anthony blinken and ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee republican congressman michael mccall on the rapidly changing situation on the ground next. pain and regret. hospitals are running out of beds. >> plus new era. new york will welcome its first female governor after andrew cuomo resigns in disgrace. >> no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment. >> what is her plan to clean up new york politics? new york's lieutenant governor kathy hochul joins me ahead. >>> hello. i'm jack tapper in washington with the state of our union watching a tragic foreign policy disaster unfold before our eyes. weeks before the anniversary of 9/11 and the deadline of president biden's complete withdrawal of u.s. troops in afghanistan, the taliban having seized much of that country they're now at the gates of the capital city of kabul. their representatives are meeting with leadership inside the afghan presidential palace. the rapid crumbling of the country has caught the biden white house flat footed. on saturday after pulling out almost all of the 2500 service members

military evacuateon efforts by august 31st, texas congressman michael mccall says even afghan allies already have special immigrant visas are being turned away from the airport sometimes more grimly their return to their homes. >> were they behead their family. and then behead them. the pentagon says the u.s. military and allied countries are working as quickly as possible. so far evacuating more than 88,000 people as of the latest update. >> but the number is continually changing every 39 minutes plane departed. >> kabul airport. >> the pentagon says that toward the end of this mission space will have to be reserved on aircraft in order to get the remaining troops out of afghanistan by august 31st. thank you, meantime, president biden's deadline to withdraw troops from afghanistan is less than a week. >> and yet thousands of americans are still stuck there, including more than 20 students and a dozen parents from southern california. they're from the valley union school district just outside of san diego and they're currently in kabul with their parents. they had gone to afghanistan

but texas republican congressman michael mccall says the u.s. should stay longer if needed. there's a credo in the united states military. no man left behind. >> and that includes our military. that includes our are americans are american citizens or are stuck. there. >> and the pentagon says that they do have a contingency plan to extend the deadline, the eu. but u.s. officials said on wednesday that the u.s. is on track to evacuate all americans from the country by the end of this month for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. thank you, anna. >> well, coming up next in the fall for morning news democrats in sacramento under fire for postponing key hearings on wildfire prevention and the recent fight at the employment development department. they have the details coming up after the break. state lawmakers have postponed key oversight hearings involving wildfire prevention and the employment development department. >> those hearings allow lawmakers to question members of governor newsom's administration and their handling of those issues. kron four's ash

military evacuation efforts by august 31st, texas congressman michael mccall says even afghan allies who already have special immigrant visas are being turned away from the airport sometimes more grimly their return to their homes. >> were they behead their family. and then behead them. the pentagon says the u.s. military and allied countries are working as quickly as possible. so far evacuating more than 88,000 people as of the latest update. >> but the number is continually changing every 39 minutes plane departed. >> kabul airport. >> the pentagon says toward the end of this mission space will have to be reserved on the air have to get the remaining u.s. troops out of afghanistan by august 31st alexander that little confusion here. what is the state department mean when it says that there's 500 americans still in afghanistan and another 1000. they're still looking into. do we have any clarity on that. >> yes, secretary blinken, explain that. that 1000 it's kind of fluid because some of those people may have said they were americans, but then turned out not to be. so they're still

michael mccall and michael walls who himself served in afghanistan, okay, michael walls, the only problemdy wants these never ending wars. there is a right way and wrong way to get out. one right way is not to leave your munitions, multimillion dollar humvees all over the place and other military caches, et cetera, and it would have been smart to listen to our own intel committees that told them it would happen if they did it this way. >> yes, that's right, sean. this is one of the greatest disasters in modern american history. this is a disaster on humanitarian grounds for women and minorities. it's a disaster for our credibility. can you imagine what people in taiwan or ukraine are thinking, watching this unfold and it's a disaster for our countertrim. america is less safe. al qaeda 3.0 will come roaring back. al qaeda and the taliban are absolutely married at the hip but this time when we return, the taliban will be better armed with taxpayer funded equipment, we have no bases in the region and no local allies because they have all been hunted down. i want to see resignations. blinken

they told us it's fine to go ahead with the plan that we implemented but yet on the other hand michael mccallat the intelligence he saw exactly predicted this would be the consequence. someone is lying in here to help us figure it out is a member of the house armed services committee florida congressman great to see you tonight just before we get into the intelligence question you are on the call today the congressional briefing from secretary blank and and what have you learned from that call today? >> not a lot to be honest. there was a healthy mix of excuses and finger-pointing at the biden administration suddenly find itself trapped by ideals started under his predecessor but yet we should point out that they are bound by the keystone pipeline the iran deal anything to do with israel they have no problem ripping up those deals but now suddenly this was bound by and they were boxed in. and then to have secretary austin a former general sit there and just finger-pointing and blame the afghans as though this is just the afghan problem it is a terrorism problem it is a global problem in the i

texas congressman michael mccall had this reaction. >> greatest coverup in human history.truth. the fact of the matter is, they were playing with fire. they were genetically manipulating at the lab this gain of function that was taking place. cheryl: the city of wuhan is now testing its entire population, that's roughly 11 million people for covid after reporting their first local infection in over a year. well, the biden administration says migrants will be quickly turned away at the southern border while covid cases surge. this after the cdc renewed the policy known as title 42 established under the trump administration. but the department of homeland security says title 42 is not an immigration authority but a public health authority. there is more evidence that border patrol agents are overwhelmed at the border, ap reports 210,000 migrant arrests in july a alone, 21,000 more than in june of this year. and new this morning, gymnast simone biles winning the bronze he medal in in the balance beam final at the tokyo olympics, this is biles' only event at the game. she bow

i know that the house effort michael mccall put together a detailed report and updates where we learned function research that took place and the safety and security issues at the lab. the timing with evidence of a lab leak around late august or early september of 2019. the scramble to cover-up between wuhan scientists and the requests for additional funding that took place at the lab and the military world gains that took place. you have people who go back to their countries around the world and they start the spread of the virus. that work is being done but unfortunately by one party and the house republican effort has been fantastic on it so far. >> sandra: i want to transition to afghanistan. you have seen the outpouring of responses including mike pompeo who warned last night about the consequences we might suffer in the homeland as a result of the taliban taking over control. the pentagon press secretary is saying this situation in afghanistan is deteriorating. here he is. >> the military will still remain committed to helping protect the diplomatic presence in afghanistan. nobody

michael mccall sounding the alarm. >> this is a stain on the presidency. he has blood on his hands. warning the administration you have to get these afghan partners out. they waited until the last minute. we don't even have planes leaving the airport. they will be left behind. jillian: american veterans joining in calls to protect afghan interpreters including her next guest, former green beret, evan hafer, thank you for being here, appreciate your time this morning. jillian: you are employing some afghan interpreters, we wanted to speak to some of them. i understand they are scared. give us insight into how they are feeling. >> afghan his work for us from our counterparts that i worked with all the way back to 2008. we started this process several years ago so we have multiple families here in salt lake city. our first person we got in contact with is an afghan he commander, has a great video of people are interested in hearing his story on youtube. we worked with him after he applied for refugee status, he was working and living in baltimore, he reached out to us, we brought him t

texas congressman michael mccall is the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee. he says the disaster in afghanistan isn't just an intelligence failure, it's president biden's failure. listen. >> this will be a stain on this president and presidency and i think he'll have blood on his hands. they totally blew this one, completely underestimated the strength of the taliban and yet the state department, secretary blinken, the politicos in the white house want to paint this rosy picture thatsomehow the peace talks would deliver a rabbit out of the hat at the 11th hour. guess what, that didn't happen. jillian: we're going to bring in peter meyer, an iraq war veteran, spent a year in afghanistan. thank you for joining us this morning. before we get your reaction, i want to take you to a clip, this was the president speaking about the possibility of a taliban takeover which at the point on july 8th, he doubted that was a possibility. listen. >> the afghan troops have 300,000 well-equipped, as well-equipped as any arnie the world. the -- any army in the world. the likeli

republican michael mccall from the state of texas.ves on the foreign affairs committee kicking off that hearing. i understand, congressman, as soon as next week. >> we'll have a classified briefing going into next week in a public hearing probably when we return in september. we obviously have a lot of questions to ask from this administration. it's been in my view, neil, dereliction of duty by the commander-in-chief. he has a stain on this presidency, of this ill conceived evacuation which is utter chaos at the airport. my numbers are there there's 10,000 to 15,000 americans and 20% of those have escaped out of the kabul airport. the taliban has circled the perimeter and beating people with chains as they try to get in to the perimeter to get on one of these flights. you heard kirby, the spokesman for the pentagon. he had no idea who is on the flights. i'm getting reports that some of the flights are half full. they're half empty. how does this happen? >> neil: who decides then, congressman? do you know who is getting through that pe

but texas republican congressman michael mccall says the u.s. should stay longer if needed. there's a credo in the united states military. no man left behind. >> and that includes our military. that includes our are americans are american citizens or are stuck. there. >> and our afghan partners in our interpreters. >> so again, just within the hour, we found out that 2 attacks suicide bombers detonated in a crowd outside the airport. and we know at this point that at least 13 are dead, 15 or wounded. and that's why we're waiting for more details from the pentagon. as i mentioned, we're expecting a briefing at any moment now. and as soon as they do. >> step in front of cameras. we will cut to that and bring that coverage to you live as it happens. all right. now at 8. oh, one. and here in the bay area. the big concern is going to be the weather because things are going to get to go from hot to hotter. yes, and then small to smog or looks rightly john, good morning. that's the unfortunate thing about the forecast ahead of us as we saw some really nice weather so far this week.

military evacuation efforts by august 31st, texas congressman michael mccall says even afghan alliesspecial immigrant visas are being turned away from the airport sometimes more grimly their return to their homes. >> were they behead their family. and then behead them. the pentagon says the u.s. military and allied countries are working as quickly as possible. so far evacuating more than 88,000 people as of the latest update. >> but the number is continually changing every 39 minutes plane departed. >> kabul airport. >> the pentagon says that toward the end of the mission space will have to be reserved on the aircraft in order to get the remaining u.s. troops home by august 31st. what does the state department mean when they say there's 500 americans, 500 americans is still in afghanistan and another 1000 that they're still looking into. do we have any clarity >> yes, secretary blinken, explain that of those 1000 that are still in question. some may have said they were american, but it may turn out that they are not and that there are others who are americans, but they may have gotte

sadly joining me now, michael mccall of texas. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, good to have you with us today. obviously this threat continues. i heard a description this morning of what's going on on the ground right now. we have 5,000 american troops inside an airport, inside this contained space carrying out as jennifer just laid out very well an incredibly complex mission. then you have a surrounding cordon of taliban outside. then beyond that mountains and valley. add to that, to this potent mix, thousands of terrorists released from bagram, from the prison there and other places over the -- we have the bravest troops in the world. they're in an incredibly dangerous situation right now, sir. >> and let me say my heart goes out to the families of the 13 service men that were killed by isis-k. that didn't have to happen. none of this had to happen if they were prepared for this evacuation in the first place. now put isis-k -- when i chaired homeland security, isis-k is the worst of the worst.

anthony blinken and ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee republican congressman michael mccallanging situation on the gr

but texas republican congressman michael mccall says the u.s. should stay longer if needed.redo in the united states military. no man left behind. >> and that includes our military. that includes our are americans are american citizens or are stuck. there. >> and our afghan partners in our interpreters. >> and the pentagon says that they do have a contingency plan to extend the deadline. but as of wednesday, u.s. officials say that the u.s. is on track to evacuate all americans by the end of this month for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki back to you. >> all right. thank you, anna. >> and a lot of the refugees, some of them leaving afghanistan are going to come to the bay area which has the largest afghan population in the country. it does and there will be a workshop at the nor islamic cultural community center in concord this weekend. >> to help coordinate what's needed for these refugees. organizers say that they'll be putting together care packages and basic needs. included at adding it's still not clear how many refugees are coming or just when they'll arrive.

. >> congressman michael mccall of texas, thanks so much for joining us. >>> we're following the breaking news on that united states now has completely left afghanistan. we're waiting to hear from the secretary of state antony blinken. we will have live coverage of that and we will get to that as soon as he shows up at the state department. >>> other major news we're following right now. at least two people are dead. more than one million, one million customers are without power tonight after hurricane ida slammed into louisiana as a category four storm. now it is a tropical depression. brian todd is on the scene for us just outside of new orleans. brian, tom of the damage we're seeing is really catastrophic. walk us through what you are seeing and hearing. >> a lot of catastrophic damage, wolf. and this area really getting its arms around the total devastation. you mentioned there are power lines down all over the place. people desperate for power and gasoline. check out this line here in louisiana. we have been talking to motorists who have been in line for two and a half, three hours.

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but texas republican congressman michael mccall says the u.s. should stay longer if needed.'s a credo in the united states military. no man left behind. >> and that includes our military. that includes our are americans are american citizens or are stuck. there. and our afghan partners in our interpreters. >> and the pentagon says that they do have a contingency plan to extend the deadline. but as as of wednesday, officials say that the u.s. is on track to evacuate all by the end of this month for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki back to you. all right. thanks a lot. and they have such a long journey. they do when they get out of afghanistan and then they go to a holding area and then some of those refugees are going to wind up here in the bay area because we. >> have the largest afghan population in the entire country. a man out of known that and then fact is going to be a workshop at the newer islamic cultural community center in concord this weekend to try and help coordinate. >> the need that these refugees are going to need to be care for organizers say that t

jackie deangeles, i have in front of me the congressional report which was led by congressman michael mccall of that report. the sudden removal of online access to the virology lab's virus and sample database happened on september 12th, 2019. safety concerns expressed by top prt scientists in 2019 were followed by unusually scheduled maintenance at the wuhan lab. satellite imagery of wuhan in september and october 2019 showed significant uptick in the number of people at local hospitals surrounding the wuhan headquarters. the installation of a people's liberation army bioweapons expert as the head of the wuhan lab's biosafety level 4 lab as late -- in late 2019 and actions by the ccp and scientists working or affiliated with the wuhan lab to hide or cover up the type of research being conducted there, that is just a few of the headlines from this report, jackie. now the ccp is trying to change the story which is typical of the ccp. jackie: well, that is what they do. they try to change the narrative, maria, as you know and we can see through this report that there is enough facts to essentia

michael mccaul, the top republican on the foreign affairs committee set down the discussion with the washington post to discuss u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan and the coronavirus pandemic. regarding the situation afghanistan, represented mccall said the troop withdrawal was a mistake, leaving the u.s. and its allies vulnerable to future attacks. this runs 30 minutes. >> high everyone, welcome to washington post live. i am a congressional reporter at the post. the taliban has quickly taken over afghanistan, just as u.s. troops are being withdrawn from the country after a 20 year war there. the harrowing images we have been seeing these last couple of days have really created a number of national security, as well as foreign policy ramifications that will likely influence a number of decisions by the united states and other countries. in the weeks, and potentially years to come. joining me today to talk about all that is congressman michael mccaul, a republican from texas who currently serves as the ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> it is a busy time. i know that you are trying to get briefed and get as much information as possible. there has b

michael mccaul, the top republican on the foreign affairs committee set down the discussion with the washington post to discuss u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan and the coronavirus pandemic. regarding the situation afghanistan, represented mccalld the troop withdrawal was a mistake, leaving the u.s. and its allies vulnerable to future attacks. this runs 30 minutes. >> high everyone, welcome to washington post live. i am a congressional reporter at the post. the taliban has quickly taken over afghanistan, just as u.s. troops are being withdrawn from the country after a 20 year

michael mccaul, the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee, sat down the discussion with the washington post to discuss u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan and the coronavirus pandemic. regarding the situation in afghanistan, representative mccalld the troop withdrawal was a mistake, leaving the u.s. and its allies vulnerable to future attacks. this runs 30 minutes. announcer: you can finish watching this program at c-span.org. we will go live to the washington post for a discussion with ranking member mike mccall. -- mike mccaul. >> i am the congressional reporter at the post-covid the taliban has quickly taken over afghanistan, just as u.s. troops were being withdrawn from the tr