country. two decades after they were driven from kabul by u.s. and nato troops in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on new york and the pentagon. the collapse of the western-backed afghan government was part of the big unpleasant surprise. afghan president ashraf ghani quickly fled. the afghan flag has been lowered and devastating images are emerging from the capital city. thousands of people swarmed the tarmac hoping to flee on a departing u.s. military plane at kabul airport, while others clung to the side of the plane. it s among these scenes of chaos that president biden today made his first comments on the crisis since the fall of kabul on sunday. i stand squarely behind my decision. we were clear eyed about the risks. we planned for every contingency, but i always promised the american people that i would be straight with you. the truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. so what s happened? afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. t
of age. kids are getting sick with covid. the rising cases across the country. and a cataclysmic report on the state of the planet. this report tells us that recent changes in the climate are widespread, rapid, and intensifying. senator ed markey on the need for a green new deal and so much more to stop the climate catastrophe. when all in starts right now. good evening from washington, d.c. donald trump is a man whose rise to political prominence was almost defined by one phrase. lock her up. it was everywhere during his 2016 campaign against hillary clinton and remains a trump crowd favorite even today. despite it being based on nothing. but it raises the question, how come more people aren t calling for donald trump to be locked up? i mean, the great irony of him going after his opponent and wanting to imprison them is that he is the guy who actually committed crimes. in the highest office in the land. but many democrats, many journalists, are still so nervous abou
half of the children in our hospital today are under two years of age. the kids are getting sick with covid. the rising cases across the country. in a cataclysmic report and the state of the planet. this report tells us that recent changes in the climate are wide spread, rapid and intensifying. senator ed markey and the need for a green new deal, and so much more to stop the climate catastrophe. when all in starts right now. we right now we good evening from washington d.c., i m in fricassees. donald trump, is a man who s rise to political prominence was almost defined. by one phrase, locker. up it was everywhere during his 2016 campaign against hillary clinton. and remains a trump crowd favor, even today. despite it being based on nothing. but it raises the question, how come more people are not calling for donald trump to be locked up. i mean the great irony of him going after his opponents, and wanting to imprison them? is that he is the guy who actually committed cr
the pace of vaccinations in these six states you see highlighted have gone up to levels we have not seen since the spring. tennessee has seen a 90% increase in first shots over the past two weeks. oklahoma, an 82% increase. georgia, a 66% increase in first shots over the past two weeks. clearly americans are seeinghe impact of being unvaccinated and unprotected. c s nick valencia has the latest on america s fight against this virus including arkansas s mandates. reporter: parts of the united states are going back to school amid a staggerinnumber of new fections. thu.s. looks poised to cro an ave of 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day again, a 48% increase from last week. hospitalizations are up, too, with florida and texas leading the way, accounting for about one-third of the surge in case numbers. driven by the more transmissible delta variant, cases are continuing to rise. these cases are concentrated in communities with low vaccination rates. reporter: in arka
for the safe upcoming school year. now, earlier at the white house today, the covid response team released new numbers showing that 83% of all counties in the country are reporting a substantial or high transmission rate. and this is all counties. but there s also a spike in vaccinations. 864,000 over the last 24 hours, the most in more than month. clearly americans are seeing the impact of being unvaccinated and unprotected. and the response is doing their part by rolling up the sleeve and getting vaccinated. and that is where we start with heidi prybylia, and the director of the national preparedness leonard and also our national correspondent on health, and so i apologize ahead of time if i have to cut you off with the speaker who makes it to the podium. what did we learn, heidi? well, he is clearly concerned with the politics of the parents who won t go along with it. the administration is through a number of pediatricians, and the american academy of pediatricians