antibodies after a booster shot. this could be very key moving forward. but we are going to begin tonight with the emergency evacuations in afghanistan. just six days until president biden s august 31st deadline. tonight, the secretary of state now saying up to 1,500 americans remain in that country and that they ve reached about a third of them. and what he said to americans and afghans who helped us, who will still be in that country after august 31st. making a promise. but what will that effort after the deadline look like? outside the kabul airport, thousands still waiting, hoping to get inside and to get on a flight. and newly emerging images tonight, what s becoming a familiar scene there, some evacuees being helped to climb over barbed wire, over this wall, to get into the airport. while others were wading through sewage, just awful conditions there, holding up their documents, hoping to get on one of those planes. new video from inside the airport tonight from the 18th
for joining us for this interactive show, getting answers. i m julian glover. answering questions when it comes to covid-19. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president biden just moments ago on the emergency evacuations in? and what about the afghans who helped the u.s.? and tonight, president biden on his concerns over the potential terror threat on the groung in afghanistan the longer the u.s. is there. tonight, the pace of evacuations increasing dramatically. ian pannell reporting from kabul. martha raddatz live in washington with late reporting. can this deadline be met? also tonight, news on the pandemic. the u.s. now reporting more than 140,000 new covidases a day.
injury. news on the missing tonight after those catastrophic floods in tennessee. tonight, we hear the 911 calls, the terrifying moments the water came rushing in.ol twins swept aw. foreman lost in the floods. the massive wildfires in california and tonight the neighboring states now reporting some of the worst air quality in more than two decades. the emergency onboard. the cell phone sparking on a plane. and the evacuation that came next. and tonight here, we remember one of the best rock n roll drummers of all time. a force with the rolling stones. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. president biden before the american people just a short time ago on the emergency evacuations in afghanistan.
your screen for the latest on those emergency evacuations out of afghanistan, where the taliban is now firmly in control. we re going to bring that to you live the second it starts. here s where things stand as we ve come on the air. flights out of the kabul airport are back up and running after they were shut down for hours. u.s. troops could clear the runways of thousands of afghans desperate to get away from the taliban. that desperation crystallized in this photo, gone viral, you ve probably seen it. one flight so full, it may have set a record for the number of people who can fit on to an american c17. the taliban telling afghans they have noing to fear, declaring amnesty and encouraging women to join the government, despite their disastrous record on that very issue. we have a lot to get to. i m hallie jackson in washington, along with our nbc news team as we wait for the pentagon briefing on afghanistan. joined by chuck todd, moderator
0 ? -perfect! because we re building a better network every single day. in less than a minute from now, we expect to see top pentagon officials at that microphone on the left side of your screen for the latest on those emergency evacuations out of afghanistan, where the taliban is now firmly in control. we re going to bring that to you live the second it starts. here s where things stand as we ve come on the air. flights out of the kabul airport are back up and running after they were shut down for hours. u.s. troops could clear the runways of thousands of afghans desperate to get away from the taliban. that desperation crystallized in this photo, gone viral, you ve probably seen it. one flight so full, it may have set a record for the number of people who can fit on to an american c17. the taliban telling afghans they have noing to fear, declaring amnesty and encouraging women to join the government, despite their disastrous record on that very issue. we have a lot to get to. i m