announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. the pentagon says a deadly drone strike carried out during the final stages of the afghanistan evacuation was a tragic mistake. the u.s. now admitting the strike killed ten civilians including seven children. a reversal from weeks of maintaining it was an isis-k fighters threatening another attack on the kabul airport. top u.s. general says he takes full responsibility for getting things so wrong. and it was actually an aide worker whose car was filled with water containers and not explosives. the cnn investigation had already cast doubts on the original narrative and we have more on the admission, and what we re learning about the victims and a warning, some of the footage you re about to see is graphic. the u.s. military has admitted that wrong intelligence led to the killing of ten innocent afghan civilian, including seven children. following a drone strike in kabul, almost three weeks ago, on w
news continues. let s turn things over to don and don lemon tonight. good evening, everyone. this is don lemon tonight. and the news from capitol hill is ominous. an urgent, new warning from homeland security about the increasing possibility of violence at the so-called justice for 6th rally. which let s remember, is in defense of the blood-thirsty insurrectionists who on january 6th tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. this is where we are tonight. newly-installed fencing around the capitol, just like after january 6th. fencing expected to go up outside the supreme court, as well. online chatter threatening violence. homeland security says social-media users have discussed storming the capitol tomorrow, the night before the rally. and one commented on kidnapping a member of congress. and it s not just the capitol. there has been online chatter about using the rally to target local jewish institutions. elected officials and so-called liberal churches. and with
those charged criminally with storming the capitol on january 6. attacking police officers as well. now, the department of homeland security brief warns that people involved in the rally and those opposed to it could pose a threat tomorrow. and now adding fuel to the fire, perhaps not surprisingly, former president trump who is expressing support for the insurrectionists echoing organizers saying the hundreds arrested in connection with the riot are being persecuted unfairly. this comes, too, as a house republican who voted to impeach the president, former president, over his role in the attack on the capitol says he s done with politics. ohio representative anthony gonzalez revealing he will not run for reelection, largely due to the toxic state of the gop. cnn s whitney wild is just outside the capitol fence perimeter this morning. so, whitney, law enforcement, as we know, saying they re prepared for whatever today or tomorrow brings. what is the anticipation of what that
standby. protective fencing outside the capitol began to be reinstalled overnight. we got an inside look on what s going on the streets from shimon prokupecz. police are preparing with the possibility that protesters may arrive with weapons. it s unclear how large this rally will be. but security officials say they want to avoid the mistakes on january 6th when officers were unprepared and overwhelmed by the siege that was really filled with president trump supporters. even though transportation security administration is ramping up security. the agency says that it is monitoring and positioned to deploy in response to any issues that might prop up in the d.c. area. we begin with cnn s pete muntean live for us at ronald reagan washington national airport with more. this is really a testament to just how widespread they re trying to make of the safety net, pete. that s right, brianna. the tsa says it s always on high alert you ll see more canines and law enforcement office
insurrectionists charged in the deadly january 6 capitol riot. and an increased police presence not the only detesrrent for chaos. they began installing fencing at the capitol square. ramping up security at local airports. it s unclear how many people will actually attend this saturday. amazing to see the need for all this eight months after january 6. fortunately, both chambers of congress will actually be on recess this weekend, meaning this rally poses a smaller threat, at least to lawmakers and their staffs. the man behind this rally says, we won t see, he says, the violent spectacle that took place on january 6th. we ve got a largely peaceful crowd. we ve had two events in washington, d.c. so far, at the department of justice and at the prison. there have been no incidences so far. no one is bringing a weapon that will be a part of our crowd. we can assure you of that. they re coming out to support people who committed crimes. more than 500 participants in that ral