year—old taxi driver, hamid safi, who has now handed the boy over to his grandfather. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville is in kabul and has more. this is the story of the ahmadi family who were part of that deluge of people who fled towards kabul airport after the taliban made it into the city in august. they were moments away from salvation, a flight to the united states, but they got caught in a crush at the gates of the airport and in the panic they handed their two—month—old baby, sohail, to a us soldier. he was handed over the fence. when the family then got inside they couldn't find the baby. they were then evacuated after searching the airport, they were evacuated from kabul, made it to the united states, still kept looking for the baby in the united states in the hope that he had been put on a flight, that he had made it there somehow, and they found nothing. after months of searching and a campaign by an afghan refugee group and then a story by the reuters news agency, sohail was found and he was found here in kabul alive and well. he had been picked up by a 29—year—old taxi

and san quentin, which i love we learned to fire a firearm cheese. years. well, it's late. it's you're tired from a long day work, but you go. you may even begrudgingly go there has never been a time that i've left our girls night out not smiling and feeling better when covid-19 hit 18 years in the ladies kept gno going the pandemic only reinforcing the importance of this monthly meetup. we've gone through relationships and having kids and yeah ups and downs and and just knowing that i don't have to explain this to anyone that i'm going out with my friends once a month. it's gonna this happens. planning consistency and commitment these friends are grateful they put in the work. so i think a lot of the things that i thought i'd be able to maintain in my friendships from childhood. they just didn't because i i just sort of assumed it would all work out and just kind of take some more take some plann. you know, it's not magic. of moments like these where that you can use to describe girls night out. what would it be? it's beautiful and i'm so proud of it and i'm proud of what

>> the second covid outbreak at san quentin prison right now. that coronavirus when it first broke out ran through the prison in 2020, infecting more than 2,000 inmates and guards, becoming one of the worst hot spots in the country. 28 people died. senior investigative reporter steven sock joins us with the latest case numbers. doesn't look good. >> it does not. we've been checking daily for any indication that the omicron variant had reached san quentin and just today the first signs of a surge there. the numbers of infections among prisoners jumped to 65 active cases today. that's up from just half a dozen only yesterday. the prison is also reporting 87 staff members have tested positive for the virus while 91% of the inmates there are vaccinated. about one in every four staff members is not vaccinated. state prison officials tell us they have vaccination clinics available to all staff members five days a week, but roughly one-quarter of the staff are not taking advantage of those vaccination clinics. we spoke this afternoon to david jerrell w

officials at san quentin state prison is offering vaccine and booster shots and that 91% of inmates and 76% of staff are now fully vaccinated. but inmate advocates are calling for the state to reduce the prison population due to the outbreak. more details are coming out regarding a for car crash and sonoma county that killed a teenager. authorities have now identified the victim as 16 year old liam washington of mill valley. his twin brother, lucas remains in the hospital with serious injuries. investigators say the brothers were riding in a car driven by 24 year old many, says alexander . he's facing charges, including the crash happened sunday morning on highway 1 16 near guatemala road. other survivors involved suffered minor or no injuries. u c. berkeley police are looking for a man responsible for at least three unprovoked attacks. police say the man pictured here carried out the attacks in a 24 hour period earlier this week. all the incidents happened on the calle campus. authorities describe what attack at the high school of business, saying the victim was pushed from behind, cau

the restaurant and brewery was one of the first businesses here along sir francis drake between san quentin prison in larkspur. a lot has changed since then the owners made the announcement on social media. they didn't go into great detail about why the restaurant is closing. although one could guess that the pandemic and troubles in the restaurant industry as a whole probably contributed to the planned closure. i actually feel a little bit sad. talked to one woman who works nearby. he says it's sad to see such an established business and all its employees leaving to see that here in this area. >> it would be so heavily affected. i think they have to. change their plan and their. doing the right thing in some ways. but it's and it's a big a stab lish meant great place for sports. now, the marine brewing company's last day here at the larkspur landing will be monday, january 31st. >> all right, back live. now. i did reach out to the owners today, but so far have not heard back bring company first opened its stores here. 33 years ago. but for now in the north bay, charles clifford kron, 4 new

. >> the ones that i did not enjoy were san quentin. we learned to fire a firearm. i did not enjoy that. >> these ladies come together for an activity that costs $20 or less. it can't be repeated and they can't miss a month. >> there are times through the years where it's late but you go. there has never been a time tham i have left girls night out not smiling. >> the ladies kept it going. the pandemic only reinforcing the importance of this monthly meet up. >> just knowing that have to explain this to anyone that i'm going out with my friends once a month. this happens. planning, consist see and commitment, these friends are grateful they put in the work. >> i just sort of assumed it would all work out. it takes some planning. it's not magic. >> if there was one word you could use to describe girls night out, what would it be? >> it's beautiful and i'm proud of what we have done. god willing we will go 20, 30 more. >> a decades long dedication to friendship for whatever life may bring. covid case was detected in the u.s., we are hearing from people who have lost lo

united nations today issued an urgent call for aid for the country. 0ur former afghanistan correspondent quentin sommerville has returned to kabul and sent this report. victorious, the taliban now guard food cues. more than half the country is now in need. these wheelbarrows are full of salt, rice, cooking oil. and for many people here, it is the first time they have had food in days. an interesting thing is though, that the markets in central couple are full of produce. but no—one here has any money. —— central kabul. and this is notjust the case here in kabul, it is the situation across afghanistan. alabama international pariahs, that the economy is being crushed by sanctions. at least humanitarian aid is allowed in. women are banned from work and education, but have also lost another fundamental right, education, but have also lost anotherfundamental right, the another fundamental right, the ability anotherfundamental right, the ability to feed their families. has kabul ever been this hungry before? ., has kabul ever been this hungry before?_ what i has kabul ever been this hungry befor

it's now located at san quentin state prison. governor gavin newsom outlined plans today to transfer condemned inmates to other sites, and merge them into the general prison population. on wall street, major stock indexes scored gains of one to three percent. the dow jones industrial average added 406 points to close near 35,132. the nasdaq rose 469 points. the s&p 500 added 83. but for the month, the s&p fell 5%. the nasdaq plunged 9%. the dow dropped 3%. and, willie o'ree, the fir black player in the national hockey league, will receive the congressional gold medal. president biden signed a bill today, awarding him the nation's highest civilian honor. o'ree broke the n.h.l.'s color barrier in 1958 and played two seasons with the boston bruins. he still serves as a league ambassador for diversity. still to come on the newshour: spotify agrees to add content advisories to podcasts to combat covid-19 misinformation. nurses nationwide continue to struggle with the latest surge of covid patients. actor javier bardem discusses portra

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood but sunday's golden globes ceremony in los angeles is taking place behind closed doors and with none of the nominees present — that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event and the broadcaster that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the programme from its schedule. it follows continuing criticism of the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association, both for a lack of diversity among its members, and tokenism in trying to address that problem. we can now go live to los angeles and the golden globes ceremony, which isjust wrapping up, and speak to sam asi, who's producer and presenter of bbc cinematic at bbc arabic, as well as being a member of the hollywood foreign press association. sam, thanks for joining sam, thanks forjoining us. i mean, it seems like an odd question to say what is the atmosphere like there, but what is the atmosphere like there? it's very calm. it's actually very nice. i'm

the restaurant and brewery was one of the first businesses here along sir francis drake between san quentin prison in larkspur. a lot has changed since then the owners made the announcement on social media. they didn't go into great detail about why the restaurant is closing. although one could guess that the pandemic and troubles in the restaurant industry as a whole probably contributed to the planned closure. i actually feel a little bit sad. i talked to one woman who works nearby. he says it's sad to see such an established business and all its employees leaving to see that here in this area. >> it would be so heavily affected. i think they have to. change their plan and their. doing the right thing in some ways. but it's and it's a big a stab lish meant great place for sports. now, the marine brewing company's last day here at the larkspur landing will be monday, january 31st. >> but for now in the north bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> democrats say they won't stop trying to pass voting rights reforms. coming up, what options they have left. >> and an emotional having to cancel

this week, quentin tarantino put scans of handwritten pulp fiction script notes up for auction. i have the entire pulp fiction script, written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a bitter legal battle between the filmmaker and miramax... mother... ! crash. ..the company behind the film. kal raustiala is a professor in international law and has written extensively about nfts. he thinks hollywood will be watching the outcome of the tarantino case closely. you know, there's so much money potentially to be made, but if it keeps flowing, there's gonna be disputes and the disputes, again, will turn on what does the given contract say? and no—one anticipated any of this. so this will not necessarily decide the issue, because every contract is a little bit different, but it will certainly help shape some of the debate in the courts, and also what's happening right now in town, here in la — how are contracts being written today? and then, will people team up to make the money or will they argue over the money? there is an air of desperation around nfting anything possible in the

quentin sommerville, bbc news. nada: the authorities in western ghana have begun an investigation into a blast that killed at least 13 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. it happened when a motorcycle collided with a truck that was carrying explosives to a goldmine. the bbc's thomas is at the side of the explosion and has more. >> this is where the huge explosion occurred. as you can see behind me, rescue efforts are still underway. the explosion ripped through this small town, causing significant damage. officials estimate that over 500 homes have been affected. the injured are currently receiving treatment at various hospitals in this area. the accident occurred when a vehicle carrying explosive to a mining site collided with a motorcycle. eyewitnesses have told the bbc that the drug state minor injuries -- that the driver sustained minor injuries. safety precautions about handling issues in their country. the president described the incident as sad and tragic. the government has also promised support and to

quentin sommerville has this report from a country in crisiso quentin: after 20 years of war, afghanistan faces a long, harsh winter and a cold and hungry peace. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is going hungry. women barred from work and education have lost another fundamental right. the ability to feed their families. here in the province, we meet a woman. she supports a family of six alone. this wheelbarrow of basics is meant to less than 17 days or maybe less. there was no rights today. -- rice today. >> winter is very difficult. we don't have money to buy food or firewood. quentin: her granddaughter is always hungry. the baby's mother cannot produce milk. baby formula is beyond the reach of almost everyone here. the taliban are international pariahs, so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed. so in kabul, even the well-to-do are queuing for world food program handouts. these wheelbarrows are full of the basics. for many of the people here, it is the first time they've had food in days. and the interesting t

we went there to look at the facility and the different aspects of san quentin. >> in the next set is a candlelight vigil for crime survivors? >> we did a prayer service at night. a vigil. that's a photo shown there where people are in the community invited to come and family members regardless of what happens >> gathered in a church in the next photo. >> this one was in sacramento. the cathedral. we have a large group of people come for a conference and we do the prayer service together. >> in the next set it shows a young man's funeral or memorial. this is a picture of the victim of the crime. >> this is an palo alto. he was killed in a drive-by shooting. we did this prayer service. we do these for our family that's killed. >> this on shows some young men and detention of some kind. >> we have detention facilities for youth. i've seen as young as 10 years old. young people incarcerated. specifically in san francisco. this is a sample of what the facility may look like. they are underage. this is what it looks like inside of the facility. >> this is us all small example of what you d

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. now to the sport, where the day began with dramatic scenes in the fourth ashes test. john watson has the details. many thanks, that is where we begin the fourth test match where england secured a draw in sydney to avoid a possible 5—o series whitewash. australia have already won the ashes, but couldn't take the ten wickets they needed on the final day for victory. patrick gearey reports. five days of cricket decided in one ball, the ashes might be gone but this still matters. england's job with simple but not easy, survive. as he parried could not do it and his place is in doubt, as previously was zak crawley�*s —— haseeb hameed. he was in trouble, making 77 before it popped. the rain was coming, the cloud had helped england but could their stars question the injured ben stokes fought hard in such pain that every run stunned. joe root went but ben stokes batted on with a wounded side but willing heart. 13 balls left, tee wickets left when jack leach became one of them. now the

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. one of the biggest illegal dark net websites has gone offline after two years of selling class a drugs, counterfeit cash and malware used to hack and disable computers. the administrators of torrez shut it down over christmas. but new illegal sites are popping up all the time, and research by the bbc highlights the success of the online drugs economy. our cyber reporterjoe tidy has more details. this is a humanist burial ground. i come up and see how the tree is doing, give it a kick, tell him off. claire campbell's16—year—old son luke died after taking strong ecstasy tablets at a youth disco. what was luke like as a person? he didn't have a bad bone in his body. he was naughty and cheeky, but he... there was nothing nasty about him. there was no maliciousness. he was full of life. luke's friends bought the pills from a marketplace on the dark net. dark net markets are a small and often overlooked part of the drugs economy. these sites, only accessible through special internet bro

there's a stall near san quentin that does not affect the richmond bridge. back over to you. >> thanks for following that for us, mike. >>> breaking news we're following right now. police activity at a home in san jose, near raging waters. officers have had their weapons drawn. they were seen going into and out of a home starting at about 2:00 in the morning. we've reached out to police and as soon as they give us any details, we'll pass them along to you. >>> a follow-up for you, city of san jose passing a first of its kind gun law. gun owners will soon have to pay an annual fee and keep liability insurance. >> and gun right advocates are already planning for lawsuits. >> reporter: san jose passing a controversial gun law. 50 people on both sides speaking at the city council meeting on the so-called gun harm reduction ordinance. >> insurance will incentivize safer firearm practices. gun injuries and deaths have gotten out of hand in the united states. >> you cannot tax a constitutional right. this does nothing to stop crime. >> reporter: the ordinance requi

his career, he turned to acting — featuring in the tv series the sopranos, and appearing in roles in quentin tarantino's kill bill films. a special report for you now. kashmir�*s hand woven pashmina shawls are treasured around the world. the industry that produces them was once dominated by women but nowjust 5% of workers are female. a local entrepreneur is trying to reverse that decline, as the bbc�*s aamir peerzada reports from srinagar in indian—administered kashmir. continuing the tradition her mother taught her. hasina has been spinning pashmina yarn for as long as she can remember. she was one of many women making beautiful shawls that were prized. but 15 years ago, she stopped. translation: the wages were never increased - since my childhood, so we left. low wages and the emergence of automatic machines left herjobless and fighting for financial independence. now i have to ask my brother or husband for money, but before this, we were self—sufficient. we didn't have to ask anyone. this man is trying to revive an ancient tradition. he owns a company making shawls and remembers t

wonderful, quentin remarked. the doll allows me to do back with her and allows me to add a certain brutality without him on the i got directness that i might not have with my own body. i can cover like one which i might not want to show to the populate on it yet. i thought i didn't vote up to for now. there are 3 of these avatars. 7 more will be made and sold to museums and collectors. oh. are you interested in history? yes, because you can learn a lot from the past and the present. and they each have their own experience, and with each of them, the oddest will be giving away a little pace of herself. at some point, she plans to bring them all together for a very unusual sort of family reunion and learning and self evolving machines. can they also be autonomous li, creative a fascinating question for artists. mario cling amount is considered one of the pioneers in the field of algorithm art. or from an auto di jacked to one of the world's most popular digital artists. mario clingman has had a skyrocketing career

this week, quentin tarantino put scans of handwritten pulp fiction script notes up for auction. i have the entire pulp fiction script, written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a bitter legal battle between the film—maker and miramax. mother... ! ..the company behind the film. kal raustiala is a professor in international law and has written extensively about nfts. he thinks hollywood will be watching the outcome of the tarantino case closely. you know, there's so much money potentially to be made but if it keeps flowing, there's going to be disputes and the disputes, again, will turn on what does the given contract say? and no—one anticipated any of this. so this will not necessarily decide the issue, because every contract is a little bit different, but it will certainly help shape some of the debate in the courts and also what's happening right now in town, here in la — how are contracts being written today? and then, will people team up to make the money or will they argue over the money? there is an air of desperation around nfting anything possible in the hopes

you also give it to quentin tarantino, kevin spacey. no sacred cows in this book. >> no, no sacred cows. but i'm a bit too quick sometimes for my own good. i'll go for the laughs sometimes. there's an addendum which i put everything in perspective. when i say -- i think i said that johnny depp is overrated. i mean, i think johnny depp is a very good actor, don't get me wrong, i don't dislike his acting but he himself would probably admit he feels he's overrated. he's quite a shy personality. i do think what happens to a lot of actors, a lot of things get projected onto them which is sometimes a bit of a burden. and i suspect that that's a burden for him. i don't know the man. i don't dislike his work, i've seen some of it, it's excellent. but i do feel that's what he suffers from. >> and turning back to "succession," the season, this season we saw your character logan roy essentially picking the gop nominee for president based on the power he wields as head of a right wing media empire. if donald trump entered that fictional world, how

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood, but sunday's golden globes ceremony in la will take place with none of the nominees present and behind closed doors. that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event and the broadcaster that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the event from its schedule. colin paterson explains why. # it all began tonight... tonight, west side story is one of the big favourites to win at the golden globes. but all of its stars and its director, steven spielberg, will not be there. the same goes for belfast, which is tied for the most nominations — seven. we're looking to cleanse the community. you wouldn't want to be the odd one out in this street. touch my family and i'll kill you. it is based on the childhood of its director, sir kenneth branagh, who has never won a golden globe. if he does tonight, the way he will find out is on his computer. it is doubtful that he will even care. the golden globes are normally a st

from kabul, our corrspondent quentin sommerville sent this report. after 20 years of war, afghanistan faces a long, harsh winter and a cold and hungry peace. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is going hungry. women, barred from work and education, have lost another fundamental right — the ability to feed their families. here in wardak province, we meet pari. as a second wife, she supports a family of six alone. this wheelbarrow of basics is meant to last them 17 days, but maybe less. there was no rice today. translation: winter is very difficult. - we don't have money to buy food or firewood. we just fill the room with smoke to feel warm, but still, it's cold. her granddaughter is always hungry. the baby's mother can't produce milk. baby formula is beyond the reach of almost everyone here. the taliban are international pariahs, so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed. so, in kabul, even the well—to—do are queueing for world food programme hand—outs. these wheelbarr

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. the new zealand navy has started distributing humanitarian aid to the people of tonga following last weekend's volcanic eruption and tsunami. the un estimates that more than 80% of tonga's population has been affected — about 84,000 people. at least three people have died. the un says they remain �*seriously concerned�* about access to safe water for some 50,000 people throughout the country with many areas coated in a thick layer of volcanic ash. new zealand�*s defence minister, pee—nei hen—ar—rae, says the navy ships have arrived in tonga just in time. it was one of the challenges that the poor communication lines between here and tonga, making sure that we could respond in a timely manner. but two of the vessels are there now and the third is already set sail in the early hours of this morning here in new zealand to make sure that they can continue to respond to their need at this time. the navy divers in the equipment on the ground or at least under the ground or at

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood but sunday's golden globes ceremony in la, will take place with none of the nominees present and behind closed doors. that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event — and the broadcaster, nbc, that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the event from its schedule. colin paterson explains why. # it all began tonight... tonight, west side story is one of the big favourites to win at the golden globes. but none of its stars or its director, steven spielberg, will be there. the same goes for belfast, which is tied for the most nominations — seven. we're looking to cleanse the community. you wouldn't want to be the odd one out in this street. touch my family and i'll kill you. it is based on the childhood of its director, sir kenneth branagh, who has never won a golden globe. if he does tonight, the way he will find out is on his computer. it is doubtful that he will even care. the golden globes are normall

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. tributes have been pouring in for the us rock star meat loaf, who has died at the age of 7a. in a career spanning six decades, he was known for his operatic voice and theatrical stage presence. he became a household name in 1977 with "bat out of hell," which remains one of the best—selling albums of all time. our arts correspondent david sillito takes a look back at his music and life. # like a bat out of hell, # i'll be gone when the morning comes...# meat loaf, bat out of hell — a sweat—drenched rock—and—roll epic that turned the man born marvin lee aday into one of the biggest—selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes. among them, cher, who sang with him on dead ringer, for love... bonnie tyler, and from i'd do anything for love, lorraine crosby. # i would do anything for love. # i'd never lie to you, and that's a fact. we just gelled. we gelled perfectly. and obviously, that's why the song went the way it did. so, every time i think of meat loaf, i

this week, quentin tarantino put scans of handwritten pulp fiction script notes up for auction. i have the entire pulp fiction script, written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a bitter legal battle between the film—maker and miramax. mother... ! ..the company behind the film. kal raustiala is a professor in international law and has written extensively about nfts. he believes hollywood will be watching the outcome of the tarantino case closely. you know, there's so much money potentially to be made. but if it keeps flowing, there's gonna be disputes and the disputes, again, will turn on what does the given contract say? and no—one anticipated any of this. so this will not necessarily decide the issue, because every contract�*s a little bit different, but it will certainly help shape some of the debate in the courts and also what's happening right now in town, here in la — how are contracts being written today? and then, will people team up to make the money or will they argue over the money? there's an air of desperation around nfting anything possible in the hope

. >>> back to coronavirus, california state prisons including san quentin are now on a 15 day lockdown. prison officials say it is to control and stop covid-19 outbreaks among staff and inmates. in the last two weeks, six inmates and increased staff members have tested positive. during that same period, only 17% of inmates were actually tested. >>> we are joined now by dr. karen shingleton, the chief medical officer at marin health. we wanted to get your take on the new rules from cal osha taking effect on friday. the biggest change requires employees who have been exposed to take a test at a lab or in front of a supervisor instead of at home. do you think this is practical given the strain we are seeing attesting sites? >> hi, thank you for having me. i think that will pose a challenge, unfortunately. testing sites are heavily impacted and while we are benefiting from some beautiful weather, here in california right now, i can imagine long lines and pouring rain would not be well received by people who already may not be feeling great. definitely, testing centers are impacted, and i h

does our conscious maybe our brain has a quentin nature as well? i personally don't think that's the case. so quantum mechanics determines exactly how all chemical reactions take place and his chemical reaction like steamy complex, and obviously they're of great importance for the way our new systems work. and so in that sense, con, we can, it is very important from sallie how to brain functions, but the memory cells themselves, i don't believe that based on quantum mechanics. many people think so, but i disagree. i don't believe that. i think the memory celsius contains certain chemical particles sitting somewhere or sitting or somewhere else somewhere else that comes a state, a new owners and, and that's the way we memorize things. and that's quite enough for all practical purposes. so i think our brain, we will be able to do very well without using quantum mechanics to explain how many cells in our brains work. we only need quantum mechanics explain how the chemistry works. but once you know that you can just, you know, close to can the quantum

our reporter quentin sommerville sent us this report from kabul. after 20 years of war, afghanistan faces a long, harsh winter and a cold and hungry peace. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is going hungry. women, barred from work and education, have lost another fundamental right — the ability to feed their families. here in wardak province, we meet pari. as a second wife, she supports a family of six alone. this wheelbarrow of basics is meant to last them 17 days, but maybe less. there was no rice today. winter is very difficult. translation: we don't have money to buy food and firewood. _ we feel the room with smoke to feel warm, but still it is cold. her granddaughter is always hungry. the baby's mother cannot produce milk. baby formula is beyond the reach of almost everyone here. the taliban are international pariahs, so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed. so in kabul, even the well—to—do are queueing for world food programme hand—outs. these wheelbarrows

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. species from around the world that "hitch a lift" on ships, like mussels or crabs, are said to be threatening antarctica's marine ecosystem. a study by the university of cambridge, tracked vessels which regularly visit the isolated region, and found unwanted visitors on board vessels disrupt the habitat and local wildlife. our science correspondent, victoria gill, has that story. aland of extremes and a haven for marine life. but visitors could be bringing some unwelcome creatures to this frozen place. by tracking global shipping, researchers discovered that antarctica is visited by vessels that come from 1,500 ports all over the world for research, tourism and fishing. those ships, scientists say, bring potentially destructive species into this unique ecosystem. ships that visit antarctica don't just have, you know, one home port that they visit and go back and forth. these ships travel all around the world, so that was really surprising. and in terms of invasive species, that means

his career, he turned to acting — featuring in the tv series the sopranos, and appearing in roles in quentin tarantino�*s kill bill films. kashmir�*s hand—woven pashmina shawls are treasured around the world. the industry that produces them was once dominated by women, but now, just 5% of workers are female. a local entrepreneur is trying to reverse that decline, as the bbc�*s aamir peerzada reports from srinagar in indian—administered kashmir. she has been spending pashmina yarn for as long as she can remember. she was one of many women making beautiful shawls. was one of many women making beautifulshawls. but 15 was one of many women making beautiful shawls. but 15 years ago, she stopped. translation: it never increased since my childhood, so we left. the it never increased since my childhood, so we left. . childhood, so we left. the emergence of automatic — childhood, so we left. the emergence of automatic machines _ childhood, so we left. the emergence of automatic machines left _ childhood, so we left. the emergence of automatic machines left her - of automatic machines left

. >>> california state prisons including san quentin are on a 15 day lock down. prison officials say it is to control and stop covid out breaks amongst staff and inmates. in the last two weeks six min mates and 83 staff members have tested positive. during the same period, 17% of inmates were tested. >> the white house is taking new steps aimed at keeping kids in school. 10million free rapid and pcr tests will be sent to schools each month. today president biden plans to unveil more initiatives to fight the covid-19 surge gripping the u.s. >>> here is another one of the new initiatives. i am anne makovec at the live news desk taking a look at the white house where they announced they're purchasing more covid-19 treatments. these are specifically for immunocompromised people and it is to prevent them from getting covid-19. it works a little bit different than a vaccine does. it is made by astrazeneca. the order is for half a million courses of that treatment, and that is in addition to the 20 million courses of pfizer's antiviral pill that would help people after

. >> the ones i did not enjoy were san quentin. we learned to fire a firearm. i did not enjoy that. kumasi: on the second sunday of each month they come together for an activity that is $20 or less. they take turns planning and it cannot be repeated. >> there are times, you can imagine, it is late and you are tired from a long day of work but you go. you may even begrudgingly go. there was never a time i left girls night out without smiling and feeling better. kumasi: with the pandemic, they kept it going and the pandemic only reinforce the importance of the monthly meet up. >> we have gone through relationships and having kids and just knowing that i don't have to explain this to anyone that i am going out with my friends once a month. this happens. kumasi: and while it takes a lot of planning, consistency, and commitment, these friends are grateful they put in the work. >> a lot of things i thought i could maintain my friendships from childhood didn't because i sort of assumed it would all work out. it takes some work and planning. it is not magic. >> 20 years of moments like thes

right of most afghan women to work and to study, denies it is behind the abductions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville sent this report from kabul. chanting. in body and spirit afgan women are under attack from the taliban. here, fighting for the right to work, to teducation, they are pepper sprayed by taliban fighters at this protest last week. women have value, they shout. it takes raw courage to stand up to armed men who want to take away almost everything you've achieved in life. please help, the tele— band of come to my house, my please help, the taliban of come to my house, my sisters are at home, please. we don't want to hear now, she screams. tamana has been missing for two days now. we went to her home and try to find her. neighbours say women were taken away from here by armed men. you could see a footprint, a blueprint on the door, three women were taken away and they still haven't returned for the friends and family seven two say they haven't heard from them either. other women protesters were targeted that night, another is missing. still the taliban denies it took them. if

so he's pledging to close the facility at san quentin and transfer all inmates to other prisons within two years and eqana eqanas were falling fh trees overnight. temps dropped below 40 degrees when it gets that cold, they can stiffen, freeze, and fall out of the trees. according to the florida fish and wildlife commission, it's best to leave the invasive species alone. they usually come back to normal in a few hours after it warms up >> tonight, with all eyes on russia and ukraine, on the other side of the world, north korea is making noise with a string of missile launches we'll haear from an expert on that threat after the news at 7:00 back to you. >> did not know that about the freezing iguanas freezing, falling from trees at least they don't die. >> maybe fell off my chair yesterday cold, but no, not quite. >> not quite frozen. >> it has been a dramatic week for spotify. musician neil young pulling his catalog from the service after objecting to joe rogan's podcast over accusations of covid misinformation over the weekend, joni mitchell, neals loft grn both joined young in seeking

quentin sommerville sent this report. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is in need. these wheelbarrows are full of the very basic salt, rice, peanuts, cooking oil and for many of the people here, it's the first time they've had food in days and the interesting thing is, though, the bazaars, the markets in central kabul are full of produce but no—one here has any money. and this isn'tjust the case here in kabul, it's the same situation across afghanistan. the taliban are international pariahs so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed in. women are banned from work and education but have also lost another fundamental right — the ability to feed their families. has kabul ever been this hungry before? no, never, ithink. what is the message to the rest of the world? they should see us, how we are going to live here. they should see our challenges, our problems and the problems are increasing day by day here. living costs is increasing day by day here. there's new rules and new challenges makes

prison the notorious san quentin state prison, and that's where she met earlon. was at that time serving a 31 to life sentence. and yet here we are today so they bonded over a love of storytelling. and with no formal experience began the now critically acclaimed wildly popular and i have to say like groundbreaking. i mean, it's hard to remember because i know that the the proliferation of podcasts has become, you know, startling but y'all were really one of the first big big podcast like back with cereal and ear hustle like groundbreaking and really establishing a medium in people's minds as a way to hear stories a way to get an information away to change your ideas about the world. and so i think you deserve a lot of credit. for that. thank you for those has everyone listened to your hustle. i can't really see you but i'm gonna okay, so you you know what? it's all about. we're gonna get into the meat of it in a minute and we're gonna talk about this beautiful book, which you may or may not have already taken a look at if you have a question that you would like t

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. laura: we go from that devastating humanitarian crisis in afghanistan to the pandemic. the omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. the world health organization said it expects more than half the people in europe to be infected in the next six to eight weeks. here in the u.s., cases have been skyrocketing. the seven day average for new cases in america is above 700,000 for the first time. the real number is probably higher given it is not easy to get a test. ther are currently more people in u.s. hospitals with covid than at any other point during the paemic. about one quarter of hospitals in the u.s. say they are short of staff. the vast majority of those hospitalized with covid are unvaccinated. as you can see, the number of hospitalizations among unvaccinated people has risen far above the rate of hospitalization for those who have had the vaccine. today in washington, president biden's top health officials face top questions from lawmakers about the a

. >>> new at noon, governor newsom is dismantling death row at san quentin. he wants to move all the inmates condemned to other prisons within two years. newsom imposed a moratorium in 2019 and now the administration will speed up the existing pilot program to transfer those inmates. a spokeswoman for the corrections department said it will repurpose the death row section of san quentin into a, quote, positive healing environment. >>> taking a live look of the state capitol where the assembly will vote on a proposal for single-payer health care. the bill authorized by assemblyman ash carlotta of san jose would eliminate private health insurance and replace it with a state-funded system to guarantee health care for every california resident. tax increases would be necessary in future legislation. >>> the wildfire that broke out 10 days ago near big sur is close to full containment with the flames scorching a total of 687 acres near the well-known bixby bridge and along the coast. cal fire said the colorado fire is now 98% contained. >>> speaking of that big se

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. "unsafe, unhealthy buildings" — a bbc investigation into accommodation for asylum seekers has uncovered a range of long—running concerns about the conditions in which they are being housed. refugee organisations say getting help through a national phone line can also be extremeley difficult. dominic casciani has this report. crying look, this one. and this one. the same, broken. a domestic crisis — the family living here are seeking asylum and safety. the father is recording video for the government's national support line. and look, the electricity. a bbc investigation has discovered evidence of some homes provided to asylum seekers with serious safety concerns. homes like this one. when a family housed in west yorkshire warned of a crumbling ceiling, it was temporarily repaired, and then it collapsed. the mother suffered concussion as she protected her baby. i was in the room upstairs, me, and all of a sudden i heard a noise, and she shout like, "ow!" and then i ran down, mrs

a follow-up on the covid-19 outbreak spreading across san quentin tonight. we first brought you the story late last week. it's getting worse. 65 inmates were positive on thursday, and then jumped to 116 two days later, and now 120 inmates are testing positive and more than 80 staff members have the virus. only about 75% of the staff have received the shot. this is the second outbreak at san quentin since the pandemic started back in 2020 and it was one of the worst hot spots. >>> testing continues to be in high demand and people are paying big bucks to learn their covid status. some are paying up to $300 for a rapid pcr tests. state and federal regulations require tests to be free. experts recommend saving your receipts and extra charges are not covered like paying for fast results and the state is looking into price gouging complaints. >>> and then people are taking to social media to help others where they are finding the at-home tests. we will find out where you can find them tonight at 6:00. you can go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the covid link and yo

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. here in the uk prime minister borisjohnson is facing increasing pressure over allegations that he attended a garden party for staff at 10 downing street during the first lockdown in may 2020. the government is refusing to either confirm or deny eyewitnesses' accounts that he and his wife were at the gathering of 30 people, which appeared to contravene covid restrictions in england at the time. here's bbc�*s deputy political editor vicki young. amongst tory mps there are a range of opinion, today i spoke to some of his long—time critics who are absolutely furious, incredibly rude about him and think you should go. more worrying for the prime minister though is amongst some of those who previously backed him. they really think there is a lack of grip in downing street, the hate the way these stories keep coming out and they feel they should have been more transparency from the beginning but do not forget of course, borisjohnson have an 80 seat majority and there is a lot of anger bu

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. some newsjust in — the us actor and comedian bob saget has been found dead in a hotel room in orlando, florida. he was best known as the jovial dad in the us television sitcom full house. the 65—year—old had just begun a new stand—up tour and had earlier tweeted about his show in jacksonville, expressing his delight at being back performing. he had earlier made his mark as a stand—up comedian in the first place. the orange county sheriff's office said there were no signs of foul play or drug use in his death. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood, but sunday's golden globes ceremony in los angeles is taking place behind closed doors and with none of the nominees present — that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event, and the broadcaster that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the programme from its schedule. it follows continuing criticism of the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association, both for a lack of diversity

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. andrew gosden, from doncaster, was 14 when he was last seen in september 2007 apparently travelling to london. the case became one of the most high—profile missing person investigations in the north of england. the two men, aged 38 and 45, who were arrested in london on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking, have both been released under investigation. surgeons in america have made history after a pig's heart has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time. the 57—year—old man is said to be doing well — four days after the surgery. if it does prove to be successful, it could mean animal organs are used more frequently in human transplants. this report from our medical editor fergus walsh contains pictures of the operation. this is the gene—edited pig heart ready for transplant into a human. the organ looks perfect, a good size and the extraction