Biden told the Pentagon And State department to be prepared with Backup Plans in case things go wrong. And its not just the taliban hes worried about, the u. S. Is also tracking threats against the Kabul Airport from an Isis A affiliate, Giving Americans and afghan allies even more of a reason to get out, and fast. Every day were on the ground is another day we know that isisk is seeking to target the Airport And Attack both u. S. And allied forces and innocent civilians. Here are the latest numbers as wes know them. The u. S. Has evacuated nearly 88,000 people since the end of july, including about 19,000 yesterday. What that doesnt tell us is how many americans are still there, waiting to get out. We have reporters covering every single angle of this story. Richard engel back In Kabul for us. Courtney kube at the pentagon. Geoff bennet at the White House. We have to start on capitol hill. What can we expect from Speaker Pelosi and whats the latest on these congressmen and the trip To
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 ive 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 to the airpo
The alleged misinformation put out on the site. Reporter alex, when you and i last spoke at this time yesterday, we said this tiff between the biden white House And Facebook and the Social Media companies didnt appear to be going anywhere soon, and that is certainly the case with facebook standing their ground, laying out in a lot of detail data that they say theyve been tracking in coordination with two different universities they say theyre making a lot of progress as part of their efforts to fight disinformation about covid. They pointed to data they collected showing acceptance of the vac even among facebook users in the u. S. Has grown 10 to 15 percentage points since january and putting out a blistering statement attacking the White House saying in private exchanges the Surgeon General has praised our work including our efforts to inform people about covid19. Facebook going on in that statement to say they knew what they were doing. The White House is looking for scapegoats for m
On Interstate 95 in wakefield, is my understanding, and pulled over to see what they were doing. The trooper found the occupants of the vehicles refueling the vehicles and interacted with them, thought they were fully dressed in sort of tactical Militarystyle Gear is how Chief Mason referred to it. The State Police say the trooper asked for their Drivers License and license to carry, that the men wouldnt give the licenses, and then it sort of escalated from there. How did this escalate . Did some of the people in this Group Head off Into The Woods and then police called for backup and created sort of a situation where they could contain the area, block it off . Yeah, more or less. I think that pretty quickly the first trooper called for backup, is what the State Police said, two of the members were arrested fairly early on and others went Into The Woods. One of the members actually posted Youtube Videos from the middle of the highway showing himself and a few of the other members sort
Connection to what is happening largely to black and brown bodies, to lowincome bodies, to folks who are living in the south and the midwest, like to be able to tell the story of what the impact will be over this next year in particular, i think is really important for us to draw the connection. We want britney to be able to decide her future, and we also want every other person who is worried about whether or not they can make the fundamental decisions about how to control their own bodies is also respected. And how we do that is to make sure that we are educating everyone and making sure they understand whats at stake when these State Legislators are making those decisions for them instead of themselves. Alexis, joyce, as always, thank you both so much. As we begin a new hour, Deal Or No deal . It appears the president has gotten a also ahead, new battle lines. The dojs new pushback against new Election Laws that not only make it harder to vote, but allow lawmakers to overturn the wi