capital has fallen under tabl control. all of this happening since last friday. and the taliban now appear to be closing in on the capital of kabul. one senior official telling cnn the city could be cut off in 30 to 60 days, dooming the u.s. backed government there. kylie atwood and barbara stair and clarissa ward in kabul with the latest. and what are you hearing from state department this hour? reporter: we are highwaying that there is a growing sense ever urgency among biden administration officials over these taliban games that are happening at an accelerating pace in afghanistan. this is prompted a number of meetings and phone calls to happen this morning. we know that secretary of state tony blinken spoke with his counterpart at pentagon earlier today. we know that he had a phone call at least last night with national security adviser jake sullivan. all about afghanistan. and this comes as we have reported that there have been ongoing discussions within the state depa
ainsley: he passed away after a battle with lung cancer but his impact on conservatives, america and the world lives on. he was fantastic man, fantastic pilot. people whether they loved him or not respected him. he loved his country. loved the country, but his wife and his family and loved his fans from his audience which was maybe the biggest ever. irreplaceable. jillian: you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. todd: tributes pouring in for rush limbaugh. jillian: carley shimkus joins us with the latest. steve: the nation at leading lawmakers paying tribute to rush limbaugh. he died wednesday morning little more than a year after announcing stage iv lung cancer diagnosis. his wife broke the news of his passing on his radio show. there will be a tremendous void in our lives and on radio. i would like to thank each and every one of you who rallied around rush and lifted him up when he needed you the most. steve: carley: donald trump awarding him the
states, or anybody that the other party considers to be a political danger to them down the road because of their abilities and being articulate and having a resume that shows they are capable. i picked eric because i think that he has a tremendous career and he might be somebody that some republicans somewhere it might be worried about. so, maybe the next person they go after is eric. and the republicans might regain the house in two years. history does tend to suggest that the party out of power in the white house does well on the midterm elections and the 2020 elections, the house gained, the house majority narrowed and there is again in republicans. so, the members of the house, they have to worry about these consequences because of the do not react to whatever the problem of the day is, somebody in the jurisdiction there, somebody is going to say, if you make me the congressman, i ll react to that and that means that the sitting member has to worry about it. because thei
remains a healthy vigor ous 78-year-old male. the president probably breathes sighs of relief because of poll. in the report, biden has experienced coughing and possibly worsen ned by a herni. and the president s ambulatory gait is stiffer and less fluid than it was a year or so ago. and does not say whether or not mr. biden went through cognitive testing which doctors recommend for older adults. the report was a return to the norm before his predecessor. you may remember when candidate trump was running against hillary clinton in december 2015, his campaign released most unusual doctor s letter from this physician harold bornstein which claims if mr. trump, i can state unequivocally will be the most healthiest individual ever elected. later learned that it was dictated by president trump. who knew. and then the visit to walter reed which instead of gain grisham said was, quote, to begin a routine physical exam was actually for a colonoscopy. biden had a colonoscopy yesterday
cross-examination and how explosively the judge react today that could be pivotal in the homicide case against rittenhouse. i want to first go to cnn s sara sidner in kenosha. sarah? yeah, there was both yelling and sobbing in this trial today. the sobbing coming from kyle rittenhouse. the yelling, coming from the judge in this case. reporter: kyle rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense for the killing of two men and wounding of another last summer during the unrest that exploded in kenosha, wisconsin. on the night of the 24th, were you aware of anything going on in kenosha? i i knew there was protests, demonstrations, and riots going on in the later evening. okay. and how were you aware of that? i saw videos on social media. reporter: the next day, his friend suggested they go to help protect businesses and they did, he testified. he said they went to the car source car dealership, and the owners accepted their help. did they give you permission to b