We have many obligations as a nation but i make no apologies for saying this year ago. We have only one true secret obligation and to protect those we send war and care for them and their families when they come home and when they don t. And i am so proud that reagan signed the pact act one of the most significant laws ever helping veterans and their families expose to toxic materials. And i was around during the vietnam war. Nobody was ever able to prove illness as a consequence of agent orange and nobody able to prove initially that because they lived in burn pits like my son lived next to in iraq for a year that that was the cause of their illness but because of that act, the surviving spouse and two children are eligible for a stipend of $3000 a month. And those children who lost a parent with benefits to go to college and get job training. And it has already helped over 1 million veterans and their families so far. And i love them and i am so proud of my sons service. We do get it
A great show again. Have a good night and a great weekend. 81 days until election day. 21 until the voting starts. It is feeling a lot like 2008 in North Carolina. Governor cooper believes his state will make History Again And Select Vice President Kamala Harris. The have that 2008 feeling. We in North Carolina know what that means because that is the last time we voted for a democratic nominee for president , barack obama. It is time for North Carolina to make history again. Democrats are not just trusting enthusiasm. They are building an infrastructure to turn out the vote this fall. The Harris Campaign has more than 20 offices across North Carolina. Five more set to open soon. Over 170 paid staff members, compared with roughly a Dozen Offices for mr. Trump. Since mr. Biden dropped out the Harris Campaign says more than 12,000 trimmings have signed up to volunteer in the number of registered democrats increased from when mr. Biden was on the ticket. Kamala harris has been to North Ca
In new York City both with our coverage of the Republican National Convention where Donald Trump just accepted the nomination for president for his party but also a major Breaking News Story developing right now involving a massive i. T. Outage. Its affecting airlines, computing services, and Media Organizations including our own. As you can see, todays show may look a little different than usual, but we are live to bring you the latest, so lets Dig Right in. It is a major Microsoft Outage that has caused extensive disruptions across multiple vital Business Sectors this morning around the globe. Broadcasters, airlines, stock exchanges, banks, and many more businesses have been impacted by these outages. An update from the cyber security company, cloud strike, appeared to cause the outages for microsoft users. Theres also impacts to travel. American, delta, and United Airlines have grounded all flights this morning. The faa says the grounding is caused by a communication issue. In a new
Pay attention to local Evacuation Warnings and forecasts. Heed these warnings, it is a big storm. Thats going to do it for us for now. Now Jonathan Capehart good evening jonathan, its a Big Night already. It is rachel, youve covered a lot of big news. But i have to say i couldnt get ready for tonights show, listening to you breaking down how people couldnt trust the cdc but fully taking recommendations medications to take ivermectin. What is it, ivermectin . Ivermectin. It does nothing for covid, it can prevent worms in your cow. It is turning into an epidemic of misuse, that is turning out to be dangerous. It is insane. Right. And at a time when Hospital Beds are filling up with covid patients and not having enough Hospital Beds, for people who dont have covid. We are going to be talking about a lot of this on the Sunday Show on sunday. But we have to get to the Breaking News, rachel, thank you very much. Thank you. And tonight we begin with Breaking News. The u. S. Military has condu
Over the Capital City of kabul. The taliban has now seized the majority of the country as u. S. Troops rush to evacuate the embassy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on meet the press this morning and said this to Chuck Todd about the withdrawal. We have a massive withdrawal under under way to bring afghans at risk out of the country if thats what they desire. Ultimately, it is up to the afghans themselves to decide The Way forward. Richard engle in Kabul Today showed this photo with us of a Visa Processing Office in chaos as afghanis scramble to fill out forms as a fear to stay in the country sets in. We learned this morning the u. S. Will send an additional 1,000 to help with the Security Situation. Thats in addition to the 5,000 President Biden promised saturday. Meanwhile, the haiti, the Death Toll from the 7. 2 Magnitude Earthquake that rocked the Region Yesterday is now 724. Nearly 3,000 people are reported as injured with the number expected to climb as Rescue Missions are