Final respect to officer ella french. I have two children. They are my heart. Today i am here it to pass my heart. It the texas state house is back in business now that enough democrats have returned back to the state. G. O. P. Backed election reform bill. Steve: good morning, it is 6:00 a. M. On the east coast of the united states of america. It s 2:30 in the afternoon in kabul, afghanistan. As you can see right there, a fox news alert, antitaliban protests spreading across that country with hundreds gathering in the capital city of kabul headquarter their country s independence day. Demonstration quickly ended when taliban militants opened fire on that crowd. Meanwhile, taliban fighters are reportedly going house to house, hanging people who have worked with the united states. Will: terrible. Thousands are still trying to escape. President biden is expected to address the united states today as his administration admits they don t know how many americans need to be evacuated. Griff j
I will ask general david petraeus, who once commanded u. S. And allied troops in afghanistan. Also, thousands of cubans take to the streets, marking the most significant unrest there in decades. Cries for freedom rang out as did demands for regime change. Is that likely to happen after 60 years of castros and communism? i ll ask an expert. Then, surely you ve heard of president harry truman, but what about eddie jacobson? everybody knows of richard nixon, of course, but do they know of bebe rebozo. These unsung characters were the closest confidants of the man in the oval office. I ll talk to author gary ginsberg about his terrific new book, first friends. But first, here s my take. We re now a year and a half into the pandemic, which is enough time to start looking back and drawing real lessons, especially when comparing it to the last great jolt to the international system, the global financial crisis. Did we learn any lessons from 2008? have we handled this one any better? at first
Troops out too fast? i will not send another generation of americans to war in afghanistan. I will ask general david petraeus, who once commanded u. S. And allied troops in afghanistan. Also thousands of cubans take to the streets, marking the most significant unrest there in decades. Cries for freedom rang out as did demands for regime change. Is that likely to happen after 60 years of ascastros and communism? i ll ask an expert. Then, surely you ve heard of president harry truman, but what about eddie jacobson? everybody knows of richard nixon, of course, but do they know of b. B. Ribosa. These unsung characters were the closest confidants of the man in the oval office. I ll talk to gary ginsburg about his terrific new book, first friends. But first, here s my take. We re now a year and a half into the pandemic, which is enough time to start looking back and drawing real lessons, especially when comparing it to the last great jolt to the international system, the global financial cri
It s been a godsend to be able to talk to people, you know, without going out of my house. Hello and welcome. The european union has cut europe s air links with belarus, over the arrest of opposition activist roman protasevich, who was seized when his plane was forced to land in minsk. The us presidentjoe biden has accused belarus of a shameful assault on dissent and freedom of the press. Mr protasevich has appeared in a video, apparently confessing to organising mass protests against president lukashenko. He says he s being treated well and is co operating with investigators but his forehead looks bruised and his colleagues say he s been beaten. Our europe correspondent jean mckenzie has the latest. Armed police greet the arrivals on board the plane belarus is accused of hijacking, all to capture this young man roman protasevich. A journalist and political refugee, he fled belarus two years ago, only to be forced back home under the most extraordinary circumstances by a regime,