biden has asked for contingency plans in case he decides that american troops need to stay in afghanistan past august 31st. and we should note a few days ago biden says he was committed to troops staying until every american who wants to be out is out. but we should also note the taliban has insisted that they will not agree to any extension. the taliban also complicating evacuation efforts today by refusing to allow afghan civilians to leave the country. a taliban spokesman saying the roads out the airport remain open for foreigners, but, quote, the afghans leaving, we are not going to allow that and we are not even happy about it. cnn s phil mattingly is live for us at the white house. phil, walk us through president biden s reasoning for making this decision to stick with this august 31st withdrawal deadline. reporter: the way the president communicated to g7 allies in a closed-door virtual briefing this morning was that they believed and he believes that the u.s. is cur
himself. as a man out of step with the times, not a serial harasser as the attorney general s report alleges. i ve never crossed the line with anyone. but i didn t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural shifts that i just didn t fully appreciate. and i should have. no excuses. well, his accusers said the governor certainly did cross a line, often. that sailed, the governor did also offer excuses, suggesting the investigation as well as new york s justice system was unfair and biased against him. he called the controversy politically motivated. he also had this to say to his three adult daughters. i ve seen the look in their eyes and the expression on their faces. and it hurt. your dad made mistakes, and he apologized. and he learned from it. and that s what life is all about. lindsey boylan, the governor s first accuser, made a statement on twitter. it reads, from the beginning i simply asked that the governor sto
himself. as a man out of step with the times, not a serial harasser as the attorney general s report alleges. i ve never crossed the line with anyone. but i didn t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural shifts that i just didn t fully appreciate. and i should have. no excuses. well, his accusers said the governor certainly did cross a line, often. that said, the governor did also offer excuses, suggesting the investigation as well as new york s justice system was unfair and biased against him. he called the controversy politically motivated. he also had this to say to his three adult daughters. i ve seen the look in their eyes and the expression on their faces. and it hurt. your dad made mistakes, and he apologized. and he learned from it. and that s what life is all about. lindsey boylan, the governor s first accuser, made a statement on twitter. it reads, from the beginning i simply asked that the governor stop
so far it s been good when it comes to our children. and over possible vaccine mandates for teachers. my guests this morning, dr. anthony fauci and the head of the country s most powerful teachers union, randi weingarten. also, andrew cuomo facing impeachment. governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and by making inappropriate comments. the new york governor denies the allegations, but his fellow democrats say it s time for him to go. are you now calling on him to resign? yes. joining more for inside analysis, amy walter, editor and chief and publisher of the cook political report, jake sherman, co-founder of the punch bowel news website, former maryland congresswoman donna edwards, and former white house political director for george bush, sara fagen. welcome to sunday, it s meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the pr
begging for vaccine when it s just too late already. as some in the right-wing media are realizing their vaccine lies may have cost lives. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with breaking news in the politics lead. a flurry of drama on capitol hill today surrounding the future of a special house committee investigating the january 6th capitol attack. and it all started when speaker nancy pelosi vetoed the republican selection of congressman jim banks of indiana and jim jordan of ohio who both objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election. that opened the door to house minority leader kevin mccarthy, pulling all of his picks for the committee. let s bring in cnn s manu raju. so, manu, republican sources are telling you this is a political gift. how so? yeah. there was little interest among house republicans to participate in this select committee. there was strong opposition of the two republican members to create thi