You, as well. Here we go. Im ayman mohyeldin. All right. So tonight, we begin with that assault on american democracy. Its both a physical assault but its also a legislative one thats playing out behind the scenes. Today, around 400 protestors rallied in washington, d. C. In support of the January 6th insurrectionists who engaged in that physical assault on the capitol. Now, it was less than the 700 or so expected by the department of homeland security. But the danger is not the protest, itself. Its the attempt to rewrite history, and what actually happened on that day and every day since. Lets remember exactly what that assault was about back on January 6th. Supporters of Formerpresident Donald Trump ransacked the capitol, and they did it with one clear objective. They wanted to stop congress certifying the election of joe biden. And they actually succeeded, if only for a few hours as, of course, everyone remembers. Congress had to be rushed to safety until security could be restored.
Plus, the met gala is known for its stunning outfits, Sporting Outfits by influencers. So why is everyone freaking out about Aocs Dress . And one person that wasnt in attendance at this Years Gala was artist Nicki Minaj due to vaccine requirements. But things quickly spiralled out of control after she posted a string of tweets that included Virus And Vaccine misinformation. Were going to break down what happened, and the conversation surrounding celebrity accountability. Im Ayman Mohyeldin. Lets get started. All right. T. So the anticipated rightwing rally in washington, d. C. , clearly did not go as planned. I mean, the Number One rule in any good movie, obviously, is do not return to the scene of the crime, folks. Today, just a fewhundred demonstrators showed up to support the more than 600 people charged in connection to the January6th Insurrection and those in attendance appeared to be outnumbered by the media and a heavy police presence. Now, of course, this lack of a turnout was
Ana geardadas filling in for The One And Only ali velshi. Were live in New York where members of the u. N. Are arriing in a few hours. In a little over 24 hours, President Biden is set to travel here for the first united Nations Assembly of his president. Could be a contentious few days. In addition to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, which is once again taking the lives of more than 2,000 americans per day, this years general assembly comes just weeks after the calamitous u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan. And days after the biden administration admitted, calling It A, quote, mistake, that a recent Drone Strike in afghanistan intended for isisk members killed zero terrorists, but instead, ten innocent civilians, including seven children. Things also remain contentious on capitol hill. If you want to get a sense of whats at stake in the days and weeks ahead, the New York times sums it up pretty well with this headline this morning. Quote, bidens entire president ial agenda rests on expans
Stirring F Ring fears of violen Capitol Hill. As the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for the strike and this tragic outcome. Just a tragedy. The u. S. Military admitting it killed 10 civilians in a Drone Strike in kabul last month including seven children. How this deadly mistake happened and the questions it raises about socalled over the horizon strikes. Were really proud to share this experience with everyone. We know how fortunate we are to be up here. The all civilian crew. Spacexs latest Mission Set to splashdown today and what we know about the crew and whats happening today. Good Morning And Welcome to your new day. Its saturday, september 18th. Great To Be With You. Great To Be With You as well, christi. Always so good to see you, boris. Happy weekend, everyone. The fda advisers voted yesterday to recommend Emergency Use Authorization of Covid19 Booster doses of Pfizers Vaccine six months after full vaccination. This is for specifically people 65 and older and for
Done a bunch of terrible things that never turn out to be true upon closer inspection. Theyre obviously telling lies, but the problem is people believe those lies. Their base of voters believes the lies, and weve seen what happens when people believe scary, awful lies come ing from republicans. A Trump Mob stormed the capitol to stop the democratic process because the mob believed the republican president and his enablers in congress when they said the election was stolen. And people are still dying every single day from a virus that we have a safe and effective vaccine for because of more conservative lies, and tomorrow right wing extremists have planned yet another rally in front of the capitol. This one to show support for the more than 600 insurrectionists who have been arrested for attacking the government on January The 6th. Capitol Police Chief Tom manger said this about preparations for the event. There have been some threats of violence associated with the events for tomorrow.