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Senator scott who wants to run in 2022 and men who will jump in if they believe that the republicans will do serious things in governing rather than just opposing democrats and having a culture war. >> that is right. nobody likes a pothole or slow broadband. thank you, both. and now, coming up with breaking news from state department. with the taliban taking a foothold, the u.s. is granting refugee status to interpreters. and big news, simone biles is returning to competition this week. this...

Launching air strikes daily for the past two weeks to block the taliban advances on three key cities there. all of this happening as the taliban gains ground and u.s. troops head home. and a second flight arriving here in the u.s. carrying afghan interpreters and others. heres abcs ian pannell. >> reporter: tonight, afghan fighters racing to turn back the taliban onslaught as militants advance on three major cities. since americas deal to pull out, the taliban has moved rapidly. by one mes estim...

Whit? >> brittany, thank you. good to have you tonight. now to afghanistan and the battle for control as american troops head home. the taliban rapidly gaining ground. half the countrys roughly 400 districts now in their hands. the u.s. is frantically processing thousands of visa requests from those who worked with american forces. heres abcs julia macfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, the taliban on the march, launching fresh attacks on three afghan cities. militants targeting key areas like kand...

Middle of the night embarking on a dangerous journey to kabul where the taliban are not in control. army captain sayer pain worked with ramish and encouraged him to flee to kabul under the cloak of darkness. >> to me its the comrade in arms and indellible duty to not betray them. >> payne says the united states could not have done the job on the ground without the interpreters by their side. he feels angry about the ones who may not make it out. >> to allow and fully know all of these people sig...

Injured by a falling tree after strong winds struck the south of england. emergency services were called to ubbeston in suffolk on friday evening where police say the two, who are in their 20s, were at an outdoor party. it comes after storm evert lead to gusts of winds nearing 70mph across cornwall in south west england, prompting a number of rescues. the england cricketer ben stokes has been praised after it was announced hes taking an indefinite break from the sport with immediate effect. he h...

Applied to this special visa program set up for people like this. and the u.s. government is saying theyre going to evacuate 2,500 only directly to the u.s. then theyre going to evacuate maybe 4,000 to third countries to get the paperwork settled there in a more safe place. but that leaves a huge question mark for so many other afghans who worked for the u.s. and risked lives >> there is a technical question here in which either to get out or to get your paperwork done a lot of the folks have to...

Afghan culture, afghan tradition, afghan values and with sharia and every time we talk about that i ask them to explain and define because i say all of these concepts can have different meanings, including sharia, by the way. and it is difficult to get precise answers. for example, we talk about girls�* education, they say, yes, we are all in favour, if i have education as a man why should my sister not have it? but then they still refer to these islamic law or afghan culture and are not willi...

Outline several efforts related to the cuban policy including the national revolutionary police and assistance to cuban dissidents. the department of justice is dealing a major blow to donald trumps efforts to keep his tax returns private. the doj is instructing the treasury department to turn over his tax records to the house ways and means committee. richard neil says their case is strong and hes glad they can finally move forward with the investigation. so the first group of evacuated afg...

Theyre hoping for a chance to keep the families and themselves safe at this point. heres cnns kylie. >> if i dont go out of afghanistan, im counting down my end of life. >> reporter: every day that the taliban control surges in afghanistan, the situation grows more deadly for afghan interpreters who are trying to flee the country after working alongside u.s. troops and diplomats. three interpreters who have applied for special immigrant visas to the united states or sivs spoke to cnn and spoke a...

Moratorium. >> reporter: but lifting some state-level eviction bans last summer say researchers led to more than 10,000 covid deaths. >> if families are forced to go to a shelter or double up, youre risking more exposure. doing it when the delta variant is out of control is a really bad idea. >> reporter: leslie says she was evicted once already, moved in with her mom and now you and your mom are -- >> yes. >> reporter: nick watt, cnn, las vegas. >> thanks for that report. coming up, the first...