It was star studded, with Tom Cruise among those making an appearance as the curtain was brought down with an official handover to Los Angeles, which will host the next olympics in 2028. Well, there was concern before the ceremony took place, as french police evacuated the area around the eiffel tower, after a man was seen climbing the paris landmark. Officials say they immediately intervened and arrested a man, with visitors briefly locked on the second floor allowed to exit around 30 minutes later. We were on the second floor, and they closed us in the inside part. And they closed us in the inside art. , inside part. Wire . Yeah because someone was inside part. Wire . Yeah because someone was climbing inside part. Wire . Yeah because someone was climbing the inside part. Wire . Yeah because someone was climbing the wall. | someone was climbing the wall. Is someone was climbing the wall. s what someone was climbing the wall. Is what happened, they asked you to stay there, they locked
In the Stade De France. A chance for all the competing nations to come together and celebrate the games. It was star studded, with Tom Cruise among those making an appearance, as the curtain was brought down with an official handover to Los Angeles, which will host the next olympics in 2028. Well, there was concern before the ceremony took place, as french police evacuated the area around the eiffel tower, after a man was seen climbing the paris landmark. Officials say they immediately intervened and arrested a man, with visitors briefly locked on the second floor allowed to exit around 30 minutes later. We were on the second floor, and they closed us in the inside part. Why . Because someone was climbing the wall. So what happened, they asked you to stay there, they locked you inside the second floor, right . Yes. So how long were you there . I dont know, 20 minutes. 20. 20, maybe half an hour. Did you see the Man Climbing up . No, i didnt, but some people did, yes. 13 medals were on
Matters. Plus as covid cases soar, Johnson Johnson sends a booster vaccine. Just like other vaccines, the question is how long will the protection last. And Serena Williams and roger with draw from the u. S. Tennis open. Its way, way, Way Too Early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early, the show thats wondering whos left to play in the ugs open. Im Sam Stein on this thursday, august 26th, and well start with the news. With just days left before the united states is scheduled to with draw troops from afghanistan, the State Department is trying to track down any remaining american citizens. Despite the deadline, secretary Antony Blinken says the u. S. Will stay for as long as it takes to finish the evacuations. Let me be crystal clear about this. There is no deadline on our work to help any remaining american citizens who want to leave who decide do so along with the many afghans who stood by us for many years and want to leave and have been unable to do so. That effort wil
With the counterparts throughout the world and our allies as has the general, and i keep calling him the general, but my secretary of defense, and the fact of the matter is that i have not seen that. And as a matter of fact, the exact opposite. I have gotten the exact opposite, and we are acting with dispatch, and committing to doing with what we would do. Put it in perspective here. What interest do we have In Afghanistan at this point with Al Qaeda gone . We went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of Al Qaeda In Afghanistan as well as, as well as getting osama Bin Laden, and we did. Imagine, just imagine if the attack and Bin Laden had decided with Al Qaeda to launch an attack from yemen, and any reason to be In Afghanistan . Control by the taliban . What is the national interests of the united states in that circumstance . We went and did the mission. You have known my position for a long, long time. It is time to end this war. The estimates of the cost of this wa
Years peace agreement, and whether a leopard really can change its spots. Hello, afghanistans ousted President Ashraf Ghani has issued a Video Message from the united arab emirate, where he is in exile. He is promising to return to his homeland to fight for sovereignty. In a nine Minute Broadcast Mr ghani said he had been forced to leave afghanistan at the weekend to avoid bloodshed and that claims he made off with 169 Million were baseless. Biv Inside Afghanistan The Work continues to evacuate afghan allies most at risk, though it proving increasingly difficult to get people who are eligibile to leave to the airport. The german Foreign Ministry confirmed today that their first Evacuation Flight left with just seven people on board it. The taliban have surrounded the airport, and although they are promising Safe Passage few are prepared to take the risk. As our chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports. Come and help, help, help. A girl at the gate screaming. The taliban ar