it s up to the afghans themselves, it s up to the afghan government, it s up to the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. the taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan 20 years after being removed from power. reports suggest the militant group have ordered their fighters to enter the capital, kabul after local police deserted their posts. they have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a lightning advance that saw the us equipped government army flee from their path. the president, ashraf ghani, has left the country. these pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. the taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president ashraf ghani s government on a peaceful transfer of power. and these images have emerged of us embassy staff being helicoptered to kabul airport. it comes as the secretary of state antony blinken has insisted the situation is patently not saigon i
dying because of the virus. and the figures are worse in communities struggling to get the life get people the lifesaving shots, especially in the south. and in just hours, an indoor mask mandate will take effect in los angeles county, california, again, and more places are recommending masking up regardless of vaccination status. the white house is honing in on social media companies, pushing them to do more to block misinformation, arguing inaction is deadly. yeah. let s get a closer onthe ground view of what s going on with cnn s natasha chen. she s at a vaccination site in birmingham, alabama, one of the states that s been lagging in vaccinations and not coincidentally seeing cases spike. natasha, what are you hearing from officials there about this challenge that they re up against and the incentives that they re offering people to get vaccinated? reporter: yeah, we just talked to a health official here who told me it s an uphill battle sometimes convincing people
action. meanwhile in cuba, a crackdown has silenced the biggest crackdown in decades. the regime cutting off internet and food and medicine amid surging covid infections. in miami, cuban-americans have taken to the streets demanding more for havana. new covid cases rising by 50%. more bad news for the j&j, vaccine. the fda warning of an increased risk for a rare neurological disorder. this hour i ll be speaking with dr. anthony fauci, the president s chief medical adviser, but first to our top story, voting rights. joining us now texas state representative ann johnson one of 50 lawmakers to protest against republican state efforts against access and who will be with president biden for his major voting rights speech. welcome to both of you. ann johnson, great to hear from both of you. you had a late night, your escape from texas. you and your colleagues are going to be arrested and that the house voting moments ago, in fact, for the sergeant at arms to track you all down.
size of san francisco, another destroying power lines, the record-breaking highs out west. texas two-step: democratic lawmakers flee the lone star state, their last-ditch attempt to stop new voting restrictions, and where they are tonight. in the streets, cubans fed up with the communist government stage nationwide protests. frustration boiling over as coronavirus sweeps across the island. edge of space: the billionaire s race to the stars. how richard branson s big bet could one day lead to rocket rides for everyday americans. unexpected guest: how a british paratrooper fell 15,000 feet into a california kitchen with his parachute still attached. and meet the painter whose superpower is kindness. how he s transforming lives with drips of paint and drops of joy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this monday night. we are going begin wit
good afternoon, everyone. i m ayman mohyeldin in new york. moments ago president biden landed at rafmildenhall, his first foreign trip since taking office. nbc news has just confirmed the president will make a major move in vaccinating the world against coronavirus. details from our reporters around the world straight ahead. later this hour, he ll speak to u.s. service members and their families before traveling to cornwall for the g7 summit. we ll bring you those remarks when they begin. this trip is also aimed at repairing relationships with european and world leaders that frayed under donald trump. he will also hold a high stakes meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the president talked about his expectations before he took off. making clear to putin and to china that europe and the united states are tight. g7 is going to move. senate foreign relations committee chair robert menendez, and what he wants to see out of the president s first foreign trip. bac