if taliban understand that our families, parents, are in afghanistan, they will catch them until we show up. reporter: since many have already been to the u.s. for training and fought so closely with american forces, the visa process is expected to go smoothly. which would be a huge relief for the men who are forced to dramatically flee their native country and start life in a new one. i can t explain how happy i am. and it s a big pleasure not only for me but for all that were in uzbekistan. on top of the afghan air force personnel who have gotten out of uzbekistan, there are still around 140 more in neighboring tajikistan. general hicks has been tracking their cases as well and has told us that processing on them has started. john, between those two countries, around 60 planes and helicopters were flown out of afghanistan. what will happen to them remains unclear, but thanks to those pilots, the taliban will not get their hands on them. nice to get some good news.
they say mandating vaccines is not just unconstitutional, it s unamerican. this is not something that the government should mandate and somebody shouldn t have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm. it s wrong. this is an unprecedented assumption of federal mandate authority that really disrupts and divides the country. we ll stand up for people s freedoms and livelihoods. when biden is undercutting the constitution we ll be on the line with a full spectrum response. harris: the surgeon general says they will be watching. we have experience in dealing with exceptions but we have to be vigilant and make sure people are using them in the spirit they are intended and not abusing them for asking for exceptions when they don t apply. this will be an area we ll monitor in the days and weeks ahead. harris: peter doocy. officials here talk about the new vaccine requirement as being very important but officials are having a hard time e
thing that must never break. unity is what makes us who we are. america at its best. to me, that s the central lesson of september 11th. this 9/11 anniversary is being marked weeks after the end of the u.s. military presence in afghanistan, and the airlift that evacuated some 125,000 people, including thousands of americans. those evacuations continue. today, the second flight departed. and now we re battling an even deadlier adversary. the covid outbreak is affecting every corner of our country. president biden talking up his new vaccine rules that will impact some 100 million workers. either get vaccinated or be tested weekly for covid. that has sparked a furious backlash from several republican governors who are threatening lawsuits. this morning, biden was asked about his new rules. what is your message to republicans who are calling these rules an overreach? have at it. look, i m so disappointed that particularly some of the republican governors have been so cavali
troops killed in kabul was vandalized. doesn t matter if you are the right or the left. these are for the 13 slain u.s. troops. and i think that s why it hits a cord. he is going to be remembered for a long time whether he makes this one or misses it. win it. with the stars and stripes and the eagle flies. there s a lady that stands in a harbor. brian: great shot of the freedom tower as we pan over to the left. you hear that song, not only appropriate because it was written and inspired by 9/11 and the attacks, aaron tippin wrote it, but little bit later on a.j. hall came up with this great idea and i was able to do some stand-ups and front the package. i don t deserve any of the credit. toby keith, aaron tippin, bret michaels some of the artist on a package as they talk about songs that were written to inspire and reflect on 9/11. later in the show. that s one of them. steve: aaron tippin sang that song on this program and there has been a lot of music dedicate
elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against covid-19. what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? we have been patient, but our patience is wearing thin. and a refusal has cost all of us. rachel: but, wait, this is the same administration that promised us last spring that they would never crush the freedoms of millions of americans. let me be very clear on this. i know there has been lots of questions. the government is not now nor will would he be supporting a system that requires americans to carry credential. there will be no federal vaccination database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential. rachel: and the first domino of freedom has fallen for federal employees and contractors. i will sign an executive order that will now require all executive branch federal elmly . emily: employees to be vaccinated. all. i have signed another executive order that will require federal contrac