now and ask about the bosley guarantee your house solomon in new york is cnn this is cnn breaking news hello, i m jake tapper live at the site of the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin, where the state of our union is deeply shaken. we begin this morning with our breaking news. former president donald trump is safe and a 20-year-old shooter is dead after a shocking assassination attempt on the former president in pennsylvania yesterday afternoon, former president trump described the attack in his own words, revealing that a bullet had ripped through the upper right part of his ear saying, quote i knew immediately that something was wrong in that i heard a whizzing sound, shots and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. much bleeding took place unquote. this morning, former president trump added quote, it was god alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. he added, it is more important than ever that we stand united. this was the clo
border. some 12,000 migrants camped under a bridge in texas, en enduring heat and squalor conditions . with a growing sense of what afghanistan will be like under the taliban, some women are not backing down. a group of activists there protesting outside what used to be the women s ministry on sunday. the taliban closed that ministry and replaced it with their ministry for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice. now, the protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. translator: you cannot suppress the voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as not allowing them to not go to school. meanwhile, an official says a fourth chartered flight left afghanistan on sunday, carrying 230 passengers, including afghans, europeans and americans. for those who remain in afghanistan, the future, of course, is very uncertain. in camps for the displaced around kabul, conditions are crowded and they
polls for snap elections. a tight race with justin trudeau hoping his handling of the pandemic will keep him in power. although the taliban are showing increasing signs of repressive government, some women are not backing down. a group of brave activists protesting outside what used to be the ministry on sunday. the taliban closed it and replaced it with their feared ministry for promotion of virtue and prevention of vice. the protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. translator: you cannot suppress the voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as by not allowing them to go to school. you cannot suppress the voice of afghanistan s women. now, a private preschool opened on sunday in kabul with both boys and girls attending. that s a rare sight. the taliban insist that public secondary school for girls will be allowed, but they say they have to set up what they call safe transportation
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. thanks for joining me this hour. so, we know that afghan women are defiant, despite growing signs that the taliban government is sidelining them. a group of activists protested outside what used to be the women s ministry on sunday of the the taliban closed that ministry, and replaced it with their ministry which is called the ministry for promotion of virtue and prevention of vice. the protests came after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. translator: you cannot suppress the voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them, as well as by not allowing them to go to school. you cannot suppress the voice of afghanistan s women. well, the taliban have claimed they will not rule as they did during the 90s but they have done little else to calm fears that women will be denied basic freedoms or be shut out of jobs and schools. on sunday, afghanistan s mi
prepares to speak at the u.n., and say to the world we re all in this mess, together. good to have you with us. though, the taliban are showing increasing signs of repressive governing, some women are not backing down. a group of activists protested outside what used to be the women s ministry on sunday. the taliban closed it, and replaced it with their ministry for promotion of virtue and prevention of vice. the protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. translator: you cannot suppress the voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as by not allowing them to go to school. you cannot suppress the voice of afghanistan s women. a private preschool opened sunday in kabul with both boys and girls attending. the taliban insists public-secondary school for girls will be allowed, but they say they have to set up safe transportation, first. cnn s anna coren has reported from inside afghanistan.