Is stepping in to the texas abortion rights battle. The united states has the authority and the responsibility to ensure that no state can deprive individuals of their constitutional rights through a legislative scheme specifically designed to prevent the vindication of those rights. The justice department suing texas while a big u. S. Company offers to relocate its staff out of that state over the abortion ban. President biden is headed to the west coast to join california governor in the final campaign stretch. We re days away from the recall vote and democrats are ramping up their turnout efforts. Football fans rejoicing, nfl sundays are back. And as a first big weekend of the season kicks off, many are saying the league is setting an example for how to successfully navigate this pandemic. We do say good morning, everybody. It is a football sunday, september 12th. You are a football fan? like the halftime. Yeah, during the super bowl. That s how much of a man i am. That s amazing. M
To blackhawk helicopters. That equipment is in the hands of the taliban now. The concern that it could end up with isis, al qaeda, other factions operating in the region. So it would not at all be a surprise if given the high concentration of troops and material at kabul airport, the u. S. Is looking around saying what is it that we cannot take with us? that we do not want to fall into the hands of the enemy. So we ll destroy it ourselves. We know at the u. S. Embassy in kabul diplomats burning sensitive files. They did not want them to obtain for propaganda purposes. We heard the british defense secretary saying, listen, we left humvees and various bits of equipment left behind in al qaeda to make the maximum amount of room on our transport planes to get people out. We haven t been told that anything was scheduled for destruction at kabul airport. It is a possibility as we wait to learn more about this explosion in kabul. Okay. Thank you so much for that. And for all of you just joini
Almost all of scotland s remaining coronavirus restrictions have been lifted. It means an end to social distancing and limits on indoor gathering although the wearing of masks is still compulsory in some public spaces. Here s lorna gordon, a warning, her report contains flashing images. Back on stage at the edinburgh fringe, and ready to welcome bigger crowds. It s a big day for the cast here, and the country, as nearly all of scotland s covid restrictions are lifted. This show expanding its audience overnight. If we were going to keep to the 200 audience we would, it would be very tough for us. When we heard the announcement we could increase the numbers to 400 it was amazing, because the cast, all the cast, we had tears from the cast, 400 is still reduced, but we think it will keep our audience and ourselves covid compliant. Venues, bars, restaurants, are no longer having to limit their numbers, but many are choosing to hang back. This restaurant and bar saying some of the new rule
Level zero,’ meaning social distancing rules, and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. People can gather indoors, and nightclubs are open once again, but face masks are still required by law, in shops and on public transport. Here s our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. It s not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. Social distancing is no longer written into law. No need to count how many people meet indoors. Facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. I think it s quite a good idea, really, because there s still quite a lot of vulnerable people. I don t like wearing them but it s just something we ve all had to do, really, isn t it? for the manager here, it s about keeping customers confident. They can t afford to take risks. We need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. It isn t going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up because since we
Now on bbc news, there s another chance to enjoy the first part of rajan datar s epic journey across india in the travel show. India. A vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations and today, a fast emerging global power. 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, we re on a journey that spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. It s just crystal, hard crystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller. This isn t india on tap. I m on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home . It s going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of yea