very much under control in this country. how wrong he was. joining us now is dr. anthony fauci, president biden s chief medical adviser. dr. fauci, always great to see you. same here. thank you, alisyn. dr. fauci, i know that you have been personally analyzing, i guess, how we got here, half a million people dead in the space of one year. and as you look back over this year, have you concluded that it was our political positions and political division that led to this death toll? i certainly think that s part of it. it was very complicated situation, one we re dealing with a very formidable virus to begin with. so, anything that is not at its top peak in addressing it in the most appropriate way is going to lead to the kinds of things that we experienced. so i have said, i believe it s the case when you have a common enemy you ve got to pull together in the same way. it s like people on a crew team rowing in the same direction. you can t have disparate responses. and un
minutes of fame. you are under arrest. this standoff is over. it went horribly. it was a total disaster. the siege at waco. next . waco, texas, is a quiet, modest city surrounded by sprawling cattle ranches located halfway between dallas and austin. it s an unlikely place for a modern day armageddon. this is the fbi command post. we have a fire at the compound in mt. carmel. the entire compound is going up right now. it was an epic debacle in united states law enforcement history. a deadly shootout followed by a 51-day siege that ended with more than 70 people dead in a raging inferno. all caught on live television with the whole world watching. two questions rise from the ashes of this american tragedy. who shot first and who started the fire? it began innocently enough. in 1935 a small religious group moved to waco. an offshoot of the seventh day adventist church, they eventually called themselves as the branch davidians. pretty stable leadership for a lot of
it was an act of cowardice and it was evil. it was a game changer. it remains the worst act of domestic terrorism in american history. perpetrated by one of our own. a decorated army veteran of the first gulf war. the oklahoma city bombing, next. everybody, let s get out of here now. watch the electricity lines. watch the lines. oh my god, hurry. okay. i m ready. okay. let s go. tammy, you can see thick black smoke billowing from the federal court building downtown. we are seeing literally dozens of people that are bleeding. some of them you can t even make them out. they are so badly injured. the impact was immediate and nationwide. an explosion in oklahoma city with worldwide implications and enormous consequences. the bombing has sent shock waves through washington. there is increased security nationwide. the pentagon has activated its emergency disaster response. it could be a contractor. it could be a wacko. it could be a professional. you don t h
2023. russia baselessly accusing america of being behind the drone attack on the kremlin. ukraine denies any involvement in that. we called the white house and pentagon. waiting for their reaction. another regional bank may be in trouble. shares of pac west are plunging 50% after the bufrpg ank could seeking a sail. police arrested the gunman accused of shooting five women inside of a medical center. one was killed. the suspect caught after an hour s long manhunt. and jack smith is looking into how the trump organization handled surveillance footage from mar-a-lago. and may the 4th be with. carrie fisher will get a star on the hollywood walk of fame today. star wars fan? um i can say i haven t seen star wars . i didn t want to admit. but i ve always loved her. and i m glad to see her honored in this way. let s get to the breaking news. this just coming in. russia is now accusing the united states of being behind that drone attack we told you about yesterday
hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york and we begin today as we have done so many times, too many times, on this show with a crisis that is uniquely ours, uniquely american. today our country witnessed the 129th mass shooting of this year alone, this one, like so many these days, took place at a school. three young students and three staff members were killed today. they were killed at covenant school a private school in nashville, tennessee, after a shooter walked in and opened fire. after law enforcement engaged with the suspect, the shooter was killed, according to law enforcement. the shooter was a 28-year-old woman. at this hour not much more is known about a potential motive but it is worth noting at the top here how rare this particular specific situation is involving the shooter. according secret service there were only five female shooters out of 173 attacks from 2016 to 2020. in washington, d.c., president joe biden has been made aware of the shooting called it s