it has been more than a year and a half into a pandemic that has killed over 4.5 million people and returned all of our lives upside down. the world scientists are still hunting for answers. this startsed in wuhan at th market. the first hypothesis is it came from a bat. with 75% of all emerging diseases caused by a jump from animals into humans, there were warning signs. every few years there is a new spillover event with a new disease that humans have no i m t immunity to. it s a probability this originated from animals as well but the possibility also remains that the virus leaked from a lab. the wuhan novel respiratory coronavirus lab. the disease is the same name as the lab. it s a laboratory at the heart of the city where the outbreak occurred that s undertaking some risky work. laboratory accidents happen much more often than we know. the biological window to learn what happened thanks window might be closing., happe window might be closing. twindo
and moment of truth as a divide in the party throws the president s agenda into question. we ought not talk about these numbers. let s talk about what needs to be done. but can democratic governors get it done. i will speak with jim clyburn ahead. as president biden tries to refocus on his legislative agenda, pushing through a massive $3.5 trillion spending bill that could define his presidency . only furthering confusion, for so many americans, as the pandemic hits another horrifying milestone this week, one in 500 americans have died from the virus, more than 673,000 people represented here on the national mall with flags for each death. this debate over boosters comes as the biden administration is on its heels, with a number of of crises of its own doing, facing a devastating acknowledgment from the pentagon friday that a drone strike in afghanistan killed ten civilians, a surge of migrants at the southern border leaving thousands of people, mostly from haiti, huddl
kabul airport. afghan families desperate to escape the taliban s fanatical rule. they ll run behind you with the ak 47. and boom, boom, boom. our country is right now is finished. no more afghanistan. after 20 years of fighting. the united states military has begun strikes. the taliban will pay a price. and tens of thousands of of a began and american lives lost. we try not to think about it, because when you think about it, then i get like this. the united states became the latest super power to suffer defeat in afghanistan. we have defeated britishers, and now americans. and a generation of afghans who grew up knowing freedom saw their dreams denied. the taliban reimposed strict islamic law. i came here on this last trip less than two weeks ago, and afghanistan was a republic, backed by the united states. now it s an islamic emirate, run by the taliban. it did not have to be this way. the united states war in afghanistan started a lot earlier th
pr stunt? let s get started. all right our top story tonight voting rights. with republicans doubling down on their attempt to restrict the right to vote. senate democrats introduced new federal voting rights legislation this week. but its chances of passage remain dim. as roadblocks continue to play the upper chamber. that s inside democratic senator amy klobuchar, from highlighting the importance of the legislation this morning, in an apparent strike here on msnbc, watch. our job is senators right now, yes we have a lot to. do economically. but it is the oath we take. to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. we need federal voting rights to do that. all right so klobuchar is one of the sponsors for the freedom to vote act. let s take a look at what s in this new bill. automatic voted registration, an online registration, making election day a holiday, uniform early voting, and perhaps most importantly, a provision that will prevent state election sub
on. and it has been a methodical search, but things seemed to heat up overnight we heard news there was a travel blogger who had sent in a tip that they may have spotted the van that gabby petito and her boyfriend brian laundrie were in around the same time she was here in this county. but, the heartbreaking news is what we ve been so hopeful there would be different news, we spent the day with the stepfather of gabby, holding out hope. a short while ago we heard from charles jones with fbi, making the announcement, not the initial announcement official announcement of an idea but saying this. i would like to extend sincere, heartfelt condolences to gabby s family, our thoughts and prayers are with them, we ask you all respect the privacy as they mourn the loves their daughter. full forensic identification has not been completed. reporter: we ve been told here by the coroner it will take in time. we know once the coroner was called by dispatch. the search dogs which have