[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] pete: try doing that at 6:00 a. M. Good morning and welcome to fox friends. That was the u. S. Air force brass quintet performing our nation s anthem and that is the u. S. Honor guard performing live in front of the u. S. S up trend here in new york city because we are intrepid because we are celebrating the air force s 74th birthday all morning long. Look how impressive that is. Will: can t do it at 6:00 a. M. Or 9:00 a. M. Or 9: 30 a. M. Pete: there is a huge bayonet on the end of every one of those rifles. A long knife on the end of the rifles that they are throwing at each other. Rachel: when they train, do people get hurt? pete: my guess is that they usually look at that they usually train with nonlethal. Rachel: shield over it. Pete: when they do it for real they are doing for real. Impressive. Happy birthday to the air force 74 years young. Rachel: 74 years. I m going to say happy birthday
They have taken three capitals just this week. Today president biden authorized troops to the legion. Kelly kobiaya starts us off tonight from kabul. Reporter: well, the president has announced that 5,000 troops will now be heading to afghanistan to help in what is described as this very limited mission of evacuating embassy staff as well as thousands of afghans who have helped in the military mission over the course of several years, heptd to finish applying for special immigrant visas and to get them out of the country. Today the u. S. Ambassador as well as the commander in afghanistan met with the afghan president to talk about the defense of kabul. A special forces commander from the afghan army has now been put in control of defending the capital city as we are starting to hear reports of taliban fighters inching closer to kabul. There were reports earlier today of fighting about 20 miles away from the city. More provinces falling and also reports, unconfirmed by nbc news that tal
Of redistricting. How that plays out out could decide who controls congress. In new york, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. We begin in northern afghanistan, where the taliban have taken its last major city. The collapse of mazaresharif they have taken three capitals just this week. Today president biden authorized troops to the legion. Kelly kobiaya starts us off tonight from kabul. Reporter: well, the president has announced that 5,000 troops will now be heading to afghanistan to help in what is described as this very limited mission of evacuating embassy staff as well as thousands of afghans who have helped in the military mission over the course of several years, heptd to finish applying for special immigrant visas and to get them out of the country. Today the u. S. Ambassador as well as the commander in afghanistan met with the afghan president to talk about the defense of kabul. A special forces commander from the afghan army has now been put in control of defending the ca
Bowser spotted mask was at a wedding after saving the city s mandate just hours before and chicago mayor lori lightfoot whose celebrities after threatening new covid restrictions. She has also been criticized for allowing that mask to be discussed in the first place. Nearly 500 guests have been invited and 200 workers are expected to staff the event. Just to get a point on that jen psaki the white house press secretary commented on the party, obama party, take a look. President obama has been a huge advocate of getting vaccinated and this event according to the public reporting is outdoors and moderate tone. The guidance is the steps people can take when a public setting, and/or specifically with the new guidance. Dana: jesse, did you get an invite? jesse: the big story about that is that barack did not invite joe. [laughter] no, they were best buddies for eight years. I could see trump not being attended to a birthday party but not inviting to barack obama s party? he doesn t want any
Cannot avoid buying. They one of the tequila pics and team usa already taking a knee. Fox and friends first starts right now. I don t know, it reminds me of summer, fresh share and this happy visual when i saw. Can we keep up that vibe for the next two hours. I m going to take up my shoes, you re watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. Jillian: packing mass, looking likely children who did not receive the covid 19 vaccine will be told to cover up in the classroom. This as the president considers new guidance for vaccinated americans, griff jenkins kicks us off with potential changes in any resurgence of cases. Member the white house s springtime public message of masks? it is more complicated. A scene in ohio last night they had this to say. We have a pandemic for those who haven t gotten the vaccination. If you are vaccinated you are not going to be hospitalized and you re not going to die. People should get vaccinated. This comes as the administration is debating whether