Underway. And new details from the pentagon on the isisk bombing at the Kabul Airport that killed 13 american soldiers and at least 170 afghan civilians in august. Arthel Alexandria Hoff is at the white house, Christina Coleman is in los angeles on the olympic outcry, but first, Lucas Tomlinson live in the ukrainian capital of kiev. Lucas. Reporter Russian Forces have fully assembled all their personnel to launch a full scale invasion if russian President Putin gives the order. This as Secretary Of State tony blinken hosts his polish counterpart as nearly 2,000 paratroopers arrived in poland. [inaudible conversations] but if it does not, we are fully prepared for the alternative. Reporter keep in mind when Russian Forces invaded georgia in 2008, they used half the number of troops they now have massed this evening. These forces are much more modern and capable. Jennifer griffin reports 70 of russias forces are now in place to launch that invasion, likely to cost thousands of casualties
And 13 u.s. service members. by explosively directing ball bearings through a packed crowd and into our men and women at abbey gate. the disturbing lethality of this device was confirmed by the 58 u.s. service members who were killed and wounded despite the universal wear of body armor and helmets. it did stop ball bafings that impacted them but could not prevent catastrophic injuries to areas that covered. the investigation found no definitive proof that anyone was ever hit or killed by gunfire, either u.s. or afghan. this conclusion was based upon the caref ful consideration of sworn testimony of witnesses and those witnesses in observation towers, both american and british, who were in locations unaffected by the blast and that had commanding views of the scene before, during and after the explosive attack. this conclusion was also confirmed by the findings and analysis of medical examiners and explosives experts.
Explosively directing ball bearings through a packed crowd and into our men and women at abbey gate. reporter: now, why questioned when service members were not ordered to retreat, military officials said to do so would have put them at greater risk. this investigation also revealed acts of true heroism. it came out in the briefing the bravery, the compassion, the skill that our troops showed in the moment, a a moment when they are losing their comrades and trying to rescue those who were wounded. the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan is a clear tarnish on pride if p s presidency, but signs of economic recovery has given the white house something to tout. the latest jobs report showed 467,000 jobs were added last month. here s the president on the better than expected growth. america s job machine is going stronger than ever. it s really a strong recovery and opportunity for hard working