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So let us hope, mika, the world cup is next year. i think theyre going to be playing it in death valley with temperatures of 134 degrees. so well see how it goes next year. >> maybe better luck then. we have developing news this morning out of afghanistan. defense officials say the commander of american and nato forces in afghanistan is stepping down today. general austin scott miller has led the u.s. operations in afghanistan since august of 2018. longer than any of his predecessors but offic...

Of cambridge. he is there on behalf of cambridge. he is there on behalf of the queen, who delivered the prizes in 1966, though she is not there this time. she spoke to them yesterday and reminded them of the experiences she had and the experiences she had and the experiences their predecessors had in winning that competition. and here is the second half goal by leonardo bonucci that levelled the match 1—1. been the team that have come out on the front foot, and once england lose this near post...

Dire, by the day, as the taliban gains more territory. >> i made the decision with clear eyes. and im briefed, daily, on the battlefield updates. but for those who have argued that we should stay, just six more months or just one more year. i ask them to consider the lessons of recent history. >> reporter: the president arguing that americas longest war could not be won, militarily, as was proven by his predecessors. >> we did not go to afghanistan to nation build. >> reporter: its one of the mo...

Surveillance to prevent the resurgence of terrorism? those are questions that will be answered in the messy months ahead. the president believes there is broad support -- as we get close to september, john, 20 years since 9/11. the president believes he should be the president that executes once again what several of his predecessors said they would, that is get the last u.s. troops out and get the war over. >> last month we watched and listened as president biden said to vladimir putin at their...

The battlefield updates. but for those who have argued that we should stay just six more months or just one more year, i ask them to consider the lessons of recent history. >> reporter: the president arguing that americas longest war could not be won militarily, as was proven by his predecessors. >> we did not go to afghanistan to nation build. >> its one of the most significant decisions of his presidency. and a drawdown, he advocated for, long before becoming commander in chief. biden making c...

You. thank you for taking time for us this morning. xi has long operated under the principle anything that matters in terms of communist partys power is maintaining the economic power across the world. is it still his motivating principle now? >> what xi is thinking certainly and weve discussed it before is regional as well as global. he believes his autocratic capitalism will win out over democratic capitalism. as a result of this he is much more reprensive at home than his predecessors and mor...

And in personal responsibility. theyre obviously of a different magnitude of offence, - and hopefully we will balance that out in the way the stories - are presented in the paper. victoria, the suns not averse to a bit of kicking down, is it? im not sure thats entirely fair. i think i edit the paper in a different way to perhaps some of my predecessors. i make it my conscious decision to work with people on stories a lot of the time, and, you know, its... i have brilliant relationships with many...

By the standards that - apply both in public life - and in personal responsibility. theyre obviously of a different magnitude of offence, - and hopefully we will balance that out in the way the stories - are presented in the paper. victoria, the suns not averse to a bit of kicking down, is it? im not sure thats entirely fair. i think i edit the paper in a different way to perhaps some of my predecessors. i make it my conscious decision to work with people on stories a lot of the time, and i have...

Diplomatic presence in kabul. that is something that is important to us, given our enduring desire to have a continued partnership with the afghan government. and crucially, with the afghan people. >> war will continue, as joe biden waits out of the mire. a mire, that trapped his predecessors in a brutal and bloody stalemate. bush, obama, and trump, each, bouncing in and out of bagram pledging afghanistan will never be a haven for terrorists, as it was when al qaeda plotted the tragedy of 9/11. ...

Victory. >> the security situation is not good right now. thats something thats recognized by the afghan security forces and making the appropriate adjustments as we move forward. >> reporter: taliban fighters have seized back swaths of the americans fought and died to liber eight. after boasting a force of 100,000 in afghanistan there will remain as few as 6,000 troops to provide security for american diplomats. >> we intend to maintain a diplomatic bresson in kabul. thats something thats impor...