Urging businesses to require employees to be vaccinated. We need more businesses to step up and do their part. Our civil liberties are a risk here and they a danger. brian hi, everybody. Welcome. We waited hours. Hours for the president to make a speech. Actually it was a day late after his Secretary Of State bored everyone by barely making Eye Contact with the camera and stiffly giving an address how the war of afghanistan was over and went so well. The president of the United States basically had the same message. This was a big success. Anyone who defy was a big success just doesnt like me and by the way lets blame President Trump. He was the one who put me in a deal i couldnt get out of it. Thats the one deal he couldnt get out of it. I cant imagine that 30 Minute Speech convinced many people that this Evacuation Wasnt one of the worst moments in american history. Ainsley he called it extraordinary success even though 13 americans were killed at the airport in that suicide bombing.
The embassy is warning. Bill the window for americans and afghans to escaping quickly closing after the president refuses to extend the deadline past next tuesday. Dana one image capturing the desperation people holding up Travel Documents outside the airport. They have the documents and begging for a trip to freedom. From vietnam here is Kamala Harris from overnight. Our highest priority now is evacuating American Citizens and evacuating americans who worked with us and afghans who are at risk with a priority around women and children and we have made significant progress in that regard. Dana all right. We have team coverage. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton will Yoin Us in moments. Lucas tomlinson and lets beginning at the State Department with Griff Jenkins. The statement Last Night, where did it come from . Good morning. That alert Last Night is anything but fake. We are now on high alert outside the Kabul Airport as senior u. S. Official confirming to our Colleague Jackie heinrich the
With the Food And Drug administration giving the Pfizer Vaccine full approval today, after more than a year of shots in arms under an emergency use authorization. This clears the way for more Vaccine Mandates. President biden will speak on the Fda Decision this afternoon as the Delta Variant is also creating a surge in serious cases at hospitals, including among unvaccinated young people and pregnant women, leading to a sharp decline in the president s Approval Numbers on covid in a new Nbc News Poll. We begin today with afghanistan and chief correspondent Richard Engel who filed this report from doha. Reporter thousands of afghans have made it out of the airport and the first stop for many is doha, qatar, including afghanistans socalled robot girls. These high schoolers competed in competitions around the world, won events and innovation awards. This 18yearold is the robotics team captain. Was it difficult for you to leave afghanistan, to leave your family, leave your home . The 17yea
The Pentagon Reporting 17,000 people evacuated in the last week. The u. S. Embassy In Kabul Warning Americans to avoid the airport until instructed because of potential tHreats. The president canceling his trip to wilmington, remaining at the White House. And tonight, the exclusive Interview Martha Raddatz oneonone with Defense Secretary Lloyd austin. Back here at home, News Tonight about the pandemic. The u. S. Averaging about 132,000 new cases per day. Six states in the south with Icus At or near capacity. Pediatric hospital admissions at their highest point in the pandemic amid the heated battle over School Mask mandates. Vaccinations topping 1 Million doses for a third straight day. And tonight, thousands of vaccinated people turning out for a massive concert celebrating New Yorks comeback. The possible new twist in the mystery deaths involving a family of tHree found dead while hiking in california. What authorities are now saying. An alarming story out of texas. A man shot dead y
Help folks escape and the Oklahoma Mother of 11 helped the group of afghan girls did just that and what our allies are really thinking despite the president s best efforts to say No One is criticizing. We begin at the Pentagon Where we await that briefing. Reporter 30 minutes from that briefing to get the latest on afghanistan and what the us embassy In Kabul was warning when it instructed americans not to go to the airport, quote, because of potential Security Threats outside the gates of the couple airports we advise citizens to avoid traveling to the afforded of What Airport Gates at this time as you are receiving individual instructions from us Government Representative to do so. Yesterday President Biden said the evacuation is going well and americans were having a problem. No indication that they havent gotten through the airport. We need an agreement with them, allowed them to go through so we know of no circumstance where american citizens are caring american passports to get t