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
Have feared the most is just total failure of the Hospital System. And, you know, if we track back a week or so, when we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positives, and the rate of hospitalizations based on what were seeing, if we continue that trajectory, within the next five, seven, to ten days, i think were going to see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to gulfport, everything is full. If there were, schools coming back, if there were a Bus Wreck of kids, we would not be able to take care of these kids. When you see federal teams come in, it really needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that it is a serious situation. Were hopeful that, you know, we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated and stay away from each other, and that this rapid rate of rise that were seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here so we dont get into a situation where there is nowher
Have feared the mosts total failure, total failure of the Hospital System. If we track back a week or so and we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positive and the rate of hospitalizations based on what we are seeing, if we continue that trajectory within the next five, to 7 to 10 days, were gonna see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to meridian, everything is full. If there were schools opening back, a bus of kids, we would not be able to take Care Of all those kids at this hospital. Were in a pretty serious situation. We see federal teams come in, it needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that this is a serious situation. So were hopeful that we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated, and stay way from Each Other. And that this rapid rate of rise that we are seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here, so that we dont get into a situation where there is nowh
Total failure of the Hospital System. And, you know, if we track back a week or so, when we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positives, and the rate of hospitalizations based on what were seeing, if we continue that trajectory, within the next five, seven, to ten days, i think were going to see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to gulfport, everything is full. If there were, schools coming back, if there were a Bus Wreck of kids, we would not be able to take care of these kids. Were in a serious situation. When you see federal teams come in, it really needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that it is a serious situation. Were hopeful that, you know, we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated and stay away from each other, and that this rapid rate of rise that were seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here so we dont get into a situation where there is nowher
The largest Infrastructure Plan in years. This Breakthrough Today was doubted by many we should note on two different fronts. First, conservatives blaming the big Gun Shot is over So america and during big national emergencies, there should not be a burst of federal spending. Second, political thought he would have to do it alone, biden may have to tackle other measures without republican support. As we reflect on this big break thats going to affect your life and your family and your pocketbook. I will tell you all of us in Society And Journalism should be careful of simplistic narrative. Biden did not just Win Today. He won over republican senators on this trillion Dollars Plan. He didnt win over Some supposed moderates who already broken with the gop. He didnt win over eight or ten republican senators which would be saying 20 of the caucus. Today on this vote, President Biden won over 19 republican senators for this trillion Dollars Plan which is about 40 of the republican senate. A