Quickly the situation woild fall apart, just in the last few months the taliban now in control of more than 200 districts. In charge of Border Crossings now. They are currently threatening at least half of the countrys provincial capitals, three of them are under siege, terrible fighting everyday. The question is when does kabul get targeted if it does get targeted. That is what has everybody here in the city in a real state of profound anxiety and also brianna i would have to say deep resentment against the american forces. They felt it didnt need to be this chaotic and hurried. Im fascinated to hear people were chanting in support of the afghan Security Forces. How strong is their belief that they can actually stop the gains clearly being made by the taliban . Reporter this is what everybody wants to know. Can the afghan national Security Forces reverse some of these gains . In the provincial capital in the province where so many u. S. Troops gave their lives, john, the military here
Bipartisan Infrastructure Package by a vote of 6732, exactly one week after it failed to pass, a rare example of bipartisanship in washington. 17 republicans, including their leader, mitch mcconnell, joined all 50 democrats in advancing the bill. Its the first step in a series of votes toward final passage of the agreement. And as the country faces a surge of new covid19 infections, the White House is expected to announce tomorrow that covid vaccinations will be required for all federal workers. Those who refuse will have to undergo regular virus testing. Today the Cdc Director posted this on social media. Quote, covid19 cases have increased over 300 nationally since june 19. The highest spread of cases and severe outcomes is happening in places with low Vaccination Rates and among unvaccinated people. This afternoon, during a visit to pennsylvanias lehigh valley, the president issued a plea to americans who are holding out on getting their shots. We still have a lot of people not vacc
Johnson johnson vaccine being rolled out this morning in kentucky. The first doses could be administered as soon as tomorrow. We begin with former President Trumps grip on the gop. Joi joining us now is congressman frances rooney. Thanks for having me on. Thanks for being here. Donald trump yesterday was unequivocal. Hes not interested in a third party. I read to you what i said. We have the Republican Party. We are going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not started a new party. Was that a surprise . No, it wasnt a surprise. Its sad, but not a surprise. Its very disturbing to hear so many speakers at cpac or tpac or whatever you want to call it expose the deep fissure in the Republican Party between the socalled Establishment Republicans or as the president called them, rinos and this dogma that has taken over. This party has stood for important principles over many, many years and brought a lot of good to our country. Now its become a source of negativity, isolation, an
Sentiment for how some states face restrictions. He said the governor did not talk to him before declaring texas 100 open. The house cancelling its thursday session. The why is familiar and its frightening. An intelligence Bulletin Warning of a violent Militia Group discussing plans to seize the u. S. Capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. The Trump Supporters pinpoint today as the real inauguration today and it marks President Trumps return to power. Its a fantasy and a potentially dangerous fantasy. A source said its mostly online chatter, but we learned on january 6 what can happen when online chatter leaps to reality. Nancy pelosi saying conspiracy talk not behind why she insisted on scrapping todays schedule. But she is being extra cautious. I dont think anybody should take any encouragement that because some troublemakers might show up that we changed our whole schedule. No, we just moved it a few hours. The threat of all the president s men out there, we have to ensure with ou
Restrictions. The World Health Organization with news breaking just this morning that even more help is on the way. The fda had affirmed the efficacy of Johnson Johnsons singledose Coronavirus Vaccine for emergency use authorization, a critical milestone that means a third vaccine could hit the u. S. Marketplace imminently. New york times says the oneshot vaccine provides strong protection against severe disease and death from covid, and may reduce the spread of the virus by vaccinated people times adding, quote, Johnson Johnsons vaccine can be stored at normal refrigeration for at least three months. Nbc news reports that, assuming the fda authorization comes through this week as expected, Johnson Johnson says it could provide 20 million shots by the end of next month, with another 100 million doses over the summer. Of course, in the medical community, all of this hope on the vaccine front does not signal complacency is in order as another variant has been discovered in california. Ac