and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. hello and welcome to the programme. don t go to kabul airport. that s what americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised unless instructed to do so. the state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defence officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. a week after the taliban seized power, their co founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. our security correspondent, frank gardner reports. crowds, chaos, confusion. the scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. gunfire. taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid travel documents are not getting through. translation: we ve got a legal visa. - many people who are coming h
that violence killed 12 israelis and more than 230 palestinians. 65 of them children and carried into this morning. the defense forces struck 60 targets harming the launching capabilities of hamas and they launched into israel overnight. joining us from tel aviv richard engel. tell us what you know. reporter: there is just an official confirmation from the israeli government they have agreed to a bilateral cease fire negotiated by egypt. that it will start statement didn t say a specific time. at a later date and other reports state 2:00 a.m. and simultaneous. reuters is reporting that hamas agreed to the deal so in a few hour s time according to to both the israelis and hamas a cease fire should take effect meaning no more israeli air strikes. they said they re rooting out the tunnel network and no more rockets launched from gaza. the israeli government statement said that the political echelon emphasized that the pace of developments will be determined by what happens o
i would say that closing schools due to coronavirus is probably the biggest public health blunders in modern american history. well the rockefeller christmas tree lighting is tonight in new york city. but there are plenty of precautions if you want to see it in person. snowflakes falling two lane. red bo wreaths on the window pane. steve: good morning, everybody. red, white, and bluetiful christmas tree on 48th and sixth avenue on this wednesday, december 2nd, 2020. tis the season to wear a coat. right now outside it is 37 degrees. ainsley: it is. we need a little christmas in our lives. don t we. this has been one heck of a year. brian: right, steve i wish you had called me 3:00 in the morning. did i not wear a coat because i was under the impression yesterday was today. yesterday my hair had additional body to it because of the humanity and todahumidity. and today i m freezing. my girls are very mad at me because they have my hair and it has actual body and extra wave
governor youngkin. one of his first acts in office was signing an executive order making masks optional. schools are suing to overturn that. bill: the governor is not budging. he was elected on a mandate to empower parents. he maintains they should be the ones who decide what s best for their kids and not the government. dana: the only problem some schools are refusing to listen and parents listen here are fed up. give children of parents the right to skoos for themselves. time to quit hiding behind our children and sacrifice their youth for your fear. we want a choice on masks. all children have a right to an education, a right to an education. stop the hypocrisy. bill: for more now david spunt is live in d.c. for the fallout today. good morning. good morning to you. what s interesting is that the mask issue was not even officially on the school board agenda last night. it was open for public comment but you better believe the subject came up as we just saw.
our panel weighs in. and forces put on high alert. russia and nato over the potential invasion of ukraine. can diplomatic talks bring the party back from the brink or is an attack by vladimir putin all but certain. breaking news out of the shark as the state supreme court judge strikes a mask mandate for schools in public places. the near department of education defiant tonight saying that schools will real require those mass. breaking details on that case coming up. we begin with the crime crisis making the streets as dangerous as ever for those who protect and serve. greg gallagher is taking a closer look tonight. good evening. from the killing of cops two kids, forcing a stunning rush of violent crimes across the us for the politicians disagree and solutions, but it is getting tough to find anyone who doesn t think that we has a country have a major problem. already in 2022, five. city police officers have been shot. this weekend 22-year-old officer jason ribera lost h