so these are the things we ll have to keep a close eye on at least over the next 36 hours. appreciate it, thanks. coming up next, much more on the still precarious situation in and around kabul airport. the first confirmed death of a u.s. marine. and we ll talk to a reporter of the los angeles times who was beat up by a member of the taliban. all that and more when 360 continues. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what s possible with rybelsus®. you are my sunshine my only sunshine. rybelsus® works differently than any other diabetes pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways. increases insulin when you need it. decreases sugar. and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. people taking rybelsus® lost up to 8 pounds. rybelsus® isn t for peopl with type 1 diabetes. don t take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have mu
capitol hill. and so richard, there are six days left now. can you take us inside the situation there on the ground and is that going to be enough time to get everyone out? reporter: well, the question is what is everyone. and there has been a lot of confusion. what people are sometimes failing to realize is that this is one of the poorest countries on the planet. and this evacuation has also created an expectation, an opportunity, a hope for many afghans that if they can get to the airport and they can get in, they can get out of this country and start a new life. and according to diplomatic sources i ve been speaking to in the region, many are doing that. about half of the people i was told are not necessarily people who would qualify for special immigrant visa, they are just people seeking asylum. and that is creating a tremendous backlog at the holding centers, many people arrive without documents, they are unaccompanied minors. and there are still crowds rushing to get
huge security challenges in even getting to the kabul airport, it s his first news conference since the takeover last week after president biden told top advisers to come up with contingency plans if they miss the deadline. also today, the white house, the military have two congressmen, military veterans both, peter meyer traveling secretly to kabul yesterday, taking up seats on a military aircraft for their return flight, what many call political grandstanding. on the coronavirus johnson & johnson supporting data for a booster shot eight months after the single-des vaccine, the vaccinations ramping up nationally with 6 million americans getting shots in arms in the last seven days. the delta variant continues to wreak havoc in communities across the country. nearly 1 million new u.s. covid cases in the last week and a 23% increase in deaths. also today the select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection is submitting their first broad records request, giving agen
but first, it is high anxiety in afghanistan, the u.s. embassy coming less than 24 hours after president biden pledge to get all americans home safely and do quote whatever we can to evacuate our afghan allies this year number of those trying to escape only adding to the chaos and afghan capitol. here s press secretary this morning. the situation in kabul coming whole city, and you have seen the images over the last 24 - 48 hours, yourself of the situation outside of the perimeter of the airport and it changes, almost by the hour and it changes in locations around the airport. it is very very fluid and dynamic. we have team coverage of this developing story. and on the isis threat in afghanistan and jacky at the white house for president white house is ending the weekend after canceling his delaware trip announcing princes up and we begin reading in many evacuate, what is the latest. reporter: benjamin good afternoon and the scenes of chaos playing out once again al qaeda
investigate the capitol attack and there will be video the public has not yet seen. there will be four members of the capitol police who will detail the trauma they experienced when a mob of trump supporters, some even carrying flags supporting the police, stormed their way into the capitol. here s some of what we ll likely hear tomorrow from the officers who will be testifying. for some people, january 6 just happened in one day. for me, for every responding officer, it is nonstop. while the fight was happening, i didn t process it while it was happening. once it s all over and you re attempting to put together in your mind what happened. i got pinned to the doorway. they ripped my mask off, stole my equipment, beat me up. i do grapple with ptsd as a result of that day. it cannibalizes you. it just eats you alive. 140 officers were injured during the insurrection. and the doj says more than 165 individuals have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforceme