G7 allies urging him to extend the operation beyond the 31st, a week from today. The taliban calls that date a Red Line. Dana the president will address the american people after the Meetings Today at noon eastern. Right now he is meeting with his own national Security Team. Bill later this morning those same advisors brief House Lawmakers on the crisis Behind Closed Doors. Lawmakers from both sides warning this entire situation is dire. I dont think its possible to get out who we need to get out including our afghan partners by August 31. If by The End of the month this crew doesnt safely get every american out of afghanistan, that we will begin the process to hold each of these failed leaders accountable for their actions. The threat to the airport is very real and very substantial and this has been a concern of mine for some days now that this would Make A very attractive target for Isis K or elements of Al Qaeda. Are americans going to feel theyre more safe from terror than they we
We saw it coming. The guy botched the Iraq Withdrawal and isis takeover. His administration stranded americans in benghazi. Left them for dead. Now biden Stranded Thousands Of Americans in a war zone. The Tomorrow Way out is at the airport which is surrounded by the enemy. An enemy committing atrocities on live tv for the world to see. Is the Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Inevitable . No, it is not. You have the afghan troops, 300,000 wellhe equipped. As well he equipped as any in the world. There will be no circumstance where you will see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the united states from afghanistan. Jesse but the images looked exactly the same. Mad scramble out of town. People clinging to wings. Thousands of americans left in a war zone. Billions of dollars of Military Equipment left behind for the terrorists to take. Blackhawks, drones, humvees, the War Chest all in the taliban hands. But joe said there were no mistakes. You dont think this could have been h
But we start with David Spunt on the story on afghanistan. Reporter thousAnds want to get out of afghanistan not only from kabul but this comes as the mixed messages seem to thrive. One day it seems okay to go to the airport. Then people are told not to go to the airport. The united Kingdom Defense forces reported seven people killed outside of a Kabul Airport. We hear those are afghan civilians. Families are desperate to leave. The Kabul Airport officials are reporting that the american officials are not even to get to the airport. We know small number that we know of. We know of sporadic cases where they are not being allowed. Harrassment is going on And some physical violence has occurred. Reporter add that to the New Threat of Isis Branch in afghanistan. Afghanistan known to house Al Qaeda. Isis a rival Terror Organization has a footprint in the country. There are reports this morning that the biden administration is weighing airstrikes on some of our equipment that the taliban sei
in glasgow, scotland, where protesters are calling for more action on climate change. yuccas: last-chance tourism it s rush to see the changing sights of a warming planet. and later, three cheers. politicians raise a glass to working together. the country would be a lot better off if everybody would be willing to sit down and kind of have a beer together. this is the cbs weekend news. yuccas: good evening. i m jamie yuccas. adriana diaz is off. tonight, police in houston are investigating a deadly crush at a music festival. at least 50,000 fans were there to hear rapper travis scott when chaos in the crowd turned to panic. at least eight people were killed and many more injured. one concert-goer called it hell. in a statement posted on twitter, scott said he s devastated by the deaths and that investigators have his total support. cbs lilia luciano is in houston tonight with the very latest. lilia. reporter: jamie, authorities say this is now a criminal investiga
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