state democratic lawmaker, senator rick scott congress and michael mccaul, mike huckabee, the daily caller vince coglianese and just secretary chad wolf, we have more details on the charges brought against governor cuomo, also in a pre-recorded response governor cuomo attacked investigators and his accusers, we have that in this story, a growing number of workers unions and teachers unions say no to a vaccine mandate, that is setting up a battle between president biden and his allies, we have more on the distributed mysterious findings from housese republica, about what exactly is going on at the wuhan lab in china before hethe outbreak. it may have occurred earlier than we thought, we have a lot on that, growing on democrats to investigate the origins of the pandemic. plus the deadline is fasto approaching, the far left democrats remain defiant, is this putting in jeopardy three and half trillion dollaris reconciliation bill with what

elizabeth: joining is now texas congressman michael mccaul from house foreign affairs, it's great toenetically created covid-19 and it did leak from the wuhan lab the chief of the wuhan lab warned in the summer of 2019 that the safety conditions were very poor they had their genetic basis online and off-line in the middle the night and we have satellite imagery that shows the hospitals in the vehicles going to the hospitals really intensify around that time and they're all located with the wuhan lab in october 2019 then the world athletic games, military games were 9000 athletes come into wuhan they described as a ghost town they see lockdown they come to the country with flu-like symptoms consistent with covid this is the first spreader event in october, they send in the top ten biological warfare generals from the poa chinese military to take over you don't cover things up a measure trying to hide something not to mention what was happening at the lab itself which i would be happy to get into. elizabeth: your report points out the wuhan lab basically put out a million dollars of bi

. >> representative 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. than

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here joining me today to talk about all of that is congressman michael mccaul. a republican from texas, who currently serves as the ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thanks for having me today. >> it's definitely a busy time. i know that you are trying to get as much information as possible. there's just been minute by minute developments come as each day has got on -- has gone on. i want to let our viewers know, what is the latest that you know from the administration, what they are doing on the ground to just really try and expedite and evacuate as many americans as well as afghan interpreters, who have been helping us to out these years. rep. mccaul: wright, the conditions on the ground as i speak at the airport are now secure. it was not overnight, but it is secure now. civilian flights and military are going in and out of the airport. they are prioritizing american citizens first. our nato allied citizens. and then from there, our afghan partners, like the interpreters, who served with our comb

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they completely underestimated the strength of the taliban, texas republican congressman michael mccaul criticized president biden on cnn state of the union for letting the situation get out of control. the noose is tightening around that. the couple neck and there's still no strategy other than. >> raced to the airport and evacuate as many people as you can. this is a really sad day, but wyoming republican liz cheney said on abc's this week that both president biden and former president trump are to blame president biden. there's possibility for making this decision. >> but there's no question that president trump, his administration secretary pompeo. they also bear very significant responsibility for this. >> and u.s. military officials say that all commercial flights out of the kabul airport have been suspended as these evacuations continue for news nation in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. >> we turn now to haiti where the death toll from yesterday's powerful earthquake is now at nearly 13,000 another 2800 people were injured by this. to 7.2 magnitude jolt on saturday, the death and

later representatives michael mccaul and andy kim hold a bipartisan press conference with their views of the withdrawal. ♪ >> sees manager unfiltered view of government, funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪ -- announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪ buckeye broadband supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. ♪ >> secretary of state antony blinken briefed reporters on evacuation efforts in afghanistan. he gave estimates on the number of americans who have been flown out of kabul as well as those who remain in the country. he spoke for about 30 minutes. partisan lame game -- blame game. >> good afternoon. i would like to go and update on the situation in afghanistan and ongoing efforts there. particularly as they relate to u.s. citizens and i am happy to take westerns. let me -- questions. let me begin with profound appreciation for our diplomats and servicemembers who are

. >> earlier today, ranking member michael mccaul number represented andy kim of new jersey, and otherbers of congress discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes.

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unmitigated disaster of epic proportions earlier sunday on cnn's state of the union, texas republican michael mccaul slammed the biden administration's exit strategy. this is going to be a stain on this president in his presidency. and i think he's going to blood on his hands for what they did on twitter. iowa republican senator chuck grassley compared the now dire situation on the ground decide on calling it, quote, failed leadership. this is not saigon. but sunday morning, secretary of state anthony blinken push back against criticism and stood by the administration's efforts. we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. >> and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9.11 and we have succeeded remaining in afghanistan for another. 1, 5.10, years is not the national interest. >> the u.s. and now dozens of countries are calling on the taliban to keep the borders open, to allow afghans to flee if they so choose. now the big question is will the international community ultimately recognize the taliban government secretary blinken says they are in the middle of diplomatic ta

. >> representative michael mccaul, the top republican on the foreign affairs committee set down thecussion 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

. >> earlier today, ranking member michael mccaul and other members of congress discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes. >> hey, thanks for coming. we've got some hollywood stars here. good morning or afternoon. i will get to the point. >> good morning. i know it is hot. ground are that our american citizens are trying to get out, our afghan partners and interpreters who served with our special forces put their life on the line. we have a moral obligation to save them. i'm concerned about this august 31 deadline if we can possibly get them out. and if we can't get them out, then what? what will happen to them? there's a creed on the united states military, no man left behind, but no one left behind. that includes military, that includes americans, american citizens that are stuck there, and our afghan partners and interpreters. i think, sadly, the taliban has circled the perimeter of this airport. the taliban will let american citizens and, but if they see afghan interpreters that have their siv applications, sometimes they

. >> earlier today, ranking member michael mccaul number represented andy kim of new jersey, and other members of congress discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes. >> thanks for coming. we've got some stars here. so, good morning, or afternoon. i know it's hot. i will get to the point. the situation on the ground in afghanistan is very dire. the reporting i am getting on the ground is that american citizens are trying to get out, our afghan partners and interpreters who served with our special forces come up their life on the line, we have a moral obligation to save them. i'm concerned about this august 30 first deadline, if we can possibly get them out. and if we can't get them out, then what? what will happen to them? we have pay creed, no one left behind -- no men left behind. i think sadly, the taliban circle to perimeter of this airport. the taliban will let american citizens in, but if they see afghan interpreters with sib applications, sometimes they are turned away or grimly returned to their homes, where they behead t

later representative michael mccaul, the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee talks about the withdrawal from afghanistan and the origins it -- the origins of covid 19 five 5:00 p.m. on c-span. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. including wow. >> the world has changed. today the fast reliable internet connection is something no one can live without. so wow is therefore our customers with speed, reliability, value, and choice. it all starts with great internet. announcer: wow supports c-span as a public service, along with these other providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. earlier today the un security council held a meeting on afghanistan following the fall of the afghan government to the taliban.

. >> bill: want to bring in the lawmaker leading that investigation, texas republican michael mccaul. have specific questions here. based on this investigation here, are you comfortable saying this was a lab leak or was it done with intent? >> we think it's likely accidental. however, all the evidence that came forward with respect to the september time frame, as your commentary mentioned about the remediation equipment at the lab, we also have the cdc director and the wuhan lab director voice concerns about the lab itself and the safety protocols not being followed. in addition, in september, the lab took their database off line in the middle of the night. this would be the genetic sequencing database offline which shows they are trying to hide or cover up something they're very concerned about at that time. we also know that the world military gains took place in october and 9,000 athletes came in, many returning with flu-like symptoms. we have a satellite technology that we've seen that leads us to believe that in september there is a lot of activity at the hospitals. remember, the

here with reaction, republican congressman michael mccaul who himself served in afghanistan.oblem is nobody wants these never ending wars prayer there's a right way and a wrong way to get out. one right way is to not leave your munitions, multi-million-dollar humvees all over the place and other military caches and it would've been smart to listen to our own intel committees that told them it would happen if they did it this way. >> that's right. this is one of the greatest disasters in modern american history. this is a disaster on a humanitarian grounds, a disaster for a credibility. can you imagine what people in taiwan or ukraine her thinking right now watching this unfold? the biggest thing is it's a disaster for a counterterrorism. america, al qaeda 3.0 will come roaring back. they are absolutely married at the hip but this time when we go back in, the taliban will be better armed with taxpayer-funded equipment, we have no basis in the region and we have no local allies because they've all been hunted down. i want to see resignations. they all presided over the reckless

. >> michael mccaul devere -- delivengee >> this wille on hisblood on hi.t's not just republicans slamming the decision. congressman gonzales writing on twitter that there is no way to hide it, the situation in afghanistan is another shame and withdrawal was never going to be easy, but it didn't need to come to this. >> what we are watching is when afghanistan when america withdrawals from the world. >> liz cheney saying that the taliban rapid takeover didn't have to happen and she puts the blame on both administrations. >> everybody, the rand paul mike pompeo joe biden view of the world here is a fundamentally dangerous and irresponsible one. >> sunday, members of the house and senate were debriefed on the unfolding situation. >> some members, outraged. kevin mccarthy calling it an embarrassment to the nation with president biden remaining firm, saying that he inherited the situation and made the choice not to pass it on to another administration. >> this morning they continue to defend their decision. >> we went there 20 years ago with one mission in mind

laid out a pretty clear time i did what they think happened years texas republican congressman michael mccauled the report that accused china perpetuate the greatest cover-up in human history, watch. >> the fact of the matter is they were playing with fire, they were genetically manipulating this gain of function that was taking place. the bat lady working with peter to get lab thousand miles away, that samples and genetically modify them into a superstars like virus highly deadly highly contagious. and unfortunately highly effective. we believe that is what covid-19 was. kennedy: i don't disbelieve that will china ever be held accountable that is true? and it's looking like china had a lot of covered from the u.s. media. >> i think the answer to the mess is no. they won't be held accountable. they can never definitively know what happened unless the chinese participate by giving information for their simply not willing to do that. we can build circumstantial case and think the gop is added to that circumstantial case it was eight lab leak. we'll never know definitively. i don't think the bid

this is republican congress member michael mccaul on cnn. >> we're going to go back to pre-9/11 stateing ground for terrorism. i hate to say this, i hope we don't have to go back there, but it will be a threat to the homeland in a matter of time. amy: you have to the republicans now talking about a foreign terrorist threat. the republicans, who have been denying the insurrection january 6, calling it no worse than a group of tourists coming to washington, d.c., and not wanting to investigate that -- even though under bush, under trump the intelligence agencies have sent the number one domestic terror threat is right-wing white supremacist. >> we see who the war on terror is now is a mechanism for having terrorism excused. not terrorism dealt with. when the terrorism is white, when it is politically powerful, -- they themselves probably ought better to explain politicians seem to draw strength from it. that is a real serious red flag for american democracy. we don't have to treated as if it is a new red flag for american democracy. this is always how, can democracy has been eroded. thi

jake tapper will talk to the incoming new york governor kathy hochul and congressman michael mccaul, and you can also catch me starting at 6:00 p.m. this weekend. our coverage continues now. ♪ >>> happening now, breaking news. the pentagon says u.s. troops are now heading into harm's way in afghanistan as the country moves dangerously closer to a complete takeover by the taliban. i'll talk with the pentagon spokesman. >>> cdc advisers recommend a third covid vaccine dose for some with compromised immune systems endorsing the fda's decision. how soon will others be eligible for booster shots? >>> and homeland security just issued a new terrorism warning, citing the potential for attacks surrounding the 20

. >> earlier today, house foreign affairs committee ranking member michael mccaul, representative andy kim and other members discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes.

perspective and analysis from generals keith kellogg and jack keane, ari fleischer, congressman michael mccauli'm john roberts. a busy two hours ahead, join sandra smith and me for "america reports" at the top of the hour. >> emily: president obama's former secretary of education is getting slammed for comparing those who oppose masks or getting the covid vaccine to the terrorists who killed the 13 service members. suicide bombers at cobbles airport, anti-vax people here -- "they both blow themselves up, inflict harm on those around them, and are convinced they are fighting for freedom." >> bret: this is crazy. this is over the top. it's a former education secretary getting to this point. rightfully so, he got bombarded on twitter after he put that tweet out. listen, across-the-board, public officials need to realize the moment. the moment right after 13 american marines and service members die defending america in the airport in kabul is not the moment to make the linkage he makes. it was pretty disgusting, and rightfully so, he was bombarded. >> emily: >> kayleigh: hard to compar a more disg

house foreign affairs ranking member michael mccaul on that. >> they were involved in a cover-up. it's the greatest cover-up in human history. i think the chinese communist party are very concerned about this report coming out telling the truth and the fact of the matter is they were playing with fire. >> rich edson is live at the state department on that for us. >> good morning. the most comprehensive public report arguing that the pandemic began at a research lab in wuhan. part of that case is the chinese government procurement site requesting bids for major renovations for air safety and waste treatment systems at research facilities that were operational for only a couple of years. such a significant renovation so soon after the facility the began opation appears unusual in the months prior to the outbreak of covid-19. unclear why the chinese government requested the projects and unclear if the work was ever submitted and done. another circumstantial element they're building the case to show it may have escaped from the wuhan lab in 2019. republican researchers said there is e

let me move on though, john bussey, and i want to play more sound, this time from congressman michael mccaul on warnings about the taliban leading up to the u.s. withdrawal. let's take a listen. >> for months we've been warning, ambassador crocker and i wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" about what we need to do now to save the intercepters, what we need to do to have disturb interpreters, what we need to do to have our isr capabilities in the region. now we are going dark? they totally blew this one with. they completely underestimated the strength of taliban, and yet the state department, secretary blinken, "the politico"s in the white house with want to paint this rosy picture that somehow these peace talks at doha were going to deliver a rabbit out of the hat at the 11th hour. guess what? that didn't happen. arthel: so the question everybody's asking is why was america caught so so off guard. but i want to ask you, john, how does this impact president biden's effectiveness on the geopolitical stage, particularly his foreign policy, and the president has a big agenda here at home. how

. >> representative michael mccaul, the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee, sat down discussion with the washington post to discuss u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan and the coronavirus pandemic. regarding the situation in afghanistan, representative mccall said 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

unmitigated disaster of epic proportions earlier sunday on cnn's state of the union, texas republican michael mccaul the biden administration's exit strategy. this is going to be a stain on this president in his presidency. and i think he's gonna blood on his hands for what they did on twitter. iowa republican senator chuck grassley compared to now dire situation on the ground decide on calling it, quote, failed leadership. this is not saigon. but sunday morning, secretary of state anthony blinken push back against criticism and stood by the administration's efforts. we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. >> and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9.11 and we've succeeded remaining in afghanistan for another. 1, 5.10, years. it's not the national interest. late last night, the white house in dozens of countries called on the taliban to keep their borders open and allow afghans to flee the country if they so choose. >> yesterday. secretary of state blinken said that the u.s. and international allies will not recognize the taliban government if they continue to vi

take, for example, texas representative michael mccaul, who told cnn that biden will, quote, have blood they did. this is the same man who represents a state where more than 54,000 people have died from covid. tell me, congressman, does governor abbott have blood on his hands for his abandonment of the people of the lone star state? what about the 626,000 americans who died of covid because of donald trump? you see this newfound outrage, it just stinks of political opportunism. this is, after all, the party that stood by as the bloated retiree banned muslim immigrants, buddied up to the taliban, and shut our doors to refugees who needed our help. over at fox, you're reminded of what the party really thinks about the afghan people. >> if history is any guide -- and it's always a guide -- we will see many refugees from afghanistan resettle in our country in coming months, probably in your neighborhood. and over the next decade, that number may swell to the millions. so first we invade, and then we're invaded. >> is it really our responsibility to welcome thousands of potentially unvetted

unmitigated disaster of epic proportions earlier sunday on cnn's state of the union, texas republican michael mccaul slammed the biden administration's exit strategy. this is going to be a stain on this president in his presidency. i think he's going to blood on his hands for what they did on twitter. iowa republican senator chuck grassley compare the now dire situation on the ground decide on calling it, quote, failed leadership. this is not saigon. but sunday morning, secretary of state anthony blinken push back against criticism and stood by the administration's efforts. we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. >> and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9.11 and we've succeeded remaining in afghanistan for another. 1, 5.10, years. it's not the national interest. >> the u.s. and dozens of countries are now calling on the taliban to keep their borders open and afghans who are seeking refuge to leave the country. right now. the big question remains where will these international allies acknowledge how of the taliban as the government in afghanistan things continue

jake tapper will talk to the incoming new york governor kathy hochul and congressman michael mccaul, the ranking republican of foreign affairs, that's 9:00 to noon eastern. and you can also catch me starting at 6:00 p.m. this weekend. our coverage continues now. ♪ >>> happening now, breaking news. the pentagon says u.s. troops are now heading into harm's way in afghanistan as the country moves dangerously closer to a complete takeover by the taliban. i'll talk with the pentagon spokesman. >>> cdc advisers recommend a third covid vaccine dose for some with compromised immune systems endorsing the fda's decision. how soon will others be eligible for booster shots? >>> and homeland security just issued a new terrorism warning, citing the potential for attacks surrounding the 20th anniversary of 9/11. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta, and you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> and we're following breaking news. u.s. troops right now heading to afghanistan as the pent gone expresses deep

joining me, the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee, congress michael mccaul of texash. it's great to see you. and you said some tough stuff this weekend, that the president has blood on his hands, calling the collapse of the afghan government after u.s. withdraw an unmitigated disaster. president trump had agreed to this may 1st withdraw, which set up a timetable that president biden stretched out, but he had no alternative except to stretch it out by a few months. what's your answer to that? >> well, look, i think this president, the commander in chief today, he made the decision to pull out, to blame this on the prior administration, i think, is ill-conceived because, the fact is, this was a conditions-based agreement. and the conditions were not being followed by the taliban. they violated it in many respects in terms of not breaking their ties with al qaeda. they have now attacked the capitals. i don't see president trump as one who would sit back and allow defeat on this magnitude. when i talked to his national security adviser, o'brien, he told me that the presi

unmitigated disaster of epic proportions earlier sunday on cnn's state of the union, texas republican michael mccaulammed the biden administration's exit strategy. this is going to be a stain on this president in his presidency. and i think he's going to blood on his hands for what they did on twitter. iowa republican senator chuck grassley compare the now dire situation on the ground decide on calling it, quote, failed leadership. this is not saigon. but sunday morning, secretary of state anthony blinken push back against criticism and stood by the administration's efforts. we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. >> and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9.11 and we have succeeded remaining in afghanistan for another. 1, 5.10, years is not the national interest. >> the white house and dozens of countries are now calling on the taliban to keep their borders open to allow afghan residents to leave if they so choose the big question now remains it will be international community ultimately recognize the taliban government secretary blinken says while they are in t

. >> and do you have any reporting, we heard from michael mccaul, who is a ranking member on the foreign affairs committee, and he was telling cnn that right now, visa applications have stopped. we know richard engle was at a visa application center this morning tweeting that it was a mad scramble there at that center. people were even coming up to him and begging for help, begging to get out of the country. at this point, if you are an afghan resident and you don't have a special bracelet or some kind of special immigrant visa, are you able to get out at this point? >> no, it is a dire situation. it's a situation that's been dire for the past couple weeks and it's really gotten into this critical mass period right now. the best case scenario for some of these individuals is to try to get out of the country on their own and then work on their visa process. but that is not -- that is not easily done. if commercial flights are coming and going right now, which it's not clear whether they are, then the afghans need to have the ability to get on one. they need to have the means to pay for it

you and your colleagues, chairman, ranking member, rather, michael mccaul out with this report today.well, i can tell you this, that is report is highly objective. the facts are what they are. finish the evidence truly shows that the gain of function research and the vaccination or virus was created within the lab. there is no evidence of extensive -- and extensive attempts were made to find any evidence stating anything otherwise. so it's quite objective, quite clear, and it'll be important. we need cooperation from the chinese. i mean, from the ccp. they are not acting in a, in a manner that shows that this virus is anything more than what we believe it to be where the origins are in the wuhan lab. maria: so, congressman, i mean, everything that you're saying, everything that your report proves this morning, that all the circumstantial evidence leads to the leak out of that lab, that they did try to coffer up and that the -- cover up and that the ccp continues to push back on any investigation, i mean, it's very hard to believe anything other than it was intentional. was this a biol

michael mccaul is the top republican in house of representatives foreign affairs committee...ion its rule. neha dwivedi is a military capabilities analyst atjanes, a global defence and security intelligence company. she's in hyderabad, in india. here's her assessment of how many weapons the taliban has seized. starting with the aircraft... but it is unlikely the taliban will be able to use the us supplied aircraft, as many of them have suffered... they have experience. and let's not forget that many of the soldiers had defected to the taliban at some point. fighters have been seen recorded carrying ma and m6 rifles, howitzers, etc. but there are obviously challenges, millions of these humvees will be a challenge for the taliban. inability to find spares for these vehicles will render many of them useless. they will need technicians. i’tare render many of them useless. they will need technicians.— will need technicians. i've seen some reports _ will need technicians. i've seen some reports that _ will need technicians. i've seen some reports that the - will need technicians. i'

interview, he washington post interview, with the house foreign affairs committee ranking member michael mccaulbout the danger posed in afghanistan now and what it could mean for adversaries of the united states. also questions yesterday at that white house briefing to white house national security advisor jake sullivan about afghanistan once again becoming a terrorist safe haven. here is a bit from his comments yesterday. [video clip] >> our position is that we are going to have to deal with the potential threat of terrorism from afghanistan, going forward. just as we have to deal with the potential threat of terrorism in dozens of countries in multiple continents around the world. we have to deal with the threat of terrorism in yemen, somalia, syria. we have to deal with the threat of terrorism across the islamic province, we have to deal with al qaeda and isis, and do so using a wide variety of tools and capabilities, and in some cases, the support we can provide to local partners to meet the challenge. what we have show, and many of the countries i just mentioned among others, we have been

a statement being released by michael mccaul, a republican of texas. he is saying this.or months, i implored the president he needed to take steps to mitigate the fallout from his decision to withdraw from afghanistan. the ministry put their hopes in peace negotiations that have not -- administration put their hopes in peace negotiations that have not yielded any result. he will own the horrific images that come from it. more legislators putting out statements on that. we will show you those as the hour goes on. we can hear from you if you want to call us. republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. for those of you who served in afghanistan in the military capacity, you can call us at (202) 748-8003. use that number to text message us your thoughts. glenn starts us off on the republican line. go ahead. caller: biden has always been a bad farm relation is man -- relationist man. we ought to send joe biden to afghanistan to fight off the taliban. that would be the best thing we could do. host: as far as the mistake, what do you me

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here is michael mccaul. >> i think they were involved in a cover-up.about this report coming out telling the truth. 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. >> dana: rich edson live at the state department with more on this. >> good morning. china's government has responded to that report calling it concocted lies and distorted facts. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said what the relevant u.s. congressmen have done smears and slanders china in pursuit of political gains. we express categorical opposition to and strong condemnation of such despicable acts with no moral bottom line. house foreign affairs committee republicans released the most comprehensive case yet that the pandemic began in the wuhan research lab building their case on circumstantial evidence found government requests for major renovations to air and waste systems at a lab operational for less than two years. health experts say this investigation should continue. >> there are a lo

covered for you, bret baier and martha maccallum for a full analysis allying with ari fleischer, michael mccaulneral jack keane and general tell-all. coverage right now, jacqui heinrich at the white house. >> sandra: but we begin with jennifer griffin live from the pentagon. hi, jennifer. to speak of last plane carrying u.s. troops took off at 3:29 yesterday, one minute before midnight local time. president biden's august 31st deadline, the top general overseeing the operation admitted some americans and afghans were left behind. >> there is a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure, we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out, but i think that if we stayed another ten days we would not get everybody out that we wanted to get out and there still would be people disappointed in that. >> here is a bit of background on the major general chris donahue, general of the 82nd airborne division shown in this iconic almost ghostly photoperiod of the last american soldier or to leave after 20 years. working in the pentagon and his fourth deployment to afghanistan leading a delta full s

congressman michael mccaul is a top ranking republican on the house foreign affairs committee he sayse ground were completely dark and afghanistan with the exception that the airport right now will be dark so will have a long-term ramification for our standing in the world. stuart: were joined by general michael mcguire, is afghanistan now tereus central? >> it is, good morning there were strategic operational tactical decision in the history of this country by commander-in-chief who is derelict in his duty and secretary offensive general milley need to step aside they have put americans at risk outside of the kabul airport by giving up bagram air base before we were able to get everybody out of their. stuart: the taliban say we america cannot extend our evacuation effort beyond august 31, it seems like, therefore run out of town by the taliban. >> that's exactly right they are mocking us and they tell people all the time former commanding general you can delegate all of your authority but none of your responsibility this is on president biden and this is an absolute debacle and i'm a