States down south are still without power. And it could be for weeks before that power is restored. The storm left a trail of destruction in louisiana and mississippi, and now comes the scorching heat with no power. Temperatures could hit 103 degrees today. Overnight, two people were killed when floods washed out a major roadway between mississippi and louisiana. First, afghanistan, the challenges still ahead, and the legacy of what has been left behind. Joining me now is pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. Thanks so much for being with us. You know, im cognizant of the fact that you spent your life in public service, a big chunk of it in the military. Whats it like for you to wake up this morning and after 20 years, for the first time in 20 years, to have no u. S. Troops in afghanistan . Yeah, i think were all still processing that, john, to be honest with you. It is something that for two decades weve all been connected to, without question. And i think its going to take time for ev
Continuing to whitewash the January 6th insurrection, on the doorstep of the department of justice. In this universe, the insurrectionists are victims of persecution by the doj and fbi. Those who embark on what seems like a live filled Acid Trip on some qanon holdouts. Paul gosar is a major source of Conspiracy Theories about what happened that day, even though as someone inside the capitol that day, knows what happened. As Congresswoman Cheney tells it, she helped him open his gas mask. Marshall cohen joins me now. What happened at the rally that you were at earlier today . Looks like theyre continuing to engage in this almost fantasy like living in an alternate reality. That whole position was that the capitol rioters are being mistreated, mistreated in court and jail, they had the father of one of the defendants in jail now speaking, but the context matters. It is obviously horrible for people in jail. Nobody wants to be in jail. But there are 500 people charged. Most of them at hom
Incredible hard work of so many people. The scientists and researchers, the drug companies, the national guard, the u. S. Military, fema, the nations governors, doctors, nurses, pharmacists. Everyone who has moved Heaven And Earth to get as many shots into arms of as many americans as possible. Its truly been an all Hands On Deck for the country effort. You know, some people said we could dont this, that it would not be until the fall that we had this many people vaccinated. That 2021 might be a lost year for our country as 2020 was. But we have proved the doubters wrong. I need to single out one more group to praise the american people. The american people. For more than a year, you have endured so much and so many lost jobs, so many businesses lost. So many lives upended. And so many months that our Kids Couldnt be in school. You couldnt see your friends or family. All the moments that mattered so much from birthdays to weddings to graduations, all postponed. And most tragically of a
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom and im rosemary church. Just ahead, a Subway Overpass collapses on to a busy street. Cnn is live on the scene in mexico city. Indias pandemic plight, even State Of The Art hospitals in new delhi are desperate for oxygen, unable to keep some patients breathing, but there are signs the u. S. Is winning its war on covid19 as President Biden hopes life will be back to some kind of normal within months. The death toll from the Mexico City Subway Disaster has risen to 20 and Authorities Say some of the victims are children. Nearly 50 people are hospitalized and theres no word yet on what caused this tragedy. Surveillance video shows the moment part of the overpass collapsed on to traffic below. Its only eight seconds long and you can see the train cars come crashing down with bursts of fire and then a huge Cloud Of Dust and debris. This accident happened on the citys
Said in the special, if youre vaccinated, you do not need a mask outdoors. And i pressed him on that, went back and forth. What about if youre near unvaccinated people . He said okay, no problem. You can do anything you want outdoors. If youre vaccinated you dont neat a mask outdoors. Thats as far as i went. I was one question away from what about indoors . But it didnt occur to me. So in my history you know that thing we have, rachel after every one of these shows oh, i should have asked, i should have said. Yes, yes. I forgot about indoors. I forgot about it last night. He wouldnt have gotten ahead of the cdc. He would have said, well stay tuned for some interesting news on that tomorrow at best. He wouldnt have spilled the beans. Yeah, and this news today is kind of disorienting. Youve talked about it. I started Walking Around in california out doors without a mask when they said you could and it felt strange. It had become such a habit that it felt odd to me not to have it. I kind