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>> just imagine if this crisis is caused by deliberate political decisions by this administration by joe biden. [inaudible] >> crime and cartel activity is surging at the border. cbp 332% increase in fentanyl seizures at the border in april alone. strong winds pushing a it town on fire closer to lake tahoe. miles outside the popular resort town. everyone in the area has been ordered to evacuate. some residents have refused saying they have nowhere else to go. the fire started august 14th and has burned more than 199,000 acres. it is only 18% contained two senior fda stepping down over booster ...

House correspondent mike memoli at the white house. mike, good morning, good to see you. the president was defensive yesterday. as much as this was an explanation of his decision, there was no celebration, there was no mission accomplished. he sort of went through point by point whether you agreed with him or not meeting some of the criticism he's faced over the last month. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, willie. this is a white house that for the last two and a half weeks since the fall of kabul on or around august 14th has really been in crisis mode. behind the scenes all of us have been ge...

Leaving afghanistan and i teared up a little bit watching it. it was really powerful and she talked about the cost of war, 2451 americans were killed, 13 in the last week, 20,000 american servicemembers wounded fighting against the taliban over the course of these 20 years. 6000 americans were evacuated since august 14th but the fact remain, according to anthony blinken between 100 and 200 americans still in afghanistan. those are the people we know about, at 3:29 east coast time yesterday. listen to what fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin had to say. >> i was shocked th...

Donald trump's big lie and the attack on the capitol. for the record, if you took part in that, chinese communists are laughing at you as a symbol of american weakness. they are saying the u.s. abandoned allies and hypocrisy of refugees and the rights of women. perhaps the most serious charge is america's withdrawal after 20 years means the u.s. is not a dependable ally with china drawing quick line to the defense of taiwan. as in this global times editorial cartoon showing an american eagle leading the president of taiwan into a gaping hole in the ground. this echos conservatives on taiwan in...

Commander of the 82nd airborne division. this is the last group, including ambassador holding the american flag. minutes after american troops left, the taliban assumed control of the airport. exclusive video shows fighters inspecting what was left behind. pentagon said they made weapons and equipment in operable before completing withdrawal. despite evacuating more than 120,000 since august 14th in what the president called the largest airlift in american history, officials did concede between 100 and 200 americans that wanted to leave do remain in the country. the seconds addressed that late...