exceptional leaders, men like ronald reagan who wouldn t let america be pushed around. in the midst of simmering tensions with the soviet union, reagan went to the communist strong hold, berlin. and reminded them who ran the world. general secretary gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. [cheers and applause] mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [cheers and applause] history has always shown us strong leaders calm us down in times of fear like george w. bush after 9/11. i can hear you. [laughter] [applause] i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and the people. [cheers] and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [cheers and applause] jesse: joe biden is not that guy. we knew joe was a bad student but i guess he flunked history, too. biden is dragging us kicking and screaming back to the fo
[cheers and applause] i am your humble host and here we are in the real hollywood. [cheers and applause] now, as you know taking charge in the house tonight i see way of their. [cheers and applause] packed in the top section. You are good up there. We love you to. The brightest stars tonight are the ones who never get the spotlight. [applause] in fact that is exactly where my head is right now. I get thanked for my service all the time. I am grateful for that. I really am. But everything that happens every time i stand on the big stage like this tonight, my mind always goes to those they served within the army in combat. [applause] always. My Brothers In Arms i think almighty god for all of you the best americans i have ever met black, white, rich, poor and see kids and country boys. [applause] because none of that matters when the bullets are flying. Some came home, others did not for good you know what we never had on attacks or the lights shining bright on them. But tonight we celeb
[cheers and applause] i am your humble host and here we are in the real hollywood. [cheers and applause] now, as you know taking charge in the house tonight i see way of their. [cheers and applause] packed in the top section. you are good up there. we love you to. the brightest stars tonight are the ones who never get the spotlight. [applause] in fact that is exactly where my head is right now. i get thanked for my service all the time. i am grateful for that. i really am. but everything that happens every time i stand on the big stage like this tonight, my mind always goes to those they served within the army in combat. [applause] always. my brothers in arms i think almighty god for all of you the best americans i have ever met black, white, rich, poor and see kids and country boys. [applause] because none of that matters when the bullets are flying. some came home, others did not for good you know what we never had on attacks or the lights shining bright on them. but tonigh
[cheers and applause] i am your humble host and here we are in the real hollywood. [cheers and applause] now, as you know taking charge in the house tonight i see way of their. [cheers and applause] packed in the top section. you are good up there. we love you to. the brightest stars tonight are the ones who never get the spotlight. [applause] in fact that is exactly where my head is right now. i get thanked for my service all the time. i am grateful for that. i really am. but everything that happens every time i stand on the big stage like this tonight, my mind always goes to those they served within the army in combat. [applause] always. my brothers in arms i think almighty god for all of you the best americans i have ever met black, white, rich, poor and see kids and country boys. [applause] because none of that matters when the bullets are flying. some came home, others did not for good you know what we never had on attacks or the lights shining bright on them. but tonigh
plus, the latest on house speaker nancy pelosi and taiwan. the uncertain visit is straining an already tense relationship between the united states and china. and a texas man gets the longest prison sentence to date tied to the capitol attack, but his daughters want someone else locked up, too. good morning, and welcome to way too early, on this tuesday, august 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. after decades on the run, the top leader of al qaeda has finally been taken off the battlefield. ayman al zawahiri was killed this last weekend by a cia drone while standing on a balcony in downtown kabul, second in command to osama bin laden during the september 11th attacks, and became the top leader when the united states killed bin laden in 2011. a senior administration official tells nbc news that the strike was so precise, none of his family inside the home were killed. in a rare evening address last night, president biden still isolating from covid said j