amna: jane ferguson reporting to us from doha. thank you, jane. jane: thanks, amna. for more now, we turn to retired colonel market kantian. he had a 38 year career in the marine corps and was involved in the evacuation of saigon in the early 1970's. he is now a senior advisor at a washington think tank. welcome to the newshour and thank you for making the time. a lot of comparisons being made between the way the u.s. left the vietnam war and the way they are leaving this one. as you watch the events unfold, do you see those same similarities? guest: absolutely. there are a lot of parallels and a few differences. the parallels are that you have rapid collapse of regimes. the united states had supported for many years, collapsed after the united states withdrew its support. you have these panicked people fleeing the capital. you have an evacuation that's allowed by the opposition. and then you have the staging in the third country transit points before they reach their final destination. amna: there is a more complex system. but it was a very different time. we have s

amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the “newshour” tonight -- >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down, and make you pay. amna: one of the deadliest days for americans in afghanistan in a decade. u.s. military personnel are among at least 70 killed in explosions outside the kabul airport, critically hampering a chaotic it. then, covid and police -- many law enforcement officers remain reluctant to receive vaccinations, prompting calls to mandate shots. and the virus in africa -- record numbers of covid cases are being reported across the continent amid a limited supply of vaccines. >> as long as we have this problem of inequity and access to vaccines, it means that the virus will be out there circulating. amna: all that and more on tonight's pbs “newshour.” >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. >> before we talk about your investments. >> what's new? >> audrey is expecting. >> twins. >> we would be closer to the twins. >> change in plans. >> at fidelity, a change in pl

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away.n the "newshour" tonight -- desperate to flee. chaotic scenes in kabul as thousands struggle to leave afghanistan, just days ahead of a full u.s. withdrawal. then, on the border. the supreme court reinstates the controversial trump-era remain in mexico policy for asylum seekers, complicating an already critical situation. and, and new collar jobs. efforts intensify to match people without college degrees with employers who need to fill better paying jobs as income inequality widens. >> why is there such difference in earnings between people who are college graduates and people who are not, in this country? it is simply not the case that not having a bachelors degree means that you don't have skills to contribute. amna: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> bnsf railway. consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. financial services firm raymond james. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the wo

amna nawaz begins there.udy, a fundamental piece of that plan is getting people to buy electric vehicles and other so-called zero emission vehicles. beforeriving around the white house grounds in an electric jeep, president biden said he wants half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero emission cars and trucks. pres. biden: they're a vision of the future that is now beginning to happen, a future of the automobile industry that is electric, battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell electric. it's electric. and there's no turning back. the question is whether we will lead or fall behind in the race for the future. amna: now, the plan is dependent on the infrastructure bill, which includes $7.5 billion for new arging stations around the country. the government would set tougher fuel standards as well. automakers are expected to have to meet an average of 52 miles per gallon for new passenger vehicles by 2026. for some perspective on all of this, we turn to two to two -- we turn to two people dee

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz.away. on the “newshour” tonight -- >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down, and make you pay. amna: one of the deadliest days for americans in afghanistan in a decade. u.s. military personnel are among at least 70 killed in explosions outside the kabul airport, critically hampering a chaotic it. then, covid and police -- many law enforcement officers remain reluctant to receive vaccinations, prompting calls to mandate shots. and the virus in africa -- record numbers of covid cases are being reported across the continent amid a limited supply

amna nawaz looks at the issues in play. amna: the policy in question is known as title 42 and has been used by two admistrations to expel undocumented migrants. the biden administration had planned to phase it out. the centers for disease control says it's extended title 42 to prevent the spread of covid at holding facilities. some families are exempt, as are all children. this comes as the government reports a record number of migrants trying to cross the border. more than 900,000 migrants have been expelled sin the policy first took effect. advocacy groups say the policy is inhumane and the aclu will resume a lawsuit gates government. the lead attorney for the ucla on this issue joins me now. thks for joining us. you brought the lawsuit against the trump administration, the biden administration inherited that policy and kt it in place. you've been negotiating with them. why are you returning to court? >> we're returning to court because there's no end in sight. we were hoping that the biden administration would eventually

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i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: high alert. evacuations face new challenges after the deadly attacks in kabul, with fears of more violence as the u.s. completes its withdrawal. then, an uncertain future. the supreme court blocks the latest eviction protections. we break down what that means for renters in need. and, its friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart on the fallout from the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the latest on the january 6 commission. plus, family ties. we talk to famed actor and director sean penn-- and his daughter, dylan-- on their new film "flag day," and penn's humanitarian work on th ground in haiti. >> i always think that things can change. certainly there have been, you know-- to say "setbacks" would be an understatement. we're going to have to fight, several steps forward that we take with our haitian partners to get where we're moving forward. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ >> fidelity wealth management. >> bns

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz.. on the "newshour" tonight -- desperate to flee. chaotic scenes in kabul as thousands struggle to leave afghanistan, just days ahead of a full u.s. withdrawal. then, on the border. the supreme court reinstates the controversial trump-era remain in mexico policy for asylum seekers, complicating an already critical situation. and, and new collar jobs. efforts intensify to match people without college degrees with employers who need to fill better paying jobs as income inequality widens. >> why is there such difference in earnings between people who are college graduates and people whe

for the pbs newshour, am amna nawaz. stephanie: more than 50 fires are burning across greece.er firefighter was killed. north of athens, thousands were forced to flee. firefighters and volunteers fought to contain the flames despite the wind and heat. helicopters flew through smoke, dumping water. fires on one island forced evacuation by sea. the justice department announced charges today. two citizens of myanmar were arrested in new york, allegedly hired by a thai arms dealer connected to theilitary junta, accused of trying to force the ambassador to step down, and if he refused, to injure or kil him. myanmar's military leers seize power this year. the taliban have captured their first provincial capital in a fast-moving offensive and one province. fighting continued in the helmand province, as a united nations special envoy demand the taliban and its assaults. >> we have seen a 50%, 5-0 percent increase in civilian casualties, with the certainty that many more as cities are attacked. a party that was genuinely committed to a negotiated settlement would not risk so many civil

that's it. >> amna, what about the fact this is playing out in schools?ad a piece on the pbs news hour not too long ago about the debate in louden county, virginia, a suburb outside of washington, d.c. and the fight over critical race theory which for those of you playing the home game is not being taught in your schools because it is a graduate level law school theory so take that with you. so i wonder what your sense is of just the fact schools particularly are the battleground for so many of these cultural fights right now. >> the thing is that in louden county school i was reporting on most of it was around critical race theory which you mentioned and i cannot say enough and is not being taught in those schools but also about a host of other issues really dividing the american public right now. one was about whether a recently suspended schoolteacher had to call trans students by their preferred pronouns. that was dividing the community and there was also a mask fight in that community. and there were the same groups on those same sides of the fight.

amna nawaz has our report. >> nawaz: after swelling 110 square miles in a single day, california's dixie fire is now the largest anywhere in the country. fueled by hot weather and gusty conditions, as of this morning, the blaze also ranked as the third biggest in state history, stretching across 676 square miles in northern california. greenville, a small, historic gold rush town, is already gone, consumed by flames wednesday night. congressman doug lamalfa represents the district. >> we lost greenville tonight. there's just not words for how us in government haven't been able to get the job done. >> nawaz: century-old wooden buildings, overnight, reduced to smoldering debris. sheriff todd johns is a lifelong resident. >> my heart is crushed by what has occurred there. and to the folks that have lost residences and businesses-- i've met some of them already-- their life is now forever changed, and all i can tell you is i'm sorry. >> nawaz: johns estimates more than 100 homes were destroyed, though there's no official accounting yet. the fire's impact also reaches far beyond the state. in

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: the fall of afghanistan.airport accelerate, and women's rights advocates tell us their fears of taliban rule. then, a bumpy road ahead. moderate democrats face off with the party's progressive wing over legislative priorities, potentially dooming a critical infrastructure bill. and, haiti in crisis. the country languishes in the aftermath of a major earthquake, and faces increasingly dire food shortages. >> ( translated ): we are here with our children. i don't know how many, but we need to feed them. we need food, water, clothes. they are crying because they are hungry and thirsty. >> nawaz: all that and more, on tonight's pbws

. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ amna: good evening.rt. evacuations face new challenges ter the deadly attacks in kabul. fears of more violence as the u.s. completes its withdrawal. then an uncertain future. the supreme court blocks the latest eviction protections. we break down what that means for renters in need. and it's friday. david and jonathan on the fallout from u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the latest of the january 6 commission. plus, family ties. we talked to sean penn and his daughter, dylan, on his new film, "flag d

da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amnaf is away. on the newshour tonight, desperate to flee-- chaotic scenes in kabul as thousands struggle to leave afghanistan, just days ahead of a full u.s. withdrawal. then, on the border-- the supreme court reinstates the controversial trump-era "remain in mexico" policy for asylum seekers, complicating an already critical situation. and, new collar jobs-- efforts intensifto match people without college degrees with employers who need to fill better paying jobs as income inequality widens. >> why is there such a difference in earngs between people who are college graduates and people who are not in this

i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: high alert.allenges after the deadly attacks in kabul, with fears of more violence as the u.s. completes its withdrawal. then, an uncertain future. the supreme court blocks the latest eviction protections. we break down what that means for renters in need. and, its friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart on the fallout from the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the latest on the january 6 commission. plus, family ties. we talk to famed actor and director sean penn-- and his daughter, dylan-- on their new film "flag day," and

let's get into it with the saturday night panel amna nawaz, bean obeidallah, wajahat ali, let me starth atyou, and th latest about the evacuation. particularly this if effort to get people out safely seems to be mostly succeeding.pe >> well, i think so far, what we know with that -- the u.s. recognized there is a problem, which f you look back over the events, a lot of people argue they are slow to see that. there has been, images out of the kabul airport, just chaos, and a security situation that the soldiers that are positioned up on t the wall are trying har to contain, and make it incredibly difficult for people who are eligible to evacuate, and those who are cleared on an evacuation list can make it to the airport. i have been talking to a number ofve families on the ground, so have been given vague instructions to make their way to the airport and try to flag down and soldier, and try to ge attention withto documents. many tried for hours on end, overnight, with children in toe, and couldn't get to the airport. the constant question the white house is seeing, why more plans were

amna, we're sitting here tap dancing, and we know why this is delayed.sident is trying to do as much internationally. >> it is really tough for the president, he always pledged that he would have be very straight with the american people. certainly when it comes to the war and let's not forget that he has been very blunt about his message. the policy was unfolding in the ground there and when he finally decided that he would be the president to end america's longest war, we knew there would be an element of chaos. no president, regard res of who was in power, was going to leave cleanly. but the buck does stop with him right now and the message as we all noted before in the previous weeks and months that has been ordered. that he won't leave anyone behind. here we are watching this chaos unfold. >> here is the president, vice president, secretary of defense, and secretary of defense. >> secretary austin, the national security advisor, other members of the national security leadership team in the situation room. to discuss our ongoing efforts to evaporate

in an interview with our own amna nawaz for the event, tennis icon billie jean king described how, asng woman, she'd worked with other female players to turn amateur women's tennis into a professional sport. billy: we went and talked to gladys heldman, who was publisher of world tennis magazine. and there were nine of us called the original nine, signed a $1 contract with her. and here are the three things we were willing to do. we had a long talk about this because i told the women, i said if you think you are going to make a lot of money, if you think you're going to get a lot of applause, etc., don't do this. i mean, i was trying to be really, telling all the risks. but here's the three things we decided on. we were willing to give up our careers and that these were the three things -- that any girl in this world, if she's good enough, would finally have a place to compete. number two, that she'd be appreciated for her accomplishments, not only her looks. and number three, the most important thing was to be able to make a living. and that's why we are the leaders in women's sports

amna nawaz has our look. >> nawaz: judy, the past 72 hours have brought some smiles and tears of joy these unusual times. some of those highlights: jade carey's rebound to win the gold medal in the floor exercise in gymnastics. simone biles is expected t compete in the balance beam finals tomorrow, big wins and multiple medals for swimmers caleb dressel and katie ledecky but of course, there are disappointment too: that includes the u.s. women's soccer team losing its chance for a gold med today to canada. christine brennan is covering these games for "usa today." and joins me now from tokyo. christine, welcome back to the newshour, always good to you have here, let's talk about the swimmer. the u.s. leads in the total metal count thanks in large part to those people, caleb dress el and katy ledecky, tell me about the significants of their performance. >> katie ledecky, i covered her for a long time and remember the 15 year old water bugs winning in london and the dominant swimmer in rio piling unall the gold medals. this performance five years later, and here in tokyo, i think is mo

and earlier today, our amna nawaz spoke with him from his home in south carolina. >> nawaz: david beasleye back to the newshour. thank you again for making the time. i have to ask you, today is the very first day of taliban rule across afghanistan. you met with the taliban last week in doha. what did you agree to with respect to world food program's continuing work in the country? >> you know, there's been an interesting time because the taliban have been assuring us that they want us to continue. i met with them and said, let's be very clear. we need our independence, impartiality, neutrality. and they've assured us of that. and so in the areas that they have gained control over the last few weeks, they have, in fact, assured us, protected our warehouses, made certain that we can operate independently. they've done that far. they've ordered their work. we've had very frank discussions about the needs. please don't get in the way of our helping the innocent victims of conflict, the people that are in need. and quite frankly, so far, shockingly, to many people, they have done that. and we

amna nawaz looks at the issues in play. >> nawaz: judy, the policy in question is known as title 42, and it's now been used by two administrations to exp undocumented migrants, the biden administration had planned to phase it out. the centers for disease control says it's extending title 42 to prevent the spread of covid at holding facilities. some families arexempt, as are this comes as the government reports a record number of migrants trying to cross the border. more than 900,000 migrants have en expelled since the policy first took effect. advocacy groups say the policy is inhumane. and the a.c.l.u., which has been negotiating to end it, will resume a lawsuit against the government legal authorities. the lead attorney for the a.c.l.u. on this issue and he joins me now. welcome back to the newshour. thanks for joining us. so we should mention you had brought the lawsuit against the trump administration. inherited that policy, kept it in place. you've been negotiating with them. why are you going back to court now? >> we're going back to court because there's no end in sight. you k

also with us amna navase, mike barnicle and eugene robinson. good morning to you all.r all the shock we're seeing publicly from public officials right now about what's happening in afghanistan and how the afghan army frankly stepped aside and let the taliban roll across the country, as you point out and you've reported for a long time, privately there were beyond doubts, there were assurances this might happen whenever the united states left. >> yeah. as you heard with general caldwell, in public the generals at the pentagon told congress, the american people, that the afghan army and police were making strides, they were capable of defending themselves, they would fight for their country. but all along, dating back at least 15 years, u.s. military trainers internally saw this as mission impossible. trying to build and create an enormous afghan military, 350,000 soldiers and paramilitary police, trying to build this from scratch. more than 90% of the soldiers and police were elite rat, didn't know how to operate u.s. weapons systems. we tried to create an army in the i