Children make for a good photograph. But this is not a good reality. This is a drop of humanity compared to the thousands, Tens Of Thousands, Hundreds Of Thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. People there are so scared theyre willing to do this. So desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. Think about that. The reality is tragic. The question for us is, did it have to be this way . Was there a better alternative for america . Is this Americas Problem . Look, we know its a political problem, the scenes are terrible for americas image, theyre terrible for bidens image. But even the president gave a nod that what were seeing is the price of pulling out. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, i learned the hard way. That there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. But i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. The truth is, this did
Compared to the thousands, Tens Of Thousands, Hundreds Of Thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. People there are so scared theyre willing to do this. So desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. Think about that. The reality is tragic. The question for us is, did it have to be this way . Was there a better alternative for america . Is this Americas Problem . Look, we know its a political problem, the scenes are terrible for americas image, theyre terrible for bidens image. But even the president gave a nod that what were seeing is the price of pulling out. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, i learned the hard way. That there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. But i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. American troops cannot and should not be fighting i
Debris from the mound. They have used sonar, cameras, dogs, heavy machinery, they ran into a building, they were told that could collapse. And they braved fires, smoke, torrential rain, and strong winds, in the hopes of finding people alive. At this point, we have truly exhausted every option available to us. To share this news with the families, this evening, who are still missing their loved ones, was devastating. The decision to transition from rescue to recovery, is an extremely difficult one. A few hours ago, first responders joined rescuers and officials onsite, to mark the transition in a moment of silence. The number of people killed in the collapse now stands at 54. 86 remain unaccounted for. This afternoon, the mayor offered this reminder. Every single victim uncovered, is somebodys child, somebodys mother, somebodys teacher, somebodys colleague, a classmate, a best friend. The mayor also noted that President Biden visited surfside last week, and he called to offer more syste
Meanwhile President Biden is facing pressure to take on the crime surge that is devastating the United States largest cities. This is the Faulkner Focus, im gillian turner in for Harris Today from washington. Things were joining us. Homicides are surging across the country. As you can see, the stats here. Republicans now and critics of the White House say the president is failing to connect the impact the far left, statelevel policies and riots have had over the past year. Yesterday the White House seemed to blame the Crime Spike on seasonal changes. Listen. Continues to work to address violent crime, we have seen it go up over the last 18 months around the country, including In The City of chicago. We see spikes in violent crime typically during the summer months, often unfortunately during holiday weekends. He saw that over the last weekend. Gillian meanwhile, the president is heading to the chicago area today. Hell be meeting with the chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot. She says she is p
Welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for jake tapper. And we start with the Politics Lead. And President Bidens new plan to get more people vaccinated. He spoke just moments ago at the White House and unveiled a new approach, making covid vaccines more accessible and explaining why the vaccine is so important. And heres why his focus may need to change. Covid cases are rising. On average, three times higher in states with lower vaccination rates. You see the map on your screen. And bidens new plan comes after the u. S. Fell short of his July 4th goal to have 70 of adults with at least one shot . And as the aggressive Delta Variant spreads, Biden Today warned that people should think twice about not getting vaccinated. Cnns Indcaikaitlan Collins Sta off from the White House. Reporter President Biden walking a Fine Line when it comes to coronavirus. Were closer than ever to declaring our independence from this deadly virus. Reporter new cases and deaths are down dramatically nationwid