In our backtoschool series, the search for Three Million students nationwide who havent been to school in a year. In depth the eviction wave. We will meet a landlord who is homeless, after her tenants stopped paying rent. Heat and humidity. The 95 Million americans who face extreme temperature. Plus, why Lake Tahoe now has the worst Air Pollution in the country. Williams sisters drop out. Why two of tennis top players are skipping the u. S. Open. And, the power of determination. How a wounded warrior became a paralympic medalist. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. There is a lot of News Tonight out of afghanistan, where the u. S. Withdrawal has reached a critical phase. As the evacuation of americans and our afghan allies reaches the final days, we have just learned tonight that the u. S. Military is secretly rescuing americans stuck outside of the kabul air
the u.s. is not at work. it arrives less than three months after a month stomach moment that is fresh in our minds. the exit from afghanistan. bill: they ve shocked and saddened the women who served there and elsewhere around the world. the national crisis hotline reporting a surgeon calls in the entire country still processing what we saw together. amidst the chaos and confusion, there were dissuasive heroes end. dana: troops delivering a baby on a crowded evacuation flight. when the mother went into labor, the pilot descended to lower altitude and that decision increased cabin pressure and saved her life in the process. bill: american heroism on full display there on what was one of the largest evacuations in american history. nearly 130,000 people were flown to safety from that airport. dana: the flight is not over. veterans here at home are still working to rescue interpreters and allies left stranded despite president biden s promise to leave no one behind. bil
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you. tweet us, twitter.com/book tv. or or post a comment on her facebook page. [inaudible] [applause] good evening. my name is john and i have the honor of being the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. thank you for joining us. an honor of our men and women who defend our freedom around the world in uniform, could you please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. please be seated. now that we have said the pledge and saluted our flag, i would like like it if all of those who are with the armed forces here today, whether you be active or retired as well as their families, which you please stand so that we might show you our appreciation. [applause] thank you so very much. on that note, there are a few other people that i would like