President biden remains committed to a full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by August 31st, so time is running out for the thousands of people who are still hoping to leave. The hard deadline is only days away. In recent days, the Evacuation Effort has ramped up. Planes out of the country are now reportedly leaving every a0 minutes. But its increasingly hard for afghan nationals, even those who have permits, to make it to the airport. Thats because the the taliban has said afghans should not head to the airport. Heres One British National whos stuck In Kabul. Getting to the airport is extremely difficult if not impossible. Thousands of people at the foregates of Kabul Airport, and someone with young children and elderly parents. Theres no way for us to get to the gates. And i know people who have attempted to three or four times and have gone back home. In spite of the challenges, the biden administration is emphasising the successes of the Evacuation Effort. Heres a tweet from t
Queen elizabeth, nato summit, first facetoface since taking office with Vladimir Putin of russia. That comes in the wake of several suspected russian cyber attacks. Cnn white House Correspondent Phil Mattingly is with us. What is the president s Bigpicture Goal here, the big headline when it comes to diplomacy . Reporter i think theres an understanding these are priorities. I think these first four trips they are taking, the president and have the president , underscore what matters most right now. From president Bidens Point of view, he made clear at his speech at the State Department on, reestablishing those transatlantic bonds, reestablishing bonds the White House feels were ruptured, to some degree, with the past administration, is critical to what theyre trying to do going forward. I think thats what youre going to see in the first couple of stops on this trip. The g7, nato summit, all leading into that very consequential meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin. You talk to
rules to keep voting rights protected through legislation in the united states senate. eyes open, heads up. busy time. now time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening. news breaking during your hour includes in from politico about senator sinema meeting with a small group of senate democrats on rules changes this evening in the lbj room in the capitol. this is possible indication that the public pressure that both joe biden and chuck schumer put on senators manchin and sinema today. might be nudging them a bit. the report says the senators in this meeting, in addition to sinema, were tim kaine, angus king, jon tester, brian schatz, elizabeth warren, ben cardin, chris kunz and maggie hassan. you were talking about how some moderates in the senate have been onboard for a rules change, and maybe among the most effective people lobbying these two hold-outs. and to see that jon tester is in that room, tim kaine, angus king, that s a very important part of that
our hospitals than ever before, and the overwhelming majority are unvaccinated. the ad follows a similar plea from hospitals in minnesota earlier this month, now facing omicron, pleading for help. that part of it all feels like it was preventable. we had a level of protection that was offered that people declined, and now they re taking up beds that we know we need for other patients that need surgery for their heart disease or for their cancer, and those patients don t have access to the care that they need right now. all of us working on the front lines, health care providers, doctors, nurses, respiratory techs are going to feel the impact of those individual decisions. hospitals and emergency rooms were crowded before omicron came. we had a delta surge, we had e.r.s that are full of tired workers exhausted, not enough nurses e. covid now the third leading cause of death after heartland disease and cancer. being bombarded with new restrictions and restrictions, cali
committee reportedly is considering one of its boldest and potentially most consequential actions yet. a possible criminal referral against former president trump. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with president biden s response to the new omicron crisis hours after the variant became dominant here in the united states. let s go right to our senior white house correspondent phil mattingly. the president tried to reassure the vaccinated while warning unvaccinated americans of life and death consequences. it s a delicate messaging balance no question about it. it s one the white house views as critical in this moment. a moment where the omicron variant is very seriously causing concern. no question about that. however, it also finds the country in a very different moment in terms of the tools it has and its ability to manage the pandemic. i