people say, you ve been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience. it s kind of like much scarierfor me, anyway. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in afghanistan, with a couple of significant developments. all british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country, as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. the militant group has captured its first regional capital in five years, and is making gains in other areas, as western forces withdraw from the country. the united nations special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more. in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan menapal. they d warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces, the war now increasingly
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travel firms criticise government s decision to keep quarantine rules in place for travellers returning to england and wales from france even if fully vaccinated. 0lympic organisers announced the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village six days before the tokyo games begin. now on bbc news it is time for sports day. now on bbc news it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. we ll be live at royal st george s, where louis 0osthuizen s in a battle to keep hold of the lead on day three of the open. all set to win the yellowjersey tadej pogacar s second tour de france title will be confirmed tomorrow as he finishes the penultimate stage with a lead of over five minutes. a good day, too, for the formula one championship leader max verstappen will start the british grand prix from pole after winning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. and all smiles for st helens, who fightback to beat castleford i
united states and around the world. you are in the cnn newsroom on this busy, saturday night. great to have you along with us. former-president trump is taking his big lie show on the road, tonight. and just moments, he is expected to speak at a republican party dinner in north carolina. close aides spent the last few days encouraging the former president to move on from the 2020 election, and focus on the future. such as, republican party priorities, heading into the midterms. but sources say trump has become more obsessed, in recent weeks, with this unhinged idea that he could, soon, be reinstated as commander in chief. joining me now to discuss, cnn senior-political analyst, and adviser to four presidents, david gergen. and cnn political commentator, amanda carpenter. she was, also, senator ted cruz s communications director. amanda, i want to go to you, first, because i know, from talking to people around trump, that they have been trying to tell him for months. dro