from washington tonight andda thank you for joining us. president trump is about to take the stage in florida. potential vp pick and f marco rubio is there airs well s trump s to grow a sense biden s campaign reboot. we will bring it to you live. questions swirling about biden o mental state. classic degeneration and we are finding difficulties and i couldn t find the word but degeneration of the area. laura: as team biden scrambles to turn the page anded show party support for the wounded incumbent, a new series of polls are out in the news isc devastating for the democrats.ed late the politico report and out six changes to their electoral college readings.st all toward trump and more on that later. first, no, joe won t go was the focus of tonight s angle. now, usually they are so chatty. they love shooting the breeze with their pals in the press. d afteisr dems met on capitol hill with the albatross 1600 pennsylvania avenue, it was a different story. you guys agree
the former health minister nadine dorries becomes the newest culture secretary. a very busy day in downing street. in the latest appointment. much more on all the changes in the next hour. in our other news: a record jump in inflation to 3.2%, the highest level in almost a decade, as the price of food and transportation goes up. government scientific advisers warn there could be a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment in england for covid. ministers say they re working to avoid that. and to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is reshuffling his top team of government ministers, as wide ranging changes see some big names leave or move within the cabinet. after a long conversation with the prime minister in downing street, dominic raab has been demoted from the foreign secretary position, becoming justice secretary, with the addition
army veteran. this team of special ops veterans saw this team through a harrowing ordeal. at one point that mom had a taliban gun, probably an american gun, held to her head. they said do not ever come back to this airport. corey mills will join us live in just a moments. first, david spunt with the back story. hi, david. hi, martha. the state department estimates there s about 100 americans left in afghanistan. some want to stay, some want to leave as soon as possible. they just want to get out and get to safety. this includes miriam and her three children. this is a heart-breaking story. they re lucky to be out with the help of corey mills that you see in the picture. those behind this private-run veteran group helped the family. they said the state department was not particularly involved. other americans spent hours on airplanes at the airport in northern afghanistan. they have yet to take off. republican congressman michael mccall said they re being held hostage. in qa
show taliban fighters beating on afghans, they are trying to sell themselves as a kinder and gentler taliban. dana: it says they will respect women s right despite evidence to the contrary. bill: bidden administration relying on the group to guarantee safe passage for thousands of americans scattered all over the country with only one exit. that s at the airport in kabul. remember, six weeks ago the president insisted he did not trust the taliban. this morning the criticism about him and his decision continues unabated. our government is putting faith in the taliban that their want for legitimacy and international rule is above their want to kill us. they re stuck between a rock and a hard place. they either tell americans to shelter in place and get the military into a shooting war to get americans out. the taliban are a brutal regime and how they govern. dana: mike gallagher is standing by with reaction. trey yengst the latest on the situation at the airport and
children on ventilators. whit johnson tonight on this highly transmissible variant. just in tonight, the fbi under fire for its handling of sexual abuse claims involving former u.s. gymnastics doctor larry nassar. tonight, what the inspector general has uncovered. did the fbi disregard allegations by gymnasts and to cover their mistakes? tonight, the fbi just issuing a statement, saying the actions of certain fbi employees are inexcuse blg. and this question how many young women were assaulted after the fbi was notified? pierre thomas standing by tonight. there are reports of a tornado on the ground as we come on the air. the potential for more severe storms in the heartland and the northeast. and, of course, the massive fires burning out of control in the west tonight. an entire community in washington state evacuated. residents running for their lives. matt gutman and senior meteorologist rob marciano on the worsening situation. was iran planning to kidnap an amer