Lots and lots of questions as lots of celebrations as americans included in the Wall Street Journal reporting Evan Gershkovich finally come home in the largest Prisoner Swap since the earliest days of the cold war. Swap that included the release of a russian hitman. Among many other on savory characters. Welcomed by russia president Vladimir Putin himself but for now, relief for the families who mark the moment with President Biden earlier at the White House and now wait to hug their Loved Ones in person upon their arrival back in the u. S. And soon. We are all over with Jackie Heinrich at the White House on how this deal went down. Julian turner at the State Department are work continues to get other americans out and former Cia Director Leon panetta on why russia president Vladimir Putin did any of this now. Welcome everybody im Neil Cavuto lets get right to the White House on how this all came to be Peer Jackie. Reporter in the last couple hours neil the president made individual Ph
South tower, 9 37 flight 77 when it struck the pentagon, 9 59 when the South Tower fell and then at a little after 10 03 when Flight 93 crashed near shanksville, pennsylvania, the last observance with the fall of the North Tower at 10 28 a. M. Remembering what few of us can ever forget. Welcome, everybody, im Neil Cavuto and continuing the Fox Coverage of the horror of that day and what they are making of this day. Well be monitoring all developments here about you weve got you covered with some of the names that made that day such a unique one and led us through it. Weve got George Pataki here, the governor of New York when the towers went down. Where was he then at the moment . Because we certainly know what he did afterwards. Well ask him, hes here. Well also talk to Jim Gilmore, the governor of virginia when flight 77 hit the pentagon. What was on his mind and all of a sudden the concern that this was now a nationwide terror event. And Jay Johnson, could he have known that some day
Against the pandemic. Millions of School Children head back into the classroom just as the Virus Rages back. Well talk about the mixed messaging coming from the same people who should be setting an example good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe, it is monday, august 16th. Joe is traveling this morning. Big news this morning. Complete collapse. 20 years after the united states toppled the Taliban Regime in afghanistan. The group is on the verge of retaking political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of kabul On Saturday continuing a blitz that has seen Insurgence Capture more than half of afghanistans 34 provincial capitals. The group overtook Police Posts and gained control of the Bagram Airfield yesterday. Afghans pled the airport looking to escape the violence only to find flights suspended over reported Gun Fire. One person able to escape was the Countrys President who said he left to, quote, prevent a flood of bloodshed. We know the embassy In Kabul has been evacuated. The
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the junior senator from North Dakota is recognized. A senator thank you, mr. President , for the time. Mr. Cramer i wanted to come down the presiding officer were in a Quorum Call. Mr. Cramer i would ask unanimous consent the presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Cramer thank you. Sorry about that. I wanted to get down here and spend a few minutes continuing the conversation about this Infrastructure Package thats before us and that well be voting on soon or at least the next step. I think to start things off, i first of all want to express my great disappointment that we have squandered not minutes, not hours but now several days. Several days weve been negotiating evidently, quote, an amendments package. Im in my third year here and i still dont understand the way the senate could not do things as opposed to do them. And i get that every senator has these incredible powers and authorities and can obstruct what
Have been expected given the recent fourth of July Holiday . Dr. Schaffner im concerned about it for sure and somewhat distressed, but not surprised. This Delta Variant is extraordinarily contagious, so it is spreading widely. Initially this virus was affecting people who were older. Many of them have now been vaccinated, so this virus is now seeking out and honing in on people who are unvaccinated, middleaged and younger adults, adolescents and down into children also. It doesnt surprise me and cases are going up, behind them a czar rising and it is likely that deaths will rise also. Unless of course we get vaccinated. Because the vaccines we currently have, once we use them are effective against this Delta Variant. Is there any indication that because of this variant, potential future variance, a booster either with the moderna, pfizer, or Johnson Johnson Vaccine will be needed . Dr. Schaffner thats a frequently asked question and its asked by the people who have been vaccinated alre