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it s 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 all-time 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 ....
and tributes to the rolling stones drummer charlie watts who s died at the age of 80. hello and welcome. president biden has said the us is on course to complete the evacuation mission in afghanistan by his deadline of next tuesday. mr biden was speaking in a televised address from the white house after rejecting calls from borisjohnson and other nato allies to extend the airlift from kabul airport. the us president said the evacuation should be complete as soon as possible as he feared an attack on kabul airport by islamic state affiliated militants. here s our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. up up to 6000 us troops are on the ground in kabul trying to help thousands of people leave afghanistan. more than 7000 miles away, their commander in chief stuck to his plan. commander-in-chief stuck to his ian. commander-in-chief stuck to his ian, , ., ., commander-in-chief stuck to his ian. , ., ., . ., , plan. the sooner we can finish, the better- plan. the soone ....
speaker pelosi strikes a deal with moderates in her caucus to advance the massive reconciliation bill. just how big were the concessions she made to the moderates? progressives are just about to find out. welcome to meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. six days to go until president biden hits that august 31st deadline to fully withdraw all troops from afghanistan. six days from now is also the deadline to evacuate any remaining americans along with the afghan officials who have risked their lives to help us. reporters have been asking the white house for days, how many americans are left in afghanistan and for days, the biden administration has been answering that question with how many people have already been evacuated. but today is the day we do expect to learn at least somewhat of an answer to the question of how many americans remain to be evacuated. he announced that blinken would provide the numbers today. he was supposed to brief last hour. those has been pu ....
indication americans hadn t been able to get through to the airport. then what the defense secretary said today in a briefing with lawmakers and what the pentagon acknowledged today. ian pannell tonight live from kabul. martha raddatz live in washington. and stephanie ramos with late word from the white house tonight. also this evening, that tropical storm set to become a hurricane in the coming hours. tonight those warnings and watches up right now in the northeast. alerts in six states as we come on the air tonight. henri gaining strength as it moves up the east coast. wind gusts potentially topping 75 miles per hour. new jersey, new york, massachusetts tonight, connecticut already declaring a state of emergency. rob marciano standing by with the new track now shifting inward. news on the coronavirus tonight, the u.s. now recording its worst day in nearly seven months. nearly 158,000 new covid cases in 24 hours. tonight from florida to mississippi to oregon, what ....
and it also means it s been farewell to mr dennis. # yes, i was broken hearted. and steven s unexpected pandemic career. how are you going to look back on this year? i m going to look back on it with gratitude. you know, a lot of people in lockdown, especially in that first wave of lockdown, we were the only people that our clients saw four weeks and weeks, sometimes months on end. this is the last day, are you going to miss him? yes. but he s got my number and i think i ve got his somewhere, so we can keep in touch, anyway. he s a good fellow. it s what keeps us going. care, music, friendship. david sillito, bbc news, brighton. time for a look at the weather here s chris fawkes. it s been another cloudy day for most of us, but, just like yesterday, a few tears in the cloud sheets that allowed a bit of sunshine to come through, sunny spells in inverness earlier but today s weather has been brought to you courtesy of this low pressure to the west. this thick cloud is a w ....