Al roker is here and inspiring lessons from a young man now fulfilling his olympic dreams announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone a war that over 20 years has cost our country so much grief is still taking american lives practically to the bitter end at least a dozen u. S. Troops were killed after two explosions rocked the area around the kabul airport. Just five days before u. S. Forces are scheduled to depart for good a suicide bomber detonating at what s known as the abbey gate to the airport where crowds gathered. A second bomb struck outside a hotel adjacent to the airfield in addition to the dead, at least 15 american service members were hurt. There were heavy civilian casualties as well president biden speaking from the white house shortly before we came on air tonight saying to the terrorists behind the attack, we will make you pay, and telling american commanders they will finish the mission. Richard engel begins our reporting. Reporter: it
Checkpoints, and now u. S. Embassy as alert say the gates may open or closed without notice in that americans should use their best judgment when traveling emphasizing the u. S. Government cannot ensure safe passage. We have team box coverage retired fourstar general jack keane. We begin with jennifer griffin life at the pentagon with the latest ahead of the president. We have just received news that an american commander has just ordered plates resumed fro kabul after a nine hour pause. Fox news has also confirmed the u. S. Military does not have permission to leave the airport in carry out rescue operations even though british and french paratroopers are doing so great no american transport planes ha taken off in the past nine hour due to a logistical bottleneck red foxes learn the u. S. Military does not have permission from the white house to play people directly to the u. S. Despite preparations being made at three american bases. Many of the afghans who have been flown out, about
And vowing to do whatever she can to keep former president trump out of politics. And a disturbing video showing a black man tasered and pepper sprayed while dying. What officers are saying about that case. And tensions are mounting in gaza. We will take you there live. Good saturday morning to you all. Welcome to your new day. The saturday, may 15th. Good to be with you, boris. Great to be with you, amara. We re grateful that you are with us and excited to anchor for the first time ever. This is awesome. We go way back. People don t know that. We do, we do. It s nice to be reunited, right? i was interning at a station in miami. You make me feel so old. Oh, no. You were interning while i was working, got it. We re back together. Now, we re back together. Millions of americans are enjoying their first full weekend with loosened covid restrictions in over a year but there s confusion and some concerned with some thinking to lift the mask mandates with fully vaccinated may be too much. Th
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