summit, and meeting with xi, the white house likely to face questions what to expect with u.s. and china relations at a tipping point like we have seen over the last several months. and talk about what you have been mentioning at the top of the last hour, the attacks on u.s. and coalition forces across the middle east. now more than 50 attacks. u.s. launching a fresh round of airstrikes overnight, trying to target some of the iranian proxies that have been carrying out the attacks. at least six fighters were killed on the missile strikes, and so far no reports of any injuries to any of those u.s. service members who were carrying out the attack or the attacks the iranian groups fired. a tit for tat, as for president biden, he has not spoken to reporters today. he got back to the white house a little earlier today to welcome the las vegas hockey team in the east room, but also an event later this afternoon with the president of indonesia. see if the president weighs in not onl
Good morning, everybody. It is monday, august 24th. And im yasmin vassoughian. We do have a lot to get to this morning, but we want to begin with white house senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, announcing that she is leaving the white house. In a letter posted to twitter, conway cited her four teenage children, writing this. As millions of parents nationwide know, kids doing school from home requires a level of attention and vigilance that is unusual at these times. Before becoming Donald Trumps Third Campaign manager back in 2016 and the first woman to run a winning president ial campaign, conway was a veteran republican pollster and a supporter of ted cruzs 2016 campaign. She soon emerged as one of the president s most vocal defenders, infamously coining the phrase, alternative facts, to explain away the white houses falsehoods about trumps inauguration attendance. Conway says she will leave at the end of this month. Her husband, attorney and harsh critic of the president , george conw
Republican National Convention. President trump scheduled to be front and center throughout the entire event. This morning, we have new details for you about who will be speaking and what to expect over the next four days. And on the eve of the convention, President Trump announcing that the fda has given emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat coronavirus. But some experts, including dr. Anthony fauci, expressing concern. They say it has not been adequately tested, so well break down the latest research and bring you the facts. A Major Political development overnight. One of the president s top advisers, Kellyanne Conway, one of the few left from the beginning of the administration, is stepping down. And her husband, george conway, a fierce trump critic, is going offline, as well. We will tell you what we have learned about this, just ahead. And we have breaking news this morning. Two dangerous storms taking aim at the gulf coast. Meteorologists say these b
That pipeline reference has to do with trumps attack on germany because germany buys natural gas from russia. I think its very when germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with russia where we are supposed to be guarding russia and germany goes out and pays billions and billions dollars a year to russia. We are supposed to protect you against russia but theyre paying billions of dollars to russia and i think thats very inappropriate. Germany is totally controlled by russia because theyll get 60 or 70 of their energy from russia and a new pipeline. And you tell me if thats appropriate because i think its not. Germany is captive to russia because it is getting so much of its energy from russia. German chancellor merkel responded to trump by reminding him she had grown up in soviet occupied germany and that her country now makes its own independent decisions. And about the silent three there who flanked the president at the table, white house chief of staff john kelly, u. S. Ambassador t