Any american, who wants to come home, we will get you home. Live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. I m kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. President joe biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. But nobody knows how many u. S. Citizens are in the country. The state department says it s trying to track down as many as possible. Meanwhile, the taliban are showing off the spoils of war. They published photos showing their fighters armed with u. S. Weapons seized from the afghan national army. It s menacing images like these and the taliban s long history of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. On friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked access to the gates. It s the firstknown rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. The
Surge as henri is set to become in fact it is the first hurricane to hit new england in 30 years. Plus chaos in kabul. A dire situation continues to unfold at afghanistan s main important. And imminent approval. Cnn has learned the pfizer vaccine could get full fda approval as soon as monday. What this could mean for the fight over vaccine mandates. Hello again, everyone. Thank you for joining me, i m fredricka whitfield. We begin with this breaking news this hour as hurricane henri gathers strength and takes aim at the northeast. More than 40 million people could be impacted, henri became a hurricane just last hour and could be as strong by the time it makes landfall which is expected on long island, new york. Cities are preparing for massive storm surge, flash flooding and strong winds into next week. Alisyn chinchar is tracking this storm for us. What more do we know about the potential impact? there s a lot of impacts to go around. Let s begin with the basics, sustained winds are 7
It is now 12:30, friday afternoon in kabul where chaotic rush to evacuate thousands of afghans, americans and others is growing more desperate by the hour. At times the crush of afghans outside the kabul airport grew so big and unpredictable that soldiers fired weapons in to the air to push the crowds back. U. S. President biden is expected to address the deepening crisis in the coming hours. This is a sign of just how bad things got on thursday, a soldier lifting a child over the airport wall. The pentagon says it is in daily communication with the taliban about letting people with proper documentation through the gates, but for now, many who helped the u. S. And coalition forces are blocked from any hope of getting on a plane. Thursday was also the country s traditional end independence dad some chose to defy the taliban by flying the international flag. The taliban reportedly reacted with whips and gunfire to disperse the crowds. In places under firm taliban control, only the group
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Kabul telling cnn s clarissa ward she fears for her life. Until last week, she was working for the u. N. That s not her real name, and she ask we not show her phase. She s petrified that the taliban will link her to western organizations and says she hasn t gone outside since they arrived in kabul. You look very frightened. Exactly. It is not easy for a person to work a lot with international organization, having more than ten years of experience of working with international, and now none of them will help me. No response. Are you angry? no, i m not angry. But as a person who worked with them, now i need their support. It is not fair. You look very emotional as well. Yeah, because i m thinking about my future, my daughters. What will happen to them if they kill me? two daughters without mother. Joining me now, cnn white house correspondent john harwood and mark mckinnon. He is a former adviser to george w. Bush and john mccain, and he s the executive producer of the circus. Gentlemen,