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since august 14th. they solved problem after problem to keep the mission moving forward. they did this because for the thousands of state department and u.s. aid employees who served in afghanistan for the past 20 years this evacuation operation was very personal. many worked hand in hand for years with afghan partners. many of whom became trusted friends. we also lost cherished members of our foreign service community in afghanistan. we ll never forget them. helping americans our foreign partners who have been by our side for 20 years and afghans at risk at this critical moment was more than just a high stakes assignment for our team. it was a sacred duty. and the world saw how our diplomats rose to the challenge with determination and heart. u.s. service members in kabul did heroic work securing the airport, protecting civilians of many nationalities including tens of thousands of afghans and air lifting them out. they also providing vital support right now caring for ....
including two that fell overnight. this rapid taliban gain comes just weeks before u.s. troops are scheduled to finish a complete withdrawal from afghanistan. the state department says embassy staff are also being drawn down to a core diplomatic presence. let me be very clear about this, the embassy remains open and we plan to continue our diplomatic work in afghanistan. this is not abandonment. this is not an evacuation. this is not the wholesale withdrawal. the pentagon insists that even with the surge of troops,off all military withdrawal is still on track to be completed by the end of august. but many observers say this decision reflects the reality that the taliban is advancing much faster than u.s. officials expected. things are right now dire, the afghan government is dysfunctional. the afghan national army even some of the better forces are finding themselves surrounded. it will be an extremely tough fight, much tougher than many people thought it would be ....
give their staffs time off, not only to get themselves vaccinated but also to get tear family members vaccinated. today, i am calling on all states and local governments to use funding they have received including from the american rescue plan, to give $100 to anyone who gets fully vaccinated. i am asking the defense department to look into how and when they will add covid-19 to the list of vaccinations the armed forces must get. every federal government employee will be asked to attest to their vaccination status. and anyone that does not attest or is not vaccinated will require to mask, no matter where they work, test one or two times a week to see if they have acquired covid. socially distance and generally will not be allowed to travel for work. the president also said he is asking that similar standard applied to anyone doing business in the government. as we said, this was just the latest on any such new carrots and sticks today. the los vegas police department ....
you know, jake, this is under active consideration. i do believe that the work of this committee in order to retain the confidence of the american poem must act in a way that has no partisanship. our select committee will seek the truth. this riot was absolutely devastating to the perception of democracy in this united states. let me say nothing is off limits. we ll follow the facts. american olympic throathlete find the medal stand, but covid forces more to drop out. welcome to our viewers. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we begin tonight with the study and disturbing march of covid around the world and across the united states. in america, the public s willingness to get a vaccine is waning. nearly every state is seeing more covid-19 cases than the week before. so fear and frustration are building. less than 50% of the country is fully vaccinated, meaning the game-changing herd immunity is well out of reach. at this pace, a new model projects a worse case ....
turn to infinite terror. i just heard, help, someone is in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. a husband found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. they found her on the ground with her hands by hundred back. she had bruising on her arms and on her face. inconsolable. screaming, crying. who could be behind this? well their only daughter desperate for justice for her dad. be careful what you wish for. everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. this terrifies me because this can happen to anybody. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was his teenage crush, then, puppy love turned into a lifelong love affair. eventually, high school sweethearts jamie melgar and sandra got together and had a daughter. they celebrated a 32 years together when jamie was brutally murdered. to crack the case, they had to investigate a allusion where the of the great houdini. here is dennis murphy with unspeakable . the scented candles were lit. the jacuzzi jets ....