours. And were now getting reports that the taliban say theyve captured the second largest city, kandahar. The speed of their advance means britain and the united states are sending more than 3 and a half thousand troops to help their civilians leave. Heres the latest from yogita limaye in kabul. We woke up talking about the fall of ghazni which is about 100 miles south of kabul, and we are ending the day with multiple provincial capitals falling to the taliban. Many of them significant cities for the afghan government. Herat, fiercely con
Around the world. And Dissent And Danger on the streets of Hong Kong, an artist reflects on the potential risks of pursuing Artistic Freedom. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in singapore, and 2. 30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban are sweeping through the country at an extraordinary pace. Theyve captured a third of the nations provincial capitals. Several of those cities, including afghanistans third biggest city, herat, fell to the insurgent fighters in the last few hours. And were now getting reports that the taliban say theyve captured the second largest city, kandahar. The speed of their advance means britain and the united states are sending more than three and a half thousand troops to help their civilians leave. Heres the latest from yogita limaye In Kabul. We woke up talking about the fall of ghazni which is about 100 miles south of kabul, and we are ending the day with multiple provincial capitals falling to the taliban