Winds to fan the flames of wildfires, a day after one Resort City was forced to evacuate. Rescue operations continue in louisiana after Hurricane Ida left millions of people without power. And the bbc s Sarah Rainsford files her final report from moscow, after being labelled a threat to National Security. At a time where russia is increasingly seeing enemies around, it seems i have been added to the list. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has delivered a strident defence of the us Evacuation Mission from afghanistan labelling it an extraordinary success. The president struck a defiant tone, in his televised address from the white house, the day after americas 20 Year Presence in the country came to an end. He described the operation to fly more than 120,000 people out of kabul in recent weeks as one of the biggest airlifts in history. And said the decision to leave now was on the unanimous recommendation of all his advisers. We have succeeded
Double jeopardy for the long running us Quiz Show . After the departure of the Executive Producer, over allegations of past offensive comments. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has delivered a strident defence of the us Evacuation Mission from afghanistan labelling it an extraordinary success. The president struck a defiant tone, in his televised address from the white house, the day after americas 20 Year Presence in the country came to an end. He described the operation to fly more than 120,000 people out of kabul in recent weeks as one of the biggest airlifts in history. And said the decision to leave now was on the unanimous recommendation of all his advisers. We have succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. Then we stayed another decade. It was time to end this war. This is a new world. The Terror Threat has metastasized across the world well beyond afghanistan. We are left with a simple decision. Either fol
Two syrian refugees victims of the terrible conflict in their homeland. Pope francis issues the most comprehensive overhaul of laws in the Roman Catholic Church for nearly a0 years. And the spectacular last pictures from a drone as It Crashes into an erupting volcano. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has been visiting the City Of Tulsa In Oklahoma to mark a century since a white mob attacked a black district killing as many as 300 people. The attack on an affluent black community known as black Wall Street followed an alleged assault on a white teenage girl. President biden has called on all americans to reflect on what he described as the deep roots of racial terror in the countrys history. 0ur Correspondent Gary 0donoghue reports from tulsa. This is the first time an american president has come to tulsa to acknowledge the horror of the massacre. Local residents showed him around the Greenwood Cultural Centre where he got to meet the only
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has urged the us congress to pass a Policing Reform Bill quickly in memory of George Floyd. After meeting Mr Floyds relatives at the White House exactly a year after he was killed by a white Policeman Mr Biden said both Accountability And Trust were needed in the justice system. 0ur North America correspondent, nick bryant, reports from minneapolis. Taking a knee in the place that George Floyd was killed a symbol of whats become a global struggle. An act of remembrance that lasted nine minutes and 29 seconds the duration of his murder. Chanting one, two, three, four Police Violence no more the march for racial justice must often seem like a never ending journey, with milestones along the way but no endpoint in sight. Chanting George Floyd, George Floyd thats certainly how it feels a year on from the murder of George Floyd. Protesters are angry they havent seen more change. We are hunted in america just for be
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has unveiled his Budget Proposal for next year with the highest level of federal Government Spending since the second World War. Hes says its the time to invest in america but republicans have called the plan insanely expensive. Mr biden is Calling Forjust over six trillion dollars worth of Post Pandemic Spending which still needs congressional approval. He s demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology but he faces a political battle to deliver it. Here s the president speaking at an event in ohio. The Bottom Line is this the biden economic plan is working. We ve had record job creation. We re seeing record economic growth. We re creating a new paradigm. And now, 50 of all of america, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated. Applause. 75 of seniors black, white, hispanic, across the board are fully vaccinated. We re getting lives back. The american economy s coming b