Sounds like it was a team effort and very difficult to accomplish. Right now, this site behind us, this ship that we want to show a little closer view of, its a sight that stops you in its track. This is one of many cargo ships that pass here on a daily basis that locals see, but never have they seen a ship not going anywhere, on its side. You can see right now that the u. S. Coast guard is kind of on standby right outside the ship there. And you mentioned, they had to put a hold on their rescue mission on the ship. And thats because earlier today, there was black smoke and flames visible. Lieutenant phillip van der white of the u. S. Coast guard told me that there was possibly even multiple fires. So because of that, they had to get off of the vessel and stop that operation for now. Just about an hour ago, the u. S. Coast guard did tweet that they have a Damage Assessment team coming from station brunswick. And so thats the team thats going to have to come here and make sure its safe
Yeah. You know . And youve been there before in breaking news stories and on these stories. It is just unbelievable whats happening there. Yeah, and the unknown is going to become a priority. Theyre going to have to do their rescue and their searching and were going to have to stay on it and not forget because the need will only grow over time. It shines the light, don, why now is the time for leaders to be focused on things that matters. The last thing they should be focused on is themselves, and, yes, im talking about our president. And a sharpie sharpiegate, as you may want to call it. I hear the president s apologists saying, oh, its petty, you shouldnt be focussing on it. No, it is. This is a news story. This is the president of the United States. If you cant trust whats coming out of the president of the United States mouth, where are we, who are we . Especially as journalists, why wouldnt we cover that . Youre supposed to be able to trust the president. And getting resources is
Afghan peace talks are on hold for now. The u. S. Secretary of state says the militant group will have to make a number of commitments before talks can resume, including a reduction of violence. The suspension comes after President Donald Trump announced he was cancelling a secret meeting with taliban leaders at camp david. Cnns kylie atwood has more now. Reporter the decision to have this meeting was made about a week ago when President Trump met with his National Security team, and were told that he was told by a number of folks, including senator Lindsey Graham and his National Security advisor john bolton, that too much trust was being put in the taliban in these negotiations. The president wanted to get involved himself. But we do know that the u. S. Officials who have been watching over these negotiations felt that there was some progress made between the u. S. And the taliban. The taliban had agreed to reduce violence in afghanistan, at least in part. We dont know the specifics
Communities from Texas to New York braced Tuesday after a devastating holiday weekend brought tornadoes, storm surges and heavy rain that killed at least
Communities from Texas to New York braced Tuesday after a devastating holiday weekend brought tornadoes, storm surges and heavy rain that killed at least