said to be carrying multiple suicide bombers. and we re hours away from president bidens evacuation deadline tomorrow. there are hundreds, there could be thousands of americans that are going to get left behind in afghanistan. the state department has made a decision that the 31st is the deadline. they re allowing taliban to dictate our foreign policy. any time you allow a partisan political decision designed for a photo op it will lead to a fatal national security problem on the battlefield. jillian: it is a very busy monday morning. you re watching fox & friends first. i m jillian mele. todd: i m todd piro. moments ago, ida downgraded to a tropical storm, hundreds of residents still needing to be rescued at this hour. the storm hitting the gulf coast, putting over 1 million people in the dark. jillian: we have team coverage with fox news senior meteorologist janice dean tracking the storm in the studio for us. we start with fox weather multimedia journalist will nunl
how will we know? i think also we have to understand that the taliban also has interests. they are not going to flatline now they re willing to extend the deadline. they want to show that they have control over afghanistan and they need to counter the isis threat. no one is going to say, sure, we re going to extend the deadline until you feel you re ready. what we do know, there s a classification who are already going to be u.s. citizens. they are going to third countries that are not the u.s. we are giving them security reviews, bio mettic reviews and health reviews. then they come to the u.s. where they get covid testing. just so people understand they re not being dropped in the united states. and the classic that was in review. those that you re hearing about are getting sped through. i do think it s likely that those who may have been worthy but did not get into the process will be left behind. it doesn t mean they ll never get out but getting out, i think, will be de
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. here is what is happening at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific time. we have breaking news and several updates to share on hurricane henri. moments ago new york governor cuomo issuing a state of emergency for parts of the state and deploying hundreds of national guard members. i feel confident saying to new yorkers they could not be in better hands in terms of an experienced team. now, that doesn t mean that mother nature doesn t win. she wins. she wins. she won at super storm sandy. she wins every time. but we will be doing everything that we can do to be prepared. the state of connecticut is also under a state of emergency. we re also getting a brand-new update from the national hurricane center. henri is now picking up speed, moving faster with landfall less than 24 hours away. let s get right to nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman with all of the new
good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, president biden on his way back to the white house. this is the taliban makes their presence known across afghanistan. today holding a press conference. they had a whole press conference and releasing a video of their co-founder arriving. it is the first time he s stepped foot in afghanistan in 20 years. hugely symbolic picture and a huge victory for the taliban. taliban forces are negotiating with the united states to ensure the safety of americans still stuck inside afghanistan. the takeover comes as the white house is mounting a full throated defense of the administration s response to the withdrawal of the few remaining u.s. troops who have been holding afghanistan firmly. national security advisor jake sullivan says the president takes full responsibility for every decision. decisions of course that led to the sobering images we ve seen from kabul like the packed military plane with 700 afghans inside. and the image, of
i m todd piro. jillian: i m jillian mele. thanks for starting your day with us. we have team coverage this morning, griff jenkins is live in the nation s capital breaking down democrats spending spree. first, we go to marianne raff earth on governor cuomo s resignation. reporter: governor cuomo is in his final weeks in office, after he resigned on monday, i never crossed the line with anyone, but i didn t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. the best way i can help now is if i step aside. reporter: accuser lindsey boilen baffled at cuomo s continued denial, tweeting from the beginning i simply asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior. it became abundantly clear he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims until the end. the governor s brother, chris cuomo, staying silent as he is peppered with questions about the scandal in this video obtained exclusively by fox news. have you spoken to your brother today, sir? did you ad