Urging businesses to require employees to be vaccinated. We need more businesses to step up and do their part. Our civil liberties are a risk here and they a danger. brian hi, everybody. Welcome. We waited hours. Hours for the president to make a speech. Actually it was a day late after his Secretary Of State bored everyone by barely making Eye Contact with the camera and stiffly giving an address how the war of afghanistan was over and went so well. The president of the United States basically had the same message. This was a big success. Anyone who defy was a big success just doesnt like me and by the way lets blame President Trump. He was the one who put me in a deal i couldnt get out of it. Thats the one deal he couldnt get out of it. I cant imagine that 30 Minute Speech convinced many people that this Evacuation Wasnt one of the worst moments in american history. Ainsley he called it extraordinary success even though 13 americans were killed at the airport in that suicide bombing.
States down south are still without power. And it could be for weeks before that power is restored. The storm left a trail of destruction in louisiana and mississippi, and now comes the scorching heat with no power. Temperatures could hit 103 degrees today. Overnight, two people were killed when floods washed out a major roadway between mississippi and louisiana. First, afghanistan, the challenges still ahead, and the legacy of what has been left behind. Joining me now is pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. Thanks so much for being with us. You know, im cognizant of the fact that you spent your life in public service, a big chunk of it in the military. Whats it like for you to wake up this morning and after 20 years, for the first time in 20 years, to have no u. S. Troops in afghanistan . Yeah, i think were all still processing that, john, to be honest with you. It is something that for two decades weve all been connected to, without question. And i think its going to take time for ev
Schools. Alleging that Mask Restrictions deny disabled and at risk students a right to an in person education. [gunfire ] we start with a Fox News alert. Fireworks, gunshots In Kabul as the taliban is celebrating the final u. S. Soldier leaving afghanistan. Steve the Group Bragging they have full independence as the u. S. Even suspends operations in its embassy In Kabul. Thats the Night Vision of the last man out. Brian something we didnt want to see this way. Lucas tomlinson at the pentagon as americas longest war comes it a close at least for now, lucas. Thats right, the last plane carrying american troops departed the airplane at kabul 23 29 eastern one minute before midnight local on August 31st. President bidens deadline. The top general overseeing the operation admitting some americans were left behind. Heart break associated with this departure. We did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. I think if we stayed another 10 days we would have never gotten everybody out w
Depends upon the taliban continuing to let us sxrat No Disruptions to our operations. The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a Terrorist Group known as Isis K, we know that Isis K is seeking to target the Airport And Attack both u. S. And allied forces and innocent civilians. Those remarks came nearly five hours after the original scheduled Air Time which was noon today. The president add, hes asked the State Department and the pentagon to draw up Contingency Plans as they do in case there was a Need Address the timetable here. Biden said he gave our European Allies and the g7 the very same message. Le wanted the president to extend the mission past 31 august. They have asked to step up evacuations. Today just today about 12,000 people were flown out. Since the 14th of august, over 70,000 have been evacuated. There is still some question about the number of americans still in the country. Biden has asked Secretary Of State Antony Blinken to have an
Arriving at the White House today. We understand that they met with President Biden. The administration is aiming to evacuate Tens Of Thousands of people from afghanistan by august 31st. But there appears to be a major disconnect between the stated u. S. Evacuation plan and whats actually happening on the streets of kabul. Okay, so what youre hearing are these pops of gunfire used to control the crowds. These are crowds of civilians trying to get inside the airport In Kabul. A warning, these pictures were about to show you are graphic. A photographer for the l. A. Times captured this. You see these are children, one of them at least, people being beaten with whips and sticks and what that photographer described as taliban violence. The pentagon says that it is aware of this, quote, harassment and that u. S. Military leaders are communicating with the taliban In Kabul. Now, the pentagon says in the last 24 hours, 18 military planes have flown roughly 2,000 passengers out of kabul. 325 o