Surge there. And this as we learn that another 20,000 haitians in colombia may be making their way to the united states. While in north port, florida, the manhunt for the fiancée of gabby petito is continuing this morning after the fbi searched his family home. Autopsy results of the remains believed to be petito could come as early as today. You know we are watching global markets after the s p 500 had its worst day since may. The big question this morning, what sparked the selloff and will it last? we have reporters around the country and the globe with all of the latest developments. I want to start this morning, though, in countdown mode, just one hour until president biden gives his first speech as commander in chief at the u. N. General assembly. The theme of his speech, america is back. For the headlines, they are telling a very different story today. It has been a rough few weeks for america and this president and biden will tell the u. N. That we are ready to lead, the rest o
The impact of extreme heat, we ask why nigeria s oil industry is making the effects of climate change even worse. And surfing china style. We ll reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. It s eight in the morning in singapore, and two o clock in the morning in geneva, where at an emergency aid conference, more than a billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. The country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of fighting and drought made worse by instability following the taliban s takeover last month. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them, and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about w
And surfing china style. We ll reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 7am in singapore, and 1am in geneva where, at an emergency aid conference, more than $1 billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. The country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of fighting and drought made worse by instability following the taliban s takeover last month. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them. And let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about what we owe. Joining me is dr mohammad haqnal. He s the former head of afghanistan s publ
At the white house and on capitol hill, folks are trying to navigate crises all of them coming to head in the next few days and weeks. There s covid, where president biden is planning to lay out a new plan tomorrow to get through the delta variant. There s afghanistan, where the secretary of state is preparing for a grilling on capitol hill in multiple hearings. There s the threat of a government shutdown at month s end unless congress acts and the potential for a debt default just a few weeks after that. All as democrats continue to spar over the size, scope, timing and political strategy surrounding the president s overall agenda and what s referred to as that massive reconciliation package which has been tied to biden trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill. The latest drama comes after joe manchin reiterated he will not support a $3. 5 trillion deal. Nowhere close to it. He s reportedly signaling he might only back a bill that s less than half that size or half at best. The
Live from cnn world h headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. I m brynn kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. Fresh fighting was reported saturday in afghanistan s panjshir value i why, the only territory the taliban haven t captured. Panjshir is home to the national resistant front which has been opposing the taliban for decades. The fighting intensifies. In the capital the company s fragile economy got a small boost saturday when the largest currency exchange market opened for the first time in three weeks. Ordinary afghans have been starved for cash because banks are limiting withdrawals. Journalist ben farmer is in kabul and joins us by phone with the latest from there. Let s start with the fighting in the panjshir. What is the latest on the conflict there? it looks as though we may have lost ben. We might try and reach him again later on. Now earlier, i spoke with ben and so we re going to play a little tape of that