french president running for re-election. that's nothing to say aboutal boris johnson at downing street. reporting first showing how military leaders could not get the white house -- and importantly -- the state department plans to ramp up sooner before taliban took kabul. there's fingers being pointed at acting ambassador for not listening. there's an admiral quoted as saying he just didn't get it. they did inhair at bad hand, the but they were resisting recognition. maybe for political reasons, for the former president in afghanistan, to begin notifying people to start getting out.