struggling to stop the bleeding, just to have ahead of what could be the most important day of his political career later tonight, 6:30 p.m. eastern he will hold a lengthy news conference for the first time since his shaky debate performance, some two weeks ago, right here on cnn. but at least ten democrats in the house and senate here in washington already think the president does not have what it takes to beat donald trump in november the sudden erosion of support comes amid a torrent of bruising headlines marking a brutal 24 hours for the president s reelection campaign. one donor tells cnn, i m quoting now everything is frozen another top donor, george clooney, wrote an op-ed in the new york times calling on biden to drop out just a few short weeks after the actor hosted a multi million dollars star-studded fundraiser out in los angeles. now and new this morning, i should say a potentially watershed moment politico is reporting that clooney actually spoke to former presid
and what a legacy. and splashdown the four tourists aboard the spacex inspiration 4 capsule successfully return to earth. hello. after the french president ordered the recall of ambassadors to australia and the us, washington says it plans to hold talks with senior french officials in the coming days to calm the diplomatic storm. the french ambassador to australia has now left the country, describing as a huge mistake its decision to unilaterally cancel a submarine contract worth tens of billions of dollars. from paris, here s hugh schofield. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reas
of war before it pulled out of afghanistan and the decision to fire the missile smacks of panic and what a legacy. and walking in the air the french slackliner wowing the crowds in paris. france s most senior diplomat says relations with australia and the united states are in crisis because of what he called their duplicity and lies over a new security alliance. the pact resulted in australia cancelling a multi billion dollar contract to buy french submarines. hugh schofield reports. for the americans, the australians and the british, it s a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia s decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france s anger. i think this has been a huge mista
citizens left behind enemy lines in afghanistan as i speak. we have six airplanes that the airport. with american citizens on them. as i speak. also with these interpreters. and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. julie: we have fox team coverage. trey yingst is in kotter dominic qatar. first, we go to benjamin from london. there are actually conflicting reports. yes, the taliban say they have full control, and they have released images showing the amount of the governor s office, but the national resistance say that they still control all of the main strategic areas. there is a small glimmer of hope that right now for them. less of a hope, perhaps, and for the americans on board trying to escape afghanistan. this news broke yesterday when congressman michael mccaul claimed that the taliban is now holding these american citizens and allies hostage by blocking the planes leaving the airport in northern afghanistan. he says that they are there sitting on board
hurricane ida makes landfall wiping out all power in new orleans. the danger is not weakening at all. we re hearing reports of flood waters rising in many communities. are trees coming down, bringing down power lines. roots collapsing. people travelling to the uk from canada, denmark and 5 other new green list countries will not need to isolate as the uk s latest covid travel rules come into force. a new law is being introduced to make school uniforms cheaper in england and wales this autumn, but won t be in place in time for the new school year american actor ed asner best known for playing fictional tv newsman lou grant and voicing the lead of the animated film up , has died aged 91. and coming up this hour. we look at the future of staycations after a bumper yearfor uk holidays, as many of us have opted to holiday at home due to the uncertainty around covid travel restrictions. rockets have been fired towards kabul international airport, where the us evacuation ope