yeah. an important moment for you and important moment for people to see. i m glad we were able to see your photo. thank you for being here to share your story. we are grateful for your service and time today. i appreciate it. we ll think about you tomorrow. thank you. thank you for watching. our special coverage live from the pentagon here. we will have more from the same spot tomorrow. i ll anchor here with andrea mitchell. i ll have more on msnbc reports. we continue with craig melvin live from shanksville, pennsylvania right now. this field is the site where the passengers and crew of united flight 93 wrestled control of the hijacked planes on september 11th, 2001 and crashed it into the ground. craig melvin picking up friday coverage from sacred ground in shanksville, pennsylvania. the site where we lost 40 american heroes and sacrificing their own lives and likely saved thousands more. that plane was bound for the u.s. capitol. where i m standing, litera
what the president is now saying about them tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. and the images now emerging, with the u.s. now gone. taliban fighters appearing to enter a hangar with helicopters, walking the tarmac. more than 70 aircraft abandoned. the pentagon saying they were left inoperable. across that country, 76,000 u.s. military vehicles. how will the u.s. make sure afghanistan doesn t become a safe haven for terrorists like it was before 9/11? ian pannell in doha. tonight, the other major headline. first hurricane ida and now those storms barrelling across several states. that deadly collapse of a highway. the storms headed right into the northeast. warning tonight of straight-line winds, possible tornadoes. and our team in the air today with the coast guard over louisiana. homes and entire communities surrounded by water. hundreds of thousands still without power. matt gutman reporting on the ground tonight. chief meteorologist ginger zee with the new th
i just this is such a symbolic moment for this white house. and for this president. obviously you hit it at the biggest point here. the president has delivered on a campaign promise to get the united states out of its longest war despite concerns about what the fallout would be. despite concerns about repercussions. that has happened. we saw the last flight leave. and now the president has to talk about what happens next. before he does that, i think he needs to answer several key questions i m told will be a key component of the speech today. that is what the american presence or efforts in afghanistan are going forward particularly giveren the fact there are still more than 100 american citizens that want to leave the country that are still on the ground. there are hundreds if not thousands of afghan allies who wanted to leave the country who are on the ground. we heard from the secretary of state. tony blinken laying out the diplomatic efforts and process the u.s. is l
about them tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. and the images now emerging, with the u.s. now gone. taliban fighters appearing to enter a hangar with helicopters, walking the tarmac. more than 70 aircraft abandoned. the pentagon saying they were left inoperable. across that country, 76,000 u.s. military vehicles. .sw will the u. make sure afghanistan doesn t become a safe haven for terrorists like it was before 9/11? ian pannell in doha. tonight, the other major headline. first hurricane ida and now those storms barrelling across several states. that deadly collapse of a highway. the storms headed right into the northeast. warning tonight of straight-line winds, possible tornadoes. and our team in the air today with the coast guard over louisiana. homes and entire communities surrounded by water. hundreds of thousands still without power. matt gutman reporting on the ground tonight. chief meteorologist ginger zee with the new threat. d.c., philadelphia, right up
i m proud to salute the world s olympic athletes, and i thank the people of japan. the olympic experience brings out humanity s best. teamwork and solidarity, talent, tolerance. it inspires and unifies us in troubled times. we re all in mourning for those lost to the covid-19 pandemic. every effort in tokyo has overcome enormous obstacles and demonstrated great determination. if we bring that same energy to our global challenges, we can achieve anything. that was u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres with a welcoming message on the eph other of the summer olympic games in tokyo. about 950 dignitaries are expected to attend the opening ceremony when it kicks off on friday. now, this is a video of jet fighters rehearsing on wednesday. but the director of the event has been fired, reportedly over anti-semitic jokes he made years ago in a comedy skit. meanwhile, more than a dozen athletes have dropped out of the competition after testing positive for covid-19. seven of them t