[swords clashing] - had enough? - no. arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don t thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. welcome back. i m yasmin vossoughian. an extraordinary act of civil disobedience by a texas doctor facing a law that all but eliminated abortions in the state. that is why, on the morning of september 6, i provided an abortion to a woman who, though still in her first trimester, was beyond the state s new limit. what that public revelation in the papers of the washington post means for the fight over the law and for that doctor personally. that discussion coming up in a moment. also this hour, how much are progressive democrats willing do give up in the reconciliation bill to make senator manchin happy? we are 50 votes. we have to work it out as we did with the american rescue plan but i have made and my colleagues have made a major compromise going from 6 trillion
the pentagon is moving 3,000 marines to afghanistan and another 4,000 troops to evacuate the embassy and u.s. citizens in kabul. here is the urgency to leave afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options. if you cannot afford to purchase an airline ticket, contact the u.s. embassy for information regarding a loan. given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the embassies ability to assist u.s. citizens in afghanistan is extremely limited. even within kabul. there are haunting echoes of the evacuation of saigon in 1975 being voiced by supporters and detractors of the current president and harsh critique of the treatment of our friends and allies in afghanistan. david ignatius boats, for president biden who had hoped for a orderly withdrawal if fr afghanistan, the chaos carries the image he wanted to avoid. and if the saigon parallels century disturbing enough, the new yorker offered this, when i spoke on this with experts who have decades of afghan
investigating governor andrew cuomo. yes, it could lead to an arrest. and the accuser behind that criminal complaint break their silence. california s biggest single wildfire, ever. the smoke spreading so far, denver now has some of the worst air quality in the world. the ancient greek city of olympia in danger, as a massive wildfire burns closer. the terrifying evacuations overnight. president biden s infrastructure bill clears a key-senate vote. what happens, next? and final gold rush. team usa closing strong. allyson felix now the most decorated american track and field olympian, ever. golden redemption for men s basketball and the men s relay team and the marathoner who shocked the world. this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. as this latest covid surge has taken hold, there has been a painful sense of déjà vu. no more than today, the scenes all too familiar. long lines of people trying to get tested, as cases skyrocket. many are
this step, and corporate america also really stepping up here, ramping up its approach. google, facebook, netflix, lyft. so many others you see listed there among dozens of companies now requiring employees to get vaccinated. right now cases are surging among the unvaccinated, so that s the reason for this. the u.s. is averaging more than 63,000 cases per day. that s a 59% increase over last week s seven-day average. restrictions are being put back in place. masks are making a comeback. and yes, the unvaccinated are to blame. this morning the president again making that very clear. so let s begin with our chief business correspondent christine romans, because, romans, it is really the private sector in conjunction with now this federal requirement from biden that i think is really going to make or has the opportunity to make a world of difference here. you re seeing leadership from corporate america on this in a way we haven t yet. they ve been strongly encouraging vaccinat
deal with isis as it arrives. but we re not going to be in any combat mission. meantime, the white house says the number of people getting vaccinated is on the rise after weeks of slowing down. but there is concern that the increasing number of covid-19 cases has led the veterans affairs department, new york city and now california to require their employees to get vaccinated. california governor gavin newsome joins us live in a few minutes to talk about why he made that decision. and some of the democratic members of the texas legislator that are pushing congress to act on voting rights will testify before a house committee later this week. we ll check in on their progress with texas state representative jasmine crockett. but we begin this hour and kick off our coverage with abc news national political reporter, new york times national political correspondent end lisa layer. they added adam kinsinger to the committee. he joins liz cheney. can we expect more republicans t