Republicans. He is expected to do some blaming and finger pointing including to the Trump Administration to pull out which set the process in motion and including a backlogged visa process. It is to keep the focus on the bidens trillion Dollar Plan to create a social safety net. It is a critical week for at least today and tomorrow, lawmakers are shifting the focus back to u. S. Involvement back overseas. Joining us to start the hour as we are keeping our eye and the start of the hearing, we have with us washington Post Military Reporter Dan Lamoff and allied Commander Correspondent Admiral stavridis, and joining us back is a valued voice that we are happy to have back in the fold amna anhoff. Welcome back. And before the congressional hearing, they send out a prepared text, and we know what he is going to say, and he is going to defend the decision to withdraw from afghanistan, and he says that it is the Trump Administration that made the deal with the taliban and leaving them with tw
Seen before in the region. Recordbreaking, major expressways completely flooded in new York City. Passenger Rail Service shut down across the northeast. Torrential Rain Flooded People out of their homes. There is only sadness and it is just overwhelming. So where we are is that we have to start from scratch as we are mourning. We have to see how we can move on. The nypd says more than 800 passengers were rescued. Look at that, from the new York City subway system. The department says that it made hundreds of other rescues including a Livery Driver on a flooded road in central park. Officers also say a disabled man trapped inside his home when he asked about his dog, police went back and rescued the dog as well. One of the most extraordinary images this minor League Stadium turned in to a lake this boundbrook New Jersey. Polo sandoval is actually caught in floodwaters on the way there and he will join us soon. Fema has approved a temporary Housing Program for victims of Hurricane Ida in
The legal battle heats up, as the Supreme Court weighs in on the new Texas Law. Women are turned away from clinics, and a website is set up to report anyone who is seeking an abortion. Welcome relief. Improving wind helps crews fight the Caldor Fire. We go inside their battle. Reporter this is a backfire that crews set intentionally to take advantage of the favorable weather. Odonnell kids and coronavirus why cases among children have increased rapidly. Grounded the f. A. A. Says Richard Bransons Space Plane Cant take off. And, grab your tissues. A military Dads Surprise for his family. This is the Cbs Evening News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and Thank You for joining us. Tonight, we begin once again with the extreme weather facing this country. The northeast is recovering from recordbreaking rain, flooding, and tornadoes triggered by remnants of hurricane ida. The storm is now responsible for more than 40 de
Helicopters have rescued 169 americans from a hotel outside the airport in kabul. This comes hours after President Biden claimed americans were not having issues getting through the taliban blockade. We have no indication that they havent been able to get in kabul through the airport. We have made an agreement with the taliban thus far. Shannon other parts of the biden administration have conceded that does not line up with the reality for some on the ground, as the White House admits it is unsure how many americans are in need of evacuation from afghanistan, and the pentagon corrects the commander in chief on his claims that Al Qaeda is gone, and the u. S. Will be able to monitor the Terror Threat to americans from afar. Look, lets put this thing in perspective here. What interest do we have in afghanistan at this point, with Al Qaeda gone . Al qaeda is a presence, as well as isis, in afghanistan. And we have talked about that for quite some time. We do not believe it is exorbitantly
Restaurants, airlines, businesses struggling with staff shortages in many blaming big government handouts. Take a look at the astounding number of people now actually admitting they are turning down work and generous on employment benefits. And lawmakers in New York to keep Chickfila Factory Chain out of Rest Stops. Attorneys are asking if it is legal. The roof nomadic group of renegade Texas Lawyer celebrated by much of the media and their n The Left. White House Kevin Corke digging into new details who is footing the bill and the first time hanging out in the nations capital, good evening kevin. Good evening shannon, House Democrats and staffers, the cost for the texas excursion, if you will, they are quickly mounting and truth be told the party not unlimited. The democrats started making fundraising pictures to finance the camp to allow a Blocking Package of g. O. P. Voting legislation in the lone Star State my three questions are becoming increasingly relevant. Who is footing the b