Afghanistan. Listen, what does this mean about when america will get the americans out? because now is this threat going to delay? are we going back to this august 31 bs? is that a hard out again? that was a media and political party trap. It was a gotcha. What are you going to do? what are you going to do? the biden administration did not deal with it well and they just got on message that they re going to complete the job no matter what. Will this spook them into having to make a quick exit? they were finally getting that they can t leave until you get all americans and allies out. Here is the good news. They are getting people out. We just got new numbers. Since august 14th when kabul fell the state department tabulates as many as 6,000 americans wanted to leave and since then roughly 4500 were evacuated along with family members. Secretary blinken says his department is in contact with 500 americans still there and is aggressively reaching out to what could be 1,000 more but likely
Deadline to withdraw u. S. Troops from afghanistan. Speaking from the white house yesterday jfafternoon,xd bidenñ reaffirmed his intent to get all americans out by next tuesday, but seem toñi a+owledge that the date is flexible. We are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. ñr the sooner we canxd finish the better. Each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. But thee1 completion of august 31st depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate. And allow access to the airport for those who are transporting out and no disruption to our operation. In addition, i ve asked the penoqdon and the state department forñi contingency pl to adjuste1 the timetable shoul that become necessary. I m determined to make sure we complete our gi$m% 91ñ this mission. During a news conference in kabul yesterday, a taliban spokesperson said the u. S. Must stick to the august 31st deadline and warns that the group won t lete1 afghans being taken out on evacuation flights after that.
a recent panel including dr. marc siegel will sort it all out and will join us live. and school for thousands of students in chicago after the teachers union demand to remote learning. many parents furious. but growing backlash against manhattan district attorney and speaking soft on crime. this has started since day one. zero prison time for some felonies. riley, the offer of hate crime joins us later in the show. we began with the crisis of confidence in the center for disease control. for dan springer taking a closer look at the full medical mixed messaging. good evening, dan. good evening, the center for disease control all over the map on a number of key guidelines, but especially on the issue of testing for covid-19. the latest guidance said when people test positive, they can come out of quarantine five days, even without taking another test. just to add to the confusion, the cdc if you want to take a test, go ahead and is still positive, stay in quarantine until t
temperatures. we ll have much or on this developing story coming up. but first, another alert to kick off america reports, millions of children across the country are returning to classrooms following the holiday break. but in chicago the powerful teachers union says the city has not done enough to keep schools safe amid a huge covid surge and remote learning, yes, remote learning could be back as soon as tomorrow. hello, i m john roberts in washington, good tuesday to you, sandra. sandra: you as well, john. we ll talk about how hard it is on the children coming up. sandra smith in new york. the chicago mayor says schools are the safest place for students and the city spent $100 million on protective measures, but union leaders are not satisfied, and will hold a vote later today on whether to return to full remote learning. it is a critical decision that will impact the lives of more than 300,000 students and their families in the windy city. john: fox news coverage,
are putting profits ahead of people and endangering children, he should come tell it to our committee and to the american people himself. strong words from senator blumenthal there, as he said, he wants zuckerberg to testify before his committee in the coming weeks. one of the things that was surprising, if you were watching this hearing, there was bipartisan agreement when it came to facebook. john avlon with a reality check. in a senate that often seems proudly dysfunctional, yesterday s hearing on facebook seemed like a throwback to a more bipartisan era. now, unfortunately for facebook, the senators common ground was a resounding dislike of their business practices. but covering governing can strain people s attention, even when the target for reform is declared one of the most powerful corporate giants in the history of the world. according to one lawmaker, whose products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy. now, let s cut through the noise and l