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under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. that s because music was forbidden. it was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. and so that was very discouraging for many musicians. many musicians fled afghanistan. they stopped playing music. life was even harder for girls like freshta. they couldn t go to school, play sports. they couldn t even go outside unless completely hidden beneath clothes from head to toe. freshta s mother saw music as a way to accomplish that. and so since 2001, people have been struggling to find the best way to bring it back. the documentary dr. sarmast s music school tells the story of bringing music back to afghanistan, and not just traditional music, but all kinds of music. bach, beethoven, mozart. it doesn t belong to europe. it doesn t belong to america. they belong to all w ....
keeping an eye on the weather for you, with their precocious prognostications. watch out for any poodles. well, we ve got kid forecasters coming up. before we get to that, we have some real weather to talk about this morning. take a look at these pictures on a saturday morning. these are from overnight. ginger covering this breaking weather news. killer flash floods in colorado. truly harrowing scenes playing out, after more than an inch of rain fell in 40 minutes, sending torrents of water through one small town. this is one scene out of many. as we said, ginger will have much more coming up. as many as 15 states affected this morning. also, a big break in a massive manhunt. a car owned by a suspected san diego kidnapper is found in a remote wilderness area in idaho. why police now believe the 16-year-old girl thought to be with him is alive. a potentially huge break in this story. it s a relief to know she s alive. but they also have to find her. also this ....
shortly after the attacks in 2001, president bush sent our military to afghanistan. they forced the taliban to flee. under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. that s because music was forbidden. it was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. and so that was very discouraging for many musicians. many musicians fled afghanistan. they stopped playing music. life was even harder for girls like freshta. they couldn t go to school, play sports. they couldn t even go outside unless completely hidden beneath clothes from head to toe. freshta s mother saw music as a way to accomplish that. and so since 2001, people have been struggling to find the best way to bring it back. the documentary dr. sarmast s music school tells the story of bringing music back to afghanistan, and not just traditional music, but all kinds ....