The u. S. Has credible intelligence that isis has both the Capability And Planning to carry out such attacks. This according to a u. S. Defense official i have spoken to. Security concerns around the airport are one of the major Reasons President biden cited for sticking to his August 31st deadline for the withdrawal of all u. S. Forces. The White House just announced that about 19,000 people were evacuated in the past 24 hours, people like those youre seeing there. More than 82,000 people in total have been airlifted over the course of the last 11 days. Were expecting a live update from that Pentagon Podium this hour. Well bring it to you live. Were covering all the fastmoving developments out of afghanistan. Lets begin with Cnns Nick Paton walsh who is in qatar where many of these evactuation are going. We also have atika shubert. Nick, this has been described as acute, credible and specific. What are you hearing . Reporter i can only agree with the notion that isisk, if theyre able
congress splits sharply over defense priorities. republicans are choosing maga extremism over our military. a woke military is a weak military. as president biden signals a drawn-out war in ukraine. we will not waver. reporter: but can the president guarantee the u.s. is in it for the long haul? national security adviser jake sullivan is next. and on the rise? six months until the iowa caucuses and new numbers revealing voters views of the gop field. is donald trump leaving an opening? there s really broad support for the candidacy. that means i ll be on the debate stage. gop presidential candidate chris christie is coming up. and melting down. the southwest is roasting under extreme heat with no relief in sight. will all of these climate disasters finally change minds on capitol hill. arizona democratic senator mark kelly will join me. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is deadlocked. ukraine is digging in for a drawn-out war
him under criminal scrutiny and investigation by the justice department but that have already led to federal indictment. the new york times reports that team trump plans to get rid of any and all road blocks to interference by the white house in any independent government agency. from that new reporting, quote, donald trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government. if voters return him to the white house in 2025. reshaping the structure of the executive branch to concentrate far greater authority directly in his hands. trump and list associates have a broader goal to alter the balance of power by increasing the president s authority over every part of the federal government that now operates either by law or tradition with any measure of independence from political interference by the white house. that is according to a review of his campaign policy proposals and interviews of people close to him. the expresiden
taking sides. congress splits sharply over defense priorities. republicans are choosing maga extremism over our military. a woke military is a weak military. as president biden signals a drawn-out war in ukraine. we will not waiver. but can the president guarantee the u.s. is in it for the long haul? national security adviser jake sullivan is next. and on the rise? six months until the iowa caucuses and new numbers revealing voters views of the gop field. is donald trump leaving an opening? there s really broad support for the candacy and it s on the debate stage. gop president chris christie is coming up. and melting down, the southwest is roasting under extreme heat with no relief in sight. will all these climate disasters finally change minds on capitol hill? arizona democratic senator mark kelly will join me. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is deadlocked. this morning ukraine is digging in for a drawn-out wa
bret: but, first, a new headache for the biden white house. today, this time, from a member of the democratic party when a progressive congresswoman called israel racist state. the comments coming in the run-up to israeli president herzog s visit to the white house and his address to congress. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live tonight from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. congresswoman camilla jayapal the head of the progressive caucus is underfire tonight from republicans and democrats for calling israel a racist state and now the president just may have to answer for it. pressure on president biden to assure the israeli president tomorrow at the white house that this isn t representative of biden s party as a whole. we have been fighting to make it clear that israel is a racist state. jayapal has since apologized a relief to officials. do you think apology right to thing to do comments. biden s call with prim