as mr biden said, there's a fair bit of- biden said, there's a fair bit of support and polls show a fairuge. there are quite a few afghans set to come to the states come up military bases have been requisitioned to continue the processing, there is an operation going on. having said that, there's also a partisan element here because the republicans have a position that is very conservative about immigration, and you have seen some republican politicians — and people who are more of the conservative persuasion — expressing opposition to, or at least resistance to the idea of bringing in more refugees. so there is that partisan divide at the same time as many people are welcome to welcome afghans who have helped the united states. welcome afghans who have helped the united states-— united states. there's a feeling here in the _ united states. there's a feeling here in the uk, _ united states. there's a feeling here in the uk, as _ united states. there's a feeling here in the uk, as i'm - united states. there's a feeling here in the uk, as i'm sure i united states. there's a feeling here in

. of course the liberal media points out while mr trump, liberal media points out while mrtrump, mr bidenout while mr trump, mr biden could have overturned that policy, given that he overturned other trumpet policies as well. in terms of the american public, us decided many years ago that afghanistan not going to be worth the cost, they wanted out and want to disrupt up —— trump policies. they wonder about how it is going in terms of the evacuation missions and they don't want to see headlines of american citizens or troops being killed there but i think this is a cold, hard political calculation by mr biden and i think he is thinking in the end if we get everyone out he will bejudged by if we get everyone out he will be judged by the way it ends and not how it started. that's our correspondent _ and not how it started. that's our correspondent in - our correspondent in washington. we'll get more on president biden�*s comments in a few minutes but first, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this report on the latest in kabul. and a warning there are some distressing imag

what mr biden has said is what we have — extended?d. _ extended? what mr biden has said is what we have heard. his _ extended? what mr biden has said is what we have heard. his spokes - what we have heard. his spokes people at the pentagon and state department haven't moved beyond that and he has left open the possibility. he has not ruled it out. his one line in the sand is that he will do whatever it takes to get more americans out and that the military operation won't leave until that happens. so he said they will make thejudgment about that happens. so he said they will make the judgment about the deadline as they get closer, so he has left that possibility open but he hasn't committed to a clear commitment to extending it if necessary and there are some people in congress saying a clear commitment would be helpful because part of the reason you are seeing this panic rushed to the airport is because people are aware of this deadline, they feel that time is short and they are all rushing to the airport and creating security issues

mr biden said that was clearly not the case. blamed the trump administration for this agreement to withdraw forces from afghanistan this year. he said that left his administration with really no choice but to either go along with that or face the prospect of another civil war on the ground with the taliban. i think a lot of americans who have felt this is a good thing to do will, i think, be a little bit shocked by the pictures, in some cases, very shocked. recent polls show most are in favour of the withdrawal. whether they will still be is anybody�*s guess. for more reaction to president biden�*s speech, i've been speaking to kamran bokhari, director of analytical development at the newlines institute in washington. i began by asking him whether he thinks the president will regret his actions. if we look back at what happened in iraq, we pulled forces out when president biden was vice president in 2011, only to go back three years later, not at the same scale, but with 5,000 or so troops to fight isis. that may happen down the

it's technically _ mr biden said they did. it's technically true _ mr biden said they did.ld have left. but the reality is that european nations— but the reality is that european nations went into this warm, the original— nations went into this warm, the original invasion, in defence of america — original invasion, in defence of america it _ original invasion, in defence of america. it has always been a us—led operation, _ america. it has always been a us—led operation, and the us spends more on its defence _ operation, and the us spends more on its defence. we are incredibly dependent on that relationship. as backbenchers have been talking about, it's clear we need _ have been talking about, it's clear we need to— have been talking about, it's clear we need to reconceptualize our foreign — we need to reconceptualize our foreign policy for a generational shift _ foreign policy for a generational shift it's— foreign policy for a generational shift. it's something biden has in common— shift. it's something biden has in common with from, a view of what the us is capable _ comm

of american citizens or troops being killed there but i think this is a political calculation by mr bidennking that in the end, we get everyone out, he will be judged by the way not how it started. thank you we'll get more on president biden�*s comments in a few thank you minutes, but first our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has sent this report, on the latest situation in kabul. a warning that there are some distressing images from the start.. the feared attack, a bombing forewarned, casualties rushed yet again into kabul�*s emergency hospital after twin bombings close to kabul airport. this man was there. translation: i saw at least 400 or 500 people there. _ the explosion was really powerful. half were hurled into the water, others on the ground outside. we carried the wounded here on stretchers and, here, my clothes are completely bloodied. so many wounded, some shoved into wheelbarrows, afghans who'd hoped to be on an aeroplane tonight, flying to a safer place. this attack — claimed by the islamic state group — shattered that hope and struck one of the deadliest blow

well, mr biden can make any argument _ the country?t that - the country? well, mr biden can make any argument that he - make any argument that he wants, but even a layman would know that at this point they cannot leave the country to the walls. so to speak. because the us, what they did, through the ill—conceived and delusional policies during the trump administration and joe biden, they gave a terrorist group, one of the most vicious terrorist groups in the world, they gave them legitimacy. they released close to 6000 of their prisoners without even consulting the afghan people, they forced this on afghanistan, they twisted rouhani's arms to release this. and all the terrorists went to the front. so mr biden can make any argument he wants, but they aren't the ones to blame —— they are the ones to blame for they are the ones to blame for the current situation. to talk to a terrorist group, to give them legitimacy, and to enable them legitimacy, and to enable them to come to power in the near future them to come to power in the nearfutu

mr. bidenconstant contact with the taliban about the mission and that 13,000 people had been evacuated from the country since the 14th of august. let's hear some of what he said. >> we're going to do everything, everything that we can to provide safe evacuation for our afghan allies, partners, and afghans who might be targeted because of their association with the united states. let me be clear: any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. make no mistake, this evacuation mission is dangerous and involves risks to our armed forces and it's been being conducted under difficult circumstances. i cannot promise wt the final outcome will be or what it will be, that it will be without risk of loss, but as commander-in-chief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the u.s. armed forces who are carrying out this mission. they're incredible. as we continue to work the logistics of evacuation, we'

mentioned. 0n the ground also is isis k —— something mr biden mentioned.liban, and i don't think americans want to get in the situation. don't think americans want to get in the situation-— the situation. nomia, i was struck b a line the situation. nomia, i was struck by a line in _ the situation. nomia, i was struck by a line in his _ the situation. nomia, i was struck by a line in his remarks, - the situation. nomia, i was struck by a line in his remarks, indicatedj by a line in his remarks, indicated that us allies are standing shoulder to shoulder with him to meet these challenges. you just outlined that you faced in afghanistan, but they seem to be murmurs of dissent about the usefulness of nato and uk officials, questioning that relationship.— officials, questioning that relationship. officials, questioning that relationshi. . �* , ., , relationship. that's right. it was interesting _ relationship. that's right. it was interesting because _ relationship. that's right. it was interesting because he - relationship. that's right. it was interesting beca

mr. biden suggests he like mrs. clinton, has little use for borders.hat is the editorial board of "the washington times." compare that with also the usually conservative editorial board of the "wall street journal." they read the priority should be to rescue and escape trapped americans, but they also have a duty to thousands of afghans that are in moral -- mortal danger. they are rightly trying to evacuate them to a third country where they sit and await visa decisions. the u.s. house passed a bill that allows 8000 additional vetoes. they write gop hostility to these afghans is a mistake. there is a difference between lawlessness and afghans who earn the right to emigrate in lawful program. conservatives claim to believe in american exceptionalism and they once took pride in welcoming exiles from up there -- authoritarian lands." taking this topic until the top of the hour at 8:00 a.m. eastern, this is mark in new hampshire. good morning. caller: good morning. this is so mixed up. first of all, i think, no, we should not be bringing all of these afgha

i think the administration and mr biden are calculating they won't. 0ne and mr biden are calculatinger to one of the questions, you know my position, i have had this position for a long time, that this needed to end, this war. he is very much in form, i think, the chaos on the ground is very much informed by that steely determination to have ended the war and he makes no apology for that. he did hold strongly onto that point. barbara, thank you very much. let's stay with the story. meanwhile, with reports of executions and torture in afghanistan by the taliban, thousands of people continue to mass at kabul�*s airport, in the hope of being airlifted out of the country. nato says so far, more than 18,000 have been airlifted this week. 0ur afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani and cameraman malik mudassir, have us sent this report from kabul on the despair of those, still trying to escape. you may find some of the scenes distressing. get back! panic and chaos close to kabul airport. british soldiers guarding a secure compound for those being evacuated. british passport holders in

here's what mr biden had to say. we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st.inish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported out and no disruptions to our operations. the world bank says it's suspending aid to afghanistan this because of the taliban's seizure of power. the bank says it's deeply concerned at the impact ths will have on development projects, especially those benefiting women, and that it would closely monitor the situation. the situation on the ground remains fluid and chaotic. the taliban was reportedly stopping afghans from getting to the airport area — and foreigners could only get their people out — not afghans. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has sent this from kabul airport. her report contains some distressing images "stay calm," orders this taliban guard. there's no calm here. not in a crowd too big to count, too big to control. but the days are numbered

speaking at the white house, mr biden insisted that the airlift would continue despite the bombing.he servicemen who lost their lives were heros, and the attackers would be made to pay. we have a sacred obligation to all of you. the families of those heroes. that obligation is not temporary. it lasts forever. the lives we lost today were lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others. in the service of america. like theirfellow brothers and sisters in arms who died defending our vision and our values in the struggle against terrorism of the fall on this day they are part of a great noble company of american heroes. forthose great noble company of american heroes. for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, no this: we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down. and make you pgy- hunt you down. and make you pay. i will defend our interests and people with every measure at my command. we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not let them stop our mission. we will continue the evacuation

laying it on thick, if not by name president biden. mr blair not by name president biden.ritten an article where he strongly attacked the withdrawal of allied troops from afghanistan, but particularly laying the blame at presidentjoe biden. he has described the withdrawal as imbecilic and warned that it will have consequences for many years to come. this is an interesting intervention. you may remember mr blair was the prime minister to get into afghanistan. it's important to separate this from iraq, which was a very different endeavour and has been thoroughly examined through the chilcott report. mr blair has been really quiet this week. there's been a lot of commentary on social media. you can see here what he is saying. it does strike me as interesting as well because what blair is saying in this article reflects the sentiment and feeling of many within the uk's foreign policy establishment, among mps and particularly among conservative mps. in that big debate on wednesday in the house of commons, you could hear the many conservative mps on the backbenches criticising p

mr biden said he was in "constant contact" with the taliban.rthquake. damage to roads is hampering access. more than 2000 people died in the quake. it also injured more than 12,000 people and the casualty toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. now on bbc news, afghanistan: back to the future.

tony blair accuses president biden of following an "imbecilic" policy, and donald trump attacks mr bidenbiden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anybody�*s ever seen. as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is bracing for a potential new wave of refugees. a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. and cambodia's last remaining population of critically—endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. now on bbc news, three engineers leading the field in clean energy solutions come together for a special event presented by kevin fong at the victoria and albert museum, london. hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. we are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially—distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world's leading engineers. now, the climate catastrophe threatens all of us. but these engineers are at the forefr

why did mr. biden hold this press conference? who he is he trying to reach?: because the evacuation is chaotic and the images on the ground are so deference -- desperate, he wanted to make the case for the administration to explain what was going on it, to defend it, to say there is something being achieved at a difficult circumstance. of course, he has been criticized on both sides of the aisle in washington but his audience was voters, the american public, the people he was speaking to, and the military. he praised them a lot in the speech and many military are angry and demoralized about how all of this is coming to an and especially feeling they are abandoning their allies. anchor: is he on me solid footing after this press conference? barbara: with americans, may be. he made a strong pledge to make sure all americans come out. he would do whatever it would take and he made sure the taliban knew that. with afghan allies, perhaps, because he made a stronger commitment not to abandon them once the americans are out there. he was more equocal earlier. with c

tony blair accuses president biden of following an �*imbecilic�* policy — and donald trump attacks mr biden botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anybody�*s ever seen. leader perhaps at any time as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is preapring for many refugees. a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the expected arrival of hurricane henri. and cambodia's last remaining population of critically—endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk ministry of defence says seven people have died in the chaotic crowds outside kabul airport where thousands are trying to flee the afghanistan, a week after the taliban took over. people have been trying to get through checkpoints in sweltering heat to reach evacuation flights. the british defence secretary, ben wallace, said the uk had flown out more than 1,000 people in the last 2a hours. he also said he was exploring ways to maintain

it was the deadliest day for american troops in afghanistan in a decade, but mr biden said the us will not be deterred by terrorists and will carry on evacuating people from afghanistan. earlier, the british prime minister, borisjohnson condemned the attack as despicable and promised to continue the uk's evacuation efforts. we start our coverage with this report from graham satchell. for hour after hour well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in the cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advised to stay away, it was packed. throngs of people desperate to esc

mr. biden's presidency. >> let me be clear. american who wants to come home, we will let you home. >> president biden defending the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. >> we have no indication that they haven't been able to get in kabul through the airport. we have made an agreement with the taliban thus far. they've allowed them to go through. >> i can say definitively that that is completely untrue. >> david fox is an american still in afghanistan. >> the only way you can actually get to the u.s. marines is by fighting your way in, just by pure physical, you know, brutal force. >> defense secretary lloyd austin told lawmakers on friday that americans trying to leave afghanistan have been harassed and even beaten by taliban fighters. it's not clear how many americans remain in afghanistan. >> we don't have a perfect figure of how many are in afghanistan, let alone kabul. if you're an american and you're at a gate, you'll be let in that gate. >> thousands of afghans continue to crowd the airport, barred from entering by t

is mr biden's democratic — make it happen. is mr biden's democratic party _ make it happen.ocratic party aligned - make it happen. is mr biden's i democratic party aligned behind make it happen. is mr biden's - democratic party aligned behind him on this? hat democratic party aligned behind him on this? ., , on this? not entirely filter there has been criticism _ on this? not entirely filter there has been criticism from - on this? not entirely filter there has been criticism from some i has been criticism from some democrats about the way this has been handled. it's worth saying that the majority of americans favour an end to the war in afghanistan, that's been a pretty solid political reality for some time but president biden has taken a real hit in terms of his popularity ratings over the last couple of weeks in the way this has been handled. so at home he is facing criticism across the spectrum from various quarters, and abroad he is also facing criticism from some of his allies, noticeably in europe, who believe america acted pretty unilaterally here, having told them e

but just yesterday, mr biden's top general said no one had predicted it would happen in 11 days.house are on the same page about that. i don't know if they're going to be on the same page about something else mr biden said that he denied that the military had advised him not to withdraw, had advised him to keep a small stabilisation for thin afghanistan. so, that is different from everything we have been hearing. we have been hearing the military did advise him to keep some troops on the ground. and he was also asked, mr biden, but what are the threat of terrorists regrouping in afghanistan would increase now. he acknowledged that possibility but said the threat was greater elsewhere. that al-qaeda and isis were metastasising and reforming in syria and west africa and other places. and the americans really needed to focus more of their resources in those areas had not so many resources in afghanistan. thank ou, many resources in afghanistan. thank you. barbara- — labour is accusing the foreign secretary of putting the lives of afghan interpreters who worked with british forces at

and and that's the simple facts of it interesting that back in 2000 and two mr biden excoriated the bush administration's policy in afghanistan. this is from the washington post that year. biden chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. and in washington speech, whatever it takes, we should do it. history will judge us harshly if we allow the hope of a liberated afghanistan to evaporate because we failed to stay the course that from the washington post in february of 2000, mr biden will remain at camp david through wednesday. and, of course, will receive regular briefings. until then, at the white house. i'm kevin corke fox news. oh covid can be dangerous. you know that, but it was a knife that did damage at this protest against vaccine mandates in southern california. think i have two missions? close it down or or everybody, uh, mask up, so we're doing our part an easy decision for that. 49 are fat next, what was required and what was not for yeah. oh baby. well, they're excited, right? football fans celebrate today. the return of the red and gold at levi stadium. ktvu james t

they do all say, as jen psaki said and mr. biden and others, they don't trust the taliban.will wait and see with the taliban as. in terms of the tactical arrangement, military generals have said they have seen results from i and they believed, for instance, the taliban had blocked potential attacks earlier. they say medications are getting better with the repetition of saying what it is they want and need in terms of security and what threats they are looking at, the cooperation has improved. what does that mean for the future? state department officials say the u.s. is considering the future with a future diplomatic presence in kabul. no formal decision has been announced. that will come in the coming days. jen psaki was quite clear there is no rush to recognize the taliban diplomatically, either by the united states or its allies, that the interaction with the taliban right now is tactical and at a pragmatic level. nancy: jen psaki did reiterate that intention that president biden had set out about hunting down terrorists and making them pay. what does that look like? wha

defended his decision to withdraw from afghanistan a recent cbsugov poll said 47% approved of how mr. biden was handling it. joining us from washington is jay gray >> reporter: president biden spoke publicly about two possibilities on the ground. one, bringing more troops in to help with the evacuation the second, those troops could extend, stay a bit longer than his end of the month deadline for getting all of the u.s. forces out of the country. while he continues, as you said, to defend the overall process of withdrawal >> at the end of the day, if we didn't leave afghanistan now, when do we leave another 10 years another 5 years? another year i'm not about to send your son and your daughter to fight in afghanistan. i don't see where that is in our overall interests. >> reporter: with the pace of the evacuations, it has really stepped up dramatically over a 36 hour period this week and 11,000 people were flown out of the country. 18 commercial airliners have been added to the fleet that's helping move some of these evacuees not flying into kabul but instead what are third party transfer c

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 reports. >> reporter: a scathing independent report says new york governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed several women inside and outside of government. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. >> reporter: over five months, the independent task force interviewed 179 people, including 11 women who say cuomo made them uncomfortable or humiliated them. the 165-page report details a pattern n of substantiated and

mr. biden's own mind o the minds of most western leaders.s happened so fast and it really should not have been -- we should not have been -- and we really should not have been so surprised. the debate about whether we should have left in the first place and whether biden adequately prepared for the departure, i don't think his mind is in any forward-looking policy but it is time to get there. it is time for us to take stock of where we are, recognize that while we debate whether this setback is president biden spot or not, the future is what we have to focus on. and we have a lot of leverage and things can still go badly or relatively less badly in afghanistan. i am not going to say that many things can go well but there is a dramatic difference between the taliban rule of the 1990's that we must avoid at all cost and a little bit more of a moderate and a little bit more of a tolerant taliban, which is the taliban that they claim now to be, partly because they know they need the help, recognition, and aid. so let's try to push them and steer

we mr biden has not ruled out striking isis k again-— mr biden has not ruled out striking isis k againisis k exploited _ isis k again. we saw isis k exploited the _ isis k again. we saw isis k exploited the situation - isis k again. we saw isis k exploited the situation at| isis k again. we saw isis k - exploited the situation at kabul airport on thursday, the suicide bomber mingling with the huge crowds at there. it emphasises the volatility of the situation there when governments have this intelligence, yet seem unable to stop any attack. intelligence, yet seem unable to step any attack-— intelligence, yet seem unable to stop any attack. that is right. we have seen _ stop any attack. that is right. we have seen the _ stop any attack. that is right. we have seen the footage _ stop any attack. that is right. we have seen the footage coming i stop any attack. that is right. we l have seen the footage coming out stop any attack. that is right. we . have seen the footage coming out of the country, we habitually have our correspondence on the ground, there is no real organisation going on,

it comes a month after mr. bidenth carolina senator lindsey graham says he tested positive for the virus after being vaccinated. he said that he's very glad he received the vaccine or his symptoms could be far worse. >>> and "the new york times" says new york governor andrew cuomo was grilled by investigators for 11 hours about sexual harassment and misconduct allegations. cuomo faced a barrage of questions about his treatment of women last month during a videotaped interview. he denies the allegations. >>> doctors are sounding the alarm over new research showing a link between drinking and cancer. nearly 750,000 new cases were blamed on alcohol abuse last year at a time when people had been drinking more. nancy chen reports. >> the to you more's here. >> reporter: a new study finds over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were caused by alcohol consumption. while most cancers linked alcohol use were in people who have more than two drinks a day, more than 100,000 cases worldwide were in people who averaged less than

mr. biden called him a dear friend. mer coal miner, was president of the 12.5 million member union since 2009. richard trumka was 72 years old. >>> president biden signed a bill awarding medals to january 6th first responders and there is a renewed effort to pass a voting bill in texas. the some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the austin american statesman reports texas governor greg abbott called a second special session of the state legislature as democratic lawmakers remain in washington, d.c. abbott ordered legislators to reconvene tomorrow one day after the current 30-day special session ends. the governor wants lawmakers to pass a controversial republican-led bill that would restrict voting in the state. democrats blocked the measure by walking out at the end of the regular session in may and the start of a special session last month. >>> the "washington post" says president biden signed a bill awarding congressional gold medals to law enforcement officers who responded to the deadly january riot at the

mr biden said he had not read the details of the investigation; but he said he stood by his comments om earlier this year, that if the investigation found against mr cuomo then the governor should go. backin back in march is that every investigation confirmed the allegations against govenor cuomo, so now will you call for him to resign after the investigation found 11 of the women were credible? i stand by that statement. are — i stand by that statement. are you _ i stand by that statement. are you calling for him to resign? yes. if he doesn't resign, do you think you should be impeached and removed from office? that's take this office? that's take this one office? that�*s take office? that's take this one thin- office? that's take this one thin- at office? that's take this one thin- at a that's take this one thing at a time — that's take this one thing at a time. they may decide to impeach. i don't know that for a fact — impeach. i don't know that for a fact i— impeach. i don't know that for a fact. i have not read all that_ a fact. i have not read all that data. this is what mr cuom

in a written statement, mr biden said even five more years would have made no difference if the afghans own country. mr biden also said he was increasing the number of american troops helping to move us diplomatic staff and nationals out of the country to 5,000. peter galbraith is a former deputy un envoy to afghanistan. he joins us now from us state of vermont. good to have you with us. when you look at the situation, after all the effort, all the money that had gone in over the last 20 years, it seems almost as though there is very little current need to show for it, where did it all go? that is a great question, and ijust watched the rapid collapse of these major cities in afghanistan, with disbelief and horror, and sorrow for the afghans with whom i have worked over this period of time. at the root of the problem, it is with the afghan political leaders and military leaders who were interested in power but not doing anything once they were in office. in a series of fraudulent presidential elections, they were then put in by power brokers who were then stealing the country, just mas

but to be very honest, i think mr. biden, president biden, is diminished mentally. know as i've gotten older, it has affected me. and i can tell you now there's no way in the world that i should run the country. and i feel the same about him. and he should step down and we should be looking at other places. thank you. host: all right, mike. here's a text from a viewer. biden should be impeached. totally mismanaged the evacuation is what this viewer has to say. this is from sam in georgia. president biden is doing the best he can with what he was handed. the whole country needs to be behind him, not coming down on him. more of your thoughts coming up. joining us is gordon who is the white house national security reporter with "the wall street journal" to give us more information about the evacuation efforts. gordon, we're less than 72 hours away here. how many americans are left? guest: good morning. i think there's several hundred. the u.s. has been a little bit vague about the actual numbers over the last several days as they try to get the last ones out. several d

yesterday mr. biden said the u.s. is on pace to finish evacuating american forces by tuesday. gust 14th. >>> and the supreme court ruled the biden administration must comply with the trump-era remain in mexico policy. the controversial 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. >>> and as students head back to the classroom, there's a growing problem for school districts nationwide. one survey found 75% of districts don't have enough teachers as the school year begins. nancy chen explains. >> reporter: when students recently returned to illinois' lasalle south high school, the number of teachers didn't add up. were you fully staffed when you started class? >> we were not. >> reporter: superintendent steven wrobleski says the pandemic has accelerated a teacher shortage years in the making. >> it would not be uncommon to have between 50 and 100 applicants in years past. now if we get between one and five applicants, that's a good day. >> repo

so mr biden can make any argument he wants, but they are the ones to blame for the current situation.oup, to give them legitimacy, and to enable them to come to power in the nearfuture in afghanistan. ok, you say "come to power in the nearfuture in afghanistan", do you think kabul is under real threat? absolutely. as you mentioned, one of your colleagues, that they are in logar, logar is a very short distance away from kabul, and if they surround kabul, which they are trying to do, they have taken ghazni, they have taken logar, and the route to the north is blocked, kabul would starve, so to speak, because all the roads that lead to kabul would be blocked. sorry tojump in — can that be stopped, is there something the international community can do now? unfortunately at the moment, no. unless they really enter very forcefully and tell the taliban that if they don't stop there onslaught, there will be a serious consequences, and i hate to say, but unless they really go back and with really strong force, there is no way that they can save afghanistan. a vigil has been held in memory of t

mr biden said he was in constant contact with the taliban.ral of the bloc�*s members have suggested extending the deadline for evacuations out of kabul airport beyond the thirty—first of august. borisjohnson says he has full confidence in his foreign secretary dominic raab after criticism over his handling of the crisis. mr raab has come under pressure, forfailing to call the afghan foreign minister over evacuation plans. there's been mounting anger in haiti over the slow delivery of aid to areas affected by saturday's earthquake. damage to roads is hampering access. more than 2,000 people died in the quake. many more were injured. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first, the media show

american forces from afghanistan, but a poll conducted on monday by the reuters news agency showed that mr bidens approval rating is now at its lowest since he took office seven months ago, and less than half of those questions approve of that withdrawal, the way it carried out. biden has received criticism from not only republicans but also members of his own party, who believe this operation was botched, to put it mildly. meanwhile, the taliban are strengthening their grip on power in afghanistan. they've violently put down a demonstration in the eastern city of jalala bad. heavily armed taliban militants are patrolling the capital, kabul, and there are fewer women on the streets. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has returned to the afghan capital for the first time since the taliban takeover on sunday and has sent this report. outside the airport, chaos continues. thousands are still desperate to leave the country. here, a girl — terrified. "the taliban are coming for me", she cries. this family has been camped outside here for five days. "the situation here is very bad", she says. "no one

without it, mr. biden might be opening the nation's door to another type of immigrant, one who harbors islamist hatred for america. the people must be screened to weed out possible evildoers. mr. biden suggests he like mrs. clinton, has little use for borders. that is the editorial board of "the washington times." compare that with also the usually conservative editorial board of the "wall street journal." they read the priority should be to rescue and escape trapped americans, but they also have a duty to thousands of afghans that are in moral -- mortal danger. they are rightly trying to evacuate them to a third country where they sit and await visa decisions. >> we take you live to a discussion with a former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan about what to expect of taliban rule of afghanistan. this is from the middle east policy council. >> you should definitely stay unmuted. i'm going to put us live to youtube. i'm going to start the recording. you are going to hear the awkward, "you are being recorded." t

mr biden said he stood squarely behind his decision, and that there was never a good time to withdrawour first report is from washington and our north america editor, jon sopel. the sudden capture of the country's capital has shocked the world. whatever the political bent of the network... the taliban has taken over afghanistan, seizing control of kabul... ..the verdict today has been unanimous and brutal. the biden administration is - redefining the word "incompetent". an epic humiliation of us foreign policy, a woeful mishandling by president biden. just a month ago, the president said a taliban takeover of afghanistan was highly unlikely. and given this backdrop, he had little choice but to cut short his vacation and return to washington by helicopter to answer his critics. he was unrepentant. i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw us forces. i always promised the american people i would be straight with you and the chooses test did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. he shifted the blame

president biden for -- conducted through 16 through the 19th. 43% of registered voters thought that mr. bidenad a great deal of responsibility there is also a quoting of the pole that was conducted on the 16th of august, with 44% of adults of the biden administration thinking they have done a good job, 42% thought that he had done a bad job. george w. bush -- president barack obama and president trump all got better but not stellar grades. that's when it comes to the topic. here is a portion of the interview from yesterday. >> we are going to do everything we can to provide safe evacuations for our afghan allies, partners. and afghan partners who might be targeted because of their association -- [video clip] pres. biden: we are going to do everything we can to provide safe evacuations for our afghan allies, partners, and afghans who might be targeted because of association with united states. . this evacuation mission is dangerous and involves risks to armed forces and is being conducted under difficult circumstances. i cannot promise what the final outcome will be or that it will be without

mr biden is under growing pressure from his allies to allow more time for afghan civilians to be evacuatedkabul airport. the matter will be the main point of discussion at a virtual g7 summit on tuesday. the taliban say there will be "consequences" if the current deadline is missed. this report from kabul is by secunder kermani. it's crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. so many children in such a terrible place. this woman worked alongside german forces. she has documents proving it — but no permission to travel. "i've been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers," she says. "but i can't even take two steps in this crowd." everywhere we go, people beg us for help, beg us for information. we're being just surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. this chap worked with the afghan security forces. a foreign airfield. someone else who worked with foreign forces. someone else has got other documents. most of these people don't have permission to