Army veteran. This team of Special Ops veterans saw this team through a harrowing ordeal. At one point that mom had a taliban gun, probably an american gun, held to her head. They said do not ever come back to this airport. Corey mills will join us live in just a moments. First, David Spunt with the back story. Hi, david. Hi, martha. The State Department estimates theres about 100 americans left in afghanistan. Some want to stay, some want to leave as soon as possible. They just want to get out and get to safety. This includes miriam and her three children. This is a heartbreaking story. Theyre lucky to be out with the help of Corey Mills that you see in the picture. Those behind this Privaterun Veteran Group helped the family. They said the State Department was not particularly involved. Other americans spent hours on airplanes at the airport in Northern Afghanistan. They have yet to take off. Republican congressman Michael Mccall said theyre being held hostage. In qatar, Secretary Of
The day well never forget. 9 11. I for some, september 11, 2001 seems a long time ago, for others, it is just like yesterday. The attack that happened on this sunny day is near in our mind. The entire Nation Gasp when the twin towers reached high in the sky were brought crashing down when two highjet liners flew directly through them. Here are the names of the 3,000 Innocent Looives that were lost that day including 343 of New Yorks bravest. Cnn is honored to bring you 9 11, a documentary of a rookie new York FireMan in D Downtown Manhattan. Their film was transformed into a gripping minute by minute, Eye Witness Account of First Responders who rushed to the scene and tried to save people while The Towers burned and fell. The brothers kept their cameras rolling and capturing Historics Footage of New Yorks Real Life heroes. The area that became known as Ground Zero. When you work in the Fire House seven blocks from the two tallest buildings in New York, you get to know every step, every
Americans were sold to stay away from tree different gates and only to approach when instructs. These are the first u. S. Troops killed in afghanistan since before january of last year. It comes hours before the August 31st deadline. Still the evacuation Operations Condition including for though the who are still in afghanistan. The plan is to still operate while under stress. Well continue to make sure that the mission continues. They will continue to push out the Security Corridor and shared some information to prevent attacks. We believe its possible that others have been thwarted. We cut down the information we gave the taliban. They dont get the full range of information that we, have but we give them enough to act and time and space to prevent the attacks. The situation on the ground has been fluid for weeks changing by the hour but these attacks mark a much greater shift. General mckenzie made it clear they would use the forces available, Aircraft Overhead including fighters and
Taliban fighters marching into the president ial palace. They said they would move into that backdrop for a renamed country, the united emirate of afghanistan. Hours earlier, the afghani president fled the country. He did so to spare the city from more violence. In washington, the White House continues to monitor the situation. This evening, the pentagon announced that another thousand troops are headed to kabul, to help with the deteriorating Security Situation. That brings the total to 6,000 u. S. Troops in the region. To the best of our knowledge, u. S. Military forces and the taliban have not fired at each other. And the u. S. Has not conducted any Air Strikes in or around kabul in the last 24 hours. Secretary of State Anthony blinken said the priority is to get all of the people out of the embassy. They have flown 500 embassy people out on aircraft. They are looking up to 5,000 people per day. Most Embassy Personnel are now at the airport. They lowered the american flag from what
At ten oclock, Clive Myrie will be here wIth a full round up of the days news. First, Its time for the Media Show. Hello. No, dont adjust your set this is the Media Show on the bbc. But that Theme Tune to news at 10 and the Famous Bong is a part of our popular culture, along wIth the high Angle Sweep across london over the rooftops along the thames to meet the face of big ben. All that is part of the iconography of brItish Television News, but who watches the big Network Bulletins these days . More and more Gen Z Ers and millennials are increasingly moving online to get their news and information. Some older demographics, too, are attracted to more partisan, opinionated platforms. Gb news, im looking at you. Even some polIticians are openly disparaging of what they call the mainstream media. So, how can Itv s news at 10 and Channel 4 news, wIth a soon to be departing john snow, win audiences back . Is It a lost cause in this fractured multimedia age in which we live, or can trust be re