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good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 16th. we are beginning with our special live coverage of the fall of afghanistan, nearly two decades after 9/11. moments ago the u.s. temporarily suspended all air operations at the airport in kabul. we re seeing can haotic scenes e this. this is part of the reason for the suspension, desperate afghans chasing down u.s. planes that are leaving the tarmac, some clinging to the fuselage as the airplane taxied. the taliban is now in charge as it seized control of the capital without hardly a shot fired yesterday. insurgents overran key provincial capitals in the span of the last week. embassy officials have warned americans still in the city not to travel to the airport because it is unsafe. but as of now, it is the only way out. we heard from a white house official, there s no way to get those folks to the airport. the pentagon is rushing 1,000 more combat troops to secure the perimeter to ....
house correspondent, phil mattingly, and cnn senior international security editor, nick paton walsh. let me start with you. 17 capitals now, at least 17, this is happening remarkably fast. in a week. and if you cast your mind back, victor, to literally how the last 20 years have often been about stalemates over a village in the middle of nowhere, an intense amount of u.s. military power, the speed of this reversal is utterly staggering, faster frankly than when the u.s. swept in, in 2001. the second and third largest cities in taliban s hands. kandahar fell overnight. it feels like a couple of days ago now, remarkable that they have that hugely symbolic birthplace of their movement now in their hands. the question, what of kabul next? yes, there s mazari in the north, possibly the east, but it s very clear they have their target set on kabul, but do they want a lengthy and bitter street fight for a city of 6 million to 7 million people? many doubt that. they could pos ....
that was big money. we will talk about work and i know you have such an interesting work story because he worked her butt off. sean: you want me to list it, i could take the rest of your hour. a laura: we only have an hour here. and i need that story from you. all right, i am lauren ingram, this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. you are being lied to you coming at us, about covid from government government agencies. medical experts that are trotted out on tv and they look so reasonable and so expert, but tonight i am going to dismantle a web of deceit that they have been spinning for months, and i am going to explain why we need to start really paying attention to this and ignoring those people, but first the war on work, that s the focus of tonight s angle. here is where we stand. jobs are up, and monthly price increases have come down. the economy growth is upcoming and the fastest in 40 years. and unemployment is coming down. so i would argue ....
blueberries $0.10 a pint? that was big money. we will talk about work and i know you have such an interesting work story because he worked her butt off. sean: you want me to list it, i could take the rest of your hour. a laura: we only have an hour here. and i need that story from you. all right, i am lauren ingram, this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. you are being lied to you coming at us, about covid from government government agencies. medical experts that are trotted out on tv and they look so reasonable and so expert, but tonight i am going to dismantle a web of deceit that they have been spinning for months, and i am going to explain why we need to start really paying attention to this and ignoring those people, but first the war on work, that s the focus of tonight s angle. here is where we stand. jobs are up, and monthly price increases have come down. the economy growth is upcoming and the fastest in 40 years. and unemployment is com ....
guidance. it s more in line of what you d see in the u.k. and france and think about the economies and how they changed the past decade. listen to this. the democratic budget resolution is transformational. probably the most significant piece of legislation that we ve seen in decades. bernie sanders thinks since roosevelt. he s pushing for big change. martha: take them at their word. that s what this is, a transformational remaking of a lot of the united states economy in terms of enormous spending. it s going to government checks for child care, housing equity, which includes rental assistance. elder care, climate change, college for free and community colleges. and then you have amnesty in this bill. tough to figure out how this falls under the reconciliation frame when you look at how it will be passed that will go to millions of undocumented immigrants. the president says it s to build back better. look at what is in here. what is in here for american businesses ....