675,000 estimated to have been lost in the 1918 flu pandemic. This is now the deadliest Disease And Mass Death Event in u. S. History. Today there was hope of shielding young children from the virus, that is parents who are willing to give them the vaccine. Pfizer says its vaccine is safe for children 5 to 11. And there has been heat on the Travel Ban over foreign visitors. The White House will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to fly into our country in november. And as mentioned, biden will make his debut at the general assembly tomorrow. This is at a time after the afghanistan withdrawal and when france is angry at us. We are committed to those alliances, the threat of leveling the economic playing field. Those are all issues we will continue to work with our partners on. The president s ambitious push to rebuild the Infrastructure And Safety net is running into the realities of the House And Senate, back in session for the first time since july. Looking to make the president
Expand the social safety net, and trying to avoid a government shutdown, in the midst of a not under control pandemic, hes dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane. He traveled to New Jersey and New York to see the devastation and meet with families who have survived the storms aftermath. Just four days ago, lets not forget, he spent time in louisiana, which took a direct hit from ida, which then went on to kill almost 30 people in the state of New Jersey alone. This afternoon, he linked the storm to the climate, while pitching his proposals to protect our country from future disasters. The evidence is clear. Climate change poses an existential threat. Experts tell us, this is code red. The nation and the world are in peril. My build back better plan, cutting emissions, making us more resilient. The president suggested he may travel out west to see the wildfires as well. And he sent an urgent request for 14 billion. Meanwhile, the coronavirus maintaining its Death Grip on our country.
Ended with the insurrection of the capitol on January 6th. And the coauthors join us now, investigative reporter from the Washington Post, Carol Lenning, and senior Washington Correspondent for the Washington Post and political analyst for msnbc and nbc news, Phillip Rucker joins us. And you both actually travelled, at Donald Trumps invitation, to maralago to speak with the former president. Amid the many questions you asked concerned the events at the capitol on January 6th and you write in part this, i would venture to say i think it was the largest crowd i had ever spoken to before, trump said. It was a loving crowd, too, by the way. There was a lot of love. In all fairness, the Capitol Police were ushering people in, trump said. The Capitol Police were very friendly. They were hugging and kissing. You dont see that. Theres plenty of tape on that. Okay. I dont know where to begin but why dont we back up and carol, if you could fill us in on why you think he invited you to maralago a
Authorization. Modernas up next. Then j j. This afternoon, President Biden had a blunt message for the unvaccinated. If youre one of the millions of americans who said that they will not get the shot until it has full and final approval of the fda, it has now happened. The moment youve been waiting for is here. Its time for you to go get your vaccination and get it today. If youre a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader who has been waiting for full Fda Approval to require vaccinations, i call on you now to do that. Require it. Medical experts are also weighing in, as you might imagine, saying this is a critical vote of confidence that points to the vaccines safety. The full Approval Process means that this vaccine now has checked every box and dotted every i and crossed every t that every other fully approved vaccine has done. The fda is the Gold Standard in the world in terms of a regulatory body. Theres no other national regulatory authority that matches the f
Security adviser Jake Sullivan suggested american officials were trying to get the taliban to cooperate with the evacuation. We have been working engaging, coordinating with taliban elements on the ground to ensure safe passage. We will continue to work that Issue Day by day until weve completed our mission. The pentagon said some 4,000 u. S. Troops would be at the airport In Kabul by The End of today. The State Department said over 1,000 people including u. S. Nationals were evacuated today. That tempo will pick up. Once again, our Nbc News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel is on the ground for us In Kabul. We made it to the military side of kabul airport. This is where the u. S. Is carrying out its final withdrawal from afghanistan. The american flag still flies here. This side of the airport has long been an american and nato base and it is full with extra troops brought in to protect the evacuation. This has become effectively the last u. S. Military base in afghanistan. Th