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. >>> plus, the news from garth brooks tonight. >>> and a big day for a former first lady. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the abc news exclusive. president biden, his first interview since the taliban takeover of afghanistan. george stephanopoulos one-on-one with the president. was there an intelligence failure here or did the president downplay it? did u.s. military leaders suggest leaving some troops in afghanistan? and what happens when the august 31st deadline comes, if there are still thousands of americans on the ground? will u.s. troops stay and will they stay for the afghans who helped us? this interview comes amid new images tonight, our team witnessing the chaos outside airport gates in kabul. desperate afghans holding their children, taliban fighters with long guns standing guard. our ian pannell and the team there outside the walls when the heavily armed taliban approaches them. this new video emerging tonight of u.s. troops helping a woman climb over the wall at the airport. overnight, u.s. troops firing

i saw a headline that garth brooks contemplating whether he will have his concert.looking at a guard works phenomena -- a garth brooks phenomenon where people are afraid to fully reopen the economy. they may be going back to work and many kids are in school, but whether they are taking a cruise or going to the music park or sitting indoors in a restaurant or crowded theater, those will continue to be depressed. when we look at the mobility metrics and things like open table reservations and whatnot, we see things are starting to roll over and some of that garth brooks effect. i don't see it happening in today's report but could be a phenomenon we have to look at and continue to weigh on that. tom: i just threw out all my big vertical striped shirt. -- shirts. jonathan: country and --carl: country and western. tom: let's go back to the goldman note from a couple weeks ago. remember we were talking about the outlook for the u.s. economy and why the core of that piece was about delaying a full-service sector recovery. the delay of blackrock and wells fargo, just a coup

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. >>> and garth brooks is about to have a lot of friends in low places.ntry star canceled his remaining tour due to the latest covid-19 surge brought on by the delta variant. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's thursday, august 19th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." third vaccine dose. the cdc wants eligible americans to get a booster shot against covid, but the decision is getting pushback from world health leaders. >>> airport standoff. taliban fighters shoot their weapons into the air as desperate afghans try to flee the country. why u.s. troops could stay there past the august 31st deadline. >>> slithery surprise. a shopper comes face to face with a python right in the with a python right in the middle of a grocery store. captioning funded by cbs

>> t ymu >>> if you've got tickets to see garth brooks, >>> good morning. it's 8:25.feet into the air. >>> air quality advisory for north and east bay due to fires across northern california. satellite loop shows plumes of xie fires. g from r and >>> santa clara health officials identified 46 cases of what they're calling delta plus variant. it's not yet a dominant strain. experts say the best way to slow mutations is to get vaccinated. >>> i am gianna franco with a look at the roadways. it is definitely friday light. it's a good time to be on the freeways. slow spot along east shore freeway, west bound 80, highway 4 to the maze. once you get to the bridge check this out. it is friday light with an easy ride to san francisco. 11 minutes to head into the city from the maze. metering lights have been off all morning. san mateo quiet in both directions with no delays and 880 along the nimitz, lightly traveled. >>> we are looking at good air quality but if you live in north bay, inland east bay, you can be seeing haze as we start our day. moderate for our afternoon but th

garth brooks has canceled the next five shows of his tour amid rising covid cases.n july, i sincerely thought this pandemic was falling behind us. now watching this new wave, i realize we are still in the fight and i must do my part. so it is with a heavy heart we announce the decision to cancel all five shows but with a hoeflful heart we can reschedule and start over. ticketmaster is going to automatically refund 350,000 tickets. the country singer hopes to be back on tour by the end of the year. >>> meanwhile a college in connecticut is doing its part to battle the pandemic, enforcing some of the strictest vaccination requirements on students. if they don't show prove by august 1st, they detail the penalties awaiting them. in addition to weekly testing, students will be charged a weekly fee increasing each week to a maximum of $2,200 per semester. >>> actor actor scarlett johansd her husband collin jost of "saturday night live" have announced the arrival of a baby. his name is cosmo. a first for colin and a second for johansson. >>> there's a big mystery. a jiejt

garth brooks said he will reassess his schedule following the rise of infections nationwide. play his next two shows in kansas city and lincoln, nebraska, but he will not put tickets on sale for his stop in seattle which is next month. brooks restarted his tour last month, and he usually plays in front of a 60,000 to 70,000-people per stadium. >>> and don't look down. one man just climbed a 36-story building in london. 21-year-old george king thompson scaled the stratosphere tower to draw attention to climate change. the former personal trainer says he picked the skyscraper because he was shocked that flash floods had recently hit the area. >> a week ago i was in stratford station, and i saw stratford station flooded. and a photo went viral. i wanted to raise awareness to the seriousness of climate change at the moment because i think before that there's a heat wave throughout london. so i think it's a stark reminder as to the seriousness of climate change. >> back in 2019, king thompson was arrested after scaling the tallest skyscraper in the uk at more than 1,000 feet tall.

it's actually -- we got all the, like, shania twain, i listened to garth brooks and all these favoriteung and restless, and" general hospital ." everybody was in love with victor on "the one and restless" and every guy wanted to be toxic like victor. ( laughter ) the guy everyone really wanted to be was a guy from a show called "santa barbara." do you remember that? >> stephen: not one of my stories. >> well santa barbara was a show of an hispanic guy who went by the name cruz and w tight skinny fit jeans and ever since skinny tight fit jeans wer called cruz's. >> stephen: everywhere? not everywhere. but every time you wear something tight, look at that cruz! ( laughter ) >> stephen: have you ever performed observe a soap opera? >> i think it might have been in my future at one point. >> stephen: you might be able to sneak in for a cameo. >> trinidad is like a soap opera. the way they fight, the neighbors, they'll come out of their house, pull out a machete and scrape it on this ground and be, like, if you cross this line, i will kill you! and then everyone dies. it's community theater

covid surge has forced garth brooks to cancel the next five stops on his tour.icket master is refunding 350,000 tickets. he hopes to reschedule and finish his tour before the end of the year. >>> a poet coming to a small screen near you. she landed her own spoken word special and it airs next tuesday. >>> trained by her adoptive father portrayed by samuel l jackson. in theaters tomorrow. >>> a video going viral show ago pair of robots crushing a par car course. >> does it sound impressive or terrifying? see for yourself. >> that one definitely runs like me. i wasn't sure before but i am sure now. >>> watch as robots run, jump and even back flip. they're doing a high intensity activity that requires moving rapidly across obstacles. engineers want to build on specific movements in hopes of giving them the same dexterity as an adult human. >> can you imagine that chasing you down? >> we'd be running at the same pace. it reminds me of robo cop. >> i am on the fence line about this. >>> public schools in marin county opening today, extra precaution for students to ke

jazz fest, the band limp bizkit has canceled their show and the new jersey straw festival and garth brooks promoting a stadium tour and playing to a sold out audience in kansas city is now saying that he's going to re-evaluate his future stadium tours for the rest of this year. there are other big name bands that have also planned stadium tours as well including the rolling stones and that have announced a concert date for later this year as well. and then on top of all of this, in the day-to-day life of pls of americans, there are major corporations that are announcing that they are rolling back and putting a pause on how they're going to get their employees back to the office safely. you could see a list there of just some of the corporations that are beginning to re-evaluate what they're do here in the coming weeks as across the country we're seeing dramatic increases in the number of coronavirus cases and all of this, boris, slowing down that after 18 months or so of this coronavirus pandemic, these wishes an these dreams of getting life back to normal, or as much as back to normal as

garth brooks has cut short his concert tour.who bought tickets to five shows will now get full refunds. in a statement yesterday, the singer said he thought the pandemic was behind us when he resumed touring last month, but with the latest covid surge, it is part of the stop the spread. brooks is planning for a new concert dates next year. kumasi: a major hotel chain is experimenting with a new pricing model that has guests paying extra for amenities. and cr hotels is lowering the cost of its hotel rules -- hotel rooms. be $25. a day pass for the gym also $25. you want to check in early, that is $20. if you want breakfast, you have to pay for that, too. >> by going to an a la carte model, it on bottles the product and allows us to charge a lower rate for those who just want sleeping room, and you can buy the products that you want. kumasi: right now the a la carte option is only available at ncr's highline hotel in manhattan and teedo yo -- and twa hotel at jfk airport. new options are being experimented with to bring back busin

>> yeah, it's actually-- we got all the, like, shania twain, i grew up listening to garth brooks ands, like, in love with victor. do you remember victor from "the young and the restless?" and every guy wanted to be toxic like victor, yeah. ( laughter ) >> stephen: it was like, that's it-- i want to be victor growing up? >> well, the guy everyone really wanted t was ts guy from a show called "santa barbara." do you remember that "santa barbara?" >> stephen: not one of my stories, but go ahead. >> okay, well "santa barbara" was the show with this guy, this hispanic guy and went by the name cruz. and he wore these really tight, like, skinny fit jeans and ever since, every skinny tight fit jeans was called cruz's. ( laughter ) >> stephen: everywhere, or only in trinidad and tobago? >> in trinidad, not everywhere. but every time you wear something tight, they be like, oh, man, look at those cruz! look at that cruz! yeah, so all over the place-- they became cruz. >> stephen: have you ever performed observe a soap opera? >> never, never. but i think it might have been in my future at one po

so bts army, keep your fingers crossed and it's worth noting garth brooks and florida georgia line haveurs as well so we'll see if this trend continues. >>> and now major marvel mania with the announcement that anthony mackie is set to star in a fourth installment of "captain america." plus marvel released the final trailer for "eternals" giving fans another look at the mysterious group of heroes and a new villain. take a look. >> why didn't you guys help fight thanos or in any other war, all the terrible things throughout history? >> we were instructed not to interfere in human conflicts. >> by who? >> da, da, da. the all-star cast includes angelina jolie, richard madden, directed by recent oscar winner chloe zhao. it is out november 5th. >>> in music news, 25 years in the making, it's been a quarter century since aaliyah's album "one in a million" changed the game in 1996 spinning hits like "if your girl only knew" and "hot like fire." the late singer's work is finally available to stream after spending years out of rotation rocketing straight to the top of itunes and spotify. the rel

alright parking issues plagued the allegiant stadium during a garth brooks concert last month and then over the weekend wrestling fans. they were forced to deal with overflowing toilets. you and concessions tents that wouldn't accept payments in las vegas. madison kimbro talk with some disappointed fans about what went wrong at summerslam. >> for my that around that rain from point. they had gotten here's the point to where. >> we couldn't even really physically the there were a disappointment know about that like we have pretty good feet from where lower-level those that attended saturday night's wwe summerslam 2021 got quite the show. but theamain chatter was about the concession stands being closed. leaving fans without food or water. available there. the group of employees standing there. and i said, you know. >> do you guys have just a water cup. my father-in-law's diabetic and he everything should very rude. everything shut down. everything's closed the fountains don't work. >> turns out the stadium's official cashless payment system went down during the wrestling match. and it w

garth brooks is putting his tour on hold canceling the next five stops because of coronavirus just daysbraska. the country superstar says, quote, i realized we are still in the fight and i must do my part. >> a picture says a thousand words. >>> turning back now to our top story, growing desperation for people still trying to escape afghanistan. crowds of people rushed to the north gate of kabul airport scrambling along the walls there. crowds passing young children, anything to spare them a life under the taliban. >> what is your message to america? >> our message to america, we helped the america people, so that is their job to help right now here. >> customs and border protection sent additional personnel to qatar to help process people leaving afghanistan en route to the u.s. as the taliban retake afghanistan, much of their political leadership is heading there from doha. sam kiley is live on the ground for us. they are trying to organize but now we're hearing about multiple people killed near the airport in kabul, what can you tell us. >> reporter: the details extremely sketchy, bu

no parking issues plagued allegiant stadium during a garth brooks concert last month and then over thewere forced to deal with overflowing toilets. >> and concessions and that could not accept payments in las vegas. madison kimbro talked with disappointed fans about what went wrong at summerslam. >> for my that around that rain from point. they had gotten here's the point to where. >> we couldn't even really physically the that this appointment know about that like we have pretty good feet from where lower-level those that attended saturday night's wwe summerslam 2021 got quite the show. but the main chatter was about the concession stands being closed. leaving fans without food or water. available there. the group of employees standing there. and i said, you know. >> do you guys have just a water cup. my father-in-law's diabetic and he everything should very rude. everything shut down. everything's closed the fountains don't work. >> turns out the stadium's official cashless payment system went down during the wrestling match. and it wasn't just at allegiant stadium as there was an ou

the pixies join other artist, such as garth brooks and bts in announcing show cancellations as the pandemice of those. >>> walt disney world and the service trades council union have reached an agreement to require covid-19 vaccinations for the majority of its unionized employees. the stcu is the largest union associated with disney and it represents more than 30,000 cast members. all employees represented by the union must show proof of vaccination by october the 22nd. but the formal announcement says employees with medical conditions or, quote, sincerely-held religious beliefs, will be eligible to apply for an accommodation. the walt disney company has already required all salaried and nonunion employees to get vaccinated before returning to work. >>> now, a connecticut woman caught an unusual porch pirate stealing her amazon package in broad daylight. happens to all of us, right? christine levine was alerted to movement at her front door from her security camera, and was surprised to see this unassuming bear making away with a package filled with toilet paper. but didn't make it very far

the gentleman on your screen is garth brooks, country music star.d washington, d.c., boston, thwart east, cincinnati, plus charlotte and nashville. that is what has the market as little bit nervous, not that garth is canceling his tours but see washington, d.c., and the northeast seeing the spike in cases people might be a little more nervous. but there is a split in the music community because garth brooks canceled tours, steve any nix, maroon 5, foo fighters. you want to come to our concerts show proof of vaccination. eric clapton says absolutely not i will not perform anywhere where you you have to mandatory vaccination. stuart: good owe clapton. that is my opinion. carrie underwood ridiculed for liking a video on twitter. lauren: i feel so bad for her. you know what it means you like a video. click on heart button, don't tweet. click on the heart button. sometimes you don't even mean to do that. we have not heard from carrie underwood. she liked a video from conservative matt walsh making kids wear masks abusive. makes them think the air is toxi

garth brooks says boots and chaps and cowboy hats. we sent you all some cowboys hats.> kayna, thank you. it was so wonderful for you to share as you did. the people that -- you can tell it's a real passion. it's a true passion. bless your heart. >> we got some straw coming for you. >> thank you, kayna. >>> let's go to rob. >> reporter: giddy up, guys. howdy, boys and girls. we go from idaho to oregon not too far away. both considered the northwest. the perseid meteor showers are in full force. just outside of bend, oregon. the milky way scooting across the peak will be wednesday, thursday this week. go away from the city lights and enjoy. we've got some heat, severe weather. fargo, green bay, chicago today. an >>> now to diy home improvement. >>> now to diy home improvement. despite a rise in construction costs during the pandemic, bringing life to your space can be easier than you think, and it doesn't have to cost you a fortune. lara has much more on this. lara, the star of "free guy" is back with us. hey there, lara. >> yes, robin, that's my moonlighting gig. you kn

her sharing that positive message and, of course, we are all wishing christina well >>> next up, garth brooksncert. what did he do >> it's your first concert really your name starts with a "g." my name starts with a "g." >> that's cool gives me chills. he took the guitar right off his back and handed it down to the young girl >> and he autographed it >> yes talk about setting the bar high for any future concerts they go to anybody want to give me their drum set >>> next up, nick jonas, he's channelling his new jersey roots for his latest role portraying franky valli in the upcoming jersey boys musical. he revealed a behind the scenes look at the production look at this, c.j. matt bogart, andrew kyle writing in the caption, the past couple of months, i've been in cleveland playing my dream role as franky valli in "jersey boys" with our incredible cast and crew an amazing musical movie event for you all. and just last month, nick shared a sneak peek inside the show's tech rehearsals. and although it has yet to be announced when and where fans can watch the event, jonesan teased fans to keep wat