I dont think it couldve been handled in a way that were going to go back in hindsight and look, but the idea that somehow there is a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, i dont know how that happens. I dont know how that happened. So for you that was always priced into the decision . Yes. Always priced into the decision. Cnns Kylie Atwood is at the State Department. Were going to start with cnns chief white House Correspondent kaitlan collins. This doesnt exactly jive with what biden has been saying in recent weeks because he has acknowledged that they did not expect the afghan military to fall as quickly as they did. Yeah, jake. Im a little surprised by that last comment there saying that he did not believe there could be a drawdown that would happen without chaos ensuing. Because what we have heard from the president and his top national security advisers for the last several months and especially over the last several days is that they have been planning for every contingen
Tape, of course, everybody remembers the early years of Morning Joe when you and Mika At Times had to Duct Tape me to the chair. We did. On an occasion or two, everything worked out okay. It didnt interrupt you. While we were doing it, you were still going. Kept talking. We have the white House Reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire and we have Catty Kay. Something happened last night, like a haleys comet. The Red Sox won a game last night. I saw it. When Tampa Bay spotted us 19 runs going into the ninth inning it was hard not to blow it but we gave it the 617 chance. Didnt we . Blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while joe and we were able to get the win. We needed all 20 wins in the ninth we gave up more and more and more. We needed 20, they scored 7 or 8, i guess we missed the extra point. Lets be clear here, joe. These are dark times for the Boston Red sox. This is bad. The surging new York Yankees today playing in iowa, the field of Dreams Field where they will und
Legislature. Writing on the wall. Then a lot of justifications were tHrown at wall, alternating apologies and denials. There is a difference between alleged improper conduct and concluding Sexual Harassment. The Attorney General did a report on complaints made against me by certain women for my conduct. Report said i sexually harassed 11 women. Thats the headline people heard and saw and reacted to. Reaction was outrage, it should have been. However, it was also false. Now, dont get me wrong, this is not to say that there are not 11 women who i truly offended. There are. And for that, i deeply, deeply apologize. I thought a hug, putting my arm around a Staff Person while taking a person was friendly. But she found it to be too forward. I kissed a woman on the cheek at a wedding, thought i was being nice, but she felt it was too aggressive. I have slipped and called people honey, sweetheart and darling. I meant it to be endearing, but women found it dated and offensive. My sense of humo
This is can the don lemon tonight. Thank you for joining us. Weve got News Tonight on multiple big stories. Beginning with Andrew Cuomo. New yorks embattled governor and his seismic announcement that he is resigning his office effective in 14 days. His decision coming just one week after a report by the State Attorney General that found he sexually harassed 11 women. And by stepping down the governor avoiding almost certain impeachment by the new York State legislature. The Wri Go were, as they say, w on the wall. And then a lot of justifications were tHrown at that wall, alternating with apologies and denials. There is a difference between alleged improper conduct and concluding Sexual Harassment. The Attorney General did a report on complaints made against me by certain women for my conduct. The report said i sexually harassed 11 women. That was the headline people heard and saw and reacted to. The reaction was outrage. It should have been. However, it was also false. Now, dont get m
44 over two weeks. These improving signs come but not soon enough for everyone. Consider that last year, around this time, there were about 57,000 new covid cases per day. So thats one way to count it. That is a clear number. And that was obviously a lot. You know, we lived through this together. 2020 was a year that became synonymous with tough times. So how are we doing now . Tonight . Are we approaching that same rate i just showed you . Are we a bit higher . A lot . Well, the news is no good there. The daily Case Rate is now almost double. Thats about 100,000 cases, spurred by this contagious Delta Variant. The other big difference is, this year, right now, we basically have a cure. If only more people would take it. So people in positions of power are now, as has become so clear what the holdup is for some, theyre taking more dramatic action. New jerseys democratic governor became the first in the nation to mandate all children returning to school this fall wear a mask regardless