historically, states have been primarily financers of higher education, but state appropriations have declined by nearly 12% per full-time student since 2000, as the states themselves have had to wrestle with medicaid, criminal justice, infrastructure, public health expenditures, among other state priorities, all complicated by the economic recession brought about by the pandemic. today' today's conversation will address hesitates and the federal government can act together to chart a more sustainable future that includes access and affordability throughout the higher-education system. in 2020, there was a higher education task force we established here at the bipartisan policy center that was led by a former congressman and chairman of the house education and labor committee, representatives george miller and buck mckeon. -- representative george miller, recommending an annual $5 billion flux bull matching grant to incentivize estates to invest in higher education. today's event also coincides with the release of a brief by the staff entitled "a moderate approach to free college." th

state or states passed the first laws and when? >> that's a difficult question. i mean, if you're looking at gun laws it goes back to the colonies, back in the 18th century. you can find or even the early 17th century there's a couple of gun laws in the books. but those laws are basically either about gunpowder storage, where or where you cannot carry a gun, what kind of weapons you could or could not have. how far you could fire away from population, most laws said you couldn't fire or shoot a rifle within a quarter mile of the town. so those were the early gun laws. those evolved mostly into carry laws, and then it was around the mid to late 19th century things really started to become those modern laws you're talking about firearms, dealers, you know, minors, dangerous people, things of that nature that should not have guns. that's really the modern beginning of gun control as we know it. >> which goes directly to your book, can you elaborate how it has evolved over the last 200-plus years? >> yeah, the original right isn't what

in the states. who had the power of militia? the power of state militias took control of during war. when it came to the states, they said they wanted full control. the concern of the constitution 1987 and then 70, nine the fed -- there were protections in the constitution to that effect but the second amendment is more or less a reflection of that fear. that isn't to say that the statement have individual right component or it wasn't linked that all to an individual having a gun. the conception of liberty that the founders understood was that you know in order to understand them you have to fight for them. you needed to train for that liberty, that was a understanding of a well regulated militia. the will regulate militias not the same thing as armed citizen. it means well-trained. multiple militia commentators talked about at the time the two most important aspect of militia was training, and have they moved their legs, it was a colonial force of rifles at the time, it was about turning and maneuv

he was secretary of war, he served the united states congress also served united states senate. he was a host during the james buchanan administration in washington. when the southwest formed their own government they invited jefferson davis to become his first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we are standing in the cell or jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. 1965 jefferson davis received word from general robert e lee the commander they will hold the federal army back from attacking the city of virginia. with that news, jefferson davis directed his cabinet, and sent his family on the road for protection. jefferson davis soon after that would follow. he would finally catch up with his family right above the florida state line. it was here where the federal mounted unit was able to capture him and his family. jefferson davis was placed on a boat and moved back appear to fort monroe and incarcerated in this very cell. some people ask why, the main reason

and state department. and the 2nd one of these that was meant corporate media in the united states. yes, he was lying saying that he was a reporter asked them hey, your own intelligence community is saying the taliban is going to overrun the government in afghanistan as what he said. they didn't come back in just one course they did. we know that we have the papers, so yes, he's cut, joe biden is a pathological liar. it was a pathological liar before he ran for president. he had to drop out the 1st time he ran for being caught being a pathological buyer. so yes, he's been lying about that sort of course, they'll never lose their facebook or twitter account. i mean, meaning joe biden, meaning the defense department. they have a twitter account ever facebook, but they'll never, ever lose those for be for using mis information or spewing misinformation which they're doing on the regular. well, they all will be denying it what goes through their minds. then in d. c, the foreign policy, think tanks, the politic

state laws. the independent investigation found that governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, many of whom were young women, by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. further, the governor and his senior team took actions to retaliate against at least one former employee for coming forward with her story, her truth. governor cuomo's administration fostered a toxic workplace that enabled harassment and created a hostile work environment where staffers did not feel comfortable coming forward with complaints about sexual harassment due to a climate of fear and given the power dynamics. the investigators found that governor cuomo's actions and those of the executive chamber violated multiple state and federal laws, as well as the executive chamber's own written policies. this investigation has revealed conduct that corrodes the very fabric and character of our state government and shines light on injustice that can be present at the highest levels

its president asked for aid from the united states. in the first application of the eisenhower doctrine, the president dispatched u.s. marines to beirut despite strong russian protests. the presence of the marines quickly restored order. when an acceptable plan was adopted in the united nations guaranteeing the integrity of lebanon, american troops were withdrawn in favor of a u.n. force. a simmering international problem came to a head in 1958 when the red forces came to a head in 1958 when islands were bombed by the republic of china. the united states's seventh fleet prepared for action, though america's allies opposed intervention. the president of the republic of china was persuaded by the secretary of state to not invade the mainland. the shelling dwindled to a stop leaving the china conflict unresolved. in cuba, several rebel factions united to fight for the overthrow of dictator batista. during the revolt, the american naval base at cuba was reinforced as a precautionary measure but the united states maintained a hands off poli

let's listen in... hear from the us secretary of state. let's listen in. . .- state. let's listen in... who worked around-the-clock i state. let's listen in... mir? worked around—the—clock and around the world to co—ordinate the operation. they volunteered for duty in kabul. they threw doing iflew to for duty in kabul. they threw doing i flew to transit countries to help process thousands of afghans for deployed points of entry in american bases to welcome afghans to the new homes. they staffed a 20 for seven task force here in washington overseen by deputy secretary. and they built a list of americans, possibly seeking to leave afghanistan then worked to contact every single one of them repeatedly. making 50,000 calls sending 33,000 e—mails since august 1a. they solved problem after problem to keep the mission moving forward. they did this because for thousands in the state department and usaid employees who served in afghanistan over the past 30 years this evacuation operation was very personal. many work hand—in—hand for years with afghan partners with

so i think that, you know, can the united states, does the united states have credibility, credibility is very hard. it's very hard to democracies to engage in prolonged state building like this. it's remarkable that the united states with here in that's going on for 20 years. but i, i think that it's going to us is going to struggle. given the reaction to to be events that i've got to start, i think it's really going to struggle to maintain credibility and to, to be seen as a strong partner to many jennifer britain which is actually thank you very much indeed for joining us. thank you. well, it kinda sounds marked. it's for that 1st full day under the rule of a reinvigorated taliban and does not reality struck into scenes as we heard of desperation at campbell airport. the reports of injuries and at least 2 deaths as huge numbers of people trying to board any flight in attempts to free the country. runaways were a kale tea because hundreds of people ran alongside a u. s. military aircraft. some cleaned the sides of the plane as it tried to take off us troops fall shots in to the air i

let's remember what made new york state the empire state in the first place. new york's historic success was not a process of evolution, it didn't just happen. we weren't born this way. we were born a vision, and daring and competence. we built the canals, the roads, the bridges, an education system, and the economy that made us the greatest state in the nation. somewhere along the way, government lost its competence, and then people lost confidence in government. but today is a different day. we have reason to believe in new york's future based on what we have accomplished together. we've shown potential. we've shown that the new york spirit that reached for the skies, that refused to accept defeat, that challenged possibility, that said no to the status quo, that took on the bureaucracy, that still exists. and we must demand that government continue to perform and achieve and accomplish. we've embarked on the most aggressive green energy plan in the nation. not talk, action. hundreds of projects all across the state starting now. new transmission lines for a

there are fewer states in the highest growth category, more states growing slowly, and three states, west virginia, mississippi, and illinois along with puerto rico declining. most states in the west continue to be in the highest growth category. this is no longer true for the south. six states in the south had moderate growth. three were in the slowest growth, and two had population declines. in all three decades, the fastest growing states have been in the south or west with generally slower growth for states in the northeast and midwest. a notable exception is north dakota, which was up 15.8% in one of the fastest growing states. i will replay the three decades again so you can see the changes over time. let's look at counties. we will start with this map, showing population density in counties. the counties shaded darkest pet pipe elation densities of 1000 or more people per square mile. those in the lightest head densities of less than 50 per square mile. this is a reminder that the u.s. population continues to be unevenly distributed across the land area, with high population d

what worries you most about the current state of the pandemic in your state? >> i think the biggest issue is we have kids going back to school right now and just in the first few weeks of school there have been, you know, just fights across the state over masks or no masks. there is state law that isn't in effect yet but prevents local jurisdictions from any kind of mask mandates and it's preventing them from keeping their communities safe. we've seen numerous outbreaks already in the first few weeks of school and we're -- you know, it's -- as a parent it is really scary to think about sending your kids into that environment where, you know, your kids might be equipped with masks but their fellow students are not and it's creating unsafe environments for everybody involved. >> republican governor doug dousy plans to withhold federal funding to school districts that defy his mask mandates. nbc news talked to a school official that will keep the mandates in effect. take a listen. >> we have to prioritize our people over that money. schools today are not just edu

again on a state platform that is the state is also paying for, basically telling the women that the governor harmed that they were just imagining it. then he continued to say things like i didn't know that the line had been redrawn, right, when it came to the harm that he caused. and then at the end, he addressed the legislature and tried to say that it would be costly to the state and painful to the state to proceed with impeachment proceedings. well, governor cuomo basically told new yorkers in his remarks that in exchange for resigning, he would like for the assembly to not impeach him and not investigate his conduct any further. therefore gaslighting all new yorkers. impeaching him isn't what is costly. not impeaching him is what is costly. impeachment must continue because we must remember that the governor's abuse of power extends far beyond just, you know -- you know, beyond the abuse of his staff, yobeyond th women that he victimized and groped. it belongs to the staff he abused when he was writing his book and also extends to the people who passed away and were harmed becau

to state. we use ports and waterways to move products to places that it can never otherwise get to. we use rail and air to connect with family and friends and other business associates around the world. and we use broadband connectivity to facilitate the transactions, both personal and business. infrastructure is foundational to our way of life, and it's the constitutional responsibility of the federal government to facilitate interstate commerce, including the movements of goods and services along our highways and byways and waterways and railways. rural states like north dakota know this better than most. rugby, north dakota is literally the geographic center of the north american continent. we are landlocked and rely on our transportation infrastructure to get where we need to go and more importantly to move the products we produce to where they need to get. for example, north dakota is the top producer of durham wheat, which gets ground into semolina flour, which becomes the pain ingredient

with the even welcome that coming from the united states? i know that the british are trying to pass a bill to get humanitarian aid to people that are still there in kabul. so i wondered, coming from the british were coming from the americans, would that be some thing that would be welcome there? guest: and what was your name, sorry? caller: robin. guest: robin, that is a really beautiful name which by the way. thank you for your kind words. there's a very simple principle in life. it says that your neighbor comes first, and that means that people in the your quality -- in your locality deserve help deserve help more than people that are further away because right now, we don't really have a government. there's not really security for any aid process that might start. so what you can do is reach out to your local representatives. see if they are helping in the process of accepting more afghan evacuees. find out where they are. go to them. imagine, these people left in their own clothes. they didn't even have a bag. they weren't allowed to ca

state legislators. if you see blue, it means that democratic politicians, state legislators control it if you see purple, it means they have some kind of an independent commission or there's sort of a balance between the two parties. right away, what you see here is right now the magic number for republicans in next year's elections, they have to gain just five seats. look at that, texas, florida, georgia, north carolina, there's a lot of big states where they control the drawing of the lines. democrats, they've got two states where they control the process, two big states, illinois and new york. when you look at the redistricting, the political advantage, clearly with the republicans here. >> steve kornacki, thank you very much. >> you've got it. >> americans once pushed westward to find gold. now they're finding a different crowd. off to wyoming. >>> and in washington a looming crackdown on cryptocurrency. go west, young prospectors, but their lobbsts yiare heading to d.c. that story next. hot dog or.

it is not state the state. so, but you know, it would be if you look at some of the reactions in western media, this is, this is just giving the russians another chance to commit aggression and they chose weakness on the west part. i mean, there's a bunch of mental misunderstanding of this story here and unfortunately, she's feeling the worst possible fear mongering that we've been experiencing and particularly in the last 5 years. no, i agree. i think that's a big misunderstanding around it. again portraying the russian weapon, for example, if it's quite extreme again, you want to keep in mind that the point that was a german initiative is they want to increase their energy security in order to in order to make sure that their, their industries remain competitive. our energy security is so much defined as reliable and ship supply of energy. that's what the russians offer. so this was a deal between the russian and german company and sent to the united states. so that is also interesting too, because they're no

when i say state, it really is about 16 different states including louisiana. they have engaged in search and. as much as i wanted to get out and survey the damage for myself today, but i did not do so. all of our air assets were needed today for search-and-rescue, because the affected portion of our state was so large, and many of those areas were not accessible by ground, at least not until late in the day. i hope to be able to get out and about tomorrow. hurricane ida brought devastating rain and wind to louisiana. almost the entire southeastern part of our state is without power entirely. sometimes you hear one million people without power, it is about 1.1 million homes and businesses, it is well over one million people. i don't have a precise number for you. we do have about 25,000 linemen in the state engaged in the effort to restore power, and several thousand more are en route. obviously we need to have the power restored as quickly as possible, and for that restoration process, there will be some priorities so the most critical infrastructure comes up

so we will continue to collect data from throughout the united states. and we do get reports and data of other countries, particularly from great britain. as that data is analyzed, we will use it to inform our decision. frances: we talked about you working in pennsylvania but you're also a pediatrician by training. i think some of the questions now are about vaccinations for children. when do you expect to see vaccines become available for the under 12? asst. sec. levine: thank you. i want to emphasize, first, about the importance of our vaccination efforts. our vaccinations against covid-19 are safe and effective. they are more important than ever to protect us from the spread of the delta variant. you know, the pfizer vaccine is authorized right now for use in adolescents 12-17, in addition to adults 18 and older. there are studies going on right now in younger children, 5-12. and there are clinical trials being done as young as six months to five years of age. pfizer is ahead of the curve in terms of, they are working to complete those studies. the mo

this is a state clearly in trouble. when it comes to solving the problem, governor ron desantis is having trouble. during a press conference, he downplayed the crisis, claiming that hospitalization numbers are lower than last summer, saying that media is promoting quote hysteria around covid. today, the governor deflecting his poor performance by pointing on president biden's handling of migrants at the border. in ron desantis's florida, one plus two equals 751. >> joe biden has taken it on himself to single out florida on covid. ran for president saying he was going to shut down the virus. what has he done? imported more from around the world having woep southern border. why don't you do your job. until you do, i don't want to hear a blip about covid from you. >> rather than doing anything about the rising hospitalizations in his state, governor desantis is using the moment to fundraise. this is fundraising email sent this afternoon. friend, joe biden wants me to get out of the way because i refuse to yield power to fe

if you listen to secretary of state tony blinken last night and the warning that came out of the state department, the warning for americans to leave those gates it was because the intelligence was real, the throngs of people and civilians trying to get through those gates was a prime target for any a suicide and that's what we saw this morning it was a complex attack it, there was a firefight that broke out afterwards, but i can report to that three u.s. marines were seriously wounded and those casualty figures among american service members is likely to rise, harris. >> harris: wow, jennifer, what do we know about what is going on at the airport right now just in terms of have people left? from all of the images i have seen this morning, the crowd did not look any smaller to me, but it is hard to say because you are only getting one camera per perspective at a time. we don't have drones over that. but what are you learning that it looks like outside of the airport? are people taking cover? >> outside of the airport or on the tarmac? >> harris: outside the airport at kabul. >> outside

weakest states are the most -- states. but i say this as a prejudice prelude to this maybe next to last question. do you think increasing budgets increase the livelihood it have war? >> not necessarily. i think it depends what you're spending on. i think there's been interesting on the budget recently in "new york times" today actually about it how these budgets take on some of the inertia and military keeps spengsding and they don't really sit down and say do we need all of this and government so i'm going to -- not covid i think this is just -- [coughing] so always a danger i think when you have a race that feels it is falling behind -- attempted to do something silly. this has been a wonderful evening and we're so grateful to you -- for coming -- and personal level, of course, wonderful to see you. and i hope we're all reunited somewhere -- some time soon. >> thank you. apologize for my cough but thank you all, and wish i were in new york but there we are -- >> i wish you were too. >> thank you for all of those [laughte

he's exile to the united states. he's a news paper man and uses his platform as a journalist to popularize his pro-slavery views, and this was confounding to northerners abolitionists the rest of the world who already associate slavery as an opposition to values of self-government and freedom and rights, of course, so what mitchell does is by making his pro-slavery case. he says there's an there is an alternate case to be made that these deluded self-comparisons that white southerners are making are not yet quite outside the bounds of the way that nationalism was understood and the 19th century and mitchell actually does then go on to directly draw the same comparison that native born white southerners were as well. he was quite out spoken in claiming that it was the confederacy that fought for the same he had fought for maryland so again, we from our perspective certainly recognize that he was not correct in this that the confederacy was fighting against value such as freedom and inequality and natural rights, but m

and so the state of new york establishes the last committee. and this is not only investigating, they are actually beating raids on suspected radical organizations, and arresting suspected radical individuals. it's sort of fascinating -- this is a map that the committee creates of lower manhattan. all the little stars and circles you see there are actual or suspected radical organization headquarters. they believe the most radical areas are in the red. now, if you look at the key there, the most radical areas are also tied to ethnicities. the right areas are russians and jews. and so throughout the red scare, there was also this sort of deep and ugly strain of antisemitism. look at st., the lusk committee is also doing their own rates. and one of the most spectacular cars on the 12th of june, 1919, against the russia soviet government bureau. now that bureau is established in march of 1919 by this guy, [inaudible], and it's supposedly a trade bureau, establishing trade relationship between the soviets and the united states, and since there's no

gh the state. as most of you are probably aware by now, a couple hours ago , hurricane ida made landfall officially as a category four hurricane with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. as predicted by the national weather service, this is one of the strongest storms to make landfall here in modern times. and as had been projected, ida rapidly intensified right up until landfall. the fact of the matter is an extremely strong storm, category four, category 5, it does not make much difference. by now, if you are in ida's path and you have not begun to feel severe weather, we can just about absolutely assure you that you soon well. if you are sheltering in place, please make sure that you are in the most secure place possible in your home, some interior space, and please make it your business to stay there until the danger passes. because of the possibility of severe winds damaging your home, it is a good idea to have a mattress nearby that you can use to put over yourself and other family members

state's hospitals. today at the pentagon briefing which for obvious reasons was mostly about afghanistan, the defense department had to announce their covid response news. defense department announced they have prepared five teams, five disaster teams of medical experts that they are readying to fan out across the country to help hospitals treat patients. they said they're responding to local requests from places that need their help. again, these are pentagon, these are military, these are defense department resources. they have got five of these disaster response teams set up within the pentagon. one of those five teams specifically is deploying this week to a hospital in lafayette, louisiana. that's in response to a request from fema and the state of louisiana, but we expect those four pentagon teams will also be deploying to other sites as they get the request and as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed. and of course in texas, just tonight before we learned about the governor's own covid diagnosis,

get confidential information about state workers and state operations that impacted state business? so what is your take on that? >> well, that is a great question to ask. and only confirms when a lot of folks across this country, specifically republicans and conservatives when they talk about the media bias, look no further, always remember this right here. where you had, first of all chris cuomo should never, ever interviewing his brother ever of the if you want to call that an interview. but secondly the idea he was advising him and had access to personal information on these women, that is disgusting. it shows you, this is almost, this isn't journalism. this is a family, inside family. both those obviously brothers came up with their father who was governor of new york at one time but it is undeniable, incestuous relationship tear between two brothers. it was not journalism. cnn should be ashamed of themselves. chris cuomo could not be employed by cnn any longer. elizabeth: is he going to get impeached? >> the governor i believe will absolutely be impeached. the only thing that

the united states could not provide any state relief. sec. austin: it is a very dynamic environment, as you can imagine. there have been things that occurred that we do hear reports of -- people getting turned away by checkpoints, going back and reinforce the taliban, having credentials they need through. that is working better than it was. quite frankly, we have a major issue right now -- processing people who are there as fast as we possibly can. it is not a dearth of people getting there. it is being able to move the folks there through so we can them on the aircraft. there been some unfortunate incidents. we continue to work to make sure there is safe passage for the people trying to get to the airport. >> has the military asked the taliban and have they declined? sec. austin: we continue to work on that. we have gone and emphasized that people who are trying to get to the airport have the right credentials and need to be allowed through. >> if the taliban entering kabul, people are worried that the longer they wait, even if it means seve

joining me now new york state senator alessandra biaggi and new york state assembly member john t. mcdonald iii. thank you both for joining. it's a very important topic and i'm so happy that you're both here to discuss. so state senator biaggi, i'm going to start with you. you used to work for governor cuomo and you've been open about feeling uncomfortable around him even after you left the job. what is your reaction to this report? >> i mean, first i want to say that i commend the brave women who came forward. it took an incredible amount of courage to report their interactions with the governor and their instances of sexual harassment. and i think that what the a.g.'s report confirmed for many of us was really what most of us knew to be true, that the governor has fostered and upheld a toxic work environment that is harmful to women. his staff has perpetuated this toxic environment. and now what's concluded as we all know is there were violations of both federal and state law. so his actions ultimately have become an abuse of power and they don't just impact those individual wome

states have unemployment rates less than 5%. there are differing needs in different states and governors are making decisions. what we're trying to do and what we announced about two weeks ago is our effort to put new tools in place to help states who choose to further extend unemployment benefits because of this needs. because they have higher rates of unemployment among african-americans or other groups that need additional assistance. the secretary of treasury and secretary of labor

>> well, first of all, the messaging is for the united states senators because the state legislatures are passing these laws that restrict. only federal oversight and the john lewis voting registration restoration act, the for the people act will actually change that. that was gutted in 2013, it's almost nonexistent. that's why we need federal oversight so no one's rights can be trampled on and reduced. everyone's rights should be expanded. it's going to take the united states senate. the house has already passed it. so the house also will pass the john lewis bill this week. the senate must take action. we need them to move right now. we don't have the luxury of waiting. >> and that does seem to be, alejandro, very much an open question at this moment. they're going to be back. we know they're going to talk about reconciliation and go after infrastructure. what i keep hearing when lawmakers do interviews is something on voting rights, dot, dot, dot. is there in your opinion a sense on their part of the urgency with which there needs to be action? >> well, how about this? i think we ne

the united states. >> right. there could be as many as 30,000 afghan refugees in the pipeline to come to the u.s. as a result of this crisis. some americans are hitting on the need to get them here. but others say they will place an undue burden on the u.s. and are even talking about security risks. tonight some afghan evacuees who have been granted so-called special immigrant visas arriving in the united states and some governors have stepped up to say they're welcome in their states. >> we have open arms here in wisconsin. >> governor evers have a democrat. others say their states will welcome afghan refugees. so far the u.s. government has relocated around 2,000 afghan visa applicants to the united states during the crisis but could bring up to 30,000. some landed at dulles airport. others are being housed. but in the long-term -- >> for some, they may have a family tie. for others, they may want to go where other afghans have gone before. so as a result, we see particular concentrations in texas, california,

states. american journalists and politicians commonly refer to these people as refugees. but there are many other historical examples that we could point to. we have used the term refugee over and over again and throughout american immigration history. however, today refugee has a very precise legal meaning read and that legal meaning has developed over the past 60 years as we will see in today's class. we do not see a distinct refugee policy until the end of world war ii. in two congressional acts are generally considered the origins of american refugee policy rated 1948 displaced persons act, in the 1933 refugeeelief act. and under these two programs, federal government allowed roughly 600,000 europeans to integrate to the united states over and beyond of the established immigration office because it was deemed in the national interest and can anyone tell me that wife the eisenhower administration and the truman administration would've deemed it in the national interest to accommodate europ

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 people are going to suffer and that's their problem. another vanity fair piece highlighted how the trump white house saw covid as a strictly blue state problem. quote, most troubling about perhaps was a sentiment the experts said a member of kushner's team express, that because the virus had

>> i'll leave that to the state of new york to iron out. but from a political perspective, he needs to leave. and then we'll let justice take its course. >> in new york state. all right. let's talk about the very sad news we're also following today in light of a fourth police officer committing suicide in the aftermath of the january 6th attack. what's your message to your republican colleagues who are still downplaying or actively denying what happened on that brutal, awful day? >> well, for those who continue to perpetrate and, you know, lay forward the big lie, it's incredibly difficult to hear them. but our first message today is to the officers' families who are still grieving and impacted, two officers took their lives, it was announced one yesterday, one today. so that's four total. and officer harry dunn was very clear when he testified before the select committee that these officers need to be able to seek help. they've been through trauma. they need to be able to get that help, officers talked about having leave and having the abi

that had caps already or states that didn't and the states that enacted the caps on response or a sort of intermediate group, sos it's les plausible than the litigation system is driving the premium increases. you talk about that and we say there are factors that are internal to the insurance market some of which doctor anderson has eluded to already at least powerful explanations that don't involve the litigation system and on one specific issue we never say anything in the book that suggests insurance companies are profiteering or charging more than t you would expect to find in the competitive market and we don't have any for the current regulating insurance markets nor do we make any suggestion that they should be regulated to prevent what some people call -- [inaudible] >> again very briefly because this isn't really a debate but is there anything doctor anderson presented that you would like to either just respond to oregon just take one thing because i know there are a lot of issues in there. is there any issue that jumps out at you and if not, i have other questions coming. >>

and so because of the worry the military in the states. so we now need people do it and we do fight against similar people just to me we were we were we were fighting and did the end of this matter as you, as i'm sure you know, you and diplomats are expected to meet on this as to take up the question as to whether you can continue as me and mas ambassador to the u. n. the, the military lead is there. say they have the right to replace you, and they've named replacement. can you shed any light to toll on, on what's happening with that and, and the chances that you will remain in this position. i this point the remainder of the line here and reach out to the state of the un because it is important for the people of your mom. you know, the problem you important for the people, you know? so because especially who, the, why the, the message of the people in call me the desire of the people to the, to the nation, the community to this fall. so that you know, the, you look at the democracy, always add the protection of humor. so that is why it's

and that is very highly concentrated in the southern states, including mississippi and other states, in which you have, compared to the general average of vaccinations in the country, an undervaccinated group. and those are the people in whom the outbreak with a highly, highly transmissible delta variant is spreading. and it is really tragic because we're seeing a lot of people get seriously ill. and as you've shown, the hospitalizations are on the brink of actually overrunning the hospitals, particularly in intensive care units. >> we're seeing some encouraging numbers when it comes to vaccinations from these gulf states. the rates of vaccination tripling and even quadrupling over the past couple of weeks. i know we're very focused on the south, but you're looking at the data from across the country. what's coming next? >> doctor: well, what's coming next is that we are going to have to continue to get people vaccinated so that right now even in states in which you have a good, relative proportion of people vaccinated, you have to get the overwhelming proportion of people vaccinated

it's a crisis across the state. the federal government sent in troops to help exhausted healthcare workers. joining me to discuss kerry sanders with the alabama department of health and msnbc contributor joyce vance, from school of law and an analyst joining us in florida. dr. landers, i want to start with you and the current state of the pandemic in alabama. how is the state's hospital system holding up and what worries you most about this new surge? >> well, as we know, we have over 2600 persons currently hospitalized in alabama with covid-19, about 500 of those are on ventilators. currently, we have 42 pediatric patients hospitalized and it's pretty significant for us. so our healthcare system is under tremendous strain. we are out of icu bed. we have a team in southwest alabama. we will have another federal team on the grounds next week. we are urging all alabamaens to come together, mitigate and vaccination. >> so given that, ahead of donald trump's rally in coleman, a city declared as a state of emergency as i

states are climbing again. less than half your state is vaccinated. in fact, ohio is less vaccinated percentagewise than florida. do you anticipate you'll bring back any health mandates, capacity restrictions, mask mandates, social distancing for businesses? >> if you look at 12 and above which we think is a better measurement at about 58%. we certainly have room to grow. we're seeing the virus grow up. we think the delta variant is certainly the dominant one in ohio yet. but the whole game today is vaccinations. and we have room to grow. we think we can continue to get more people vaccinated. let me just give you a couple of examples. if you look at where we've seen an increase in vaccination, we have had a significant increase in vaccination in the last week or so. i think it's the fear of the delta variant, is certainly one of the causes. where we've seen the biggest increase is in our most unvaccinated rural counties. so people making those decisions out there based upon what they're seeing in their county and hearing on the news, we have also sta

psaki: what the president stated clearly and others have stated clearly is that our commitment remains. there is not an end to our commitment to american citizens in afghanistan who want to leave. that is the same for any country in the world. for american citizens who want to come home to the united states. it is also important for people to understand what the process has been and what we have undergone over the past few months and that's with the president laid out and we think it's still important for the american people here in the united states to understand that. reporter: [indiscernible] does the administration believe that al qaeda is no longer a threat to america and given what we have seen last week, how confident is the administration that afghanistan isn't already a safe haven for terrorist? ms. psaki: there is a very big difference between the terrorist ability to attack u.s. troops in kabul and to attack the homeland. we do not assess that any terrorist group has the ability to attack the united states. there is a very big difference between those two. reporter: [indisce

the problem we have is that the states, these are states with low vaccination rates to begin with, that have moved most aggressively to stop local governments, not only school districts but cities, from having almost any kind of public health tools in their -- you know, in their belt to try to respond to this. that is where the crisis is germinating. as we talked about before, it isn't only a question of what this means for florida and texas and georgia and arizona and arkansas. if the virus is raging in those states, it is highly unlikely we are going to get control of it everywhere else. you hear more of what representative dent just said, is the future of dealing with this putting more burdens on the vaccinated or pressuring the unvaccinated? kaiser family foundation poll, real quick -- >> i have it right here, let me get the numbers. >> yes. 53%, i think it is, believe the vaccine is more dangerous than the disease itself. that suggests to me you're not going to get them just with carrots, you're going to need some kind of sticks to move the vaccination level up to where we need. >>

the delta variant is raging across the united states and as we see states battling against mandates, this is going to be a top issue for biden. given he set out the goals so early on making sure the u.s. was vaccinated, he's even said this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated and if you can't reach those folks, just as you were talking about trump not being able to reach his base, if he can't reach those who are unvaccinated, he's in for a long road ahead. >> thank you both. next, the republican effort to recall california governor newsom and the conservative talk show host causing concern for some. you're going to hear about larry elder, next. >>> and the 2020 census told us that america, clearly, is becoming more diverse. but what does this tell us about our collective politics? stay with us. about our collective politics? stay with us (vo) at t-mobile for business, unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. whether it's ensuring food arrives as fresh as when it departs. being first on the scene, when every second counts. or teachin

you made this state a better state for the generations that follow. and that is undeniable, inarguable, and true. even in these ugly, crazy times. i think to the speaker and the leader for their leadership. let me say this on a personal note, in many ways i see the world through the eyes of my daughters. they are 26 and 26, twins. and 23. i have lived this experience with and through them. i have sat on the couch with them, hearing the ugly accusations for weeks. i have seen the look in their eyes and the expression on their faces, and it hurt. i want my three jewels to know this. my greatest goal is for them to have better future than the generations of women before them. it is still in many ways a man's world. it always has been. we have sexism that is collateralized -- institutionalized. my daughters have more talents and natural gifts than i ever had. i want to make sure that society allows them to fly as high as their wings will carry them. there should be no assumptions, no stereotypes, no limitations. i want them to know from the bottom of my h

ah, while the us secretary of state anthony blinking is due to be speaking at the state department will bring you all of the context and all of that live when it happens. and of course, what's it all about? well, the final u. s. plane is taken off from kabul. the war in afghanistan is officially over. the confirmation came from the pens again within the past hour and a half, bringing to an end, 2 decades of conflict. and of course, 2 weeks of chaos on the ground. i see 17 transport planes took off at 929 gmc and cleared afghan airspace as the announcement was made. i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan in the end of the military mission to evacuate american citizens for country nationals and vulnerable afghans. last c, 17 lifted off from hammered cars international airport on august 30th this afternoon. at 3, 29 pm east coast time, and the last manned aircraft is now clearing the air space above afghanistan. we will soon release a photo of the last c 17 departing afghanistan with major general chris donahue and the u. s. in bastrop. jeff gast and ross wi

n a or the united states. so when we intervene, we intervene using a american centered template that is designed to placate domestic political factions. here in the united states, not to solve problems overseas, we've seen this almost everywhere. united states intervenes afghanistan was doomed to fail from the start because we didn't respect. you know, how soon tribal sensitivity is partially wally, you know, and nothing we didn't understand the area we came in. we impose our will and we sought to build afghans in, in, in our model, especially their military. i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a, a miniature united states army, a miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function why? because you can't take it american style military templates and impose it on corruption. and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still money to treat their soldiers or lee. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing t