andrea mitchell is on assignment traveling with secretary blinken. right now, countdown to the caucuses. just one week today as the republican candidates for president make their final push in iowa. meanwhile, president biden is on the trail in south carolina where he ll be speaking at mother emanuel church, the scene of the horrific hate crime in 2015. his message today, the hate that fueled the killing of nine worshippers still rages. at the pentagon, demand for answers grows after lloyd austin failed to tell the white house for days that he had been admitted to the icu. and a critical piece of the alaskan airlines flight has been found as it blasted off the plane mid flight, taking passengers belongings with it. we begin this very busy hour with the race for the white house. we are now just seven days away from the very first primary contest of this high stakes election year. the republican iowa caucuses. while there is still time, so far, it s shaping up to be a 2020
getting new reaction from the biden administration on defense secretary austin s decision to hide his hospital stay. just a short time ago john kirby told a reporter no change regarding austin s position, despite growing calls for resignation. hello, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany, here with emily compagno and harris faulkner. hudson institute senior fellow rebecca heinrichs and fox news contributor and host of guy benson show, guy benson. austin s ordeal began december 22 right-hand, when he underwent a procedure at walter reed and returned to intensive care unit last monday with severe pain. austin s next in command was given some duties next day but not told he was in the hospital. the white house had no clue that the secretary of defense was hospitalized. senior pentagon officials and congress learn the news on friday. austin s condition was closely guarded. one dod official was told the secretary was working from home. austin is recovering in the hospital
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emily: alaska airline no shortage harris: breaking news, something we were watching the president is delivering remarks at this church in charleston, south carolina. we ll watch some of this. half the price to get here. look, folks, when the federal government through medicare doesn t have to pay out as much money, taxpayers pay less. because you fund the federal government and medicare. not every one of these things, always confuse me, they talk about being rationale, it is excess profit. i don t want to get off on that and get carried away. i don t get these guys. thank you, jim, for your friendship and your fellowship. bishol grain, thank you for kind words, i mean that and reverend manning, thank you for shepherd
reverend manning, for you know, shepherding this house and allowing me to stand at this podium. and all the faithful of mother emanuel and distinguished guests. i was talking downstairs, i ve spent more time in the bethel ame church than most people i know, black or white, have spent in that church. i started civil rights movement. 7:30 mass. 10:00 services. the reverend is now the bishop. she s a bishop and i told your bishop had been there before in south africa. that s where he is right now. point is that i ve been blessed to worship here before as well. you know, you know, at moments of joy and great joy and moment