good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington, with our special coverage of a day that transformed our nation. the first time in two centuries the continental united states had come under attack from a foreign enemy. just like today, it s a clear, sunlit day, the skies were bright blue until the first plane hit the north tower destroying the lives of thousands and their surviving families. my brother kevin came into the lobby and he reported in to me, and he didn t say a word. we looked at each other wondering if each of us was going to be okay, and then i told him to go up to evacuate and to rescue people, and when he turned around and grabbed his unit, engine 33, that was the last time i saw my brother and engine 33. have you ever, i don t know, tried to talk to him and tell him i m proud of you, you know? i know what you did? there s always when you stop and think, are you there? dad, are you there? you know? stick with us. what does i
delivering newspapers. it is about today s youth or the country s work ethic. only now this perennial griping that gained newspaper residence. fierce debate whether america s work ethic is dying. daniel henninger asked such a question in his thursday column for the wall street journal. his inquiry on the heels of a recent report a gain of only 266,000 jobs last month and uptick in the unemployment rate to 6.1%. here is another sign of the times. wawa advertising 800 dollar signing bonus for new hires who are vaccinated. many small business owners claim they can t find employees and point to competition they face from the government s offer of enhanced unemployment benefits. which had been $600 per week. now $300 per week on top of state unemployment benz the labor department say average $318. henninger wrote, quote. several state governors agree. so far, 16 gop-led states have announced plans to cut benefits. they include alabama, arizona, arkansas, georgia, idaho, iowa, mo
streets of atlanta at a rally being held after a gunman killed eight people, most of them asian women, in a shooting spree. words matter when it s a police representative saying the suspect was, quote, having a bad day. and when the law enforcement community refuses to label it a hate crime to the confusion of the son of one of the women killed. you can t say that this isn t racially motivated. you don t kill eight people on a bad day. let alone one. and words really matter when they come from the very top. words have consequences. it s the coronavirus, full stop. scapegoating asian-americans, people with the biggest pulpits spreading this kind of hate. the president and vice president making a clear and unmistakable connection between alarming rise in asian-american violence and donald trump s repeated references to covid as the china virus and worse. one year ago, trump was given fair warning that his words matter and were putting people at risk. why do you keep
the way. they have important things to say. i just have to turn on their microphones. one of those nights i will get out of your way so you can get out of their way my friend. thank you, rachel. the supreme court of the united states today, the solicitor general of the state of mississippi kept insisting with the apparent agreement of republican appointed justices that the constitution does not include a right to abortion. but the two women lawyers in the courtroom today defending the right to abortion as specified in the supreme court s 1973 decision roe vs. wade insisted that the right to abortion is in the foundational documents of the united states of america. first, in the declaration of independence, we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and then in the very first sentence of the constitution th
the united states today, the solicitor general of the state of mississippi kept insisting with the apparent agreement of republican appointed justices, that the constitution does not include a right to abortion. but the two woman lawyers, in the courtroom today, defending the right to abortion as specified in the supreme court 1973 decision roe v. wade insisted that the right to abortion as in the foundational documents of the united states of america. first, in the declaration of independence. we hold these troops to be self evident that all men are created equal, but they are endowed by their creator with certain and alia bull writes that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and then, in the very first sentence of the constitution the founders roe, we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common, defense promote the general welfare, and secure the blessin