To prevent looting since their predecessors fleed. Smoke rising from the u. S. Embassy grounds as officials scramble to burn sensitive documents no they are destroying classified documents as i speak. The Visa Process is stopped. And now you know, President Biden said in july, this is not going to be a saigon. It is not like south vietnam. But guess what . When i talked to ambassador crocker, we think it is going to be worse. President biden has increased the deployment of u. S. Troops to kabul to 5,000 now to help with evacuations. And debate continues over which administration is responsible for the fall. There is no question that trump, his administration, secretary pompeo, they also bear very significant responsibility for this. President trump told us that the taliban was going to fight terror. Secretary pompeo told us the taliban was going to denounce Al Qaeda. None of it has happened. We go beyond the headlines. We will start with nbcs ali arousi in tehran. From where you see, w
range was expected, now we re waiting to hear the reaction from various parties including from the floyd family themselves because derek chauvin did speak today. we ll give you the details of that. first to matt finn in minneapolis that has been chronicling the case from the beginning and how things are going now. matt? hi, neil. right now peaceful in the streets. there s a semi large crowd outside the courthouse. people were chanting black lives matter no protests or any riots in minneapolis that we ve seen. moments before, judge cahill handed derek chauvin a 22 1/2 year sentence. the judge said that he did not make his ruling on emotions or on public demand. he said instead he based it on the rule of law. he s releasing a 22-page memo that will explain how he arrived at his sentencing. the big question is whether derek chauvin was doing to speak. in fact, he did for the firstime since george floyd s death. he never gave an interview and did not speak during the time and h
After a dreadful penalty mIss from SergIo Aguero In theIr defeat to chelsea. Good mornIng. After beIng so cold for what felt lIke so long, chIlly days and overnIght frosts, fInally mIlder weather on the way for the weekend. Look out, we are all goIng to be dodgIng the showers. More for you comIng up. Good mornIng to you. Itsjust good mornIng to you. Its just gOne at sIx oclock. Its sunday, the 9th of may. Our top story the PrIme MInIster wIll speak to the Snp Leader NIcola Sturgeon by PhOne Today after her party won the scottIsh parlIamentary electIon by a huge margIn, whIch left them just One seat short of an outrIght majorIty at holyrood. Ms sturgeon vowed to push ahead wIth her plans for a second Independence Referendum after the covId crIsIs Is over and saId the westmInster government has No DemocratIcjustIfIcatIon to block It. Our Scotland EdItor Sarah SmIth reports. Across scotland, vIctorIas snp candIdates are celebratIng IncreasIng theIr vote and wInnIng a remarkable fourth ter
embassy and personnel. i defer to frank mckenzie to talk about the neo planss at that time. general mckenzie. we hold a neo plan, we had a plan to bring out mainly american citizens and people associated with the embassy, planning later began to encompass the larger population, like every other plan centered on americans and their families. when you say the plan grew to include that, what was the timeframe? early spring of this year. so under this administration? yes, yes. and general milley, in your testimony yesterday you testified trump administration plan s had not been developed via robust interagency process, how closely were you consulted on president trump s plans as they were developed? i wasn t consultod 11 of november order that i received. that is why i went over to the white house with acting secretary miller and white house chief of staff patell, i wasn t consulted on. my time has expired. mr. waltz. thank you, mr. chairman, here is where i t
the angel of the north turns 25 how gateshead is celebrating its most famous cultural landmark. and we ll find out how britain s museums might soon be able to hoard a lot more treasure. good morning. for most of us it is a mild good morning. for most of us it is a mild start good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of the day. there will be a lot of mild start of the day. there will be a lot of cloud around with just a few bright a lot of cloud around with just a few bright sunny spells across into reasons, few bright sunny spells across into reasons, but is it different story for northern scotland, where in the hills with for northern scotland, where in the hills with starting with early snowfall. i will have the full later on. it s saturday february 18. our top story. rishi sunak will meet the president of the european commission later as expectations rise that a deal will soon be reached on post brexit t