Concerned about their own people. The state department says you should go to the united nations if you have concerns. No word from the state department on exactly how many americans are still in afghanistan. Last week we told you private groups blamed the department for blocking six planes from u. S. Citizens from leaving an airport in northern afghanistan. For all we know they may still be stuck there. Bill: lawmakers to demand answers on that today. Whether they get any we don t know. The first of two days of hearings. The secretary of state is the main player. Many blame the entire mess on the biden administration. I think our greatest national security threat at least in the short term is joe biden and our national security apparatus. Why did this go so bad? how did he get it so wrong? why didn t he listen to the intelligence community warnings since april and may of this last year? this rosie dream they were going to somehow negotiate a lastminute deal with the taliban was absolut
expect to cause those. understood but if you were in the midst of a struggle with police officers and the police officers brought mr. floyd to the ground, the moment of impact with the ground could have resulted in some of those abrasions. objection, your honor, beyond the scope and calling for speculation. overruled. would you mind repeating the question? sure. the abrasion, some abrasions we looked at, it would be consistent with mr. floyd being taken out of a police car and putt on to the ground. same objection, beyond the scope of the yupgs. overruled. yes. depending on how he made contact with the ground. if the direction of motion is correct and enough abrasive force, yes. that contact could explain those abrasions. okay. would awe gree with the general proposition that the prone position is not inherently dangerous? as far as i know based on my understanding of the medical literature that is true. now, in terms of your autopsy reports, there is no
and protected us. and i feel an obligation to the country to pay back. and this is the highest best use of my own set of skills to pay back. . for loved ones left behind, i know all too well. i know what it s like to not be there when it happens. i know what it s like when you are there holding their hands. as they look in your eye and they slip away. that black hole in your chest, you feel like you re being sucked into it. but survivors remorse, the anger, the questions of faith in your soul. powerful moments yesterday from the likely next attorney general first there and then the president, who tapped him for the judge. judge merrick garland reflecting on his own family s history and the promise of america. president biden led the country in a moment of silence for the half million americans lost to coronavirus. good morning. welcome to morning joe . it is tuesday, february 23rd. with us washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay and pulitzer prize winning
the front door of the white house. yes the insurrection failed, but has democracy prevailed? the american democratic attack seems to continue to be attacked and stress testing. it is decided what is in the corridors of power. they voted to acquit a braisingly the senators respected 77 million votes fewer from the 57 senators. just last week the parliamentarian overruled the president. the senate majority leader, and the senate budget chair, and decided that the covid bill cannot include a $15 minimum wage because of the rules of reconciliation. the only reason that democrats even went down this odd path is because of a filibuster. they were explicitly elected to enact. is this what democracy looks like to you? as for the house of representatives, as the new york times reports this weekend there are signs for an aggressive drive to further gerrymander districts. they could you redistricting alone to flip half of the seats needed to get control of the chamber without having
team. others are, in fact, partnering with him. if they can believe it, senators cruz, graham and lee, who promised, pledged to be impartial jurors actually met with trump s lawyers late last night to discuss strategy. we ll have more on that in a little bit. this morning, president biden spoke to reporters about the trial. here s what he said. i m just anxious to see what my republican friends do, if they stand up. will the republicans stand up, he asks? president biden is really laser focused on fighting this pandemic, and there is big and good news to share with you this morning. president biden now says the u.s. will have enough covid-19 vaccine for 300 million americans by the end of july. that is huge. we ll get into it all in a moment. let s begin with the impeachment trial. lauren fox is on capitol hill. good morning. it s really interesting because if the defense doesn t take up the whole day today, then what happens? well, essentially they want to keep thing