he went on to star in modern classics like pixar's "up" and "elf," nbc's mark barger has a look backs life. >> you've got spunk. >> well, yes >> i hate spunk! >> reporter: that's how most of america met ed asner the first episode of the mary tyler moore show in 1970 with asner playing the gruff but soft-hearted newsroom boss lou grant. >> if i don't like you, i'll fire you. >> right. >> you don't like me, i'll fire you. >> when i read that first script, i said, this is the best character i've ever come across. >> reporter: asner embodied the cantankerous boss for seven seasons and earned three emmy awards along the way. >> would i say i hate it if i didn't hate it i really hate it >> reporter: but when the series ended, the character continued this time in the newspaper drama "lou grant." it ran five years and brought asner two more emmys he won yet another for his role as a conscience stricken slave ship captain in the landmark miniseries "roots. those honors were a long way from his upbringing in kansas city asner's father was a lithuanian scrap metal dealer, none too happy to lear

the completion, barger is 31st, depends upon the tale bon, continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who are transfer, we're transporting out no disruption to our operations. joe biden earlier discussed the situation in afghanistan with g 7 leaders. the group failed to agree on whether to extend the evacuation beyond august 31st despite please from some are to ali has more the leaders of the g 7 nations taking part in a virtual meeting. of course, the top issue on the agenda was i've kind of stand and what to do. the nation such as the u. k in front, trying to take the opportunity to plead with us president joe biden, to extend that deadline for evacuation beyond august. the 31st, but joe biden, sticking to that day to those countries, of course, want us to remain at least couple airport to help with evacuation efforts. there are many diplomat and foreign officials sit and i found a song, but of course also africa who, who works with the occupation over the course of the last 20 years. but we also saw that you are the european commission president vonda lion com

i am saying, did any of you, will you rank on the table and say, hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate barger airfield, the strategic berries before we evacuate? everyone? did anyone do that? and when you didn't think to do that, the thing when raise your hand, say we completely mess this up or just as after posting that clip. lieutenant colonel sheller said that she had been relieved of gt over. lack of trust and confidence in his ability to command. however, he did get an outpouring of support on line. and on sunday, he posted another video saying he's also resigning his commission, adding, i have forfeited my retirement all entitlements, and i don't want a single dollar. we also heard from former us marine cool intelligence officer, scott rissa. he does think that somebody needs to be held accountable so that lessons can be let 1st of all the issue. accountability is 100 percent, correct? i mean, we have a failure of policy that seems to be driven by political objectives that overrode operational reality. there has to be accountability, or else there, there will be no lessons learned from

am saying, did any of you throw your rank on the table and say, hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate barger airfield, the strategic berries before we evacuate? everyone? did anyone do that? and when you didn't think to do that, that anyone raise their hands, then we completely mess this up. just hours after posting my clip left tenant, colonel shallow said that he'd been relieved of duty over a lack of trust and confidence in his ability to command whoever received an outpouring a support online and on sunday, posted another video saying he's also resigning his commission though i think i forfeited my retirement all entitlements. i do not want a single dollar. we also had to from a former marine corps intelligence officer, scott ritter and thinks that someone needs to be held accountable. so that lessons can be learned. first of all, the issue accountability is 100 percent, correct? i mean we have a failure of policy that seems to be driven by political objectives that overrode operational reality. there has to be accountability, or else there, there will be no lessons learned from this in

there is a number of people that are crossing the learn. barger add increased. they've been in charge of the united nations high commissioner for refugees who don't see that at the moment. then one of the primary reason for that. and that there was hardly any bloodshed enough wonders on most of the people living along the contiguous area, the largest on our ethnic stones. but it is always good nor did that thousands of lines come to focus on for medical assistance, despite the fact that the international community has invested millions of dollars . there no problem, facilities, medical facilities, and forces thousands of other ones to come and seek and focus on humans who the rebels have attacked the country's largest airbase in the south. dozens of people have been killed at the military base in lunch, providence. it's used by the saudi you back, your many government forces, at least 60 others are also reportedly injured. francis president is in northern iraq to meet kurdish leaders. he's arrived in our bill where he'll meet the precedence of the semi autonomou

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barger airfield, the strategic berries before we evacuate everyone. did anyone do that? and when you didn't think to do that, the thing when raise their hands there we completely mess this up. i just hours after posting that quip lieutenant colonel sheller said he had been relieved of duty for cause based on lack of trust and confidence. however, he received an outpouring of support online and on sunday he posted another video saying he is also resigning his commission. adding, i have forfeited my retirement all entitlements. i don't want a single dollar. we heard from a former marine corps intelligence officer, scott ritter. he thinks that someone needs to be held accountable. so lessons learned. first of all, the issue accountability is 100 percent, correct? i mean, we have a failure of policy that seems to be driven by political objectives that overrode operational reality. there has to be accountability or else there, there will be no lessons learned from this in this take. so on this point other can occur sheller is 100 percent. correct. i take umbrage it that way.

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but the completion barger study 1st depends upon the tale bond continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who are transfer, we're transporting out no disruption to our operation. in addition, i've asked the pentagon and the state department for contingency plans to adjust the time table. should that become necessary? well, alan fisher joins us live now in washington and their president, joe biden allen in transition on that end of the month deadline. despite police from his european allies it's a message as much to the taliban as to the american people. what is essentially saying here is look, we have up the number of flights we're getting one out every 45 minutes. we've taken 70000 people out in the last week or so. most of them are guns and we can continue at that pace all the way through the 31st of august. but that is contingent on the taliban. so essentially saying to the taliban without actually saying to the taliban, if you start coming things up here, if you start making things difficult, if it becomes hard for people to get to the airport, then foreign tr