especially greg. there were some at that funeral who still wondered if he had a role in sandi's death. >> how were you received at sandi's funeral? were some people angry you were there? >> i think there were some people that still didn't like -- didn't like me. you know, family members that didn't like me. the people that were behind me in the beginning, those are the ones that i stayed with, you know, and hung out with. i don't have time for those people that were against me. >> among the mourners at sandi's service that day were detectives from the cold case squad, the discovery of her bones had jump started their investigation, and cops were taking a cold hard look at everything, and everyone all over again. the coroner did an autopsy. investigators hoped they'd find something that would point them in the direction of sandi's killer or at least tell them how she died, but no luck. >> there was so much decomposition, and so little left that there was absolutely no way to tell what killed her. we co

and greg sergeant joins me now. you know, greg, there are sort of two parallel issues here, and they're related. but there's the question of, well, did the institutions hold, right? and raffensburger rebuffs trump and jeffrey rosen, the attorney general rebuffs trump. and jeffrey clark, the man who wrote that letter, that unbelievable letter that is a shameful piece of work product that should be tarred -- he should be tarred for the rest of his career and life, that guy, jeffrey clark, he failed also, right? but -- but, but, but the legitimacy problem is a deeper one, and that's what you're writing about. that's what so much of this is doing independent of whether the institutional players do. >> yes, i thought it was really important you connected the ukrainian scandal directly to that quote we just got from trump to the high level justice department official. because in both those cases all that was asked for was a mere announcement, kind of a smoke screen of doubt and uncertainty. that was the ask. it took us al

greg abbott was telling cities, no, you don't need to mandate masks. these are unvaccinated children. they don't have to disclose covid cases. in san antonio, if your kid has lice, you have to disclose your kid has lice. yet you don't have to disclose your kid has covid. there's something wrong with that. i was reading there are about 329 icu beds in the entire state. this is failed leadership at its core. you will have the courts -- my hope is you will have the courts reverse some of these decisions, because we saw what happened in florida today. you have the biden administration sending ventilators. i won't be surprised if the same thing happens in texas soon. >> let me play a fun video for you, tim, because i know you will appreciate it. this is ted cruz. this is what he said when it comes to covid guidelines and democrats. take a listen. >> it's a weird thing. there's a herd mentality among congressional democrats that they obey chuck schumer and their only answer is sir, yes, sir. >> the guy who was like, yes, sir, mr. trump, my wife is ugly and m

as greg sergeant writes in his post in the washington post he says greg sergeant joins me now. >> greg, there is sort of two parallel issues here. they are related, but there is the question of, did the institutions hold, right? you know, raffensperger robust trump, and jeffrey rosen the attorney general blasts trump. jeffrey clark, the guy who wrote that letter, the unbelievable letter that is a shameful piece of work product that should be tarred for the rest of his career and life, that guy, jeffrey clark, he field also, all right? the legitimacy problems is a deeper one. that's what you write about. that's where so much of this is doing it independent avoid institutional players to. >> i thought it was important that you connected the ukraine scandal directly to that coat that we just got from trump to the high level justice department official and. in both those cases, all that was asked for was a mere announcement of kind of a smokescreen of doubt and uncertainty. that was the ask. it took us all a very long time to figure out that in the ukraine scandal, he never had any intenti

governor greg abbot refuses to make the schools mandate, as cases rise among the unvaccinated. the castro brothers, msnbc political analyst and julian castro and texas congressman, joaquin castro. it is great to see you. start with the doj's decision for its prove to restrict transportation of migrants. the governor now using migrants as a political tool to shift the blame for the surge in new covid cases and why this is particularly alarming is because it comes two years after the gunman fueled by anti-immigrant rhetoric from president trump killed 23 people at an el paso walmart. does the governor understand the harm he can cause by his words and actions. >> governor abbott knows exactly when he's doing. he's putting a target on backs of brown-skinned immigrants and he's scared of losing his republican primary and he's using everything he can to play to his base and he's issued an executive order encouraging law enforcement to basically stop anybody who they think might be carrying migrants, but there's -- how would you determine that? how would you figure that out in a fair

all of this as greg abbott announced another special session for the state legislature. upon the beginning of last month's special session, a coalition of over 50 state democratic lawmakers left to d.c. in protest to stave off the vote. but while many of them used that time to meet with top democrats and voting rights advocates, the republican led texas legislature isn't backing down from the fight. joining me now is texas state representative chris turner. he is, of course, the chair of the texas house democratic caucus. sir, thank you so much for your time. what you are and your colleague thinking for your next moves? will you stay in washington? >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. you know, today is the end of the first special session called by governor abbott. and pleased to report that the legislature has adjourned. and not a single bill passed the legislature and went to the governor's desk including the anti-voter bill that the republicans were trying to pass. more importantly, for our whole country. texas house democratic caucus has used the last four we

greg, it's good to see you, again. and i wonder if we might start with that drone strike. where does that put the u.s. in terms of, a, its ability to get out of afghanistan? and, b, its ability to leave having to secure what we intended to secure which was a bit more confidence that there would be no more terrorism directed at america coming from afghanistan. what does that leave us? >> right. well, as -- as you noted, the president's statement today was quite striking. i never recall a president talking about a terror strike is highly likely as -- as president biden said today. possibly, in 24 to 36 hours. he also said that the u.s. would continue with these drone strikes against isis-k. and -- and the attack you cited did kill two of their members. but this is a group that has lots of small cells. so, it's not like this is going to completely cripple the group. um, so i think president biden wants to show the u.s. can still strike. but its ability to -- to strike militarily has been diminished. and -- and already, the pentagon was calling this strike an over-the-horizon

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they issued a temporary order, against governor greg abbott and his mask ban. that will at least for now allow san antonio and bexar county itself to require masks in schools which their health department wants them to do as kids head back into the classroom. joining us now is the mayor of san antonio. i know this is a really busy time for you and your city. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> let me ask you first of all, if i explained that correctly in terms of the impact of that ruling and the nature of this conflict you've got right now with the texas governor. >> the delta surge is so dangerous and so rapid that every day matters. and so we contended that the governor used his emergency powers unconstitutionally to behind bind the hands of local health officials from dealing with the actual emergency. it's tragically ironic he'd use his emergency powers from dealing with the emergency. effective immediately our public health authority has implemented a mask mandate for all public schools. so it is effective immediately. it's already going to have impact an

the same kinds of fights are brewing in texas as well, warned texas governor greg abbott just had to ask's state hospitals to pare back in make room for all of the people who are sick in that hospital. he hired an extra medical staff from out of state to alleviate some of the burden on texas is over run medical staff and hospitals. the front pages in texas are just as stark. both in terms of the scale of the problem and the inability and unwillingness to fight it. and austin, and icu beds projected to fill up in austin soon. in beaumont texas, new high in covid hospitalizations. in galveston texas, to pastors died with covid-19. in houston, tense pop up at this hospital as delta pushes the county near capacity. more children were covid going to hospital as delta spreads. look at this front page, abbots order defied. county challenges ban on mask mandate. the require mask mandates. dallas and senate tone year or two big texas cities that have sued the republican governor greg abbott after he has tried to ban any locality or any school districts from having a mask mandate. san antonio

covid cases in the last week include texas governor greg abbot, a fierce opponent of mask mandates who were fully vaccinated and there are bombarding icus with children filling the beds. >> please get vaccinated. the best action you can do to protect yourself and others is to get vaccinated in the first place. >> we begin this hour with the situation in afghanistan, and nbc national security and military correspondent courtney kubi and weekend today co-host peter alexander, david ignatius and retired four-star army general mccaffrey. let's go to foreign chief correspondent richard engel. >> garrett, things here are looking more orderly than a couple of days ago, this is the kabul international airport and on monday this is where we saw thousands of afghans climb on to the fence, storm on to the runway and hanging on to civilian planes and u.s. military transport jets stopping the evacuation process. more troops have been brought in. more military vehicles are on display and there are fighter jets above and all day we've been watching groups of afghans escorted on to base, taken to proc

texas governor greg abbott is one of them. today he said he tested positive. >> i have received the vaccine and that may be one reason why i'm not feeling any symptoms right now. >> abbott is currently in the process of trying to enforce a ban against mask mandates in school districts across the state of texas. with that, let's bring in our lead-off guest on this tuesday night. phillip rucker, senior washington corn for the "washington post," co-author with carol leoning. ben rhodes, the former deputy national security adviser for president obama. his latest book, is after the fall. being american in the world we've made. after back with us, an infectious disease physician. the founding director of boston university center for emerging and infectious diseases. given your life's work, ben, i would like to begin. but you obviously dealt with afghanistan to a great extent in the obama white house. you were obviously around joe biden during those same deliberations. if you were brought on to counsel the president, starting first t

anyway, i want to go with greg abbott. i want him to fall back. i want him to fall back from, you know, getting his extra booster shot. getting whatever he's gotten, monoclonal antibodies. god bless him. i wish him well. i don't want him to get sick but i just think the idea that this clown who has stopped local people from passing the -- the laws and doing the things that they need to keep their people healthy has now gotten first in line for these other things. and he's still got covid so fall back, please, greg. >> fall back. fair and we are seeing a lot of heat on republican governors here, as you say. which everybody health and safety but definitely some tension there. chris, what's on your list, sir? >> um -- i would like everybody to -- to -- to fall back on other people's personal hygiene. and following this story with ashton and -- and mila and it feels to me like there's plenty to be -- to be worried about in the world. and that outrage has become a bit of a hobby and addiction for people. and why don't we just -- why don't we let people

governor greg abbott announced a new session will begin on saturday. pressure is mounting on democrats in washington to take action. "the washington post" reports chuck schumer has signaled that additional votes on voting rights are likely before the senate breaks for the summer. despite the lack of final agreement, democrats and allied advocacy groups are eager to show progress and return capitol hill's attention to voting rights. joining us to talk about it all, don callaway, founder of the national voter protection action fund and mark mckinnon, former adviser to george w. bush and john mccain. hi to both of you. don, let's start with you. there is -- there are advocacy groups that are keeping the pressure on through the so-called summer of action. we continue to see arrests being made, demonstrations, members of congress facing arrests, arrests on capitol hill. there is something out there that feels like it hasn't felt since the late 1960s in terms of pressure as it relates to voting rights. there was even an ad using the words of martin luther ki

texas governor greg abbott is now one of them. today he said he tested positive for covid. >> i also want you to know that our have received a covid-19 vaccine, and maybe one reason why i'm not feeling any symptoms right now. >> abbott is currently in the process of trying to enforce a ban against my mask mandates in school districts across the state of texas, with that let's bring in our lead off guest on this tuesday night philip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning senior washington post journalist, ben rhodes, former deputy national security adviser for president obama, his latest book is after the fall, being american in the world we've made. also back with us doctor nahid bhadelia, an infectious disease physician, the founding director of boston university center for emerging infectious disease infections policy and research. good evening and thank you to you all. then, given your life's work i would like to begin with you. you obviously dealt with afghanistan to a great extent in the obama white house, you are obviously around jo

>> where's greg? >> he's working right now. >> i can't hear you. bye. >> don't break the code, girl. >> all right, how many of you were diehard "sex in the city" fans? time to move over, because the fellows want their term at a show featuring the friendship of black men. it's about four lifelong best friends with the same last night and they're in atlanta. the series resolves around what happens when the squad finds themselves in different places in their lives and it begins to threaten their bond. joining me now, the executive producers of the show, the king himself, cedric the entertainer, and deji laray, who created and stars in the show. fellows, i'm so happy and honored and thrilled to have you here. cedric, i think i've got to start with you because this is something that you're an executive producer on, but we don't get to see you on the series. what was it about this project that drew it to it? >> you will see me later on. i have a little cameo role that shows up that's pretty outrageous, the character. >> oh, good. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. but

last night a texas appeals court sided with dallas county over its move to defy governor greg abbott, requiring masks in schools and businesses. parents, upset with the new mask mandate, protested outside dallas county judge clay jenkins' house, promising to take his case to the supreme court. in florida, the biden administration plans to send help to school districts pushing back against governor ron desantis' ban on mask mandates. the department of education says it will pay the salaries of florida school board members if the state makes good on its promise to defund districts that defy the governor's order. which brings us to a woman named judy hayes, one of the dozen parents suing florida's governor, saying their children with disabilities need a mask mandate to stay safe in school. she lives in orange county and her 10-year-old son, will, has down syndrome as well as underlying health conditions. judy hayes joins me along with her attorney, matthew daetz. how is your kid's first week of school? >> thank you very much, alicia. so my 13-year-old had a great first week. he's in eigh

that's a tweet that was just sent from the official account of texas governor, greg abbott. dr. gupta, what about that? says that four days later, because he is vaccinated, he tested positive. tested negative, very quickly. >> well, one, i'm glad he is doing better. number two, it's a little unusual that within four days, he goes from -- from positive to negative. so brings to question what was the test he got upfront on day zero versus now day four? were they the same test? were they pcr tests? so some greater detail here is going to be needed. number three, i will just say if he governed texas and oversaw the -- the welfare of his own citizens half as well as he governs his own health, then texas would not be rationing icu-level care. so he should practice what he preaches for his entire people, not just for his own body. >> before i have to let you go as a professor of health metrics, i presume you are very happy to hear the cdc announce it is reestablishing its disease forecasting center. explain what this would mean in terms of fighting covid and other diseases. >> you know

tonight, at 8:00 eastern on "the week," texas governor greg abbott bans government man dates on covid vaccines. plus, the statehouse advances voting restrictions. we will get into it with democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. join us for "the week" tonight from 8:00 to 10:00 eastern here on msnbc. 0:00 eastern here on msnbc why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. at pnc bank, we believe in the power of the watch out. the “make way, coming through”... great. the storm alert... dad. and the subtle but effective ding. that's why we created low cash mode. the financial watch out that gives you the options and time needed to help you avoid overdraft fees. it's one way we're making a difference. because we believe how you handle overdrafts should be in your control, not just your banks. low cash mode on virtual wallet from pnc bank. rush hour will never feel the same. low cash mode on experience thrilling performance from our entire line of vehicles at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. lease the 2021 is 30

swore a sacred oath in front of god and my constituents to up hold the constitution and not to uphold greg abbott's extreme political agenda. i may not be at my desk at the texas capitol but i'm doing a job that i swore an oath to do. >> you would not take my opportunity to insult those on the boat. i told you, you were not intended to be on tonight. you were doing your own thing and i was like can you come on tonight. while texas is the bad news is coming, in georgia it's already here. the suppression is already ongoing and it is on a thousand today. 185,000 people about to be perged, 45% nonwhite, people of the dear and wonderfulerly evers wrote an op ed crying out for voting rights in twunltd. that's on seen this she had to do that but she had to do that. talk to us about what's happening in georgia. >> there's a couple of things i want to raise because today is the 56th anniversary. when you look at black voters, we have less voting rights protection now in 2021 than we had on the signage of the voting rights act. that in itself should be grappling to people. what's happening in georgi

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i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. si do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. show me the olympics. [ "bugler's dream" playing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the fight over voting rights in texas is going into overtime as the texas governor there greg abbott convenes yet another special session at noon today. >> texas house democrats mostly plan to stay in d.c. they can't kill the republican bill, only delay it but could it buy them some time when it comes to convincing the u.s. senate to pass a federal package? >> but voting rights is only one item on a very ambitious agenda, nbc news correspondent jay gray joining us right no

for federal voting rights legislation riding out yet another special session called the by governor greg abbott. for for monday this, i'm joined by jasmine crockett, one of the democrats still in d.c. someone we have been speaking to frequently throughout all this. representative crockett, thanks for coming back on the program. i know you're part of a much smaller group now. half the original delegation left d.c. heading back to texas. tell us about why you are staying and what have your conversations been like with your colleagues going home? do you support them going home? or do you oppose it? >> no. i absolutely support my colleagues. first of all, great to see you. them going home had to do with some of the things they need to take care of. for instance, diego, he wanted to make sure that he saw his daughter off for her first day of school. right? and so there are things that they really did need to do. and that's why it was important we did get this covered. we did get an order from a court. making sure that our colleagues that are still very much in this fight, that they did know t

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one of those cases is texas governor greg knabb. and a press release this afternoon, governor abbott's office said the governor tested positive for covid-19 virus, the governor has been testing daily, today was the first positive test result for governor abbott. he's fully vaccinated against covid-19 in good health and currently experiencing no symptoms. everyone that the governor has been in close contact with today, has been notified. governor abbott, was not only fully vaccinated, he's actually more vaccinated than anyone else in america, because as he's received a third dose, of the coronavirus vaccine. last night, the governor attended a mask-less, republican fund-raiser in texas. joining us now is doctor jason martin, an icu director in critical care physician, in tennessee, which includes the greater nashville area. dr. martin, what is the situation you're facing tonight? >> hi lawrence. thanks for having me on the show tonight. the situation we're dealing with with the delta variant is typical for other parts of the region,

texas republican governor greg abbott talks a similar game. last month while explaining why he won't implement precautions to stop the spread of the virus, he said quote, we are past the time of government mandates, we are in the time of personal responsibility, and yesterday he appeals four out of state help as the delta state overwhelmed hospitals. interesting to see republican governors setting aside the anti-government principles to accept a few handouts. that's because government is not the problem in a public health crisis, it's the solution. unless of course the federal government is controlled by partisan republicans. last year when new york another democratic led states were hit hard by covid, there was concern that the trump white house was playing politics in its response. eventually reporting would bear this out. they wrote that when andrew cuomo called the white house desperate for supplies, donald trump jared kushner who had taken a key role said and i quote, cuomo didn't pound the phones hardened of to get ppe for his state, his

texas governor greg abbott has tested positive for covid-19. a spokesman for his office said the governor is fully vaccinated, in good health and currently experience nothing symptoms. the news comes after the republican issued an executive order late last month banning evasion wageses and mask mandates even as case numbers surged in the state. and despite the pushback from local leaders in school districts and children prepare to return to the classroom. sources tell nbc news abbott has told people he received a third dose of the vaccine. abbott's office did not responsibility to request for comment. a booster shot has yet to be authorized by the fda. preliminary data from seven states suggest the delta variant may be affecting the vaccinated more than originally thought. according to figures gathered with "the new york times," breakthrough infections account for 1 in 5 newly diagnosed cases in six of the seven states with the most detailed data as well as higher percentages of total hospitalizations and deaths. the "times" reports the absolut

but with, texas is anti mask governor, himself testing positive for covid, governor greg abbott who is not only opposed mask rules but ban them in his state, with this demagogue public health requirements on vaccines. with this frankly worrying governing news of governor abbott testing himself positive, with the encouraging ruse that he's receiving antibody treatment, way more americans should be getting the antibody treatment when they test positive, nor to keep them from when they have to be hospitalized. with that shocking news tonight out of texas, alongside the devastating numbers in multiple states in the south, multiple states having their hospitals just swamped right now, we are back in a split screen news world. with these two very different kinds of disasters, unspooling, hour by hour, disaster internationally in afghanistan, the disaster with covid at home. the u.s. government trying to cope with both of these disasters. and honestly the future of both of these situations feeling both on knowable and quite worrying. to say the least. that said, this is the top of the washing

now it's essentially just one step removed from being signed into law by governor greg abbott. the black protesters who joined us today will be affected by those restrictions, mail-in voting cuts, and criminalized clerical violations. what must our next steps look like, not capitol hill or the white house, but the grassroots who marched today with us? what are our next steps, andrea? >> we have to continue to put the pressure on those that are in the white house and on capitol hill. because with each one of these state laws that are being passed, the recourse that we have is some type of federal voting rights, the reestablishment of pre-clearance, so that immediately these laws can be abolished. so we have to continue to press for federal legislation and we have to continue support the groups that are on the ground every day in the courthouses and in the communities working to protect and expand our voting rights. we cannot -- today was not the end. it really was the beginning. as you said earlier, we marched in over 100 cities today with 300 national partners. we know, accordi

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but the republican governor of texas, greg abbott, is still refusing to require masks in schools. and yesterday, texas education officials announced that schools will not -- get this, will not be required to do contact tracing if a student gets infected with covid. joining us now, dr. christina props, a pediatrician in houston texas, and the doctor was lipi roy. thank you both for being here. i'm just stuck on that last piece that i just read. making it -- where is that? announcing schools will not be required to do contact tracing if a student gets infected with covid. doctor probes, how irresponsible is that? >> it's extremely irresponsible and so frustrating for parents, for teachers, for medical professionals to here in texas. that is obviously going against the centers for disease control recommendations cut regarding contact tracing. and we've got our hands full already. and school has not even started yet. >> and doctor roy, to you as well, your view on what is happening in the states. >> jonathan, it's good to see you. and what we're seeing, unfortunately, is ongoing polit

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morgan chesky, let's talk about what is happening down there in texas, because governor greg abbott, the republican governor, a fierce opponent of the mask and mandates and he took the opposition all of the way to the supreme court, and he said that he has contracted covid-19, and he says that he is fully vaccinated. give us the latest on that, and is there any sense of how this diagnosis might affect future policy coming from the governor's office there. >> yeah, geoff, if there is any change to the policy, it certainly has not happened yet from governor greg abbott where he is right now self-isolating inside of the governor's office in austin, texas, and in a video posted to twitter, he is asymptomatic and currently not experiencing any symptoms from covid-19, and we know that he is vaccinated, but there are questions arising from that because two sources say that the governor has said that he has received a third shot which is only cleared by the fda last week for those who are immunocompromise and his office is not confirming whether or not the governor has received the third dos

according to a statement from his office, greg abbott is fully vaccinated and isn't experiencing any symptoms and will self isolate. the news came less than 24 hours after governor abbott attended a mask-less indoor fund-raiser. now it's worth noting that sources tell nbc news app and has told people he received a booster shot of the vaccine. though his office did not respond to a request for comment. that extra dose may be helping him after contracting the disease. lucky him. and now it looks like the u.s. is going to roll out a third dose for millions of americans. that is what we will be discussing next. don't go away. n't go away. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, our r inry a attneysys wk hahard i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, to get you the best result possible. call us now and find out what your case could be worth. you u mit bebe sprisised ♪ the barnes firm injury attorney

there is a reason why republican governors like desantis, greg abbott, and kristi noem do not care about covid in their state, and it's not because they are some ideological anti-vaxxers or anti-maskers. they believe that taking the trumpian road will lead them to the white house in 2024. trump's talking points are wet get delivered to his base. even if he is not the one or wasting the words. it this is wet fox news brian kilmeade said this morning. >> guess what they are doing and is terribly runs city. they are deciding you cannot go to play, as you can go to movies, you can't go to bars, you can't go to restaurants, you can't go to james, you can't go to anything, unless you have your vaccination card for it. which takes $1 to make a knock off guard. if you cannot get the vaccination, you have to shelter in place tell like an american in afghanistan? >> yes, brian, what an accurate comparison. people who do not get vaccinated are a public health risk. so it is in everyone's interest, democrat, republican, independent, whatever, to get vaccinated and encourage everyone else to do the s

governor greg abbott who has not only opposed mask rules but has banned them, has demagogued public health requirements of vaccines with this frankly worrying news of governor abbott testing positive with the news that he is receiving monoclonal antibody treatment. may more americans should be getting money know clonal antibody treatment in order to keep them from getting hospitalized. with that shocking news tonight out of texas, alongside the devastating numbers in multiple states in the south, multiple states having their hospitals just swamped right now, we are back in a sort of split screen news world with these two very different kinds of disasters, unspooling hour by hour. disaster internationally in afghanistan, the disaster with covid at home, the u.s. government trying to cope with both of these disasters. honestly the future of both of these situations feeling quite unknowable and quite worrying, to say the least. that said, this is the top of "the washington post" website right now. taliban's de facto leader arrives in afghanistan. if you're old enough to remember the battle da

while we focus on trump understand is, on greg of it, when we focus on these villains, we have to recognize, that this kind of anti-vaccination hysteria, has deep historical roots in the right. goes back to the 19th century, where you start encountering terms like medical journey, medical liberty, natural immunity. and then it's conflated with this idea that white people somehow through their good, jeans they're very good genes as trump would put, it have immunity. so trump, desantis, abbott all these folks are pulling on a right-wing populous, and a religious threat in american life. and pulling horribly into the presence. they didn't invented they exploited it. >> here's where the rubber hits the road when i think about these different factions, when i have observed in a public politicians, desantis as an example, in abbott too, it wasn't like they were going around being anti-vaxxers, they were normally pro vaccine, but they weren't really putting their back into it, i know what it looks like when ron desantis comes to write an issue, i've seen it, i know what it's like when greg abbott

there's a reason why republican governors like ron desantis and greg abbott and christy nome do not care about covid in their state. and it's not because they're some ideological anti-vaxers or anti-maskers. it's because they believe taking the trumpian road will lead them to the white house in 2024. trump's talking points are what get delivered to his base even if he's not the one saying all the words. >> guess what they're doing in this terribly run city? they're deciding you can't go to plays, you can't go to movies go to bars, restaurants or gyms, can't go to anything unless you have your vaccination card which takes a dollar to make a knock off card. >> if you have theablies and what if you can't get the vaccination? you have to shelter in place now like an american in afghanistan? >> yes, brian, what an accurate comparison. look, people who do not get vaccinated are a public health risk. and so it is in everyone's interest, democrat, republican, independent, whatever to get vaccinated and encourage everyone else to do the same. donald trump has the ability to save millions of lives

governor greg abbott announced he will bring in out of state medical personnel to help. they arrange for the deployment of more than 2500 medical personnel to assist hospitals across texas. the first deployment will be fully funded by the state through september 30th. in florida, hospitals are filled with so many covid patients, ambulance services and fire departments are straining to respond to emergencies, in brevard county along the space coast, first responders ask residents to think twice before calling 911 as covid cases surge in the area. officials are trying to avoid taking beds from the emergency department from people who feed them desperately. in st. petersburg, some patients are waiting inside ambulances for up to an hour before hospitals can admit them a. process that takes 15 minutes. the pinellas administrator says ambulances are not able to take another call, which forces the fire department on the scene of an accident to take that transport, creating backlog in the system. in tennessee tuesday night, it was a chaotic scene outside one school board meetin