decision must be made today in order to provide enough time to withdraw the 5800 troops on the ground in kabul, as well as equipment and weapons. minutes from now, leaders of the group of seven nations are set to hold a virtual meeting where u.s. allies are expected to ramp up pressure on the president to extend that deadline. we are covering this story from all angles, like no one else can. let s begin this morning on the ground in kabul where that dramatic increase in evacuations is unfolding as we speak. and sam kiley is there live. sam, tell us what you re seeing there. this is an enormous number of flights in the past 24 hours. reporter: yeah, it s a gigantic number and they have been continuing all day today. of course as well, jim. so, as of about two hours ago, military officials here were telling us the u.s. alone had flown out some 9,000 evacuees. when i was on the main area where the refugees and the evacuees were gathering yesterday, jim, there were about 10 1/2
lauded. some even giving her a standing ovation. that same night, a separate inquiry began for a different gop congresswoman, one who thought a president deserving of impeachment for his role in the rioting. as republicans were voting hichd closed doors on whether to remove liz cheney from leadership, i tweeted that house republicans are now voting secretly about liz cheney. that might help her. they have no need to show their beer muscles and can instead vote for what is really best for the party to support her. see, i suspected an nonymity wod provide cheney the security of her colleagues who could vote without fear of the base that elects them. in the end 145 of 211 r republicans voted to keep chafrn any in leadership. 61 against. that is quite a chance. in a p have you been vote on certify pennsylvania, 130 voted to object for the state s result. in both cases republicans voted for what president trump hadded a advocated, a challenge to the legitimacy of the vote. the che
defended the social media giant against accusations it s photo sharing app instagram negatively affects the mental health of young people. and the rising young star in the world of classical music determined to make his field more inclusive. hello, everyone welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and indeed around the globe. the australian prime minister scott morrison has announced the country s travel ban, one of the most active in the world during the pandemic, will be lifted. the first phase of the plan will focus on citizens and permanent residents being allowed to leave australia with further changes expected to allow foreign travellers to enter the country. the prime minister is currently taking questions at the press conference. questions at the press conference. , , . conference. let s ust cross live and h conference. let s ust cross live and listen conference. let s ust cross live and listen in. h conference. let s just cross live and listen in. haven t l li
marine veteran will face trial for the chokehold death of jordan neely on a new york city subway train. ashley strohmier is live in the newsroom with the breaking information. ashley? reporter: hi, there. a man who put a new york subway ride in a fatal chokehold will be returning to court. daniel penny will be arraigned following an indictment by a grand jury that he has been out on bond after being initially charged by manhattan prosecutors for manslaughter. in the second degree after the death of jordan neely on may 1st. the grand jury indictment is a procedural step that will allow the criminal case to move forward. penny s attorney maintains the defense that his client believed neely was a threat to himself and passengers. the standard in new york state is not you don t have to wait until someone physically attacks. you don t have to wait until somebody is lying on the ground or worse. the standard is whether a reasonable person in my client s position would have fe
the attack last night. nearly 60 more people were wounded in the atrocity at the manchester arena, several with life threatening injuries. tonight police said they suspect 22 year old salman abedi carried out the suicide bombing. the bbc understands he was manchester born and from a family of libyan origin. the attack happened just as thousands of fans were leaving a performance by the american singer ariana grande. there, more pictures from this evening s vigil at albert square, in central manchester. the vigil began with a show of appreciation for the emergency services from the thousands gathered in albert square. speaking at a vigil outside the town hall in city s albert square this evening, the bishop of manchester, david walker, said: inaudible whatever our beliefs, whatever our politics, we will stand together, to say that this city is greater than the force of self against it, we are sending a signal notjust to manchester but across the world. you cannot defeat us, lo