Indication americans hadn t been able to get through to the airport. Then what the defense secretary said today in a briefing with lawmakers and what the pentagon acknowledged today. Ian pannell tonight live from kabul. Martha raddatz live in washington. And stephanie ramos with late word from the white house tonight. Also this evening, that tropical storm set to become a hurricane in the coming hours. Tonight those warnings and watches up right now in the northeast. Alerts in six states as we come on the air tonight. Henri gaining strength as it moves up the east coast. Wind gusts potentially topping 75 miles per hour. New jersey, new york, massachusetts tonight, connecticut already declaring a state of emergency. Rob marciano standing by with the new track now shifting inward. News on the coronavirus tonight, the u. S. Now recording its worst day in nearly seven months. Nearly 158,000 new covid cases in 24 hours. Tonight from florida to mississippi to oregon, what they re now seeing.
Hello and welcome. Us officials say they re looking to fly 6,000 people out of afghanistan over the coming hours, as their much criticised withdrawal gains pace. In total, according to nato, more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from kabul airport since the taliban took over the capital. Meanwhile, the taliban insists there will be no retribution against those who worked with us forces. But an intelligence briefing for the un says militants are stepping up their search for so called collaborators. 0urfirst report comes from our correspondent secunder kermani, in kabul. This is crowd control, taliban style. Outside the airport, thousands of people desperate to leave. This is the road anyone being evacuated has to travel along. The taliban repeatedly stopped us filming. They don t like the images of so many afghans fleeing their rule. They have denied claims they are at times preventing some afghans with valid documents from entering the airport. But many of those here don t have a
Over barbed wire, over the wall of the kabul airport to u. S. Forces. This morning we re learning details about a classified cable u. S. Diplomat sent to the state department last month warning about the catastrophe that is unfolding right now in afghanistan. We do expect to hear from president biden a few hours from now when he addresses the nation about what is happening in afghanistan. We re covering all of this from all angles from the white house to the pentagon to the state department. Let s begin with the pentagon with barbara starr. What is the latest you could share with us on the evacuations, the pace of them and any further commitments from the united states in terms of how long it will stay. Reporter: well, we are expecting an update here at the pentagon later this afternoon. After president biden talks. All of those questions are going to be asked, whether there are answers is a completely different proposition. Right now the pentagon is holding fast to the president s pol
Nearly 6,000 u. S. Troops on the ground helping in the evacuation. The president saying i cannot promise what the final outcome will be or that it will be without risk of loss. The president saying he had no indication americans haven t been able to get through to the airport. Then what the defense secretary said today in a briefing with lawmakers. And what the pentagon acknowledged today. Ian pannell tonight live from kabul. Martha raddatz live in washington. And stephanie ramos with late word from the white house tonight. Also this evening, that tropical storm set to become a hurricane in the coming hours. Tonight the warnings and watches up right now in the northeast. Alerts in six state as we come on the air tonight. Henri gaining strength as it moves up to coast. Winds topping 75 miles per hour. New jersey, new york, massachusetts tonight, connecticut already declaring a state of emergency. Rob marciano standing by with the new track now shifting inward. News on the coronavirus to
People will never get one. We ll take a look at the winners and losers from the taliban takeover of afghanistan and we hear from an award winning photo journalist who spent years documenting life for afghan women under the taliban. Also on the programme. Waiting for aid and answers. Why is it taking so long for help to reach the victims of haiti s catastrophic earthquake? and thirty years on from the failed coup in russia by communist hard liners. What is its relevance today? it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 3:30 in the morning in kabul. The taliban had promised there would be no retribution against those who worked with us forces. They also said that afghans would be free to leave the country, if they had the right papers. But today both of those promises look uncertain. An intelligence briefing for the united nations says the taliban are stepping up their search for so called collaborators. That includes those who served in the afghan military or police. And the internat