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plus, commerce men michael waltz, senator marsha blackburn and more coming up as our coverage continues of afghanistan's fault of the taliban. "america reports" top of the hour. >> emily: new york city's vaccine passport takes effect tomorrow. the big apple is one of a growing number of cities that now demands proof of vaccination to dining restaurants, see a show, or work out at the gym. some business owners are saying that after struggling after the pandemic, they cannot afford to turn customers away. miranda. >> miranda: look, i'm living in new york. maybe i am a frog in boiling water. i don't really have a huge problem with this. i am vaccinated. i got the excelsior passed the new york state provided us because it's convenient. i don't mind having to show it. i don't think people should be forced to have the vaccine. also think the people who have natural immunity should be able to have their antibodies passes the equivalent of having a vaccine passport.

blackburn: all senators had access to everything. and that is the way these confirmation processes are run. with the amy coney barrett process meet each have information presented to us, there was a book of the information we were given the opportunity to look at that but we know the democrats spent this money to try to take down that nomination, brett kavanaugh survived it and he is on the supreme court and other want to punish him. trey: i think infrastructure bill that is coming up, how would you vote and why we vote that way. blackburn: yes, you are right, the mining process will start at 8:00 o'clock tonight and i am going to be a no vote on the amendment and on the underlying bill. and this is number one, the gateway to socialism. this is their on the green new deal and this is what they are wanting to do to bring about the transformation of america and is trying to be the way for the bill that comes later in the week which is bernie sanders by three and half trillion is what you sense the price tag is that we know that's going

rahila bano, bbc north west tonight, blackburn.ice for national statistics show that more than 11,500 deaths were recorded in 2020 — that's the highest number since records began 28 years ago. last week, figures for scotland showed the country continued to record more drug related deaths than any other country in europe. well, in the seaside community of rhyl in north wales, research by bbc news shows that violent crime increased for four years before the pandemic, with drug gangs playing a significant part, as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. they caught three people injecting there the other day. weekend patrol in the most violent neighbourhood in wales. shouting. i did not step forward! as covid restrictions ease, there is fear here, as elsewhere, that serious crime will increase. violent crime, for a long time in rhyl, was linked to the night—time economy. assaults and beatings and stabbings a consequence of drinking too much, often at the weekend. but in recent years, the nature of violence here has c

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. >>> the cdc is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against covid, citing new safety data. the agency says there's no increased risk to the baby or miscarriage among people who received pfizer, moderna or johnson & johnson shots. according to cdc data, only 23% of pregnant women have received at least one vaccine dose. lch >>> and ahead on cbs this morning we will talk with dr. anthony fauci about pregnant women getting a covid-19 shot ileo extreme ll adults heat alerts as two heat waves bake the u.s. people are packing cooling centers in portland, oregon amid a dangerous heat wave. temperatures could reach as high as 111 in western oregon this week. oppress ever weather is also being felt on the east coast. new york city is under excessive heat alerts through tomorrow with the heat index expected to climb into the triple digits. are you looking forward to three days of feels-like temps above 100? >> no, not really, because i can't take the baby out really too

bradley blackburn is following the latest from new york. bradley, good morning to you. >> reporter: tom, good morning. president biden is facing more criticism over the way this has unfolded. while the president is defending his decision to withdraw troops, he also acknowledges the taliban moved far faster thanu.s. expected. dspite the chaos unfolding in afghanistan, the president said pulling the military out was the right decision. >> after 20 years, i've learned the hard way. there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. >> reporter: the president admitted being surprised by the speed of the taliban takeover but insused the u.s. won't be pulled back intnto the conflict >> american troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dieing in a war that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. >> reporter: on tuesday the taliban began consolidating its control over kabul. the airport was over run by thousands of civilians desperate to leave the country. some tried to climb aboard the outside of the transport. at lea

we will get response from senator blackburn. welcome to "the next revolution" i am steve hilton. republican pro- community pro- worker and especially pro- america. this is the week when the true nature of the biden regime in the democratic party and the ruling class became clear. we saw that in the chaos of the delta period panic and staggering new numbers for illegal border crossing with legal immigration into the shambles failing around with the agenda that nobody voted for all while pushing ill legal censorship and indoctrination in the left-wing elite are totally incompetent and deeply authoritarian. not a good combination not american combination and that is why free florida or crazy california and it threatens everyone because the essence of america. founded on the idea of freedom a limited government now in the grips of the unprecedented micromanagement from on high this nation is unparalleled accomplishments of science and technology and art and music. you name it the spectacle of the president bubbling around without a clue. and then to wife his own chin while activist a

bradley blackburn has the latest. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. hospitals across the south are being pushed to the limit. in arkansas the governor says they have only eight icu beds open in the entire state and in texas hospitals are being asked to postpone elective procedures so they can focus on covid patients instead. covid-19 summer surge continues to get worse. the u.s. is averaging over 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, the highest it's been in six months. >> this is going to be a very long, dark period of our history. >> reporter: tents went up outside lbj hospital in houston to deal with the increasing number of patients. texas governor greg abbott has requested help for out of state health care workers to deal with the surge. >> what is really our choke point and our vulnerability now is the amount of nurses we have available to really take care of people, covid patients in our beds, as well as non-covid patients. >> reporter: in the last week the u.s. reported nearly 94,000 new pediatric covid cases, the highest since february. >> the

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with representative seth moulton on his unauthorized trip to kabul. what he learned there and his response to all the criticism. >>> breaking overnight, the u.s. supreme court is allowing evictions to resume once again. the justices blocked a temporary ban put in place because of the pandemic. they said the cdc does not have the authority to reimpose the moratorium without congressional approval. according to the census bureau, roughly 3.5 million americans said they faced eviction in the next two months. >>> also breaking overnight, a hurricane watch is in effect in parts of louisiana, including the new orleans area, as tropical storm ida gains strength. the storm formed in the caribbean yesterday. forecasters say it's on track to slam into the u.s. gulf coast as a major hurricane. louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency. ida could make landfall on sunday. the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina's landfall. >>> c

bradley blackburn in new york., thank you very much. >>> san francisco will become the first major city to require proof of full vaccination against covid to enter certain venues. starting next friday, it will be needed at indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues. san francisco's mayor says the mandate is needed to protect the health of workers and customers. she says businesses won't be fined but city officials will be looking for compliance. >> we're leaving this in the hands of our small businesses, but we do have members of the department of public health that are out and a member from the san francisco police department dealing with compliance-related issues. >> the rule is tougher than the one in new york city where people will need proof of at least one dose for indoor activities. it takes effect august 20th. >>> and developing this morning, the pentagon is rushing 3,000 u.s. troops to the capital of afghanistan to help evacuate some staff at the u.s. embassy there. the move comes as taliban f

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. >> reporter: thank you. >>> the cdc issued a new temporary ban on evictions to help struggling renters. it could keep more than three million people in their homes in 80% of the u.s. counties experiencing high levels of coronavirus infection. it expires, however, october 3rd. the new moratorium is a reversal for the biden administration which let the previous ban on evictions expire last weekend. president biden had said a supreme court ruling prevented an extension. yesterday mr. biden said that he wasn't sure the new moratorium could pass constitutional legal challenges. >>> and developing this morning, president biden and congressional leaders are calling on new york governor andrew cuomo to resign. a lengthy investigation led by two outside lawyers found a -- found, rather, that he sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment rife with fear and intimidation. the high-profile democrat denied any inappropriate behavior. michael george re

bradley blackburn has the very latest from new york. bradley, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the cdc is echoing senator graham reminding people these vaccines work against the delta variant. in more places we are seeing calls for vaccine mandates. >> covid-19 vaccinations are on the rise but more people are getting infected as well. >> the numbers that we're seeing are unbelievable. >> as the u.s. reached president biden's goal to get 70% of the adults partially vaccinated, the focus is on the millions who have had no shots. >> 100% of the people in my icu in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated. >> reporter: white house coronavirus jeff zeinst said the delta variant has renewed the demand for vaccines. >> in the states with the highest case rates, daily vaccination rates have doubled. >> he said schools should make it mandatory for students and staff. >> it makes sense by getting more and more people vaccinated. >> reporter: some health experts looking beyond the current surge. >> there will probably be other variants t

bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. >>> new video now of two rare newborn barbary lion cubs. you can see them slowly making their first steps around the delivery box at the zoo. visitors will have to wait a few weeks to see them. the species once roamed the atlas mountains in africa but have been considered extinct in the wild for decades. they are beautiful. there are about 90 barbary lions left in zoos around the world. >>> astronauts in space got a special delivery today. they got pizza. a cargo ship docked at the international space station included in that shipment, apples, tomatoes and kiwi along with a pizza kit and cheese. it is a 16 supply run for nasa and its biggest load yet. be careful that pizza can become habit-forming. >> i want to know how hot it will get and how they melt the cheese and get that christie -- >> solar oven? they have some kind of cooking apparatus because they had a kid not just the pizza. >> is it a microwave? >> that is a lot of foil. put it in direct sunlight and just wait very very long. >>> take a look at what is happening outside. lenny o

bradley blackburn has the latest from new york. bradley, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. governor cuomo was facing impeachment threat with no support in the state legislature. the announcement yesterday was a surprised. new york governor andrew cuomo is resigning in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal. >> the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. >> the announcement by the 63-year-old democrat comes a week after the results of an independent investigation were released. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees. >> in my mind, i've never crossed the line with anyone. but i didn't realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. >> charlotte bennet is one of 11 women who accused cuomo of acting inappropriately. >> i thought, he's trying to sleep with me. >> bennet's attorney says she is still processing the news. >> maybe this means the governor will stop denying her allegations. >> in 13 days, lieutenant governor kathy hochul takes power. >> to represent the entire state of new york is a

bradley blackburn has the latest from new york. bradley, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. infections and deaths are both ticking up. doctor anthony fauci says the country is not likely to go back into lockdown, but he is warning we will face pain and suffering as the delta variant spreads. for the first time in months, the u.s. is recording over 100,000 new covid-19 cases a day. health officials say the delta variant is to blame. >> we're now dealing with the virus that has an extraordinary capability of spreading from person to person. >> reporter: in the u.s., hospitalizations were up nearly 50% last week. 97% involving unvaccinated individuals. >> we're looking to some pain and suffering in the future because we're seeing the cases go up. >> reporter: covid claimed more than 8,300 lives in the u.s. over the past month. the cdc expects deaths will rise in most of the country in the coming weeks. >> until the rest of the world understands that they have to be vaccinated, we're not going to get on top of this pandemi

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >>> developing this morning, crews are struggling to contain a raging wildfire that's devastated a small town in northern california. the caldor fire erupted in the northern sierra. it has torched more than 30,000 acres and is 0% contained. it got so dangerous firefighters had to escort a news photographer out of a danger zone navigating through thick smoke and flames. the wind-fueled fire raced through the town of grisly flats east of sacramento. dozens of homes, businesses, and other structures were burned to the ground leaving many people without anything at all. >> i physically saw my home which is a pile of ash, which is on an acre of property in a 1,300, 1,600-foot home. it's a pile of ash. everybody on my block is a pile of ash. >> power has been cut to about 51,000 customers in northern california to prevent the threat of more wildfires. >>> texas governor greg abbott has tested positive for the coronavirus. a spokesman said the republican governor is experiencing n

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >>> ahead we'll talk with representative liz cheney who's been critical of the u.s. troop withdrawal. she'll explain why we still need a presence there and how the u.s. should move forward with the collapse of afghanistan. >>> developing this morning, more help for haiti. the death toll has climbed to nearly 1,300 people after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake over the weekend. search crews from the u.s. arrived overnight in hopes of finding more survivors. the quake flattened thousands of homes and buildi struggle to cope with the thousands of people injured. to make matters worse, there's a storm heading that way. vlad duthiers reports from port-au-prince, haiti. >> reporter: rescue workers are frantically searching for survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings throughout the areas hit hardest by saturday's earthquake. the epicenter of the powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake was about 78 miles west of the capital of port-au-prince. two cities in the country's south we

bradley blackburn, cbs news. >>> today, the bill on physical infrastructure could get yes votes from as many as 70 senators. the house is expected to take it up when lawmakers return to session in september. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> doctors joining the fight to shut down a south bay airport. why they are sounding the alarm on what could be an environmental health crisis. >>> get ready to get into movie theaters using bitcoin. >>> and later, fighting for a dosage of hope. the promising cutting edge treatment that could extend lives. >> >>> and looking live at san francisco from our treasure island camera. it's 4:41. we will be right back. >>> time for this morning's money watch report. look for a job? now is a good time. the u.s. economy now has a record number of openings. cbs pony watch diane king hall reports from the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: stocks were mixed to start the week on monday, the dow dropped 106 points. the nasdaq gained 24, and the s&p 500 lost four. for the first time ever, there were more than 10 million jobs available

bradley blackburn in new york.dley, thank you so much. >>> so breaking overnight, another setback for new york governor andrew cuomo who is facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment allegations. his top aide melissa de rosa announced her resignation late sunday night. in a statement she said the past two years have been, quote, emotionally and mentally trying. but she did not offer an exact reason for her departure. meanwhile, a former executive assistant to governor cuomo, who filed a criminal complaint against him, is publicly coming forward for the very first time. in an exclusive interview, britney spoke with cbs this morning and the times union, saying that the governor needs to be held accountable. >> he groped me. he touched me. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "cbs early morning news" in the times union, brittany commisso detailed the harassment she was subjected to at the hands of new york governor andrew cuomo in 2019 and 2020. >> they started to be hugs and kisses on the cheek and the

bradley blackburn in new york.radley, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> well, it looks like new jersey school kids and staff will have to wear masks when classes begin i aew weeks. governor phil mphy is expected to announce today that school employees and students from kindergarten to 12th grade will be required to mask up. it's an about-face for the governor. a few weeks ago he said that it would take a deterioration of covid-19 data to require masks. infection rates have been rising in the state in recent weeks. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning" we would talk with education secretary miguel cardona about his new roadmap for a safe return to school this year. >>> more than 25,000 people are under evacuation orders in northern california where firefighters are struggling to stop the dixie fire which wiped out a small historic town. the blaze gutted more than 100 homes and businesses in greenville, a former gold rush town with buildings dating back to the 1800s. it's now the sixth largest wildfire in california his

tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn as china builds nuclear capability and the fbi says over 2,000ive investigations tied back to the chinese government as ccp and corporate america to override suspension. coronavirus is parentally is back. fda approves a third booster shot as the number of breakthrough cases rises. why are some vaccinated people still getting covid and which vaccine is most effective in the head of research and development and the president of moderna dre with look at the covid vaccines today. all that right here right now on sunday morning futures. ♪ ♪ maria: first this morning unsustainable and under siege, july apprehension numbers consumer criminal cartels are running the entry into america and the numbers are at 21-year high. more than 212,000 apprehended last month up 13% from june and 1.1 illegal migrants apprehended at the border this year, that's not including the got aways. unfortunately this administration is lying to you about the severity of the crisis. the department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas downplayed the crisis during a vis

bradley blackburn is in new york. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning. officials say they're trying to stay ahead of the virus with this third round of shots. they say it is the best protection we have against delta and any new variants that could be coming. americans will soon be able to get coronavirus booster shots. >> the best way to protect ourselves from new variants that could arise. >> reporter: starting september 20th, pending approval from the fda, the shots will be offered to people who received the moderna or pfizer vaccines as long as eight months have passed since their second dose. a booster plan is still being developed for recipients of the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> you don't want to find yourself behind playing catchup. better stay ahead of it than chasing after it. >> reporter: federal health officials cited recent studies showing the vaccines' protection lessens over time. they also stressed the importance of getting immunized. >> one thing is very clear -- getting vaccinated can keep you out of the hospital, getting vaccinated ca

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you. >>> so this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo is resisting calls to resign after a report said that he sexually harassed at least 11 women. his days in office may be numbered. cbs news has learned state lawmakers are ready to start the process of impeachment. nikki battiste reports. rorter: cuomo is fighting for his political life. >> my father used to say, god rest his soul, that politics is an ugly business. >> reporter: the embattled three-term governor is flatly rejecting calls from across the political spectrum and his accusers to resign. and new york lawmakers now say it comes one day after an explosive report by the state attorney general's office concluded that cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women, most of whom were current and former new york state employees, by unwelcome touching and suggestive comments. the report details a litany of complaints including how cuomo inappropriately touched and kissed a female state troop

bradley blackburn has the story. >> reporter: peter beverly needs a new liver.ioning at a very low level. >> reporter: fortunately, his son david is a match. so the liver transplant was scheduled for the end of june. >> the day before the surgery, we get a call, and they said hey, we're going to need to postpone this. there is a nationwide blood shortage. >> reporter: as pandemic restrictions lift, elective surgeries are resuming. car accidents, traumas, and drug overdoses are increasing. and so is demand for blood. >> they're having to make adjustments accordingly. hospitals have to have blood for the anticipated surgeries, but they also have to make sure they have enough on their shelves for emergencies. >> reporter: the red cross says more than one thousand additional donations are needed daily above the usual target to keep up with demand. >> we are mostly in need of donors who have blood type o because it is universal, and we are also in need of platelet donors. we really need donors to roll up their sleeves and donate and donate again. >> reporter: david's

bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. >> reporter: thank you. >>> so breaking overnight, the u.s. supreme court ruled the biden administration must comply with the controversial remain in mexico policy. the trump-era program forces people to wait in mexico while seeking asylum here in the u.s. the high court said the biden administration likely violated federal law as it tried to end the program. according to a memo obtained by cbs news, u.s. immigration officials were told to replenishment the program starting today. >>> and the list of companies and schools requiring employees and students to get vaccinated against covid is growing. yesterday walt disney world, goldman sachs, and ohio state university announced that they would enforce the mandate after the fda gave full approval to the pfizer vaccine. dr. anony i id.s could have covid under control by next spring if hesitant americans get the shot. manuel bojorquez reports from hard-hit florida. >> reporter: a day after the fda gave full approval to t

that in afghanistan we cannot guarantee your security with us tonight joey jones, senator marsha blackburnformer obama advisor brett brewin, mike huckabee, scott perry, dwight murdoch and ken paxton, we will show you graphic images viewer discretion of the taliban tracked down. the taliban actively seizing people's passports reports they also seized u.s. aircraft. plus pushback against the biden team including the government watchdog data shows the president and his team inflated afghan troops by almost double in order to defend bidens eggs out of afghanistan and the insiders talk openly under president obama, border chaos and rising gas prices and inflation. in the stocks dropped again as they said they would stop by government debt. there is hope we have to end for separate incidents getting shots fired at them across-the-board from mexico we have the story, former president trump is weighing in on everything we have to show you what he has to say, big tech double standards are helping the taliban while censoring conservatives here al-qaeda mocking president by don't on social media # tr

quickly before we hear from senator blackburn. i want to get your response to something.t president trump was planning to do, it is being widely reported this president deviated. do we have any idea and the senate find out how exactly did they deviate from that plan and how did that get us to where we are now? >> well, you make an interesting point. president biden has tried to reverse so many things that president trump has done successfully in terms of the economy, in terms of the border, and in terms of keeping the homeland safe. the reason we were in afghanistan in the first place is because of 9/11. here we are coming up on the 20th anniversary of that, the chairman of the joint chiefs yesterday told a group of senators the terrorist activity is going to be increased faster and more ferociously than he had anticipated. this is a failure of the biden administration. enemies around the world are celebrating this. this is a slap in the face of every man in uniform who has worn the uniform and been part of the battle and the sacrifices and the services they made and now

joining us senator marsha blackburn, armed services and retired marine sergeant joey jones. i'm grateful to have you both on. senator, how can be it thousands of americans were stranded behind taliban lines with no clear to rescue them? how did that happen? >> it is inconceivable this could have happened. this administration has been so ill-prepared for this. we've been asking foreweeks in different hearings. i even put some of it up on my social media today for an exit strategy. how do we make certain we exit all of our u.s. citizens, our nato partners, our afghani partners before you hand this over? and of course it didn't have to be this way. if president biden had stayed with the plan that president trump and secretary pompeo had laid out, conditions-based, threat assessment-based, you would not have seen this happen and our allies and partners, our nato allies had agreed to this. but instead as of last night i know the president hadn't talked to any other world leaders. they're frustrated with him just like the american people and a lot of veterans are frustrated with h

but she walked into the path of a feud between rival tyre businesses in blackburn. blowing out the glass. moments later, the second hit aya. the gunman had missed his intended victim, who phoned 999. they started shooting on me. she was just walking around. she was walking... she was going to go somewhere, i think. so, you think that they were shooting at you and caught her instead. aye. is she responsive? is she breathing? no, she's not responsive. she's got a very weak pulse. today, the seven men guilty of aya's murder were each jailed for life to serve between 27—34 years. stay where you are, yeah? keep your hands out, all right. i've got a taser, 0k? the gunman, zamir raja, had been arrested at heuston station after going on the run. sentencing, mrjustice turner said that none of the men had shown any remorse and they tried to lie, plot and scheme their way out of trouble to save their own skins. no matter what the sentence they get, aya's gone. nothing's going to bring her back. but i'm glad that a lot of people are going to be safe from these thugs. no—one els

men have beenjailed for life for the murder of a law student during a botched drive—by shooting in blackburnwildfire that has raged for eight days in turkey reaches a thermal power plant on the aegean coast. and uk adults spent more than a third of their waking hours watching tv and online video last year because of the pandemic. and strictly come dancing is to have its first all—male partnership in the show�*s history after last yea r�*s first all—female partnership. good afternoon. british holiday—makers who are fully vaccinated can more easily travel to france this summer as part of significant changes to the covid travel rules that will come into force in the early hours of sunday. france will be brought into line with other amber list countries, so anyone who's had both doses of a vaccine will no longer have to quarantine when arriving in england, scotland or northern ireland. wales is due to make a decision shortly. india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government—appr

bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. >>> in other medical news, it turns out the high cost of health care is driving thousands of americans into bankruptcy. a recent study found that more than half of all bills in collection right now are from medical care. anna werner reports. >> reporter: florida resident chad kisch's medical debt story began with severe pain from herniated disks in his neck last year. >> i really couldn't get out of bed for more than a few minutes. >> reporter: doctors told the 39-year-old, who runs his own small pest control business, that he would need surgery. insurance would cover it, and then went ahead. >> the pain was excruciating. that is probably the most pain i've ever been through. >> reporter: but afterwards, he got stuck with a bill for a facility charge he says the insurance company refused to pay, $145,000. he says the hospital then demanded payments of $1500 a month. >> i told them that can't happen. can we go with something lower. and they said no. so i just stopped answering their calls. >> reporter: when he couldn't pay, the hospital sued him. >

west brom and stoke city are level on points after they beat blackburn rovers and nottingham forest respectively at bramall lane. there were also wins for cardiff, coventry, preston and birmingham. just two games in the scottish premiership today — but plenty of goals. most of them from celtic — they thumped 10 man st mirren 6—0. david turnbull with his first career hat trick. meanwhile livingston stay bottom of the table after losing 2—1 to motherwell. to rugby now, and hull fc narrowly beat hull kr by 23 points to 22 in a thrilling superleague derby. the two sides were level with just over half an hour's play remaining, when bureta faraimo crossed over to put hull 4 points ahead. but marc sneeds crucial late drop goal proved to be the difference after a late kr try. still to come tonight, castleford host wakefield at 7 oclock sonnyboyliston won the ebor handicap in a photo finish at york. the 10—1 shot, ridden by ben coen, and trained byjonny murtagh, edged out quickthorn with alounak finishing third. pre—race favourite hamish was earlier declared a non—runner back to the cricket and a quick u

. >> we have senators haggerty and blackburn. >> thank you, governor. yes, we have seen so much devastations today, loss of life, livelihood, loss of their homes. as patrick said, the volunteer spirit is indeed alive and well. and they have shown up today. volunteers from all across the state coming to help with the search, coming to help people to salvage what they can from homes that were completely moved off of their foundations. i had a conversation with secretary mayorkas from homeland security. they are waiting and ready to respond, so we look forward to doing our part to work with the governor and also with the local mayors to address the tremendous need. >> what we saw today was devastation at a level that is absolutely heartbreaking. what we've seen is the tennessee spirit at the same time. we see people that have lost family members, people that don't know where family members are. but we've seen tennesseeans come to aid. i was so touched to see first responders from all over tennessee there on the ground, doing everything they can to help add

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ground and will discuss with former cia station chief daniel hoffman and republican senator marsha blackburnews @ night" starts right now. ♪ ♪ an ominous new twist in the history of the united states withdrawal from afghanistan tonight as u.s. citizens are advised to leave the airport and surrounding areas immediately, not to approach the gates of kabul airport. a security alert straight from the u.s. embassy in kabul as a top a australian official says there is a high threat of a terror attack at the airport. white house correspondent kevin corke is cracking this crisis minute-by-minute tonight. good evening, kevin. >> good evening, shannon. the usmca and kabul sending out an alert advising u.s. citizens -- reading in part "because of security threats outside the gates of kabul airport, we are advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a u.s. government representative to do so." the alert at the best, "u.s. citizens who are at the abbey gate, eastgate, or northgate now should leave immediat

blackburn, luton and stoke also got wins on the first weekend of the new season.st season, and birmingham kick off in a few minutes' time. lionel messi's representatives are in talks with paris st—germain — two days after it was announced that barcelona would be releasing him from his contract. bbc sport has been told the messi camp contacted psg as soon as it became clear the catalan club would be unable to honour the reduced contract they had agreed with the argentine striker. the french club are confident a deal can be put together with messi already familiar with a number of the club's players. chelsea are closing in on sealing the return of romelu lukaku to stamford bridge. it is understood an agreement is close between inter milan and chelsea on a deal that could be worth arund £97 million. that would be just short of the british record 100 mliion that manchester city paid aston villa for england midfielder jack grealish on thursday. in rugby league's super league, leaders catalans dragons were soundly beaten by second placed st helens 24—12. the challenge c

senator blackburn, euronext. sen. blackburn: i appreciate the hearing on this. i thank all of you for being here today. i think it is going to be important that we look at the entire prescription drug chain when we are talking about possible anticompetitive behavior. the middleman, the parma state benefit managers -- pharmacy benefit managers control nearly four out of five prescriptions written in the u.s. that is astounding. this is a vast arena of influence if they have issues that end up being life and death issues, especially concerning to me is the fact that they are controlling the access to so many of these pharmaceuticals and mr. mitchell, as you mentioned in your comment, this is something that is opaque. this is a need for transparency. in addition to this, health care middlemen have undergone vertical transformation with pbm with insurers, especially pharmacies and health care providers. vertical integration can result in inefficiency and consumer benefits. however, such integration can also lead to higher barriers for competition in each individual

. >> republican senators marsha blackburn and josh hawley today calling for biden and other officials in the administration to resign over the chaos in afghanistan. former president donald trump pulled no punches in sharing his thoughts about the execution of biden's exit strategy and the subsequent carnage in kabul. >> it's a very sad day for our country and a great embarrassment -- beyond embarrassment, it's a very dangerous day for our country. because of what they're doing, we are leaving in disgrace, we could have left with great dignity. >> mr. biden also posted this tweet. "despite extraordinary dangers and risks, we were able to evacuate more than 100,000 people in just a matter of days. we can and we must complete our mission. we will not be deterred by terrorists, we will not let them stop our mission. we will continue the evacuation." the administration also today, shannon, did not deny reports that it provided the taliban with the names of americans and afghan officials to evacuate. the very same taliban which is apparently handling security at the airport. the same taliba

managed to beat middlesborough 4—3, while nottingham forest are still without a point after losing to blackburnd and wimbledon semi finalist, hubert hurkacz. it was the first meeting on the tour between the two players, with two—time champion murray losing a tie break before beaten in straight sets 7—6, 6—3 by the 24—year—old pole. british number two heather watson is also out. she lost to world number one, ashleigh barty, in straight sets. it was the australian's first match since losing in the first round at the tokyo olympics, and she needed a tie break to beat watson. to golf — and the final women's major of the year gets under way tomorrow. and this year's aig women's 0pen will be extra special for the winner at carnoustie. an increase in prize money means the championship will become the most lucrative one we've seen on the women's calendar. craig templeton reports. don't be fooled by the scenic views. there's a don't be fooled by the scenic views. there's . ., ,., , , .., there's a reason why they call it car nasty- _ there's a reason why they call it car nasty- it _ there's a reason why

for "sunday morning features" join us with exclusive interviews with jim jordan, senator marsha blackburn, ken paxton and the president and head of r&d for my dear another vaccine maker stephen, my special guest start smart on fox business every week day six to 9:00 a.m. eastern with "mornings with maria" we hope you'll start your day with us every weekday on fox business. that will do it for us right now, thank you for joining us have a great rest of the weekend everybody. i'll see you next time. ♪. gerry: hello and welcome to the wall street journal at large i am james freeman filling in for gerry baker. a much bigger government and who's going to pay for, president joe biden and congressional democrats are working to enact a $3.5 trillion spending increase financed in part by higher taxes despite vice president kamala harris assuring us that the unfettered spending of the left will not impact middle americans. >> and suggest that we are clear, we are not going to raise middle-class taxes to pay for. because that's what the president promised and that's what we must deliver. james: we'l

. >> bradley blackburn gives us a sneak peek from new york. >> reporter: welcome to cbs mornings. i am gayle king and i am tony. this is our new home, the heart of new york city. took that is right, starting next week cbs mornings moves to its new studio in times square. gayle king revealed photos of the new set as well as the green room which you may notice has more than one not to cbs sunday morning. >> we are bringing more of that feature storytelling magic that sunday morning is known for everyday the week. we will still be covering the top news stories of the day of course but we will give them the time and care they deserve. >> it is an evolution. we have been doing stories for sunday morning and you been doing it for a long time. >> reporter: so joining them is former nfl player and emmy award-winning cbs sports analyst nate burleson. >> this was a unique opportunity i couldn't pass up. >> reporter: cbs morning and cbs saturday morning will both broad crest from right here in times square inside a new state- of-the-art studio in the viacom world headquarters. >> it is a big

bradley blackburn has the latest from long island. >> reporter: henri slammed into rhode island's coasth high winds and lashing rain as it made landfall sunday afternoon. storm slowed down but continued pouring rain on a wide swath of the northeast. >> we are taking it seriously. the size and the storm surge and the rainfall it is producing. >> reporter: andrew cuomo warned new yorkers about storm surge and flooding, especially in coastal areas, like long island. >>> please take percussion. >> reporter: this hurricane barrier was deployed to help prevent flooding in downtown providence. from massachusetts to new jersey, it is flooded homes, toppled trees and knocked out power for thousands. >> it is coming through. it is deep. >> reporter: one new jersey resident is trying to take in the damage. >> it is upsetting. there will be a lot of damage. basements are what's. >> reporter: on long island, people were fearing this could be a super storm sandy. parts of new york are still recovering from it nearly 9 years later. >> we are used to hurricanes out here. it was not as bad as we thought

for "sunday morning features" join us with exclusive interviews with jim jordan, senator marsha blackburn president and head of r&d for my dear another vaccine maker stephen, my special guest start smart on fox business every week day six to 9:00 a.m. eastern with "mornings with maria" we hope you'll start your day with us every weekday on fox business. that will do it for us right now, thank you for joining us have a great rest of the weekend everybody. i'll see you next time. ♪. gerry: hello and welcome to the wall street journal at large i am james freeman filling in for gerry baker. a much bigger government and who's going to pay for, president joe biden and congressional democrats are working to enact a $3.5 trillion spending increase financed in part by higher taxes despite vice president kamala