Carrying u. S. Personnel. Biden promises no forgiveness for the perpetrators of the attack. We will hunt you down and make you pay, he said. The pentagon insisting The American mission will end on August 31st. The big concern, another attack could derail the effort to get out. 5,400 or so people are said to be waiting for their turn at the Airport Tarmac or on the tarmac as of this morning. 89 total flights loaded with 12,500 evacuees managing to escape since thursday. Cnn is covering the developments from all angles both in the united states and around the world. Sam kylie is in qatar. He spent much of the week reporting in and around the airport. Sam, what is the situation as far as we know at the airport right now . The numbers gathering around the airport are way down. Way down for two reasons. Obviously in the first instance because of this catastrophic terrorist attack. 13 americans dead. At least 90 killed according to the afghan health authorities. More than 100 afghans wounded
Outside a nearby hotel. Its believed dozens of afghan civilians were also killed. President Biden Tonight calling those americans lost heroes. And after warning of a potential attack, late today, the president now saying he has asked his commanders to develop plans to strike Isis Assets and leadership. The president saying the u. S. Will move forward with the evacuations by August 31st, even with the threat of more attacks. So, what will this effort look like from here . And tonight, The American Service Members lost. What did they face . The description from the u. S. General late today. Ian pannell live in qatar, Martha Raddatz with late reporting from washington. Back here at Home Tonight and the alarming news on the pandemic. The dire warning, what the u. S. Could face between now and december. Florida hitting an alltime high in covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Texas nearing a record today, too. And tonight, the federal authorities who are once again warning of the danger
Airport gate. Tonight were now learning some of the identities of the 13 americans lost. We honor them here tonight. And the heartbreaking story this evening of a former marine in the u. S. Working to get a translator, his wife, and children out when the explosion occurred. The Translater Aor and his wife killed. Ian pannell with late reporting from qatar. And Martha Raddatz live from washington. Back here at home, that major Hurricane Threat, Hurricane Ida set to hit the u. S. , traveling over the very warm waters of the gulf. Nothing to knock it down. Authorities now say possibly growing into a category 4 storm before slamming into louisiana. Potentially New Orleans. Winds up to 140 miles per hour. Tonight hospitals unable to move their covid patients, ordered to shelter in place. How will this work during what could be a Cat4 Hurricane . Rob marciano standing by with the latest track. The coronavirus here in the u. S. More than 1,200 deaths in just the last 24 hours. The worst in si
Its believed dozens of afghan civilians were also killed. President Biden Tonight calling those americans lost heroes. And after warning of a potential attack, late today the president now saying he has asked his commanders to develop plans to strike Isis Assets and leadership. The president saying the u. S. Will move forward with the evacuations by August 31st, even with the threat of more attacks. So, what will this effort look like from here . And tonight, The American Service Members lost. What did they face . The description from the u. S. General late today. Ian pannell live in qatar, Martha Raddatz with late reporting from washington. Back here at Home Tonight and the alarming news on the pandemic. The dire warning, what the u. S. Could face between now and december. Florida hitting an alltime high in covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Texas nearing a record today, too. And tonight, the federal authorities who are once again warning of the danger after some americans have
The scientists and researchers. The drug companies. The national guard. The u. S. Military. Fema. The nation s governors, doctors, nurses, pharmacists. Everyone who s moved heaven and earth to get as many shots into the arms of americans as possible and it s been an all hands on deck for the country effort. Some people said we can t do this. That it would not be until the fall that we had this many people vaccinated. That 2021 might be a lost year for our country as 2020 was. But we proved the doubters wrong. I need to single out one more group to praise. The american people. The american people. For more than a year, you have endured so much and so many lost jobs, so many businesses lost, so many lives upended and so many months that our kids couldn t be in school. You couldn t see your friends or family. All the moments that mattered so much from birthdays to weddings to graduations all postponed. And most tragically of all the lost lives. As the press knows i carry a card in my pock