Situation on the ground increasingly dangerous. Vaccine boost. Full Fda Approval for the Pfizer Vaccine could come as early as tomorrow will it help convince the unvaccinated to get the shot as cases and hospitalizations keep climbing pushing Hospital Workers to the brink. Our special report the vanished, did a history of some Native American Boarding Schools. And dad moves. These Dancing Dads have become a sensation, and their moves have a Message Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Kate Snow good evening much of New England still being drenched by tropical Storm Henri as we Come On the air. After being downgraded from Hurricane Status this morning, Henri Made Landfall In rhode island, and now heads toward vermont and new hampshire. Water rescues are already happening in New Jersey flooding, one of the biggest Concerns Tonight 38 Million people are now under some form of Flood Alert with more expected rivers are close to Flood Stage in many areas, and can you see just how many peo
Amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, President Biden Yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 23rd. We will have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan, including a report from the ground in kabul in just a moment. But first, what could be a Big Day in the fight against covid. The fda is working to approve Pfizers Twodose Vaccine as soon as today. According to The New York Times, the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still getting through a substantial amount of Paperwork And Negotiation with the company. People familiar with the matter told me that some components of the review could possibly push the Approval Date beyond today. The times said a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment. It could be very exciting news, mika p. We talked to people that are close to us that said theyre not going to take the vaccine
Any american, who wants to come home, we will get you home. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. President Joe Biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. But nobody knows how many u. S. Citizens are in the country. The State Department says its trying to track down as many as possible. Meanwhile, the taliban are showing off the spoils of war. They published photos showing their fighters armed with u. S. Weapons seized from the afghan national army. Its menacing images like these and the talibans long history of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. On friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked access to the gates. Its the firstknown rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. The firs
Plus, the new spy games. A warning from the fbi about where China And Russia are looking to recruit new spies in the united states. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we start today with our world lead. President biden addressing the crisis in afghanistan this afternoon admitting that he does not know how many americans are left in the country or where they are located, but pledging to use every available resource to get not only u. S. Citizens but afghan allies out of afghanistan in what would be one of the biggest airlifts in world history. Any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. I cannot promise what the final outcome will be or what it will be or that it will be without risk of loss. But as Commander In Chief i can assure you i will mobilize every resource necessary. The pentagon says that Evacuation Flights have now resumed In Kabul after being paused for around eight hours today. Thats because the biden administration was scrambling to try to find other c
out front tonight. president trump weighing. let s turn to president trump s impeachment trial. if you were still a senator would you vote to convict him? look, i ran like hell to defeat him because he was unfit to be president. i watched what everybody else watched, what happened when that crew invaded the united states congress. but i m not in the senate now. i ll let the senate make that decision. let me ask you then something you do have oversight of as president. should former president trump still receive intelligence briefings? i think not. why not? because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection. i mean you ve called him an existential threat. you ve called him dangerous. you ve called him reckless. yeah, i have. and i believe it. what s your worst fear if he continues to get these intelligence briefings? i d rather not speculate out loud. i just think that there s no need for him to have that intelligence briefing. what value is givi