bring us up-to-date. reporter: it's been a very long day for the thousands of firefighters, battling these fires in scorching heat, facing the strong driving dry winds which have been fanning the fires. those fighting the fires are continuing as w speak, expected to continue throughout the night. the fires created a trail of death and destruction, wiping out whole villages and farms, including livestock in many cases, which has brought shock an trauma to many farmers and financial ruin. president erdogan is speaking here and assemble, saying there will be compensation for those who have suffered losses. authorities have announced evacuation orders for many villags in the region and dormitories and shelters have been opened up for the villagers. temperatures are expected to rise further in the coming days, adding to the battle against the fire. phil: it sounds as though the government has the situation under control. reporter: well, they do say this, but they are facing an awful lot of criticism from the o

cowith us officers, in thist piazza, in our workplace! it made us famous. >> at the crossroads. but rome has since moved with the times. eleonora ludovici has served here for three years. as a woman on the podium, she believes she even has an advantage over her male lleagues maybe becse driversre morempressed by a woman, they show more respect. at least they follow my signals closely. >> eleonora remembers all too well how during the lockdown no traffic directions were needed in the otherwise bustling and crowded piazza venezia. >> around the vittoriano monument, there were hardly any cars. everything was empty. the silence felt surreal. you could even hear the birds singing! >> there is no semblance of that now on the piazza. but the traffic officers are glad to be back. >> even though you re breathing in fumes on the podium, it's still nice to be up there. it's a symbol of everyday life. the city needs us up there. because we are synonymous with life! >> as the podium rises, a little bit of normality returns. as well as the old elegance of the roman metropolis. >> i will defin

people that go to the clippers, there is such a tiny amount of people that when a metal and all of us will be disappointed. being there in 2016, i experienced how it was to be there. of course, it is improving, getting better. we have good programs. all and all, there is a lot of room to improve. brent: we appreciate you sharing your story, max. this is an important topic and it can't be discussed too much right now. >> thank you. brent: an olympic games without fans is not just a blow to the games, just ask the tour guides. they have come up with a plan to show tours around again remotely. >> these are tour guides in tokyo. they had been hoping for an influx of tourists during the olympics. but the pandemic and lockdowns brought their business close to collapse. no virtual tours have helped them survive. >> we do these tours online through resume so peopl can also book online and then we connect together and it is really fun because you can see what is happening in real time. do you see how beautiful it is? >> they are holding olympics themed tours in the capital. they are hting the

or you may need to stop working for us. brent: professor, what do you think this discussion, the fact that we are having this discussion, what does it tell us about the state of humanity at the moment when it comes to thinking of the welfare of others and our level of empathy that we have in reserve? is it a negative picture that you are seeing? dominic: i don't think it's a negative picture. i think people have been through this pandemic concern for others in their community, for their family, and for themselves. they have been trying to make sense of what has been a very scary change to their own lives, to the lives of their community. i think the most difficult situation are those who are firmly opposed to getting vaccinated and following the rules. of course they are free to do so but there are consequences of our choices. and those consequences might mean people cannot do all the things they want to do. because they pose a risk of spreading infection. brent: yeah. consequences is the important word there. professor dom

. ♪ anchor: it is nice to have you with us. the long-awaited tokyo 2020 summer olympics have been officially opened by japan's emperor. the ceremony, which took place without a live audience, because spectators are banned. one of the highligs, when jones formed a revolving club -- revolving lobe over the stadium. it has been a difficult time for the organizers after they were forced to postpone the games last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. even now, the decision to press ahead with the olympics is a controversial one. reporter: with a volley of fireworks from the roof, tokyo's long-overdue olympics finally declared open. inside, it was japanese tennis icon naomi osaka who lit the olympic flame, after the ioc president praise the perseverance of the athletes who have had to wait so long for the games to get started. but it was empty, off-limits to spectators, while outdoors, protesters were voicing their opposition to the events. japan still in a state of emergency and dozens of coronavirus cases among athletes and delega

some are even using vacation days to be here. the call was put out for volunteers online, and together with friends, he had a simple but clever idea. >> we collected pces of information that were already circulating on social media in german, then we translated them so that arabic speaking people cod understand. once the information was out, everybody wanted to help. tessa: a group was created online and hundreds have signing up every day. >> i was very surprised when the numbers started to go up so quick. i now am 100% sure that it could go up to 1000. and when i imagine this place here with thousands of people helping out altogether in an organized group, that really gives me goosebumps. tessa: that kind of help is desperately needed here. these homeowners, like many people in the region, have lost almost everythin in these dire times, the support given by the young man is highly appreciated. these guys really sacrificed themselves for us, africans, syrians, everybody. they worked all day. for them it went without saying, they

our reporter come on the ground for us in the u.s. state of oregon. -- our reporter, on the ground for us in the u.s. state of oregon. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines from around the world. the australian city of brisbane has been picked to host a summer 2032 olympics after the international olympic committee approved the bid. there were no rival candidates. australia will become the second country after the united states to host summer games in three different cities. russia has successfully launched a londelayed laboratory module for the international space station. it is intended to provide more room for scientific experiments and space for the crew. it's flight t the i is scheduled to last eight days. protests have been held in paris, as france launches its so-called health pass. the proof of covid-19 vaccination that's required now for entry to venues such as cinemas, museums, and sports stadiums. france is in the fourth wave of the pandemic. the government says the goal of the pass is to preve

that links us to alexander. he thought of the world in terms of a giant network system in which everything is connected. >> some exhibits are truly surprising. ivory was once used to replace human bone. science, technology and art history are all viewed here and viewed with a credible -- critical eye. terrible beauty gives an initial impression of how the humble form -- humble forum -- humbol dt forum gives the initial impression. perhaps easier to digest is the playfully presented permanent exhibition. berlin global. it aims to appeal to young people. it covers seven rooms, each dedicated to a theme from the last century. the exhibition covers revolution and war. freedom, fashion and music. cultural icons of recent history such as the doorway to the legendary techno club. this shows how impulses have traveled in many different directions. it is a good start for the form. the exhibits and don't include non-european collections. including this. experts view them as planted artworks and the humble forum plans to r

i never imagined that they used this technology to follow us. reporter: she was not the only target, according to an investigation by an international team of journalists. more than 190 reporte and hundreds of rights activists may have been on the list, including in you member, hungary -- including in hungary. >> free press is one of the core values of the eupean union. it is completely unacceptable if this would be the case. reporter: pegasus' developer and israeli firm says it sells the program to governments. so they can combat crime. but rights activists say nso does not check up on how its software is used. >> we need a global sanctions regime to prevent the export of technology like this to authoritarian regimes, because in the worst case scenario, this spyware puts press freedom in danger and lives at risk. reporter: this generalist says she will continue her reporting. azerbaijan's government is not commenting on the reports. brent: for more, i am joined by my guest a member of the european parliament with hungary's momentum movement. sh

good to have you with us. for days after a torrential rains trigger deadly floods in germany, survivors have turned to the daunting task of rebuilding, but with emergency services still busy looking for bodies and securing vital infrastructure. many residents are left to seek help from volunteers. were sun sausages and fear, it looks like a village fate, but it's not what it seems. this is just a bright time for the volunteers organizing an arduous relief effort. now that the flood water has subsided. solidarity is the one thing on everyone's mind right now in getting people who are being affected by the floods back on their feet as quickly as possible. people have traveled from name by villages and further to get here to lend a helping hand with the clair up over the weekend, around 200 color and football fans descended on the region and have been distributed around the affected areas. they've been helping locals by rolling up their sleeves to clear debris from homes restaurants and the ruined b hall. cologne

and d, w reporter, julia sally's on the ground for us insure, the town of $660.00 inhabitants. julia. what's happening there now? now we see a lot of rescue, cruise firefighters, the army coming in here to try and clean up as much as possible because the situation here is really dramatic. we've seen homes that were closer to the river, being swept away completely. some houses completely gutted on the ground floor and damaged up to the 2nd floor. debris everywhere. marshfield home, that is really a difficult situation and not only is there damage to things and objects, but the depth is really dramatic. the police here in the region of the viola have said that they have counted up to 110 dead and they expect the death to keep on rising and anglo merkel. the german chancellor, as we said earlier, is going to be visiting that town where you are now. you've been talking to people . what kind of reception is she going to get? some people are quite skeptical of her visit. they think it is just a photo opportunity. during the election campaign are not really convinced about her visit while ot

so deli is on the ground for us. in short, a town of 660 inhabitants. julia how the situation there just a few days after the flooding. now where we're standing now, we're in the upper part of shoes of the town and behind me one can see the devastation and all the destruction that the water has brought through the town. some of the houses that were closer to the river has been completely swept away. houses further back further away from the water are destroyed up to the 2nd floor. some are completely gutted, filled with mud and debris. it's really a dramatic situation and it's not only the destruction of things. the death toll is, has been growing stale. the police in the area have said that only in the area here where we are now. they have counted up to 110 steps and they expect that the best tool to continue increasing and they are currently searching the area with helicopters to try and recover any victims julia, german chance, or matthew list expected to visit the area where you are today are going to come back t

she was injured during the attack on her husband. jove ned more used last week. dozens of people have been taken to hospital in texas after a chemical spill in a water part. people suffered minor skin irritation and breathing problems. stories are investigating the cause of belief. representatives of the african government and taliban. insurgents are meeting in cutter for talks. fighting is intensifying across afghanistan and the security situation is getting worse. a key border crossing with pakistan has now reopened. after being taken over by the taliban. hundreds of people headed into afghanistan through the spin bolduc sherman border point on saturday. summer afghans living in pakistan who want to rejoin their families for the muslim festival of eat, alada next week. pockets on close to crossing on wednesday after the taliban captured the african side. now they are letting limited numbers of travelers through again. people are coming the other way to the afghans and pakistani, returning home. taliban was standing at the board of searching people, allowing them to leave. so with ch

they are currently and already from yesterday using helicopters to search for dead in the area. german chancellor, anglo merkel, as we've been saying is to visit the area today. we're going to come back to you in a moment, julia, but we have some reaction from people dealing with a disaster. their 1st thing was, i think it's very important that our political leaders show up here on one hand to express personal sympathy, but also to get a picture of the situation on the ground themselves. and then if necessary to promise help financial hope or government help find a boon is there or via the technical relief agency. if they bring shovels, buckets and brooms, and lend a hand, i think it's fine that they come here. but if they are just coming, he's gone. i don't think that's okay. then they should please stay away. so julie, we heard some mixed feelings there. i think about visits by politicians, but look federal elections are just over 2 months away. could the floods have a political impact somehow? so it's not just only uncle america, he's coming here to visit. we've seen, i mean lasha,

they have to stop fighting and let us go through. so we can go home, they're busted battles between afghan forces and television fighters have escalated across the country in recent weeks. there really is challenges to cover this kind of story on friday award winning photo journalist danny should eat, was killed, new spin bull dogs crossing. he was imbedded with special forces when the military attempted to regain control of the crossing. it's an economic lifeline for southern afghanistan, a crucial artery for exporting farm goods. controlling it would be an economical windfall for the taliban. insurgents, recent attack seem tactical, taking advantage of nato and us troop withdraw. us president joe biden had made a clear nation building was not part of the war on terror launch. 20 years ago. he says it's time to leave afghanistan future to which people russia, the foreign minister took a swipe it by calling the mission of failure. we faced the truth as president biden had confirmed americans left because they considered their mission

was insurgents, recent attack, seeing tactical taking advantage of nato and us troop withdrawal. us president joe biden has made it clear nation building was not part of the war on terror launch 20 years ago. he says it's time to leave afghanistan future to which people russia's foreign minister took a swipe it by calling the mission of failure. we faced the truth as president biden had confirmed americans left because they considered their mission accomplished. obviously he tried to present the situation in the best way possible, but everyone understand their mission failed. even as districts topple to the taliban afghan leader look with optimism towards piece talks in doha. they say piece will only come from negotiating table and not the battlefield. turn of the battle for the sports. however now and the organizers of the tokyo olympics have confirmed that a person has tested positive for covert 19 at the athletes village. tokyo, 2020 c e o t o. shiro mucho confirmed that a visitor from abroad who is involved in organizing games had tested positive. it would not reveal a person's nationalit

yes, i'm where the main square of the town used to be. you can see here behind me there's still a lot of debris and these are all mostly volunteers who are here with tractors and escalators trying to clear up the streets and the square. and i must say they have done quite me quite some progress compared to yesterday. they removed a lot of things. now in terms of the flooding here, the situation is quite stable. there is more a question of cleaning up and trying to make the houses livable again, but the extent of the damage and the losses also in terms of human lives. they're really starting to emerge. the area of the i've, i will, we are, the police said that they are counting now at least 90 deaths in the expected death told to keep rising. and we're seeing real tragedies have occurred here in the town near by 12 people who were living in a facility for disabled people drowned in there because on the ground floor water suddenly came in and the facility managers were not able to save them. so it is a real, real tragedy really have occurre

that is say so much about us. so we took us tons and that led us into shootouts. we end up shooting at each other with these guys, but we, we won that battle because they retreated, they lived, but the 2nd night they've tried again. and luckily that night with sept and it was the, you know, they, they got it shifted. and the 3rd night the military came and the fire power became triple, and it was a different story. they, they knew that they couldn't take that. mr. lex, we talked about the fact that this is the last standing just picked us about the damage that's been done to just the weights of the damage is incredible because the looting, as a consequence, we have, we have a serious food security crisis in so people can buy food anyway, the atm, the old rooted people, connie's draw money. you have good grannies that are, that are on chronic medication that needs food before they eat the medication. now, what are you saying to them? then let's continue eating the medication without having anything to eat. we literally saying, dig your grave in wasn't and that's ho

bring us up to date on the situation where you are. well this morning people are overcoming the initial shock and they're starting to understand the real extent of the damage here. it feels a bit like a ghost town here because the town is left without electricity without running water. so a lot of people have to leave their homes and find another kind of accommodation for the night. and as you might see behind me, the damage is significant. we've seen volunteers from the entire region coming here with tractors and other equipment to try to help clean up the streets, but also the ground floors of houses. but many people here have lost everything. we're hearing reports from authorities that there are still a 1300 people unaccounted for. has there been any progress on locating these people? so this is what authorities here in this area where we are now had been seeing last night. and they hope that the high amount of people that are accounted for is due to the fact that phone reception is difficult. here we are, selves experienced difficu

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give us a sense of how he really feels about this. reporter: it is important to understand that this interview was conducted because of angela merkel and his specific relationship to her. it was a very warm and honest atmosphere. i asked him about the past wars and how he feels about them. he came up with afghanistan and said what we just laid. i think it is really what we think. he is convinced it is a huge mistake to withdraw troops. mainly women and young girls will suffer from that. anchor: is that what he fears most? >> yes. i think this is what he emotionally fears. i want to give you some perspective. he is convinced that the goal to fight terrorism in the middle east was necessary. and that it is dangerous to leave afghanistan and other countries alone. anchor: we are hearing the former president criticize president biden. he has defended his decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan. this is what he said last week. >> we did not go to afghanistan to nation build. anchor: he said we did not go to afghanistan to nation build

if they close the crossing, they might as well bury us alive because we will all starve. there will be nothing here. reporter: whether the border is closed or not, the syrian refugees will remain a bargaining chip in the struggle for power. anchor: u.s. troops are due to leave afghanistan two weeks earlier than planned them up by the 31st of august. the withdrawal after 20 years in's america's longest war but allows the taliban to make advances, leaving many afghans worried about what the departure means for them. reporter: the taliban say this footage shows them celebrating after gaining control of a crossing into iran. it was one of several advances made in afghanistan in recent weeks. they've been gaining ground since the u.s. announced the departure of its military by the end of august. the same military that ousted them from power in 2001. in washington, president biden defended the speed of the withdrawal, saying the u.s. would no longer sustain the human cost of a conflict that cannot change afghanistan's course. president biden: let me ask those who want us to sta

i used to cover corruption and political events in haiti. the people close to the government said we had some trouble. because of your work, the country is doing bad, we can do more. i had to leave the country because they promised me they were going to kill me. i had to flee because it was very important to take us very seriously. brent: did you see this assassination coming because the violence in the country? did you think this attempt to take someone's life was very likely? >> never. it is unbelievable, unreal. haiti is a very violent country, a dangerous country. imagining that the president could be killed, assassinated is unreal. i am shocked. still shocked by what happened today in my country. that is the way to show the world that haiti is a very dangerous cotry and anything could be happening in that country. i feel my heart heavy. brent: we are hearing that the president said his term had not ended yet but members of the opposition were saying it ended a year ago and they could not reach an agreement on that. it is hard to believe

we won't hold anyone, they are not coming to us, but to the enlightened, warm, and cozy europe. de-escalation does not appear to be an option for lukashenko just yet. >> for more on the situation, let's go to the head of the belarus office. he joins me from the lithuanian capital. let me ask you, this surge of migrants from belarus into lutheran -- lithuania, is this an intentional provocation being orchestrated by schenkel? -- lukashenko? >> yes, it seems so. he has announced a threat to flood europe with migrants and drugs. what we see at the moment is very much this. belarus is withdrawing from the agreement. the border protector sysm that had been working well over the past years. he hasaid clearly it is a lack of resources now that belus cannot afford to keep these people. it is seen as a counter rule to the european sanctions. >> what do we know about these large numbers of people crossing the border from ella into lithuania? -- from belarus intoithuania? >> what we hear from the lithuanian border guards is that these pele are mostly from the near middle ea. many iraqis, m

this land belongs to you and us. the russians were here at left and then the americans came and now they have left. this country is ours and we will protect it even without pay or equipment. meanwhil the taliban are gaining evermore ground in afghanistan. over the past weeks, they've been on the offensive, releasing propaganda videos and taking control of many districts. it won't be until the last u.s. troops pullout on september 11 that the world will finally learn what the have planned. michael: let's get more on that with a professor of the practice of conflict management and american foreign policy programs and research scholar at the middle east institute. he joins us from washington, do you see -- washington, d.c.. what does the withdrawal of troops mean for this debility of the region? guest: it introduces enormous uncertainty. obviously, the taliban have already been taking advantage of the lack of american action against them. advancing, especially in the countryside, but in some important towns also. meanwh