show us your photos and videos and how you are celebrating this independence day. just use the hashtag kpix. >>> a live look at the white house where president biden spoke about 15 minutes ago as americans celebrate the nations 245th birthday and after over a year of covid restrictions, lockdowns and mask mandates. >> this year, the fourth of july is a day of special celebration, for we are emerging from the darkness of a year pandemic and isolation and a year of pain and fear and heartbreaking loss and just think back to where this nation was a year ago. think back to where you were a year ago. and think about how far we have come. >> this evening there are new concerns about the more contagious delta variant now in all 50 states. elise preston has more from new york. >> reporter: in washington dc the national archives celebrated the fourth of july with its first in person event since the start of the pandemic and in san francisco this weekend people gathered from all around for a block party. >> it is great. after a whole year of following the rules and not going

>> jessica is joining us now at what's coming up at 5:30. some states pushed to make voting laws more . >> president biden not mincing words about what it could mean. >> free and fair elections. the most undemocratic, and sadly, not unprecedented. >> what the president wants congress to do to address the situation. >> also, israel ales already offering a third booster shot of the covid vaccine. is the u.s. about to follow suit? >> people are saying, well, maybe these vaccines don't work if you're going to need a booster, no, not at all. >> why dr. fauci says your two doses will still keep you safe. >> and we're roughly a month away from the start of the school year, the way san jose unified is now trying to track teachers. the news at 5:30 s

this will take us back. ♪ anchor: joe biden says the u.s. will end its combat mission in iraq by the end of the year. biden made the comments at the white house. he says the u.s. will continue cooperation with iraq, switching its role to advising and training. reporter: 18 years, martha -- more than 4000 american lives. in just one moment at the white house, the president called for an end. >> our role in iraq will be dealing with not -- to be available, to train, assist, help deal with isis. reporter: the iraqi prime minister says u.s. troops are no longer needed, but their expertise and support is. >> americans help iraq. together we fight to defeat isis. i would like to thank the american people on behalf of the iraqi people. reporter: george w. bush launched the war in iraq, it brought shock and all. weapons of mass destruction was the argument. done ever found. george bush declared mission accomplished. it wasn't. isil grew in strength. a new area, new enemy. donald trump pushed hard, cutting its land, killing leadership. then he cut tr

mariko there for us. that is one of the _ as well. mariko there for us. that is one of the sections i as well. mariko there for us. | that is one of the sections of tokyo hosting a lot of the venues, the likes of the old olympic stadium which has been redone since the 1964 olympics here in tokyo. we are at tokyo bay and many of the newer events will be around there and we know that away from the coronavirus pandemic there are 11,000 athletes who will be taking part in the games and they have been working ever so hard for that. they will compete against 33 sports, these delayed olympics getting under way, finally for them. all in orderfor them under way, finally for them. all in order for them to win a gold medal, that much prize sought after. lydia campbell has a look at the ones for us to look out for. the countdown to the greatest show on earth is nearly at zero. over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will be on tokyo where over 11,000 athletes are going for glory. simone biles is already an international superstar. she is considered as one of th

if you cannot find solutions for us, let us search for solutions for ourselves. >> this highly controversial decision to provide vaccines for everyone above the age of 18 at the same time has led to stampede's at vaccination centers across the country. the prime minister fired his health minister for what he described as a case of mismanagement. >> the least that can be said is the decision is wrong. you have noticed its repercussions in society. >> the country continues to face some of the highest infection rates in the world. with over 200 deaths a day. nearly 18,000 people have died in a country of 12 million. many hospitals have run out of beds and oxygen. staff is overwhelmed. there are reports of patients dying in the absence of proper care and body's staying unburied for days. >> we daily surges. we even have had 50 patients at the same time. our maximum capacity varies between 18-20 patients. >> we are losing hope in the whole tunisian health system. but we are here for our patients. we try to do our best for them. >> as cases continue to soar, everyone seems to want to be the first

people in this country are rooting for us. they are not holding us back. they want us to do well. and that's what george foreman's message is the one i think that endures because of that. >> brian: shelby, real quick. >> america lived up to it. >> brian: you thought in 168 we are coming apart. are you concerned we are coming apart again? >> it's a very -- this is a very tense moment. we -- my own personal opinion, we are coming to the end of many bad ideas that started in the 1960s that took away responsibility for our development from us and that hurt us more than anything and so now now here we are having to face a mountain that's very high. we have to take responsibility for the development of our -- of ourselves. of our people. >> brian: right. if we are ever going to see equality. we'll have to do that. >> brian: gotcha. >> that's difficult. we will resist. we will protest and act as though that will do it but it never will. >> brian: we should be americans first and reverse the hyphen and work our way from back there. >> absolutely. >> brian: shelby steele you are making a l

brian sullivan joins us. i know you always have your feng finger on the pulse of the market what do you think has led to the turn around? >> i try by the way. but monday, who knew what a wild week this was on wall street friday was a weak day. monday we came in and wow, the market sold off as you noted down nearly a thousand points. it looked grim there were a lot concerns about the delta variant. but then i think the market came back in part because people realized as serious as the variant is as concerning as the spread is and the higher number of case and the correspondents that everybody just talked about, the idea of broad-based lockdowns are not going to happen. there might be smaller ones here or there but from an economic perspective, investors said okay, a lot of worries we need to get this under control, but when they look out, they see an economy that is for the most part very strong. there's also the prospect of trillions more in spending on thing things like infrastructure and capital bills in co

monkeypox is spread via droplet us. it happened before when imported african rodents spread the disease to prairie dogs. >>> wider devastation from massive regions. the forecast shows little mercy. >> reporter: the death toll is climbing rapidly, and the search for survivors continues. germany has many villages reduced to rubble by sheer force of the water. houses washed away like they're made of paper. they could not withstand the debris and force of the water. a lot of people in those houses calling for help. and the police say they may till be there because either they never left by the warnings, or they may have returned this morning, because it has finally stopped raining after many days of uninterrupted torrential rains, and this may have prompted many people to think that the worst was over. now they're stuck in their homes and will have to be saved by helicopter or inflatable boats. there are still more than 1,000, 1,300 at least, people, missing, unaccounted for. local authorities hope this is, the telephone ne

kids can't share supplies like they used to. can i borrow your pencil? no, no, no, not with covid-19. >> it gets them excited for school, too. >>> tomorrow we're going to talk more about the backpack make. but coming up, major league baseball commissioner weighing in on the uncertain future of the a's in oakland. next. featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new cheese steak melt, now at togo's. . >>> a few hours before the game, mlb's commissioner put the spotlight on the a's. >> he tried applying pressure to keep the team in oakland. the way the city council votes it month will quote, determine the fate of baseball in oakland. a week from today, the oakland city council is to vote. manfred says a negative vote by the council could mean the end of the a's. >>> roger federer says a knee injury will keep him out of the upcoming olympic games. federer says he's greatly disappointed, calling competing for his company switzerland in honor and hig

stay with us. coming up in a moment, president biden along with dozens of western allies criticises china over a major cyber attack that took place earlier in the year. we will have the details for you. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: athletes are arriving for the tokyo olympic games but they have been more positiv

thank you very much for being with us. my pleasure, thank ou much for being with us. my pleasure, thank you very _ much for being with us. my pleasure, thank you very much. _ the former president donald trump is suing facebook, twitter and google, in an attempt to restore his online profile, after he was suspended from social—media platforms after the capitol riot. mr trump claims he has been wrongly censored by the tech companies in violation of his first amendment rights. the america first policy institute, a pro—trump group is backing the lawsuit and sent out this video to his supporters. you to be except our fate or we stand firm. but its odds on the lawsuit will fail — the first amendment refers to governments censoring free speech, not private companies. in fact companies like twitter, facebook, and google are actually protected by the first amendment, which gives them the freedom determine what speech is promoted on their own platforms. but then maybe this is about something other than the law — because behind that video on the america first website is

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you cannot say you support us. they have vaccinated so many of their and people that they can now watch football without masks. >> the third -- third surge is gripping africa has been described as extremely aggressive. 5.5 million infections have been confirmed among the 1.3 billion people in the continent. the head of the cdc warned there has been a 23% increase think of a number of covid related deaths in the past week in africa. he says 1.6 billion vaccine doses are needed to vaccinate 60% of the continent. covax promised 700 million doses to africa by december but the african union so far just 65 million have arrived. in the nigerian capital, more on the big you -- au's reaction. >> he was angry that when they travel to europe to seek these vaccines from the pockets of our governments to address the crisis, european factories referred them to india. some have been questioning the efficacy of the vaccines. the same astrazeneca vaccines being produced in europe that are now being produced in india that are used i

what can you tell us about what he said? correspondent: it was such a difference in tone from a few weeks ago around the fourth of july holiday when joe biden was talking about a summer of joy and freedom. today, he said this is an american tragedy. you don't have to die. a big chunk of the speech was laying out very clearly the reasons why people should get vaccinations, trying to allay people's fears. there was too much of a rush to create the vaccine, that this was a bipartisan process anyway with the republican administration beginning the process of creating a vaccine and democrats trying to distribute them federally. but as you said, there was a mixture of incentives and requirements for federal employees. employers will be reimbursed for any paid sick leave they give to their employees around the country so that people can go and get their vaccinations. and also, he urged local authorities to use some of the federal aid that has already been given, give them up to give $100 to those who get vaccinated. i just noticed,

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thanks so much for joining us. the news at 5:30 starts right now. >> the united states is another stretch closer to ending the 20-year war in afghanistan. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan handed over responsibility to another american general. general scott miller has served as america's top commander in afghanistan since 2018. the new commander, frank mckenzie head of the u.s. central command. he will oversee the winding down in headquarters in tampa, florida. >>> as the u.s. completes its troop withdrawal there are new concerns for the country becoming a breeding ground for terrorism. some 90% of american forces are already gone. richard engel reports from the afghan capital of kabul. >> reporter: as the u.s. military winds down operations, the top american general handing over this morning to a new leader with a far more hands-off mission. the taliban are closing in on kabul. as u.s.-trained of a began military forces put up halfhearted resistance or surrender outright. so, is the united states heading righ

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

chris shows us how to do that. especially if you're self-employed. >> reporter: let's get this out of the way first. lying to the state about whether you're looking for a job is fraud. if the state catches you lying, they'll stop your unemployment checks and possibly prosecute you. here's how it works. edd will ask when you certify which you should be doing every two weeks to get paid. so what qualifies as looking for work? that depends on the job you had before the pandemic started. if you had a full or part-time job as an employee, you're on regular unemployment. edd says you're looking for work if you set up an account on the state cal board, create a profile on the job search website and apply for jobs. if you had a gig job or were self-employed, the rules a little different. you're collecting pandemic unemployment assistance. here's how that works. you're looking for work if you're trying to get new clients, and pga the network. whatever you do, look for a job, where youed my and training you got. that way if

_ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i _ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't _ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't think - us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i don't think so. i surprised by this? i don't think so. this was a reaction to the press conference that the doctor from the who issued last week. the chinese have not been in a mood to find compromise. they seem to be deeply offended by this suggestion of the second investigation. they are shocked, they see it as arrogant. and so they are taking pretty harsh measures right now and i don't think we should be surprised nor should we be surprised that the rhetoric and toxicity has escalated on the us side pretty rapidly as well as you have seen in press secretaryjen psasz have seen in press secretaryjen psaki's statement today. this is a pretty part or toxic meltdown between the united states and china and china and the rest of the world intent on getting this investigation completed. i5 intent on getting this inv

stay with us. >>> ahead for us, the big changes at hotels, no more breakfast buffets or daily housekeeping. plus, could be the largest ransomware attacks, blamings russia how it is effecting more than 2,000 companies. ahead on nightly news. [gator reverb] in indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪♪ >>> a follow up to a story first report the earlier this week, lace up your skates, folks, san jose's aloha roller rink is officially back open, the rink at ridge mall was closed for 15 months but opened to administer more than 85,000 covid vaccine. they're not doing that any more. today they are welcoming back skaters looking pretty happy and they look good. owner hope to be open at full capacity but right now capping things at 500 skaters. in the east bay there's a big show planned for this weekend but fireworks not going to be part of this one. take a look at these dazzling led kites. is that cool. last year the so-called kite man of martinez flew them on the fourth of july because no fireworks show because of the

andrew marden for us in tokyo. thank you so much. >> and right now the nba draft is underway and the warriors have some big decisions on their hands. do they ever the dubs have 2 picks tonight and they have just made the 7th overall selection in the 2021 draft. our sports reporter kylen mills live for us at chase with who the next warrior. well, let us know. they >> okay. ladies. yes, very exciting news this pick just came in literally moments ago. the warriors have selected jonathan from democratic republic of congo to be there. next warrior. he was the 7th overall selection in tonight's nba draft. and that's not the last we'll hear from the warriors. however, coming, though, was a guy who was projected to go right around 7. so not a huge shock. this is who i saw the warriors picking on. he is a versatile defender. he's a power forward or small forward at 6 foot 6, 2, 100, 10 pounds. he's actually from the democratic republic of congo. like i mention move to the u.s. in 2016 just to play basketball. now he is a fa

>> absolutely. >> tell us about it. >> so, this is the silver. this is the silver medal from the individual event in rio. but, yeah, after i won this one, i slept with it under my pillow for god knows how long. yeah, until they gave me this box. >> five years ago. do you still get chills holding and looking at it? >> yeah, i mean, i think it really just brings back a lot of positive memories and helps me remember all those moments, and even going through a story as simple as, you know, i slept with it under my pillow for so many nights brings back a lot of memories of that time, and a lot of emotion. >> what comes to your mind, dad, when you see this? >> you know what? he's never put it around my neck. >> well, there's a first time for everything. there you go. >> all right, finally! >> we can't wait to see them in tokyo. raj will also be in tokyo, and he's hosting olympic specials from the bay area to tokyo. taking place july 22nd at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and july 23rd, which is also opening day. for more stories on our local athletes, and you

thank you for taking the time to speak with us. you write in your book about h your family growing up relied on medicaid and now we're seeing a lot of distrust of that system, particularly with this new mask guidance. where do you think the agency went wrong on its messaging and how concerned are you it will affect public trust? >> public health depends on public trust. you mentioned that i was the neficiary of public health early on in my life. i did not quite know that was what it was at the time, but we depended on medicaid, we depended on public housing, we depended on public education and many other elements that many other immigrants, many people, are fortunate to be able to help us to's work to our next stage in our lives. right now what is happeng in the u.s. is tha there is a serious messaging problem. the cdc continues to get the science right but the policy and communication wrong. when public health is not just about the science -- it is also about winning the hearts and minds. i hope the cc will embrace its role in tha

we invite you to join us. online, go to nbcbayarea.com/schools. there you can build a backpack virtually or make a contribution it only take as few minutes. >> i remember getting back to school supplies. that was the best part. >>> before simone biles, the imagination was caught by heroic feats. we take you down m >>> women's gymnastics is always must-see tv during the olympics. it took a magical moment by a former stanford cardinal for the u.s. to win olympic gold. >> this marks the 25th anniversary of carrie vaulting herself into olympic history. here we have a trip down memory lane. >> reporter: it's an iconic olympic moment. carrie strug overcoming an ankle injury to stick the landing. her determination vaulted the u.s. women's gymnastics team to its first all-round gold medal at the 1996 olympic games. >> it was well worth it and more. >> reporter: inspired by mary lou retton, she moved away from home and pursued her olympic dreams. >> for me, it was here in the united states, the flag was raised, the national anthem was playing, my parents w

and judo bringing us a seventh gold medal. we've seen a spectacular performance by those in judo, bringing a double gold medal last night. on the front page of all the newspapers in japan this morning. and we can expect anything less from naomi osaka. >> just 13 years old, incredible. it's not just the competition proving a huge challenge for the athletes. they are also having to face serious heat and humidity which has already forced some events to be postponed. temperatures reached 32 degrees celsius d organizers opposed -- postponed to events that were to take place today. they been moved to the weekend. tennis also affected. the policy was activated once the temperature went above 31 degrees celsius. the men's triathlon also moved to the early hours of the morning to avoid the worst of the heat. water temperatures over the weekend reached nearly 30 degrees celsius. reporter: under the scorching sun of tokyo, girls from a high school tennis club carry on with their extracurricular activities, but every year, around 3000 chi

you heard the ethiopian water minister using the word existential about the dam. you had the egyptian saying the word existential as the threat to egypt from the dam. this word is being invoked by two countries with populations of over 100 million people. sudan is involved. it is not a small country, population over 40 million. that shows you what is at stake. there is a disagreement on whether this should be a security council issue. ethiopia, making it clear the water minister, he was very clear, they had the water minister here, not the foreign minister. they don't believe this is a matter for the security council. they believe it should be backed by the african union. you heard the position from egypt and sudan. they have gone nowhere and you have heard the strong comments of the addiction foreign minister -- the egyptian foreign minister that there was bad faith and irresponsibility from ethiopia. it is clear who the audience was. arabic is the official language of the security council. he could have spoken in arabic. he didn't. he did the whole speech in eng

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beat the virus, i believe we should use them. an inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti—corruption journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 7 of the olympic, where the focus will start to shift to the track where the world's fastest women are in action in the 100m heats. the final rowing action. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in tokyo, where there's increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed 10,000. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympic action, but experts are warning if something isn't done to control the spread, the city's healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. these bars are not supposed to be se

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a delegation from the us and other dignitaries left the funeral early. they're on their way back to the united states. we are deeply concerned about unrest in haiti in this critical moment. haiti's leaders must come together to chart a united path that reflects the will of the haitian people. it's still not clear who was behind the plot and how the killers were able to walk unchallenged into the president's home. the calls for answers will likely only grow louder. courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: the first gold medal of the olympic games has been won — with china's yang qian winning the women's ten metre air rifle. president biden warns that america is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. let's return to the olympic games where the first medals have been won. now usually at the games, friends and family will make up a section of the crowd but as we know covid has prevented them from travelling to tokyo. well, latertoday, kieran bird will be representing team gb in the

here is what the president told us. president biden: the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart. military come binders advised me that once ia made the decision to end the war, we need to move swiftly. in this context, speed is safety. thanks to e way that we have managed our withdrawal, no one, no u.s. forces or any other forces have been lost. ros: in april, joe biden told us that all troops would leave by september 11. before the withdrawal began, there were around 2500 troops in afghanistan, many station at bagram airbase. at the peak of u.s. involvement, over 10 years ago, over 100,000 u.s. and nato troops passed through. by friday last week, those troops were gone. acrding to officials, they left overnight, deserting the huge compound. now the afghan military is in control of bagram airbase and security across the country, and that task is a norm us. the taliban is gaining grnd at rapid pace. the taliban has taken at least 150 of the 421 district ac

good thing we have jonathan bloom, he will do it all for us. click on local athlete tracker in the trending bar. >> our other on top story tonight, that internal report from the cdc, which warns the war has changes it acknowledges that break through infections are on the rise and may be as transmissable as unvaccinated cases. to stop the rapid spread, federal and local health officials are now considering mask mandates again. here is nbc bay area's jean ellie. >> fans don't have to keep their masks. >> never stop, even with the vaccine. >> i just wear it in the restroom area, or when i was in line for food. >> it may soon be required again. the centers for disease control said than the delta variant is putting americans at risk in documents obtained by nbc news, the agency warns the war has changed the variant causes more severe illness as earlier variants and spreads as easily as chicken pox and break through cases among the vaccinated are expected. a review shows that 3/4 infected in a town in massachusetts were fully vaccinated. and the pres

they're the one that are supporting us and they're there for us. and that's why we're here who chose hopes that the youtube and walmart customers will return soon despite the challenges he's vowing to keep going i may not be the last soldier here, but i'll be standing and i'll keep the doors open. all right. back live now google has said it may return employees to the offices there in san bruno, possibly in october. >> but for now in timber, no child's clifford kron. 4 news. thank you so much, charles and from or covid information, including vaccines. the latest mask guidelines and covid numbers just scan this qr code on your screen. >> we'll take you to kron. 4 dot coms page dedicated to pandemic information. let's talk now about our weather forecast as we take a live look outside at a very gloomy picture along the golden gate bridge, cooler temperatures today will see if that pattern will last through friday as we check in now with our meteorologist mabrisa yeah, our warmest inland valleys still in the low to mid and even upper 90's. but overall

we thank you for joining us all of us here wish you and your family a very happy and sage safe fourth of july. have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00, getting ready to celebrate. setting up for the return of fireworks in san francisco on the fourth of july. businesses are ready for the big show too. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. we're counting down to the return of fireworks displays. the million dollar question, as it is every year, is the fog going to come down and mess it up? taking a live look at san francisco, a couple of different shots of the city. well, a little bit of blue on the right there. then again, this is not the night we're talking about. let's check in with vianey arana for the fourth of july evening forecast. >> i wish i could say we've got loads of sunshine on the way for the coast butne is mainly goinge its way inland. right now current temperatures around the coastline and san francisco, 61. half moon bay, 59. the marine layer has brought some drizzle last night as well and into this early morning when it com

here's the deal, if incentives help us beat this virus i believe we should use them. live now to our north america correspondent david willis, he joins me from los angeles. great having on the programme david. president biden making that urgent plea again to people to get vaccinated — in his speech stressing there are enough vaccines — will this work? key question, of course 60% or so of the american population has had at least one jab. but there is a sector of the population that has stubbornly refused to get vaccinated. in the last hour so president biden expresses frustration over that, he said this is not a party political matter it was a matter of life and death. and as regards this uptick in cases here covid—19 the president called it a pandemic of the unvaccinated. he announced a series of measures designed to incentivise and dis— incentivise those who are reluctant or willing or whatever. these include putting pressure on federal government workers here to get 801. also he is talking about cash incentives for some in areas where there are low vaccinati

this been a lot of criticism about the us - lot of criticism about the us pull—out from afghanistan, is it going be similar to that, leaving but not really leaving?— but not really leaving? well, i think the two _ but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations - but not really leaving? well, i think the two situations are i but not really leaving? well, i i think the two situations are quite different in a think as far as a rock is concerned. quite a lot of local politics coming into play, especially from militia groups, groups that been putting pressure on the prime minister there for the removal of all us troops. now, that clearly is going to happen, but the role has been changed and could be seen as lesser. by troops, that's not going to happen for the foreseeable future.- not going to happen for the foreseeable future. there is some anal sis foreseeable future. there is some analysis that _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move _ foreseeable future. there is some analysis that this move by - fo

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asish jha with us. we have meg tirrell as well. millions have to worry about whether they're protected against covid who have had organ transplants, cancer treatments or living with hiv where do they stand? >> yeah, shepp, the cdc says 2.7% of marine adults are immunocompromised. they are more likely to get severely ill and less likely to produce anti-body. the advisory committee discussed additional doses for this group. something already recommended in israel and france. studies show a third dose of mrna, moderna an pfizer helpedrd them reduc some boost their response. the committee says the fda has to recommend additional doses before they recommend them doctors acknowledging many are already seeking out these shots with multiple members noting the issue is running away from us. members of the public also weighing in, one who had a kidney transplant 19 years ago said he made no anti-bodies after two shots of the pfizer vaccine. he begged the committee to allow people like him to get a third dose >> hundreds of us lie to pharmaci

the us congress is about to _ months. the us congress is about to go _ months. the us congress is about to go on _ months. the us congress is about to go on a _ months. the us congress is about to go on a break - months. the us congress is about to go on a break and l months. the us congress is i about to go on a break and so as the committee alluded to today, it is going to go on pause for a bit and they actually don't have another hearing lined up. that said, the whole point of these hearings is to aid in the legislative process and the committee can also make referrals to the department of justice for prosecution so we know the department ofjustice has more than 500 defendants related to the january six events so presumably, information that comes from this committee hearings over the coming months and even years, can't be used towards those cases, or like i said, legislative aide, maybe they could come up with legislation around what happened. so that is looking long term. in the short term we are expecting things to quiet down unless something major breaks

laura: our correspondent joins us now from the white house. our u.s. troops actually withdrawing from iraq or is this a symbolic announcement? reporter: president writing did not talk about a troop withdrawal, he talked about ending the combat mission. it looked as if this is a redefining of what the americans are doing, defining as a mission to assist and train troops to fight. a fact, graham -- a fact on the ground, that is what they are doing, they don't conduct combat missions. it does seem to be more of a rebranding than a reducing. a former u.s. ambassador called it a game of appearances over substantive change. laura: why the need for this change of appearances? how much of this has to do with the attacks on u.s. forces by iraqi militia groups? reporter: it has to do with iraqi groups who are aligned with iran, pro-iran factions and militias have put pressure on the iraqi prime minister, saying the u.s. troops need to be expelled. they have passed nonbinding legislation to that effect. the prime minister has said we do not need a combat presence

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phillipa: stay with us on "outside source." gold at the olympics for american sunisa lee, the 19-year-old who stepped up after simone biles withdrew. ♪ ros: now -- phillipa: now, to scotland, basking sharks making thin to thin -- making fin to fin contact with each other as part of their courtship. this is the first time this has been discovered. scientiststtached cameras to sharks. >> we nearly fell off our chairs when we saw the footage. basking sharks are the second largest shark in the world. we are lucky to have them in british waters. for your viewers, they are not dangerous, they are plankton eaters, they have tiny teeth and are not interested in eating people. one thing we might think they are here for in the u.k. is breeding. and nobody has known anything about basking shark breeding. in order to find out more about it, put on these fantastic spy cameras, and this is one of the actual cameras that went on the journey on that chart. and we put -- on the sha. we put these cameras on the sharks. they recorded forward an

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

rebecca jarvis with us live tonight. rebecca? >> reporter: david, that surge leading many on wall street to question some of the economic optimism surrounding the reopenings, particularly if it delays a full return to normal. some of the stocks, airlines and cruise lines, a big part of the selloff. but the nest egg should still be higher on the year. >> rebecca, thank you. >>> next here tonight, the biden administration in a dramatic move, rallying its european allies to accuse china of working with criminal hackers as well. in a massive breach of microsoft's servers last spring, similar to the claims made against russia. china denying the accusation. >>> now to the countdown to lift-off. jeff bezos on the eve of his historic flight. and the 82-year-old woman about to be one of his passengers. she studied to be an astronaut in the 1960s, and she's finally heading to a space. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: with a fist bump, jeff bezos and the crew of three are suited up. >> feels good to be in a flight suit. >> reporter: just ho

bring us up to speed on those. itruiith us up to speed on those. with reaard us up to speed on those. with regard to _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the _ us up to speed on those. with regard to the criminal- regard to the criminal investigations, it is somewhat of an arduous technical process. basically, we have about 500 that are still outstanding in regard to prosecution, penalties that have been given to people. it has become very difficult, because washington needs to sign off on a lot of dealing. his prosecutors have a lot of discretion over that, so it is becoming a very long more than 6-1 becoming a very long more than 6—1 process. what sorts of things are these people being charged with. there are state offences and a federal offences. where do they fall? that is a great question and it really depends on what the person dead. we have some that are being charged with minor trespassing charges. 0ther being charged with minor trespassing charges. other ones are being charged with, you know, beating a federal officer, so there is a

. >> if incentives help us beat this virus, i believe we should use them. >> reporter: in addition to incentives, the president is requiring federal workers or contractors get their shots or submit to regular covid testing. >> if you want to do business with the federal government, get your workers vaccinated. >> reporter: this comes amid a summer spike in cases and the spread of the delta variant. as some states, communities and private businesses mandate vaccines for their employees. >> it's going to make those companies much more resilient than their competitors. >> reporter: republicans are pushing back hard on the cdc's reversal of some guidelines. >> it punishes americans who have already done everything they were asked to do. >> reporter: experts and some federal workers say the about-face is necessary because so many americans refuse to get the vaccine. >> it's public health. it's not political to me. i don't know why everybody can get the vaccine. >> reporter: for federal employees and a growing number of other americans, getting a shot is now very much part of the job. scott