Capitol hill. And by that im referring to the socalled justice for J6 Rally where hundreds of protesters advocated without irony that the thugs who desecrated our national State House in the Worlds View should not face their deserved prosecution for attacking Police Officers or destroying the definition of public property. Because they were victims then and now, political prisoners. As always, we have a lot of news to cover tonight, but i need you to know why Todays Rally disgusted me to no end. In the last decades where weve marched and protested, just take the last few years when we protested, whether it was around george Floyds Murder last year in Minneapolis Or Michael browns killing by a policeman in ferguson, missouri, and some were out looting and destroying protocol. We denounced it. We never protested that they were prosecuted for looting or destroying property or somehow political prisoners. We said that is not what were about. If we had imagine if national Action Network, my
The area immediately. And biden administration officials now saying there are approximately 1,500 americans still in afghanistan with now less than a week to go before the u. S. Military withdraws. Also tonight the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack seeking a massive trove of documents from multiple federal government agencies signaling a wide ranging investigation. Lets go right to cnns Pentagon Correspondent oren liebermann, oren, good evening you to, thanks for joining us. This is an ominous warning tonight, tell us about the Security Concerns at the airport. Reporter its not just the warning thats the problem here, don, its the timeline in which the u. S. Has to operate. The u. S. Embassy in kabul already operating out of Hamid Karzai International Airport is Warning Americans to stay away from three Entry Points to the airport, saying there are Security Threats around there. They also say the embassy Will Contact Americans when its safe and instructions to g
Breaking news tonight, the Security Situation around Kabuls Airport deteriorating quickly. The u. S. Embassy Warning Americans gathering at certain entry gates about Security Threats, advising them to leave the area immediately. And biden administration officials now saying there are approximately 1,500 americans still in afghanistan with now less than a week to go before the u. S. Military withdraws. Also tonight the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack seeking a massive trove of documents from multiple federal government agencies, signaling a wideranging investigation. Lets go right to cnns Pentagon Correspondent oren liebermann, oren, good evening to you. Thanks for joining us. This is an ominous warning tonight, tell us about the Security Concerns at the airport. Reporter and its not just the warning thats the problem here. Its the timeline in which the u. S. Has to operate around these warnings and around the Security Threat. The u. S. Embassy In Kabul already
United states, canada and Around The World, im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. Watching states, canada and Around The World, im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. In respect. Fears of a potential Terror Attack at the airport in Kabul Have Uk warning citizens to stay away. The concerns are based on a very specific Threat Stream from an Isis Offshoot known as isisk. And the Uk Foreign Office cited a high threat of terrorist attack. There is now very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack and hence why the foreign Office Advice was changed last nirght. The people should not come to Kabul Airport, they should move to a safe place. Thousands of afghans are crowded around the airport hoping for a flight out of the country before the u. S. Militarys Mission Ends next week. And the State Department says about 1500 americans still may be in afghanistan. It has made contact with about 500 of them with specific instructions on how to get to the airport safely. There is no deadline
Now is evacuating american citizens, evacuating afghans who worked with us, and afghans who are at risk with the priority around women and children. And we have made significant progress in that regard. The race to evacuate both dangerous and urgent. These are live pictures from kabul near the airport where the american embassy advised u. S. Citizens near three of the gates to leave immediately because of security threats. A Defense Official telling cnn the concerns are based on, quote, a very specific Threat Stream from isisk about attacks against crowds gathered outside that airport. Nick Paton Walsh is covering the story for us and he is live in doha. Nick, 36 hours left. What more can you tell us about what appear appears to be the F Stage of the evacuations. Reporter urgency for days but now clear according to a source familiar with the situation that this ends in 36 hours, friday essentially. And that will of course spark some elements of panic amongst those trying to get into th