Flying out to Third Party countries. And also looking for other places to fly some of these evacuees. That is what led to a pause. The White House described it as a brief pause. Our Clarissa Ward and team on the ground in kabul described this as an eighthour delay. Hardly a brief pause. It gives you a sense of how difficult this process is to bring people in, fly them to the countries and process them. That caused a bit of a backup. A significant backup, actually, but the White House is saying that President Biden will announce that the flights are resuming. They will resume. The order has been give ton start the flights up again. But the question here is is the State Department, is this Government Bureaucracy working as fast as it needs to here . Thats one thing on the minds of officials here at the White House as theyve been meeting with the president and others, trying to get some of this backlog unjammed, if you will. Thats been a challenge of the morning. This is just the airport
Plus, the new spy games. A warning from the fbi about where China And Russia are looking to recruit new spies in the united states. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we start today with our world lead. President biden addressing the crisis in afghanistan this afternoon admitting that he does not know how many americans are left in the country or where they are located, but pledging to use every available resource to get not only u. S. Citizens but afghan allies out of afghanistan in what would be one of the biggest airlifts in world history. Any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. I cannot promise what the final outcome will be or what it will be or that it will be without risk of loss. But as Commander In Chief i can assure you i will mobilize every resource necessary. The pentagon says that Evacuation Flights have now resumed In Kabul after being paused for around eight hours today. Thats because the biden administration was scrambling to try to find other c
Waiting in heat, chaos, and gunfire, threatened by taliban whips they fear worse awaits them if they stay. The german broadcaster says that taliban fighters searching for one of their journalists killed a member of his family, and artists are fleeing in fear, too. As a Human Being you should have a value. But under taliban rules, okay you live a miserable life. Life is not about just eating. It is about creativity. Reporter the taliban is dismissing allegations of Reprisal Attacks against those who fought them or worked for nato as fake news. 20 years of fighting by the u. S. And its allies has resulted in a taliban triumph and an evacuation of local foreigners that looks more like a route. Many European Allies of the u. S. Are rattled by the sudden withdrawal of American Forces and the taliban victory. The president defiant. Theres a greater danger from isis and Al Qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries by far than there is from afghanistan. And were going to retain an Over
A thin veil of clouds out there, but nothing that i think is going to stop everything. 71 degrees, this doesnt have to take off at a certain time. Its not trying to catch up with the space station, its going to go up and come down. We could delay it if we have to. Haze, fog, Smoke And Sky in the northeast, heavy rainfall in the southeast, and still, that monsoonal moisture in the desert southwest. New day continues right now. Thats where i do the robot. With that music, im not going to Do It. Ill spare you, welcome to our viewers in the United States, and Around The World, its tuesday, july 20th. And its All Systems Go for Jeff Bezos as they prepare for their 11 Minute Journey to the edge of space and back. The new rocket was positioned on the Launch Pad overnight, and its now two hours and counting until Lift Off from west texas. Bezos will be joined by his Brother And 18yearold from the netherlands and 82yearold female aviation pioneer, Wally Funk from texas. His rocket will be launc
Hello, im Brianna Keilar alongside John Avlon on this new day. From amazon to earths orbit, billionaire Jeff Bezos about to take the Wildest Ride of his life. We are live at the Launch Site in west texas. Coronavirus cases rising quickly in tokyo three days before the olympic games. The father of one u. S. Athlete who just tested positive joins us live. And covid Culture Class heads to the classroom with a dozen states banning masks, thats despite new guidance that all children and staff should wear them this fall. Kevin mccarthy naming his five republicans to investigate the capitol insurrection. But will Nancy Pelosi let them stay. Good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. It is tuesday, july 20th. Slowly but surely we are getting there through the week, right . Yes. Were almost at hump day. The worlds richest man is about to launch himself on a Super Sonic joyride to the edge of space. Its All Systems Go for Jeff Bezos and his space mates. Its three hour