Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The taliban claim theyve captured the final afghan province not yet under their control. They released a video on Social Media showing their flag being raised at the Governors Compound in panjshir province. The leader of the local Resistance Fighters has accused the west of allowing the taliban to advance and called for a national uprising against the taliban. As the fighting dies down, the uns humanitarian envoy has arrived in kabul for talks with the countrys new leadership. Our chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from kabul. A white flag of victory, the taliban flag. The centre of the scenic panjshir valley. This last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. God is great, their fighters cry. In kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. Translation we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. We are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a nor
The hashtag bbcyourquestions. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The taliban say theyre now in control of the Panjshir Valley the last province to fall to them. The resistance says it will fight on. As nearly half the worlds gamers are women and girls, why relatively few are making it in esports the competitive side of Video Games. The actor, Michael K williams, who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. And coming up this hour teenage british Tennis Sensation Emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the Us Open after defeating Shelby Rogers in straight sets. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Uk prime Minister Borisjohnson is preparing to announce his long awaited plans to reform the system of adult Social Care in england. He says it it will fix a broken system in which people face catastrophic costs. Hes expected t
Coast guard urging folks to avoid recreational activities at Lake Tahoe this weekend. Officials say there could be fewer boat crews and first responders on the water because of the fires in the area because of that, they warned that it could take them longer than normal to get to you in case of an emergency containment. Meanwhile, on the dixie fire. Now up to 56 . The second largest fire in California State History has now burned nearly 900,000 acres across 5 Counties Today we learned more about that firefighter that we first told you about who died in this fire. We learned that that firefighter worked for the u. S. Forest service and died of an illness while assigned to the fire. Officials say that firefighter was not actively on the front lines when they passed away. So far the name of that firefighter has not yet been released. The combination of smoke small and high temperatures will keep the Bay Area under a spare. The Air Alert for the rest of this long Holiday Weekend. Kron four
Welcome back to the kron 4 Morning News if its 04 30am in the morning and youre watching us more than likely you have a job to do. You got bills to pay and our guy here. John shrable joins us now to tell you how you should dress, especially if your job takes you into the afternoon. John, were there, not the only was there to yes, we are looking at some cool weather this morning, which is obviously why were up so early, right. Because you want to enjoy the cool start. Either that or youre just about to prepare for a long commute in and which case we are probably going to be seeing some empty roads which is nice. But a little bit of fog out there, too. So i do want you to doubt that as you do prepared to venture out there. Look at this view of the east bay right now. Definitely some low Cloud Cover situated right there above the berkeley Hills Visibility is really only affected at least on this map and San Francisco, those berkeley hillsides as well as the Oakland Hayward hills definitel
And marcus this morning. Lanes of eastbound 80 are open after a Wrongway Driver collided with incoming traffic killing one person near the 580 interchange. Calls came in about a Wrongway Driver Crashing Head on into cars. One person was arrested an an investigation is under way. Developing right now caldor Fire R Cal fire counts 18 wildfires burning across the state. You can see it here on your screen some of the most notable ones, the Dixie Fire and the Caldor Fire. This morning there are concerns over a new wildfire prompting Evacuation Orders in auburn. This is the Bridge Fire that started under the Foresthill Bridge in the auburn state recreation area. This quickly grew to 250 acres triggering an Evacuation Order for about 500 people. Evacuation warnings have been issued for more people there. Right now the fire is still burning out of control. No reports yet of homes being destroyed. Well hope that it stays that way. A lot of people in Lake Tahoe are settling in after a wild week