Kabul could be next as considers withdrawal tonight the pentagon is sending back in 3,000 additional forces and even more to evacuate americans as the taliban close in on kabul. Two other major afghan cities her roth and gauzy quickly tell to the taliban today. Lucas tomlinson is at the pentagon with the latest. Good evening, bret. Some thousand marines deploying of a warning the afghan capital could fall to the taliban in the next 90 days. Here is how john kirby described the mission. This is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. As with all deployments of our troops into harm s way our commanders have the right to selfdefense any attack on them can t will be met with a forceful and appropriate response. 8,000 u. S. Troops total will be deploying thought tonal afghanistan but to the middle east as well. In addition to the 3,000 3,000 soldiers and marines going to kabul. Fort bragg deploying to kuwait to be held in reserve in case they are needed in afghanistan. They arrive next wee
Covid rules. That threat is the latest example in the fight over mandate splitting the country apart, dana. Biden and florida governor ron desantis going after each other for days over mandates like wearing masks in schools. Ron desantis says it should be up to the parents to decide, but now the president is looking at new ways to overrule states like florida. My concerns are deep, one of the things that i find a little disingenuous, when i suggested that people in zones where there is a high risk, where the masks like you are all are doing. I m told that the government should get out of the way. Do you want to intervene in states like texas and florida where they are banning masks mandates? i don t believe i do thus far. We are checking that. Greg: governor desantis defending his rights and refusing to cave to people like a joe biden. We will do anything to make sure that parents are in the driver s seat when it comes to the health, education, and welfare of their kids. You should not
Northern afghanistan have prompted questions about the country s capital, while this tele ban advances not directly threatened kabul, the insurgents could capture the city. An already dire assessment that has gotten worse, u. S. Officials now say the tele ban could capture kabul, afghanistan s capital city within the next 90 days. In the past week the insurgents have secured nine provincial capitals. As part of a campaign that has captured significant territory in rural afghanistan. That taliban controls about twothirds of the country despite the tele ban advances, the biden administration has held to its august 31st deadline to withdraw american forces. Ultimately the national security defense forces have the security to fight back, they have what they need. To speak of the state department acknowledges afghanistan of grave concern, video has surfaced of the offensive with them capturing helicopters, weapons and other equipment, the associated press reports afghan president rushed to
Get out of the airport. Spirit airlines leaving the chaos, facing a six day mass cancellation after calling off more than a 1700 flights this week, almost half of the spirit s flights were canceled yesterday. They called up over hundreds more today. The company s ceo making the rounds on morning shows, trying to clean up the mess. There will still be cancellations over the next few days, but we can build back to full operations, and then build from the takeaways we get from this last week. Up until then, it s heartwrenching. It s a terrible experience and we are doing our best. A major pilot union coming out against the airlines. The system is collapsing on the passenger s eight agents and pilots, and people having their plans tossed aside are at the end of their rope. This line i ve never seen this in my life. This has been a horrible experience, horrible. Take, take, take, nobody s got no money like that! we ve been through a hard year! [cheers and applause] we deserve better! we des
Get out of the airport. Spirit airlines leaving the chaos, facing a six day mass cancellation after calling off more than a 1700 flights this week, almost half of the spirit s flights were canceled yesterday. They called up over hundreds more today. The company s ceo making the rounds on morning shows, trying to clean up the mess. There will still be cancellations over the next few days, but we can build back to full operations, and then build from the takeaways we get from this last week. Up until then, it s heartwrenching. It s a terrible experience and we are doing our best. A major pilot union coming out against the airlines. The system is collapsing on the passenger s eight agents and pilots, and people having their plans tossed aside are at the end of their rope. This line i ve never seen this in my life. This has been a horrible experience, horrible. Take, take, take, nobody s got no money like that! we ve been through a hard year! [cheers and applause] we deserve better! we des