confounding antics and ceaseless wanderings we would have had less material. laura: our first clip is the perfect tribute to president biden s unintended comedic prowess. i know you were closely watching biden s public events today. what did you see? with biden i always say it is not what he says, it is what we see the telltale. today the president was demanding everyone get vaccinated and boosted the to avoid the new covid variant but apparently routinely touching orifices is not a covid risk at the white house. just watch? there are 3 messages about the new variant. the best vaccine in the world and now we are seeing deaths come down. we are going to fight and beat this new variant as well. a fully vaccinated, boosted person is the most protected against covid. raymond: the vaccine is not enough, you need to be a booster person, united multiple boosters if you go near the president. preschoolers don t touch their noses and eyes and bows as much as he does. i ve never se
under taliban rule. this is particularly true on the border between russia and ukraine tonight where hostile actor vladimir putin is now gearing up for a massive invasion. nearly 100,000 russian troops including tanks and artillery, are already amassed at the border. many are now fearing that an invasion could be imminent. and by the way, our intelligence feels that way as well. don t worry. joe biden called up russian dictator vladimir putin and gave him a really stern talking to. here s how the call started. take a look. hello? good to see you again. last time we didn t get to see each other and the g-20. i hope the next time we do it in person. sean: hello. no doubt vladimir putin is shaking in his boots. according to the white house, biden voiced his deep support when he turned on the microphone for ukraine sovereignty and he vowed strong economic and other measures in the event of a military escalation. biden s strategy includes reinstating sanctions on russia s no
line from pop star britney spears, walking out confusing to answer the questions of the american people as posed by the attending press. he was either ill-prepared or unwilling to answer to employers, you come at the american people. truth be told it s a familiar sight only now, frayed nerves about the economy are forcing the white house to adjust strategy. for all talk about future spending on human infrastructure and policy pitches about managing time and change neatly touched away in a massive spending bill, critics say americans are struggling to make ends meet right now and statistics due back that up with rampant inflation now the norm, not the exception. the price of cars, gas, meat, even shelter all on the rise and in some cases dramatically so. add to that the price of children s shoes rising nearly 12%, a record high gain leading back to the 1950s and a cost of a meal at a full-service restaurant jumping over 5%. you can see why the level of angst over the convulsi
wake of an email scandal. the new york times reports he used homophobic, racist, and misogynistic language in emails working as an espn analyst over several years. g-20 leaders are convening today to discuss afghanistan, the security situation there following the taliban s rapid takeover. that s one of the national security challenges facing president biden. we ll speak with general stanley mcchrystal. he commanded all u.s. forces in afghanistan. he s retired now and has a new book. let s begin in texas with the new executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates. cnn s ed lavandera joining us from dallas. ed, you can reasonably have a little bit of whiplash here because the prior position of the governor was i m not going to interfere with private businesses, let them make their own decision here. now he s saying even if you want to as a private business, and there are many big ones based in texas, you can t do this. reporter: right, jim. you can imagine how this is goi
matter he calls private. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. breaking news in our national lead. just minutes ago we finally learned gabby petito, the 22-year-old woman found dead in a wyoming national park three weeks ago, was killed by strangulation. her death, according to the wyoming coroner, was ruled a homicide. petito was first reported missing more than a month ago after spending the summer travel with her 23-year-old fiance brian laundrie. the couple extensively documented their adventures on social media and stoked nationwide conversation about the tens of thousands of missing persons stories that do not garner such an intense interest. they also brought attention to the issues of domestic abuse and apparently inadequate police training on the matter of domestic abuse. cnn s leyla santiago starts us off from florida where they continue to search from laundrie, the fiance who disappeared after he became a person of interest. cause of death by strangulation an