particular point. congressman, it is jen psaki. how are you? my hometown congressman, by the way. i want to ask you about, looking at this report, one of the questions is how does the u.s. government apply the lessons learned moving forward some of the calculations made at the time, and i was in there at the time, were about not wanting to reduce confidence in the afghan government. also, wanting to keep the embassy open, to get as many partners and allies out as quickly as possible, or as many out as possible. looking ahead to, you know, future circumstances where the u.s. needs to withdraw military presence in countries, what lessons do you think should be applied for future governments jen, that s a great question. let me start by saying, in the very narrow sense here, another thing that we haven t talked about in afghanistan is that the president at the time, ashraf ghani, was making an argument to washington, if you withdraw, it is game over for me. it was hard to listen to
russian troops and the escalating assault on ukraine is sparking growing concerns for a wnba star and two others being detained by the regime. brian todd has that part of our coverage. new concerns over the fate of basketball star, brittney griner, has been held for three weeks, since february 17th according to her hometown congressman. she s had no access to anyone from the u.s. government, he says, it s and not clear where greiner is being held. she should be allowed to come home as soon as possible and not become swept up in this larger context that s happening. she was arrested at a moscow airport with what russiaenn rus authorities said cannabis oil. members of congress and veteran diplomats that the two-time olympic gold medalist status as a star athlete might work
when did you decide to make a run for this seat? well, after the presidential election, i began to think about whether i needed to get more involved directly now. i asked i myself if not now, when, when i learned that my hometown congressman was vey kagtd i started looking at the race. the moment i set my heart on it was after a meeting with john lewis. he told me i should run and that he would endorse me if i did and i walked out of that meeting with my mind made up. john ossoff, candidate for georgia s sixth congressional district. thank you for joining us tonight. thank you for having me. coming up, donald trump versus donald trump.
we are doubling down right now on a win on tuesday, because it is within reach. the grassroots intensity in georgia is unlike anything that i ve seen in this community before. there are thousands of volunteers knocking on doors and making phone calls. it s a hopeful and inspiring scene here in georgia. folks in the community are really standing up. it s a broad coalition ready for some fresh leadership and i think we have a great shot on tuesday of an outright win. this was not one those campaigns that you could plan, that you could look out two years out and say i think i m going to go for that seat. this suddenly came up because there was suddenly a vacancy, donald trump surprises the world, wins the election, and then chooses your congressman for his cabinet. when did you decide to make a run for this seat? well, after the presidential election, i began to think about whether i needed to get more involved directly now. i asked i myself if not now, when, when i learned that my
all kidding aside my wife of 31 years is an amazing woman. this week alone she traveled across the country to support our military families and also went out and stood by children recovering from serious illness. i m so proud of her. and my wife and i are so grateful for your support and your prayers for our little family. you all. let me also say i think it to my friend of some years he is a member of the ways and means committee. chairman of the health subcommittee. he is one of the most respected voices on tax reform in the united states congress. the hometown congressman. i think you so much. and thank you to mayor brad mcleod for being here today