and if you are still at home hanging out with your family, they say now is the worst time to leave. between 2:00 p.m. ea and 8:00 tonight. let me tell you. nobody is going to find an empty middle seat next to any ea of them on those planes, that s for sure. hank you, adrian. a historian who accurately predicted nine of the last 10 elections has some thoughts about president biden s election. what he htis saying whether bid should stay in the race, coming up in just a few minutes. a day to all of you from msnbc world news headquarters. welcome to alex witt report . we begin with breaking news the decision 2024 with president biden arriving just a short while ago in harrisburg, pennsylvania, for a campaign event. he is in that battleground state just eight days before the republican national convention kicks off in milwaukee. and 43 days before the 43 democratic national convention in chicago. president joe biden taking the fight to stay in the race to the battleground st
announcement this afternoon which came suddenly and sooner than expected with the last c-17 transport lifting off just one minute before the president s self-imposed august 31st deadline arrived in kabul. he ll be addressing the nation tomorrow. the secretary of state spoke just a short time ago and addressed the issue of americans remaining in afghanistan. we believe there are still a small number of americans, under 200, and likely closer to 100, who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we re trying to determine exactly how many. we re going through manifests and calling and texting through our lists. and we ll have more details to share as soon as possible. our commitment to them and to all americans in afghanistan and everywhere in the world continues. the protection and welfare of americans abroad remains the state department s most vital and enduring mission. he said the state department would help americans leave no matter when they decide that they wish to dep
good evening. we have two breaking stories tonight. each, with considerable impact now. and one almost certainly for years to come. there is the aftermath of hurricane ida and rescue operations underway right now. zwlf zwlf zwlfrmgts. first, though, this country s 20-year war in afghanistan is over. with the last c-17 transport lifting off just one minute before the president s self-imposed august 31st deadline arrived in kabul. he will be addressing the nation tomorrow. the secretary of state spoke just a short time ago, and addressed the issue of americans remaining in afghanistan. we believe there are still a small number of americans, under 200, and likely closer to 100 who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we are trying to determine exactly how many. we re going through manifests and calling and texting through our lists, and we ll have more details to share as soon as possible. our commitment to them and to all americans in afghanistan and everywhere in the w
the attack killed 110 afghan civilians and by some counts systems 20. the u.s. troops are still in danger warns the pentagon. later i ll speak with democratic congresswoman ill ilhan omar. preparations are under way to mark the anniversary of the 1963 march on washington. demonstrators in cities across the country gather to urge congress to enact federal protections for voters by passing federal voting rights legislation. 58 years ago today over 200,000 people took part in the march on washington for jobs and freedom in the nation s capitol. notably during the even, civil rights icon dr. martin luther king junior delivered his famous i have a dream speech. my poor little children, we ll one day live in a nation where they will not be color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. the march was successful in pressuring president john f. kennedy s administration to dmvr strong civil rights protections at the federal level. clearly these kin
defying the governor s anti mask mandate. plus fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow boosters for these vulnerable people. the head of the national institutes of health joins me live to talk about booster shots. and what s the best way to get people to get people to take the vaccine? the carrot or the stick? we ll discuss when all in starts right now. good evening from washington d.c., and for krista hayes. one of the many enduring, haunting images from january 6th is this scene, moments before ashli babbitt was shot and killed. she and a group of riders tried to break through this set of doors leading into the speakers lobby just outside the house chamber, where members of congress were gathered. they demanded that the officers step aside and eventually managed to smash the windows. nearly all of the riders you see here have been charged with crimes. for example, 39 year old christopher grider, pictured here in the red hat with the don t tread on the flag tie