to seeing the taliban in kabul by now, it must be surreal as an experience to see that they are there providing security ostensibly protecting the crowds against a terror attack. i must admit i m not used to it, its completely surreal. you can see the taliban flag flying. and so the fact of the matter is no, it is still very much an unusual sight. yes, you are seeing them with the various weapons lining up. it really is surreal, that is the best way to describe it. well, listen, stay safe there. really appreciate you joining us. thank you for having me. two u.s. congressmen who made an unauthorized trip to afghanistan this week are facing criticism from lawmakers in both parties. democratic representative seth
bennett. and the relationship between netanyahu and the democratic relations in the u.s. has always been tense. will anything change? reporter: at its core, the policies between neftali bennett and his predecessor netanyahu are mostly the same, but the approach will be much different. the prime minister saying that he is coming to these meet ings with a new spirit of cooperation. so while at its core he may feel the same way on issues like iran, on issues of relations with palestinians, don t expect big addresses that goes over the head of the president like we saw under netanyahu. this meeting with joe biden is important to know that though there is a new president in the united states, the strong relationship between the united states and israel will continue
that i don t think they should. i think it creates a greater risk. you ve got enough americans over there that could be held hostage, they could make a point out of a member of congress. i think that you take military away from doing their job of getting as many americans out we can. disturbing video has just surfaced of a louisiana police officer beating a black man during a traffic stop two years ago. the body camera footage shows the driver being hit several times with what appears to be a flas flashlight. some of the images are difficult to watch. ryan young has the story. i haven t did nothing. reporter: another black man beaten during a traffic stop. this body camera footage from may 2019 appears to show now former louisiana state police officer jacob brown beating aaron larry bowen as other
welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. it is 1:00 in the afternoon at the kabul airport in afghanistan where the evacuation push is being hampered by a terror threat by a group known as isis-k. u.s., uk and australia are warning citizens to avoid traveling to the airport. concerns are based on a very specific threat stream from the terror group against crowds that have gathered there and just a couple hours ago, a british official says there is now credible reporting that an attack could be imminent. all this amid a race to evacuate as many people as possible ahead of the august 31 deadline. cnn s oren liebermann has
had tried almost a dozen times to get in so they could catch a flight and join her husband in the u.s. they finally made it through after she dressed her baby in this yellow outfit and sent a photo to u.s. marines. they spotted the baby in the crowd and the family finally made it. for many evacuees, one of the main stop overpoints is the air base in ramstein, germany. thousands are taking shelter there stretching the military base to capacity. atika shubert is there. resources are stretched to say the least. how are the authorities trying to cope with the demands and how are the afghans themselves coping with the challenging conditions there? reporter: what they have really done is created a temporary refuge within the air base that involves hundreds of these military tents. it is really a kind of a tent city. every time a c-13 arrives here, the evacuees disembark, get screened, security screened,