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and donald trump is holding a rally in northern alabama where a covid-emergency declaration is in effect. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. we begin with the rapidly shifting situation in afghanistan. two defense officials tell nbc news that the u.s. is tracking specific threats from isis. the threats target americans and others who are trying to reach the kabul airport. that is forcing the military to work on alternate ways into the airport. one aspect of this threat comes from an isis off-chute known as isis k. one white house official described the threat from isis k in afghanistan as, quote, not insignificant. president biden remains in washington today. he met with his national security team this morning. also, this morning, the u.s. embassy in kabul issued a new security alert urging americans not to come to the airport unless instructed to do so. the alert warned of potential security threats outside the ....
because president biden met with his national security team today. they discussed the security situation there and counterterrorism operations. pennsylvania congresswoman susan wild will join us to consider what happens now. plus, covid remains a critical situation in alabama. and also, in florida. today, that state passed 3 million confirmed cases. florida s governor is giving some school districts 48 hours to drop their mask mandates or face losing some funding. and donald trump is holding a rally in northern alabama where a covid-emergency declaration is in effect. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. we begin with the rapidly shifting situation in afghanistan. two defense officials tell nbc news that the u.s. is tracking specific threats from isis. the threats target americans and others who are trying to reach the kabul airport. that is forcing the military to work on alternate ways into the airport. o ....
representatives tell nbc news they have been told that charges could be filed against the company as soon as tomorrow. however, it s not yet clear if any individuals such as chief executive officer alan weisselberg will be charged. now, this news comes as the former president, former president donald trump, is about to make a speech at the u.s.-mexico border in which he s expected to attack the biden administration over its immigration policies. also at this hour, the house is debating a resolution to form a select committee to investigate the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol. is 175 days after rioters stormed the building to try and stop congress from certifying joe biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. and we continue to follow developments from florida where the death toll from that partial collapse of a high rise condo building near miami has tragically risen to 16. rescuers continue to search for nearly 150 people still unaccounted for. but we ....
62% of voters make it illegal to prevent someone from registering to vote. police reform. more than 2/3 of americans say our criminal justice system needs either a complete overhaul or major changes. there s also gun reform, not ending gun reform but just making it so that our kids don t have to do active shooter drills and we can go to a walmart in texas or on the new york subway without having to duck and cover without worrying about a mass shooter with an ar-15. gun laws should be more strict, 53% support. majority of women and men support a woman having the right to choose about pregnancy. there s also all that stuff that was in the build back better bill, things like americans like, like expanding medicare coverage, universal pre-k and making prescription drugs affordable, extending the child tax credit, fighting climate change by investing in clean energy, getting away from fossil fuels. despite what republicans try to tell you, the vast majority of americans supp ....
tonight with the context, nathalie tocci director of italy s institute of international affairs & the republican strategist doug h. hello, the guiding principle of borisjohnson s long political career a principle it seems he shared with donald trump was never to apologise, never explain . but in recent weeks the prime minister has been forced into all manner of explanations, and a series of scripted apologies to the house for breaching the very covid regulations he had set for the rest of us. today mrjohnson was at it again, a first opportunity since the easter recess, to address the commons, and apologise unreservedly for penalty notice he was handed last week by the metropolitan police. a fine he has since paid. but the outstanding question remains, whether mrjohnson intentionally misled the house, when he advised them there had been no parties in number ten, and whether this latest apology settles the score, with his restive backbenchers. let me also say, not by w ....