As thousands are desperately trying to find ways to flee the country. Just a short time ago, our Clarissa Ward was on the streets of kabul as Taliban Fighters opened fire into the air to clear clouds. Here is how it played out as afghans surrounded her during a live report. Reporter the taliban appears to be trying to disperse the crowds and there are crowds of young men who seem to be engaging in Criminal Activity i dont know if you heard that. Theyre running towards the taliban and running away from them again, almost like its a game. When theres bullets firing like that, brianna and john, its clearly not a game. Clarissa then made her way with her team to the Kabul Airport where the taliban is in control. She and her crew encountered another incredibly dangerous situation. Watch this. Reporter we had Taliban Fighters all around approaching us, shouting. One man shouting at me to cover my face or he wouldnt talk to me. He was carrying this huge makeshift whip. It was a Bicycle Lock t
Muchemptier House Chamber than were used to seeing, because of limitedandspacedout seating. The meat of the address. Bidens pitches for hugespending plans or investments, if you like, in jobs and families and tax reforms to overhaul the economy. And rebuild the middle class. The middle class was claimed that biden was ground that biden, clearly, wants to reclaim for the democrats. Although, demographics and optics and policies seem to be taking democrats away from that group. Biden, stubbornly, stayed with it. And i say stubbornly in neither judgmental or not. But clearly, it was a message he wants. He laid the groundwork to frame the battle over how to pay for he wants what he wants to spend. Heres a little bit. You know, theres a broad consensus of economists, left, right, and center, and they agree what i am proposing will help create millions of jobs and generate historiceconomic growth. These are among the highestvalue investments we can make, as a nation. Ive often said our great
Extraordinary. They spanned generations. Born in america, immigrated to america, but just like that, so many of them took their final breath alone in america. I know all too well, i know what its like to not be there when it happens. I know what its like when you are there holding their hands. There is a look in their eye and they slip away. The president tonight and to put it in perspective, he took office with fatalities having just crossed 400,000. Nearly 100,000 lives have been lost since then. A quarter million in the last three months, 500,000 plus in about a year. No, there are a number of ways of expressing the awful figures, whether so many football stadiums, this many towns, this city or that ocho , these wars combined. It boils down to this, we all know someone who grieves or worse, someone who is gone. Whatever scale the loss may be, whether close enough to touch or too large to grasp, its clear by now weve seen too much. More on this tonight along with Confirmation Hearing
Described as ordinary americans. Theres no such thing. Theres nothing ordinary about them. The people we lost were extraordinary. They span generations. Born in america, emigrated to america. But just like that, so many of them took their final breath alone in america. I know, all too well, i know what its like to not be there when it happens. I know what its like when you are there, holding their hands. As they look in your eye and they slip away. The president , tonight, and to put it in perspective. He took office with fatalities having just crossed 400,000. Nearly 100,000 lives have been lost, since then. A quarter million, in the last three months. 500,000plus, in about a year. And though, there are any number of ways of expressing these awful figures. Whether its so many football stadiums, this many towns, this city or that. Or these wars, combined. It boils down to this. By now, we all know someone who grieves. Or worse, someone whos gone. And while, whatever scale the loss may
Roads. Leaving about 5 Million People without power. Texas in a deep freeze. 4 Million People in houston warned to stay indoors and off those roads. Cell service in some areas breaking down because Backup Generators and towers are freezing or running out of fuel. Im not going to sugar coat it. The next few days are going to be very tough. To those who have lost power, i know you are frustrated. I know you are miserable. I know youre uncomfortable. I know it is very miserable in this cold route heat. Utility Companies Across 14 states from texas to minnesota resorting to rolling outages to save energy. Its shutting Down Coronavirus vaccination distribution across the country. Harris county in texas had to quickly redistribute 8400 doses at risk of spoiling because of a power outage at the Public Health department. Almost 1,000 went to College Students at rice university. I literally dropped everything, got everything on and sprinted here. Apparently everyone else had the same thought as