Pittsburgh tonight after spending the afternoon on a Bus Tour with Running Mate Tim Walz through some of the surrounding Towns West of the city the two visited with firefighters in a Fire Dog and one locality reporters traveling with them. So they brought baked goods. They also went to a campaign office, not far from there talking to staffers are working the phones and later to convenience store. She goes into the Convention Pension with a batch of new polling to point to in one from the Washington Post and Abc News, shes now just outside the margin of error leading the former president in a multi candidate race, cbs this is new polling shows no clear leader with Robert Kennedy Jr. In the mix. But as her also ahead and beyond the margin of error in a twoway matchup. Our Cnn Poll of polls still shows no clear leader, but a Twopoint Game for the Vice President over the last two weeks, she was asked about her apparent pulling momentum before leaving Pittsburgh Tonight we have a lot of wor
The United Center in chicago, site of a far different and far more historic 2020 for Democratic National Convention and was even remotely imaginable just four weeks ago tomorrow night, the former candidate, President Biden, will give a Keynote Speech finalizing the transition to the new candidate and presumed nominee, Vice President harris. She is heading here from Pittsburgh Tonight after spending the afternoon on a Bus Tour with Running Mate Tim Walz through some of the surrounding Towns West of the city the two visited with firefighters and a Fire Dog in one locality, reporters traveling with them, so they brought baked goods. They also went to a Campaign Office not far from there talking to staffers are working the phones and later to convenience store. She goes into the convention with a batch of new polling to point to in one from the Washington Post and Abc News, she is now just outside the margin of error leading the former president in a multi candidate race, cbss new polling
Brianna keilar. And the Breaking News scenes of chaos in afghanistan as the government there has collapsed. The taliban has taken control of the capital after a stunningly rapid sweep through the country. It happened much faster than the biden administration predicted or promised. And it has led to Heart Breaking images like this, this morning at the airport in kabul. Hundreds of people flooding the tarmac, desperate to leave, literally chasing a plane. At this moment, u. S. Embassy officials are Warning Americans who are still in the city not to travel to the airport because its unsafe, but as of now, its the only way to get out. The u. S. Has dispatched 1,000 more Combat Troops to secure the perimeter at the Airport And Help get american diplomatic personnel and others safely evacuated, if they can. The u. S. Embassy has been evacuated. Other countries at this moment rushing to do the same. Now President Biden has been monitoring the situation from Camp David over the weekend but has
Kabul airport. The Marine And Army forces, about 3,000 in total, will be tasked with what the Pentagon Spokesman calls a quote, reduction of civilian personnel at the embassy. The those old enough, this might bring back the american departure in 1975 with helicopters on the Saigon Embassy rooftop. Listen to ned price saying this is neither an escalation nor a retreat nor any kind of signal to the taliban. This is not about reengaging militarily in conflict in afghanistan. This is not abandonment. This is not an evacuation. This is not the wholesale withdrawal. What this is is a reduction in the size of our civilian footprint so this shouldnt be read as any sort of message to the taliban. Whatever it is, however you want to describe it, the american pullout appears to be accelerating from a country if not on the brink of collapse, its certainly falling. Cl Clarissa Ward is on the ground In Kabul. Whats the latest you can tell us about the plans the u. S. Government has put into motion a
Retreat nor any kind of signal to the taliban. This is not about reengaging militarily in conflict in afghanistan. This is not abandonment. This is not an evacuation. This is not the wholesale withdrawal. What this is is a reduction in the size of our civilian footprint so this shouldnt be read as any sort of message to the taliban. Whatever it is, however you want to describe it, the american pullout appears to be accelerating from a country if not on the brink of collapse, its certainly falling. Clarissa ward is on the ground In Kabul. Whats the latest you can tell us about the plans the u. S. Government has put into motion about the American Embassy . The situation is really going from bad to worse. 12 provincial capitals now under the control of the taliban. Among them, harat, the third largest city in the country. Also, kandahar appears to be on the brink of falling. This would be a huge one. Its a strategically important city. Also the birthplace of the taliban, so it has a lot o