That attack and 20 others wounded. All that made it such a difficult day here all the way into friday. Thats when we began to learn, not only the names and ages, but the lives and the stories of these Service Members. That made it all that much harder. This is all part of that process in dover, delaware, at Dover Air force base, watching this final journey home, just part of it with the dignified transfers here. Its never easy to see this. Certainly, its even harder to see that many of them, one after another. I suspect even with the Secretary Of Defense there, there are many Service Members, officials, enlisted officers watching this happen around the country realizing what it means to have lost a brother, sister, colleague, service member, somebody who was part of the family here in the pentagon. Theyre so young. Some of them were just babies 20 years ago when 9 11 occurred. Now theyre being brought back to the united states in these Transfer Cases. It must be so difficult. Kaitlan,
Epic railjourney across the southern united states. This is the mighty mississippi. The economic backbone of early america, Running North to south for more than 2000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a Fledgling Upstart into a powerhouse. For much of the 19th century, steamboats like this ruled the river. But in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. Connecting the Gulf Of Mexico with the pacific ocean. On this journey ill be following the railroad that pushed The American Dream along the mexican border all the way to california. Every trip is unique. Its a moving city. And i will be meeting some of the people who help define this unique, diverse and fascinating part of the country. Horn blares. New orleans, my first port of call. Right now in the middle of one of its annual street parties, the french quarter festival. Jazz music plays. The area gets its name
Now, that is a gas its all right, jumping Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas. Tributes to the rolling Stones Drummer Charlie watts, whos died aged 80. Mickjagger simply posts a picture of his bandmate. As competition gets under way at the paralympics, british Cyclist Dame Sarah storey breaks her own World Record in qualifying she has the chance of gold within the hour. Good morning, temperatures reached just over 26 in parts of scotland. You could see similar here again today but like yesterday areas of cloud floating around and the best of The Sunshine in the west. All the details in 25 minutes. President Joe Biden says he intends to stick to next Tuesdays Deadline for the us to complete its evacuation in afghanistan rejecting borisjohnson s appeal for an extension. Speaking at a Press Conference last night, he said the mission was under growing threat of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Nomia iqbal reports from washington. Up to 6,000 us troops are on the ground
On Covid Test Providers whove been accused of taking advantage of holidaymakers travelling abroad. More than 80 companies listed on the Government Website are to be warned over misleading prices. A further 57 firms are being removed from the website because they either dont provide the relevant tests or they no longer even exist. 0ur Transport Correspondent Caroline Davies has the details. If you travel, you test. And you pay for those tests. The governments own website has a list of providers, but booking through them isnt to guarantee things will go smoothly as Barbara Lowe found out coming from her holiday in portugal injune. We didnt get any Test Results at all. You couldnt get through to them on the phone, you couldnt contact them via the website. Well, to be honest, i think its quite farcical. Im annoyed, and im upset that ive lost my money and i havent got what i paid for, basically. The government lists companies with the cheapest at the top, but some firms have advertised test
Rules on the importation of dogs to the uk, in response to a rise in puppy smuggling. The proposals include raising the minimum age for imported dogs from 15 weeks to 6 months, and banning heavily pregnant animals. Lebu diseko has more. Hundreds of puppies brought into the country illegally are intercepted each year. The numberfound not to have met the uks pet import rules more than doubling between 2019 and 2020 alone. Many have Health Problems and had not been checked by certified vets. An increase too in the number with docked tails and cropped ears, more than 600 in the last five years. The government is proposing new rules for Puppy Welfare standards, including raising the minimum age at which they can be imported from 15 weeks to six months, a ban on importing heavily pregnant dogs, and an end to importing dogs with cropped ears or docked tails. When it comes to ear cropping, unfortunately we have seen is an increase in demand for dogs with cropped ears, a completely unnecessary