Against the pandemic. Millions of school children head back into the classroom just as the virus rages back. We ll talk about the mixed messaging coming from the same people who should be setting an example good morning and welcome to morning joe, it is monday, august 16th. Joe is traveling this morning. Big news this morning. Complete collapse. 20 years after the united states toppled the taliban regime in afghanistan. The group is on the verge of retaking political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of kabul on saturday continuing a blitz that has seen insurgence capture more than half of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals. The group overtook police posts and gained control of the bagram airfield yesterday. Afghans pled the airport looking to escape the violence only to find flights suspended over reported gun fire. One person able to escape was the country s president who said he left to, quote, prevent a flood of bloodshed. We know the embassy in kabul has been evacuated.
and this is america s late news, fox news at night. and breaking tonight, a crucial day in multiple courtrooms for donald trump. the former president attended proceedings in florida, where a judge is weighing when the federal documents case against him will go to trial. more on that in a moment. but first, it is now up to a judge in georgia to decide whether fani willis, the district attorney overseeing the election interference case against trump there, should be removed from the case over alleged impropriety. the senior national correspondent kevin corke is live in dc with more from the closing arguments and what, if anything, we can read from the tea leaves. anything but a tea party in georgia, good evening sdmooeven tea leaves indeed my friend. evening to you. after listening to three hours of legal arguments, judge scott mack any said he hoped to issue a ruling in the next couple of weeks. now the judge is now tasked with determining whether da fani willis and her office
not staking together. he thought he could outlast us. i don t think he s thinking that right now. reporter: while zelenskyy called the moment the most important in the history of the u.s.-ukraine relationship. translator: this is the visit in this most difficult period for ukraine when ukraine is fighting for our own liberty. today our negotiations were very fruitful. they were very important and crucial. reporter: negotiations about continued military aid. today president biden announcing an almost half billion dollar aid package including ammunition, howitzers and air defense, but big-ticket items like longer range missiles and fighter jets still up for discussion. tran tran this conversation brings us closer to victory. reporter: this surprise, unprecedented visit on the eve of a bloody anniversary. extreme secrecy shrouding biden s journey. no word but there were signs, deserted streets and heavy police presence suggesting a prominent arrival. president biden left
the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol will be in order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess pursuant the house deposition authority regulation ten, the chair announces the committee s approval to release the deposition material presented during today s hearing. good afternoon and may god bless the united states of america. four months ago, this committee started to present our findings to you, the american people. from the beginning, we understood that some people watching those proceedings would wrongly assume that the committee s investigation was a partisan exercise. that s why i asked those who are skeptical of our work to simply listen. to listen to the evidence, to hear the testimony with an open mind. and to let the facts speak for themselves before reaching a judgment. over the course of these hearings, the evidence has proven that there were a multi part plan led by former p
Catholic community mourning the loss of david o connell. the bishop who spent 45 years working in los angeles was shot and killed in his home saturday afternoon. such a beautiful human being. hard to believe anyone would consider hurting him. reporter: deputies responded to an emergency call and found o connell had been shot. a man has been arrested in connection to the case, but authorities have not released any details about the suspect in the crime that has shocked the community. it s just heartbreaking to see what happened to him. i m broken hearted. i ve been crying for the last few days knowing he s no longer here to share all of his inspiration and prayers an everything with us. reporter: archbishop jose gomez describing o connell as a man of deep prayer. o connell is also remembered for his love for the poor and the immigrant community and his humor. okay. they told me i haven t changed a