more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, defense secretary lloyd austin finally taking questions more than one month after hiding his diagnosis and surgery for prostate cancer from public and from the president. we did not handle this right. i did not handle this right. i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. i should have also told my team and the american public. i take full responsibility. i apologize to my teammates and to the american people. the u.s. navy intercepts a ballistic missile fired from inside yemen. american f-18s eliminate houthi drones poised to launch. the biden white house chooses targets to retaliate against iran-backed attacks. president biden heads to michigan today where he is facing growing opposition from the large arab american community over his support for israel. nikki haley gets a reality check from a pollinaing her in south carolina. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. as the p
Which boasts fiace id at a startling price of 1,000. While sleeping next to your dog might be a very good idea. Early today starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Im dara brown. Im frances rivera. Southeastern states are assessing irmas damage. It destroyed boats, tossed around debris and knocked down many trees. One shocking moment was caught on dashboard camera as a car driving along gets smashed by a falling pine tree right there. Well, it lifted up the back end of the vehicle. The dash cams owner says the driver was stunned, but otherwise okay. Down in the florida keys, the navy is searching for other storm victims who might not be as fortunate. Their helicopters are looking for the stranded and anyone in need. The keys were utterly devastated by irma. Femas administrator described the scope of the damage. 25 of the houses nushlly have been destroyed and 65 have major damage. Basically every house in the keys was impacted in some way or another. The human toll is becoming clear.
Which boasts fiace id at a startling price of 1,000. While sleeping next to your dog might be a very good idea. Early today starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Im dara brown. Im frances rivera. Southeastern states are assessing irmas damage. It destroyed boats, tossed around debris and knocked down many trees. One shocking moment was caught on dashboard camera as a car driving along gets smashed by a falling pine tree right there. Well, it lifted up the back end of the vehicle. The dash cams owner says the driver was stunned, but otherwise okay. Down in the florida keys, the navy is searching for other storm victims who might not be as fortunate. Their helicopters are looking for the stranded and anyone in need. The keys were utterly devastated by irma. Femas administrator described the scope of the damage. 25 of the houses nushlly have been destroyed and 65 have major damage. Basically every house in the keys was impacted in some way or another. The human toll is becoming clear.
And counting . Then, to trumps controversial socalled Election Integrity commission. I would like to make a suggestion that might possibly help overcome part of this problem, and that is think about applying the background check system that we use for in the systems for voting. Amy as the Election Commission faces lawsuits, controversy and the fallout from a second meeting on tuesday in New Hampshire, we will look at how the socalled Election Commission integrity Election Commission may be paving the way for a nationwide Voter Suppression effort. And finally, as the United States marks the 16th anniversary of the september 11 attacks, well look at new evidence filed in the 9 11 lawsuit against saudi arabia alleging the kingdoms embassy in washington, d. C. , may have funded a test run of the attacks. Andrew speak with writer cockburn. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol hill, vermont independen
Table. And apple says the new iphone x is the future of tech. It costs 1,000. Wow. So is it worth the price . But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. There is no electricity, no air conditioning, no water. This is a housing and humanitarian crisis. Absolute devastation and broken hearts. Floridians struggle in the aftermath of irma. Millions are without power. But the worst damage was done in the florida keys. They can take away everything that we have, but it will not take away our spirit and our heart. The president is trying to deal with tax reform, passing out a plan over dinner with three democrats. Well take the very best tax package we can that can actually pass. The president doesnt get to wave a magic wand. North korea condemning in, quote, the strongest terms the new u. N. Sanctions. Those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen. Big news in the tech world. Apple announced the new iphone x. Experts sa