begin in mid-september. the new york times says the president pressed biden for an immediate start. why isn t that a bigger story. general austin says it s because the fda hasn t permanently approved the vaccine. i think most people are worried, that s why i m hoping that the fda will say that we permanently ayou prove of approve of these vaccines. howie: the fda s been foot dragging for months, even though it s fine for 160 million americans having gotten full doses. anthony fauci says the emergency approval just a technicality but it s deterring many people from getting the vaccines. nobody s saying biden should overrule the fda on science. but can he press the slow-moving bureaucrats that he hasn t nominated an fda commissioner to speed up what they plan to do may way. the anyway. the media should be asking these questions every day especially in a war time situation. i m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. howie: the lightning quick collapse of the afghan militar
microchips. none of that is true. even else, if you have everybody else, in if you have the chance, get the shot. please taco individual seriously, i take covid seriously. i can t say it enough. howie: on air reaction has been mixed. kudos to sean. people listen people who watch his show trust his judgment. conservative voices have influence and could change the hearts and minds of the hesitant. but let s not give them too much credit. howie: of course, we can t give them too much credit. there are a lot of people who are hesitant or outright refusing to get the life saving vaccines. that would be true if fox went off the air tomorrow. overcoming fears and doubts is a complicated problem for the biden white house and the finger pointing isn t helping one bit. i m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. howie: ahead, glenn greenwald joins us in an egregious case of media bias. president biden took note of fox s effort on behalf of vaccinations after a bit of a swi
underscores their unfairness. if there was any case for such action after the capitol riots when trump was said to be encouraging violent extremism, it vanished during his six months out of office. legally it will be hard for trump to prove that private companies can t set their own rules but politically it s indefenseable and the most appalling part is most of the mainstream media, the supposed champions of free speech are fine with the digital cancellation of trump because he s trump. they keep talking about donald trump all the time including on social media but are pleased that his mega phone continues to be confiscated. i m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. howie: the 4th of july of a time for patriotism but in our media culture it s a time for high decibel arguments over patriotism especially over the founding fathers and declaration of independence which included no rights for enslaved black people but after the civil war should that mar america s image today. lis
women it was crushing it was a betrayal. on this program six years ago i spoke to barbara bowman, within of his accusers. i told my agent and she did nothing about it. no one believed me at all. eventually i went to an attorney. he laughed me out of his office. howie: that is how things were before the me too movement. i m not challenging the pennsylvania supreme court ruling that binever never should have been charged. the previous prosecutor gave him immunity. in the court of public opinion everyone knows bill cosby is guilty. that the his lawyer said the charges are racial and this is justice for america, that is despicable. i m howard kurtz. this is media buzz. i had a conversation with ari fleischer about the media and the president and former president. after weeks of leaks the manhattan d.a. obtained indictments against the trump organization and chief financial officer allen weisselberg who is alleged to invade taxes on $1.7 million of benefits paid by the company
a long recovery. what do we know? good morning. good morning, bill and dana, we re almost exactly 23 hours on from that horrific accident. it seems a good time to emphasize the good news we got in the overnight hours. a statement via tiger woods twitter account referring to woods. the statement said quote, he is currently awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room. thank you to the wonderful doctors and hospital staff at harbor ucla medical center, los angeles county sheriff s department and fire department. and thanks indeed to all of those when you look at the video from the scene of the accident, it clearly could have been so much worse. woods is lucky to be alive according to the l.a. sheriffs deputy first on the scene. woods was extricated from the vehicle with those serious leg injuries mainly to his right leg. the chief medical officer here at harbor ucla give some detail on the surgery to that leg saying fractures affecting both the upper and lower portio