i m robyn curnow live in atlanta. ahead, another major afghan city is now under taliban control. as u.s. president joe biden decides to send more troops in to aid america s withdrawal. also, a huge earthquake in haiti leveling homes, buildings, and leaving hundreds dead. this as a tropical storm bears down on the country. one u.s. hospital forced to take extreme measures as it struggles with a surge in covid cases. thanks for joining me. afghanistan s capital, kabul, is the only major afghan city still under government control. this after a local official says the city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. video from the taliban shows them being cheered on in what is said to be jalalabad. it is another crushing blow to the afghan government and their soldiers trying to fight back the militants. in recent days they ve also lost mazar-e-sharif in the north. at least 24 of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. that swift advance has triggered an
responses from black communities asking why the foremost symbol of american police brutality will be eligible for parole in a decade and a half. but if nothing else, there is now a modicum of closure for the floyd family, hopefully. still, that does not absolve our nation from seizing this reform moment. our law enforcement leaders need to reflect on the growing rifts between police and community. our prosecutors need to guarantee that no one is above the law or below it. and in just a moment, i will talk to civil rights attorney ben crump and george floyd s brother, philonise. about the void of federal action as our republican lawmakers continue to stifle the police reform legislation generated in george floyd s name. of course, even that conversation begins and ends with the vote. and as the chauvin trial saga was closing yesterday, attorney general merrick garland was firing the opening shot in our national war over voting rights, filing suit against the state of georgia o
even debate a voting rights bill leaving democrats trying to plot a new way forward. plus, breaking overnight, results from the heated new york city mayoral race, and a socialist pulls off a stunning surprise, an upset, in another primary. president biden set to address crime in a speech as it becomes a growing problem for his presidency. and britney spears goes to court as we learn new details about the conservativeship she has been under for years. all right. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is wednesday, june 23rd. as the dangerous new covid variant surges across the united states, a disturbing rise in younger people dying of covid. and the victims disproportionately african-american. that s according to a new cnn analysis moments ago. deaths have fallen dramatically across the united states but nearly 300 people are still dying a day covid and the victims seem to be younger and the racial disparity is growing. dr. an
harris will visit the u.s.-mexico border on friday to take a look at the conditions there. it also comes as democrats plot their next steps after republicans blocked the senate from debating a major voting rights bill. the president appeared to take a shot at senate republicans as he paid tribute to a friend and longtime colleague former virginia republican senator john warner. he understood that democracy is more than a form of government. democracy is a way of being. he understood it begins and grows in an open heart and with a willingness to work across the aisle and come together in common cause. also at this hour, a sentencing hearing is under way for an indiana woman who pled guilty to taking part in the january 6th attack on the capitol, this as two more accused rioters, including a suspected member of the oath keepers also pled guilty. we ll have more on that throughout this hour. and a major decision on freedom of speech from the u.s. supreme court. the justice