Because President Biden met with his national Security Team today. They discussed the Security Situation there and counterterrorism operations. Pennsylvania Congresswoman Susan wild will join us to consider what happens now. Plus, covid remains a critical situation in alabama. And also, in florida. Today, that state passed 3 Million confirmed cases. Floridas governor is giving some School Districts 48 hours to drop their Mask Mandates or face losing some funding. And Donald Trump is holding a rally in Northern Alabama where a Covidemergency Declaration is in effect. From nbc News World Headquarters in New York, im joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. We begin with the rapidly shifting situation in afghanistan. Two Defense Officials tell Nbc News that the u. S. Is tracking specific threats from isis. The Threats Target americans and others who are trying to reach the kabul airport. That is forcing the military to work on alternate ways into the airport. One aspect of this threat comes f
Luther king, jr. , iii and why they are holding their nationwide event next weekend can change the course of Voting Suppression across the country. Thousands of under a Storm Tonight as henri barrels up the coast, expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. We are keeping a close eye on its path. This is American Voices. We begin this hour with breaking news, florida hits a major milestone in its uphill battle against covid. New Cdc Data shows the state just passed 3 Million cases of coronavirus. You would think news like this would give the States Governor a reason to rethink his pandemic strategy. No the states republicancontrolled Board Of Education is backing governor Ron Desantis Push to punish schools with Mask Mandates. The state promises to withhold salaries of School Board members in Gainesville And Broward county if they dont reverse their Mask Mandates by The End of the weekend. Its not just democratic strongholds that define the governor. Last night, Sar Ro so that desc
Weekend. But its not just democratic strongholds defying the governor. Last Night Sarasota County approved its own Mask Mandate in schools. Its the first Florida County that Donald Trump won in 2020 to require masks in the classroom. The chair of the School Board says it is the right thing to do. I have a responsibility to provide for the Health And Safety of our children. And i also have to provide education for them. We cant educate the kids when they are home because theyre quarantined because some parent doesnt want to get a vaccine, some parent doesnt want to put a mask on their child. It is not just the war on Mask Mandates. Some republican leaders are searching for scapegoats to explain their botched pandemic response. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan patrick has growing backlash after He Unblamed Unvaccinated Black People for the States Hike in hospitalizations and deaths. But as the Associated Press reports, statistics from the Department Of Health do not back his claim. Black te
Senator in massachusetts to introduce legislation to clear johnson s name. for the record, she was convicted and sentenced to death. her punishment was, eventually, thrown out. but as one of the 8th graders notes, despite the witch trials ending, the superstition remained. quote it s not like after it ended, people didn t believe in witches, anymore. they still thought she was a witch and wouldn t exonerate her. their civics teacher says it is an effort part of a bigger lesson about acceptance. this that is all the time i have for today. i m alicia menendez. i m going to see you back here tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern for more american voices but for now, i hand to over to my colleague, joshua johnson. hello, joshua. as soon as you used the phrase witch hunt, i was like i know the story. i don t know about you but that gives me huge hope for the future. yes. those eighth graders, you can trust them with anything. they were amazing. so, very cool. thank for ending with that stor
Nearly 330 years ago in salem, massachusetts, it is exactly what was happening. mass hysteria led to 20 people being killed and hundreds of others being put on trial for supposedly practicing witchcraft. since then, dozens of those convicted have been cleared. for some reason, 22-year-old elizabeth johnson jr. was never exonerated. do not worry. a group of 8th graders are on the case. civics class at north andover middle school, quote, pain stakingly researched johnson and what they would need to do to make sure she was fully pardoned. that research led a state senator in massachusetts to introduce legislation to clear johnson s name. for the record, she was convicted and sentenced to death. her punishment was, eventually, thrown out. but as one of the 8th graders notes, despite the witch trials ending, the superstition remained. quote it s not like after it ended, people didn t believe in witches, anymore. they still thought she was a witch and wouldn t exonerate her. their civics tea