Breaking news tonight, the Security Situation around Kabuls Airport deteriorating quickly. The u. S. Embassy Warning Americans gathering at certain entry gates about Security Threats, advising them to leave the area immediately. And biden administration officials now saying there are approximately 1,500 americans still in afghanistan with now less than a week to go before the u. S. Military withdraws. Also tonight the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack seeking a massive trove of documents from multiple federal government agencies, signaling a wideranging investigation. Lets go right to cnns Pentagon Correspondent oren liebermann, oren, good evening to you. Thanks for joining us. This is an ominous warning tonight, tell us about the Security Concerns at the airport. Reporter and its not just the warning thats the problem here. Its the timeline in which the u. S. Has to operate around these warnings and around the Security Threat. The u. S. Embassy In Kabul already
Security adviser Jake Sullivan suggested american officials were trying to get the taliban to cooperate with the evacuation. We have been working engaging, coordinating with taliban elements on the ground to ensure safe passage. We will continue to work that Issue Day by day until weve completed our mission. The pentagon said some 4,000 u. S. Troops would be at the airport In Kabul by The End of today. The State Department said over 1,000 people including u. S. Nationals were evacuated today. That tempo will pick up. Once again, our Nbc News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel is on the ground for us In Kabul. We made it to the military side of kabul airport. This is where the u. S. Is carrying out its final withdrawal from afghanistan. The american flag still flies here. This side of the airport has long been an american and nato base and it is full with extra troops brought in to protect the evacuation. This has become effectively the last u. S. Military base in afghanistan. Th
Checkpoints that have already gone up. This afternoon, national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan suggested american officials were trying to get the taliban to cooperate with the evacuation. We have been working engaging, coordinating with taliban elements on the ground to ensure safe passage we will continue to work that Issue Day by day until we have completed our mission. Pentagon says 4000 troops would be at the airport In Kabul by The End of today, State Department said over 1000 people, including u. S. Nationals who were evacuated today, that tempo is going to pick up. Once again tonight, our nbc News Chief Forest correspondent Richard Angle is on the ground for us In Kabul. Today we made it onto the military side of kabul airport. This is where the u. S. Is carrying out its final withdrawal from afghanistan. The american flag still flies here, this side of the airport has long been an american and nato base, and it is full. Full with extra troops. This has become the last u. S. Mi
Our power well i shouldnt say, theres probably more, we will do more. We will continue to try to make the case to the american people who havent taken the vaccine, its in your interest, can save your life and can fundamentally impact the lives of your children or the people you love. Laura did you hear that . There is more we will do. The language is frightening on its face and now we have a handle on what it could entail. Under an article, the ap buried a Nugget Way down in the 17th paragraph. While more severe measures such as mandating vaccine for Interstate Travel has been discussed, the administration is worried they would be too polarizing for the moment. Thats not to say they wont be implemented in the future as Public Opinion continues to shift toward requiring vaccinations as a means to restore normalcy. Their concern is about it being too polarizing . How about illegal and unconstitutional . Joining me now, mercedes and jason j fitz, Fox News Contributor. Author of the never
Reid. We begin with the shocking new examples of how this country narrowly escaped a coup at the hands of its former president. Last week we learned that trump pressured its acting Attorney General, jeffrey rosen, and Rosens Deputy, to simply declare with no evidence that the entire 2020 election was, quote, corrupt. Thankfully they refused, even though trump had threatened their jobs. Now politico is reporting that Rosens Deputy and another Doj Official were prepared to resign effective immediately if trump had in fact fired rosen as was feared. Most stunning, however, is that the Resignation Letter that they prepared accuses trump of trying to, quote, utilize the department of Justices Law Enforcement powers for improper ends. But wait, theres more. Another damning story reveals that acting Attorney General rosen also faced pressure from inside the department of justice. Abc news reports that in late December Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark, who then served as the Acting Head of the doj