Chief Ismail Haniyeh. Hezbollah and other regional allies promised retaliation for the killings. Israel claimed responsibility for the killing of the Hezbollah Commander but has not made any comment on Ismail Haniyehs killing. The us embassy In Beirut has warned citizens to leave lebanon on any ticket available. There are crowds of passengers queueing at the airport departure table. The Uk Government is also calling for british nationals in lebanon to leave, warning the situation could deteriorate rapidly. Our correspondence are special flights may be needed to everyone that can leave. The foreign Secretary Today was blunt. He said, leave now. Now, David Lammy was In Beirut this week with the new defence secretary. He said the situation could deteriorate rapidly. He said the consequences could be catastrophic. They hope that people will leave by commercial flights, which are still operating, but the government is now gearing up for a possible evacuation, if thats needed. And to that en
Reporting it is a top of the hour. Welcome back to cnn this morning and good morning to you. Do you recognize a skylight. Anybody is chicago lollapalooza is underway this weekend in the windy city. Its getting as soon as me so nostalgic, i loved living in that City And Lollapalooza was always such prettified. Its a lot going on here this weekend. You also have the national association of black journal, obviously thats where Victor Blackwell is right now, right now, victor, you watch it, or youre waking up as well. Im Amara Walker by The Way, alongside Danny Freeman and Allison Chinchar were following several developments on the Campaign Trail Vice president Kamala Harris is meeting with prospective Running Mates this weekend ahead of the first Joint Rally tuesday well tell you what we know about those in the running. Plus why Donald Trump says he will not participate in the upcoming Abc News Debate also new this morning defense. Lloyd austin has suddenly only revoked a Plea Deal with t
An extraordinary day. All he said that is that Kamala Harris this is a chameleon. She prints students to be somebody different depending on which audience she is in front of. The greatest of all time. And she has the chain to prove it live from london. This is Cnn Newsroom with Max Foster and Christina Macfarlane warm, welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world. Im Max Foster. Christie is off today is friday, august the second, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. At Joint Base Andrews in maryland, where Three Americans took their first steps on us soil since being released. From russian prisons as part of the biggest exchange of his kind since the Cold War, us president Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, welcoming home, marine veteran Paul Whelan. He spent the past six years in prison next off the plane was Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich. She ran and to hug his Mother And Father before speaking with his colleagues also, returning to the u. S. Russia
At the olympics and growing questions at this hour over the decisions electrical boxes compete in the Womens Division after failing Gender Eligibility tests that borrowed them from other competitions. This is the front page of the new York Post crawling, Crying Foul one of those fights below the belt. John are the lives of female athletes increasingly at risk . We hear from Tomi Lahren and Charly Arnolt later on in the show but first. We are concerned in making sure this does not happen again and what was not taken into consideration from the time the site was selected to the time up to that point what was the preparation that was taken and who was put in place for security . We will start from the very beginning and we will create a Chronology And Figure out what shouldve happened, what did happen, and we will walk all the way through it. Sandra we are now awaiting that 2 00 p. M. Briefing from the Secret Service. It has been nearly three weeks since the attempted assassination of the
Chaotic scenes like this one playing out over and over again as taliban fighters clash with crowds desperate to escape right now, an estimated 14,000 people were at the airport in kabul waiting to board Evacuation Flights to whatever will take them. Theyre fighting time and space with this operation. Cnns Clarissa Ward and her crew captured these remarkable images aboard a C17 Cargo Plane as they prepare to take off for d doha, qatar. 2500 americans have gotten out in the last week. Some taken to this u. S. Air base in germany. They are among the lucky ones. Thousands still outside the airport in kabul are braving 90 degree heat, sleeping on gravel, their cries for help drowned out at times by the gunfire of taliban fighters. An update on the piece of video with the infant who passed through the crowd and hoisted above barbed wire to u. S. Troops. Reunited with the father and is safe. Warren lieberman at the pentagon. President biden cancelled a trip to delaware to get updates. What ca