the biden administration caused this disaster. this is a complete debacle. we had every reason to believe and to plan for the rapid collapse of the afgan military and the of a began government. president biden has described the evacuation from afghanistan as an extraordinary success. this has to be the lie of the 21st century. things got really heated when senator ted cruz pressured whether the officials gave the taliban the names of american citizens during the chaotic evacuation. did the state department give the taliban a list or multiple lists of americans and/or afgans that we wanted out? those reports and the idea that we would do anything to endanger our citizens or anyone else at a time when we re trying to save their lives is flat-out wrong. in limited instances where we were seeking to get a bus or a group of people through a check point, we gave a manifest to the people at the check point to demonstrate that those people were expected roughly how ma
local leaders and getting ready to see the devastation from hurricane ida. the hurricane hit on sunday but its impact will affect communities from the gulf coast all the way up to the northeast for months to come. the death toll is now up to 61 people. most of them in northeast where the remnants triggered flooding and ten tornadoes. the flood waters are only now beginning to recede in the northeast. in the bayou, 850,000 customers are still without power. no relief from the relentless heat that still on the way. the heat insddices say they cou reach 105 today. the plan is for the president to tour a neighborhood there and others. reporter: we think it might be general area where we are this amp in the city that is west of new orleans. the brunt of hurricane ida came through here sunday night. you see the extensive damage. we re just a few blocks off the main road that cuts through town here where there are still down power lines as far as you can see. in fact, the parish
a deadly stampede at the airport in kabul, as an alarming new threat emerges from isis that s changing u.s. evacuation tactics. and as australia records its highest-daily covid case count, thousands hit the streets to protest restrictions. and hurricane henri is barreling towards the northeastern u.s. right now with a possible landfall expected in the coming hours on either long island or southern new england. more than 40 million people are under hurricane or tropical-storm warnings. and states of emergency have been declared in new york, rhode island, and connecticut. and let s have a look, now, at coney island in brooklyn, new york, courtesy of our friends at earth cam. people there are among the millions across northeast bracing for the storm. and want to show you. take a look now at what happened a few hours ago in new york s central park. people told to leave. announcer: move quickly and calmly to the nearest exit. the crowd was attending the we love new york c
capitol hill, meeting in solidarity with democratic senators as their majority leader, chuck schumer, reportedly expects his caucus to push to take up voting rights legislation ahead of the senate s rapidly approaching summer recess with an eye on next year s mid terms. what appears to be a budding victory lap for the biden administration, the containment of covid-19, thanks to a vigorous vaccination campaign is now in peril at a crucial time. with the delta variant of the covid-19 virus ravaging the nation, specifically those states where republican governors have demonized if not thenned to punish the mandated mask use of masks. all of that tonight on politics nation. so let s get started. joining me now is senator debby stabenow of michigan, a democrat. senator, thank you for joining us first tonight. let me go to this, senator stabenow, because it appears that this infrastructure plan is advancing legislatively. is it fair to say that former president trump s effort to
griff, i wish i was there with you. i understand you got a little rain, but nonetheless. griff: it s great to be with you. it was pouring a few hours ago at arlington national cemetery. we were there with ryan s sister. and it s special to be here on a weekend that brings us together as a country and that s our great appreciation for those who fought and died for our freedom. so important to remember that that s what this holiday weekend is all about. can t wait for some of those interviews that you ve been working on, griff. really looking forward to it. but in the meantime we are going to move on to some other news here. president biden unveiling his $6 trillion budget proposals for fiscal year 2022 which would bring the national deficit to record levels. mark meredith is live in wilmington, delaware where the president is spending the holiday weekend. hi, mark. alicia, good afternoon. president biden says his budget proposal is a statement of values. but republicans sa