rugby players shows that after just one season, they suffer a loss of blood flow to the brain and cognitive function. and it s the same old story dame sarah wins yet another gold at the tokyo paralympics. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it may be the same old story but one we are delighted to celebrate. more on the paralympics later this hour. the taliban have taken control of kabul airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. the final evacuation flight left at a minute to midnight last night. it brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. the taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago. they ve declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was packed
program, known as the green card lottery, and replaces the term alien in immigration law with the term noncitizen. this is a huge opportunity for this country to act on what we have talked about doing for decades. to reform a system that we all know doesn t work, to honor the millions of people who are already part of our lives, part of our families, part of our communities, who deserve a way to make their status here permanent. but given history, you can understand why some, even democrats, are skeptical, and suggest this level of change is most likely possible through a piecemeal approach. but then you have some like california senator alex badilla, who joined us last night, who remain optimistic about finding bipartisan support for the president s bill. my god, if this last year has not demonstrated how much our country relies on, and i think respects the contributions of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, just look at the essential workers sector. undocumente
federal court putting those plans on hold. in this hour, on the record with huma abedin, hillary clinton s long-time adviser thrown into the spotlight. we ll dig into all of it live in studio. let s begin with the major win for the president and his party. overnight the u.s. house passed a historic infrastructure bill. it eliminates led pipes and creates union jobs as president biden worked to rebuild an economy hit hard by the pandemic. and we re seeing signs of improvement. just this week a major rebound adding more than half a million jobs in october. there is more to come as democrats work to finalize part two of the president s build back better again ta. the sprawling social safety bill will expand the tax credit, universal pre-k and more. an investigation to fight climate change among other life changing policies. democrats hope to pass this legislation by thanksgiving. it comes days after republicans won statewide races in virginia and showed gains in other elections.
breaking news in the plans to mandate vaccines for some companies. putting the plans on hold. this hour, on the record with huma abedin. we ll dig into it live in studio. let s begin with the major win for the president and his party. overnight the u.s. house passed a historic infrastructure bill. this legislation expands broadband, repairs our nation s roads and bridges, eliminates lead pipes for clean water and creates union jobs. these investments comes as president biden rebuilds an economy hit by the he couldn t approximate. just this week the economy saw a major rebound adding more than half a million jobs in october. there s more to come as democrats work to finalize part two of the president s build back better agenda. the sprawling social safety net bill will expand many government programs, including the child tax credit, universal pre-k, and more. there s also investment in clean energy to fight climate change, among other life-changing policies. democrats hope
hello, you will live with bbc news. i am anna foster injerusalem. a us military ship has set off for gaza, carrying equipment to build a temporary floating port for desperately needed aid deliveries. the us military confirmed that that ship left late on saturday from a military base in virginia on its way to the middle east. the un has warned that around a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a million people, are currently facing famine, which is why this new way of potentially getting aid in is so important. and in the meantime, there is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food on board which is still waiting to set sail from cyprus, waiting to be given the green light to head towards gaza. that is part of a new maritime aid corridor that the eu announced just in the last few days and said that they were optimistic that it would become operational for the first time this weekend. and of course, all of this comes as the us presidentjoe biden gave a new