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but minutes after he said the troops should have stayed, mccarthy seemed to reverse that stance. i don t think people are arguing about whether we should have left or not in afghanistan. it s how. reporter: yesterday s deadly attack has prompted a political firestorm here in washington with some republicans even calling on president biden to resign. the white house is brushing off those calls, saying that the focus right now should be on the brave u.s. men and women who are carrying out a risky evacuation that both sides say they support. tony. dokoupil: nancy cordes for us at the white house. nancy, thank you. at the request of the u.s. military, the taliban moved the crowds further away from the airport gates. several roads were closed because of the possibility of suicide bombers in vehicles, and afghan families lined up to identify victims of thursday s attack. more now from cbs charlie d agata. ( crying ) reporter: they came to kabul s airport in the hope of
tested, including all kids sitting in the front row. six ended up showing symptoms. an organization representing children s hospitals across the nation sent this letter to president biden pleading for additional resources, saying that with high demand and staffing challenges, there may y not be suf not be sufficient bed capacity or expert staff to care for children and families in need. florida set yet another pandemic record for new covid cases with more than 27,000 in a single day, and the state reported the most new pediatric hospitalizations last week, worrying parents, like mccarthy. my biggest fear was that he was going to catch covid from somebody not wearing a mask. having him in school has beenk. having him in school has bee the most terrifying experience of my life. reporter: but the battle isn t over. the state vowed to appeal today s ruling in the hopes of following through on governor ron desantis threat to withhold funding from districts with mask mandates. tony.
and that s the cbs evening news on this friday night per for norah o donnell, i m tony dokoupil. moments ago, the u.s. military strikes back at the islamic state. the airstrike less than 48 hours after a devastating bombing killed u.s. service members. we are tracking the unhealthy air blanketing the bay area and what to expect this evening. the fire racing toward the tahoe basin, how much it s grown in just the past few hours. a community given minutes to evacuate, weise we show you the aftermath. and how the coronavirus could be outsmarting our immune system. how second thoughts about in person learning is growing
deep it s warm, we do not believe it will lose its strength, we believe that forecast is correct. coming onshore, that blue-shade area, 125-mile-per-hour wind or stronger. storm surge, 10-15 looks the worst, anywhere on the right- hand side of the eye where you get the worse situation and the amount of rain from a foot, let s say a foot to a foot and a half to be conservative. it has all three elements of a big hurricane. it has the wind, it has the rain, it has the surges. that s the very latest. you have to stay tuned if you re in that area. this is coming so quickly. tomorrow is your day to evacuate. dokoupil: yeah, i know you ll keep an eye on it. without a doubt. dokoupil: lonnie quinn, thank you very much. we turn now to the covid pandemic. in a case that gained national attention, a florida judge ruled today that school districts can require students and teachers to wear masks. the ruling strikes down a ban on mask mandates that had been imposed by florida s governor. here