on the virus and this third shot. but we are going to begin tonight with the news just coming in on afghanistan. growing desperation outside the airport. the taliban controlling checkpoints, while inside the airport tonight, the state department now reporting 6,000 people are at the kabul airport, cleared for departure now, waiting to leave. and that number, 20 flights to take off tonight. the other major headline developing, word tonight that u.s. diplomats at the u.s. embassy in kabul reportedly warned the biden administration, the secretary of state, that the afghan government was at risk of collapse as the taliban was sweeping across the country in recent weeks. and reports that a cable was sent on july 13th, a source telling abc news it called for the biden administration to begin an airlift operation immediately for afghans who helped the u.s. and tonight here, the images now emerging of the scene at the airport in the last 24 hours. afghan refugees who have now been cleared wait
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all of them convicted of murdering children. 21 states have outlawed capital punishment. and from sweden tonight, american rapper asap rocky has been officially charged s been jailed for three weeks now. the rapper will face trial on tuesday for this street fight, seen in video obtained by tmz. his lawyer says it was self-defense and some hollywood names, even president trump trying to intervene on his behalf. the president tweeting again late today, quote, give asap rocky his freedom. there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. the new surveillance of that young missouri woman, an ole miss student, right before she disappeared. and what police are now saying tonight. also, the images coming in today, the deadly shuttle bus accident. this is near a major airport tonight. the bus flipping onto its side. paramedics on the scene. the urgent warning today. a group of doctors before the cameras, talking about several teens hospitalized, the doctors say beca
all for us. ginger? reporter: i want to start out with the scorching southwest. tucson, arizona, highs in the 112 arena, lows in the low 80s. the reprieve will come from bud, still in the pacific. should hit cabo sometime tomorrow. it s the moisture left over that will bring cloud cover and even some rain. finally, the severe thunder storm watch for places like rochester and ithaca tonight. having potential for damaging winds tonight. david? ginger, thank you. and major issues in las vegas airport tonight, with the power going out not once but twice. here s david kerley. reporter: listen to the groans. as the lights went out again at las vegas airport. just checking if you re up. apparently they lost power over here in this part of the terminal. reporter: a cable serving the airport went down.
bombers. these images just released by police, show salman abedi not long% the attack. authorities say today they have also identified the apartment in manchester where final assembly was done on the bomb taken to the arena. police say more than 1,000 people are involved in the investigation gathering information about abedi s expenses. also breaking tonight a travel nightmare unfolding in london. british airways has canceled all flights from london s two biggest airport tonight. they blame a imagine i.t. system failure, but officials say there s no evidence of a cyberattack. this comes as a major spring break travel weekend is upon us, also in britain, and british airways says it hopes to restore service by tomorrow. delays, however are expected. that will do it for me for now.