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We have also been working with democracy campaigners who have had to flee hong kong, many have gone into arrest, many coming over here, families at risk, information kicking around in my office and my colleagues offices, and we now discover an individual who is an agent of the chinese government working their way around parliament, could have access to my office when ive been out, i dont know, and also busy paying money in to persuade people to become supporters of this brutal regime. it is a br...

Clarification. so the evacuation was chaotic, and yes, we are really grate that feel our military performed magnificently and evacuating over 120,000 people. secretary austin, blinken acknowledged that no one believed the afghan government and military could collapse as rapidly as it did, especially in the first weeks of august. however, u.s. forces conducted at least a couple of air strikes in the middle of july aimed at blunting the talibans rapid advance. in july you were aware that the situa...

Why wasnt action taken to secure the kabul airport or retake bagram then? >> thank you, senator. youre right, the tempo had picked up significantly, yet the taliban continued to make advances. our entire chain of command, myself, the chairman, general mckenzie routinely engaged the afghan leadership to encourage them to solidify their defensive plans, to make sure they were providing the right logistics to their troops and further stiffen their defenses, to no avail. to compound that, president ...

0 why wasnt action taken to secure the kabul airport or retake bagram then? >> thank you, senator. youre right, the tempo had picked up significantly, yet the taliban continued to make advances. our entire chain of command, myself, the chairman, general mckenzie routinely engaged the afghan leadership to encourage them to solidify their defensive plans, to make sure they were providing the right logistics to their troops and further stiffen their defenses, to no avail. to compound that, presiden...

0 theres no doubt in my mind that our efforts prevented an attack on the homeland from afghanistan which was our core original mission. and everyone who served in that war should be proud. your service mattered. beginning in 2011, we steadily drew down our troop numbers, consolidated and closed bases and retrograded equipment from afghanistan. at the peak in 2011, we had 97,000 u.s. troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when the ambassador signed the doha agreement...

>> those allegations were not enough to force rob porter out of the white house, but these pictures are. why wasnt action taken months ago when the chief of staff learned of the abuse claims against a top aide? a two-year budget deal is done, but house democrats are not sold on it yet. will enough vote in favor or could the lights go out at midnight again? and let the games begin. the pyeongchang olympics are under way with the first events a day ahead of the opening ceremony. i was fired up...

The shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. >> those allegations were not enough to force a top aide out of the white house, but these pictures are. why wasnt action taken months ago when the presidents chief of staff learned of abuse claims against staff secretary rob porter. a two-year budget deal is done, but house democrats are not sold on it yet. will enough vote if favor or could the government lights go out at midnight again? and speaking of games. let the winter gam...

I mean he did -- his company, his fathers company, him, they were both sued for housing discrimination. he has not apologized to the central park five. he leld the birther movement. >> i went to central high, i think i know a little bit about the school. i graduated from central high. >> i said central park five. >> i thought he said central high. >> no, i understand central safety doesnt come in a box. high, but, no, central park its not a banner that goes on a wall. five. >> yeah. >> so when y...

Secretary clintons office is. and that she was aware of it. given our activity in libya, i would be shocked if she wasnt aware of this deteriorating security situation. that is why her testimony is important to us. why wasnt action taken? in addition to that, understanding what briefings were made to the president as well. lets not forget that the other thing that is clear from this report, the story that was told for two weeks is that it was confirmed by this report. megyn: just so the viewers ...

That at the county level. and we will be working with our municipalities to do the same. >> heres new reporting from npr moments ago that a surfside official said the building was safe. the report says, quote, minutes of a november 2018 meeting show a surfside town inspector met with residents of the building and assured them the building was, quote n very good shape. and then, just in the last hour i spoke with rachel speigle, whose mom remains unaccounted for. heres what she told me. >> obviou...