I about the situation in the country. I billion people without power as hurricane ida turns into louisiana. 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. American forces are making their final preparations to pull out of afghanistan but in their last hours there are not passing without violence. Directed at the withdrawing us military. Security alerts have been issued and there appears to have been a missile attack launched towards kabul airport. It seems the projectiles were launched from this vehicle using industrial tubing to direct them. The vehicle was left burnt out. It is not clear who fired them for what they were trying to achieve. So far no details of any casualties and there are reports a us missile defence system intercepted the rockets. That comes a day after the us launched a drone strike on suspected militants planning a suicide bombing near the airport. Howeverthe planning a suicide bombing near the airport. However the bbc has visited the site of
Health officials expect that a booster will also be needed for the one shot johnson johnson vaccine. This is a major expansion, and it comes just a week after boosters were first recommended for people with weakened immune systems. An official announcement on the expansion could come this week, and it comes as the delta variant spreads new cases across the country leading to a crush of patients in hospitals, primarily among the unvaccinated. Cnn s jeff zeleny is live at the white house this morning where this news emanated from, jeff. What s going on? reporter: john, good morning. The biden administration is coalescing around the argument and the idea that most americans will need booster shots. This is not going to come anytime soon in the coming days, so don t rush to your local pharmacy to get one, but they are reaching the idea that they believe that eight months after you received that first shot, most americans should receive a booster shot. Once it is fully authorized by the fda
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul, after a lightning advance across the country. The militant group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan, and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government. The arrival of the taliban has sparked panic in the city with a populuation of more than four million, as well as tens of thousands of internally displaced afghans. People have been rushing to embassies for visas and stockpiling food. These pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban says negotiations are taking place to ensure a peaceful transition of power. Us and british troops have been arriving in afghanistan to evacuate diplomatic staff from their embassies. Earlier, thousands of afghans in the capital were seen trying to withdraw their savings from atms as fear gripped the capital. Beyond the capital, overnight, the insurgents seized the eastern city
Good morning to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i m john berman with brianna keilar. It is friday, august 13th. And overnight, a major announcement from the fda that will have a direct impact on millions of americans. Authorization of a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. So, it s not for everyone yet. Just the immunocompromised for now. The ruling comes as hospitals grow increasingly overwhelmed. Nearly 80,000 americans are hospitalized with covid this morning, that s the highest number in six months. Half of all covid patients are in these eight states, even though they account for only a quarter of the nation s population. One of those states, mississippi, is seeing its highest hospitalsization numbers ever. Republican governor is extending a state of emergency but says there will be no lockdowns or mask mandates. Florida governor ron desantis is deploying a rapid response team to fight but is still banning mask mandates and cracking down on cities and