staffs and secretary of state. served 35 years in the u.s. army, two decorated tours in vietnam. credited with reforming the u.s. military following the cold war and being the architect of the first gulf war. sandra: fox team coverage begins now weighing in on the medical side of this story. john: first to national security correspondent jennifer griffin on powell s life and career, what a life and career it was. jennifer: it was. known for integrity, he will be remembered for the powell doctrine during desert storm in first gulf war as chairman of the joint chiefs at the pentagon, which stated only use force if it has clear and achievable object itch with public support, sufficient firepower and exit strategy to end the war. he told secretary of state regarding use of u.s. military u.s. troopss should not be used as toy soldiers. then there was his pottery barn rule. you break it, you own it, tough lesson the u.s. learned after invasion of afghanistan and iraq after 9/
sitting before you to receive your approval. martha: colon powell in 2001 reflecting on his past to become the first black secretary state. a trail that he blazed as national security adviser. his family announced his death from covid-related complications. he had cancer as well. he was 84. he played a major role in u.s. politics for decades. many wanted him to be a presidential candidate. instead, he was president bush s secretary of state. eight months before september 11th. back then, the country was focused on the pressing war on terror. centers in iraq, afghanistan. today we learn of frightening advances in chinese military technology. a very important issue for the country to face and to think about and to be ready for. we ll talk about that in a few minutes. first, karl rove served with colon powell in the bush administration. he s pays tribute and talks about their relationship. first, jennifer griffin with a look back. hi, jennifer. hi, martha. known for his inte
seeming to be in a battle to see who could be the most extreme this week, from a strict new abortion law and over-the-top redistricting efforts from the florida governor to immigration stunts gone wrong from his texas counterpart. it looks like the 2024 republican presidential race is already up and running. plus later on this hour an ohio district pulls the plug on a reading by an acclaimed children s author. the problem praf unicorns and rainbows. i want to begin with new comments from the first western leader to meet with putin since this invasion. on meet the press this morning austrian chancellor karl nehammer discussed his sit-down with the russian president who seems blind to his slew of losses over the past few weeks. i think he believes he is winning the war. did he give a rationale? did he explain what makes it seem as if things are looking better than he this look to the rest of us? no. i couldn t say that. he blames ukrainians to for genocide in the do
good afternoon, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the blame game over southern border, president biden and house republicans are attacking each other as a record number of the u.s. continue to cross border patrol agents are doing everything they can to take care of this situation, but they are completely overwhelmed, completely just overwhelmed with the situation, and it s getting worse. plus, it s what the atlantic calls the english muffin problem. you might not have heard of it, but likely you re dealing with it. why so many americans hate the current economy even though the numbers show it s actually trending in the right direction. and the cdc tracking a surge in covid cases as millions travel for the holidays, what you need to know about the new variant fueling the virus s spread. we begin with the humanitarian crisis growing by the hour on the southern border, a record number of migrant crossings are pushing processing facilities way
it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from south wales police about the events leading to the death of two boys in cardiff. but their account has raised fresh questions. security camera footage showed a police van following the teenage edges on the electric bike moments before the accident. kyrees, who was 16, and a 15 year old harvey evans were both killed. the police say they had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened. at the families are both boys have said the pair were b