matters. plus as covid cases soar, johnson & johnson sends a booster vaccine. just like other vaccines, the question is how long will the protection last. and serena williams and roger with draw from the u.s. tennis open. it s way, way, way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that s wondering who s left to play in the ugs open. i m sam stein on this thursday, august 26th, and we ll start with the news. with just days left before the united states is scheduled to with draw troops from afghanistan, the state department is trying to track down any remaining american citizens. despite the deadline, secretary antony blinken says the u.s. will stay for as long as it takes to finish the evacuations. let me be crystal clear about this. there is no deadline on our work to help any remaining american citizens who want to leave who decide do so along with the many afghans who stood by us for many years and want to leave and have been unabl
commission on the insurrection? an accomplished woodworker but today he will give us the master class on why americans should get vaccinated. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. on tuesday, it will be a year since a 46-year-old man drove to a minneapolis convenience store we bought a pack of cigarettes with a $20 bill. store employees, who believed that store was counterfeit, called the cops. that man was arrested, handcuffed and pinned to the ground. pinned to the ground and had one officer place a knee on his neck. please, he said, i can t breathe, he said. mama, he said. i m about to die, he said. nine minutes and 29 seconds later, when the officer s knee was finally removed from his neck, that man would no longer have a pulse. he was murdered. a lot of things have changed since the killing of george floyd in 2020. for one thing, the officer who killed him is behind bars. derek chauvin is the first white police officer in minnesota to be convicted of killing a black person.
voters in the 2022 elections. it s sunday, and you learn truth matters. the american people deserve the truth. and high party to this point has said things to it was hugs and kisses, antifa and blm. it was anything but what it was, which was a trump insurrection. as republicans run from the truth, other themes of the 2022 midterms emerge and are bound to evolve given rulings from the 6-3 conservative court. a decision on the court from the mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy could be heard next summer. a ruling that remains relevant and vital among the american public. pugh research finds most americans support abortions in most or all cases. the decision on handguns could expand gun rights. polling shows americans want more strict gun laws. and it all comes, republican-led states are pushing efforts. and then there s this. it s time to stand in honor for the great heroes of new york. as your governor, let s write the greatest comeback sto
should get vaccinated. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. on tuesday, it will be a year since a 46-year-old man drove to a minneapolis convenience store where he bought a pack of cigarettes with a $20 bill. store employees, who believed that store was counterfeit, called the cops. for less than $20, that man was arrested, handcuffed and pinned to the ground. pinned to the ground and had one officer place a knee on his neck. please, he said, i can t breathe, he said. mama, he said. i m about to die, he said. nine minutes and 29 seconds later, when the officer s knee was finally removed from his neck, that man would no longer have a pulse. he was murdered. a lot of things have changed since the killing of george floyd in 2020. for one thing, the officer who killed him is behind bars. derek chauvin is the first white police officer in minnesota to be convicted of killing a black person. police brutality and racism in what s believed to be the biggest protest movement in american h
elections. sending this warning to fellow republicans. it s sunday, you learn in sunday school that truth matters. american people deserve the truth and my party to this point said it was hugs and kisses, it was antifa and blm, anything but a attack on the capitol. deserve the truth. decision from the court on mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is expected next summer, could severely weaken roe v. wade which declared access a constitutional right in 1973. pew research finds 6 in 10 americans support abortions in all or most cases. also set to rule on case carrying concealed hand guns, decision could expand gun rights. polling shows americans want more strict gun laws. all comes as republican-led states are pushing voter suppression efforts to slow the growing democratic coalition. then there s this. time to stand in honor of great heroes of new york, greatest chapters are yet to be written. as your governor, let s write the greatest comeb