now, that is a gas # it s all right, jumping jack flash is a gas, gas, gas #. tributes to the rolling stones drummer charlie watts, who s 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. presidentjoe biden says he intends to stick to next tuesday s 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 troop
so how many afghans will britain take? how many should we take? also tonight. rebuilding after the pandemic the latest official figures show record job vacancies as the uk economy rebounds. the plague is still a killer in parts of the world, now a new vaccine developed here could consign it to history once and for all. a glimpse of deep space as we ve never seen it before astronomers learn more abouth the birth and destruction of the stars. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england captainjoe root admits his side need to get better following their final day defeat to india at lord s as they look for a way back in the series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. twenty years after they were driven out of afghanistan, the taliban s leaders are back in the country they once ruled with such brutality. in their first public statements on afghan soil the taliban say their territory will no longer be used to export terror. remember, that was the reason the inter
tonight at ten. out of the shadows afghnistan s new rulers present a public face to the world. the taliban now control the streets, but say they won t harbour terrorists. translation: i reassurel all internationals, the un, all embassies, our neighbours, that we will not be allowing the soil of afghanistan to be used against anybody. there are guarantees girls can go to school, and women will be allowed to work. but many have already lost faith. as an afghan woman, i wouldn t trust them because they don t have a very good track record of keeping their promises or something like that. here, the government is to announce plans for a resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. also tonight. in haiti, a tropical storm hampers relief efforts as the number of dead from saturday s earthquake reaches 1,900. job vacancies hit one million, yet companies struggle to find workers. and a glimpse into deep space, explaining the mysteries, mysteries, of the stars. and coming up in the sport
the senate rules committee will hold a hearing tomorrow in atlanta to hear from state residents, including senator raphael warnock, on how the state s so-called election integrity law has affected access to the ballot in the peach state. we re fortunate to have the perfect guest of this story tonight. joining me now is senator amy klobuchar, democrat of minnesota. she s also chairwoman of the rules and administrative and administration committee. senator klobuchar, we truly appreciate you being with us as always. i know you were with stacey abrams earlier today at a roundtable of voting rights in georgia. i know you went to get the word at ebenezer baptist church from reverend warnock before that. but of course, you ll be hearing from him again tomorrow, along with other georgia residents and experts in a rare senate rules committee hearing in atlanta on the voting restrictions recently enacted in that state. i was chair of the rules committee. what has happened in georgia
establish a select committee tomorrow. welcome to tuesday. it is meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. wie got updates on the situation in south florida as rows cue efforts super their sex day. officials have briefed the public. the death toll remains at 11. more than 200 people are assisting in the search and rescue efforts. here s governor ron desantis. people ask what is their hope or what s going to happen. the way i look at it as an old navy guy, when somebody s missing in actions in the military, you re missing until you re found and we don t stop the search. so i think that s what s happening. those first responders are breaking their backs trying to find anybody they can and they are going to continue to do that. look, that s unfortunately the way you have to think about it. this is the search mission. people need closure no matter what and how long it takes. as this tragedy unfolds, the produce announced that president biden will travel to surf side. two new wa