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In a surprise visit to afghanistan, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin addressed some lingering questions about the u.s. military presence in the region. he was asked whether the taliban had met conditions to ensure a u.s. troop withdrawal by may 1st. a date agreed upon with the trump administration last year. cnns barbara has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: amid a tough security situation, defense secretary lloyd austin making an unannounced visit for several hours to afghanistan to talk ...

Is under way in beijing. the hearing comes days after the closed—door trial of michael spavor — both men were detained in apparent retaliation for canadas arrest on a us extradition warrant of huawei executive meng wanzhou. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has called for a reduction in violence in afghanistan during a brief, unannounced visit to kabul. speaking after talks with president ashraf ghani, mr austin refused to be drawn on whether the biden administration still planned to w...

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When we were just kids. i saw the food of rich and poor came together in this corner of italy thats like nowhere on earth. >> wow. >> nearly 50 years later, i still keep coming back for more. ♪ so we are coming down on a train obviously, we are going to sicily, the biggest island in the mediterranean. because there is no bridge. they take the train and put it on a ferry. oh, we are getting on it. oh, thats exciting. you can see the tracks with the other carts where theyll go. i love train

Lincoln had made has not been fulfilled. >> in 1964, the civil rights bill outlaws discrimination based on race, religion, sex or nationality. but since its passing, laws supporting and debilitating the enfranchisement of black americans have ebbed and flowed. for every policy upholding equality, there is another undermining it. >> lincoln certainly would acknowledge how far we have come because we really have, but were not there. we are definitely not there. and in recent times, it seems were g...

What are you actually seeing? >> reporter: mexican officials say theyve sent extra manpower to the border. including military teams with drones and night vision. but despite whatever efforts may be in play, we have still seen men, women, and children who have been able to go through or around the checkpoints. and its such a vast border, it seems like it would be impossible to stop it all. >> marcus, thank you. now to afghanistan. this morning, the defense secretary making an unannounced trip. ...

City officials in miami beach in florida have approved an extension to a state of emergency after thousands of tourists descended for the annual spring break holiday, risking the spread of coronavirus. the decision means that a night—time curfew will continue for at least three weeks. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has called for a reduction in violence in afghanistan during a brief, unannounced visit to kabul. speaking after talks with president ashraf ghani, mr austin, refused to be...

Families crossing the border, 200 were expelled >> we made a decision we will not expel young, vulnerable children. >> kelly, were hearing the president may want to see the situation firsthand? >> reporter: pressed by reporters, he said he would go to the border at some point but gave no timeline other officials are saying to deal with this crisis, they are using as many as 200 shelters in 22 states to accommodate this influx of migrant children who are on their own. kate >> kelly odonnell at th...

Saying okay, the withdrawal time table is up to president biden, but give me your sense of how the visit was interpreted. was it taken as a sign that that withdrawal is probably being pushed back? >> it is interesting. it is really no answer quite yet. so like i said this was secretary austins first visit to afghanistan as pentagon chief and it comes as president biden weighs this decision on whether or not to pull all of the u.s. troops out by may 1st. its important to say that is the deadline ...

And it is all we can hope for. lets get some of the days other news the trial of michael kovrig, the second of two canadians detained in china for more than two years, is underway in beijing. the hearing comes days after the closed—door trial of michael spavor, both of the men were detained in apparent retaliation for canadas arrest on a us extradition warrant of huawei executive meng wanzhou. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has called for a reduction in violence in afghanistan during ...