late news, fox news @ night . breaking tonight, top generals now testifying that warnings were ignored, decisions were delayed and the afghanistan pullout was a strategic failure the generals also say it s unclear how many americans were left behind because they don t know how many americans were there to begin with. president biden, who has always refused to except blame, is once again pointing fingers. we are live with more on what the generals had to say and what the administration is now saying. reporter: good evening trace. these were two top generals who oversaw the evacuation of afghanistan back in 2021 and they both told lawmakers during their testimony that it was all poorly planned, ill-timed, unorganized and really was the biden administration s fault for the chaotic exit. now retired, the former joint chief chairman and u.s. central command general told the house foreign affairs committee not only was the evacuation inadequately planned but it was not ordered i
alice lee, thank you, we appreciate it. that wraps it up. i m yasmin vossoughian on the back next saturday and sunday. symone starts right now. sunday. good afternoon. you re watching symone, i m melissa murray in for symone sanders townsend. tropical storm hilary makes landfall. forecasters warn it s packing a dangerous punch. including catastrophic rainfall, flooding, and potential mudslides. guad venegas is live in san diego where hilary is on track to hit max. and the first debate for republican presidential candidates is just a few days away. how the challengers could take advantage of the elephant that will not be in the room. front runner donald trump escaping the debate stage this week. but his attendance is required in fulton county. while his surrender to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. meanwhile, codefendant mark meadows is trying to avoid prosecution in the peach state altogether. we ll have the latest on the tangled web the legal woes for all the for
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authorities say they expect the death toll to rise significantly. wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. these pictures are from the us national guard, which is providing assistance. hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. but locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed. hawaii s governor gave this update a little earlier. it is a harrowing sight in maui. when those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it s very difficult for them because they know ultimately they ll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. i do expect the numbers to rise. questions are now being asked about whether hawaii s early warning systems were used, or if they malfunctioned. the state s attorney general is conducting a comprehensive review of what happened. our correspondent, sophie long, sent this report from maui. the fire left more
wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. these pictures are from the us national guard. we also know that hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed though. hawaii s governor gave this update earlier. it is a harrowing sight in maui. when those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it s very difficult for them because they know ultimately they ll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. i do expect the numbers to rise. questions are being asked now about whether hawaii s early warning system worked properly. the state s attorney general is conducting a comprehensive review of what happened. our correspondent, sophie long, sent this report from maui. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. existential questions hover above the empt