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hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani: well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the v ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. the head of the burmese military government has promised to hold multi party elections and work with fellow asean states, six months after seizing power. but general min aung hlaing, speaking in a television address, described the party he forced from office as terrorists. that s the national league for democracy of aung san suu kyi. myanmar has been engulfed by violence since the army took control on 1 february. nationwide street demonstrations in favour of aung san suu kyi have been suppressed with violence. i m joined now by the burmese human rights activist aung kyaw moe. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme- thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. so the programme. thank you for having me- so here the programme. thank you for having me- so here we the programme. thank you for having me. so here we have the programme. thank you for havi ....
to protect everyone? parents divided and in one state tonight children are already going back and we re there. also tonight, the concern at the olympics. team usa reporting more athletes testing positive. just two days before the official start of the summer games in tokyo. a volleyball player becoming the second american to test positive since arriving in japan. now nearly 80 people inside the olympic bubble testing positive. amy robach in tokyo tonight. back here at home the political storm on capitol hill. house speaker nancy pelosi rejecting two republicans for the january 6th select committee that will investigate what led to the attack on the capitol on democracy. the speaker drawing fire tonight acknowledging the move is unprecedented. but necessary, she says, given the men s actions. america s top general speaking out for the first time after the bombshell reporting that he was concerned about a possible coup attempt by president trump to stay in power. wh ....
look, i m not going to go into it now, but i used to you know, there s noncompete clauses or people running the machines that lay down asphalt. if, in fact, you get offered a job and you have a, you know, you re in arkansas doing it, a lot of specific examples, you can t take a job in west texas to do it. what in the hell does that have to do with anything? no, i m serious. or there were clauses in mcdonald s contracts. you can t leave burger king or go to mcdonald s. come on. is there a trade secret about what s inside that patty? no, but i m serious. you all, i don t know whether you do know. i didn t know until five years ago the incredible number of noncompete clauses for ordinary people who are done for one reason, to keep wages low. period. look my executive order will limit noncompete agreements. let workers choose who they want to work for. i m also calling on the ftc to do away with certain occupational licensing requirements. do you realize if you want to br ....
anyone in america, who lives in a high-rise building or plans to vacation in one this summer. the mayor of surfside, today, promised that search -and-rescu efforts will grow in size and intensity. they are facing increasing odds, at this hour. lightning being just the latest issue, with officials telling cnn, tonight, that rescuers are standing on a giant piece of metal. three of the victims including the latest, has not been named. this is what we know about the eight other victims. antonio and gladys lozano. a couple who were about to celebrate their 59th anniversary. we are going to have more on their remarkable story, in a moment. and hear from their son and grandson, later in the broadcast. also, 46-year-old anna ortiz and her son louie, a 26-year-old with muscular dystrophy. his aunt said he only had movement in the use of one hand but he used that hand to draw and to paint. also, 80-year-old leon and his 74-year-old wife, christina elvira. and there s manuel lafo ....