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to send the national guard to the hardest hit. our situation is dire. we re setting case records. we have a record number of in the hospital. we have regard number of families praying for their loved one on a ventilator and needing that assistance to breathe. here is your daily reminder that it doesn t have to be this way. august cdc data shows 99.99% of people, that s almost 100% who are vaccinated avoid hospitalization or death from the virus. many kids who are heading back to the classroom after labor day aren t old enough to get a shot. a study shows more children have needed emergency room visits and hospitalizations in states with lower vaccination rates. in other words, adults refusal to get vaccinated is hurting and potentially killing innocent children who have no choice, no option for protection. washington vaccine mandate for teachers and staff goes into effect next month. in florida, school districts are defying their own governor doubling down on school ....
ban. it allowed people to post tips about possible illegal abortions taking place in the state. planned parenthood pout out a statement tonight saying we are relieved the travis county district court acted quickly to grant this restraining order against texas right to life and anyone working with them as deputized enforcers of this law. president biden called the texas law almost unamerican. the thing about the texas law is sort of creates a vigilante system where people get rewards to go out to anyway. it just seems i know this sounds ridiculous, almost unamerican. it s not a sort of villainty system, it is that jeff. joining me is jeffrey toobin. jeff, this is partially good news in terms of at least people are able to go to the courts now. it s not a total system but it s only about appobortion provider with planned parenthood and who they sued against them. is this for more than just them at some point in time? we have to see. the judge said this temporary ....
subjected to squalid conditions including bugs crawling on mattresses thrown on the ground. across the state 700,000 people are without power or fuel. nearly a third of the state s gas stations are empty. temperatures are rising and tempers are flaring. in jefferson parish, one person was shot in killed in a line at a gas station. there are desperate pleas s for help. we re going to die in here. where s fema, where s the red cross? we need help now. 25 people died in new jersey where stunning new video shows water rushing into a home after plowing through a basement wall. in passaic, new jersey, two college students are still missing after being swept into a storm drain. president biden is set to visit new york and new jersey on tuesday. our polo sandoval is in the northeast. nadia romero is on the ground in louisiana. nadia, what s the scene in new orleans? it sounds like people are just running out of patience there. reporter: they are. a lot of people have said ....
way. the european union boots the u.s. off its safe travel list. we re live in paris for the details. good to have you with us. afghanistan is facing a new reality. the u.s. has ended its longest war in nearly 20 year military presence in the country with the taliban back in power. earlier a taliban spokesman was among a group seen entering the kabul airport just hours after the u.s. withdrawal. he later congratulated the people of afghanistan saying, quote, this victory belongs to us all. president biden will address the nation later today and discuss his decision to keep tuesday s deadline even though many urged him to extend it further. this image from the u.s. defense department captures the very last u.s. service member to stand on afghan oil, the commanding general of the 82nd airborne. according to the pentagon, more than 122,000 people were evacuated from the kabul airport, but nearly 200 americans and many more afghan allies were not able to get out. alex m ....
closing chapter and a coda to the speech that started it. good afternoon. on my orders, the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan. now the taliban will pay a price. the name of today s military operation is enduring freedom. we will not waiver, we will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail. that, of course, was then-president george w. bush announcing the start of the bombing campaign that began on the night of october 7th, 2001, in kabul. it s also where the last u.s. plane carrying american forces lifted off 7,269 days later, marking the end of america s longest war. this iconic image of the last american soldier with boots on the ground in afghanistan, major general chris donahue boarding that final c-17 out of the country. in that clip we just played you heard then-president bush announce the name of that operation enduring freedom. if that wo ....