Of the War In Afghanistan. Mr. Laportea is now an excellent journalist. We have had him here on The Show Several Times featuring his reporting from among other places the Military Times wrchl he now works as an investigative correspondent for the associated press. Tonight he was first to break the news that a new phase is under way or at least a new resource is being brought to bear on the Evacuation Effort in afghanistan. This is very interesting, potentially important. Mr. Laporta first to report at the ap that u. S. Forces in afghanistan including Intelligence Agencies have started using helicopters to pick people up to safely bring them to the Kabul Airport so they can be airlifted out. He said today, quote, i have been sitting on this but can now report u. S. Helicopters ferried 96 afghans for evacuation, signaling military flights occurring outside Kabul Airport. Cia dia which means Defense Intelligence Agency and sof, special operations forces, are collecting up u. S. And afghan
Afghanistan. This is very interesting. Mr. Look the first to report at the Ap Today that u. S. Forces in afghanistan, including Intelligence Agencies have started using helicopters to pick people up, to safely bring people to the Kabul Airport, so they can be airlifted out. He said today, ive been sitting on this as soon after James La Port up posted that late this afternoon, Zeke Miller and three other reporters have this story. U. S. Military helicopters were flew into taliban held kabul on friday to scoop up would be evacuees. American officials confirmed to the Ap Today. The third Brigade Combat Team of the armies 82nd Airborne Division airlifted the afghans from camp sullivan, which is quite near the Kabul Airport. ThE Official said E Official said now this is interesting. S interesting. Again, thats outside of kabul. ThE Officials would not detail where these Airlift Sites were for security reasons. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss
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Officers charging them with violating George Floyds civil rights during the arrest that caused his death. They charged chauvin for a separate incident. We will have details on that as well. Welcome to meet the press daily. I am chuck todd. We begin with a number of developments inside the Republican Party as it deals with the consequences of its full embrace of trump and trumpisms and surrenders to its lie that the election was rigged against him. In arizona, officials have told republicans that they have serious concerns about how its socalled audit of the president ial results is being conducted. This comes as more reports have been surfacing about disorderly, bizarre, biased this Audit Process has become. Thats just in arizona. In virginia, a State Party thats had its share of problems over the last decade, republicans are about to hold one of the strangest and most convoluted conventions i put that in quotes, if i could you will see. They will choose their nominee for governor in a
death toll from september 11th, 3,103 people in this country died yesterday. the gut punch comes when you realize that many americans have almost gotten used to reading numbers like that. actually, four days in the past week have ranked among the deadliest days in this country s history, ever. the pearl harbor attacks that killed 2,400 people will forever be remembered and described as a day that will live in infamy, as proclaimed by fdr, and in the aftermath of september 11th, president george w. bush asked for prayers for all of those who grieve for the children whose worlds were shattered that day. yet today, 3,000 families wake up wondering what life looks like now, today, without their loved one beside them. and we wait for the president or really anyone to acknowledge the somber occasion in any way. no reference to the death toll or to the virus, for that matter, on donald trump s twitter field. instead, tweet after tweet after tweet about the election he lost in the mo