Supported we will do that. Well look at the sourcing inside the department, as to what is most appropriate. Local officials in washington d. C. Are also on high alert for this coming weekend. All City Police officers will be on duty, all leaves canceled. Assistance had been requested from Police Officers in surrounding areas. There is an nbc News Report Tonight that only 700 people are expected to attend the Rally But Nobody knows, really. The Insurrection Enthusiasts have been whipped up into thinking that the one six riders who have been rounded up in, joe are somehow Freedom Fighters now. The rallies organizers is a former trump campaign operative, and pressure of the big lie, who says, this will not be a repeat of january six. Weve got a large people of crowd. Nobody is going to be bringing a weapon, that is going to be a part of our crab, we can assure the police. That about a mile or so from the capital, the President Today focused on convincing some skeptical democrats to back h
Country. Joining me now, Ali Arouzi Nbc correspondent. Ali, Thank You for being here. To start things off, could you tellrt us the reaction in teher to whats happening on their border . Reporter well, its a mixed bag, jonathan, from teheran. Traditionally iran is ideologically opposed to the taliban. They are suni, the iranians are shia and they never read off the same hymn sheet. As history has always told us, your Enemys Enemy is your friend, and they are an enemy of the united states and iran is welcoming a large swath of u. S. Troops disappearing from their border. And weve also seen extraordinary scenes, jonathan, of Afghan Military Personnel Pouring Acrossta the Border Int Iran in advance vehicles with advanced equipment. No doubt provided to them by the united states which the iranian Defense Ministry will be very happy to get their hands on. Thats the military side of it. The humanitarian side of it is that the iranians have opened up three Border Crossings on this very porous
News Tehran Bureau chief, ali arouzi. The president ghanis statement, how is that decision playing out with the people who are still trying to get out themselves . Its a disparate situation. The Head Of State has fled the country And theres a stampede of people in afghanistan also trying to get out, probably a lot more difficult for them than it is for ashraf ghani, who was not particularly popular with the afghan people or particularly trusted by the u. S. Government. A lot of the problems there are possibly down to his incompetence of not shoring up the security in his country properly, for allowing corruption And being corrupt. What were seeing now is americas longest War Ending with the fall of kabul, the Head Of State having to flee, the airport in a desperate state right now, as you mentioned, there has been reports of gunfire at the airport, commercial flights have been canceled, which means only the Military Evacuations are going on, which is a priority there. The Head Of State
Final vote on infrastructure now likely to come saturday and the man who heard donald Trump Press Ukraines President to dig Up Dirt On on Joe Biden retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joining me this hour. But first, the coronavirus and gatherings in hot spots this weekend. Ellison barber, ahead of this Monster Jam. Ellison, first to you. This is an area that people didnt know about until there were photos that went viral last summer. You might remember them. There were a series of photos that made the rounds on the internet of packed bars with people not wearing face masks. There are people who come here because they want to get away. They want to be outside on the lake safely by themselves with their families and get some fresh air, but for other people, this area has become a place to visit that symbolizes what they see as personal freedoms. There are very few masks, no mandates here and there really never have been and there is not many people who feel pressure or lik
Later this hour as the white house kicks off important summits on the world stage, with american allies and adversaries. The vice president is in guatemala meeting with the leader as part of her assignment to tackle issues driving the influx of migrants creating a crisis at the u. S. /mexico border. We will take you to that when the vice president begins speaking. As you can see, it s going to be a very, very busy ten days for the white house. President biden is meeting with nato s secretarygeneral today. As the white house focuses on the challenges from abroad, they are facing headwinds for their agenda at home as well after joe manchin came out against his party s sweeping voting rights overhaul legislation known as hr1. He also redoubled his opposition to eliminating or reforming the filibuster. Effectively, that puts quite a few democratic priorities on life support. Voting rights, the january 6 commission, gun reform and more. Here to break this down with us, shannon pettypiece fr