About the top of the ballot was dragging down the rest of the ballot. But now that president biden stepped out and vp Kamala Harris has stepped in, the vibes have flipped. Now, the democrats are Riding High with big crowds, big enthusiasm, and big new numbers. And all of the polls that matter, including a brand new one, well bring you in a moment. Most significantly, Vp Harris has taken from Donald Trump his biggest political asset, Hi Ability to ride on a wave of personality over policy, relying on a magnetism that so bewitched his voters, it didnt matter to them what his positions were, which was good because he kept Flipping And Flopping and flipping again on a whole host of meaningful policy. This Vibe Shift is such a problem for Donald Trump that Megyn Kelly says he rambles at his rallies and interviews, quote, you lose interest, she says, which is not something youre used to with trump. Trump in 2016 was tough to lose interest in, and i think Megyn Kelly, that is probably an ager
Good afternoon, im Jose Diazbalart in for chris jansing. At this hour, Tim Walz wants j. D. Vance to know hes quote, damn proud of his service. The tensions ramping up between the two men over their military records as both venture out on the Campaign Trail solo. Also ahead, eye on ernesto, the Hurricane Bears down on Puerto Rico with heavy rains and winds knocking down trees and power lines. Power has been knocked out to Hundreds Of Thousands of people. Well get the very latest on its track. Plus, could this be a Turning Point for ukraine . What were now learning about the Cross Border Attack that President Biden calls a real dilemma for Vladimir Putin. We begin with two veterans, and vp contenders battling it out over accusations of stolen valor. Just moments ago, just moments from now, i should say, senator j. D. Vance will speak in michigan after rival governor Tim Walz used his first Solo Campaign Appearance to push back on vances claims he distorted his record in the national gua
And two World Records for the BrItIsh CyclIng couple, Husband And WIfe Lora And NeIl fachIe. And fIve IncredIble moments In afrIcas hIstory. Thats In WItness HIstory In half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. In the Last hour the MInIstry Of Defence has announced that the fInal dedIcated flIght purely for the EvacuatIon Effort from afghanIstan has left kabul. Further flIghts leavIng from the aIrport would be able to carry evacuees but would also be transportIng uk dIplomatIc staff and MIlItary Personnel as the operatIon wInds down. It comes as brItIsh ambassador to afghanIstan SIr LaurIe BrIstow saId It was tIme to close thIs phase of the EvacuatIon Effort. EarlIer, the head of the Armed Forces general SIr NIck Carter saId It was heartbreakIng that they had not been able to rescue everybody who Is ElIgIble. Our dIplomatIc AffaIrs Correspondent CarolIne Hawley reports. At Raf BrIze Norton ThIs MornIng brItIsh MIlItary Personnel arrIvIng back on uk soIl.
Pull out of us troops which coincide with the taliban take over. Almost all the country. The evacuation of thousands of people from campbell is going to be hard and painful. No matter when it started, when we began. Would have been true if we had started a month ago or a month from now. There is no way to evacuate this many people without Pain And Loss of heartbreaking images. You see a television. Its just a fact. My heart vague for those things, those people you see but biden has also said the taliban has so far kept its word on allowing access to comple airport. But at least 20 people have died in the chaos of trying to leave the afghan capital in recent days. Nearly 6000 u. S. And foreign troops are protecting the airport the vital boards of great concerns that the field could become a target of attack. Some taliban fighters are heading to the punch valley, one of the few areas. The group does not yet control allies just north of couple. Thousands of africans opposed to the taliban
Now as part of that deal, the taliban agreed to whole talk with the then afghan government. They didnt tell talk. So Joe Biden felt justified, i think in april when he extended the deadline to the symbolically very important september 11th. Now, since then, they by name july brought the deadline forward to august the 31st. So he set that deadline in theory, he can now unset it at the taliban, has threatened before with the extension of deadlines, etc, that it would take action. It would target us troops. I think it remains to be seen. Whether thats going to happen. The World Health Organization says 500 tons of medical aid for f. Galveston are stuck in the u. A because of the kale, so that the couple our ports says critical supplies will run nights in 10 days. China says its closely following developments in afghanistan. Its foreign ministry is calling for the formation of an inclusive government page. It says its prepared to work with the taliban. U. S. Regulators granted full approva