Together, guys cnns five things with kate baldwin Streaming Weekdays on cnn. Com and max this is cnn Breaking News hello and welcome. Im ivan watson. We begin with Breaking News from The Middle East. Has bola is claiming success in what it calls the first phase of its retaliatory strikes its on israel. The militant group says it has fired some 300 rockets in recent hours as israels air defenses worked to shoot them down. Earlier, israel said it struck hezbollah militants in lebanon as they were preparing to launch their attacks. Israel says its strikes are continuing, has bulah was responding to the recent killing of its top Military Commander near beirut. Israel is accusing the group of endangering lebanese civilians from right next to the homes of lebanese civilians in the south of lebanon. We can see that hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on israel. While endangering the lebanese civilians we warned the civilians located in the areas where hezbollah is operating t
States And all around the world. I appreciate your company. Im Michael Holmes And this is cnn newsroom. U. S. Military leaders are warning that the deadly Suicide Bombings outside Kabul Airport are likely just the beginning. Were about to show you some very graphic video of the scene. It is difficult to watch, but it is also important that we document the brutality of what is happening. More than 90 afghans And 13 u. S. Service members were killed at the airports main Entrance Gate for evacuees. And also, at the nearby baron hotel. The jihadist group, isisk, has claimed responsibility for the attack which the u. S. And others have been warning about for days. What you see there is a Scene Outside of a kabul hospital as families gathered hoping they would hear the names of their Loved Ones who were getting medical care. The u. S. President Joe Biden vowing to continue the airlift that has now brought more than 100,000 people out of afghanistan. And hes ordered the u. S. Military to go a
Continues. Host we are joined by Earl Anthony Wayne, a former deputy u. S. Ambassador to afghanistan and current fellow at the wilson center. Remind folks what years were he were in afghanistan and what the political and military situation was. Guest from 2009 through 2011 and i worked on afghanistan from washington at the very start of our involvement in this century from the fall of 2001 to the beginning of 2003 working on the coordination. So, the time that i went back to afghanistan was during the period where we were surging military and civilian forces into the country with efforts to really boost the work against the taliban and to try and boost the government of afghanistan in its capacity to deliver services and to govern well in the country. Host you said you saw the start, and the surge, did you ever expect you would see americans being airlifted out of kabul at the end . Guest the thought sometimes passed through my mind, but i did not think i would see it happen. And i hop
Group and where it is based and how it is funded and how you do your mission . Guest our project provides legal representation to refugees and displaced people around the world. Refugees are and some of the most difficult situations in the legal process. It offers few due process rights and is not transparent. For the last decade, the international assistance partners have offered a presentation for thousands of refugees and other displaced people to countries of protection. That valuable information from client systems make advocacy to remove obstacles that we see our clients face. We also use that information and that mission to pursue systemic advocacy through litigation. When that is the bet when that is the best course. Host is it all Donor Base . Guest yes. We do our work from new york, washington, d. C. , berlin, beirut. Because refugees were often in very difficult physical circumstances, we really pioneered a unique model so we are able to continually represent people even if
Says it is granting up the pace of evacuations of americans and afghans that helped the u. S. From Kabul International Airport. Were taking a closer look at what led to what were seeing play out in afghanistan today. Meantime, back here at home, mississippi republican Senator Roger Wicker and maine independent senator Angus King revealed they tested positive for the coronavirus despite both of them being vaccinated. Doctors are also alarmed by the rising number of covid19 cases that are appearing in children. Were going to look at how one Childrens Hospital is dealing with that surge. But we gun this hour with the Breaking News out of the nations capitol. Lets go to nbc News Justice Correspondent pete williams. I understand the suspect surrendered. How did this play out . Well, he simply gave himself up according to the Capitol Police Chief tom manger. They tried to establish communications with him. Initially they were writing back and forth using dry erase boards. Thats how he wanted