Assessment. The u. S. Military does not have sufficient forces to rescue americans who cannot get to the Kabul Airport Evacuation point. We dont have the capability to go collect large numbers of people. Reporter the u. S. Is relying on the taliban to let americans and afghan allies pass through checkpoints to reach the airport. A risky journey. In an interview with abc news, President Biden said he knew chaos was inevitable. Well go back in Hindsight And Look but the idea somehow there was a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing i dont know how that happens. Reporter the pentagon says the pace of evacuations is improving but not adequate. Pressed about stranded americas the president said if necessary troops would remain beyond the August 31st, withdrawal deadline. If there are american citizens left well stay until we get them all out. Reporter they say u. S. Intelligence said there was a prediction of a rapid collapse. But General Milley saying that was weeks or months. There
President . Governor who . Desantis. That was president Bidens Reaction to floridas republican governor, Ron Desantis. Willie, he is just his childish response to not just the president but other people concerned that Ron Desantis is passing topdown mAndates, forcing people whether its Small Businesses in florida to not be able to protect themselves or School Boards not be able to protect themselves. Hes trying to run covid like an emperor out of tallahassee, florida. One size does not fit all 67 counties. But Ron Desantis acting like a socialist thinking it does. Of course, theres irony in him complaining about the top down from the White House Giving Orders where hes going top down at the State House telling School Districts what they can And cant do. There are many that are different saying were going to go ahead with the Mask MAndate. Theres a big problem in florida right now well get to covid infections, hospitalizations And deaths as Delta Variant goes across the country. And now
Speaker. We begin in what was an overall difficult weekend for the united states in the ongoing coronavirus, the New Wave is taxing Hospital Emergency rooms again. With Health Officials warning things can get a lot worse. Nbc political correspondent Vaughn Hillyard has more. Reporter the united states topping 100,000 new coronavirus cases just friday. A stunning fourth wave with the number of infections and seriousness of the moment rising each day. Things are going to get worse. If you look at the acceleration of the number of cases, the seven Day Afternoon has gone up substantially. The virus surging in states from the west to the east. Cases doubling in more than 40 of them over the last two weeks. This is a class five hurricane. Reporter more florida residents tested positive for covid over the weekend than any other point in the pandemic. Hospitals in Jacksonville And Orlando are already breaking previous hospitalization records. In neighboring alabama more than 1,200 people are c
State Fire Marshal saying crews are using hightech tools, battling conditions made tougher by mother nature. Rain creates challenges, lightning creates challenges. Shifting in the rubble creates challenges. If the Rubble Shifts we have to stop because you cant take chances with peoples lives below. We have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news. That is excruciating. We have them coping with the news that they might not have their Loved Ones come out alive and still hope against hope that they will. Theyre learning that some of their Loved Ones will come on out as body parts. This is the kind of information that is just excruciating for everyone. In april, two months ago, the president of the Tower Association sent a letter to residents warning the building was in need of repairs. The letter urged residents to pay the 15 Million in assessments needed to fix structural problems in the building. The Condo Board President wrote the Concrete Damage to the building would all the pl
Hurt his shoulder, hurt his harm, twotime Cy Young Award winner. And Last Night Going down to texas, stoically, quietly, facing only 28 hitters in the sixth nohitter of this major league season. And of course, the first in major League Baseball, The American League East. But there have been some i think there were some nohitters in the central Time Zone just last week. Two days aGo. Jonathan lemire, listen, we want Good things to happen to american League East teams. Ive Got to say, though, i started watching in the seventh inning, because, of course, not to cheer against our fellow american League East brethren, but i noticed he had a Strike Zone like oh, Come On that Greg Maddux would be envious of, right . He throws one actually in the doughout wow. And they say, on the corner. This is underneath you, joe. Lets celebrate greatness. I know theres the old adage that you dont talk about a nohitter because you dont want to jinx it while its in progress. I texted everyone i knew, i went