Take a listen. We are engaging with the tal began, consulting with the taliban on every aspect in kabul right now. On whats happening at the airport, on how we need to ensure there is facilitated passage to the airport for american citizens, sivs, Third Country Nationals and so forth. Well continue those conversations with them. Ultimately it will be the president s decision how this proceeds, No One Elses. Yes . You said we have the wherewithal to get Americans Out, but you didnt forgive me if i didnt get the Quote Right in your statement you didnt say we have the ability to get them out, didnt set a time frame by August 31st. As ive said before, as the president has said before, we believe that we have time between now and the 31st to get out any american who wants to get out. A steady stream of americans and afghan refugees are making their way across the world, some arriving here in the United States. Nearly 6,000 have flown to ramstein Air Base in germany. Here is how one general
This is cnn Breaking News. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta. Were standing by for President Biden. Hell address the nation at any moment now on his administrations urgent Evacuation Efforts In Afghanistan. Cnn learned the Department Of Defense is mobilizing several commercial airlines, including delta, united and american to assist in the evacuation. Were also learning that about 8,000 people were flown out from kabul, afghanistan, in the last 24 hours, but a source tells cnn that roughly 20,000 people still remain at the airport all desperately seeking a way out from the talibanheld country. A source tells cnn conditions at the airport got worse today. The entry gates were for the most part closed and families were being split up and sent to different countries in the chaos. Thats according to the latest reporting were getting on the ground. Im joined by Sam Kiley. Hes live at the airport In Kabul. Arlette saenz also. Also with us, kylie atwood. Sam, let me start with y
Major or u. S. Airlines to help Transport Evacuee withs once theyre out of a afghanistan. JackieJacqui Heinrich. Reporter the president will address the nation this afternoon, we have not had a preview of Anything Hell say, but he met with his national Security Team today. They discussed the ongoing Evacuation Effort among americans and allies as well as the diplomatic and military effort to have third countries work as Transit Points to ferry people out as theyre doing that evacuation. We also know hes going to touch on the storm off the coast of New England. But theres immense pressure for the president to square some of the statements that hes made this week with the reality on the ground in afghanistan. Some of the more notable fact checks, he claimed that americans havent had trouble with the taliban getting to the airport. Other cabinet if officials confirm that is not true. Ea also Maid None of the nato allies criticized the u. S. On the world stage, but there are reports to the
Josh, walk us there what we are expecting to hear in the president , hopefully beginning any mom. Reporter we expect to hear the president , when he speaks, try to change the focus from the rough initial phase of this drawdown and this evacuation, on to the progress that the White House feels they have made over the last 72 hours or so, in ramping up what they are calling one of the largest Airlift Operations in history. So they are going to be pointing to some of the numbers that show that theyre getting more and more people out of afghanistan, including about 3900 people in the most recent 24hour Period, according to the White House, who were airlifted on u. S. Military aircraft making for a total of 25,000 since august 14th, who versus airlifted on military as well as commercial flights. The president has a lot of explaining to, as hes under a barrage of criticism, not only from u. S. Allies, including Nato And G7 members who the president will meet with virtually on tuesday, but fr
Again in an Nbc News new poll shows just what americans think of the Evacuation Efforts so far. The house comes back this week with Infrastructure And Voting rights on the agenda. Democratic Party Chair Jamie harrison is here to discuss. Whats the matter with this guy . The biggest group in most states are africanamericans who have not been vaccinated. The last time i checked, over 90 of them vote for democrats. For real . Well debunk this nonsense from the Lieutenant Governor of texas and get the latest actual news on covid from the director of the national institutes of health. Im Jonathan Capehart. This is the Sunday Show. We have a lot to cover this sunday, but we begin with the northeast bracing for tropical Storm Henri which is expected to make landfall any minute now, bringing with it a dangerous Storm Surge and high winds. We are also awaiting Press Conferences from both the governors of New York and Rhode Island. Joining me now is nbc Meteorologist Bill karins. Hey, jonathan.