Former president s clinton and obama joined Joe Biden in New York, as George W Bush spoke in pennsylvania, calling for people to come together. So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment. That leaves us worried about our nation and our future together. Also in the programme. Prince andrews legal team say they do not believe Court Papers from lawyers for the woman accusing him of Sexual Abuse have been successfully served. Virginia giuffre launched a civil case against the prince, he denies the claims. And the waiting is over, the unseeded canadian, Leylah Fernandez faces the british qualifier, Emma Raducanu, as the all teen final at the Us Open gets underway. Youre watching special coverage of the anniversary of september 11th. Events commemorating 20 years since the 9 11 attacks have been taking place in the us. The ceremony in New York included a Minutes Silence at the exact time the first Plane Hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 200
The worst of ways. And it will live long in memory here in afghanistan, in america and far beyond. Rescue operations continue in louisiana as Hurricane Ida brings life threatening floods millions of people remain without power. And run out of russia. Our Moscow Correspondent Sarah Rainsford files her final report from the country, after being labelled a threat to National Security. At a time where russia is increasingly seeing enemies around, it seems i have been added to the list. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. President biden has praised the airlift of American Citizens from afghanistan as an extraordinary success. Mr biden insisted the us had achieved everything it set out to do in afghanistan, and no other country would have been able to fly out so many people. We have succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. Then we stayed another decade. It was time to end this war. This is a new world. The Terror Threat has
Unfolded. Thats one headline from his address to the nation today. One thats of immediate importance, especially in a domestic political sense. The other headline could be far longer reaching with much greater impact on how this country maintains its presence in the world and at what cost in dollars and lives of american service members. Namely, the president s commitment to avoid fighting another war like the one he just ended. Well talk about both tonight. Today new polling from Pew Research showed that americans by a 12point margin, 54 to 42 , approved of the decision to withdraw. However, as the president s overall handling of the situation, 42 said the president did poorly. Substantially more than those who rated it either fair, good or excellent. This part of his remarks spoke to that. Let me be clear. Leaving August The 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline. It was designed to save american lives. My predecessor had made a deal with the taliban. When i came into office, we fa
Soar there. Well have the very latest. Plus, we are following the continued battle in florida over the Governors Ban of School Mask mandates. A judge ruled the Governors Order was unconstitutional, but the state still has gone ahead with financial penalties against School Districts. Well have an update on that story. Good morning, welcome to Morning Joe, it is wednesday, september 1st, im willie geist, and were start with President Bidens address to the nation, one day after the final american troops left afghanistan, officially ending our part in the war. Peter alexander takes us to the president s defense of the decision. Reporter with the taliban declaring victory in afghanistan, President Biden at the White House marked The End of americas longest war. Leaving August The 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline. It was designed to save american lives. Reporter facing bipartisan backlash, the president at times angry and defensive, standing by his decision to end the mission with up
Weeks. 13 americans are dead. 20 more injured, Joe Biden has Sur Renikered to the taliban, americans have been left behind. Those who assisted us abandoned. There is now a new terrorist Safe Haven across afghanistan. And the world is less secure because we are witnessing the abSolutely devastating consequences of the president s massive foreign Policy Failure, his Der Rejection of duty. His smug rejection to face any accountability, and his utter refusal to admit his mistakes for what is now an undeniable catastrophe and the worst foreign Policy Failure in modern political history. And how is the biden team responding to all of this . Not by taking responsibility, not by admitting any of their mistakes, but by blaming others. My are predecesSor, the former president , signed an agreement with the taliban. We reached out 19 times to americans in afghanistan with multiple warnings. My predecesSor had made a deal with the taliban. We were left with a simple decision either follow through