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in return, the taliban stopped attacking our forces, our partners, and it didn t commence an onslaught of the afghanistan cities. had the president not followed through on the commitments that his predecessor made, those attacks would have resumed. we would have reupped the war in afghanistan after 20 years for another 5, 10, or 20 years. house members also questioning blinken on the parameters for u.s. engagement with the taliban-led government. when it comes to engaging with that government or any government to be named on a more permanent basis, we re going to do so on the basis of whether or not it advances our interests. and those interests are very clear. they are the expectations that we have set and the international community has set. the ongoing freedom of travel for a government that makes good on the commitment to combat terrorist. reporter: blinken said as of last week, about 100,000 americans remain in afghanistan who would like to leave the country. ....
desantis that wants a ban on masks. the mystery deepens over the shooting of a once w once promi attorney whose wife and son were murdered three mormt evnths ear outfront tonight, president biden facing republican outrage over his covid-19 vaccine policies that will impact up to 100 million americans. what is your message to republicans who are calling your vaccine requirements an over reach who are threatening to challenge it in court? have at it. look, i am so disappointed that particularly some of the republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their communities. this is this is we re playing for real here. this isn t a game. he s referring to republican governors because some of them are piling on the outrage. the governor of south carolina henry mcmaster tweeting rest assured we ll fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every south carolinaen and then ther ....
visiting towns and neighborhoods that days ago looked pristine and now completely still flooded out all the while making the hard sell on his domestic agenda trying to offer his infrastructure and budget plans as solutions in preventing future death and devastation. we got to listen to the scientists and the economists and the nasa security experts. they all tell us this is code red. the nation and the world are in peril and that s not hyperbole, that a fact. it s a bipartisan plan to modernize our physical ins infras infrastructure, our roads. how many bridges i went through in new jersey that had been over flown by the river because the next time disaster strikes, the flood is contained, the fire doesn t spread as widely and power stays on. not to mention those investments save lives, homes and create good paying union jobs. president biden making a hard pivot to his economic plan as you heard there trying to turn the page on crisis that have consumed his white ho ....
a prolonged commitment because as you could see from the damage behind me, in this house, the homeowner here, the water went up about eight feet, above most people s heads and it flooded the ent the entire basement. they have to evacuate. this is the evidence that the president will see firsthand and showing you why the road to recovery is so long. the president and the federal government will have a long-term commitment and the state leadership said the same thing. that is one of the hardest hit parts of new jersey. they lost people during the flooding last week. the president is going to be stopping first in nearby hillsborough township down the road. he ll have a briefing there around 12:15 and come here to manville to tour a neighborhood before moving on to queens. of course the president has already approved disaster relief declaration for six counties here in new jersey. the governor phil murphy saying that is wonderful but there are 15 counties in the new jersey. ....
forward on afghanistan s new government. there are satellite images of 6 planes on the ground in northern afghanistan. yesterday a top republican and the house foreign affairs committee mike mccall warned that the taliban is keeping americans hostage in preventing them from leaving the airport as shown in meas pictures. we have a busy afternoon ahead. we kick it off with trey in qatar. the defense secretary is here to meet with officials. the biden administration will have to work closely with these people and lean on them to use diplomatic chance with the taliban. he will visit kuwait and saudi arabia in the gulf. in a statement over the weekend the pentagon press secretary said secretary austin will meet with partners and thank them for their cooperation with the united states as we evacuate americans and afghans from afghanistan? there are at least 100 americans in afghanistan. while evacuations can pick up the u.s. military won t be directly involved. the u. ....