from there shortly. we begin with president biden announcing he will withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11th. by passing the trump administration intention to complete the pullout of troops by the 1st of may. we will get reaction to all of this coming in fast and furious from capitol hill but also many other issues, we will talk to former house speaker john boehner in just a few minutes. we start off tonight with this story, national security correspondent jennifer griffin with the latest at the pentagon. good evening. america s longest war may finally be coming to an end but finishing the so-called forever war may not be easy. the president has been consistent in his view that there is not a military solution to afghanistan, we have been there for far too long. the white house and as president biden will both all u.s. troops out of afghanistan by september 11th, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack, foreshadowing the may 1st deadline not on
thank you for waking up with us. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, august 1st, i ll claudine wong. i m paul chambers. happening now, b.a.r.t. is repairing a vital section of track near the transbay two, no service from west oakland and embarcadero stations. service will resume early monday morning. 80,000 riders who rely on the transit system on weekends must find another way around. made plans with my friends. so those plans are out of window? now they are out the window, of course. what this is addressing is some of the wear and tear of a system that s almost 45 years old. now, starting saturday, september 5th, b.a.r.t. will again shut down the transbay tube during the labor day weekend. both closures will allow b.a.r.t. to cross trains from one track to another from the west oakland station to the transbay tube. with these changes b.a.r.t. says if there is a delay they can move trains around easier and reduce the length of the delay. taking a look a
good morning, welcome to today s hearing. it s no exaggeration to say that americans love sports. we love watching them, playing them, collecting sports memorabilia, and even arguing about our favorite teams and athletes, whether it s watching the super bowl with friends, joining an office bracket pool for march madness or stretching out for the turkey trot 5 k races on thanksgiving morning, we love our sports. personally, i m a dodger and a packer fan and some of my best moments have been spent competing in sports or cheering on my two daughters at their meets and games. this committee is committed to promoting american success in international competition, ensuring exciting play in our professional leagues, providing opportunity for our student athletes and maintaining a vibrant sports culture for the benefit of all americans. at the same time, protecting the health and safety of american athletes of all levels, professional, amateur, student and youth, is a long-standing
the u.s. anti-dopin anti-dopinge world anti-doping agency ando tn international olympic committee. stick the subcommittee convenes to examine the current state of the system that challenges faces in areas for reform. on the heels of the summer games when less than a year away from winter games, there s no better time to value progress made thus far and performed in russia at the doping system. how fitting where holding this hearing on for every 28, as with the greatest olympic athlete of all times wh was 128 metals befe us today. won i wasn t referring to you, mr. griffis. i was referring to michael phelps. every two years nations areeri filled with excitement and pride is a cheer on their summer and winter games.as they long-standing tradition thatir should not be tarnished by those that choose to cheat. ultimately i hope this hearing helps to highlight ways in which we can strengthen clean competition to restore public confidence in international sports. within the at the
good morning and welcome to this hearing of the oversight investigation subcommittee on ways to improve and strengthen the international anti-doping system. the subcommittee convenes to examine the current state of this system, challenges it faces in areas for reform. on the heels of the summer games in rio, less than a year away from the games in pyeongchang there is no better time to evaluate the progress made thus far. how fitting we re holding this hearing on february 28th, the greatest olympic athlete of all time who has won 28 medals before us today. i wasn t referring to you, mr. griffith. referring to michael phelps. every two years nations are filled with excitement and pride as they cheer on their athletes of the summer and winter games, long-standing tradition that should not be tarnished by those that choose to cheat. ultimately i hope this hearing hopes to highlight ways we can strengthen clean competition and restore public confidence in sports. within the anti-