and anthony blinken's own opening statement. >> anthony blinken in your opening statement you can beonest with you mike andta peop. you stated by january 2021 the taliban was in its strongest military position since 9/11. i'm pretty sure the strongest military position was during your entire administration not prior to it. in fact the strongest military position since the towers were hit in 2001 was this past september 11, the 20th anniversary all of which happened on your watch, not your predecessors. elizabeth: what do you say that kt. >> on past caring about the politics of this i'm caring about my country and i think thh united states has been put in a horrible position the world is looking at us, our allies are doubting us, adversaries, their dancing on the grave and we have a president who is h lying to u, secretary state was lying in a media that's letting them get awayet with it this is a really dark day in i american history. elizabeth: your reaction, separate story bob woodward co-author of the book reporting that nancy pelosi called the joint chief of staff mark milley and

>> just hours from now, anthony blinken on biden's botched afghanistan exit.ous hearing as the biden administration called into question. and there is bipartisan anger over the disastrous withdrawal and when he refused to walk down constitution avenue and appear in person got off to a rough start. >> can you tell us where you are today? >> i am at the state department. couldn't be bothered to come here and see congress, that is great. >> reporter: when it came to accountability on execution democrats through a lifeline allowing blinken to refer to a familiar playbook. >> how meticulous was the planning for the trump administration to declare may 1st withdrawal? >> we inherited the deadline. >> no plan at all, amazing it wasn't much worse. >> reporter: blinken unable to put exact numbers on remaining americans and applicants left behind. now at the mercy of the government the administration says they cannot support. >> the interim government named by the taliban is very short of the mark set by the international community for inclusivity. todd: it got heated wh

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secretary state anthony blinken is expected to speak in the hour. after reports of the taliban carrying out mass killings of officials. white house press secretary jen psaki saying that the taliban will be judged. >> we are going to stay in close coordination with the international community with any steps that we may take moving forward. >> sandra: mr. secretary, thank you for being here. obviously an important day in all of this. we are going to hear from secretary blinken at the top of the hour. how can we judge the white house today on the mass killings and if they are able to confirm that, how should biden respond? >> first, thanks for having me on. this is indicative of the failed withdrawal plan. if we don't have adequate plans for knowing what is going on in these places, that means that we are in tubal for the months and the years ahead. i can't see what the leverage is. i see that we abandoned all of that leverage when we left the ground. and how much resources the taliban is going to provide to get the americans out. we know how the talib

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the secretary of state anthony blinken could not answer a single question. more coming up and a lot of video. first tonight, accusations of treason are swirling around general mark milley. according to a book from bob woodard, milley is accused of conspiring with communist chinese. the book says milley pledged he would alert his counterpart in the event of a u.s. attack. the counterpart in china. the communist chinese. the book claims milley had general lee. if we attack i will call you a ahead of time. it won't be a surprise. they can attack us first. is this is true general milley would be a traitor to this country and should be tried for treason immediately. give america's enemies a head's up before an attack. there is more according to the same book. general milley also conspired behind-the-scenes to neuter the commander-in-chief's ability to conduct his constitutional role as commander-in-chief and conduct military operations. from "usa today": joint chief of staff general milley took precautions to limit the president's ability to launch a military str

jillian: a fox news alert, secretary of state anthony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin are set to make remarks on the us withdrawal from afghanistan. >> the resistant criticize on the world stage for the pull of the left american citizens and our allies at the mercy of the telegram. jillian: we are monitoring this breaking news and will keep you updated. is tuesday september 7th. you are watching "fox and friends first". laura: the diplomatic trip comes a secretary going can will face growing during house and senate hearings next week. >> as biden state department is accused of trying to take credit for successful private rescue operation in afghanistan. benjamin all joins us with more with claims about the daring rescue mission. good morning. >> this is the story of initiative, this american woman marianne and her 3 children were arrested from the clutches of the taliban, shepherded overland in afghanistan and then to safety. marion was unable to get into the kabul airport a couple weeks ago with that chaos, she was stopped outside by the taliban with a gun to her head and

the us secretary of state anthony blinken has faced intense questioning in congress over the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. during a fractious session of the house foreign affairs committee, mr blinken defended america's withdrawal from the country. now on bbc news, yalda hakim examines the rise of the taliban after the soviet occupation of afghanistan. back in control. after nearly 20 years of conflict, thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars spent, the taliban has seen off the us, nato and their afghan allies. a stunning success for them and another superpower humbled in the streets and fields of afghanistan. but to understand these events and the origins of the taliban, we need to go back to the cold war. the bloody aftermath of the soviet occupation set the ground for a new force to emerge. they were really seen as angels, these young angels who had arrived to save the country. on december 27th, 1979, soviet special forces stormed the presidential palace in kabul. the president, hafizullah amin was killed. this was the start of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. th

. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived here in doha for some high-level crisis talks. he said they talked to 100 citizens in afghanistan and they are doing everything they can to make sure the charter flights are able to leave safely. >> that's our charlie d'agata report forgive doha. >>> now, over the past year cbs news has reported extensively on sexual assault in the u.s. military. after our report aired, the pentagon madehthi epidemic a priority. well, now another two-year cbs news investigation reveals a second crisis, domestic violence. we found gaps in the process of reporting abuse across all military branches. service members, military spouses and partners who reported abuse said the military failed to protect them. cbs evening news anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell has this story. >> the numbers are staggering. roughly 100,000 incidents of domestic abuse have been reported to the military since 2015. the pentagon hasn't kept track of how many of those reports involve violence, so it's actually impossible to know the full scope of this problem.

them days to respond and they said that we cannot confirm, they did not deny it but eventually anthony blinkenthey're not really hostages and then jen psaki said something to that effect. if you're not letting american citizens leave afghanistan injured demanding more from making demands of ransom, to me that sounds a hostage situation. larry: they hate that word hostage but as a practical manner i think you're right. i want to get to other quick things, and the house is it possible to get an intelligence finding so we can help the pineapple express underground railway, get them resources whatever is done, i know has to be highly classified but you do need a finding do you think it's possible to get one? >> i do we have the national defense authorization bill coming up. my committee foreign affairs is a clearinghouse to get these interpreters in american citizens out, often we turn to the pineapple express because they were effective in what i implored the state department to do is to not fight against it but rather work with them. they have better contacts than are state department, the he tr

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the us secretary of state anthony blinken has faced intense questioning in congress over the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. during a fractious session of the house foreign affairs committee, mr blinken defended america's withdrawal from the country, saying that staying longer would not have improved anything. a court in new york is hearing the next stage of a civil case being brought against prince andrew, the second son of queen elizabeth. it's in relation to allegations of sexual assault, allegations he denies. our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports those proceedings have now concluded, the first in the case against prince andrew alleging he assaulted her when she was just 17 years old. allegations that he strongly denies. this first hearing really focused on procedure more seo than the allegations in the charges. the court was notified today that prince andrew had chosen a lawyer who would represent him. now, in court, he made two main arguments. he said that the complaint had not been properly served to prince andrew and that court in the uk would have to weigh

. >> tomorrow secretary state anthony blinken will appear on the hill the first time since the u.s. left afghanistan to field what will be surely pointed questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> thanks, christina. thank you. 20 years in the war on terror, the fight continues in countries far from afghanistan. holly williams recently joined yemen's military on the front lines. a civil war is underway and al-quaida is using the country as a base for attack. >> yemenese soldiers took us to the front line where they're fighting a war for this barren dessert. these are government forces. battling rebels that seized the capitol and swaths of land. there's been back and forth from both sides. these men are saying that their enemy is about 500 yards in that direction. the saudi arabian government is backing the yemeni government. they accuse iran of helping the rebels. the conflicts killed 250,000 people. some victims of starvation according to the u.n. in the anarchy, al-quaida has thrived here. the most dangerous, despite years of u.s. drone strikes. al-quaida's yemen branc

minutes from now secretary of state anthony blinken back in the hot seat.et to be a second tough day of questioning from lawmakers over the biden administration's handling of the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and ongoing efforts to evacuate americans and afghan allies who remain in the country. blinken repeatedly clashing with republicans on day one, defending the administration's decision making and placing much of the blame on president trump's deal with the taliban. take a listen. >> did we have a plan to gather americans from all over afghanistan to kabul and out in an orderly way? how meticulous was the planning for the trump administration declared may 1st withdrawal? >> thank you, congressman. we inherited -- >> acknowledgment of any shortcomings in the administration response, but also this morning a two-week long cnn investigation is now raising serious questions about the u.s. military's final drone strike on a car in kabul just hours before u.s. troops left the country. the u.s. military has claimed from the beginning that it hit a legitima

dave meanwhile, secretary of state anthony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin traveled abroadcover today. they're the 2 gave an update on the ongoing effort to evacuate americans and afghans currently stuck in afghanistan. they insist they're making progress kron four's, national correspondent raquel martin has more. >> we are working around the clock secretary of state anthony blinken says the u.s. government is confident americans left behind in afghanistan last week. we'll be evacuated. we've been assured that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents. >> will be allowed to leave. and again, we intend to hold the taliban to that 10's of thousands of afghans await processing in cutter and a visit to the country blamed in alongside defense secretary lloyd austin tonight the taliban is blocking further evacuations. it's my understanding that the taliban has denied to anyone holding a valid document. the comments come out to republican congressman michael mccaul told fox news sunday. the taliban is holding americans hostage for there not to allow ame

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this is not the only time anthony blinken is going to be on capitol hill. he will repair -- he will appear before the senate foreign relations committee on tuesday to talk about how the u.s. handled the withdrawal from afghanistan. lauren: thank you very much indeed. gross human rights violations were committed by all sides in ethiopia. that is the assessment of the u.n. human rights chief who says ethiopia and opposing forces must take response ability for their actions and end the conflict that has seen thousands of deaths. >> honor killings and sexual violence are just some of the findings of the investigation. the investigations were launched following reports of war crimes committed by the ethiopian government. both the united nations and ethiopia's human rights commission took part in the investigations. >> the violations continue to him locate government forces and their allies. we have received disturbing reports of dozens of bodies floating in the river. some had gunshot wounds and indications they might have been detained and tortured before they

secretary of state anthony blinken is en route to doha, partly in thanks to the government for helpingevacuate tens of thousands of afghans and others over the past couple of weeks. as we understand it, there are no intentions to meet with the taliban delegation here in doha. weijia? >> jiang: charlie, thank you. here with us now is sue on, former deputy director of national intelligence. >> great to see you. >> jiang: as we heard from charlie, there are americans and afghans still trying to get out. the biden administration has repeatedly said that their ability to carry out an attack like the one we saw at the airport is very didifferent from their capability of striking the homeland. is that true? >> it is. i think one of the things to understand is the 20 years of our counterterrorism efforts, including that time in afghanistan, has seriously degraded the ability of extremist forces to rally, gather their resources, and then to operate at distance. that does not mean that they can't create havoc within afghanistan, disrupt the formation of any new kind of government, and over time

and you have anthony blinken saying if they want to live up to their obligation. it's really staggering to watch this unfold and the u.s. reaction to it. your. thoughts? >> the more the secretary of state the more he looks like a puppy. we left afghanistan we have no diplomatic presence or we have leverage ever willing to use it but the leverage does not consist of worrying about the international community and what they're going to think of the taliban do you really think the taliban leaders care about going to cocktail party at the un, they don't care about the international community and getting scolded by the secretary of state, they just defeated in their minds a great empire one of the greatest empires in the history of the world the united states. i think it's all reliant onn their goodwill, they told us they were going to let those americans out, get real. the only americans that are getting out at this point are the people that were rescued by private americans, former nsspecial forces who were goingn and getting americans and bringing them out. >> you ha

. >>> today anthony blinken will be on the hot seat. he faced push back yesterday from republican members of the house foreign affairs committee over the handling of the military withdrawal of afghanistan. gop leaders wanted answers about the evacuation of americans and promises from the taliban on security. >> how is the administration planning to hold the taliban to its commitment to ensure that al qaeda and other terrorist groups are unable to use afghan soil to plan terrorist attacks? >> we will remain hyper vigilant about any reemergence of that threat.>>ringlamed the trump administration for the situation president biden inherited in afghanistan. >>> coming up, a special birthday celebration. the oldest living world war ii veteran gets a little help from friends to mark an impressive milestone. >>> later "cbs morning news" co-host nate burleson visited with colbert. what he revealed about his wild side. this is the "cbs morning news." with colbert. what he revealed about his wild side. this is the "cbs morning news." rich, indulge

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secretary of state anthony blinken arrives in qatar today, looking for support in evacuating those americans at risk still in afghanistan. he also says he's there to reach an agreement among allies on how to respond to the taliban. coming up a little bit later, marianne favro joins us with the story of bay area volunteers still working to get people out of that embattled country. the number of people they've gotten out of the country might surprise you. >>> betting on next week's recall election, some folks have already placed their wager and more of them think the governor's going to keep his job. betting markets are swinging if newsom's favor. one betting website put the odds of the governor coming out on top at 85%. the poll shows him growing his lead. the election set for september 14. but many voters have already turned in their ballots. >>> it's important to take a look at organized labor and how that's going to play a role in that recall election. we welcome in larry gerston. how important is organized labor here in california? >> terry, it's very important. i'll tell you something. f

. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken facing tough questions in the first of two days of hearings on capitol hill. >> it was time to end america's longest war, 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars in equipment and training did not suffice, why would another five, another ten? >> reporter: president biden mixing politics with presidential duties, urging people to support governor newsom in his recall election tomorrow. alice barr, nbc news. >>> there is still a lot happening at this hour. this is a live look in long beach. this is on the campus of long beach city college. president biden is on his way there right now, having left sacramento about 30 minutes ago. air force one will be touching down in southern california shortly, and then he'll head over to long beach city college where he'll be campaigning in support, we mentioned, with governor newsom. we'll be following this event throughout the evening. we'll make sure to have the latest on our 7:00 p.m. newscast when the president is expected to speak at this rally in support of the governor. >>> police in wash

a defiant anthony blinken defending the withdrawal to a bipartisan group of angry u.s. senators. and the european parliament steps of pressure to countries with laws that discriminate against lgbtq parents and their children. i'm brent goff. two viewers watching in the united states and all around the world, welcome. we start with the taliban looking to build legitimacy as they they say looming humanitarian crisis. the country's acting foreign minister thanked the world for pleasuring hundreds of millions of u.s. dollars in emergency aid to afghanistan yesterday, but it remains unclear how much will reach hungry afghans. many organizations are still reluctant to deal with the taliban. >> afghanistan's new government has begun the monumental task of convincing the world to work with the taliban. the foreign minister stressed taliban will keep their promises but also warned foreign powers to stay out of afghan affairs. "we want good relations with the international community. we want relations based on mutual agreement. we ask the international community not to put any further pres

. >>> on capitol hill, secretary of state anthony blinken faced tough questions today and about the u.s. withdrawal in afghanistan. he spent 3.5 hours getting grilled by senators. many of those questions focused thousands of afghan allies omaha have not made it out. most senators, though not all, agreed with the decision to withdraw, but they disagreed with how it was done. lawmakers on both sides disagreed with secretary blinken's comment that the government fell much quicker than anticipated. >> even the most pessimistic assessments didn't believe that it would collapse while u.s. forces remained. >> i just don't think that's true. >> this was a failure of policy and planning. >> there were also questions about whether america is in more danger of a terrorist attack after leaving afghanistan. secretary blinken says officers are in constant contact with the americans still in afghanistan, and he said the government did what it could to get everyone out. >>> the first wave of afghan refugees is on its way to the bay area. 300 are slated to arrive in the south bay over the next 12 months

. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken in the hot seat on capitol hill for a second day of tough questions about the withdrawal from afghanistan. >> the execution of the u.s. withdrawal was clearly and fatally flawed. >> reporter: senators grilling secretary of state blinken over how the biden administration misjudged how quickly the afghan army would collapse and the taliban would sweep back into power. >> what was not anticipated was the collapse of the afghan government. >> the biden administration caused this disaster. >> reporter: the u.s.-led airlift evacuated roughly 124,000 people, but 13 american service members were killed in a suicide bombing at the airport, and some 200 americans, plus thousands of afghan allies were left behind. >> we continue our relentless efforts to help any remaining americans. >> reporter: democrats stressing the failures in afghanistan began long before the biden administration. >> let's stop with the hypocrisy about who's to blame. there are a lot of people to blame, and we all share in it. >> reporter: but the focus on afghanistan prese

secretary of state anthony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin travel abroad to cover today.t's where 10's of thousands of afghans are awaiting processing well denying that the taliban is blocking further evacuations. secretary blinken says that the u.s. government is confident the americans left behind in afghanistan last week will be evacuated. >> we've been assured that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. and again, we intend to hold the taliban to that. >> this comes after republican congressman michael mccaul told fox news on sunday. the taliban is holding america's americans hostage. blinken says that is not true to his knowledge and that charter flights are stalled as the taliban tries to stop undocumented afghans from leaving. >> president biden says his administration is helping in every way possible after hurricane ida left destruction and death in its wake last week at the same time they're calling for the aftermath to be an indicator of a bleak future, really a reality check today from the president who m

secretary of state anthony blinken is being questioned only capitol hill.ork is holding a free trial hearing in a civil case by a woman who claims prince andrew sexual assaulted her when she was 17. last week lawyers for her seen her here on the right with successfully presented him with papers. prince andrew said he's never met the woman. we're joinedded from new york. can you help me understand the legal process now playing out? >> sure, this is the first hearing in this case and really it always is the case that they were very procedural at this point but this case is a bit more complex because here you have a disagreement over mr. prince andrew has, in fact, been served papers. that's the first september. a -- step. a d. has to know what the allegation are against him before a case can get underway so we are looking to the judge to make that decision. whether he makes that decision today or takes his time and issues an opinion, we don't know confinement quiet -- yet but he'll be hearing from both sides here. the court just heard -- today that prince and

the us secretary of state anthony blinken has faced intense questioning in congress over the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. during a fractious session of the house, foreign affairs committee, mr blinken defended america's withdrawal from the country, saying, staying longer would not have improved anything. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it barely merits international headlines these days, but america's guantanamo bay prison is still operational. a0 inmates are left. most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. for m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould slahi, was held there, having been identified as a high—value al-qaeda terrorist. he was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. what is the guantanamo legacy? mohamedou ould slahi in nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. let's begin with

secretary of state anthony blinken testified before congress again today.nsecutive did day about the u.s. withdraw from afghanistan, from the start of the hearing lawmakers really did not pull any punches. the democratic chairman of today's foreign relations committee called the administration's exit from afghanistan fatally flawed secretary blinken however, defended the administration's strategy. all right. it doesn't sound like we have that sound bite from tony blinken work to get that for you in the meantime, we continue our coverage. >> on the recall election. candidates are holding watch parties up and down the state tonight after the break, we will have a live report from former san diego mayor kevin faulconer's watch party that is in san diego county. we'll be r ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. [inflammation] let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops will probably pass right by me. xi

secretary of state anthony blinken says that the taliban will allow them to leave that they have all the proper documents but flights of mixed groups with and without proper identification will not be allowed to depart. other countries are working to open the airport in kabul for international flights soon. how do you remember the attacks on the world trade center. lot of people talking about that with the anniversary coming up. so many folks recall exactly where they where. >> what they were doing on arguably the worst day in american history. arguably and for some it the first day of their lives. >> these 9.11 babies are now returning mother 20 years old. many of them finding purpose in life by helping others. rebecca solomon has their story. >> josh lauber takes a look back at his earliest days from the pages of his baby books and got to this book and so on. one book take-away, the new jersey man's most cherished keepsakes. the other is filled with memories of that tragic day. josh was brought into this world always gives me like a bit of a stomach ache looking 9/11/2000. one, whe

the secretary of state anthony blinken addressed these reports at a press conference in qatar. >> we been able to identify a small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart with their families. we have been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> the president has said he plans to visit some of the locations the evacuees are being held. >>> a massive manhunt is underway in israel after six palestinian inmates escaped what is supposed to be the country's most secure jail. the prisoners reportedly dug their way out of a jail cell with a rusty spoon, going through a secret underground tunnel that already existed. farmers in the area reported to police that they saw suspicious men wandering through their fields. all of the prisoners are convicted of carrying out attacks telling israelis. hamas activists launched balloons filled with explosives to support the escape. israeli warplanes attacked several targets in response. >>> palestinians in the west bank called the jailbreak heroic escape. some w

. >>> checking the top stories, anthony blinken is expected to be questioned about the withdrawal from fda is telling parents not seek out vaccines until they are approved. >> the so-called sclelender man attacker is being released from a facility. >>> today's weather, hot in the west, and storms in the plains and midwest and the texas and louisiana coast will prepare for up to 20 inches of rain. >> and abc news is celebrating america strong. we are highlights stories of resiliency amid the pandemic as america returns to work and school. >> we are introduced to the queen of kindness this morning. >> he oh, my god. >> lexi burk is the reigning queen of kindness. though she would be uncomfortable with that title. >> if it were not for everyone wanting this and wanting to help someone. it would be nothing. i would be nothing. >> when the pandemic first started, lexi launched her version of the venmo challenge. >> the fact that we are still doing it like almost 20 months later, it's just insane. >> and inviting her now 1.7 million followers to donate whatever spare change they have. which

. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken toward hanger 5 and ram stein air force base in germany, the last stop many afghan evacuees will make before moving onto america. >> because of what you done, and because of how you've done it, you have literally save lives. you have literally changed lives. you have literally changed futures. >> reporter: administration officials say as many as 65,000 afghans are expected to arrive in the u.s. by the end of the month. some republican lawmakers, including congressman andy biggs of arizona, are concerned about the vetting process. he sent a letter to dhs demanding more information, saying we need to in sure that these individuals are being properly vetted, and don't pose a risk to our communities. cbs evening news anchor norah o'donnell asked dhs secretary ella hunter my office why some afghan evacuees on the terrorist watchlist are showing up. >> how many people have been removed from the u.s. for showing up on one of these lists? >> our screening and vetting process is going very well. and we are dealing with very few people that have giv

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secretary of state anthony blinken is in germany tonight. he's there to discuss efforts from the international community to try to help the afghanistan refugees and get cooperation to get any charter flights out of that country. lincoln says the taliban is keeping charter planes are carrying both americans and that risk afghans on the ground. the taliban claims that some of the passengers don't have the required documentation. blinken says he's confident the roughly 100 americans were left behind. we'll be evacuated. >> well, there are limits to what we can do without person on the ground without an airport with normal security procedures in place. we are working to do everything in our power to support those flights. >> lincoln had a virtual meeting with 22 foreign ministers. plus, officials from nato. the european union and the united nations among the topics. they discussed the taliban's efforts to find international legitimacy. but the united nations says conditions in afghanistan are unraveling quickly with food and other aid about to r

secretary of state anthony blinken is to arrive for new hopes for citizens in afghanistan. >> 20 years after 9/11. >> did you ever see him again? >> i never saw him again, one month later he passed away at walter reed. this is the cbs weekend news from new york. with jericka duncan. >> good evening, thanks for watching. ida's fury was first felt one week ago. today it is still inflicting pain. two more people have died in new york and in louisiana two more nursing home residents evacuated to a warehouse have died. ida crashed ashore the gulf coast then raced into the northeast, in its wake more than 60 people have died in eight states. today the n.y.p.d. released video of officers attempting to rescue a family in a basement apartment. three people, one a toddler, died. cbs' tom hanson is in hard hit paskataway new jersey. tom, how are things looking where you are? >> reporter: hi there jericka. well, residents here are cleaning up after the remanats of hurricane ida. take a look at this, this is a car lifted from the river behind me, many people with nowhere to go but even with all the

. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived here in doha for some high-level crisisto 100 citizens in afghanistan and they are doing everything they can to make sure the charter flights are able to leave safely. >> that's our charlie d'agata report forgive doha. >>> now, over the past year cb

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secretary of state anthony blinken is scheduled to testify before congress this week on the withdrawal of us forces from afghanistan. the first hearing will take place tomorrow before the house foreign affairs committee, followed by hearing before the senate foreign relations committee on tuesday. a group of 15 house democrats recently. sent a letter to blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas seeking additional information on how americans. permanent u. s residents and other vulnerable individuals who remain in afghanistan will be evacuated and in afghanistan today, the taliban announced some of the new social guidelines under the new, all male government, women will be allowed to study at universities, including for postgraduate degrees, but they will not be in the classrooms with men and they will be required to wear clothing that follows religious requirements. it's still not clear if that means they will be limited to the compulsory compulsory. headscarf. or all mandatory face coverings as well. taliban leaders also say they are currently reviewing what women wil