Against the pandemic. Millions of School Children head back into the classroom just as the Virus Rages back. Well talk about the mixed messaging coming from the same people who should be setting an example good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe, it is monday, august 16th. Joe is traveling this morning. Big news this morning. Complete collapse. 20 years after the united states toppled the Taliban Regime in afghanistan. The group is on the verge of retaking political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of kabul On Saturday continuing a blitz that has seen Insurgence Capture more than half of afghanistans 34 provincial capitals. The group overtook Police Posts and gained control of the Bagram Airfield yesterday. Afghans pled the airport looking to escape the violence only to find flights suspended over reported Gun Fire. One person able to escape was the Countrys President who said he left to, quote, prevent a flood of bloodshed. We know the embassy In Kabul has been evacuated. The
Mi Miamidade Mayor delivers heart breaking news about the people who are still missing. Welcome to the lead. Im pamela brown. We start with a new alarming Cybersecurity Attack linked to the rnc and possibly a repeat of the 2016 Dnc Hack with the very same criminals responsible. The rnc told cnn hackers hacked a Third Party vendor. Hackers with possible ties to russia demanded 70 Million worth of bitcoin from a series of i. T. Companies, the companies service more than 1,000 corporate and government clients. Both cyber attacks comes as the Biden Administration faces mounting pressure. What more do we know about this attack . The rnc uses syntax and it was attacked by hackers who they say tried to access some customers who store things in the cloud. It is not clear whether the rnc was the target or others were but the rnc is saying that as soon as they found out that this company has been breached that they shut down all ties, all accounts with the company. The new york times is reportin
Smerconish, in for chris on cuomo prime time. Thank you, john berman. I am michael smerconish, in for chris cuomo. Welcome to a Specialholiday Edition of prime time. Hope you had a great Independence Day weekend. Now, tonight, we have a central figure on the other end of that Apparentpressure Campaign by Team Trump to change the outcome of the 2020 election in the Keybattleground State of arizona. I emphasize arizona, because similar pressure was, also, applied on Election Officials in georgia in the run up to january 6th. This just came to light on friday night. And we played you the voicemails that surfaced from a freedom of Information Request made by the arizona republic. These were calls left by arizonas gop Chair And Rudy giuliani, on behalf of Donald Trump, to those overseeing Election Results in the states most populous county, maricopa. A county that President Biden won, by about 45,000 votes. I want you to hear it, again. By the way, the music underneath. That was part of the
Republic. On behalf of Donald Trump to those overseeing Election Results in the states most populist county, maricopa, a county that President Biden won by about 45,000 votes. I want you to hear it again. By the way, the music underneath, that was part of the arizona republics online post. Hey, clint, its rudy giuliani. I was very happy to see that there is going to be a forensic audit of the machines and i really want to talk to you about it, all right . If you would give me a Call Back, i would really appreciate it. Thank you. Hey, clint, its Kelly Ward. I just talked to President Trump and he would like me to talk to you ask also see if he needs to give you a call to discuss whats happening on the ground in maricopa of the give me a Call Back when you can. Thanks, bye. So who is clint . Clint hickman at the time was the chair of the Board Of Supervisors in Maricopa County, a republican. He says he never returned those calls or ones from the white House Switchboard Operator with requ
Local Law Enforcement officials say the surge is stretching them thin and Border Patrol agents telling Fox News they caught multiple groups of migrants in the area just today. Bill we are live on The Border in texas, bill . Reporter yeah, jon, good evening it would appear from our perspective that migrants either didnt hear or just flat out dont care about Vice President Kamala Harris recent message to them, which was do not come here to The Border. They are still coming, and they are coming in large numbers all over the place, including right here, in the Rio Grande Valley sector, where we are. Well show you some of the activity we witnessed just this morning alone. Take a look At This video from this morning here this in la joy a. They pinned down a group of runners that crossed the Rio Grande, entered the united states illegally and was running away from Border Patrol, not turning themselves in. Our drone was over them as they were eventually apprehended by Border Patrol, some of th