Reporter what do you do if you are stuck in afghanistan . Dont go to the airport according to the us government, word of a possible imminent attack is out there especially after the latest intelligence from the uk after the us embassy put out the statement, threat of cyber Couple Airport, us citizens should avoid traveling to the airport, those at east Gate Or Northgate should leave immediately. The evacuations of continued but we hear different figures from the administration how many americans are stranded in afghanistan. State department says the number is around 1500 or so and may include a group of families from california. Anthony blinken says americans were repeatedly warned. March of this year we sent 19 messages to americans enrolled with the embassy in kabul encouraging and urging them to leave the country. There could be other Americans In Afghanistan Who never enrolled with the embassy with Evacuation Services notices and never identified themselves to us. Reporter blinken
Killed at Miami Beach while protecting his baby. Dustin wakefield pleaded with the gunman not to shoot saying, quote, is he only a boy. Bidens popularity has never been lower, so let Joe Biden come out here and praise the wonderful Job Gavin Newsom has done. Even living in my Acadieux Toast people are fed up. Ainsley the u. S. Telling americans to leave the Kabul Airport immediately as the warns of a Terrorist Threat within hours. Brian where do they go up to 1500 americans. We ballpark everything. No reason to get down to actual names stranded in afghanistan now. Just five day until the u. S. Chose to withdraw. Steve this photography is jawdropping it shows a plane as you can see there looks like its leaving kabul nearly empty Flying Evacuees. Ainsley unbelievable. Steve began da. Kitty logan is live with the very latest. It sound like they are saying get away from the airport because there is a threat at three different gates of car bombs. Thats right. This is a very specific threat
Reporter this deadline may be next week but us forces in afghanistan are not wasting time. Some have begun to draw down already. The situation around kabul is pretty dire as desperate americans and others remain stranded, us allies tried to pressure President Biden yesterday to extend his Troop Withdrawal Deadline but he would not weaver. We are on pace to finish by August 30 First. The sooner we can finish the better. Each day of operations brings added risk to the troops. I asked pentagon and State Department to continue to plan to adjust the timetable should that become necessary. Reporter at this point we dont know how many americans remain trapped in afghanistan and many afghan nationals who assisted the us the past few decades fear for their lives may simply be Left Behind as tell man checkpoints become impenetrable. The chorus of critics in washington includes democrats and republicans blue just the most dishonorable thing i commanderinchief is done in modern times. Biden signed
Cheap tent. Taps disgrace. Herschel walker filed paperwork to join the Georgia Senate race. Is he a hero in georgia And he understAnds law And order. Kamala harris talking about christmas while americans are strAnded inning that. Do you want to have different toys for your children it might be the time to start buying them because climate crisis. It makes absolutely no sense. Brian right, that is great theme. Nothing makes sense. President biden sticking to the August 31st deadline its bed if you ling to get all troops out of afghanistan. Ainsley he says its all contingent on the taliban. The group has blocked access to Kabuls Airport. Steve Doug La zared join us live as two members of congress getting a spanking from Nancy Pelosi saying no more. This is all bad. Doug. Steve, ainsley And brian, good morning. You know, the scenes playing out in And around the airport in kabul are horrific right now And time is quickly running out. Those who are simply desperate to get on these final fli
Lines. You are watching fox and friends first. Jillian lets go to Griff Jenkins in washington. We expect a decision on that deadline today. Reporter the president is about to face greater pressure from our g7 Allies Overextending the August 30 First deadline which the taliban calls a red line. Even the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee expressing doubt about completing the mission in time. Very unlikely. It is hard for me to imagine all that being accomplished between now and the end of the month. The threat to be a pretty is very real as this would be an attractive target for isis or elements of al qaeda. Reporter neither the State Department or the pentagon will get specific about the number americans evacuated, political reporting that number is 4293. More troubling, they dont know how many americans are stranded, a word they dont like to use at the White House. Irresponsible to say americans are stranded. They are not. They are committed to bringing americans who want to