And right now an Fda Committee is debating covid booster shots. The biden White House wants a green light. But is that guided by science or by politics . First this hour a Capitol On High alert. The department of Homeland Security issuing an alert warning of possible violence in washington as early as today. Members of congress and their staff on notice. Stay away from the capitol this weekend. A big Security Fence is backed up. Theres a secondary perimeter, a smaller Fencing And Concrete barriers beyond that. A planned Saturday Rally by supporters of Donald Trump and those who stormed the capitol on January 6th. That latest bulletin says authorities have identified no specific or credible threat of violence, but online chatter. Other intelligence and, of course, the lessons of January 6th have Law Enforcement on edge and on duty in big numbers. Whitney wild is on the scene for us on Capitol Hill. Whats the latest . Weve just learned that the Department Of Defense has approved 100 memb
Away. From one battle to the next, new confusion surrounding Covid Booster Shots as the White House and members of the scientific are at odds. And theyre set to make a decision on Pfizers Booster Shot tomorrow. And spacex just launched four people into orbit for the companys first ever all civilian mission. I speak with a former astronaut about what this means for nasa and the future of Space Travel ahead. Welcome to meet the press daily. I am garrett haake in for chalk todd. The agenda for President Biden and democratic leaders in washington is lengthy and filled with longstanding priorities, but theyre running into major road blocks, mostly from inside their own party. As deadlines approach, democrats are starting to realize the limits and challenges of three Vote Majority in the House And Fift ee fifth ee senate. The White House likely would have preferred he make the speech weeks ago before afghanistan and Delta Surge knocked them off message. The bolt of that is before congress in
To 11,000 per day. Today the pentagon says they airlifted 19,000 people out in the last 24 hours, which is just an astonishing number. Thats one big u. S. Military Cargo Plane full of people every 39 minutes. The Wall Street Journal is also Reporting Tonight and this confirms what we had from the a. P. A few days ago. Theyre confirming tonight that the cia is also conducting additional operations inside afghanistan, where theyre actually going out and picking people up by helicopter. Picking people up in kabul outside the airport but also going beyond kabul into other parts of afghanistan. Now, the pentagon has been the main source of information for the public about these Evacuation Efforts in kabul. The pentagon has not wanted to talk about helicopters going out to extract people in hardtoget places, but this further Reporting Tonight from the Wall Street Journal that in many instances its actually Cia Officers who are doing those dangerous missions and not just u. S. Military person
Of that country. In recent days we have watched as the number of people being airlifted out of kabul climb from a few hundred per day to 2,000 per day to 5,000 per day to 11,000 per day. Today the pentagon says they airlifted 19,000 people out in the last 24 hours, which is just an astonishing number. Thats one big u. S. Military Cargo Plane full of people every 39 minutes. The Wall Street Journal is also Reporting Tonight and this confirm as what we had from the a. P. A few days ago. Theyre confirming tonight that the cia is also conducting additional operations inside afghanistan, where theyre actually going out and picking people up by helicopter. Picking people up in kabul outside the airport but also going beyond kabul into other parts of afghanistan. Now, the pentagon has been the main source of information for the public about these Evacuation Efforts in kabul. The pentagon has not wanted to talk about helicopters going out to extract people in hardtoget places, but this further
Of 9 11. Welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Jim Acosta, and youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. And were following Breaking News. U. S. Troops right now heading to afghanistan as the pent gone expresses deep concern over the talibans rapid takeover of more territory in key cities. In moments ill speak to Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby. But first cnn Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward is on the ground in kabul for us tonight. What is the latest intelligence in how quickly kabul may fall . It is very worrying right now. Reporter the situation is definitely highly distressing for people who are living here. It is still calm in the capital of kabul. But the prognosis is not good. Nobody expects necessarily for the taliban to imminently enter the city. But the real fear at the moment, jim, is that they could quite easily surround the city. They could isolate the city. We have seen now the taliban co