We will not talk about numbers of troops. That is new for the american presidency. At no point tonight did the president clarify anything about what would actually change militarily for the United States in afghanistan. If this speech is meant to be interpreted as an increase in Troop Strength in afghanistan, its the first time a president has announced an increase in Troop Strength without actually announcing an increase in Troop Strength. As commander in chief, i have determined that it is in our Vital National interest to send an additional 30,000 u. S. Troops to afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative while building the afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of afghanistan. And here is how president george w. Bush described the Military Surge that he ordered in iraq. So uch committed more than 20,000 additional american troops to iraq. The vast majority of t
A roundup of the days events. Five people were taken to the hospital. Outside the gates, at least 300 cars were totaled. As i mentioned, several animals did not survive it. We move on now, to a Police Officer in pennsylvania charged with voluntary manslaughter tonight in the shooting death of a man, after that officer responded to a call near an Amusement Park. Heres abcs steve osunsami. Get on the ground right now. Reporter here comes the moment where a pennsylvania prosecutor tonight is saying that the Police Officer on the other side of this police suv went too far. Get on the ground. Get on the ground reporter 44yearold joseph santos, who police say is seen on Cell Phone Video refusing commands, was shot and killed. Tonight, theyre charging officer Jonathan Roselle with voluntary manslaughter. In my opinion, this was the act of a relatively inexperienced officer. Reporter officer roselle had just graduated from the Police Academy last december. In july, he was called to this Amusem
Look, again, i think thats a ridiculous accusation. The president in this matter has done nothing wrong and there are no charges against him. Reporter today on twitter, the president falsely claimed that, quote, Michael Cohen pled guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. They are, indeed, a crime, spelled out by federal prosecutors. And on fox news, the president floating another defense. Did you know about the payments . Later on i knew. Later on. But you have to understand, what he did, and they werent taken out of Campaign Finance, thats the big thing, thats a much bigger thing. Did they come out of the campaign . They didnt come out of the campaign. They came from me. Reporter but lawyers say that still doesnt make it legal if the money was never disclosed. And cohen has released a secretly recorded conversation with the president seeming to discuss another hush money arrangement weeks before the election. When it comes time for the financing, which
the biden administration scrambles to evacuate american citizens and tens of thousands of afghans from the country ahead of an august 31st deadline. 13 u.s. service members and more than 170 afghans are killed in terrorist attacks outside kabul s airport in the chaotic end to america s longest war. it s time to end the forever war. thank you all for listening. may god protect our troops. number six, the big lie gives birth to results in arizona which ends up confirming what americans knew joe biden won arizona. correlates with a official canvass numbers. and restrictive voting laws crop up in statehouses across the country. i m going to sign it right here. it will take effect. florida, your vote counts. number five, president biden and his team try to show
glenn youngkin, a republican, wins the governor s race in virginia. a big night for republicans and, quite frankly, a major wakeup call for democrats. and gavin newsom, democratic governor in california, successfully fights off a recall there. thank you to 40 million americans, 40 million californians, thank you for rejecting this recall. number seven, messy withdrawal from afghanistan. the biden administration scrambles to evacuate american citizens and tens of thousands of afghans from the country ahead of an august 31st deadline. 13 u.s. service members and more than 170 afghans are killed in terrorist attacks outside kabul s airport in the chaotic end to america s longest war. it s time to end the forever war. thank you all for listening. may god protect our troops. at number six, the big lie gives birth to an amateur audit