And they played hail to the chief, i said where is he . Im not kidding. Its a great tune, isnt it . Its a great tune but you feel a little selfconscious. You think im kidding. Im not. But i am not at all selfconscious about the power that goes with the office as relates to resolving issues. These are issues ive dealt with my whole life. Whether im good or bad i have more experience coming into office than anyone whos ever held that office. I have done ive been deeply steeped in foreign policy, the justice system, the not that im right. I dont mean that. But nothing has come before where ive gone i never thought, you know, what the difference is. I used to kid barack, whos a good friend, president obama. And you know at one point i was always the last guy in The Room for real. And every important decision i got to give my Advice Id be it last guy before i walked out. And one day he thanked me and i said, mr. President , heres the deal i should be paying you not you me because i get to g
Might even get turned away. Welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper on this friday. We begin today with our World Lead and the clearer sign that americas longest war is coming to an end. Today the remaining u. S. Troops at Bagram Air base in afghanistan which served as the heart of u. S. Military operations for 20 years handed over control to the Afghan Military. A military that is now bracing for the talibans continued advance which a top u. S. Commander warned could result in a Civil War. We are covering this from washington to kabul. Lets start with cnns Kaitlan Collins at the White House where President Biden was visibly frustrated today. Reporter with little fanfare, the u. S. Left afghanistans largest Air Base and effectively ended two decades of war. Were on track exactly as to where we expect it to be. Reporter although the official drawdown from afghanistan isnt over yet, the departure from Bagram Air base sends a strong signal that u. S. Operations are. What i
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Announcer this is Washington Week corporate funding is provided by for 25 years, consumer cellulars gl has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. We offer a variety of no contract plans and our u. S. Based Customer Service Team can help find one that fits you. To learn more, visit consumercellular. Tv. Announcer kaiser permanente. Additional funding is provided by the estate of Arnold Adams and koo and Patricia Yuen through the yuen foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your Pbs Station from viewers like you. Thank you. Once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. Yamiche good Evening And Welcome to Washington Week. The Covid19 Pandemic was declared a national emergency in the u. S. 427 days ago. And the virus has killed more than 580,000 americans. But amid that trauma and hurting, some good news. President biden the c. D. C. Announced th
Country. If youre looking for a dramatic example, check out this map, not a single state in the red zone, anywhere in the u. S. Right now. Dr. Anthony fauci suggesting it may be time to rethink mask restrictions, specifically indoors. Former head of the Fda Scott gottlieb say its time to start relaxing the indoor mask mandates. Is he right . No, i think so, and i think youre going to be seeing that as we go along and as more people get vaccinated. The cdc will be almost in realtime, george, updating their recommendations and guidelines. Yes, we do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated. Thats a good news. The Bad News is that the Vaccination Rate is slowing down, considerably, the White House saying today that several states, in fact, are even turning down their full allocation of vaccine doses. Thats frustrating for public health officials because cnn crunched the numbers and we came up with this, 80 of the u. S. Population lives within five miles of all thr