of the war in afghanistan. mr. laportea is now an excellent journalist. we have had him here on the show several times featuring his reporting from among other places the military times wrchl he now works as an investigative correspondent for the associated press. tonight he was first to break the news that a new phase is under way or at least a new resource is being brought to bear on the evacuation effort in afghanistan. this is very interesting, potentially important. mr. laporta first to report at the ap that u.s. forces in afghanistan including intelligence agencies have started using helicopters to pick people up to safely bring them to the kabul airport so they can be airlifted out. he said today, quote, i have been sitting on this but can now report u.s. helicopters ferried 96 afghans for evacuation, signaling military flights occurring outside kabul airport. cia/dia which means defense intelligence agency and sof, special operations forces, are collecting up u.s
afghanistan. this is very interesting. mr. look the first to report at the ap today that u.s. forces in afghanistan, including intelligence agencies have started using helicopters to pick people up, to safely bring people to the kabul airport, so they can be airlifted out. he said today, i ve been sitting on this as soon after james la port up posted that late this afternoon, zeke miller and three other reporters have this story. u.s. military helicopters were flew into taliban held kabul on friday to scoop up would be evacuees. american officials confirmed to the ap today. the third brigade combat team of the armies 82nd airborne division airlifted the afghans from camp sullivan, which is quite near the kabul airport. the official said e official said now this is interesting. s interesting. again, that s outside of kabul. the officials would not detail where these airlift sites were for security reasons. they spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not author
scene in tennessee outside of a school board meeting where parents spoke in support of masks. [ yelling ] no more masks. there is a bad place in hell and everybody is taking notes, buddy. [ bleep ] you. this morning there are, though, new developments on vaccine front to bring to you. the fda is expected to announce as soon as today it will authorize additional doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccine for those immuno compromised. the cdc has guidance now urging pregnant women to get vaccinated saying it is safe for both mother and baby. and tomorrow a cdc advisory team is meeting to discuss what to do about booster shots for the general population. we have reporters on every angle this hour. let s begin with ed lavendera live in texas where hospitals are hitting the highest levels of covid patients in six months. hi, ed. reporter: hey, kate. well hospitalizations well over 10,000 here in texas. those are numbers as you mentioned we haven t seen since early february an
indianapolis. police say he was able to buy two rifles after having a shotgun taken from him. let s go to nbc s kathy park in indianapolis for us. kathy, another welcome. what s the latest on the investigation? and i understand you ve spoken with some first responders. alex, that is right. i think the big question is today how was the suspect able to obtain those two assault rifles legally? especially when he was already on law enforcement s radar last year. in fact, his own mother flagged authorities, saying her son was suicidal. and that really set off a chain of events. his shotgun was seized and not returned. he was placed on a temporary mental hold. and after an interview with the fbi they found no sort of criminal violation, no ties to extremism. but here, alex, in indiana there is a red flag law which essentially allows the courts and law enforcement agencies to seize guns from anyone who exhibits any sort of warning signs for violence. and right now it s unclear if