Over Barbed Wire, Over The Wall of the Kabul Airport to u. S. Forces. This morning were learning details about a classified cable u. S. Diplomat sent to the State Department last month warning about the catastrophe that is unfolding right now in afghanistan. We do expect to hear from President Biden a few hours from now when he addresses the nation about what is happening in afghanistan. Were covering all of this from all angles from the White House to the pentagon to the State Department. Lets begin with the pentagon with Barbara Starr. What is the latest you could share with us on the evacuations, the pace of them and any further commitments from the united states in terms of how long it will stay. Reporter well, we are expecting an update here at the pentagon later this afternoon. After President Biden talks. All of those questions are going to be asked, whether there are answers is a completely different proposition. Right now the pentagon is holding fast to the President S policy
country could be governed by a right-wing dictatorship. country is becoming increasingly ungovernable and some experts believe it could descend into civil war. a terrible storm coming from the south, and canada is woefully unprepared. that is how one of our allies sees us. they re outside looking in. think about what it is they have seen. now former president urging supporters to fight like hell for that mob stormed the capitol to overturn an election. since that day, extremism has only grown. republicans still refuse to accept president biden is in fact our president, working day in, day out to rig the system for next time. npr analysis finds out of this year s secretary of state races, at least 15 republican candidates question the legitimacy of president biden s 2020 win. despite 14 months of proof that there was no widespread voter fraud. as texas representative colin allred said today on msnbc, it is a trend to worry about. we know that in 2024, there s going to be an
i m alicia menendez, and we begin this hour with what the world is saying about us. they worry other democracy is being dismantled, while republicans would have you believe, falsely, that one of the greatest threats to our democracy comes from our neighbors at the south. while our neighbors from the north believe it comes from us. a 2025 american democracy could collapse, causing extreme, domestic, political instability, including widespread violence, by 2030, the country could be governed by a right wing dictatorship. some believe a terrible krifl civil war is looming. now former president urging supporters to fight like hell for that mob stormed the capitol to overturn an election. and since that day, extremism has still grown. republicans have still refused to accept that president biden is in fact our president and working day in, day out to rig the system for next time. npr analysis finds this year s secretary of state races, at least 15 republican candidates question th
district judge in louisiana halted the biden order that certain healthcare workers nationwide be vaccinated. this followed two other similar rulings by judges in missouri and kentucky over the past 48 hours. the supreme court will have the final say. we have kenneth starr on this later and fauci outs himself again as a con panic pushes go nuts. the medicine cabinet on that and the congresswoman liberals love to hate is here with a message for those trying to cancel her but first, the swamp stays home, that s the focus of tonight s angle. if you live and work in a red state you may not realize many federal employees haven t returned to work full time since the pandemic began said federal building including those that house homeland security, hhs, transportation department have had a lot of vacant offices, the lights are on and literally almost no one is home. this is a complete travesty, especially in the midst of an inflationary spiral, supply chain crisis and a new covid var
price you pay as president biden heads to baltimore maryland to sell the bipartisan infrastructure deal. and overnight, a major setback for former president donald trump as he tries to shield documents from the january 6th investigation. as the committee issues ten more subpoenas. will they be responded to? also this morning, shocking new video from inside that astroworld festival as we learn details about what was being said or not said between first responders and festival organizers when the chaos erupted. we ll take you live to houston, but we have got to start this morning with the brand new numbers on inflation. big numbers much higher than expected. the consumer price index. this covers everything from food to gas to energy. it jumped 6.2% compared to this time last year. that is the biggest jump we have seen in three decades. yes, this time last year thungs things were shut down. it was up 0.9% in october. it is a big deal because higher prices and supply chain issues