When the u. S. Quits the country all together. Just anecdotally, alex, as you know i work in iran a lot, it shares a very porous border with afghanistan, so you see a lot of afghans pouring to iran. They have a terrible life there but it is still preferential to staying in afghanistan for them. I have to tell you, it is a heck of a story. Allie arouzi, let me thank you for covering two big stories for us, from Climate Change to how to extricate our afghan partners. Thank you, ali. And a very good day to all of you from Msnbc World headquarters here in New York. Welcome, everyone, to Alex Witt reports. Here is what is happening just a bit past 2 00 p. M. Eastern,. We begin with the president hitting the Campaign Trail for the first time since his candidacy. He touted his Vaccination Push and efforts to pass an Infrastructure Deal and even calling out his predecessor by name. This is a big deal. Terry and i share a lot in common. I ran against Donald Trump and so is terry. Look, this is
A dozen new covid cases reported among athletes, with the pandemic not close to being over in tokyo. We are live there, going One On one with japans Prime Minister in an exclusive, new interview on whether the games are worth the risk, and were live here at home with Health Officials in overdrive Coast To coast, Breakthrough Infections leading headlines, mixed Mass Messaging creating Confusion And Controversy and so is a new nfl rule. Were all over it this hour. The Blockbuster Case Filing in front of the Supreme Court. Mississippi formally asking justices to overturn roe v. Wade, a case and a decision that could make abortion illegal nationwide less than a year from now. What you need to know, Coming Up. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington with our nbc News Team starting us off. Keir simmons in tokyo, Cal Perry outside Los Angeles, Antonia Hilton in provincetown, massachusetts and dr. Natalie azar. Covid is the big story, it always has been, and today keir you are at the cen
To some Fives Order Process we have agreed to go by seniority for this hearing. Most of my senate colleagues on this committee know, thursday will be our first in Person Hearing in more than a year, first time ive had the privilege to chair. I know all of us especially since the average age of a senator is higher than average age of typical american citizen, we know weve all learned a lot about technology. Some of us slower learners and others over the last 15 months. Today were joined by local leaders who represent a Cross Section of the country. Whether its an old industrial city or a college town, whether its indian country or appalachia, local leaders understand how proud people are of their hometowns. They want their town to be successful, they want their communities to grow and attract jobs. They dont want families to behe told to pick up and leave to find better opportunities. They dont want to lose workers forced out by rising housing costs. And mayors also know the many opport
Witnesses include mayors from akron, ohio, boseman, montana, and tempe, arizona. This is just under 90 minutes. Committee on banking will come to order. This hearing is in a virtual format. A few reminders, once you start speaking there, will be a slight delay before you are on the screen. To minimize Backgrounds Noise please click the mute button until it is your turn the ask questions. You should all have a box on your screen that says clock that shows time remaining. Five Minute Clock applies for your questions. At three minutes remaining you will here a bell ringing reminding you your time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order process, Senator Toomey agreed to go by seniority for this hearing as most of my senate colleagues on this committee know, thursday will be our first Inperson Hearing in more than a year the first i have had the privilege to chair. I know all of us especially since the average age of a senator is higher than the average age of the typical american