announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. the pentagon says a deadly drone strike carried out during the final stages of the afghanistan evacuation was a tragic mistake. the u.s. now admitting the strike killed ten civilians including seven children. a reversal from weeks of maintaining it was an isis-k fighters threatening another attack on the kabul airport. top u.s. general says he takes full responsibility for getting things so wrong. and it was actually an aide worker whose car was filled with water containers and not explosives. the cnn investigation had already cast doubts on the original narrative and we have more on the admission, and what we re learning about the victims and a warning, some of the footage you re about to see is graphic. the u.s. military has admitted that wrong intelligence led to the killing of ten innocent afghan civilian, including seven children. following a drone strike in kabul, almost three weeks ago, on w
or a negative test in order to work. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kind brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. right now it is 4:00 a.m. in washington and you are looking at a live picture of the u.s. capitol. right now it is calm and peaceful, but there are concerns that could soon change. the department of homeland security has issued a new warning for potential violence surrounding a far right wing rally planned for saturday. it comes eight months after the capitol was attacked by rioters trying to overturn the presidential election. ryan nobles has the latest. reporter: we ve known for some time that law enforcement, capitol police, department of homeland security were concerned about what was going to happen here on capitol hill on saturday. we now have learned after reviewing an internal security memo reviewed by cnn that they are also concerned that this security threat cou
chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, who is facing calls to resign after a new book claims that milley took steps to limit the former president from taking possible dangerous military actions after he lost the november election and after the january 6th riot. i m going to discuss with former defense secretary william cohen in just a moment. we re also going to take a look at a new cnn poll showing a majority of americans believe that our democracy is under attack. and a temporary fence going up all around the capitol tonight ahead of saturday s right-wing rally in support of the january 6th rioters. but first the president s big show of support for general milley. let s discuss now with william cohen, the former defense secretary. secretary cohen, thank you for joining us. good evening to you. president biden has great confidence in general milley in the face of calls for his resignation, even court-martial. but some republicans, because milley called together top military
to remove him from office. plus new revelations about a top-secret move by america s highest-ranking general to protect the nation s nuclear weapons in the final days of the trump presidency. we have seexcerpts from a new book. good to have you with us. cnn projects california governor gavin newsom will get to keep his job. voters in the golden state rejected a recall effort led by republicans opposed to his handling of the coronavirus, homelessness, and the economy. the first question on the ballot, should governor newsom be recalled? about two-thirds of the voters said no, a landslide victory for newsom. exit polls show about a third of voters said the covid pandemic was the most important issue. newsom pushed tough lockdowns, mask and vaccine mandates, a sharp contrast to his main republican challenger, larry elder, who questioned the science behind such measures. in his brief victory speech, newsom took aim at republican claims of voter fraud. we may have defeated
vote. he gets to keep his job, which was in jeopardy over his handling of immigration and the covid-19 crisis. stunning new revelations about the top u.s. general s secret action to limit then president trump s ability to launch nuclear weapons. the new bob woodward book detailing high level fears that trump was going rogue after the january 6th insurrection. and after conflicting reports behind the u.s. drone strike that killed ten people including children in kabul, cnn launches an investigation and raises some very serious questions about what really happened. good to have you with us. it is a land slide win for california governor gavin newsom. cnn projects the once embattled democrat has beaten back a year long effort to remove him from office. the votes are running about 2:1 in newsom s favor. republicans led by talk radio host larry elder were fed up with covid lockdowns and mask man mandates, but newsom thanked california voters. i m humbled and grateful to th