the man who was bin laden s number two in al-qaeda, the man who took over as al-qaeda s leader after bin laden was killed by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. the string of attacks and murders attributed to ayman al-zawahiri is stomach turning. he was the ideological mastermind behind the term of al-qaeda and groups like that towards indiscriminate mass murder of civilians anywhere including muslims all in the name of islamic piety. and how he got there now looking back at it seemed like a straight shot, but if you sort of dropped in on him at any time in his biography you wouldn t have known he was going there. by the time he was 15 years old he was a committed radical who wanted to try to impose islamic theocracy by force. he formed his first terrorist cell when he was all of 15 years old. when islamic militants did assassinate egypt s president at a military parade in 1991 ayman al-zawahiri was one of hundreds islamic radicals tried and imprisoned for that crime. he was tortured for ye
whirlwind visit to taiwan, meeting earlier today with the island s democratically elected president, in defiance of provocative live fire drills from china s military. and also this hour we ll talk to kentucky governor andy beshear about the search and rescue efforts as the death count rises from this week s historic floods. i ll speak to senator kirsten gillibrand about the passage of new medical benefits for burn pit victims finally. and we are on sinema watch, waiting for that 50th democratic senator to signal whether or not she will support the democrats new compromise bill to cut prescription drug costs and combat climate change. but we begin with politics. joining us now, nbc s dasha burns in kansas. nbc s vaughn hillyard in aarizona. and nbc s yamiche alcindor in st. louis. the dream team. dasha, first to you. this amazing turnout. the defeat of the amendment, the kansas state constitution. it s now becoming a rallying cry for democrats and abortion rights supporters
presence. nancy pelosi has been supporting taiwan for decades and it is very important for me as a taiwanese to be here tonight to welcome her. reporter: others accuse her of escalating tensions. translator: right now, pelosi and the united states are treating taiwan as a chess piece. once she land, china will retaliate using their own methods. reporter: china s foreign ministry spokesman called her stop in taiwan, a serious violation of the one china principle that will have a serious impact on the relations, and they said that cyber attacks took some sites off line. and no immediate claim of responsibility. the mainland communist rulers have never controlled the island of almost 24 million people, and they refuse to recognize the democratically elected government, and china says they sent 24 warplanes into the air space tuesday part are calling a bullying, and economic power to isolate the island. in a washington op-ed shortly before her arrival, pelosi writes, that
Later. Are you worried about the russians hacking us . No, im not worried at all. Russian espionage on the streets of new york city. I take the post of the people in Street Justice. And even find a little love. Youre getting married . Why question it. When you fall in love, what you do . You run. Justice starts now i will speak with Press Secretary spicer. First, my opening statement. Politics get get in the way a lot. Sometimes, even in the way of dying kids. I wanted to start tonight with all the enthusiasm of the first
childrens foundation. Permit a few differences. Eric trump was not penniless or in debt when he started the Eric Trump Foundation. He did not start that foundation to make money, and he certainly did not become rich because of it. Here is what his own wife told me in florida. He started the Eric Trump Foundation to help kids with cancer. In fact, he such a humble guy, i didnt i didnt even know about it. He started at the year before we met and it was almost like he di
talking about open borders, talking about election integrity, talking about critical race theory. then you also have the other eric in this race, the other leading eric that was in this race, and that was eric greitens. he s the embattled former governor of missouri. he res yooirnd just 18 months after being inaugurated in disgrace. he was facing allegations of sexual abuse, of domestic abuse. his campaign was saying it was politically motivated but his ex-wife said that eric greitens did in fact abuse her and her children. we should also note here that president trump even though he was not clear about who he was endorsing, when the race was finally called he issued a response online, on his site truth social. here s what he wrote, we should put it up for folks. won all of our endorsed races in kansas and missouri. great going. eric, still no last name. big night. thank you. so president trump there was really, really enjoying having all this power and influence in this race, which