Welcome to The Beat weekend, im ari melber. Lets get to the headlines, lawrence he concludes with what should be the easy one, careful to discuss the seriousness of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last weekend, we have heard from trump officials, i had several in the program this week. We call balls and strikes are in your, the fact is as a lyrical matter, the situation Donald Trump in Last Night should have been straightforward. A lot of Sympathy And Support in that room, a lot of interest around the nation, given a standard or average or typical speech would have been enough. But he did not do that, he gave a very unusual, historically long, meandering, winding speech, that i can type as political matter, not just on the Left Or Trump resistance, from a lot of different sources today, seeing reaction that has revived excitement, energy, even confidence among democrats, who still see this individual, now nominee Donald Trump, as eminently readable. That is
Welcome to the beat. Ill bet you know this because you have your tv on. Youre watching the news. A busy friday after an absolutely unprecedented, historic, serious, political, and at times bizarre week in political life. The rnc concludes with the speech that should have been the easy one. And we have been careful to discuss the seriousness of the attempted assassination of former President Trump last weekend. Weve heard from trump officials. Ive had several on the program this week. We also call ball and strikes around here. As a political matter, the situation Donald Trump entered Last Night should have been straightforward. A lot of Sympathy And Support in that room. A lot of support around the room. Giving a typical speech would have been enough. But he did not do that. He gave a very unusual, historically long meandering, Winding Speech that i can tell you as a political matter, not just on the left or the Trump Resistance but for a lot of sources today, were seeing reaction that
Surge there. And this as we learn that another 20,000 haitians in colombia may be making their way to the united states. While in North Port, florida, the manhunt for the fiancee of Gabby Petito is continuing this morning after the fbi searched his family home. Autopsy results of the remains believed to be petito could come as early as today. You know we are watching global markets after the S P 500 had its worst day since may. The big question this morning, what sparked the selloff and will it last . We have reporters around the country and the globe with all of the latest developments. I want to start this morning, though, in countdown mode, just one hour until President Biden gives his first speech as Commander In Chief at the u. N. General assembly. The theme of his speech, america is back. For the headlines, they are telling a very different story today. It has been a rough few weeks for america and thiS President and biden will tell the u. N. That we are ready to lead, the rest o
Calls a stab in the back. And theres the continuing fallout from the chaotic u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan after 20 years of war, including that mistaken Drone Strike last month that killed ten afghan civilians, including seven children. In an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie on the today show, british prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly refused to criticize bidens handling of the withdrawal. Its never going to be an easy thing to do, to pull out of somewhere like afghanistan after 20 years, in a clean and straightforward way. Your own diplomats were stranded in kabul. We have that mistaken Drone Strike. Are you frustrated that the u. S. Withdrawal was so botched, frankly . I think that it was ami logistical success, what they did. Great pain and extraordinary possibility. We have lost so much to this devastating pandemic, that continues to claim lives Around The World and impact so much on our existence. Were mourning more than 4. 5 million people. People from every n
It comes at a critical moment where covid cases among the youngest and most vulnerable are Soaring nationwide. Doctors treating Kids Sick with covid reflecting on this point in the pandemic. Its scary. Its sad. And its exhausting. Its sad that Some in Society have not prioritized children. I thought that was a place where we could all come together. We start with this huge news from pfizer. What it could mean in the fight against the pandemic. Gabe gutierrez has been following the Pfizer Announcement for us. Hes outside a hospital in Spokane Washington where hospitals are turning away patients from Neighboring Idaho. And cases continue to rise among children. And i alSo want to bring in dr. Derek cast. Hes an emergency medical physician. Doctor, always good to have you. Gabe, lets start with you. Pfizer says the data shows the vaccine is safe and effective for children between 5 and 11. What more have we learned . Hey there, craig. Yes, as you said, this is potentially pivotal news for