we will continue the evacuation. o donnell: the president also vowing to press on with the evacuation, promising to rescue americans and afghan allies, with just five days until his deadline for withdrawing u.s. forces. well, we have a team of correspondents covering every angle. cbs s charlie d agata is going to lead off our coverage from the region in doha, qatar. good evening, charlie. reporter: good evening to you, norah. tonight, afghanistan is on a state of high alert. kabul hospital is dealing with all the wounded, while many are wondering whether today s attacks are just the start of a campaign of violence. chaos and carnage, as back-to- back bomb blasts tore through packed crowds at the airport. first at abbey gate, the entrance guarded by u.s. marines. a gun battle broke out, followed by a second blast at the nearby baron hotel, a gathering point for american evacuees and others trying to get out. the number of people known to
thank you for watching. the news continues streaming on captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight: terror gripping afghanistan. suicide bombers kill 13 u.s. service members and injure 15 more at the kabul airport, making it the deadliest day for the military there in a decade. and, the president vowing revenge tonight. the ultimate nightmare scenario. graphic and devastating scenes near the airport. dozens of innocent afghans killed. survivors using a wheelbarrow to get victims to the hospital. how did the terrorists get through checkpoints? and why the military says the threat isn t over. plus, the mission continues. the military vows to keep evacuating americans and afghans. but, what about retaliation? we will not forgive.
we will not forget. we will hunt you down, and make you pay. o donnell: delta s summer surge. no room in the i.c.u., as medical staff battle to save lives at an oregon hospital. us i.c.u. nurses, we re used to winning, and we re not winning. o donnell: in our back-to- school series, a focus on mental health. the groundbreaking program to help students as they return to the classroom. travel slowdown. why are americans suddenly canceling their flights? plus, will europe soon ban american tourists? dangerous storm forming. the latest on what could become a major hurricane. and, mission of hope. u.s. service members in afghanistan show the best of humanity, risking their lives to save others. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting
from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news on one of the darkest days for the u.s. military in more than a decade. as troops were overseeing the evacuation from afghanistan, twin suicide attacks near the kabul airport killed at least 13 u.s. service members. 15 others were wounded. at least 90 afghans were killed, 150 wounded. it was exactly the type of attack that the state department had just warned about. the first bomb went off just outside the airport s abbey gate, where crowds of afghans had gathered hoping to get inside for a flight to freedom. the second not far away, at the baron hotel, a staging point for americans hoping to evacuate. now, a short time ago, an emotional president biden paid tribute to the troops who were lost, and he had a warning for isis-k, the terrorist group that claimed responsibility. we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not l
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