announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. the pentagon says a deadly drone strike carried out during the final stages of the afghanistan evacuation was a tragic mistake. the u.s. now admitting the strike killed ten civilians including seven children. a reversal from weeks of maintaining it was an isis-k fighters threatening another attack on the kabul airport. top u.s. general says he takes full responsibility for getting things so wrong. and it was actually an aide worker whose car was filled with water containers and not explosives. the cnn investigation had already cast doubts on the original narrative and we have more on the admission, and what we re learning about the victims and a warning, some of the footage you re about to see is graphic. the u.s. military has admitted that wrong intelligence led to the killing of ten innocent afghan civilian, including seven children. following a drone strike in kabul, almost three weeks ago, on w
overreach, pure and simple. i think it s wrong on principle, but it s also wrong on strategy. my guest this morning, surgeon general vivek murthy and republican governor asa hutchinson. as democrats try to go big with their agenda. people need help right away and we will get the job done. one of their own says the price tag is too high. i would ask my colleagues and all of the senate to hit the pause button on the 3.5, hit the pause button. this morning i ll talk to the democrat who could make or break that bill, senator joe manchin of west virginia. also, remembering september 11th. i just told him a second plane hit the second tower, america was under attack. reflexes on that terrible day and the 20 years since. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson, syndicated columnist george will, kim atkins stohr from the boston loan and presidential historian, doris kearns goodwin. welcome to sunday. it s meet
millions of afghans will now begin life under a taliban government. us government has also said they will not block a law restricting abortion in texas. president biden says the law is outrageous. right to life groups eight is the will of the people. also on the programmes, sign to say there has been a huge increase in weather related disasters in the last 50 years with maid driven by climate change. let s begin in afghanistan. the taliban has said it will open a new government in the next few days. the head of the taliban has been talking to the bbc s pashto service. in the civil service must have the peoples are women but in the new government in the top posts there will not be women. they say for the time being that, he said they are in a top position will be no women. and i questioned him that i guaranteeing you will not return to the 90s when there was a ban on women working. he categorically said they will not return to that position but he was clear on the subject of
how will we know? i think also we have to understand that the taliban also has interests. they are not going to flatline now they re willing to extend the deadline. they want to show that they have control over afghanistan and they need to counter the isis threat. no one is going to say, sure, we re going to extend the deadline until you feel you re ready. what we do know, there s a classification who are already going to be u.s. citizens. they are going to third countries that are not the u.s. we are giving them security reviews, bio mettic reviews and health reviews. then they come to the u.s. where they get covid testing. just so people understand they re not being dropped in the united states. and the classic that was in review. those that you re hearing about are getting sped through. i do think it s likely that those who may have been worthy but did not get into the process will be left behind. it doesn t mean they ll never get out but getting out, i think, will be de
dealing with two major unfolding crisis. any moment now pentagon press secretary john kirby will hold his second briefing of the day on the situation in afghanistan. we ll bring that you to live when it begins. this comes as the pace of evacuations picks up. the pentagon saying at least 16,000 people were taken out during a 24-hour period. but, there are new concerns about security outside the kabul airport after the german military said one afghan soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a gun fight that did involve u.s. troops. the president did get some good news on the coronavirus pandemic today. the food and drug administration gave fool approval to pfizer s vaccine. now he hopes this will change the minds of people who have been hesitant to get the shots until full approval. the moment you ve been waiting for is here. it s time for you to go get your vaccination. get it today. vaccination is free. it s easy. it s safe. and it s effective. on capitol hill,