Clean things up with americas oldest ally. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were keeping a close eye on the markets after the Do Jones Industrial Average closed nearly 615 points down today. Earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after american investors were spooked by new concerns about chinas economy. But we begin with Breaking News in our health lead. Moments ago, the u. S. Dayleath l from coronavirus surpassed the total Death Toll during the 1918 flu pandemic. The u. S. Covid Death Toll is now 675,446 americans lost to the virus. A horrific milestone. But today we did get some positive news for families with elementary schoolaged children. Pfizer announced that a lower dose of its Covid19 Vaccine is safe and generates a robust Antibody Response for Kids Age 5 to 11. There are still some steps that need to be taken before the fdas expected Emergency Use Authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks. My hope is theyll move quickly because a lot of kids are gettin
Trying to do, is contain a national security emergency, and as bob said, he was reading people in. While these calls with General Lee were being held, this was not secret. It was not someone working in ice lay. He wasnt going roy. So think about this he was trying to contain a president he believed was in serious mental decline. Trump stewing after losing, in his madeup mind, that big lie, The War On Democracy were alive. Now theyre happening in in counties that trump actually won, all because this entrenched idea that elections are rigged and cant be trusted. New today, senators Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee personally vetted trumps Election Fraud claims look, heres what you need to know. The Republican Party is running on this big lie. This is the partys platform. Politico is reporting that conspiracies are becoming more entrenched in circles. This is going to include the 2022 mid terms the while the rally supporting January 6th terrorists was a dud, remember, trump has said his heart
I dont believe He could ever be president again. Most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal. Gonzalez was one of tHe ten republicans who defied tHe cult and voted to impeach trump, An Act Of Conscience that earned him Death Threats from tHe most rabid members of tHe party base. His retirement is now yet anotHer example of how tHe Big Lie is destroying tHe republican party from within. Just three years ago in 2018 gonzalez was a prized recruit for tHe gop, tHe son of a cuban american imdwrnt, a former Star Athlete and Firstround Nfl Draft pick. He went onto Business School and tHen became tHe first ever latino to represent tHe state of ohio in congress. In otHer words, his future was supposed to be bright. But now Hes a pariah in a party that welcomes only extremists to its ranks. According to a recent Prri Poll a whopping 71 of republicans believe tHe lie that tHe 2020 election was stolen from trump, and 35 believe that violence is a legitimate tool in politic
Ahead . Plus, more than 12,000 Undocumented Migrants gathering at the border waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody. Were live on the ground with the escalating situation, ahead. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper, and we start with Breaking News. The u. S. Military admitting to a massive and deadly mistake in a targeted Drone Strike on August 29th that killed three afghan adults and seven afghan children in a kabul neighborhood. The military initially claimed that they had successfully targeted a member of isisk, someone who posed a threat to american troops at the airport. But just moments ago the leader of United States Central Command took responsibility and admitted they got the wrong vehicle. Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake, as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome. This is a total about face from the pentagons initial denial they got anything wrong days after the attack. At least one
Rally, the department of Homeland Security warning all local Law Enforcement involved in protecting the capital that even though there is new online chatter for violence that could occur saturday, they need to be prepared for things to get out of control as soon as tomorrow. Tonight, former President Donald Trump is stoking tensions two days before a rally that has forced Capitol Hill into lockdown. Trump offering up support for hundreds of people in prison and accused of storming the capital on January 6th. In a statement, trump claimed the accused for victims of a Two Tiered System Of justice and reiterated his false claims about the 2020 election. Our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the January 6th protests concerning the rigged president ial election, trump wrote. His statement comes as workers quickly started erecting a massive temporary fence around the u. S. Capital. Turning what was once the most accessible and public landmark in wa