Administration about to back boosters. Plus, a desperate and unprecedented surge at the u. S. Mexico Border. We talk to migrants who told us why theyve continued to make this incredibly dangerous journey. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start today with our world lead. The White House this afternoon attempting to defend how it handled the u. S. Troop withdrawal from afghanistan as the taliban solidifies its grip on that country, and americans and allies rush to try to safely evacuate. This afternoon national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the taliban has agreed to give civilians Safe Passage to the Kabul Airport where the u. S. Military is hoping to speed up the pace of evacuation flights within the next 24 hours. This striking image obtained by Defense One shows nearly 650 afghans packed inside a u. S. Military cargo plane. They were safely evacuated on sunday to qatar. The White House estimates that at least 11,000 americans remain in afghanistan. But those figures
Sec. Mayorkas good afternoon, and thank you very much for good afternoon, thank you for being here today. I am here to work with community members, leaders, and Law Enforcement personnel. I especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the United States Border Patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. Under the leadership of President Biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. I want to introduce to you Raul Ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the United States Border Patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the Border Patrol effective saturday. I also want to introduce the department of Homeland Security Chief medical officer. I want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. It is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global
Sec. Mayorkas good afternoon, and thank you very much for being here today. I am here to visit our workforce, to meet with community members and leaders and Law Enforcement personnel. I especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the United States Border Patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. Under the leadership of President Biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. I want to introduce to you Raul Ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the United States Border Patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the Border Patrol effective saturday. I also want to introduce the department of Homeland Security Chief medical officer. I want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. It is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pan
Point we dont know the exact death toll. This video just into cnn shows some of the damage on the island there, buildings collapsed into rubble, streets covered in debris. The Prime Minister is headed to some of the hardesthit areas now. This could be a massive test for the new leader that took office after the shocking assassination of the president last month. Joining us, patrick ottman, an and allison chinchar. What are you hearing about the impact of the outbreak . Reporter as each hour passes by, we see new harrowing images, new accounts of dead pulled from rubble, seeing images of people being treated in the open air because theres still aftershocks and many buildings collapsed in the earthquake. The Prime Minister said not only is he going to be traveling to the effected zone, the hardesthit areas of the Peninsula Southwest of portauprince, he is calling on the government to put all of the haitian government resources into treating the wounded and recovering the dead. Haiti is g
Workforce, to meet with community members and leaders and Law Enforcement personnel. I especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the United States Border Patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. Under the leadership of President Biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. I want to introduce to you Raul Ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the United States Border Patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the Border Patrol effective saturday. I also want to introduce the department of Homeland Security Chief medical officer. I want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. It is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. I want to provide information to you, the facts, the challenge we face, and why, and our pla