Pregnancy, before many women even know theyre pregnant, but it alSo provides no exceptions for rape or incest. And it relies on citizens, regular citizens just like you and me to enforce it, basically letting them sue anybody who helps a woman get an abortion and awards them ten stacks if they succeed. The most pernicious thing about the Texas Law, it Sort of creates a Vigilante System where people get rewards to go out anyway. And it just seems i know this Sounds ridiculous, almost unamerican what were talking about. President biden says the Justice Department is looking At The legality of the new restrictive abortion law, but this is a huge blow to roe v. Wade. It has spurred democratic leaders to try to codify the protections into federal law after the Supreme Court just allowed it to stand. But no surprise, other states are already working to use the law as a blueprint for copycat measures, and Texas Lawmakers have advanced yet another restrictive bill limiting access to abortion m
Evacuations in the last 24 Hours. Officials say 21,000 people were air lifted from the Kabul Airport via u. S. Military and coalition flights. 21,000. Thats the highest Evacuation Numbers in a 24hour Period to date, all without a single u. S. Casualty. And an estimated 4,500 people are waiting inside the airport for Evacuation Flights at this time another 9,000 are believed to be at the gates surrounding the airport. A source tells cnn, afghans with special Immigrant Visas are now being allowed on to the airport grounds. Were still a week out from the August 31st deadline. Today is Decision Day for President Biden on whether to extend the Evacuation Mission at the Kabul Airport beyond that day, beyond next tuesday, and the pentagon says it needs enough time to start withdrawing 6,000 u. S. Troops almost, along with all of their equipment. Extending the deadline will No Doubt be at the top of the agenda, when the president meets virtually this morning with g7 leaders who are expected to
Officials here. So this is a remarkable logistical achievement set against this background of extraordinary negotiations between the United States and the taliban. The two leading belligerents up until the Taliban Conquest Of Kabul with the exception, of course, of the afghan government itself. With Highlevel Meeting now that were going to hear more about with your guest just now, and ongoing fire fights. Last night until about 5 00 this morning from about 4 00 to 5 00, just off to the west here, there was very heavy exchange of small arms and mediumsize weapons fire. Went on for a long time. We dont know who was involved in that. We are also getting reports on the ground that the taliban have arrested five suspected isis members who were believed or alleged to have been filming possible targets in the capital city. And we are now seeing massive crowds of people trying to get to the qatari embassy downtown. Similar numbers of people not similar numbers, similar scale of people who had
Decision must be made today in order to provide enough time to withdraw the 5800 troops on the ground in kabul, as well as equipment and weapons. Minutes from now, leaders of the group of seven nations are set to hold a virtual meeting where u. S. Allies are expected to ramp up pressure on the president to extend that deadline. We are covering this story from all angles, like No One Else can. Lets begin this morning on the ground in kabul where that dramatic increase in evacuations is unfolding as we speak. And Sam Kiley is there live. Sam, tell us what youre seeing there. This is an enormous number of flights in the past 24 hours. Reporter yeah, its a gigantic number and they have been continuing all day today. Of course as well, jim. So, as of about two hours ago, military officials here were telling us the u. S. Alone had flown out some 9,000 evacuees. When i was on the main area where the refugees and the evacuees were gathering yesterday, jim, there were about 10 1 2 Thousand had
Desperate attempts to try to get them to safety. Packed crowds and armed militants make it extremely dangerous for civilians to escape taliban rule. One woman is pleading with american troops. Watch this. Youre watching outnumbered. My cohost Emily Compagno with kayleigh mcenany, host of Laura Logan has no agenda on Fox Nation, Laura Logan herself. In the center seat, ben domenech, Fox News Contributor and publisher of the federalist. Great to see everybody today. New images have revealed the mayhem in afghanistan capital city. Going to take another look. The heartbreaking video showing an afghan woman handing a little girl off to troops on the other side of the wall at the kabul airport. A british officer in another section of the Airport Shouting the Mom Shouting save my baby. The taliban claims they are allowing safe passage, we are getting images. One woman got knocked to the ground. On the righthand side you can see the child bloodied in a mans arms. That woman we saw gripping the