earthquake. the misery now compounded by a storm headed their way. the afghan army has collapsed. the central government has fallen. and if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers afghanistan. the militants wrapped up a blistering advance over the weekend ending the surrender of kabul. ousted president ashraf ghani has fled the country, and video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban lounging in the presidential palace, an extraordinary sight. the taliban have called for peace, but their descent on kabul set off panic. have a look at the scene the city s airport before they say they took over air traffic control. up to 6,000 u.s. troops are being earmarked to help u.s. personnel. foreigners are racing to get out, but so too those afghan civilians, many afghans including those who work with the u.s. fear a return to taliban rule is a death sentence. america s top dip that the is defending the administration s decision to withdraw those troops from afgh
haiti where the death toll is climbing from a devastating earthquake. welcome, everyone. the afghan army has collapsed. the central government has fallen. and if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers of afghanistan. the militants racked up a blistering advance against major cities over the weekend, ending in the surrender of kabul. ousted president ashraf ghani fled the country, and this video that you re looking at from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban looking very comfortable in the presidential palace. now, the u.s. military s withdrawal set up the taliban takeover. the u.s. says all of its embassy personnel have been evacuated to the airport, and many other countries have followed suit. this was the kabul green zone earlier. the former hub of military and diplomatic activity now a ghost town. but things have been very different at the airport. [ sound of gunfire ] gunfire ringing out earlier as these crowds raced to try to catch a flight out of ka
while the u.s. scrambled to evacuate the embassy, chaos at kabul s airport as people desperately try to flee the country. and haiti s earthquake, a staggering jump in the death toll with search teams yet to arrive in some of the hardest hit regions. as a storm that compounds the disaster takes direct aim at the country. thanks for joining me this hour. for the first time in almost 20 years, the taliban are in near complete control of afghanistan. if nothing changes, it appears they ll be the country s rulers once again. the militants wrapped up a blistering advantage over major cities over the weekend ending in the surrender of kabul. video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban fighters lounging in the presidential palace. the u.s. state department says all embassy personal he will have been evacuated. they were flown out by helicopter to the airport which has been secured by u.s. troops. that hasn t stopped chaotic scenes like this. gunfire rang out earlier as crowds
the situation. and in haiti a race to rescue survivors of saturday s devastating earthquake as tropical storm grace bears down on the island. thank you for being with us. we start with more breaking news out of afghanistan. commercial flights from the capital, kabul, have been canceled leaving people fewer options as they try to flee the taliban. the capital surrendered to the militants on sunday triggering an exodus of civilians, diplomats and the afghan president. ousted leader ashraf ghani has fled the country. the video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban leaders in that hasn t stopped chaotic scenes like this. cnn cannot independently verify it, but video shows crowds storming the tarmac earlier scrambling to board any plane that will get them out of afghanistan. and cnn s ana coren has reported extensively from afghanistan including on a recent trip there. she joins me now from hong kong with the latest on the taliban takeover. good to see you, ana. so wha
shootings have moved the issue of gun control to the front burner. another pressing challenge is unfolding at the southern border, where the growing number of migrants, especially children, overwhelmed authorities and sent the administration scrambling for solutions. we have a great group with us this morning. we have nbc s gabe gutierrez outside hhs migrant detention facility in southeast texas. he was the only reporter allowed in. and nbc s julia ainsley covers the dhs. gabe, let s start with you. what did you see when you re inside that facility? what really stuck out to you? hey there, geoff. we saw children. they were calm and appears to be in good spirits. what s significant about this, reporters are asking for access to these type of facilities for weeks and our team was able to go in as far as the pool team, so other media organizations, and this is the first time during this recent surge that reporters were allowed in. now, we should make the distinction, this is a