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army veteran. this team of special ops veterans saw this team through a harrowing ordeal. at one point that mom had a taliban gun, probably an american gun, held to her head. they said do not ever come back to this airport. corey mills will join us live in just a moments. first, david spunt with the back story. hi, david. hi, martha. the state department estimates there s about 100 americans left in afghanistan. some want to stay, some want to leave as soon as possible. they just want to get out and get to safety. this includes miriam and her three children. this is a heart-breaking story. they re lucky to be out with the help of corey mills that you see in the picture. those behind this private-run veteran group helped the family. they said the state department was not particularly involved. other americans spent hours on airplanes at the airport in northern afghanistan. they have yet to take off. republican congressman michael mccall said they re being held hostage. ....
they call that nonsense. john: 100 americans remained stranded. the taliban reportedly preventing at least six aircraft at an airport, mazar-e-sharif, from taking off. sandra: one week since biden most recent comments about that withdrawal. the white house as efforts to rescue americans left behind are still underway. john: former green beret michael waltz is standing by to join us. sandra: but first, peter doocy is live there in washington. sandra, good afternoon. the white house says americans want to leave afghanistan but can t because the taliban will not let them, not part of a hostage situation. no, that is not what we would characterize it as. those are comments made by a republican congressman this weekend. they are not hostages, and we know that this white house does not like to use the term stranded. we have been able to identify a relatively small number of americans seeking to depart from mazar-e-sharif. we have been assured that all americ ....
for viewers in the uk if your child s back to school, how concerned are you about their return? is their school sticking with any measures like mask wearing to try to reduce covid transmission? get in touch with me on twitter @annita mcveigh or using the hashtag yourquestions. conjoined twins see each other for the first time, after undergoing a gruelling 12 hour operation to separate them. a three year old boy is found alive, in rugged australian bushland, after going missing from his home on friday. and coming up this hour big ben gets its hands back! we ll be going live to the elizabeth tower. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban say they have defeated resistance forces in the afghan provice of panjshir and that they are in full control of the area the final part of the country that has remained outside their rule since they swept to power last month. the taliban had been facing stubborn opposition in the mountainous p ....
prime minister appeared to say in the statement just now that the prime minister appeared to say in the statementjust now that the risk that is the statementjust now that the risk that is posed to the uk is unknown. he suggested in a media interview we would he suggested in a media interview we would rety he suggested in a media interview we would rely on open source intelligence. could he say more attout intelligence. could he say more about that? and also that we might be in about that? and also that we might be in a about that? and also that we might be in a position where we are sharing be in a position where we are sharing intelligence with countries like china sharing intelligence with countries like china and russia. given the significant like china and russia. given the significant national security implications of this, the house has a right implications of this, the house has a right to implications of this, the house has a right to understan ....
resurgent, the job recovery severely decelerating. and this morning there are growing questions about when a vaccine booster will actually be available. top health officials have warned the white house that more time is needed to review all the data. school is back in session as the u.s. is now averaging more than 160,000 new coronavirus cases a day. that is 300% higher than labor day one year ago. and dangerously high level of community transmission in nearly the entire country. dr. anthony fauci says the country is getting perilously close to having to make tough decisions about who getting an icu bed. but hospitalizations have dropped below 100,000 again. that is a positive trend that hopefully will continue. and overnight, the taliban announced they seized panjshir province, that was the final holdout of resistance forces in afghanistan. the white house is still insisting that the u.s. will find ways to get the remaining americans out of the country. and on this h ....