more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, defense secretary lloyd austin finally taking questions more than one month after hiding his diagnosis and surgery for prostate cancer from public and from the president. we did not handle this right. i did not handle this right. i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. i should have also told my team and the american public. i take full responsibility. i apologize to my teammates and to the american people. the u.s. navy intercepts a ballistic missile fired from inside yemen. american f-18s eliminate houthi drones poised to launch. the biden white house chooses targets to retaliate against iran-backed attacks. president biden heads to michigan today where he is facing growing opposition from the large arab american community over his support for israel. nikki haley gets a reality check from a pollinaing her in south carolina. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. as the p
and later people standing with guns in front of their own buildings and car lots. the other thing was on a side note. the president said if you go ahead and start taking down all these statues how soon do you come after washington and jefferson? big time slave owners, yesterday they took down a jefferson statue. steve: they did here in new york. ainsley: wow. coming up next, new york city wants to give non-citizens the right to vote. double that? brian: you were really reluctant to believe this. your heart is not in it. steve: there it was a type toe. ainsley: we will talk to albanian immigrant dilute the meaning of citizenship. brian: read my tease with conviction. [laughter] brian: plus, joe biden hoping to give the gift of cheaper gas heading into the holidays by tapping the country s oil reserves. we will talk to a former keystone xl pipeline worker who says this is proof we need to drill here at home.