it was 22 u.s. navy seals. three u.s. air force airman, five u.s. army and national guard soldiers. seven commandoes from the afghan national art me, seven afghan commandoes and afghan translators, also u.s. military working dog that was assigned to one of the members of the seal team on board. 38 personnel on board, all 38 of them killed. that was the single deadliest combat incident in the history of the u.s. navy seals. that was the single deadliest combat incident in the history of u.s. special forces of all kind. it was the single deadliest incident in the entirety of the u.s. war in afghanistan, for u.s. forces. and at the time this happened, again, ten years ago this month, we were just about ten years into the war. at the time that helicopter was shot down the re-something on the order of 98,000 u.s. personnel in country, 98,000 u.s. troops. it was at a time where our troop presence was at its highest point, it's most sprawling point, we had more personnel there, and in more parts of afghanistan than we had in most parts of the war. that was ten years ago. today, the u.s. tr

u.s. north com and u.s. army north operating predominantly from fort lee, virginia, have provided housing, food, medical treatment, medical screening, and other services to these afghans. our military embrace the opportunity to recognize their contributions to combined operations in afghanistan by welcoming them into the u.s. as we prepare for even more arrivals, u.s. north com and the u.s. army are working to create additional capacity to support refugee relocation in the u.s., including temporary sites under assessment at fort bliss, texas, and camp mccoy, wisconsin. there may be other sites identified if services are needed, additional capacity is needed. at this point, we're looking to establish 22,000 spaces. we can expand if we need to. as with the operation, we've been supporting at fort lee, persons that come to these locations will have been prescreened by the department of homeland security to enter on condition of full immigration processing once they arrive. with this operation underway, given th

the critical thing is in the u.s., we are highly banked -- 95% of u.s. households have bank accounts already. the 5% that don't don't seem to want a bank account. there is a variety of reasons the unbanked don't wash cap -- want bank accounts. they like cash, they don't trust the bank. these are the kind of questions why they don't have bank accounts, and most don't want them, it is kind of the problem. to say we will give you way cbdc account and they say no thanks, you are not really solving problems about financial closure at that point. >> one of the big motivating reasons why people who support digital currency would like to see the u.s. adopt one, you alluded to it, but talk about more how the u.s. broadly might increase financial inclusion if not through a digital currency, what are some other ideas? >> the question is if you have 1% of the population that is unbanked and would like a bank account or cbdc account, is there a cheaper, more efficient way to provide it with financial services? there is the bank on project being developed and run by a

u.s. evacuation operation in afghanistan is closing. in fact, it is already closed. we are witnessing now a stark contrast between the public message of the u.s. government, the evacuations are continuing, and the harsh reality for many afghans on the ground. they cannot reach the airport that is the country's only emergency exit. this morning all access points to the airport in kabul have effectively been cut off. a source tells cnn there are about 150 american citizens remaining in afghanistan. those people need military escorts to the airport, and u.s. forces are now racing against the clock to get them out safely. complicating all of this, credible reports of an imminent terror attack just outside the airport gates. in the last 24 hours, a total of 13,400 people have been evacuated from the country, some 5,100 by the u.s. this is down from the 19,000 evacuated in total yesterday. this is new video obtained by cnn. it captures the desperation outside the kabul airport. some afghans have

u.s. president joe biden is set to speak on the situation in afghanistan shortly. thank you very much for being with us. we are discussing the situation in afghanistan and awaiting a speech by joe biden any moment. the scenes we have seen coming out of kabul, especially at the airport in the past day have painted a grim picture of the situation. people struggling to get onto aircraft, clinging in some cases to the actual fuselage of the aircraft and matures for -- images from amateur photographers showing we believe people falling from those aircraft as they take off and leave the airport in kabul. a situation where several people have been killed. two people shot by american soldiers trying to secure the area. the u.s. has sent another 1000 troops to assist. the french embassy has been moved to the airport. other western embassies setting up as well for safety but also to facilitate the repatriation of their people. not to citizens of their counies but afghan citizens helping to support a

the u.s. withdrawal, telling americans, quote, i stand firmly behind my decision. the searing images from kabul, with the taliban now in control of the country. afghan citizens racing to an american military plane, a c-17, heading down the runway for takeoff. reports people were killed falling from the plane. and that others died in the chaos. disturbing video showing people desperate to board planes. video showing a child being pulled aboard, clinging to a rope. the u.s. tonight now says it is preparing to airlift tens of thousands of american embassy staff and afghan interpreters and their families. those who bravely worked with the americans over 20 years, now fearing for their lives. tonight, there are now chilling new reports about abuses against women and girls. concerns about freedoms gained in the last 20 years will now be lost. president biden and what he said today amid so many questions -- how u.s. intelligence, how his national security team, how the pentagon did not predict that t

it was 22 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, three u.s. air force airmen, five u.s. army and army national guard soldiers, seven commandos from the afghan national army. seven afghan commandos, an afghan translator. also, a u.s. military working dog that was assigned to members of one of the s.e.a.l. teams onboard. 38 personnel onboard. all 38 of them killed. that was the single deadliest combat incident in the history of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. that was the single deadliest combat incident in the history of u.s. special forces of all kinds. it was the single deadliest incident in the entirety of the u.s. war in afghanistan for u.s. forces. and at the time this happened, again, ten years ago this month, we were just about ten years into the war. at the time, that chinook was shot down, there was something on the order of 98,000 u.s. personnel in country. 98,000 u.s. troops. it was at a time when our troop presence there was at one of its highest points, one of its most sprawling points. we had more personnel there then and more parts of afghanistan than we had in al

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the commander of u.s. european command said the vetting process has already yielded results. >> do you have any numbers at any of the screening taking place in terms of any watch list, and a number of people appeared on any watch list that you've had to deal with? >> 7,000 plus evacuees process. we had 52 flagged in that area that require further screening. upon further screening with the dhs counterparts, all 52 have been cleared in the green. >> president biden is at the u.s. hopes to effectuate between 50 and 65,000 afghan allies before they august 31st deadline. refugees arriving in the u.s. in the coming days and weeks will be dispersed to military base is located in virginia, texas, wisconsin command new jersey. once there they will receive health screenings and apply for work permits. they will also be connected with u.s. refugee resettlement groups, which can help with the housing, food, and other basic needs, trace. >> trace: marianne rafferty life los angeles, president biden will avenge the deat

the u.s. then,, we examine the structural inequities that lead to a racial divide in homeownership in minnesota. >> it will require decades of tentional work in order to bring that number up so it is on par with ownership in minnesota. >> it is friday, we break down the follow-up that the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and the impact of the u.n. climate report. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ announcer: major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by. ♪ johnson & johnson. announcer: financial services firm raymond james. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. more at kf.org. announcer: and with the ongoing support of these institutions. ♪ and, friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions by viewers like you. thank you. william: the taliban is closing in on the afghan capital, after a week that has seen much of the country f

u.s. pulls its final troops out of afghanistan ending the nation's longest war. china's slowing recovery. the service sector is back in contraction for the first time since february 2020 and new video gaming rules way on tech stocks. he you travel curbs. another blow to the tourism industry. welcome to the program, everybody. welcome to tuesday's european market open. it is just on 7:00 here in london. good morning, mark. what are the markets saying to you? mark: good morning. how are you doing? it is a wonderfully positive afternoon in asia. it was not a positive start to the day. we were distracted by some of the more global tragic events around the world, both the hurricane ida damage and afghanistan. markets looked uninspired, and little bit negative, but since the lunch break, it has been much more positive and most equity indexes have turned positive, even those stocks that were really kind of suffering. you mentioned chinese tech stocks. looking much more positive going into europe.

the u.s. is entering the most dangerous phase of the evacuation mission in afghanistan yet. there are just four days until u.s. forces are due to leave afghanistan. meanwhile, the number of people killed in thursday's blast has risen to 170. more than 180 were injured. our correspondent in kabul has the very latest. and a warning, his report contains distressing images. >> distraught relatives search kabul's morgues, looking for their loved ones. >> this baby you managed to save. >> amongst those killed, a taxi driver london who traveled to kabul to try to help his family get inside the airport. his eldest daughter and youngest child are still missing. his wife was also killed. his brother was at the airport alongside him. >> i saw some small children on the river. it was so bad. it was doomsday for us. >> many of those we meet say their relatives were not killed in the blast but by firing in the confusion afterwards, they believe by foreign soldiers. >> somehow i saw an american soldier and t

u.s. official tells cnn the goal is to get embassy personnel out by tuesday if to not sooner. what you are looking at is cnn video of helicopters shuttling employees from the embassy for that evacuation. president biden has authorized sending in another 1,000 troops to carry out the operation which brings the total to 5,000. >> let's get more on the fast-moving developments in afghanistan and get straight to cnn's nick paton walsh, who joins us live from kabul. nick, there werer the. there was an intelligence assessment a few days ago that said this would take place in 30 to 90 days. u.s. intelligence didn't anticipate this would happen merely within hours. bring us up to speed with what you're seeing. >> reporter: yeah, it's important to have a sort of slight pause on where we feel we are in terms of kabul's security. from what we can see, we are not seeing the taliban entering the city from multiple points as some of the reports have suggested. in fact, a source in the presidential palac

all of them are u.s. dollar based. nobody else is getting this advantage and this is resulting in -- actually, i just calculated, today already, it is more than $100 billion of capital that has been deployed in the u.s. economy in the form of corporate bonds and treasury bills, providing investment, creating jobs. i mean, it is establishing the u.s. dollar as the internet reserve currency. romaine: but some of the criticism, the pushback to that would be that the u.s. government wants to establish the dollar as the -- currency. are you worried that the fed or the treasury might come in and usurp some of the gains you have made? rune: india, i believe that -- in the end, i believe that given the conversation we are having, the advantage that de-fi is creating for the u.s. economy, i really believe that we will see a positive outcome that is going to regulate the space sensibly and promote innovation. the reality is that while america is right now benefiting far more than basically any other country in the world, this is

when the u.s. has 2500 troops there and was working in close cooperation in some cases directing afghan forces, afghan commandos, they had much better intelligence and much more fire power and they have the ability to react instantly because they were there on the ground with their assets. the difference between 3,000 troops and 5,000 troops and 3,000 troops and 7,000 troops is not that much. the difference between 3,000 troops and zero is profound because when you go to zero they take their equipment with them. they take all this overhead. they will now be trying to keep watching afghanistan from places like doha, from war ships, but there is no substitute to being there. so now it will be up to the taliban. maybe some special operations raid if they find a particularly high value target, but it will be very tricky for the u.s. to start droning even isis in afghanistan. the taliban are not going to like that as soon as the americans pull out they start droning targets even considered legitimate ta

the u.s. president has strongly defended his decision to pull out of the country. joe biden made his first public appearance more than a day after the taliban seized control on the capital of kabul. biden said there was never a good time to withdraw and in this military intervention was not the solution. the events developed quicker than expected although he blamed afghan leaders for the collapse. >> i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i have learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. that is why we are still there. we were clear eyed about the risks, we plan for every contingency but i always promise to the american people i would be straight with you. the truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. so what has happened? afghanistan political leaders give up and fled the country -- gave up and fled the country. the afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight. if anything, the development of the past week

the u.s. were made actually not be ov. >> joe biden leaves in a combination of dro surveillance, drone attacks, special operations commandos. and i don't think can count on united states to stop using the methods in order to try to continue to control what habits and afghanistan. amy: new orleans remains in the dark after hurricane ida devastates the region. we will the latest. >> ride this would not but i could not. things falling apart, blowing over. ain't got a dry spot and it has. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. military has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan, bringing an official end to the longest war in u.s. history. marine general frank mckenzie said the last troops flew out of kabul just before midnight local time on monday. >> nine withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation, but also the end of a nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan

u.s. stocks rise. the fda pfizer approval could lead to more vaccine mandates. >> kamala harris reassures allies in asia as she faces questions on afghanistan. >> and why jay powell's jackson hole gamble from a year ago runs the risk of backfiring as we approach this year's gathering. u.s. futures extending gains we saw on the s&p 500, gaining ground with better-than-expected july home sale numbers. weak pmi numbers. we have the nasdaq numbers and composite at record highs. that risk on sentiment, the bloomberg dollar index falling the first time in six sessions. the wti reversing gains in the new york session. the best day in nine months. goldman sachs still pretty positive about oil, saying it is an oversold territory. they are keeping their fourth-quarter targets at $80 a barrel. chinese avr's got a boost. check out jd.com. it gained the most in a month. these beat analyst estimates. a caveat with jd.com, it was 28 percent growth, the slowest in the pandemic. we have seen this dip menta

is the u.s. going to send additional planes or get additional contracted air to increase the throughput? mr. kirby: we do anticipate increased need for u.s. airlift's. that u.s. airlifts. -- increased need for u.s. airlifts. we fully expect there will be additional u.s. military airlifts required, i just don't have the details today of how that is going to look like and what the sorties are going to look like. but we absolutely anticipate being more involved in the airlift element of this mission. reporter: what about close air support? will you increase the number of drones and fighters to protect these troops? mr. kirby: yesterday we have, and today we have the authority and capabilities in the region to conduct airstrikes if needed. that is not what you change as a result of these new mission sets. reporter: does this mean the u.s. military withdrawal is not good to be complete by august 31? mr. kirby: we are aiming to facilitate the reduction of these civilian personnel by august 31. so, it i

the u.s. announced the deployment of more than 3,000 troops to help u.s. personnel get out of afghanistan. any moment, the pentagon will brief reporters with the latest developments. of course, we'll bring you the news headlines out of that. joining me now, cnn senior white house correspondent, phil mattingly, and cnn senior international security editor, nick paton walsh. let me start with you. 17 capitals now, at least 17, this is happening remarkably fast. >> in a week. and if you cast your mind back, victor, to literally how the last 20 years have often been about stalemates over a village in the middle of nowhere, an intense amount of u.s. military power, the speed of this reversal is utterly staggering, faster frankly than when the u.s. swept in, in 2001. the second and third largest cities in taliban's hands. kandahar fell overnight. it feels like a couple of days ago now, remarkable that they have that hugely symbolic birthplace of their movement now in their hands. the question, what

the u.s. military, along with the u.s. contractors and american intelligence officers, have been the bloodstream that have sustained the afghan military and security forces for many, many years. with the abrupt severing of that bloodstream, it's clear that the afghan forces were not up to the task and then compounded by, i think, the psycholithdraw in a rapid way. so i don't know what the intelligence assessments were that went to the white house in terms of how quickly things could unravel, but clearly they have, and it's because of the tremendous dependency that the afghans are on the u.s. system of support. and clearly that was underestimated on the part of the administration. >> and just to follow up, that leads us to a question about how blind we're going to be without contractors and intelligence on the ground. i'm sure there's some left, but without the bloodstream to us as well, how do we know what al qaeda prisoners have been released? is there a sense of that, the worst of the worst as they've been described? how

u.s. president joe biden to address the nation live from the white house. meantime, if you are just joining us on pbs in the united states, we are waiting for president biden's address to the nation. german military aircraft have been deployed to kabul but have been unable to land because of the chaos at the airport. berlin wants to accelerate efforts to evacuate as many as 10,000 people from afghanistan. chancellor angela merkel hopes to bring home military and other officials as well as afghan support staff the government considers in danger. >> a german air force plane en route to kabul. germany sending plans to rescue nationals, but many say the help comes too late. >> we requested the evacuation of people from afghanistan and the german parliament before the summer break. it was not done. it was simply rejected. we had years, we had months. this withdrawal of u.s. troops and the german armed forces was set long and advanced and i cannot put it any other way. the behavior of the federa

the u.s. will, indeed, leave them behind. >>> plus, the fda pushing to fully approve pfizer's covid vaccine as soon as monday. why that could be a game changer in getting people vaccinated. >>> and anti-lockdown protestors clashing with police in australia. thousands taking to the streets despite the country seeing its highest case count of the pandemic. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. appreciate your company. i'm michael holmes, and this is "cnn newsroom. " >>> u.s. president joe biden vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. one problem, though. nobody knows how many u.s. citizens are in the country or their situation. the u.s. state department says it is actively trying to track down as many as possible. on friday, the pentagon confirming it had evacuated 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked the group's access. it's the first-known rescue operation of ameri

the u.s. decision has been widely criticized. on tuesday, world health organization director general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus tweeted -- "it's unconscionable that some #covid19 vaccine-producing companies are reporting record profits, and some countries are offering boosters, while so many people remain unprotected." on wednesday, u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy defended the decision. >> look, i do not accept the idea we have to choose. we clearly see our responsibility to both. we will do everything we can to protect people here at home while recognizing getting people vaccinated is key to preventing the rise of the variants. amy: on wednesday, the biden administration announced all nursing homes must fully vaccinate their staff or risk losing federal medicare and medicaid funds. the administration is also considering taking federal action against florida, texas, and other states that have prohibited mask mandates in schools. meanwhile, the school board in the city of paris, texas, has ad

u.s. military operations in afghanistan continue with our primary focus on the safety and security of the troops who remain in kabul. on sunday, u.s. military forces conducted an unmanned over the horizon airstrike on a vehicle known to be an imminent isis-k threat. this self-defense strike successfully hit the target near kabul airport. significant secondary explosions from the targeted vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material. we are aware of reports of civilian casualties. we take these reports very seriously. we are continuing to assess the situation. separately, at approximately 11:00 p.m. eastern time last night, as many as five rockets were fired at the kabul airport. u.s. military forces successfully employed our force protection measures to thwart that attack. u.s. forces retain the inherent right of self-defense and are authorized to meet threats with a swift and forceful response. force protection is paramount in this phase of the operation. o

the u.s. basically rushing in 6000 troops to secure the airport. and get the allies out of the country. alix: what do you expect president biden to say. ? bill: what he has said was that the u.s. ultimately went to afghanistan to get al qaeda and osama bin laden in that mission was accomplished long ago and as bad as this situation looks, i think he is going to argue there was no better situation. it was a bad and he was dealt and the option would've been to send thousands more troops back in for an indefinite period or that was not a solution he was comfortable with either. it is a situation that will become a political crisis for the president if he doesn't get on top of what we are seeing out of kabul. alix: thank you very much. from geopolitics to domestic politics. the launcher -- president bide'' is long-term economic policy. a timing on the vote of the infrastructure package and the blueprint. joining us is annmarie hordern. what is the procedure? annmarie: a lot of pressure on the pres

u.s. service members killed. the president sayin iing for th who carried out this attack, "we will hunt you down, we will make you pay." those 13 service members killed, at least 18 wounded in a suicide bomb attack at the airport in kabul. the deadliest day for the u.s. military in afghanistan in more than a decade. coming just days before the u.s. deadline to withdraw from that country. isis-k, an isis affiliate in afghanistan, claiming responsibility. the pentagon saying the bomber detonated near the abbey gate, one of the main entrances of the airport. isis gunmen then firing into the crowd. another explosion taking place outside a nearby hotel. it's believed dozens of afghan civilians were also killed. president biden tonight calling those americans lost heroes. and after warning of a potential attack, late today, the president now saying he has asked his commanders to develop plans to strike isis assets and leadership. the president saying the u.s. will move forward with the evacuatio

that means the u.s. intelligence community, the u.s. military, the white house, across the government, they are looking at this minute by minute, in an acknowledgment that isis-k, isis in afghanistan, is still operating inside kabul. this becomes a critical point. as nick paton walsh was saying, with the public acknowledgment from the pentagon that the withdrawal of u.s. forces and equipment has begun, we are now in the countdown, the most dangerous hours for u.s. forces in afghanistan the now upon us. it will be here until that last u.s. military plane rolls down the runway at the airport and lifts off and cleared air space. this is going to be a situation that they will have to monitor around the clock. you know, they're telling us that they will be maintaining u.s. security at the airport until the last minutes, but from a practical matter, at some point, it will all be over. that last plane goes down the runway. when that happens, the u.s. is not in control of the airport. so they are going to come to a point where the taliban will,

the u.s. secretary of state says there is no deadline on getting americans and their allies out of afghanistan. blinken says 1500 u.s. citizens remain in afghanistan. >> i'm laura tvelyan in austin, texas, where we are nearly a thousand miles from afghanistan but the ripple effect is being felt here. >> nations have been pouring into help afghan refugees, and translators who you -- who work for the u.s. forces have been asking for help to evacuate their families. >> they are sleeping outside the airport, because they are freight -- they are afraid if they go back, the taliban have found out that their son was a translator so they cannot go back. ♪ >> hello and welcome to "world news america, on pbs and around the globe. "80,000 people have been evacuated from kabul since the taliban took control. the pentagon says there are 10,000 on the groundaiting for flights. time is running out before next week's deadline for u.s. forces to continue evacuating their citizens and aies. multiple u.s. offi

in total, u.s. and coalition aircraft combined to evacuate more than 123,000 civilians. , which were all enabled by u.s. military service members who were securing and operating the airfield. on average, we evacuated more than 7500 per day over the 18 days of the mission, which includes 16 full days of evacuations and 19,000 on a single day. these numbers do not include the roughly 5000 service members and the equipment sent to afghanistan to secure the airfield and will withdraw at the conclusion of our mission. the numbers i provided represent a monumental accomplishment, but they do not do justice to the determination, the grit, the flexibility, and professionalism of the u.s. military and our partners, who were able to rapidly combine efforts and evacuate so many under such difficult conditions. as such, i think it is important to provide you with some valuable context. when the president directed this withdrawal in april, it seemed that u.s. central command update and refine our plan for a pote

u.s. embassy personnel trying to get out now out. a core group remaining to help with the efforts to get other americans and the afghans who helped the u.s. out of the country. the u.s. now saying it will evacuate up to 9,000 people a day. tonight, more u.s. troops arriving, one day after the deadly chaos on the tarmac. and the new images tonight showing desperate afghans clinging to that c-17 as it took off. planes packed with evacuees and tonight, our correspondent, the only american network in the room, for the taliban's first news conference. taliban leaders are pressed on the thousands of afghans who helped the u.s. will they be protected? they're also pressed on women and girls. will their freedoms be protected, too? our ian pannell asking the questions. how they answered. and tonight in washington, the political fallout mounting. questions over u.s. intelligence and reports now that the white house was warned that this was a real possibility, that the taliban could take over and qui

the u.s.. pending home sales worse than expected, down 1.8% for the month of july. analysts were expecting an increase. this is starting from pretty low because if you look at what happened last month high prices did discourage buyers to actually get into markets at the delta variant could be adding another layer of uncertainty and demand is elevated. for the moment, year on year, down, month on month down for pending home sales in the u.s.. alix: let's talk about hurricane ida. new orleans is telling residents to stay indoors as fires burn out of control in the aftermath of ida. it packed some of the most powerful wind ever to hit the area. ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm now. here with the latest is joe carol. what do we know so far? >> the sun rose on new orleans about 90 minutes ago, so folks are just getting a first glimpse of what happened last night. we know the power grid suffered foundational damage. it is when to be a long time before they get electricity back. -- going t

a u.s. military team is expected to arrive and set up an air traffic control system in order to increase the number of evacuation flights. that is the scene right now. >>> it was back in 2002 that i was on assignment in afghanistan covering human rights advances for women after the fall of the taliban. here's some of my reporting from december of that year. >> reporter: among the triumphs appreciated from kabul to kandahar. >> women, girls, you see women on the streets. i mean, i came here last december, you could hardly see any woman that was unveiled. now it is just unbelievable how many there are, women in offices working, teachers, university professors, lawyers, even women in the army. >> reporter: now signs of rebuilding from the ground up. one brick, one person, one step at a time. there was a lot of hope expressed then, and now those gains are in real jeopardy as the taliban quickly recaptures control of the nation. joining me now from afghanistan is the founder and executive directo

the u.s. safely leave the country. >> and breaking news overnight, sources tell cnn that the white house could soon recommend most americans get vaccinated one get a booster shot. those shots would come eight months after being fully vaccinated and would expand the pool of people now encouraged to get an additional dose beyond that who have compromised immune systems. >> so let's tart there. let me bring in dr. sanjay gupta. good morning to you. that there is going to be a lot of people, myself included, fully vaccinated and questioning why do we need a third booster shot. you could explain it to everyone? >> well i think you're asking a very fair question. especially given that just a couple of weeks ago the message seemed to be you're not going to need booster shots this will probably just be for people with weakened immune systems that couldn't generate the proper immune response initially. it is a very fair question. and i will preface this by saying the mass majority of severe disease is

u.s. rally in stocks. record after record. we've seen 60 records in the last 160 sections or so. you do count. is supplying this my karen out? or is there an easy catalyst that can trigger some kind a pullback? >> you can't get away from the fact that corporate pricing power is some of the best we have seen since 1970. coming out of this recession, they could raise prices quickly. the difference is being a company with insatiable risk appetite in certain areas. you highlighted the call option by volume is at record highs. you had hot huge flows into areas like cryptocurrencies. strong underlined men and companies with low share prices which reflects strong retail involvement. the difficulty is that at some point, the earnings numbers cannot get better. we had the best ever earnings season. the difficult for me is when companies missed in the last reporting round, they dropped sharply. it may not be the fact that the economy does poorly but the companies cannot pass on the costs. i do say t

the u.s. begins to wrap up evacuations from the kabul airport, we will speak to an afghan college lecturer about why he has decided to stay in afghanistan. he just a wrote a piece titled "my family fought alongside the taliban -- but i'm afraid for my friends." plus, we speak to former british labour leader jeremy corbyn, one of the leading critics of the afghan war in britain. >> do we want to learn or are we going to make the same tragic mistakes again in the future? today let's speak up for the refugees and at the same time learn a lesson of what these foreign policy mistakes actually lead to. amy: and we speak to author sarah chayes who cover the follow the taliban 20 years ago. she later became a special adviser to the joint chiefs of staff chair general mike mullen. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states has reportedly begun the final phase of evacuations of u.s. citizens and afghan allies fr

u.s. forces. amy: preside biden is defending his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan as calls grow for the u.s. and other nations to do mark to help civilians trying to fully after the taliban take control of afghanistan. we will speak with law professor haroun rahimi, investigative turner -- journalist azmat khan, and retired u.s. army colonel ann wright. then we go to haiti were tropical storm grace has slammed parts of the country had by saturday's earthquake, which has killed more than 1400 people. >> my house is completely destroyed. i have lost everything. i have no food. i have nothing. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president biden is defending his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from at and a stamp. he spoke from the white house monday, wendy after kabul was captured by the taliban. pres. biden: the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. so what happe

the u.s. open. and, the power of determination. how a wounded warrior became a paralympic medalist. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. there is a lot of news tonight out of afghanistan, where the u.s. withdrawal has reached a critical phase. as the evacuation of americans and our afghan allies reaches the final days, we have just learned tonight that the u.s. military is secretly rescuing americans stuck outside of the kabul airport, using helicopters and even some ground troops. about 4,500 americans have been flown out of the country so far, and the state department now says it does have a clearer idea of how many remain, and is desperately trying to contact them. in a moment, we will speak with the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan about what happens to americans who do not get out before the president's august 31 deadline to withdraw u.s. forces. for now

the pentagon says u.s. military and coalition flights have airlifted out just over 25,000 people in the last several days. cbs news has learned from a state department source that the u.s. mission says the situation at the airport remains volatile, but the gates where u.s. troops are stationed were less violent today. and just outside, some witnesses say the taliban are now making people form lines, but that there's still a mix of order and chaos. nato says at least 20 people have died at the airport in recent days as people push to flee the country. u.s. officials worry isis could use the chaos to carry out an attack. the pentagon has ordered six commercial airlines to help with evacuations. they're not supposed to fly to kabul airport, but to help move people from places such as doha to other temporary sites. jericka? >> roxana saberi, thank you. feeling sluggish or weighed down? it could be a sign that your digestive system isn't working at it's best taking metamucil everyday can help. metamucil psyllium

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troops, u.s. intelligence, and u.s. air force. yes, the afghan commandos do a certain job, but they don't really make up the 300 strong afghan personnel. >> all right, ali arouzi in tehran, thank you. we want to go to pentagon correspondent courtney kube. you have been on the air all morning. earlier, you were breaking news that bagram air base had been taken by the taliban. what are you hearing? >> that's right. as ali was saying, this is really evolving. i wouldn't even say hour by hour but almost minute by minute. you mentioned bagram, the taliban is now in control of bagham, and they're in control of the large prison facility that's really co-located there with bagram, and the thousands of taliban and some al qaeda fighters have actually been now released from there. it's a smaller number of al qaeda fighters but the ones who were there were hardened, strong fighters that in many cases had been held there for years. that's a very significant development. what we know is the u.s. military's continuing to flow additional forces

the u.s. withdrawal, telling americans, quote, i stand firmly behind my decision. the searing images from kabul, with the taliban now in control of the country. afghan citizens racing to an american military plane, a c-17, heading down the runway for takeoff. reports people were killed falling from the plane. and that others died in the chaos. disturbing video showing people desperate to board planes. video showing a child being pulled aboard, clinging to a rope. the u.s. tonight now says it is preparing to air lift ousandof americaembassy staffnd afghan interpreters and their families. those who briefly worked with the americans over 20 years. now fearing for their lives. tonight, there are now chilling new reports about abuses against women and girls. concerns about freedoms gained in the last 20 years will now be lost. president biden and what he said today amid so many questions -- how u.s. intelligence, how his national security team, how the pentagon did not predict that this would happe

a u.s. defense official says security concerns around the kabul airport are heightened, with fears of a planned attack against the crowds there. this is based on we're told very specific threat stream from isis-k, a self-proclaimed branch of the terror group that first emerged in syria and iraq. the president acknowledged the threat in his national address and the pentagon reiterated that the mission is to the out as many people as possible as soon as possible. >> every 39 minutes yesterday, a plane departed kabul airport. these numbers are a testament to the hard working and brave service members carrying out this mission. in the past 24 hours, five flights landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1,200 passengers. >> so this is a split screen moment. on the left side of your screen, the success. almost 88,000 people evacuated since july according to the white house. 19,000 in the past 24 hours alone. it is considered one of the biggest airlift missions in u.s. history. but

u.s. presence in afghanistan is on its final countdown. president biden says the military is on track to finish its break neck airlift this kabul by august 31, rejenkting the pleas to extend the deadline. the state department has contacted all the americans registered in afghanistan now and instructed them to report to designated locations for evacuation. >> those evacuations have surged in the last few days. at least 70,000 total since august 14th. but the president has asked the military to be ready with contingency options to adjust the time table for final departure if necessary. still mr. biden issed a today mo that it is time to heave. >> the sooner we can finish the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. every day we're on the ground is another day we know that isis k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. >> while the military races to get everyone out, two members of congress made their way in. democ

the u.s. and others from afghan soil and said it was forgiving opposing forces. >> we forgive everyone because it is an interest of peace and stability in afghanistan. other groups that were confronting us are all forgiven. amy: the u.n. and others expressed doubt the taliban would carry thought on their statements, as images emerged showing wounded afghans, reportedly attacked by taliban forces as they tried to make their way to the airport. there have also been reports of violence against anti-taliban protests, including deaths. an activist for girls' education, pashtana durrani, said the taliban needs to take more concrete steps. >> the taliban shoulgive a statement out that all the girls should be going to public schools and not target them or stop them into continue the way they are studying. if they are ok with that, then i'm optimistic. but they have to walk the talk and right now they are not doing that. amy: top taliban leader and co-founder mullah abdul ghani baradar returned to afgh

the u.s. says that targets were is fighters. some say children were among the dead. >> my doctor was two years old. -- my daughter was two years old. laura: the perception and the reality of life under the taliban. the brutal reprisals carried out despite assurances of an amnesty for all. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. america's longest war is over. the u.s. military aircraft carried the last american troops out of afghanistan early tuesday. the evacuation of more than 120,000 people is over. hundreds of americans and thousands of afghans are left behind facing uncertain and dangerous futures. a general announced the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan was complete. >> 'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate american citizens, third country nationals and vulnerable afghans. the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai international airport this afternoon at 3:9 -- 20 9 p.m. d the las

the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 16th. we are beginning with our special live coverage of the fall of afghanistan, nearly two decades after 9/11. moments ago the u.s. temporarily suspended all air operations at the airport in kabul. we're seeing can haotic scenes e this. this is part of the reason for the suspension, desperate afghans chasing down u.s. planes that are leaving the tarmac, some clinging to the fuselage as the airplane taxied. the taliban is now in charge as it seized control of the capital without hardly a shot fired yesterday. insurgents overran key provincial capitals in the span of the last week. embassy officials have warned americans still in the city not to travel to the airport because it is unsafe. but as of now, it is the only way out. we heard from a white house official, there's no way to get those folks to the airport. the pentagon is rushing 1,000 more combat troops to secure the perimeter to get american personnel and others safely evacuated. >>

but the u.s. has created over many decades a situation where the u.s. leads in and the u.s. leads out, and it hasn't really developed the idea that britain and its allies have an independent structure. these structures are very independent on american command control, american airpath. i think one of the things that will come out of this is we'll now have to develop a fully independent capability and disengage ourselves in the framework. >> that is a remarkable and sobering assessment, because you'll remember that is a fear among donald trump, many people currently advising the biden administration and part of the intention of president biden was to reverse that, to recreate the commitment to its allies saying, we will be there for you. you're saying this decision renders that difficult to believe? >> yes, it's very, very sad. the british government reached out to the american government on sunday. prime minister johnson requested a telephone call. he didn't receive a call from president biden halfway into tuesday, which was already three days into this crisis in kabul. that

the u.s. were made actually not be over. joe biden leave in a combination o drone surveillance, drone attacks, special operations commandos. and i don't thk we can count united states to stop using oseethods in order to try to continue to control what habits and afghanistan. amy: new orleans remains in the dark after hurricane ida devastates the region. we will the latest. >> ride this would not but i could not. things falling apart, blowing over. ain't got a dry spot and it has. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. military has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan, bringing an official end to the longest war in u.s. history. marine general frank mckenzie said the last troops flew out of kabul just before midnight local time on monday. >> nine withdrawal signifies both the end of the miliry component of the evacuation, but also the end of a nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortl