pressuring biden from a complete withdrawal back in february. biggs insistence, quote, afghan is need to be responsible for their own destiny going forward. doesn t seem to apply when joe biden backed it. the gop tried to ignore trump s backed withdrawal plan despite post 9/11 consensus. they dropped those principles for political gain. they can t pick them up to use as a political weapon. in case anyone is daemted to buy into the b.s., trump bragged about the withdrawal less than two months ago. i started the process. all the troops are coming back home. they couldn t stop the press. 21 years is enough, don t we think? 21 years. yeah, thank you. thank you. he added that the only way the afghan government lasts is if we re there. and that s your reality check. new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m john berman with brianna keilar. it is tuesday, august 17th, and we do have breaking news this mo
after becoming the first black american woman to take home a gold medal in wrestling. unlike some other who have used their platforms to protest america she has no problems praising our country. she s saying i love the u.s. i freaking love it there. i m so happy i get represent usa. she then went on to give this emotional response at a press conference. i m very happy and i keep trying not to cry but it keeps happening. what does this mean for the popularity of the sport and for all the young girls out there that will see you and feel inspiration? it means that they see someone like themselves on that podium. just because you re a female doesn t mean you can t accomplish the biggest of goals and being an olympic champ is one of the hardest things i have ever done in my entire life. and i can say it s well worth it. greg: so obviously, the sheer positivity coming from that young woman is welcomed relief. and we all know it s that attitude that will carry her througho
and our loudest voices of the week. cubans standing up without fear to demand democracy. this is american voices. hello, everyone, i m alicia menendez. we begin this hour with a growing challenge for president biden. convincing vaccines skeptics to get the shot. new nbc reporting shows a glimmer of hope. vaccine rates are starting to rise in states with the biggest increase of new infections. biden addresses the politicization of the vaccines this week in virginia. here s the point. all the covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations are today among the unvaccinated people. i know this has gotten a bit politicized. i hope it s starting to change. it s not about red states or blue states or guys like that hollering. it s about life and it s about death. but the politics of covid are still at play as the pandemic, fueled by the delta variant, surges across the nation. it appears red states are paying the highest price. thanks to vaccine disinformation spread among right wing p
oh, he says much worse in a new book. and the authors are here to talk about it. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. this sunday it is full steam ahead at the capitol, where in less than 48 hours lawmakers will gavel in for first scheduled hearing of the january 6th select committee. capitol hill and metropolitan police officers are expected to give their personal accounts of that harrowing day. but the time and place of the hearing is about all we know. since plans to create a more bipartisan committee crumbled this week. now, republicans are threatening to run their own investigation after speaker pelosi vetoed kevin mccarthy s, quote, ridiculous appointments of trump sycophants jim jordan and jim banks to the slate. it is my responsibility as speaker of the house to make sure we get to the truth on this, and we will not let their antics stand in the way of that. joining me now is mississippi congressman benny thompson, chair of the house homeland secu
terry and i share a lot in common. i ran against donald trump and so has terry. [ crowd chanting ] it s not a trump rally. let them holler. no one is paying attention. the president, former president, is expected to speak today in arizona, one of the swing states that in fact cost him the white house in november. and on the covid watch this hour, we have nbc s monica alba. monica, you first, as we have president biden with some of his strongest comments for the rise in covid cases. what exactly did he say? reporter: it s something, alex, the white house is following very closely. the president just got a lengthy briefing from his covid response team yesterday in the oval office. that was behind closed doors, but what we do know is they re evaluating and weighing whether to change any recommendations or guidance when it comes to masking or social distancing. as of now they say there s no intention to alter those, but that the science will really be the driver. so last ni