for the ramparts we watch were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night as our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner banner yet wave for the land of the free and the home of the brave straight to a fox news alert violence escalating into debt overnight. the u.s. air military lifting the staff and family from the country. the state department maintaining the level four do not travel advisor as airports shut down and roads are blocked off. alexandria hoff joins us live from washington. good morning. will u.s. government employees have been evacuated there are still thousands of americans caught in the crossfire of the violent power struggle in sudan. last night president biden confirmed the u.s. was temporarily suspended operations are as if i did not sudan s capital and other cities has raged on into a second week now. defense secretary lloyd
servicemembers and countries of ethiopia. duty at this and sudan. this has cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians and unconscionable and it must stop. sudan is entering the second week of violence as forces battle for control of the country. the two sides used to be ally seizing allies together in a coup two years ago. they re fighting over which side s general leads the country s military. the bulge of the fighting is taking place in the sudan can capital city khartoum. additional countries and united nations also mobilizing to remove diplomatic staff. the violence spread to other cities and civilians scrambling to move to safety. travel become increasingly limited. flights have been halted as airports are pummeled by shelter and roadblocks are in place. nation of 45 million people are running out of food and medicine. 2/3 of the sudan hospitals are out of service. the united nations said looters stole food program people. a camp for displaced people was burned.
. pete: we begin did hour with a fox news alert. violence escalating in sudan. this is the look at the capital of khartoum. overnight the us air lifting embassy staff and families to the country. will: the state department maintaining level four do not travel advisory as airports are shut down, oweds are blocked oaf. rachel: alexandria hoff joins us live from washington with more. reporter: good morning, rachel, will, pete. according to the pentagon the evacuation fast and clean with one movement. three helicopters lifted off from djibouti flying 800 miles to capital khartoum removing 100 u.s. personnel. it involved a week of intensive planning. in a statement, president biden thanked unmatched skill of