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

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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

he joins us from tokyo mountain. the olympic flame has arrived in tokyo to quite a lackluster reception. how much enthusiasm overall is there in japan for the games? when i think there is a variety of rather harsh reactions here to the decision yesterday, not to allow any spectators into the stadiums. many japanese who were able to get the tickets 2 years ago, naturally disappointed. and so the $80000.00 volunteers who spent a month preparing and will not have much to do without spectators. and overall, i think there's a sense of defeat here. many japanese still don't want that to happen, so they are dissatisfied and angry. and you can see that on social media and rhetoric, owners complain that they have to close early in the evening and are not allowed to serve. louis, frightens their likelihood. and all of this just for the olympics to be staged. and another part of the public in japan is that the japan has broken its promise to make these games a success with our spectators. that hardly seems possible anymore. and

long war saying it's time for us to decide its own future. the taliban could be the biggest winners with the restore. the toll that long curve it is taking on people in india. we'll take a look at what it's like to live with the lingering effects of the code. 9 paying attention. ah hello, i am rebecca riches. welcome to the program. it's now 2 weeks until the tokyo and, and pick said you to stop that they'll be a game without spectators organizes have announced a total ban on both foreign and domestic fans. attending the event. after new corona virus state of emergency was declared across parts of japan. the games will be the 1st in a limb, pick history to be held behind closed doors, and some say they shouldn't be happening at all in the matter late than never. some might say, after a long journey through all of japan's 47 prefixes, the olympic flame has finally arrived in tokyo, one year behind schedule, due to the corona virus pandemic. rising cove in 1900 cases in the capital. also, many members of the public were not there to greet the f

so let me ask those who want us to stay. how many more? how many thousands more americans, daughters, and sons? are you willing to risk? i will much send another generation americans to war and i can stand with no reasonable expectation of achieving the different outcome. but by and also argued, the u. s. had achieved the original goal of routing al qaeda after the $911.00 terror attacks that led to the invasion. he said the decision to leave was overdue . we did not go to afghanistan to nation bill. and it's the right and the responsibility of ap can people alone to decide their future and how they want to run their country. just days ago, the u. s. pulled out of background air base near capitol the center of its military operations for nearly 2 decades. the pentagon says the withdrawal of us forces is now more than 90 percent complete. as foreign troops depart, the african military struggling to push back the taliban. like here, enough, danny's sense northwest peace talks between the government and the militants. have so far failed. and

but we also warned them, international media are not what you are used to. we are use a domestic environment, so they need to know that a few foreign media ask questions to set a trap for them. no matter how many nice questions they ask, they will report on the negative. reporter: at the school entrance, slogans spell out the word confidence in multiple ways, as if the trainees still needed a reminder. brent: work has been halted at the sight of the collapsed apartment high-rise in surfside, florida amid fears that parts of the building still standing could give way. president biden is in surfside tonight, where he has been briefed on the emergency operation. he met with first responders and thanked them for their work, and has also beenolding a closedoor meeting with the families of people who were killed, and of those still missing. the confirmed death toll has risen to 18, with as many as 145 unaccounted for. no survivors have been found in/thursday. -- found since last thursday. reporter: it's hard to think about anything else for diana winner. every tim

i, i use this is dw news lines from berlin. indian health officials found the alarm over yet a new cove at 19 variance, some fee, the foul spreading bill to blossom drain could be better resisting immunity. and a 3rd wave could be on the way. we'll hear what the experts have to say. also coming out. the us president joe biden takes up the mantle of console in chief, as he visits those affected by the florida talent block tragedy. the places federal assistance for 30 days as the search for victims continues. and will easily fans have something to care about when they take on belgium in the road 2020 tournament later today. on grappling with fitness worries i've been to, if they help play as well preview their quarter final game. ah, i'm rebecca versus welcome to the program. we begin with some breaking news just coming in the united states. defense ministry says all fallen foreign military force members have exit in the background military base outside the african capital kabul. a senior pentagon official told news agencies that all american soldiers and members of nato forces have withd

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and george w bush rumsfeld oversaw the 2003 us invasion of iraq. you remained unapologetic about the war, insisting that toppling saddam hussein created a quote more stable and secure world. hundreds of indigenous brazilians have been protesting against a bill allowing commercial agriculture and mining on protected tribal reservations . the legislation advanced in congress on tuesday. the far right president, both the nato and brazil powerful farm lobby have supported the bill. arguing that indigenous communities are blocking development of the amazon authorities in ecuador have seized more than 7 tons of cocaine in the port of quiet here. the drugs were hidden in containers of canned tuna bound for spain. the cocaine has a st value of more than $300000000.00. of most intense heat wave north america has seen in years is sweeping across the pacific northwest, breaking temperature records, and causing hundreds of death. as the weather slowly begins to cool and coastal areas, the heat is spiking further inland. this is an unprecedented episode for the

just blaming the other side is both the us economic us speaks. yeah. and, and the co, the government may miss management for decades has responsibility on the situation that you once are undergoing at this point. so both art, i mean when, when you get them bite and blaming them is the mismanagement of the us government. it's right. and then when you get the u. s. embargo understanding of president trump for administration, it's also a fact. so we got to 2 things, 2 actors that are both responsible, right? responsible. what's going in cuba on each site is just blaming the other one people in between monica rivera cravat at a journalist. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. the morning. 10 days from the start of the olympic games in tokyo and athletes have finally begun moving in to be limping. village. $11000.00 athletes will be housed any strictly controlled environment to the corona virus. they will only be allowed to leave the village to train or compete. athletes will be tested every day of their stay. no spectators will be allowed int

i'm lar, bella, it's nice to have you with us. after a long delay, the european championships have finally kicked off, and soccer fever has taken hold of europe. be in the stadium in pubs or on the streets. millions of fans want to see their stars and their team for them. it's the perfect opportunity.

richard mcgregor joining us from the low institutes. thank you so much for your insight on this chinese and 10 ari of the communist party. we appreciate it. you're watching d. w. news still to come on the program after turkey withdraws is commitments to a key international convention d w. nice one of thousands of women who say the state has failed victims of domestic violence. not to the us where the american actor bill cosby has walked free after a court overturned his sexual assault conviction and ordered his immediate release . he was the 1st us celebrity sent to prison for sexual assaults since the beginning of the me to movement. now, 2 years on the pennsylvania supreme court decided cosby never should have faced charges in the 1st place. after striking a non prosecution deal with a previous district attorney. and just like that, bill cosby was free. his scar sped by the walls of the pennsylvania prison in which he'd serve 2 years of a 3 to 10 year sentence. before arriving at his home in nearby norristown, after being helped from

richard mcgregor joining us from the low institutes. thank you so much for your insight on this chinese and 10 ari of the communist party. we appreciate to the u. s. now where the american actor bill cosby has walked free after a court overturned his sexual assault conviction and ordered his immediate release, he was the 1st u. s. celebrity sent to prison for sexual assaults since the beginning of the me to movement. now 2 years on the pennsylvania supreme court decided that cause they never should have faced charges in the 1st place. after striking a non prosecution deal with a previous district attorney. and just like that, bill cosby was free. his car sped by the walls of the pennsylvania prison in which he'd serve 2 years of a 3 to 10 year sentence before arriving at his home in nearby norristown. after being helped from the car, cosby gave the camera signal v for victory. his attorney was similarly triumphant. i am thrilled and i am pleased at the pennsylvania supreme court. what we knew all along, which was that mister car being n

so be not just doing was 6 us if you want to say so climate change is making us throw sentence and the impact of this is know being sold all over north america. and part of your job is in fact not just to assess what's happening right now, but also to perhaps project into the future when it comes to the impact of climate change. what are you expecting now in the coming years given the current situation? well colleagues of mine does to keep the example have done an analysis on the characteristics of this effect and why it is today is indeed a very rare, an extreme event at a warming of 2 degrees above pre industrial level. such an event could happen every 5 to 10 year. so by, by mid century and a couple of k. and i think it's illustrating that the climate crisis is not some something that's happening in the future. it's something that's very much upon us. i'm being based in berlin and instead of saying we're leaving the american sector, maybe we should have time post every bad the leaving the civilization friendly sector this to, to concentrations in the atmosphere being the highest, th

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

. ♪ 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

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

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

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

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