React with anger and disgust. For what . What was this all for . Odonnell Tropical Storm Fred makes Landfall Florida braces for Flooding And Life threatening storm surge. Where is the storm headed next . Haitis agony the Death Toll soars after a devastating earthquake, rescuers using their bare hands to go through rubble. Could Heavy Rain threaten the search for survivors . Grim Covid Warning hospitals are stretched so thin, a Cancer Surgeon is covering nursing shifts. Safe to drive . the new investigation into teslas autopilot software. And the big announcement from Soccer Superstar Carli lloyd. This is the Cbs Evening News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, to our viewers in the west, and Thank You for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with the rapidly changing developments in the Taliban Takeover of afghanistan. President biden just spoke directly to the american people, defending the u. S. Withdrawal. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, ive learned The Hard Way that there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. Thats why were still there. Odonnell well, the Swift Fall Of Kabul led to chaotic and disturbing scenes at the airport, as afghans tried to climb onto a u. S. Military plane, and this image caught our eye hundreds of afghans packed in an american c17 fleeing the country. U. S. Officials including President Biden admit they were caught off guard about how quickly the taliban overran the country. Intelligence officials warned it could take 30 to 90 days but kabul fell in just ten. The evacuation of the capital brought back painful memories of the Fall Of Saigon in 1975 and the images, Side By side are eerily similar. Well tonight, there are grave concerns that women and girls are about to lose their rights as the islamic militant group siezes power. Our team is following every Angle Cbs Weijia jiang is at the white house, Cbs David Martin has reactions from veterans in the afghan war but were going to start with Cbs Roxana saberi who is reporting from the afghan capital of kabul. Reporter good evening, with kabul under taliban control a sense of terror is filling the streets here. We saw the risks many would take to escape. With undeniable desperation, afghans clung to a u. S. Military plane as it took off today from kabul airport, fleeing from the taliban any way they could, at least two fell to their death. On the ground, more pandemonium. And gunshots. The pentagon says u. S. Troops shot and killed two armed afghans in selfdefense, as 6,000 forces will be used to airlift americans out. Americas 20year war is ending as it started, with the taliban in charge, strolling through kabuls once fortified green zone, home to the now shuttered u. S. Embassy, Taking Selfies and seizing the national tv station. Like before, they pledged to punish looters and thieves according to sharia law. This video posted online appears to show just that. But this time, theyre promising to allow girls to go to school and women to work. The taliban said they will respect womens rights, so you dont believe them . I dont. Reporter Pashtana Durrani was helping educate girls in kandahar, until the taliban seized the southern city last week, sending her into hiding. What do you think would happen the you if the taliban find you now . I dont know. Reporter they could do something to you. They find me, they make me suffer, one day, two day, three day, im going to die reporter durrani is more worried about girls like sharifa, the eight your old told us she lost her leg in a taliban attack on her village. When we asked what frightened her most, she told us not being allowed to go back to school to become a doctor. Women and girls arent the only ones at risk here. Afghans who worked for americans or the afghan government also fear for their safety. One man called us in the middle of the night terrified, begging for help. Norah. Of the night terrified, begging for help. Thank you. President biden is the fourth to oversee the War In Afghanistan as commanderinchief and in his remarks he vowed not to turn the fight over to a fifth. The president said today that staying in afghanistan is not in americas National Security interests. The mission is to prevent another attack on the american homeland and it has been a decade since the death of osama bin laden. Cbs Weijia Jiang reports from the white house. I stand squarely behind my decision. Reporter President Biden said the harrowing images from afghanistan prove he was right to withdraw u. S. Troops. American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that afghan and dying in a war that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. Reporter mr. Biden blamed afghan forces and president Hrni F the rapid Taliban Takeover. The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. So whats happened . Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. Mr. Ghani insisted the afghan forces would fight. But, obviously, he was wrong. Reporter President Biden took little responsibility for his Administrations Miscalculation of how the war would end. Only briefly mentioning todays chaotic scenes at the kabul airport. Scenes were seen in afghanistan. Theyre gutwrenching, particularly for our veterans. Reporter it was an outcome far different than what he predicted last month. Likelihood theres going to be the Taliban Overrunning Everything and owning the whole country is unlikely. Reporter republicans accused the president of leaving hastily without a plan especially amid warnings from pentagon leaders that terrorists could regroup sooner than expected. Were less safe as a nation. The likelihood of an attack coming from afghanistan now is through the roof. Reporter democrats meanwhile demanded answers about the administrations plan to get afghans who helped the u. S. Military out of the country. The question here is whether this is going to be saigon or dunkirk. Are we going to leave people behind as we did in south behind as we did vietnam, or are we going to hold the beach until everybody is taken off that beach . Odonnell and weijia joins us now from the white house. The airport in kabul shut down for a period today. The u. S. Ambassador is there. What are you hearing about what is being done to keep them safe and prevent more violence. Reporter norah, tonight we know u. S. Diplomats are talking to the taliban about the need to restore order in the Airport And Pentagon leaders warnein a Facetoface Encounter not to interfere with evacuations. President n f the taliban attacks u. S. Troops, the u. S. Response would be swift, using devastating force if necessary. Norah. Odonnell Weijia Jiang, Thank You. In two decades, more than three quarters of A Million american Service Members have been deployed to afghanistan. Well, tonight, many wonder if their sacrifices were wasted. More on this from Cbs David Martin. Reporter Juan Dominguez was a marine Lance Corporal in 2010, sent into the taliban heartland of helmand province, where his battalion lost 25 men killed. Im on the verbal of breaking down crying because this is just like we gave so much and just like that is wiped out, you know. Reporter he lost both legs and an arm, but incredibly has fashioned a new life as a drummer. His thoughts are with the afghans who helped the marines and are now at the mercy of the taliban. We have seemingly turned our backs on them. Just pray for them because our government didnt help them get safe passage out. Its a disgrace to this country to depart like this. Reporter retired Army Colonel Dave bronstrom lost his son in 2008. Were in a bad situation, need you to come in hot immediately. Reporter the Gun Camera of an Apache Helicopter could make out his body along with the other soldiers killed that day. We will have additional fallen hero missions. This is very disheartening. Reporter i hate to ask this question, does it feel to you like your son died for nothing . You know, my son died trying to protect his fellow soldiers, but for the ultimate cause of stabilizing the country and establishing a good government, yes, it was a sacrifice that was for naught. Orhe uted states spent 1 Trillion in afghanistan and it seems like peanuts compared to the 2,400 dead and the 22,000 wounded. Norah. Odonnell and we are thinking of those Service Members and their families. David martin, Thank You. Turning to Tropical Storm Fred which slammed into the Florida Panhandle Today with gusts topping 70 miles per hour. That is actually nearly hurricane force. Tonight the storm is it barreling north dumping Heavy Rain on parts of florida, alabama and georgia, Flood Alerts stretch as far north as virginia with up to 8 inches of rain expected to some places. Manuel bojorquez joins us from Panama City beach, florida. Good evening. Reporter good evening, norah. Thousands are without Power Tonight here along the Florida Panhandle as the Storm Moves through. And as tempting as the water behind me may be for some, officials say the surf is dangerous and are asking people to stay out of the water. One of the biggest threats from fred the storm surge, could reach 3 to 5 feet in some areas of the panhandle and some areas are already dealing with the water coming up as early as this morning. Tonight the main concern going forward the rainfall. Some areas could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, that is certainly enough to trigger Flash Flooding, and theres also the threat of isolated tornadoes. Classes were canceled in some counties as a Precaution And Government buildings closed but, so far, there have been no evacuations. Fred will lose its intensity as it heads north but could bring Flash Flooding to georgia and the carolinas over the next several days. Norah. Odonnell we have an alert here in the d. C. Area, manuel bojorquez, Thank You. Well, tonight the situation In Haiti is growing even more dire. Rescue efforts continue after a 7. 2 earthquake killed 1,400 people and now, a tropical depression is headed toward the island. Vladimir duthiers In Haiti. Reporter this Home Video shows the widespread tale of destruction. Homes and buildings reduced to rubble, now dozes of Search And Rescue teams are digging through mountains of debris looking for any signs of survivors. Good samaritans use their bare hands to pull this woman and a young boy to safety after their buried under this collapsed building. The quake has killed more than 1,400 people and destroyed thousands of homes, and now theres a race against time as a tropical depression is threatening to bring Heavy Rains and major flooding to areas hit hardest which could hamper rescue operations. The epicenter of the 7. 2 Magnitude Quake struck Les Cayes A Coastal Town located eight miles from the capitol of port auprince. This woman is treated for two broken legs, injured by fallen debris as the earthquake hit. She says she started to run when broken concrete fell on her and a man by her side, who was killed. This is just another major setback for a country that hasnt fully recovered from the 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 220,000 people, and a nation still reeling from the assassination of its President Jovenel Moise just over a month ago. Still Haitis Ambassador to the u. S. BocchiT Edmond says there is hope. U. S. BocchiT Edmond says there is hope. We understand the dire situation were in, but the most important thing is we will come out of it. Odonnell and vlad joins us from portauprince. With this tropical Depression Grace headed towards haiti, whats the big fear there . Reporter norah, The Storm Making Landfall In Haiti could make landfall in the quake zone, make landfall in the quake zone, potentially bringing mudslides, disease and hunger. Odonnell all right, vladimir duthiers, Thank You. Now to the Covid Pandemic and a stark warning from the National Institutes Of Health that the u. S. Could soon see 200,000 new cases a day. The Delta Strain blamed for a 350 spike in cases since mid july. Cbs David Begnaud has more hit from hardhit louisiana. Reporter louisiana is drowning in the fourth covid wave, overflowing i. C. U. S at Oschner Hospital in New Orleans have forced normal doctors to pivot from normal jobs including Cancer Surgeon brian moore. A number of us have worked as nurses aides on Day And Night shifts in the i. C. 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