Amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, President Biden Yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 23rd. We will have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan, including a report from the ground in kabul in just a moment. But first, what could be a Big Day in the fight against covid. The fda is working to approve Pfizers Twodose Vaccine as soon as today. According to The New York Times, the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still getting through a substantial amount of Paperwork And Negotiation with the company. People familiar with the matter told me that some components of the review could possibly push the Approval Date beyond today. The times said a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment. It could be very exciting news, mika p. We talked to people that are close to us that said theyre not going to take the vaccine
lyon. he and the paris mayor got reelected. we have more on what kind of effect this green wave could have on french president emmanuel macron. municipal elections are often a chance for voters to voice their discontent with presidents. although turnout was historically low at about 40%, those who did cast ballots on sunday sent a clear message to emmanuel macron. his centrist party was badly defeated while the greens won major battles across the country. macron, bright spot foror he was elected in the northern port. the prime minister, who could leave office, also talked about the environment. [speaking french] reporter: the french president has sometimes failed to take environmental l policies that coululd displease i investors ad .ther segments of society all that could change monday when he meets with the citizens convention which he set up, a group of people selected randomly to suggest environmental policies. a green shift may help macron we gain support among leftist
antifa a domestic terrorist organization. several cities and brazil denouncing jay or bolsonaro s overing of the pandemic as half a million people in the country have been infected. thank you for joining us. six days after george floyd died in police cusustody, protests he broken out a across the united states. people are on the street demanding justice and change. demomonstrators in numerous instances have been met with a heavy-handed response from the police. curfews have been imposed across several cities. like minneapolis, where on sunday a truck drove into a crowd of protesters before the driver was dragged out, beaten, and then arrested by police. earlier on sunday, france 24 met with residents of minneapolis who were coming together to clean up after a night ofof protests. after another night of violence, residents woke up to scenes of devastation, making their neighborhood unrecognizable. i have been here many times. yeah. it is very sad. yeah. it is devastating
we begin in the u.s. where americans are being told to brace for an agonizing week as the surgeon general comparing the coming days to that of pearl harbor. many parts of the u.s. expected to reach a peak in cases of covid-19 in the next seven days. says, donald trump does not seem to be on the same page as his advisers on the outlook of the virus. with the death toll in the u.s. reaching nearly 10,000, u.s. president donald trump message of optimism. pres. trump: we see light at the end of the tunnel. things are happening. we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. and hopefully in the not-too-distant future we will be very proud of the job we all did. his own advisors don t appear to share that optimism, including thee top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci. dr.. f fauci. i would not say we have it under control. we are struggling to get it under control. u.s. surgeon general jerome adams took it further with a dire wararning for t the count. > th
the sunny easter sunday weekend. thank you for joining us here on france 24. first, the top infectious diseases expert inin the united states, his warning that new cases of the coronavirus are almost c certain to arrive. dr. anthony fauci suggesting they may return to normal life as long as they can isolate infected people. the united states has the highest death toll in the world in the state of new york has been hardest hit. i will go inside to take a look. reporter: eric, a young er doctor, inside a hospital. they will boost the resources for emergency treatment. like most of new york ses hospitals, they are already full. governor andrew cuomo is firinig up m measures designed to stop e spread of the coronavirus, in particular requiring people to wear facemasks. cuomo: which direct employers to provide essential workers with a cloth or surgical face mask. willcutive order, we expand the number of people eligible to do the antibody test. reportrter: new york mayor bille b