Reporter good morning. President biden says he may have to extend the u. S. Troop deadline in afghanistan in order to get folks out but hes running into resistance this morning from the taliban. Theres discussions going on among us in the military about extending. Our hope is we will not have to extend. There will be discussions i suspect on how far along we are in the process. Reporter a taliban spokesman called any extension a Red Line and a provocation. There have been desperate and violent scenes outside of Kabuls Airport but the President Stands by his decision for a quick u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan. We have evacuated nearly 28,000 people since august 14th. Bringing the total number of people we evacuated since july to approximately 33,000 persons. We are proving we can move thousands of people a day out of kabul. We have a Long Way To Go. And a lot could still go wrong. Reporter a lot could still go wrong and the White House is facing pressure from u. S. Allies like britis
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Amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, President Biden Yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 23rd. We will have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan, including a report from the ground in kabul in just a moment. But first, what could be a Big Day in the fight against covid. The fda is working to approve Pfizers Twodose Vaccine as soon as today. According to The New York Times, the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still getting through a substantial amount of Paperwork And Negotiation with the company. People familiar with the matter told me that some components of the review could possibly push the Approval Date beyond today. The times said a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment. It could be very exciting news, mika p. We talked to people that are close to us that said theyre not going to take the vaccine
Ten people are killed and many more missing after severe flooding. New York State declares an emergency, as tropical Storm Henri makes landfall along the atlantic coast, in Rhode Island. Hello and welcome to Bbc News to viewers in the uk and around the world. President Joe Biden is expected to speak any moment now on the situation in afghanistan. Hes already pledged to evacuate every american and eligible afghan who wants to leave, but is under pressure at home with polls suggesting that a large majority of americans believe he has handled the withdrawal of troops badly. Meanwhile borisjohnson will convene a meeting of the G7 Group of leading nations this week to discuss afghanistan, in the wake of the us and allied troop withdrawal. Well bring you President Biden s address from the White House live as soon as it happens. But first lets get you up to date with the situation in kabul heres our correspondent, secunder kermani. When the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrifi
Josh, walk us there what we are expecting to hear in the president , hopefully beginning any mom. Reporter we expect to hear the president , when he speaks, try to change the focus from the rough initial phase of this drawdown and this evacuation, on to the progress that the White House feels they have made over the last 72 hours or so, in ramping up what they are calling one of the largest Airlift Operations in history. So they are going to be pointing to some of the numbers that show that theyre getting more and more people out of afghanistan, including about 3900 people in the most recent 24hour Period, according to the White House, who were airlifted on u. S. Military aircraft making for a total of 25,000 since august 14th, who versus airlifted on military as well as commercial flights. The president has a lot of explaining to, as hes under a barrage of criticism, not only from u. S. Allies, including Nato And G7 members who the president will meet with virtually on tuesday, but fr