Tonight Cnn Learning that more than a dozen u. S. Diplomats signed a classified cable last month to the secretary of state, tony blinken, warning of potential catastrophe on the ground in afghanistan when the u. S. Withdraws. Its the exact same situation were seeing right now. Diplomats called for the swift evacuation of afghans who had swiftly left the u. S. Thats helping to fuel a heated debate over Mask Mandates in schools, and a man who said he had a bomb after an hourslong standoff at the capitol. The author of Joe Bi biden the life and the run and what matters now. What do you know . There were clearly people in the federal government who felt there was a greater urgency to the situation than the administration was reflecting. We see that in this state department memo, weve seen that in some of the leaks from the Intelligence Community suggesting that there were some dire predictions from within the Intelligence Community. Of course, President Biden and chief of staffs joint Chai
Tony blinken warning a catastrophe on the ground in afghanistan when the u. S. Withdraws. It is the situation we are seeing right now. The diplomat calls for a swift evacuation of afghanistan. The cdc reports covid19 for children reaching the highest as ever. D. C. Police arrested a man who he claims to have a bomb. Lets bring in John Harwood and author of Joe Biden, the life, the run and what matters now. John, the president is insisting the afghanistan withdrawal is going as well as it could have. But in the memo raises questions about his Administration Handling of it. What do you know . Well, look, theyre clearly people within the government who felt there was greater urgency to the situation than the administration was reflecting. We have seen it in the state department memo, we have seen it in the leaks of the Intelligence Community suggesting there were some dire prediction in the Intelligence Community, of Course President Biden and chief of Staff Milley had said that there was
Ahead on Cnn News room. Its not going to be good. Were going in a wrong direction. Vaccine hesitancies fuelling the surge in cases and hospitalizations across the United States. Making it even more urgent to get more americans to get the shot. A Changing Mood in japan. The olympics spark optimism despite months of coronavirus restrictions. Were Live In Tokyo for you this hour with the latest details. And china plays the Blame Game during a diplomatic visit by a top u. S. Diplomat. Happy monday. Now the United States seeing a sharp rise in new infections. The Delta Variant spreads and Vaccination Rates fall. Less than half of americans are fully vaccinated. In the reach herd immunity. Its at least 70 of the Population Need vaccines. The majority of u. S. More than 50 new incovid infections last week. In a sea of dark red. Top Health Expert Dr. Fauci said the most pressing need now is to get shots in arms. Take a listen. Look historically at the model that has been done over the last 18
The militant group in afghanistan. Happy monday, everyone. The Tokyo Summer olympics are in full swing despite the pandemic and with a tropical storm on the horizon. Organizers are now adjusting their Mask Policy on the O Olympic podium allowing athletes to take them off for a photo. And the quest for gold is heating up, too. Let me show you where the Medal Count stands at the moment. It could change quickly of course with 21 Medal Events on monday. Meanwhile officials have confirmed at least 153 covid cases linked to the games so far. One of the new cases was a resident of the Olympic Village bringing the total number of cases from the village to 16. Now, japan as i mentions also bracing for a tropical storm thats expected to bring rain and strong winds this week. Cnns World Sport Patrick snell in atlanta. Lets start with patrick. And patrick, lets start with the current Medals Table and reflect a bit more if we could on that particular win from the Team Usa perspective. Reporter yeah
Last night amid the sound of gunshots. During the sixth inning of the Nationals Game against the diego padres is when this all happened. The announcers urging people to stay calm while fans actually rushed to the team dugouts trying to escape. So several people have run into both the nationals and padres dugout here and have run out of the stadium. So the Threat Wasnt inside the stadium. D. C. Police say that two cars on The Street directly outside near the third Base Exit were involved in a shootout that injured three people, including one fan. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. The action is outside of the stadium. Gunfire sending fans and players scrambling during a game at Nationals Park Stadium in washington, d. C. A fan, one of three people wounded in a shooting near The Park Saturday Night according to d. C. Metro police. Cnn journalists inside the stadium reported Hearing Multiple loud bangs. It was the middle of the sixth inning and we there were some to loud bangs.