He arrived in washington two hours ago after cutting his vacation short. Today, malala yousafzai says the us president must take hold steps to protect the afghans. In our other main news today, a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. And double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. And it s a dramatic final day in the test match between england and india, as india win by 151 runs. Good evening. There have been chaotic scenes at kabul airport as desperate afghans tried to flee the country by hanging on to departing aircraft, after the taliban s final takeover yesterday. Several people are reported to have been killed. American forces fired into the air to disperse crowds attempting to force their way onto planes. In the centre of kabul, there s been an uneasy calm, as armed insurgents flying the taliban flag patrol the streets.
For tropical storm grace. Good evening. The white house rejects any notion that the us exit from afghanistan should in any way compare to the capitulation in saigon in 1975. But how should the world view the images we have seen today from kabul airport? amid the scramble to evacuate western diplomatic staff and with taliban now surrounding the airfield there was chaos on the runway as afghans clung desperately to one of the few military transporters that left. Not quite the last plane out, but surely the enduring image of this chaotic american withdrawal. We ve heard nothing from joe biden since saturday. He s just about to appear at the white house. Let s take you there to hear his comments. white house. Let s take you there to hear his comments. | white house. Let s take you there to hear his comments. Good afternoon. I want to speak hear his comments. Good afternoon. I want to speak today hear his comments. Good afternoon. I want to speak today to hear his comments. Good
Just six months after tokyo. Fellow democrats wanted him out, even president biden said he should go now, finally, the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has quit his office a full week after the state attorney generalfound him guilty of sexually harrassing 11 women. It s a humiliating outcome for one of the most high profile politicalfigures in the democratic party. But as he announced his departure, mr cuomo also denied any intentional misconduct, and said he was gearing up to fight the allegations. Nada tawfik has this report. Cuomo s going down. Once a new york hero, today a target of ridicule. Andrew cuomo s fall from grace has been dramatic. For months, the governor sought to stay in office after allegations of sexual harassment. But today, with impeachment looming, he announced he would step aside. I think that, given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore, that s what i ll do. His fate w
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after nearly 50 years. hundreds of marches are being held all across the united states to try to pressure congress to reform gun laws. coming after a spate of mass shootings, the rallies are being organised by the group march for our lives. it says it s time to show politicians that americans demand and deserve to live free of gun violence. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence, banging on the doors of the nation s capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country s leaders take action after yet another school shooting, a horrific massacre in new delhi, texas. iii horrific massacre in new delhi, texas. ., ., texas. if our government can t do anything texas. if our government can t do anything to texas. if our government can t do anything to stop texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 - texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 kids - do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slotted