you know exactly how much work i would put in if i ever had to endure it won me too.on guys wouldn t be showing up for work, i can promise you that. nor me. nor me, my friend. you re a good soldier. thank you, rachel. thank you. we are covering two breaking news stories tonight, and we have the perfect expert guests to cover both of those subjects in our opening discussion tonight.se president joe biden authorized his first military strike today. american officials told the new york times it, quote, was essentially a tiny demonstration strike, one bomb dropped on a small cluster of buildings on the syria-iraq border, used to transit militia fighters and weaponry in and out of the country. the pentagon press secretary, john kirby, said these strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against american and coalition personnel in iraq. the buildings in syria were reportedly used by iranian-backed groups launching attacks against american personnel in ira
we are seeing footage that shows the chaos that ensued during the shooting. this is journalism. this is what happened. we also have to warn you as we take stock tonight that this video is disturbing. oh, my god. guys, we got people down inside king supers. look, the holy [ bleep ]! and there are the heart wrenching stories from survivors and witnesses. it was the gunshots and we had to get out of there as quickly as possible. this feels like the safest spot in america and i just nearly got killed for getting a soda. i just didn t want him to be too tall and become a moving target. we were just doing the string. i ran to my coworker, put some trash cans to protect. i wouldn t have believed her if i hadn t seen it and heard it myself. the defendant was taken into custody by police and stripped of his clothes down to his shorts. that s the video we first reported here last evening. he was shot through his upper and right thigh. he has a history of mental illnes
extremists in the ranks of the military. we ve got a lot to cover for you this hour. joining me now is cnn s senior political analyst kirsten powers and former top aide to paul ryan brendan buck. good to see both of you. thanks for joining. brendan, you first. the gop really is in complete disarray, some pushing these bogus lies about the insurrection, telling us not to believe what we saw with our own eyes. only a few republicans really are standing up against them. meantime, they re opposing covid relief. what message do you think this sends to the american people, brendan? well, i think they re searching for that. and i think that s one of the reasons@covid bill is so popular right now. it s one of the more popular bills major bills i ve seen come through. i think republicans woke up a little late to messaging on it and that s got them behind the 8 ball. look, there s a lot to argue the bill about and i think that there s a good argument that we spent about $4 trillion
a very few didn t share the friendly demeanor of the majority. fake trump protesters and disciplined uniform column of attackers. these are the people that probably planned this. so, does this crew look, to borrow a few words, positive or festive? jovial work for you? earnest? do i hear earnest? this whole thing is ridiculous. but when this guy is in for a penny, he s in for a pound or a pile. when asked offcamera whether he had any regrets about saying that, listen to his reply. absolutely not. why not? it s an eyewitness account for pretty knowledgeable trained observers. have you read it? are you trying have you read it? i watched your comments. read the article and you can ask me questions about it. i mean, you d do it again? absolutely. we need the full perspective. full perspective. for johnson, the full perspective apparently includes not just the real perspective, the one that happened but the fantasy bunk revisionist perspective. that makes
military. we ve got a lot to cover for you this hour. joining me now is cnn s senior political analyst kirsten powers and former top aide to paul ryan brendan buck. good to see both of you. thanks for joining. brendan, you first. the gop really is in complete disarray, some pushing these bogus lies about the insurrection, telling us not to believe what we saw with our own eyes. only a few republicans really are standing up against them. meantime, they re opposing covid relief. what message do you think this sends to the american people, brendan? well, i think they re searching for that. and i think that s one of the reasons why the covid bill is so popular right now. it s one of the more popular bills major bills i ve seen come through. i think republicans woke up a little late to messaging on it and that s got them behind the 8 ball. look, there s a lot to argue the bill about and i think that there s a good argument that we spent about $4 trillion on covid so far and if