glad to be here i m griff jenkins and this is america s newsroom. cheney is one of 10 house republicans who voted to impeach the former president and she conceded early last night and gave a concession speech comparing herself to abraham lincoln. rich edson kicks things off with us from the teton village in wyoming. good morning, griff. also in that speech she compares the times and divisions of the united states today to the divisions of the civil war back in the 1860s. congresswoman liz cheney will launch an effort to oppose any donald trump run for president. that s according to a spokesperson telling fox news that information this morning. that effort likely be ultimately be from outside the united states congress. she lost her primary last night. polls were barely closed an hour last evening and cheney called harriman to concede. cheney says two years ago she won her primary with 73% of the vote. that path was clear for reelection if she went along with the stolen 20
the unforgettable scenes of desperate afghans clinging to a c-17 at the airport in kabul trying to escape the clutches of the taliban happened a year ago today. defining image of a strategic and humanitarian disaster marking the turning point of a presidency back here at home. one that we still consider today. as we say good morning. good to have you with us. i m bill hemmer and hello at home and hello to you. a i m dana perino this is america s newsroom. it has been a year but i feel like i can remember every moment of this whole two weeks that we watched it. maybe six weeks we watched the world change. heartbreaking images that stunned americans. thousands of afghans crowded the airport and ran after planes taxiing on the runway. president biden faced backlash and also from our allies for the botched u.s. withdrawal but he refused to budge. president biden: i am president of the united states of america. and the buck stops with me. i m deeply saddened by the facts we no
A look at the days news and headlines. At low containment. Bill its a big job. Probably something we deal with all week. Thank you live in redding, california. Sandra President Trump raising the stakes in the battle over the border wall threatening to shut down the government if he doesnt get the funding he has been demanding. The President Firing off this warning a short time ago tweeting quote, i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security. Which includes the wall. Must get rid of lottery, Catch And Release, etc. And go to system of immigration based on merit. We need great people coming into our country. Doug mcelway live at the white house this morning. Doug, an interesting tactic to see a republican president embracing the prospects of a Government Shutdown. It sure is. History has shown that whenever there has been a Government Shutdown in the past it is the Republican Party that takes the blame for it and in the aftermat
this primary ticket on tuesday that can deliver the results for alaska like lisa murcowski. you are confident will you remain senator? i am. i believe the people of alaska will return me to the united states senate. her strongest opponent on the republican side is a candidate endorsed by president trump clinging onto the former president s coattails and trying to tysen tore murcowski to president joe biden. listen here. she consistently votes along with the d.c. insider. whatever makes her popular with the friends she has had for 21 years on capitol hill. her friend joe biden. she votes with him 70% of the time or more. that s not in the best interest of alaska and we know it. bill: there is a open house
dana: at least six people injured in a memphis shoot-out last night. bullet holes flying outside a local emergency room. according to local reports, four people are in critical condition including one minor. three other victims were questioned in connection with a stolen vehicle. police are investigating the attack. bill: in the meantime it s primary night. tuesday in the summertime and we re going way out west. we ll start in alaska. lisa murcowski is trying to hold her seat in the senate being challenged by 18 other contenders. the one contender that seems to have the inside edge is one endorsed by president trump. one reason she got the endorsement, murcowski is the only one up for reelection in the cycle who voted to convict donald trump as a u.s. senator. seven on the board here but four of them are not running