In the chaotic final days as the United States Military airlifted more than 120,000 people out of kabuls airport. Tonight, more than 1 Million people along the gulf coast, mostly in louisiana, without power after hurricane idas devastating blow. The widespread Power Outages could last for weeks amid excessive heat. And a restrictive State Abortion Law could take Effect Tonight in texas. If its not blocked by the courts, it could effectively end roe v. Wade. I want to go to John Harwood and charlie dent. Thank you for joining us this evening. I appreciate it. John, President Biden delivering a forceful defense of the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan today, not giving an inch to his critics. What was the strategy here . Don, i think what you saw today was part Strategy And Part personal impulse. On the strategic level, he wanted to explain and defend the decision in broad strokes that led us here. That is that the war in afghanistan, it was time to bring it to a close. He not only deepl
What the president is now saying about them tonight. Martha raddatz with late reporting. And the images now emerging, with the u. S. Now gone. Taliban fighters appearing to enter a hangar with helicopters, walking the tarmac. More than 70 aircraft abandoned. The pentagon saying they were left inoperable. Across that country, 76,000 u. S. Military vehicles. How will the u. S. Make sure afghanistan doesnt become a Safe Haven for terrorists like it was before 9 11 . Ian pannell in doha. Tonight, the other major headline. First Hurricane Ida and now those Storms Barrelling across several states. That deadly collapse of a highway. The storms headed right into the northeast. Warning tonight of straightline winds, possible tornadoes. And our team in the Air Today with the Coast Guard over louisiana. Homes and entire communities surrounded by water. Hundreds of thousands still without power. Matt gutman reporting on the ground tonight. Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee with the new threat. D. C.
About them tonight. Martha raddatz with late reporting. And the images now emerging, with the u. S. Now gone. Taliban fighters appearing to enter a hangar with helicopters, walking the tarmac. More than 70 aircraft abandoned. The pentagon saying they were left inoperable. Across that country, 76,000 u. S. Military vehicles. Sw will the u. Make sure afghanistan doesnt become a Safe Haven for terrorists like it was before 9 11 . Ian pannell in doha. Tonight, the other major headline. First Hurricane Ida and now those Storms Barrelling across several states. That deadly collapse of a highway. The storms headed right into the northeast. Warning tonight of straightline winds, possible tornadoes. And our team in the Air Today with the Coast Guard over louisiana. Homes and entire communities surrounded by water. Hundreds of thousands still without power. Matt gutman reporting on the ground tonight. Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee with the new threat. D. C. , philadelphia, right up through new
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im martine croxall. This week, we discuss the Unfolding Tragedy in afghanistan and we ask do Extinction Rebellion s two weeks of disruptive demonstrations here in London Help or hinder the response to the Climate Crisis . Our guests, the french Journalist And Commentator marc roche, the North American Broadcaster And Writer Jeffrey Kofman and with me in the studio, still suitably distance, is the bbc s chief Environment Correspondent Justin rowlatt. Now, justin covered afghanistan for almost four years of course as the bbc s South Asia correspondent. He was in a Mortar Attack by the taliban, so he is well placed to talk to us about the events of this week. Welcome to all of you. And so lets start with that then, shall we . On thursday, a Suicide Bomb Attack at Kabul Airport targeted people desperate to flee the country after the taliban takeover. 90 people were killed, mostly afghan civilians, and 13 us military pe
Said to be carrying multiple Suicide Bombers. And were hours away from president Bidens Evacuation Deadline tomorrow. There are hundreds, there could be thousands of americans that are going to get Left Behind in afghanistan. The State Department has made a decision that the 31st is the deadline. Theyre allowing taliban to dictate our foreign policy. Any time you allow a partisan political decision designed for a Photo Op it will lead to a fatal national Security Problem on the battlefield. Jillian it is a very busy monday morning. Youre watching Fox Friends First. Im jillian mele. Todd im todd piro. Moments ago, ida downgraded to a tropical storm, hundreds of residents still needing to be rescued at this hour. The storm hitting the Gulf Coast, putting over 1 Million people in the dark. Jillian we have Team Coverage with Fox News senior Meteorologist Janice Dean tracking the storm in the studio for us. We start with Fox Weather Multimedia journalist Will Nunly live in mississippi with