Of Pop Culture Nostalgia this week to give us all the feels. So, get comfy in your Thinking Chair and grab your handy dandy notebook. We will tell you all about it. From nbc News World Headquarters in New York, im Joshua Johnson. Welcome to the week. 20 years ago, at this hour, millions of americans turned on our Tv Screens and watched president george w. Bush address the nation. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. It has been a day of somber ceremonies across the country. Many of us remember 20 years ago not being able to stop watching the coverage. Maybe, you felt that way today. For some of us who lost friends, family, and neighbors, they never really looked away. Everyones got their own story from 9 11 and some of you shared your stories with us On Twitter. Mary beth wr
Dana federal workers wont be able to opt out of the shot. Bill it could affect 100 Million americans. Republican governors calling it a severe federal overreach. I dont think it actually helps to get more people to ultimately do it. But i do not believe that people should lose their jobs over this issue and we will fight that. We live in america. You would expect words like that from the president maybe of communist China Or North korea. You dont expect words like that coming out of the mouth of the president of the united states. Business owners are calling me telling me how it will make it hard for them to run businesses. This is not a power delegated to the Federal Government. It is a power for states to decide. It is unbelievable to me what he is doing. I knew he would wreck this country. Dana Brandnew Reaction from Senator Tom Cotton in a moment. Lets go to Mark Meredith live at the White House. The White House knew this was going to get a lot of reaction and they were i guess pre
Afghanistan late this afternoon. Actually just a few members ago, wrapping up. Utah Republican Congressman Chris Stewart was in that classified hearing, he will join us momentarily. But, first, Correspondent Trey Yingst starts us off tonight with a wrapup live from dough doha,qatar. Are good evening, today civilians do everything they can to flee the country now under taliban rule. We know there will be continuous flights out of afghanistan on military planes. Heres a look at whAt Those efforts are like. A c17 fires flares as it departs from the airport in kabul. The purpose to counter any possible antiaircraft missile targeting the plane with just 8 days until american troops are scheduled to withdrawal from afghanistan, evacuations are of vulnerable people are are are Security Threats against u. S. And its allies. Outside the walls of the airport a shootout erupted early this morning, american, nato and afghan troops all firing back at gunman who killed one afghan soldier. Officials
Beaten by the taliban, a direct contradiction to what the commanderinchief had said just a short time earlier. And that wasnt the only contradiction from the President S remarks this afternoon. White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has the latest from the north lawn. Good evening, jackie. Good evening, bret. The biggest news as the president remarked he extended the commitment to evacuate stranded americans to afghan refugees to allies. But it was incredibly unclear by what means he intends to do that and if it will involve american troops. President biden said he is considering Rescue Operations to recover americans and afghan allies stuck behind taliban checkpoints and seemed to open the door to using american troops. This Evacuation Mission is dangerous and involves risks to Armed Forces. I cannot promise what the final outcome will be and what it will bethat it will be without risk of loss. But as commanderinchief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary.
This just in. A bulletin from kabul. Taliban fighters have entered the afghan capital. This represents the collapse of the afghan government. The end of american nationbuilding dreams and the beginning of a frightening new era for many afghan civilians. Im brian stelter. This is reliable sources. Its 7 30 p. M. In kabul. Darkness is falling on the afghan capital. There is a rush now taking Place And Evacuation at the u. S. Embassy. A u. S. Official just now telling cnn that a majority of the u. S. Embassy staff are out of the diplomatic compound In Kabul. Some of them now at the airport, some are being taken off in airplanes out of the country. Others are staying at the airport for the time being. Reporters In Kabul are reporting new developments basically every minute of every hour. There has been gunfire heard in the capital. There have been Traffic Jams in some parts of the city. Other parts of the city look like a ghost town, according to witnesses who are there. As you know, withd