Retreat nor any kind of signal to the taliban. This is not about reengaging militarily in conflict in afghanistan. This is not abandonment. This is not an evacuation. This is not the wholesale withdrawal. What this is is a reduction in the size of our civilian footprint so this shouldnt be read as any sort of message to the taliban. Whatever it is, however you want to describe it, the american pullout appears to be accelerating from a country if not on the brink of collapse, its certainly falling. Clarissa ward is on the ground In Kabul. Whats the latest you can tell us about the plans the u. S. Government has put into motion about the American Embassy . The situation is really going from bad to worse. 12 provincial capitals now under the control of the taliban. Among them, harat, the third largest city in the country. Also, kandahar appears to be on the brink of falling. This would be a huge one. Its a strategically important city. Also the birthplace of the taliban, so it has a lot o
Colleagues voting to advance the deal, he will continue to try to slow walk it. Seems because he wants to. On the Senate Floor last Night Hagerty said no need to speed up consideration of this package. The countrys deteriorating roads, bridges and pipes on the other hand might beg to differ with him. One good reason to get it done and thats the senates scheduled recess is set to begin in 24 hours. However, Majority Leader Chuck schumer said hell keep the lawmakers in session as long as it takes to get this bill passed. We can get this done the easy way or the hard way. Its in either case the senate will stay in session until i finish my work. Up to my republican colleagues how long it takes. New details of the failed Coup Attempt continue to unfold. Now one of the former officials that he repeatedly tried to pressure undermine the election and overturn the results is reportedly telling investigators how far the Ex President and his cronies were willing to go to stay in power New York T
Approval of vaccines to finalize a Booster Strategy and now according to the New York Times and washington post, authorizing Addition Flaal shots in the com weeks for people with compromised Immune Systems. We have seen big companies doing their part with amazon, for instance, becoming the latest plan dating all Warehouse Workers mask up nationwide. That starts on monday. All across the country, city, County And State governments have been doing the same. Today new Jerseys Governor ordered mask wearing for every one vaccinated or not in all schools, public and private notably from preschool through the 12th grade. Not so in texas or florida where governors not only oppose these measures, they have issued orders barring cities and counties from imposing them. Floridas governor framed it today as preserving Parents Freedom to choose what is best for their children. He did not mention the fact that florida leads the country in children hospitalized with severe infections from covid. Those
THeyve issued orders barring cities and counties from imposing them. Floridas governor, ron desantis, framed it, today, as preserving Parents Freedom to choose what is best for their children. He did not mention the fact that florida, now, leads the country in children hospitalized with severe infections from covid. And those such numbers are harder to come by for texas. Telling cnn affiliate, ktrk, tHey have seen cases climb steeply. Up 50 , in just the past several days. That is part of the backdrop of Todays Decision by Houston School superintendent to propose a Mask Mandate in defiance of texass governor. This Mask Mandate will be for our students, staff, and visitors at all of our schools, buses, and facilities. Whether or not this holds, texas schools are, already, at a delta disadvantage. Under newstate rules, tHey will not be required to do Contact Tracing, even if a student gets the virus. The the reasoning here, it just seems bizarre. Quoting, now. The data from 20 to 21 show
And if theres one place that needs extra attention right now, its florida. Over the last week, more than 134,000 people there tested positive for covid. To put this into perspective, the u. S. Was seeing sevenday averages close to this in late may and early june, so a single state is now seeing as many cases per week as the entire country was just two short months ago, and yet florida governor Ron Desantis is facing a countrysized case count, he is playing politics despite the Fact Florida leads the country in the number of children hospitalized for covid19. He is banning Mask Mandates is schools and refusing to put in Place Mitigation measures really anywhere in the state. Lets go to orlando, florida, and natasha chen. Natasha, give us the latest here on floridas covid situation. It is just going downhill quickly. Reporter yeah, jim. The Health Officials are doing everything they can. Were at the mexican consulate in Downtown Orlando where they vaccinated about 20 people today. Earlie