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20 years ago i was a senior at the university of miami getting into the shower. i remember complaining about how tabloid the today show was that day, wishing for something more substantive. i got out of the shower, turned up the tv, and the north tower of the world trade center was on fire. what were you are doing when you heard the news? would you recognize who you were then or the country we lived in? and what have we gained after 20 years of war? what have we lost? are we safer now than we were then? people have been asking those questions throughout the day, taking perspective on this 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. memorial ceremonies took place across the country today. it was a chance for family members to honor their loved ones and for the nation to honor its promise to never forget. today president biden visited the sites of all three memorials. he started in lower manhattan alongside former presidents clinton and obama. he joined a wreath-lay ....
evacuation from afghanistan in the latest spirit 68 people have been flown out of the country and the last 24 hour period mark that would represent about half the pace that we were seeing the day before. and it is expected to slow. but by this latest count, we are at about 110,000 who have evacuated afghanistan since the taliban took over. we have got you covered because we are waiting to hear from the pentagon and they will detail us on that evacuation plan and this latest terror threat that seems real enough for them to keep issuing it day in and day out. it goes something like this. and it came late last night from our embassy there that u.s. citizens who are at the abby georgia tech, the east gate, aby gate. north gate. that should leave immediately that complicates how many can get to the airport and ultimately out of the country. we ll get a read on that from top generals on the ground very, very shortly. first to trey yingst following all of this in doha, qatar, ....
with the bbc s leads to sets. lets get the latest developments in afghanistan. the taliban has warned of consequences if the us and its allies extend their presence in afghanistan beyond their 31st of august deadline. that s eight days from now and there s increasing concerns the evacuations of foreigners and afghans won t be completed. here s the taliban s spokesman. they should withdraw from afghanistan, let the people start a new chapter of peace and construction. this is not a convincing justification if they say there are a lot of afghans who are working with foreign troops, and they have still not been evacuated. they need to have that action open for them. we are not putting any hurdles in their way, if they have a passport saying that they were issued by the us to them, they can go to commercial flights any time they want to go. that is their right. of course, we want them to stay in afghanistan and participate in the construction of the country, and there i ....
deputy law enforcement officers deputize house democrats. governor greg abbott says time for them to get to the capitol and do the job they were elected to do. anderson hit right. back at the wall the white sox win it. [cheers and applause] climbing the mountain just to prove i can if i was the man they wanted me to be. en. brian: white sox dramatic victory after the yankees came all the way back to tie it and it was the walk-off homer that s why they are in first. the bigger story where they were played and the setting it took place. ainsley: look at that what s he saying? brian: i guess it s over. 8,000 there pretty exciting. steve: it was so much fun if you were watching the field of dreams game last night on fox. the coverage started at 6:30 or 6:00. we were watching everything. and, as darkness falls it looks like a regular stadium until you zoom in and there is the corn. but the way it started in the beginning just like the movie where kevin costner come ....
is there any taboo that would not break? what s wrong with you? there is so much different story telling and so many stories being told about so many people. i don t think dramatic television have ever been strong. in coming! who are the heroes? the people who watch this show. this is the week when the major broadcast network unveiled their fall lineup of show. everyone executives know how well the sopranos is doing on cable. we are dependant on sponsors. there are so much we can do in terms of language, in terms of violence and sex. to a large degree a lot of executives were stannding on th edges of what was interesting. hbo is looking at the world and going okay, how can we matter. for quite a long time, movies and boxing were the bread and butter of hbo. what we have learned through shows like larry sanders or oz is that is we could do serious television. something in the air. and it ain t love. oz was cutting edge of what it was w ....