Citizens left Behind Enemy Lines in afghanistan as i speak. We have six airplanes that the airport. With American Citizens on them. As i speak. Also with these interpreters. And the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. Julie we have Fox Team Coverage. Trey yingst is in kotter dominic qatar. First, we go to benjamin from london. There are actually conflicting reports. Yes, the taliban say they have full control, and they have released images showing the amount of the governors office, but the national resistance say that they still control all of the main strategic areas. There is a small glimmer of hope that right now for them. Less of a hope, perhaps, and for The Americans on board trying to escape afghanistan. This news broke yesterday when Congressman Michael Mccaul claimed that the taliban is now holding these American Citizens and Allies Hostage by blocking the planes leaving the airport in northern afghanistan. He says that they are there sitting on board been unable to l
Them. At this point, we believe about 13,000 people remain at the Kabul Airport. That, too, a Brand New update. Well get some information on that. Those 13,000 are waiting, hoping to be evacuated. 33 u. S. Military transport jets are expected to arrive at the airport in the next 24 Hours, each has the capacity, were told, to take 400 passengers out. A source tells cnn the United States, though, is changing its policy on who will be admitted into the airport from today on, only u. S. Citizens Green Card holders and citizens of nato countries will be allowed past the airport gates. This is a big change. Applicants and those who already have been approved in the special immigrant Visa Program gives afghans who worked with the u. S. A way out of the country. As of now, it seems like they will not be allowed into the airport. Cnns Sam Kylie is inside the Airport At Kabul and joins us now on the phone. Sam, a whole ton of new information there. But lets start with this Fire Fight overnight,
Erupted at the Kabul Airport between u. S. , german and afghan forces guarding the airport and a group of unknown assailants. According to a White House official, the u. S. Has evacuated 10,400 People On Sunday alone. That, the most in a 24hour Period to date. A source close to the situation on the ground tells cnn the numbers at the airport, those waiting there, still remain close to 13,000 This Morning. Well have more on that in a moment. We are also following an imminent and major milestone in the race to vaccinate americans. Two biden administration officials say full Fda Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine could come as early as today. Once that happens, Surgeon General says more businesses and institutions will likely begin to mandate vaccinations. Another key step in the race to stem the surging Delta Variant. Were going to get to that in a moment. Lets begin, though, with the violence in afghanistan. Evacuations there, our team is tracking all the latest developments from the pentag
Viewers joining us here in the United States and Around The World. I am rosemary church. Just ahead a Opposition Activist from Bell Bell Araous detained. Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene doubled down on comparing Covid Mask mandates to the holocaust. What could this mean for the state of her party . Raising questions about the origin of covid19, where it came from and is anybody trying to hide the truth . I will discuss with my guest, dr. Celine goaler. Good to have you with us. Unacceptable and unprecedented and shocking. Thats just some of the outrage pouring in over the arrest of a activist from belerus. It was the president that ordered a Fighter Jet to escort the plane where the vocal critic of the president was detained. The plane spent several hours on the ground before it continued on and arrived safely in the Lithuanian Capital. A passenger described what happened onboard. At one moment we just changed the direction of flight and we go down and to the left. After, lets say 2 1 2 m
Reported deaths are also down. Now averaging 546 a day. So all of that is good news as we approach memorial Day Weekend and see signs that summer might look normal. Madison square garden hosted 15,000 Basketball Fans Last Night for the largest indoor event in New York since the start of the pandemic. And fans stormed the Fairway Yesterday when Phil Mickelson won the Pga Championship. In huntington beach, california, police had to break up a 2,500person party. Wow. Meantime Air Travel hitting another new high over the weekend. The Tsa Screening 1. 68 million people on sunday. Compared to 267,000 this time last year. Now all of this as we also get more information about the possible origins of covid19. A u. S. Intelligence report reveals that several scientists at that Research Lab in wuhan of were hospitalized in November Of 2019 with unknown illness. Cnn is following the story. Natasha, tell us about this report. Hey, alisyn, yeah, this report basically adds more details about the pote