obviously this is a very chaotic situation, and a lot of different sources of information coming at us a. so we want to be very clear about what we know and what we do not know. one suicide bomber from the latest reports, detonated on the perimeter of the airport. there was another explosion at the barren hotel which is a short distance from that same airport gate. we want to warn you, some of the pictures you re going to see are graphic. the chaos happened as we re showing you, bloodied afghans wheeling the wounded through the streets. the pentagon says there are an unknown number of casualties, both americans and after begans. as you may remember, officials had been warning for days about potential of an attack saying all americans at the airport yesterday should leave the area if they weren t already behind the dwaets. defense officials threatened more attacks may be coming. white house officials tell cnn the president has been monitoring the aftermath from the situation r
very good and busy monday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. and i m poppy harlow. a tragic scene erupting at kabul s airport. look at this. those are people scrambling to leave their country as the afghan government collapses and the taliban take control. incredibly disturbing videos being posted all over social media this morning. afghans swarming the runway, trying to chase down u.s. air force pla planes, some clinging to the sides as they taxi down a runway. witnesses tell cnn they ve heard gunshots fired. it s hard to see how that s, at all, a safe situation. the u.s. embassy has been ev eva evacuated. officials are warning americas who are still in the capital not to travel to the airport. the u.s. has dispatched an additional 1,000 combat troops for a total of 6,000 to secure the perimeter at the airport and help get american diplomatic personnel and others out safely. about twice as many who were there for the counterterror mission. president biden has been monitori
some lost their lives. people hearing gunshots around the airport as well. cnn has just confirmed u.s. troops on the ground in kabul shot and killed two armed men at the airport after they fired on u.s. forces and a defense moofl said they believe this is a isolated since debit. they are temporarily suspending the airport after the afghans flooded it. the u.s. has dispatched also an additional 1,000 combat troops now bringing the total up to 6,000 new troops in the country to secure the airport perimeter and help get american diplomatic personnel and others out safely. let s begin with nick paton walsh with kabul with the situation at the airport. what we just saw was complete chaos. anything but an orderly draw down. reporter: yeah, i have to tell you, hamid karzai international airport is the symbol of the american presence, how to ferry in and out u.s. diplomats over this 20 year presence and to see people clamoring desperate to jump on to cargo aircraft, startling sce
report. hello again everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. this into cnn up to 200 migrant children are expected to arrive at the dallas convention center, and the facility has been serving as emergency intake site for unkaccompanied minors who have arrived at the border. we have this report from dallas, priscilla. this convention center behind me is being transformed to care for children who cross the u.s./mexico border alone. they are bringing in cots, medical services, case services, and entertainment like games and books and these who are moving in and there are more than 4,500 children in border custody, and they have been in places with concrete walls, and alternating sleep and rest, and border patrol officers have been putting in around the clock to transfer the kids out of the facilities where they should not be and into the temporary site, so this convention center is considered an emergency intake site, and the minors will come, and they ar
i m pamela brown in washington on this sunday. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and new tonight, the city of miami beach is extending an 8:00 p.m. curfew through at least march 30th. but it could extend as long as april 13th. thousands of spring breakers have overwhelmed the city s entertainment district, and most of them are not wearing masks. the mayor has issued a state of emergency saying the crowds are more than they can handle. the kra kdown comes as florida has opened its doors to tourists after a year of coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. cnn s randi kaye reports. reporter: yes, city officials here are saying that this is a spring break like no others. they said these are not your typical spring breakers in the city of miami beach. and they are quite concerned. there are more than a thousand people on the streets friday night which caused a lot of trouble for police. they had to use pepper bal