Got out. Four or 500 people here and the explosion is really powerful and half were held into the water and others on the ground outside. We carried the wounded on stretchers and microbes are ready. It comes as thousands had still been gathering outside the airport despite clear warnings of an imminent attack and there are warnings of more possible attacks the uk says it will continue its evacuation programme. We are able to continue with the programme and the way that we have been renting it out according to the timetable that we have got and thats what we are going to do. Theres been a double Bomb Attack on Kabul Airport where crowds were gathered in the hope of boarding an Evacuation Flight to escape afghanistan. A senior afghan Health Official has told the bbc at least 60 people have been killed. 140 injured. Their loss weighs heavily on us all and able to talk about that as you go on. We continue to focus on the protection of our voices and the evacuees. As the evacuation continue
I will moderate the questions as we have done before. I will call on you. Please you ask your question, identify yourselves and your your let so The General has an idea who hes talking to. We have a hard stop at 3 30. General mackenzie, over to you. John, thanks. This is a hard day today. As you know, two Suicide Bombers detonated in the vicinity of the Abbey Gate at hamed karzai airport. The attack on the gate was followed by a number of Isis Gunman that opened fire on civilian forces. We know 12 u. S. Service members have been killed in the attack and 15 more Service Members have been injured. A number of afghan civilians were killed and injured in the attack. Were treating some of them aboard hkia. Many others have been taken to hospitals in town. Were working to calculate the total losses. We dont know what that is right now. Their loss weighs heavily on us all. Ill talk about that as i go through my prepared remarks. We continue to focus on the protection of our forces and the eva
Were going to take you now to the Pentagon Briefing which underway. Before he ask your question, identify yourselves and your outlet. So The General has an idea who have is talking to you. And just reminder, we have 30 minutes we have haired stop at 3 3 so with that, General Mckenzie . John, thanks. Its a hard day to day. As you know, two Suicide Bombers assessed to have been isis fighters detonated into the vicinity of the Abbey Gate at Karzai Internationality airport and the Baron Hotel. It was followed by a number of isis gunmen that opened fire on civilians and military forces. At this time we know that 12 u. S. Service members have been killed in the attack. In 15 more Service Members have been injured. A number of afghans to day were killed in the attack. Were treating some of them aboard and others have been taken to hospitals in town. Were still working to calculate the total losses. Ill talk more about that as we go through my prepared remarks. We continue to focus on the prot
confirmed, she will not become the budget director. we will find places for her to serve that doesn t require senate confirmation. be clear, we will get ne neera tanden confirmed. she will prove her critics wrong. tanden s nomination in limbo because of harsh tweets she wrote when she was head of a progressive group. still, the biden administration pinning their hopes on lisa murkowski. in a world we ve gotten dnum to derogatory tweets. i d like us all to cool that. dan daniellea dpiaz is live. tanden didn t have full throated support even among all democrats. there was a question mark about her experience, whether she was right for the job. the white house got caught flat footed it seems. reporter: that s exactly right. the biden white house has their backs against the wall on neera tanden s confirmation. this comes after even just democrats have said that they don t mow if they ll support her nomination, not even republicans. joe manchin said he s not going to support
speak to that. i think it s important to just note these past few weeks trump himself down in mar-a-lago, he s playing a little golf, probably watching a lot of television. he s been silent. he has been relatively silent. a few statements put out by what he calls the office of the 45th president. hold on. this session is about to begin. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead us in prayer. order and the chaplain will lead us in prayer. let us pray. oh, lord, our god, yesterday this chamber reverberated to a standing ovation for the courage of officer eugene goodman in defending this building and human life. may our legislative jurors strive to emulate his courage in their defense of the united states constitution. lord, touch and move them to believe that the end does not justify the means. help them to remember that the end is inherent and built into the means. fill our senators with a spirit that combines common sense with commitment, conscience and courage. we p