states down south are still without power. and it could be for weeks before that power is restored. the storm left a trail of destruction in louisiana and mississippi, and now comes the scorching heat with no power. temperatures could hit 103 degrees today. overnight, two people were killed when floods washed out a major roadway between mississippi and louisiana. first, afghanistan, the challenges still ahead, and the legacy of what has been left behind. joining me now is pentagon press secretary john kirby. thanks so much for being with us. you know, i m cognizant of the fact that you spent your life in public service, a big chunk of it in the military. what s it like for you to wake up this morning and after 20 years, for the first time in 20 years, to have no u.s. troops in afghanistan? yeah, i think we re all still processing that, john, to be honest with you. it is something that for two decades we ve all been connected to, without question. and i think it s going to
headstones at arlington national cemetery? i am president of the united states of america, and the buck stops with me. the president speaking starkly and clearly about this situation. here s what we can tell you. right now it is night fall in kabul. the taliban has total control of the country. there are also reports the taliban is already performing military executions and reportedly going door to door searching for any people in the country who helped what they view as the american occupation. the pentagon says the airport is currently grounding all flights. hundreds swarmed the tarmac. we have seen the up believable picture of afghans literally on the side running with and clinging to a u.s. c-17 military plane. people desperate in any way to get near anything that might get them out of the country. seven dyed monday in the chaos at the airport. 1,000 troops have been sent to kabul trying to complete the evacuation process. in all, 6,000 troops will be in afghanistan by
this advertisement others are paid in vice president kamala harris is leaving, reports of dysfunction of the west wing. simone sanders is set to leave at the end of the year. brooke sigmund is live with more on this story. good morning. simone sanders who led communications for president biden s campaign is expected to leave the vice president s office at the end of the year. sanders is the second high-ranking advisor to leave the vice president s staff in less than a month following communications director ashley indian. two of the communication staffers, peter felts and vince evans are also reportedly leaving. reports of disorder and friction from the vice president s office have squirrel even before the high profile exit. a cnn report from two weeks ago saying sources told them harris s staff repeatedly failed her and left her exposed. cnn also reporting the president s staff has had an offender worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focusing k
in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that, too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. i
today, we turn a page in the book of our nation s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that, too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. in adversity, you can t match us. we will be there, fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible to happen. for the underdog,