taliban now to spare the u.s. embassy there. bill: the situation drawing comparisons to the end of the vietnam war in 1975 when they evacuated staffers from a rooftop in saigon. the taliban seized control of kandahar. southern part of the country. the birthplace for the taliban there. not much of a surprise kandahar would fall. it happened. the second largest city in the country. reaction pouring in. you heard jack keane calling it an embarrassing retreat, hasty withdrawal. the territory now the taliban has captured so far in the past four months. that group controls about 2/3 of the country. closing in on the capital city of kabul. will me make a move on that? we don t know. u.s. officials say it could fall in a matter of months. jack keane, roll this. they re it will be horrific. they are a killing machine. jackie heinrich, hello. good morning, sandra and bill. the u.s. sending 3,000 troops to kabul to assist in the evacuation of americans and diplomats. sig
so-called sweetheart deal for hunter biden. that the president s son received preferential treatment. sandra: welcome, everyone, sandra smith in new york. this is america reports. fox has learned attorneys for irs whistleblower gary shapley contacted the doj about the hunter biden case earlier this year. shapley s lawyer says the top doj official was initially open to hearing him out on claims of obstruction. but quickly changed his tune after meeting with hunter s lawyers. john: weeks later, whistleblower protections were tossed, and the irs investigative team was pulled from the case. putting in question whether the doj meddled in the criminal investigation. let s kick things off with david spunt. live at the justice department. have doj officials commented on the new allegations, david? john, no, and unlikely that will change. this furthers the narrative of critics of the doj that there is this dual system of justice at play here. the headline as you just mentioned
that s where we kick off hour two of america reports. i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: hi, wow, wonder how you differentiate those things. it was a case that dominated the headlines, tragic down fall of one of south carolina s most prominent families, disgraced attorney alec murdaugh serving two life terms in prison for killing his wife and son paul. and fox nation exclusive, buster murdaugh insists there are always two sides to the story. john: right to nate foy, he is following this and nate, what else can you preview for us? in his first and only interview since his father s murder conviction, buster murdaugh tells martha the jury got it wrong and he agrees his father alec could be characterized as a psychopath, but not for murdering anyone. instead, for manipulating and lying to those around him. listen here. did you ever go there and say maybe it s possible that he did this? no, because i think that i hold a very unique perspective that nobody
john: begin america reports this thursday afternoon with 19 days to go now until the midterms. president biden out on the campaign trail today as the pennsylvania senate race comes down to the wire. hello, i m john roberts in washington. sandra: 19 days out, hard to believe. here we go. sandra smith in new york. the president travelling today for his only campaign stop of the week. he ll talk infrastructure before heading to philadelphia to stump for john fetterman. john: happening as polls show republican dr. oz closing the gap against john fetterman, and republicans also gaining ground in contests thought to be democratic strongholds. sandra: our panel standing by. mollie line is standing by in deep blue rhode island. so first to bryan llenas on the ground in philadelphia, expecting to see the president a short time from now. hi, bryan. hi, sandra. $167 million have been spent in the pennsylvania senate race. it s the second most expensive race in the nation beh
billionaire heiress in memphis. police confirming a short time ago the body found monday afternoon is that of missing kindergarten teacher and mother of two eliza fletcher. the suspect in the disappearance is now charged with first-degree murder. great to be back with you, john. john: good to see you as well, sandra. this is america reports. sad news to start us off. fletcher had been missing since going on a jog early friday morning. surveillance video shows a man believed to be cleotha abston henderson exit his truck and aggressively run toward fletcher. the man then forces fletcher into his car. sandra: court documents say he was seen cleaning his truck and acting strange before the attack. he is a convicted kidnapper, spending nearly 20 years in prin for a similar crime carried out back in 2001. john: criminal defense attorney with more on this in moments, but charles watson is in memphis. what s the latest, charles, and the charges against the suspect? good aft