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18 u.s. service members. gunmen and two suicide bombers targeted the thousands waited near the airport yesterday who were hoping to escape afghanistan and the taliban s rule. the first blast came outside the gates and then another attack at a nearby hotel where people were waiting. isis-k, the islamic state terror group s afghanistan affiliate has claimed responsibility for the blast. earlier in the day the u.s. embassy warned americans to stay away from the airport, citing an attack. as we showed you, president biden spoke at the white house yesterday where he condemned the attacks and vowed to make the terrorists pay. chief white house correspondent peter alexander has more. reporter: days after president biden s deadline to end america s longest war, the commander in chief addressing what is one of the deadliest days for u.s. troops in the entire 20-year conflict. these american service members that gave their lives it s an overused word but it s appropriate here w
and in haiti, the search for survivors in collapsed buildings, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1300. hello and welcome to the programme. as the taliban move into kabul, western countries are moving out, commandeering the airport to evacuate embassy staff and others desperate to leave. the pentagon is sending a further 1,000 american troops to assist with the us evacuation effort. british troops are supporting the evacuation of british and afghan civilians. more than 60 countries have signed a statement saying all afghans and other citizens who want to leave afghanistan must be allowed to depart. they say those in power are responsible for the protection of life and property, and the restoration of order. graham satchell reports on the latest developments. 0n on board a plane due to leave kabul overnight but at the last minute they are told the flight will not be going. passengers are forced to rejoin the chaos outside. there is panic and fear everywhe
we can t continue to do this forever. with children caught in the middle over mask mandates in school. i have two in schools. neither will wear masks. we re seeing more kids symptomatic and more kids hospitalized due to the delta variant. my guest, epidemiologist michael osterholm of the university of minnesota. a changing country. the new census report. rural america shrinks as urban america grows. what that means for political power in the coming decade. joining me for inside analysis is pollster cornell belceh, anne gear ran, white house correspondent for the washington post. republican pollster kristen soltis anderson and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. welcome to sunday, it s meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning. the scale of the developing disaster in afghanistan has exceeded the most pess
administration even more concern to be concerned tonight. yeah, jim because they re watching as this delta variant is fuelling these outbreaks you are seeing across the nation. with half of the nation not vaccinated. this new data shows the daily average of people becoming fully vaccinated is at the lowest point since january when people could actually start getting in line for the vaccine. and this is something, jim, not just causing concern here at the white house but also for leaders nationwide. a new sense of urgency in the white house tonight as the u.s. enters a troubling phase of the pandemic with officials nationwide voicing concern. we understand the frustration of leaders out there and public voices who are trying to say the right thing, save people in their communities. reporter: more than half the nation remains unvaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to spread like wild fire. we are the first to say and we have long said that that s not