Very good Tuesday Morning to you. Im jim sciutto. And im erica hill. Minutes from now Secretary Of State Anthony Blinken back in the Hot Seat. Set to be a second tough day of questioning from lawmakers over the biden administrations handling of the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and ongoing efforts to evacuate americans and afghan allies who remain in the country. Blinken repeatedly clashing with republicans on day one, defending the Administrations Decision making and placing much of the blame on President Trumps deal with the taliban. Take a listen. Did we have a plan to gather americans from all over Afghanistan To Kabul and out in an orderly way . How meticulous was the planning for the Trump Administration declared May 1st withdrawal . Thank you, congressman. We inherited acknowledgment of any shortcomings in the administration response, but also this morning a twoweek long Cnn Investigation is now raising serious questions about the u. S. Militarys final Drone Strike on a ca
it continues to weaken as it moves inland. natasha barrett has more from houston. good morning, we re getting a break from the rain in houston, but the wind is picking up, it s getting stronger as we speak outside. i heard of people now so desperate to be rescued out of the floodwaters they are using air mattresses to float to safety. southeast texas underwater. in houston a flash flood emergency, manholes overflowing, streets turned into lakes, nearly impossible to drive through. the city s mayor urging residents to stay home. the streets are treacherous. it makes absolutely no sensor for anyone to be on the road unless it is an emergency. these people rescued from an apartment complex. how many we got coming? reporter: the storm packing a punch. i can t believe this is happening and i have no apartment, my apartment was decimated. reporter: rockport where harvey came ashore roofs ripped off homes buildings, boats destroyed. the wind was probably, i don t kno
jillian: colin kaepernick is making it clear he s not listening, fox & friends first continues. jillian: friday morning and for some people it s been a really long week in florida, in georgia and the carolinas, it s been a tough one. rob: everybody working in washington. jillian: exactly. every week is a long week. you re watching fox & friends first , i m jillian mele. rob: i m rob schmitt, thanks for getting up early with us. speculation he could work free today after being held captive for more than two years. jillian: doug luzader. issue has been big sticking point between the united states and turkey, american pastor andrew brunson arrived at courtroom there in turkey just before dawn this morning, he faces terror and espionage-related charges, he has strongly denied them but could be looking up to 35 years in prison. the trump administration has been leaning on turkey to secure brunson s release, vice president mike pence says he s optimistic that this would be