returning to afghanistan they understand it s likely to be a safe haven a greater safe haven than it has been in the past. the media is appropriately focused on the crisis of the moment which is evacuating americans and our allies the looming problem on the horizon is a significant one and one that we will be dealing with for years as the taliban spokesman quote suggests. bret: yeah. mara, senator cotton pointed out the disparity between the briefer on capitol hill and what secretary blinken said about the number of americans on the ground an confusion there, 4100, 1500 are from the secretary of state they later corrected the briefer. it s been a mess as far as getting the facts out there. one level is you have got to figure out how many americans are still there. then you have got to get them
greg: how could you tell that between his butt and face? dagen: panda smithsonian national zoo celebrated birthday. icy fruit cake made out of grape juice and something. dana: did they give him the parking spot? greg: all right. that s it for us. special report is up next. hey, bret. bret: we are big into pandas here in d.c. all right, greg. thank you. good evening. welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight with president biden s deadline to leave afghanistan just six days away, a bipartisan group of lawmakers and american allies now voicing concerns over evacuation efforts as they have been over recent days. they don t believe it s possible to get u.s. personnel and afghan allies out of afghanistan by august 31st. today the state department was forced to clear up confusion about the number of americans remaining in the country. secretary of state antony blinken says there are roughly 1500 who have left to leave. secretary blinken says taliban
well. bret: senator tom cotton, we appreciate your time. thank you, bret. bret: up next, the supreme court ruling deals a serious setback to the biden administration s border agenda. now, there s skyrizi. things are getting clearer. i feel free to bare my skin yeah, that s all me. nothing and me go hand in hand nothing on my skin, that s my new plan. nothing is everything. achieve clearer skin with skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. of those, nearly 9 out of 10 sustained it through 1 year. and skyrizi is 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. i see nothing in a different way it s my moment so i just gotta say. nothing is everything. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms such as fevers, sweats, chills, muscle aches, or coughs or if you plan
liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty bret: finally tonight, a look at tomorrow s headlines with the panel. mara, first to you. my headline is biden s deadline is either firm or fluid and that may depend on the taliban. biden says he wants to be done by august 31st. on the other hand he said they are also drawing up contingency plans for maybe staying longer if they have to get out more people. we learned later this all depend on the good of the taliban. bret: one word maybe. steve? mine is cracked up, federal judge refers election conspiracy lawyers for possible sanctions speaking here of sidney powell and lin wood whose false claims about the election led to so many claims about rigging the 2020 election. bret: all right, byron, a quick one. mine is kind of a wishful