he asked to speak with antony blinken in his office. he was invited to come and meet him and to enter via back entrance where he wouldn't have to be signed in where a member of blinken's staff would let him in the diplomatic entrance. an initial meeting in may withis canceled and another meeting was held in july. all we know about what happened inside that meeting according to antony blinken he testified all they talked about was the death of bo biden, hunter biden's brother, joe biden's eldest son. and he said he couldn't remember anything else that they talked about, which is really beyond belief. >> lawrence: during the campaign trail when joe biden was a candidate. he promised that the investigation would continue. that he wouldn't obstruct this investigation. but i haven't heard anything about this investigation. what is happening? >> who knows? there is a lot of people being investigated. hunter biden, investigation jim biden into him. so who know what is will happen. what we do know with antony blinken was at the time that hunter

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antony blinken speaking there. it comes as the taliban say they're making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. the group has posted this footage of its fighters, claiming that they're on high ground on the outskirts of panjshir. it shows captured humvee military vehicles flying the taliban flag — although it's not clear precisely when it was filmed. anti—taliban resistance leaders have strongly denied that they're losing control of the territory in fighting. panjshir is a mountainous region — famous for holding out against the soviet army in the 1980s, and the taliban in the 1990s. thousands of anti—taliban fighters are thought to have gathered there. the former afghan vice president, amrullah saleh, is in the panjshir valley. he claims he's the true caretaker president, and says reports that he's fled the country are baseless. i am in the panjshir valley. the reports concerning my escape from afghanistan are totally basel

antony blinken wants to do a deal with the taliban. it's a common theme from democrats leading in the white house. it is unacceptable. we won't tolerate it. i yields to mr. banks. >> i want to thank the leader for doing with the speaker of the house refuses to do, bring us here today and focus on everything we can do as members of congress to provide oversight and support to bring every american home. that is my question today. where is nancy pelosi? why isn't she here? each and every one of us changed our plans so we can be here today, yesterday, and the days to come to do everything we can to safely bring every american home. we just had a moment of silence for the 12 american heroes we lost in afghanistan, not a single democrat joined us on the floor of the house. that is a shame. perhaps i should not be surprised. this morning, the head of the democratic national committee sent out a press release claiming victory, saying this president did what no other president could do as if he is some kind of hero. democrats have politicized t

>> well, in the case of antony blinken, it's antony blinken. it's his manor. i had hem on "fox news sunday" a couple weeks ago. i asked him a number of tough questions. if you'll remember, this is right after -- when the evacuations started and the president had that terrible friday presser where he said things that al-quaida was gone from afghanistan. of course, it is. they're in 15 provinces. he said there was no criticism from the allies. there had been. i pressed him on that. he took it. you know, i was waiting and expecting as i have with a number of secretaries of state when i'd ask tough questions that he would set me back and put me in my place. he didn't. i think that's who this man is. you know, in a staff role, that's acceptable. there's no question he's a competent guy, a smart guy. in terms of speaking for the united states of america as he was just there, it isn't the firmness and the strength that i think most people would like to hear, both our allies and adversaries. >> martha: yeah. no doubt. i think that's a very good point. no, he wasn't as

antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in the country in the past few hours. he said any new government should be as broadly based as possible. first, as we�*ve said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity, and that it will have non—talibs in it who are representative of different communities and different interests in afghanistan. so we will see what in fact emerges. it comes as the taliban say they�*re making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. the group has posted this footage of its fighters, claiming that they�*re on high ground on the outskirts of panjshir. it shows captured humvee military vehicles flying the taliban flag — although it�*s not clear precisely when it was filmed. anti—taliban resistance leaders have strongly denied that they�*re losing control of the territory in fighting. panjshir is a mountainous region, famous for holding out against the

coming up antony blinken on the hot seat tomorrow, testifying and the first republican to question him is here with us this morning. texas congressman michael mccaul, the ranking member on the foreign affairs committee gears up. ramifications of shutting down bagram airbase as china looks to move in. plus the call that no one is talking about. joe biden and xi xinping, on the phone for 90 minutes this week but the origins of covid did not come up. florida congressman michael waltz, the first green beret ever elected to congress, a veteran of the war in afghanistan, assesses the china threat and the new government in afghanistan. then lieutenant colonel oliver north is here with breaking news on the wannabe terrorists on the flight back into afghanistan. his analysis on the consequences to come. plus 20 years ago america knew who the enemy was. dick grasso was there he will join me to honor our first responders. and the military fighting for our freedom. plus the democrats are in scramble mode trying to stay in control. joe biden drops everything to jet off to california and campaign fo

antony blinken and the german foreign minister held talks at an airbase in germany. they hosted a virtual summit to address the situation in afghanistan, where the taliban announced a government filled with hardliners. >> it was a quick meeting with u.s. secretary of state for these afghan evacuees. tens of thousands like them have transited the airbase on route to new lives in the west. on wednesday, the base address the uncertainty in the country they left behind. antony blinken and his german counterpart convened a virtual summit of ministers from over 20 countries. on the agenda, how to engage with afghanistan's new leadership. after the talks, words of doubt from the u.s. and germany. >> the taliban named a new, interim government. we were assessing the announcement, but despite professing a new government would be inclusive, the names are members of the taliban, close associates, and no women. >> yesterday's news does not leave us optimistic. the formation of an interim government, not including other groups, is not bode well for international cooperation and s

secretary of state antony blinken faces congressional scrutiny over the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan as the militant group exerts its control. then, kids and covid-- a sharp rise in hospitalizations prompts the american academy of pediatrics to advocate for emergency authorization of vaccinations for children. and, 20 years later-- 9/11 first responders still suffering from exposure to toxins often struggle to receive adequate health care. >> allf us just knew that we weren't safe but, you know, we did our jo

coming up, was it an order from the ccp, secretary of state antony blinken tweets out that the u.s.ta stands with hong kong only to take it down soon after. coming up, former secretary of state mike pompeo is here on the china threat and the consequences to come from handing over there strategically located and fortified bagram airbase to the taliban as congressman michael mccall told us on this program last week. >> thegr reason why it is so important is because it's a national security asset for the united states or it was so the taliban take it over, this provided eyes and ears not only in afghanistan, but china, russia and iran. they are now emboldened. we can't see. we're going dark now and that's very dangerous. the administration talks about over-the-horizon capabilities. this is like six, eight hours away in qatar, uae. bagram, the loss of bag rap, i can't -- bagram, i can't emphasize how destructive this is. maria: as the biden administration promises green cars for afghan refugees, the southern border is overflowing with migrants. there are 15,000 people waiting to apprehend

us secretary of state antony blinken defends america's withdrawal from the country, saying staying longer would not have improved anything. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, equipment and training did not suffice, why would another year? another five, another ten? the uk will offer covid jabs to all 12—15—year—olds. top doctors say the benefits for education outweigh the tiny risks to health. and surfing china—style. we'll reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's news day. —— it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and midnight in geneva — where, at an emergency aid conference, more than $1 billion has been pledged to help afghanistan. the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of fighting and drought made worse by instability following the taliban's takeover last month. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said its people faced perhaps their most perilous hour, with one in three afghans not knowing where their next meal would come from. the peop

coming up this afternoon at 2:00 eastern, secretary of state antony blinken will be delivering marks on the u.s. ending its military commission in afghanistan. we will have that for you starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. tonight at 9:00 eastern foreign correspondence discuss the u.s. withdraw from afghanistan. a little bit later, a hearing on higher education, the means oversight subcommittee looks into the issue coming up at 10:00 p.m. eastern. watch online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. earlier today president biden spoke at the white house on the latest jobs report. the unemployment rate dipped as they added 235,000 jobs in august. here's with the president had to say. president biden: good morning. we are getting ready to head down to louisiana. a few things i had to do. as we head into labor day weekend, we have more evidence of the progress of the economic calamity. today we found out we created 235 thousand new jobs in august. unemployment is at the lowest it's been in 18 months. despite the impact of the delta variant, what we are seeing is an e

secretary of state antony blinken treats out that the u.s. stands with hong kong only to take it down soon after. coming up former secretary of state mike pompeo on the china threat and the consequences to come from handing over the strategically located and fortified bagram air base to the tale bean as congressman michael mccaul told us last week. >> the reason why it's so important is because it's a national security asset for the united states or was and so taliban taking over. this provided eyes and ears. the administration talks about over the horizon capability, this is like 6, 8 hours away in qatar, uae. the loss of bagram, i can't emphasize how destructive this is. maria: then as the biden administration promises new green car for afghan refugees the southern border is overflowing the migrants. now there are 15,000 people waiting to get apprehended under that one bridge in del rio, texas. joe biden's refusal to close the border as terrorists wanna be's join the fights, will they try to access through mexico as michael waltz predicted

todd: plus, it's going to be a long day on capitol hill for secretary of state antony blinken as lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle are set to demand answers on the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan that led to the rise of the taliban there and the deaths of 13 american service members. jillian: then there's this. >> it gives me no great pleasure to call out democrats. i was a democrat. jillian: a hollywood actress and disillusioned former democrat throws her support behind republican gubernatorial candidate larry elder, the stunning allegation rose mcgowan is making against governor newsom's wife as voters prepare to head to the polls in california's recall election. todd: you are watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i am todd piro. jillian: i'm jillian mele. let's begin with this, the fight against the president's vaccine mandate heating up as republican governors vow to challenge the order. todd: lauren blanchard live with the backlash as new york city begins enforcing its own mandate. lauren, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the list of governo

. >> it will be a long day on capitol hill for secretary of state antony blinken as they demand answers. todd: and there's this. >> definitely no great pleasure to call out democrats, i was a democrat. todd: did you see this, a hollywood actress and former democrat throwing her support behind republican gubernatorial candidate larry elder, the stunning allegations that is made as voters prepare to head to the polls in california's recall election. >> good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro. the fight against the president's vaccine mandate heating up as republican governors vow to challenge the order. jillian: lauren blanchard is live with the backlash as new york city begins enforcing its own mandate. >> reporter: the list continues to grow by the day, the governors say the vaccine mandates are unconstitutional and an attack on personal freedoms. >> we have had people that have been working hard for months and years, throughout the whole time, and now he wants to cast them aside. he's got no authority to do what

antony blinken there. president biden has visited the us state of louisiana to see the destruction caused by hurricane ida. more than 60 people have died across eight states since it made landfall on sunday — many were killed when torrential rainfall caused flash flooding. 0ur correspondent, nada tawfik, has more. one week and a storm that brought america to its knees. look at that tornado! from new orleans to new york, it was a dramatic beating. record rainfall, life—threatening floods, destructive winds and tornadoes usually only seen in the midwest tore through communities with no mercy. in some places it was unprecedented, and sparked fear about the ferocity and frequency of future weather. oh, my god! the river is flooding! part of this newjersey town was abandoned after the nearby river crested and left cars and homes under ten feet of water. four people died and about 600 were left homeless. gloria jett lost everything, but was lucky to escape with her life. she can't swim and had to be rescued

antony blinken. we will see if martha gets much of her program into may. the tomorrow. it will be turnout on the day that determines whether or not gavin newsom survives or a republican gets elected. >> jacqui: you have to wonder how many democrats are likely to turn out when it's republicans fired up about it. are democrats thinking, this is not something we have to worry about? given that there is a democratic supermajority in the legislature. the executive powers of the governor are significant. >> john: i know a number of democrats, not necessarily a significant number, saying that they would vote for kevin faulconer. results tomorrow. the first hearing in prince andrews shocking case. >> jacqui: secretary blinken preparing to testify. potential hostage crisis in afghanistan with american still stranded. mark meadows on that coming up straight ahead. speak we have to make a decision about the taliban. do you recognize them as the legitimate government of afghanistan? if you do, you set in motion

secretary of state antony blinken and lloyd austin traveling overseas. doha is the central hub. >> bill: he says the u.s. is working closely with the taliban and the terror group not stopping americans from getting out as long as those evacuees have the correct paperwork. he said this a moment ago. >> we're conducting a great deal of diplomacy on this as we speak. we've also engaged with the taliban on this topic including in recent hours. they said that they will let people with travel documents freely depart. we'll hold them to that. so will dozens of other countries. the international community is watching to see if the taliban will live up to their commitments. >> bill: trey yengst reports from doha, qatar. hello, trey. >> good morning. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met this morning with their counterparts in qatar about afghanistan. they held a joint press conference discussing the u.s. withdrawal from the country and thanked qatar for their efforts. the big news focused on those americans stuck in the northern

cnn's ryan nobles has more on that. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken was on capitol hill monday taking tough questions from the house foreign affairs committee. in fact republicans really went after blinken on a number of issues related to that afghanistan withdrawal, the policy itself, how the biden administration handled it, and what the long term plan is by the american government. b blinken also questioned as to how many american citizens are still in the country that want to get out and this is how he responded. >> as of the end of last week, we had about 100 american citizens in afghanistan who had told us that they wish to leave the country. and i want to emphasize that this is a snapshot in time. it is more accurately a moving picture. as you know stepping back for a minute to know precisely at any given moment in time exactly how many american citizens are in any country. that number of about 100 american citizens still on the ground looking to get out of the country, that has been a number that has been pretty consistent across all facets of the biden administra

we will judge it and them by their actions >> that was antony blinken. our chief international correspondent is in couple for us and has more. >> on the streets today the protests are continuing, even intensifying. the taliban reaction to the protests has also been intensifying. with greater violence, more foreign journalists were arrested. there was a women's protest in west kabul, they express to their criticism of the government announcement last night, the caretaker government. meanwhile, the taliban are getting on with the business of government. the caretaker ministers have been told to go to their offices , to meet the people that will be worki with them and we have seen humanitarian chiefs coming here. mark griffiths and the president of the international midi of the red ross, you're more. we met him here when he went to visit one of the most important and hopeful projects here, a prosthetic's habilitation center here in kabul. >> we never have to forget that afghanistan is problem the country in the world with the most people disabled worldwide.

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meantime, secretary of state antony blinken is rejecting claims that americans who want to leave afghanistan are being held hostage in skyler henry reports. >> reporter: taliban soldiers fired into the air to break up a protest in kabul tuesday. there continue to be reports the taliban is blocking u.s. citizens from leaving afghanistan, including holding up these planes shown in satellite images at the mazar-i-sharif airport. >> we've been able to identify a relatively small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart from mazar-i-sharif with their families. we have been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken during aston in qatar where afghan evacuees are being processed denied americans are being blocked from leaving. >> we are not aware of anyone being held on an aircraft or any hostage-like situation in mazar-i-sharif. we have to work through the different quiremen athat exacth >> reporter: the ben 00elyee been evacuated from afghanistan since august 17t

first, however, leading this hour, secretary of state antony blinken right now facing tough questions on capitol hill in the wake of the chaotic and deadly u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan just weeks ago. secretary blinken defending the way the evacuation was carried out, saying the u.s. did extensive preplanning for the drawdown and saying ultimately, the u.s. evacuated almost all american citizens in the country, though at least about 100 american citizens still remain in afghanistan who want to get out, according to blinken, to say nothing of afghans and legal permanent residents. as cnn's jessica dean reports for us, both republicans and democrats alike got heated in their demand for answers from the secretary. >> this was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. i never thought in my lifetime that i would see an unconditional surrender to the taliban. >> reporter: the house foreign affairs committee questioning secretary of state antony blinken for the first time since the united states pulled out of avs and 13 american service members died in an attack outside of kabul's air

they're not going to live in antony blinken's neighborhood so what do we do with them? if this was a republican president he'd already have impeachment hearings. they go after these hearings like litigateers in a homicide trial. republicans act like it's debate club. no. we want antses, we deserve answers and we're not going to get it if you beat around the bush. >> many times these hearings feel performative not productive. on the house side they had 3-5 minutes and on the senate side they have seven so there's benefits i guess to being a senator. but there was something from senator bob menendez in terms of his frustration as the oversight chairman. watch. >> the execution of the u.s. withdraw was clearly and fatally flawed. this committee expects to receive a full explanation of the administration's decisions on afghanistan since coming into office last january. there has to be accountability. >> i want to get your take on something. so lloyd austin would not testify today, secretary of defense. they said he's going to be testifying in front of another committee late

antony blinken did not really— see, really. antony blinken did not really answer many questions about how they— really answer many questions about how they are going to engage. they are very— how they are going to engage. they are very much think we look to see what _ are very much think we look to see what sort _ are very much think we look to see what sort of— are very much think we look to see what sort of policies and actions of the government has.— the government has. barbara, for now, the government has. barbara, for now. thank _ the government has. barbara, for now. thank you — the government has. barbara, for now, thank you very _ the government has. barbara, for now, thank you very much. - you can also follow the latest on the resistance against the taliban in afghanistan on our live webpage. just go to bbc.com/news. us presidentjoe biden has defended his record on the economy after the rate ofjob growth slowed down. fewerjobs were created in the us economy in august than at any time in the last seven months,

blinken. -- antony blinken. this debacle happened in afghanistan. it is a leadership and policy failure. calling upon -- calling for the resignation of secretary austin and general milley. this crisis could have been averted if we had had leadership and good policies in place. and ultimately, this comes down to the man himself who always says the buck stops here and then blames everybody but himself, president joe biden. we call upon him to resign immediately. with that, we've got time for a couple questions. >> you've been out spoken -- you've been an outspoken supporter of ending these intractable military policies. given the scenes we are seeing on the ground, did you change your mind? was it a mistake for this and the past administration to withdraw troops this summer? >> a couple things with that. this administration basically scrapped the power-sharing and conditional response withdrawal that president trump put in place. he put in place a system of checks and balances. and they had entered into an agreeme

secretary of state antony blinken on the u.s. pullt from afghanistan. >> who is responsible? who made the decisions? the president? >> ultimately the president makes the decisions. that is correct. anchor: we are seeing an increase in demand for ivermectin, a way of treating and preventing covid-19 supposedly despite no edence. ♪ anchor: let's begin with climate change. revealing a significant increase in the number of days that temperature around the world is hitting 50 degrees celsius or 122 to -- 122 degrees fahrenheit. the world is seeing more extreme heat. then some 1980's, the number of 50 des days has tripled. there were eight days a year on average back then. we have seen 26 a year in the past decade. they happen most often in the middle east and gulf regions but they are being recorded in more areas of the world, rth america and north africa seeing an increase in frequency. canada hit a record high of 49 degrees this year. italy hit a record high of 48 deees. the bbc is exploring the impact of extreme heat and a series called life at 50 degrees nauseous. let's begi

this is what antony blinken has been saying. susecretary blinken: bin laden was killed in 2011. al-qaeda's activits were degraded significantly, including its ability to plan operations. 2000 461 american lives lost, 20,000 injuries, $2 trillion spent, it was time to end america's long-term more. tom: for more, less bring in our correspondent, who is covering developments for us for a second day on capitol hill. for two days now, rooms in congress have echoed to the sound of often noisy exchanges between lawmakers and mr. blinken. in this tuesday, the u.s. secretary of state very much stuck to the script, stressing that this pullout was the right thing to do. reporter: yes, secreta blinken repeating some of what he had said yesterday in front of the house, but also repeating the message of the biden administration over the past few weeks and months about what it was the right thing to do to pullout the troops from afghanistan. but also defending the execution of the pullout, explaining why the biden administration stock to that self-imposed deadline of august 31, despite the wor

antony blinken on september 14th about the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. how are those hearings going to go? >> it's going to be tough. he's going to be making the case, look, it was 20 years, we will have just at the time he testified, we'll have just gone through the commemoration of the 9/11 moment, which is going to be a hard moment for the country, particularly it was going to be hard even before this, and this is going to make it all harder. he's going to make the argument that the united states is doing the right thing, staying another two years or five years, wouldn't have made a difference, that many on the committee, including many democrats are going to say, you may have done the right thing, but you didn't do it in a very smooth way. and i think the hardest part for him is going to be explaining why the united states did not have a plan in place to get all of the translators, and others out of the country before the date in which the last american military were scheduled to leave. and they still have not put a really good explanation together f

well, today, secretary of state antony blinken faced more intense questioning from both republicans and democrats on the frenzied u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. 13 u.s. service members were killed by a suicide bomber during that evacuation. here's cbs' nancy cordes. >> reporter: in indiana and massachusetts today, services for two of the marines killed in the suicide bombing at the kabul airport. three weeks after that attack, questions about the chaotic u.s. drawdown continued to consume washington. >> there is not enough lipstick in the world to put on this pig to make it look any different than what it actually is. >> reporter: senators from both sides grilled secretary of state antony blinken today about the last-minute scramble to rescue americans and afghans as kabul fell. >> should we not have surged more significantly? >> the bottom line is we did significantly surge. but what was not anticipated was the collapse in 11 days of the afghan government and the afghan military. >> i just don't think that's true. >> this isn't a failure of thisfae ence.tha ofy plni. >> rep blien co

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secretary of ste, antony blinken, has been addressing these tensions with france. >> i want to emphasize there is no regional divide separating the interests of our atlantic and our pacific partners. this partnership with australia and the united kingdom is a signal that we are committed to working with our allies and partners, including europe, to ensure a free and open indo pacific. we welcome european countries playing an important role in the endo pacific. we look forward to continued," with nato, the european union and others in this endeavor. france in particular is a vital partner on this and so many other issues, stretching back generations, and we want to find every opportunity to deepen our transatlantic cooperation in the indo pacific and around the world. ros: next, let's get analysis from bbc security correspondent frank gardner. frank: it doesn't seemo come out of thee. i don't think there was any hint of it. it is a step change for ralia and the eire indo pacific region. it is knuckling to make an immediate difference because it is going to take years to build these nuclea

. >>> well, today secretary of state antony blinken will testify for the very first time in front of congress since u.s. troops were withdrawn from afghanistan. he will face questions from the house foreign affairs committee about last month's chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan and the taliban's quick takeover. over the weekend president biden defended his decision to pull out u.s. troops amid concerns of al qaeda regrouping. >> can al qaeda come back? yeah, guess what, it's already back other places. what's the strategy? every place where al qaeda is we're going invade and have troops there? come on. >> on the heels of america ending its war in afghanistan, a new cbs news ugov poll found the majority of americans oppose using the u.s. military to create democracies and want the u.s. to intervene less overseas. >>> california votes tomorrow whether to recall governor gavin newsom. the historic vote will have irchl cases across the country -- irchl cases across the country. >> reporter: gavin newsom is fighting for his political life. president biden is set to join him for the f

us secretary of state antony blinken defends america's withdrawal from the country — saying staying longer would not have improved anything. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, equipment and training did not suffice, why would another year? another five, another ten? in a new bbc series exploring the impact of extreme heat, we ask why nigeria's oil industry is making the effects of climate change even worse. and — surfing china—style. we'll reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and two o'clock in the morning in geneva, where — at an emergency aid conference, more than a billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of fighting and drought made worse by instability following the taliban's takeover last month. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. "the people of afghanistan need a lifeline. after decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they fa

tennessee congressman mark green demanding answers from secretary of state antony blinken. all this as the biden administration calls on congress to pass law for refugees to apply for green cards after a year. as many as 15,000 afghans will arrive in the united states by the end of the month. they want to make them citizens. in ohio town is paying tribute to a fallen hero, max was one of 13 service members killed in last month's attack at the kabul airport. his body arrived at cleveland hopkins international airport yesterday after the dignified transfer at dover air force base. the 12 other fallen service members were all awarded purple hearts for their ultimate mate sacrifice. elizabeth holmes back in court today opening arguments began yesterday and prosecutors are alleges holmes turned to fraud to keep the company afloat. the defense painted a different picture. the former businesswoman is naive but hard working. holmes accused of defrauding investors and patients. if convicted she faces 20 years in prison. word on wall street. joining me strategic wealth partners presi

i will be watching antony blinken and how much he puts down everything he got wrong from minute one. this is from march of this year, on tony blinken said we'll responsibly end the conflict. didn't do that. remove our troops from harm's way. didn't do that. to insure that afghanistan can never again become a haven for terrorists which of course it is more of a haven than it was before. he said nothing honest and truthful and straight forward. continuing to this day, harris, because there are still americans, there are still afghan allies, a lot of them, a lot of afghan allies who cannot and will not get out of afghanistan because of the hand fisted way and the outright obstruction of the state department. the d.o.d. is doing -- i'm getting a sense trying to do more to do what it can to partner with groups to facilitate exit. it is the state department standing between the freedom of americans and allies and those questions will be asked of antony blinken and he won't have answers. the only answer he can give is we are relying on the taliban. given our word to the terrorists. and they

us secretary of state antony blinken has faced a second day of tough questions on capitol hill, defending the decision to withdraw from afghanistan. mr blinken appeared in person before the senate foreign relations committee, made up of both republican and democrat senators. once again, he faced a wave of criticism — particularly from the republican side. here's marco rubio. i don't know how it's possible. if, in fact, the people in charge of our foreign policy did not see all of these factors and conclude that there was a very real possibility of a very rapid collapse, then we've got the wrong people making military and diplomacy decisions in our government. the overall assessment of the community was that after a complete us military withdrawal, that could potentially, in the worst case scenario, lead to the taliban capturing kabul within a year or two. so that's back in february, and that was more or less where things stood in the winter and into the spring. by july. .. and you're exactly right that the situation was deteriorating, as the taliban continued to make progress on the gro

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raking tonight round 2 for antony blinken begins in a few hours. the secretary of state testified before a's senate committee. plenty of fireworks as republicans last administration's handling of the afghanistan withdrawal. and sitting by the live to break it down as there is still on crime. and now, begins in california, as embattled governor gavin newsom two bites to save his job. what you need to know penn new york hospital plans to stop delivering babies after numerous nurses quit over vaccine mandate. and staffing at hospitals across the country could play out. we begin with ongoing fallout and chaos in afghanistan is the secretary of state faces the music over botched u.s. withdrawal. white house correspondent kevin corke taking a closer look. >> good evening, shannon, this was ripped out of the biden administration playbook. all else fails, blame the trump administration and usually speak in the media will give you a pass. arguably secretary of state antony blinken beginning of this fiasco in afghanistan happen. and frankly it didn't change

a lot of questions and we look forward to the testimony by antony blinken the secretary of state who will be questioned and why there was so much bureaucratic red tape in the months and years that led up to the the end of our time in afghanistan. thank you very much, sir. good to see you today. >> thanks, martha. >> the biden administration looking to revive one of former president trump's border policies that would require the remain in mexico program. we're live at the southern border with the latest and lindsey graham, senator from south carolina, says the united states is probably not done with our time in afghanistan in the end. he claims that troops will have to go back to that nation due to the rising terror threat that he believes will emanate from there. will he be proven right on that? that's next. >> they have a view of the world out of sync with modern times. they will impose a lifestyle on the afghan people that i think is going to make us all sick to our stomach. we'll be going back into afghanistan as we went back into iraq and syria. oh! are you using liberty mutual's

antony blinken and lloyd austin were in doha meeting with counter parts. the pair held a joint conference to thanks qatar. the focus is on the americans stuck in the american part of afghanistan. a small number of americans are waiting but the taliban appears to allow those were documents to leave. this is coming as tension continues to rise in the afghan capitol of kabul. demonstrators chanted freedom, freedom. taliban fighters by firing their weapons in the air to disperse the crowd. in all of this, you cannot underscore that women are playing in these demonstrations. we saw hundreds of women on this video out of kabul in the streets of afghanistan protesting for their rights and for the rights of the afghan people facing the taliban. the fighters in the streets with their weapon but a lot of bravery on display today. martha? >> martha: what an incredible act of courage for those women to go into the street and to chant "freedom" as the taliban takes over. trey, that video is incredible. thanks for bringing it to us. i was so stunned by the images of the