live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. we are tracking this breaking news out of afghanistan where the taliban have seized jalalabad. that s according to an afghan official. the last of the capital kabul, the only major city still controlled by the central government. we are, also, learning that the city has fallen. that means at least 24 of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. the news comes, as u.s. president joe biden has authorized sending a thousand more troops to afghanistan. that s on top of 4,000, already, cleared for deployment. they re meant to help get u.s. personnel and their allies out of the country, as the taliban offensive rolls on. now, that swift advance has triggered an exodus. thousands of people, trying to escape the taliban have fled to kabul and that s putting even more pressure on a weakened government, surrounded by enemies. cyril vanier has reported from inside afghanistan and for the latest, he
i m robyn curnow live in atlanta. ahead, another major afghan city is now under taliban control. as u.s. president joe biden decides to send more troops in to aid america s withdrawal. also, a huge earthquake in haiti leveling homes, buildings, and leaving hundreds dead. this as a tropical storm bears down on the country. one u.s. hospital forced to take extreme measures as it struggles with a surge in covid cases. thanks for joining me. afghanistan s capital, kabul, is the only major afghan city still under government control. this after a local official says the city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. video from the taliban shows them being cheered on in what is said to be jalalabad. it is another crushing blow to the afghan government and their soldiers trying to fight back the militants. in recent days they ve also lost mazar-e-sharif in the north. at least 24 of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. that swift advance has triggered an
wakefield, massachusetts. it started overnight when police found a group of men heavily armed refueling their vehicles on the side of the highway. they ran into the woods after refusing to comply with police. earlier today state police detailing the weapons found among this group, which identifies itself as rise of the moors, which claims to be immune from state laws. the number of firearms have been seized, i cannot share with you the exact number. the two vehicles that were at the scene are being towed from the scene. they will be processed pursuant to a court-authorized search warrant and we will know the number of firearms that have been seized. i can tell you both land guns and handguns are in plain view and we anticipate those will be seized. nbc s kathy park is watching developments in massachusetts and joins us live. how did all of this unfold and how are police able to come to a peaceful conclusion? reporter: well, lindsey, it certainly was an unusual situation
welcome to cnn s special coverage of the tragedy in miami. i m pamela brown in washington. i m wolf blitzer here in surfside, florida. we re watching all the late-breaking developments. in 30 minutes we re about to get an update from the authorities, officials here in surfside. we re going to bring it to you live, that news conference. we re now more than 88 hours from the catastrophic events that brought down the champlain tower south. the death toll has risen to nine. but still more than 150 people are unaccounted for. meanwhile, the history of this building behind me grows even more troubling. e-mails have come to light showing the structural engineering firm that inspected the building back in 2018 suggested repairs that could have cost more than $9 million. so why weren t those repairs addressed immediately? we have a team of cnn producers, camera people, reporters on the ground here in surfside to bring you the late-breaking developments, including cnn s randi kaye ov
from an mess nbc rolled headquarters, welcome in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the big story of survival and recovery, mostly in florida that state hit hardest by hurricane ian. the total death toll from that storm is estimated 78 people. power outage numbers are down from reporting last hour, now it s over 21,000 in north carolina and just over 7000 in virginia without power. 1200 in south carolina. search and rescue operations are still underway, with the coast guard leading most efforts as 100 of thousands struggle with basic necessities like power, water, cell phone service. here is fema director demon chris just short time ago. we have well over 2 million people without power immediately following the storm and the power companies there have done a numbing job of getting the majority people back online. i think where the difficulty comes in, jonathan, is that there are so many homes especially in fort myers beach, area that are compl