A booster shot. And the united states is more urban, more multiracial, and less white than ever, new census data triggers a consequential rewrite of our political map. We begin the hour with a crumbling afghanistan, and the question of whether President Biden is guilty of a tragic miscalculation. The pentagon is rushing troops to the region to severely evacuate americans at risk of being stranded in the middle of a terrorist advance, that as a Stunning Taliban Takeover continues. Afghanistans second largest city, its third largest city, fifth largest city, half of its provincial capitals fallen this week. The footage is stunning. Taliban fighters marching with rpgs in the middle of City Streets and parading around in u. S. Military equipment. The president is said to be surprised by the pace of the taliban gains but unyielding in his belief withdrawing american troops now is the right call. He insists, despite what is happening In Plain Sight A Taliban Takeover is not inevitable. No, i
Discussing booster shots. This just hours after the fda announced some people with weakened Immune System should get a third dose right away. And the news that comes out of the Cdc Meeting could impact millions of americans as the nation right now averages nearly 124,000 new cases a day. Cnn is in mississippi where doctors are treating patients in a hospital parking garage. Adrian . Pamela, good afternoon. The Parking Structure behind me on the lower level is what a team of doctors is transforming right now. If you step inside of that area, which will be designated for covid patients who need minimal care, you will see Hospital Beds in spaces that were once reserved for parked cars. This is all a move to relieve the pressure from the Emergency Department here at the university of mississippi medical center. This as the state announces more than 5,000 new covid cases. 98 of those cases, the new cases, that is, were among the unvaccinated. I spoke with the associate Vice Chancellor at th
They say his strategy is not to publicly pick head fights. he believes the best way is to push his own pro vaccine message. play the inside game. grateful for your time. hope to see you here monday. don t go anywhere y. pamela brown picks up our coverage right now. hello. i m pamela brown in washington on this friday. we are following two major stories this hour. right now u.s. forces rushing to pull americans out of afghanistan and out of harm s way as the taliban rapidly advances toward a complete takeover. the latest on the dramatic deterioration and the impact on president biden s foreign policy legacy. first, a dramatic development in the fight against the deadly delta variant. the cdc right now meeting and