of that country. in recent days we have watched as the number of people being airlifted out of kabul climb from a few hundred per day to 2,000 per day to 5,000 per day to 11,000 per day. today the pentagon says they airlifted 19,000 people out in the last 24 hours, which is just an astonishing number. that s one big u.s. military cargo plane full of people every 39 minutes. the wall street journal is also reporting tonight and this confirm as what we had from the a.p. a few days ago. they re confirming tonight that the cia is also conducting additional operations inside afghanistan, where they re actually going out and picking people up by helicopter. picking people up in kabul outside the airport but also going beyond kabul into other parts of afghanistan. now, the pentagon has been the main source of information for the public about these evacuation efforts in kabul.
unprecedented in size you izmir tory airlift out of the country, we re watching is the number of people being airlifted out of kabul climb from a few hundred today to 2000 per day. to 5000 per, day to 11,000 per day. today the pentagon has airlifted 19,000 people out in the last 24 hours. which is just an astonishing number. that s one big u.s. military cargo plane of people every 39 minutes. the wall street journal is also reporting tonight, in this confirms what we have from the ap a few days ago, they are confirming tonight that the cia is also conducting additional operations inside afghanistan. where there actually going out and picking people up by helicopter. picking people up in kabul. at the airport. but also going beyond kabul into other parts of afghanistan. the pentagon has been the main source of information for the public about these evacuation efforts. the pentagon has not wanted to
to 11,000 per day. today the pentagon says they airlifted 19,000 people out in the last 24 hours, which is just an astonishing number. that s one big u.s. military cargo plane full of people every 39 minutes. the wall street journal is also reporting tonight and this confirms what we had from the a.p. a few days ago. they re confirming tonight that the cia is also conducting additional operations inside afghanistan, where they re actually going out and picking people up by helicopter. picking people up in kabul outside the airport but also going beyond kabul into other parts of afghanistan. now, the pentagon has been the main source of information for the public about these evacuation efforts in kabul. the pentagon has not wanted to talk about helicopters going out to extract people in hard-to-get places, but this further reporting tonight from the wall street journal that in many instances it s actually cia officers who are doing those
guard and the state police. interestingly, he participated in a phone call with president biden with a number of other governors and states affected by the storm and, notably, the lieutenant governor, kathy hochul, participated am that phone call. she was the only nongovernor on that call. just goes to show that this is going to be one of the most urgent issues on her plate once she is sworn into office. again, that happens at midnight. we do expect, john, she will address the people of new york in a speech tomorrow afternoon. yeah. a state like new york, any state, there s no time to warm up. when you become governor, you have to be ready to go. mj, terrific reporting. great to see you. just ahead, possible loophole to the mask requ requirements in texas schools. mask ban in texas schools. and delivery of a different kind for a u.s. military cargo plane leaving afghanistan. for te of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it helps keep you effortlessly comfortable by s
window of time getting them help promised closed. the take away is for some people it isn t just closing, it is closed. clarissa, thank you so much for your reporting from kabul. there is a striking image that has emerged from the capital of afghanistan, and this is it. it appears to be to show hundreds of afghans packed into a u.s. military cargo plane in a desperate attempt to flee after the fall of kabul. the evacuation flight came near the record. for the most people ever flown in this massive boeing airlifter, and this is a chilling story behind that powerful photo. this photo shows the inside of a u.s. military cargo plane packed with afghan refugees. defense one posting the image online monday, saying the u.s. air force c-17 evacuated approximately 640 afghan civilians late sunday. among the men and women