bush put it in this note, i can t imagine doing what i had done without people like colin powell. john meacham, that s why we are always so fortunate to have you as a friend and colleague. susan rice, by the way just tweeting profoundly saddened by the passing of general colin powell, a pioneering military, a national security leader and a trusted friend and mentor. i will miss him deeply and cherish his many kindnesses. my prayers are with alma powell and the entire powell family. nicolle wallace, you served in the george w. bush white house with colin powell. that was complicated because after the push to iraq, which he opposed, he fell out with both cheney and rumsfeld and ultimately, you know, had his disagreements that caused him to leave the administration and be replaced by condoleezza rice at the state department. what was he like as a person and colleague?
connected into your community. if it happened a little sooner, that would be i think nice. it doesn t take much to help military families confront the epidemic of isolation they are facing. just small kindnesses that can make a big difference. in i would recommend just coming over and saying hi and introducing yourself. one of the things, john, maybe you don t know you know you have a new neighbor. you tony: if they re a military family. but part of blue star welcome week are these bracelets you and i are wearing. you have it on your left hand, which means you are there to welcome military families. mine is on my right hand to signify i am a military family. a shortcut way that people can say, hey, this is someone i can chat with. i didn t know i should wear it on my left hand until you told me. the significance of all the work that you re doing. it is important work and i m so
or humanitarian effort in a more coordinated and a more orderly manner, and this goes for all the sides. reporter: and for those afghans who have managed to leave the country, another challenge now awaits, adjusting to a new life in a foreign land. hundreds now seeking temporary shelter here in northern virginia. this young father, whose identity is concealed, saying he s grateful to america for keeping his family safe. now we are safe. now here, appreciated for your help, appreciated for your kindnesses, for everything. reporter: despite an increase in the numbers of afghans getting through to the airport and out of the country, there are still far more people waiting to be evacuated from afghanistan than have managed to flee. and tonight a serious warning from a senior diplomat here in kabul, who believes that not all afghans who are eligible to get out will be allowed to do so. linsey. so much uncertainty remains, ian, thank you.
the realm of politics. i had a senator suggest to me once it s great if you re a person of faith say to an elected leader say this is what motivates me. can that be a common bond? the sky club? there s a special god club. there used to be. what s above platinum? it s very high. this is the cynicism we re talking about. right here. but it breaks my heart to hear when families are going home for christmas and sometimes people have told me that they had to make different plans. like, they literally weren t welcome in their parents house because of a political divide. and if we can t be, you know, humans first and people of faith and family first and then, you know, americans first and then partisan politics, then we kind of got things in the wrong order. part of this, too, in judaism we say torah is not up in the sky. it s not beyond our reach. it s in our mouth. it s on our lips. it s something we can live every day. some of the basic kindnesses.
has taken part. and indeed there are those who suggest that i would not be here today were it not for our joint effort in 1972. and i m deeply grateful for the many kindnesses and courtesies he s shown be over the years. i m not unmindful of the loyalty i owe him. to my republican friends who may be listening and for my colleague from indiana who s concerned about the effect impeachment will have on the republican party, for years we republicans have campaigned against corruption and misconduct in the government of the united states against the other party, but watergate is our shame. those things happened in the republican administration while we had a republican in the white house and every single person to date has one way or another owed allegiance to the republican party. we cannot indulge ourselves the luxury of patronizing or excusing the misconduct of our own people. these things have happened in our house, and it is our responsibility to do what we can to clear it up. it is we