Back on earth. The Crew Members of Inspiration 4 are home after their historic threeday mission. Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. A chilling warning from the cia came too late to stop a u. S. Air strike that killed ten afghan civilians last month. According to three sources, the Intelligence Agency warned there were likely civilians in the area, possibly children, just seconds before this missile found its target. This is what they were looking at. The military hit the toyota following a Suicide Bombing that killed 13 u. S. Troops and scores of afghans racing to evacuate at the Kabul Airport. But the pentagon now admits that No One in this car was linked to isisk. The taliban are condemning the u. S. Strike despite their own history of killing civilians. Heres what a spokesperson for the militants told cnn. It is great to see that they got the courage to confess the truth. But they didnt do so for the last 20 years. They targeted thousands of women, childre
Are home after their historic threeday mission. A warning from the cia came too late to stop a u. S. Air strike that killed ten afghan civilians last month. According to three sources, the Intelligence Agency warned that there were likely civilians in the area and possibly children just seconds before the missile found its target. The military hit the toyota following a Suicide Bombing that killed 13 u. S. Troops and scores of afghans at the kabul airport, but the pentagon now admits No One in the car was linked to isisk and up to seven people killed in the Air Strike were chil children. Cnns Alex Marquardt has mar on what were learning from washington. On the heels of the Pentagon Dmigt O admitting On Friday to a tragic mistake, we are now learning in the final seconds before the H H Hellfire missile tore through the car of an aide worker, the cia issued a warning that civilians were likely in the area, including possibly children inside the vehicle. Thats according to three sources s
Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. The pentagon says a deadly Drone Strike carried out during the final stages of the Afghanistan Evacuation was a tragic mistake. The u. S. Now admitting the strike killed ten civilians including seven children. A reversal from weeks of maintaining it was an isisk fighters threatening another attack on the kabul airport. Top u. S. General says he takes full responsibility for getting things so wrong. And it was actually an Aide Worker whose car was filled with Water Containers and not explosives. The Cnn Investigation had already cast doubts on the original narrative and we have more on the admission, and what were learning about the victims and a warning, some of the footage youre about to see is graphic. The u. S. Military has admitted that wrong intelligence led to the killing of ten innocent afghan civilian, including seven children. Following a Drone Strike in kabul, almost three weeks ago, on what they thought
Canada and around the world, im kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. Were getting a better idea of just how many americans could soon be eligible for Vaccine Boosters. An advisory panel to the Food And Drug administration has recommended Pfizers Booster shot only be given to people 65 years and older and those of high risk of severe disease. Some see the vote as a setback for the biden administration. Its been Making Plans to make sure supplies were in place for boosters to be administered beginning monday, while the final decision awaits approval from health regulators, the White House says the decision is an important step forward. Cnns dr. Sanjay gupta explains why the committee made its recommendations and what it means for Booster Shots in the u. S. Well, it was a contentious advisory Committee Meeting as many thought it would be because theres a lot of back and forth about the science determining boosters and how people are interpreting that science after a lot of discussion ther
Dr. Fauci. There s a tenant that everybody knows in virology. There s a likelihood you will get another variant that could, i m not saying it will, that could be more problematic than the delta. Now, dr. Fauci strongly supports vaccine mandates once the vaccines earns full approval from the fda which is something that could happen this month. This morning cases are rising sharply in the united states driven by the delta variant. The average daily number of cases is now at more than 100,000 for the first time since february. Hospitalizations continue to rise as well to more than 66,000. One out of every five people hospitalized in the u. S. Is in florida right now. Cases and hospitalizations there are setting new records daily. Even more troubling the state is seeing an alarming number of sick children. One florida doctor says that children s hospitals are overwhelmed while republican governor ron desantis resists calls to allow schools that want to to require masks in their classrooms.