Americans as unemployment benefits to protect workers at the height of this pandemic expire today. 7. 5 million people are set to lose their jobless benefits this week. Labor secretary marty walsh today saying states can choose to use other funds to extend those benefits. We ve allowed governors across the country if they need to to look at using cares money excuse me, rescue money if they need to. The rate is different all across the country. It s about how do we continue to get the economy back and running. Meanwhile millions struggling to find work. Many will soon face the reality of losing their housing as the supreme court struck down president biden s eviction mary tore yum extension. Let s talk about this. Marie ya, her memoir is once i was you, and back with us, susan del percio. I m going to start with you. Finally i ve been getting out and about. I was in arizona, mississippi where the delta variant is just on fire. I m thinking about the people most affected and the fact tha
The last 24 hours. The taliban is clearly calling the shots, dictating the terms and the deadline of august 31 now just eight days away on when they say we have to be gone. If the u. S. Or the u. K. Wanted to extend their 31st of august deadline in order to continue evacuations out of the country, would you agree that? no. Why not? this is a red line. It will provoke a reaction. Lara logan has been covering afghanistan for 20 years. Ryan crocker is the former u. S. Ambassador to afghanistan and a number of surrounding countries. Both are standing by. We begin with senator tom tillis that writes in an oped that says don t let the taliban dictate the terms. Senator tillis, thanks for being here. You and your office are working around the clock to answer as many requests from people who are passing them along to you. I think we all thank you for the work that your office is doing right now. It is not necessarily something that falls upon senate offices to take that underway. What were you
Nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert, as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. And from the charts to the stage. Pop star lily allen makes her acting debut in the west end. Hello, and welcome to bbc world news. All british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country, as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. The militant group has captured its first regional capital in five years, and is making gains in other areas, as western forces withdraw from the country. The united nations special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. Our world affiars correspondent richard galpin has more. In the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan menapal. They d warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces, the war now increasingly
Oh, and he s down! oh, there you go! it took him barely a minute to put his opponent on the canvas. And, from there, victory was gloriously inevitable. Before the last games, yafai was working in a car factory. Now the 28 year old, whose two brothers are also boxers, had achieved the ultimate. And so has this man after swimming, fencing, and shooting, joe choong sprinted to gold in the modern pentathlon. And there is the new olympic champion for great britain. Delight for the 26 year old from kent. And, after kate french s victory in the women s event yesterday, a dazzling double for team gb. There was more british success in the cycling. Matt walls and ethan hayter are housemates back in manchester, and they teamed up to take silver in the madison. And there was another medalfor tom daley. Oh, tom daley, you superhero! a bronze in the individual event to go with his earlier gold in the synchronised. He s certainly had a glittering games. Andy swiss, bbc news. Most coronavirus restri
Could surely all tell us but sometimes, you just do it to yourself. This is one of those stories that would ve been rather dull satire a decade ago but now it is standard operating procedure. From a group called dallas justice now, an open letter to wealthy white liberals. To our white allies, talk is not enough, commit yourself towards taking action and making sacrifices to correct centuries of injustice, open up spaces for black and latin communities by refusing to send your kids to ivy league and u. S. News world report top 50 schools and encourage friends, neighbors, and family members to do the same. Imagine if those hundreds of thousands of spots of these institutions were occupied only by look marginalized communities. Imagine the opportunities. We can achieve true equity within our lifetimes but only if white folks are willing to sacrifice their privileges. Yes, indeed it s not enough for you nice white allies just to listen to npr and giggle at how stupid all the white male di