A dangerous storm now that is gaining strength at this hour. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im Kate Bolduan in for erin burnett. Tonight these powerful images well show you capturing the scene inside a c17 packed mostly with afghan nationals fle fleeing their home country. Clarissa Ward And Vince wells are on that plane now. Roughly 400 people making their way to kutar. This comes as President Biden takes questions for the first time since afghanistan collapsed to the taliban. Biden admitting he does not know how many americans are still in afghanistan, but he promised to get every last one out. Let me be clear, any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. Will you sign off on sending u. S. Troops into kabul to evacuate americans who havent been able to get to the airport safely . We have no indication they havent been able to get In Kabul tHrough the airport. Yet, this afternoon, Bidens Defense Secretary appeared to contradict the president on that. During a b
We will get you home. He says hes making the same commitment to evacuate afghan allies of the United States. In his most extensive comments yet, the president seemed less defensive as he addressed the danger and the chaos since the taliban takeover. Tonight there is new confirmation that americans in afghanistan have been beaten by the taliban. The Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Sharing that information with u. S. Lawmakers. Cnn crews have also witnessed taliban violence escalating in the afghan capital, making a desperate situation worse by the hour. Our correspondents and analysts are standing by covering every angle of this breaking story. First, lets go to Jeremy Diamond over at the White House. Je jeremy, the president made very specific Promises Today about the evacuation. Thats right, wolf. Five days after the taliban took control of kabul, President Biden clearly trying to show he is getting the situation under control, also showing some more of his trademark empathy, talking a
This pro gramming note, join cnn it area tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. eastern exclusively on cnn. thanks for watching. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, desperate escape. new images of a packed c-17, the lucky ones getting out of afghanistan tonight, this as president biden vows to mobilize every resource necessary to get all americans and afghan allies out of the country. plus, breaking news, cnn learning the fda will give full approval to the pfizer covid vaccine as early as monday. is this a game changer? and more breaking news, hurricane warnings up for the northeast, millions bracing for