still ahead here on morning joe, the united states broke its record for new daily covid cases for the second day in a row. we ll have the numbers and the ongoing debate over the cdc s easing of isolation guidelines. plus, a look back at the most significant stories of 2021. covid, of course, continued to dominate the headlines in a year that also included an attack on the united states capitol and the end of the war in afghanistan. morning joe is coming right back. t back hi susan! honey? yeah? i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love.
senators put out a statement and said was a deal. now, senator manchin appears to be saying that those senators were not telling the truth. i don t know what they put out a statement, so obviously there is something wrong. if we do have a vote, then we ll vote it down and we ll continue the negotiations so that we can actually deliver the entirety of the president s agenda. we ll keep on top of this story, of course. it is going to be a very busy day in washington. now, the u.s. defense secretary is shining more light on the collapse of the afghanistan government that caught so many off guard. they spoke to a u.s. house committee on wednesday where the joint chief chairman stated he knew up to six months ago the war was still cnn s alex marquart has all the details for you. reporter: a blunt assessment from the nation s top jen, opening the second day of congressional hearings on the end of the war in afghanistan. it was a tactical operation and logistical success of
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decision and do our job. i would say to both of them, their point of view is different than mine, but it s been respected. it s been negotiated, and now it s time to close the deal. senator manchin in a statement says he might be open to this reconciliation bill, the $3.5 trillion package, by the end of the year. he says he s not ready to vote for it now. why is it just sinking in that manchin is clearly at least for now not onboard? i tell you, joe made a number of statements. he s my friend. i respect him, and i have tried my best to sit down for a few minutes and talk to him about this. but i would say to him, we can t delay these things. simply delaying them is just inviting a bad result, to be honest with you. you know, we re one heartbeat away from losing the majority in the united states senate. and i have been in the senate long enough to see that happen. so i would urge joe, if you believe there s value and merit to the programs in the reconciliation bill, don t wait. do i