Indicates how quickly the story keeps changing. For example, when i was first looking at this just a few hours ago, there were some estimates here that as soon as wed see the taliban being able to take control of things, if they even got to that point it would be early next week. Some today talking in terms of hours. And at thiS Point, theres a great deal of confusion as to what our response is. The 3,000 additional troops, many more to come to back them up and still no word yet about a strategy that will still maintain all u. S. Personnel being out of afghanistan in less than 2 weeks. Lets get the read right now from Lucas Tomlinson who has been following this closely from the start. He joins us out of washington. Lucas. Lucas the reports u. S. Jets are hitting the taliban outside of kabul over fear it is capital with fall anyday. The first u. S. Marines arrived to start evacuating americans. Marine corps chc helicopter, preparing for full Evacuation And Closure of embassy In Kabul, a
Each the national past time in the form of baseballs allstar game becomes a hostage to the politics of the day. We will talk with the House Minority Leader in just a bit. White House Correspondent Peter doocy starts us off tonight live from philadelphia. Good evening, peter. Good evening, bret. The president argued that wednesday made it easier to vote early or Boy Mail because there was a global pandemic. That was good, but that when republican lawmakers try to limit certain Pandemic Era provisions, because they say they are concerned about voter fraud, that is historically bad. This is election subversion. Its the most dangerous Throat Voting in the integrity of free and fair elections in our history. Peter the president S Problem is with states hoping to tighten Election Laws and require voter i. D. Including texas. They want to make it so hard and inconvenient thAt They hope people dont vote at all. Thats whAt This is about. Texas republicans cant do anything though as long as demo
my body clenched up. my stomach was in knots. and i just began praying. i just began praying for the return of them. a frndiend of the four americans kidnapped in mexico describing the moment she knew something was terribly wrong. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. let s begin with one trump investigation that could be close to a dramatic end. the new york times reporting that the manhattan d.a. s office has offered to let the former president testify next week before a grand jury. the times saying it is a signal that criminal charges are likely. this all has to do with that $130,000 in hush money paid to stormy daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. the adult film star claimed she had an affair with trump a decade earlier which he denies. investigators are looking into whether that payment for her silence broke campaign finance laws. trump has denied knowing about that payment. want to bring in david a
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, april 8th camera, walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. i almost wore my easter pick today. early tomorrow. try for tomorrow. i had had a lavender for one of the days, but you know, we ll figure it out and the color s up for tomorrow. i promise. here s what we re watching two major, very different rulings on access to a medical abortion pill across the country. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states will sort out the rulings and the coming legal challenges escalating tensions in the middle east. at least three people are dead in separate attacks. we are live in jerusalem with the very latest it s sad and pathetic to think. that our democracy. can be taken away from a voter. vice president kamala harris travels to tennessee after two democratic members are expelled for leading a gun protest on the house floor. their constituents now left wit
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on