Street just next to us. Theyre led by a white flag, and theyre chanting as they go down. I dont think from our position, we cant show you that. Were about two or three stories, four stories up. But there they are, right here. Hopefully they keep going past this hotel. A spokesman for the taliban told Nbc News they ordered fighters to enter kabul to prevent looting since police appear to have abandoned their positions. Theres been steady Helicopter Traffic all day over the u. S. Embassy with evacuations taking an urgent turn when the taliban surrounded the city. Smoke is rising as officials scramble to burn sensitive documents. Theyre destroying classified documents as i speak. The Visa Process has stopped. And now, President Biden said in july this is not going to be saigon. Its not like south vietnam. Guess what, when i talked to ambassador crocker, we thing its going to be worse. A few hours ago, taliban fighters seized control of jabalabad and four other provinces. President biden h
To prevent looting since their predecessors fleed. Smoke rising from the u. S. Embassy grounds as officials scramble to burn sensitive documents no they are destroying classified documents as i speak. The Visa Process is stopped. And now you know, President Biden said in july, this is not going to be a saigon. It is not like south vietnam. But guess what . When i talked to ambassador crocker, we think it is going to be worse. President biden has increased the deployment of u. S. Troops to kabul to 5,000 now to help with evacuations. And debate continues over which administration is responsible for the fall. There is no question that trump, his administration, secretary pompeo, they also bear very significant responsibility for this. President trump told us that the taliban was going to fight terror. Secretary pompeo told us the taliban was going to denounce Al Qaeda. None of it has happened. We go beyond the headlines. We will start with nbcs ali arousi in tehran. From where you see, w
Like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony in the presence of the Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. Witnesses this morning are secretary lloyd austin, secretary of Defense Mr. Michael mccord under Secretary Offense Defense Comtroller And Secretary Mark Milley Chairman of the chiefs of staff. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us today. Two weeks ago President Biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal year 2022 with a top line of 715 billion. The request focuses on several key areas, defeating covid19, prioritizing china as the Pacing Challenge, addressing advanced and persistent threats, innovating and modernizing dod and tackling the climate crisis. The president s Defense Budget Request is a Starting Point for congress and must always be viewed in the broader context of the National Security and fiscal challenges we face. It is important that we ensure we have the right strategies and resources
Widespread destruction. Hospitals overwhelmed by seriously ill patients as the Delta Variant tears across the country. The situation is dire. We are simply out of time. We have zero icu beds left for children. Im Pamela Brown in washington. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Our breaking news tonight, President Biden is authorizing 5,000 u. S. Troops to afghanistan. A mere four months after he announced the u. S. Was pulling out. Its the latest sign the afghan government is on the edge of collapse, after 20 years and a trillion dollars the u. S. Has spent backing it. These images show afghan civilians On The Run from the fighting. Five more Capital Cities have fallen to the taliban in the last 24 hours. Now 22 of the 34 regional capitals are under the militant groups control. Only two major cities, kabul and jalalabad, remain under the afghan government. This time lapse from the long War Journal shows the speed that the taliban gained territory. See how quickly the red spreads, starting
Of covid. Its August 13th, why Conspiracy Theorists were wrong about this date and others. Good evening. Im erin burnet. Three teachers in the same School District died in the span of 24 hours and two more hospitalized this is happen income Broward County, florida, right now Ground Zero for the fight against that states governors attempt to ban Mask Mandates in schools. The School Board has defied governor Ron Desantis as he continues to threaten to cut funding and salaries and the School Board kept the Mask Mandate in place and thats important because all three of the teachers that died were unvaccinated and all three of them were set to teach kids that were too young to get vaccinated. As the mother of three children, two in school ill be blunt and honest where i stand. Its important to be honest. I think its wrong for teacher whose are unvaccinated and maskless to be Teaching Unvaccinated children. Thankfully, the kids in Broward County, they werent scheduled to go back teachers sta