Pentagon: U.S. flights resume in Kabul after pause for 8+ hours; Afghans enduring brutal conditions outside Kabul airport; Secy. Austin to House members: some Americans beaten by Taliban; Pentagon: baby hoisted over wall was treated & reunited to dad; Riot control agent deployed on Afghans outside Kabul airport; New Pentagon images show humanitarian effort of U.S. Marines; Biden: don’t know how many Americans are left or where they are; Biden: U.S. forces helped get 169 Americans to safety a...
Aug 21, 2021•38 min
CNN: Only a small number of Afghans are making it into Kabul airport due to Taliban checkpoints; Biden suggests U.S. troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to evacuate all Americans; State Dept.: 20 flights expected to depart Kabul tonight; Taliban using violence to stop Afghans from reaching airport; Biden defends chaotic U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan; Sources: State Dept. urged U.S. embassy staff to head to airport, some Afghans arrived bloody & distraught; Sus...
Aug 19, 2021•38 min
Gen. Milley: no indication Afghanistan would fall in 11 days; Milley on Afghan allies: “we’re not going to leave them behind;” Taliban block access to Kabul airport with gunfire, violence; Biden admin recommends third shot eight months after second; Biden: plan for booster 8 months after receiving your 2nd shot To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 18, 2021•49 min
WH estimates 11,000 U.S. citizens remain in Afghanistan; Afghan women fear for their futures under Taliban rule; Burqa prices surge as Taliban impose new rules for women; Taliban pledge “no violence against women” but say the world needs to respect their “core values” on women; Top generals hope to speed up evacuations within the next day; Pentagon: up to 4,000 troops in Kabul by end of today; Pentagon estimates 5k-10k Americans remain “near Kabul”; Sources: Biden admin to advise booster shots f...
Aug 17, 2021•37 min
Biden: I stand by my decision to withdraw from Afghanistan; I will not repeat the mistakes of the past; This did unfold more quickly than we anticipated; Scenes in Afghanistan are gut-wrenching; There was never a good time to withdraw from Afghanistan; Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building; Our current mission is getting U.S. citizens and allies out of Afghanistan; Biden: I inherited a deal president Trump negotiated; Staying in Afghanistan is not what the American ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Official: Biden approved order to send troops this morning; U.S. may move embassy to Kabul airport as Taliban gain ground; Fauci: “Inevitably” everyone could need booster shot; Debate rages over school mask mandates; Schools in MS, IN, GA return to virtual learning after outbreaks; U.S. averaging 122,000+ new cases a day with 75k+ hospitalized; Hospitals across the south running out of ICU beds; San Francisco to require vaccination for restaurants, bars & gyms; Preprint study suggests Delta ...
Aug 12, 2021•39 min
Biden critics balk at massive $3.5T budget blueprint; Manchin raises “serious concerns” about $3.5 trillion budget; White House faces delicate balancing act to advance Biden’s priorities; L breaks hospitalization record, gets hundreds of ventilators; Judge grants temporary restraining order again Texas governor’s ban on mask mandates; Oregon institutes indoor mask mandate after record new cases; San Antonio judge approves temporary stop to gov’s ban on masks in schools; Austin, Dallas, San Anton...
Aug 11, 2021•38 min
Gov. Cuomo resigns following damning A.G. report on sexual harassment allegations; Biden: “I respect” Cuomo’s decision to resign; Biden on Cuomo: “he’s done a helluva job” as governor; Gov. Cuomo resigns but maintains innocence, says allegations are “politically motivated”; Cuomo replaced by first female governor in NY history; As school districts battle GOP govs over masks, cases skyrocket & hospitals run out of beds; Nearly 94,000 cases in children reported in just the past week; COVID-19 ...
Aug 10, 2021•40 min
Hospitals in southern states running out of space and staff; Right-wing conspiracy theorist spreading COVID misinformation; Florida schools reopen as COVID positivity rate rises among children; CDC vaccine advisers meet on Friday to discuss vaccine boosters; FL church loses six unvaccinated members to COVID amid Delta surge; Full FDA approval on Pfizer vaccine expected in coming weeks; U.S. averaging 100,000+ daily cases for first time since winter surge; Gov. Cuomo’s top aide resigns as he face...
Aug 09, 2021•40 min
Top DOJ official prepped resignation letter over Trump’s “direct instructions” to support his election fraud claims; Ohio primary race strokes intra-party heat for Dems; Trump-backed candidate Mike Carey wins OH GOP primary; Key win for progressives as WH takes actions on evictions; Some Georgia schools reopen and opt to skip mask mandates as Covid cases surge; CNN finds possible prison camp to jail Belarusian dissenters To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privac...
Aug 04, 2021•36 min
NYC mayor announces vaccine requirement for indoor dining, fitness centers, entertainment & performances; Mote corporations require vaccinations, masks as cases surge; Hospitalizations top 50K for first time since February; Report: “substantial” jump in kids & teens testing positive, more than 72K new cases just last week; 70% of US adult have at least one vaccine dose; NIH director: parents could consider wearing masks at home to help keep children to young to be vaccinated safe; Cuomo ...
Aug 03, 2021•55 min
CDC data: 99.999% of vaccinated haven’t had deadly breakthrough case; U.S. averaging nearly 80K new daily COVID cases; New data: fewer than 1% of fully vaccinated people experiencing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection; Louisiana gov reinstates indoor mask mandate for all; WH again makes COVID-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule; Unvaccinated cases, hospitalizations rising as variant spreads; UK preparing to offer COVID-19 booster shots for most vulnerable; FL gov bans school mask mandates, says pare...
Aug 02, 2021•40 min
70%+ of U.S. lives in “High” or “Substantial” transmission area; NYC Mayor: More guidance Monday on indoor mask use; DC reinstates indoor mask mandate even for the vaccinated; Biden announces vaccine requirement for all federal employees; Biden: if you’re out there unvaccinated, you don’t have to die; Biden: This is not about red states and blue states, it’s about life and death; Biden: With freedom comes responsibility; be responsible and get vaccinated; Biden calls on states to give $100 payme...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Bipartisan negotiators reach long-awaited infrastructure deal; Pelosi won’t commit to bipartisan deal until she’s seen it; CDC Dir.: new data on “breakthrough” cases to be released soon; Thousands evacuate but brothers stay to battle nearby blaze in CA; All 67 Florida counties considered “high transmission” areas To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 28, 2021•43 min
CDC revises guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in COVID hot spots; CDC urges masks for the vaccinated & everyone in k-12 schools; CDC revises mask guidance as COVID cases rise in all 50 states; New mask guidance as daily COVID cases rise 65% in one week; Hospitalizations up 36% in one week; Biden considering mandatory vaccinations for all federal workers; Officer slams lawmakers who downplay Capitol riots: “I went to hell and back to protect them”; Officer who defended...
Jul 27, 2021•38 min
Unvaccinated Americans behind rise in COVID-19 cases; Daily pace of vaccinations hits lowest point since January; Alabama’s GOP Gov: It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated; U.S. averaging more new cases now than spring 2020 surge; CNN analysts: most U.S. teens not vaccinated as back to school looms; CDC: Alabama is the least vaccinated state in the U.S. with just 34% fully vaccinated; NFL warns teams may have to forfeit games if outbreaks among unvaccinated players & staff cause cancela...
Jul 23, 2021•40 min
Biden health officials discussing changes to mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans; Growing number of towns reinstating mask mandates; Alabama Doctor: Seeing young people intubated due to covid “should be a gigantic wake up call”; Sources: Biden admin talking about revising mask guidance; White House insist guidance has not changed; CDC Director: Delta variant is more aggressive than previous covid strains; FL Gov: This state will not mandate masks in schools, children should not be “mu...
Jul 22, 2021•39 min
Sources: House GOP sees Pelosi move as “political gift”; McCarthy: 1/6 committee “has lost all legitimacy”; Pelosi rejects GOP Reps. Jordan & Banks from 1/6 committee; Cheney: McCarthy’s rhetoric on 1/6 commission” disgraceful”; CDC: 91m people live in a country with “high” covid spread; NYC Mayor: Health care workers must get vaccine or weekly covid tests; Slow in vaccination ignites debate over mandated masks & vaccines; CDC Study: Covid cut U.S. life expectancy by 1.5 years; Fauci: Va...
Jul 21, 2021•39 min
WH tries to tamp down on spread of vaccine misinformation; WH confirms discussions with Fox News over vaccine coverage; Delta variant fuels COVID spike, as vaccinations lag; Pediatric group: more than 23,000 kids got COVID last week; Fed judge rules Indiana University can require students to get vaccine; Psaki says there have been breakthrough cases at the WH; Pelosi says how republicans voted on January 6th is “not a criterion for service” on the committee; Tom Brady jokes about election denier...
Jul 20, 2021•39 min
DOW closes down nearly 725 points as Delta variant drives fears about economic recovery; Hospitalizations & deaths rising, nearly all unvaccinated; American Academy of Pediatrics: everyone should wear mask in schools; CDC: 48.6% of U.S. population is fully vaccinated; Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is “killing people”; NYC mayor: no plans to reinstitute mask mandate; Growing number of athletes test positive for COVID-19; Number of COVID cases linked to Olympics rises to 61; U....
Jul 19, 2021•39 min
L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow to 300K per day; Baseball game postponed after 6 Yankees test positive; CNN looks into unvaccinated Americans and big lie believers; Census survey: 48% “probably” or “definitely” won’t get vaccine; Biden says Facebook is “killing people” with COVID misinformation; Schumer calls rushed test vote for bipartisan infrastructure deal; Biden & Dems try to push through 2 massive pieces of budget spe...
Jul 16, 2021•39 min
WH takes on misinformation as vaccinations drop & cases rise; Surgeon General: Misinformation a serious public health threat; Millions of families receive first child tax credit payments; CNN: WH to fight back aggressively in vaccine disinformation war; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump at his golf course before attending White House dinner; Gen. Milley called Trump "The classic authoritarian leader with nothin to lose,' new book claims; Gen. Milley accused Trump of spreading r...
Jul 15, 2021•38 min
Pressured by allies, Biden makes the case for election reform; Biden: election was “most scrutinized” in history; “Don’t bring down the American experiment just because you’re unhappy” with results; “That’s not democracy”; Passing voting rights act “is an imperative”; Texas Dems pressure congress to pass voting rights legislation; Texas Republicans slam Dems: “you don’t run from a fight”; Texas Dems meet with Schumer to “plot out strategy”; Doctor: “this is primarily a pandemic of the unvaccinat...
Jul 13, 2021•38 min
Avg COVID cases jump 47% in one week, up in 36 states; CDC: pace of vaccinations down more than 80% since April; Dr. Fauci: cheers against trying to save lives is “horrifying”; Pfizer to brief Biden admin today on need for booster shot; CDC & FDA investigating if Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine may slightly raise risk of rare nerve condition; Budget committee Dems to meet tonight, consider $3.5T budget; Biden meets with AG, local leaders to talk reducing gun violence; Clyburn urges Biden...
Jul 12, 2021•39 min
RNC hack comes as another ransomware attack demands $70m in Bitcoin from I.T. companies; Pressure builds on Biden to step up cyber security after series of recent hacks; FBI infiltrates “bible study,” led by accused Jan. 6 rioter making bombs; CNN: McCarthy may tap Trump allies, moderates for Jan. 6 cmte; At least 46 dead, 94 still unaccounted for after collapse; White House: Biden expressed support for two ATF agents & police officer shot today in Chicago; Haiti’s president murdered in midd...
Jul 07, 2021•39 min
Biden outlines COVID shots strategy as Delta variant spreads; White House: Biden admin will aim to get more vaccines to doctors’ offices, employee work sites & mobile clinics; Biden: Delta variant should make people think twice about not getting vaccinated; Poll: 6% of Dems vs. 47% of GOP likely won’t get a COVID vaccine; Israeli gov’t: Pfizer vaccine 93% effective against severe illness in June, down from 97% in May; Biden to push for “human infrastructure” plan Wednesday in hopes of deal b...
Jul 06, 2021•40 min
Death toll rises to 27 with 118 still missing; Urgent presentations to Surfside residents in fall/winter 2020 included slides detailing repairs that needed to me done “now”; Tropical storm moving in as search resumes in Surfside; Some families forced to evacuate nearby high-rise due to safety concerns are now homeless, getting local help; Biden strikes optimistic tone as U.S misses his 70% vaccine goal & aggressive Delta variant spreads; Dr. Fauci: 99.2% of COVID deaths are among those not v...
Jul 05, 2021•39 min
Officers who defended Capitol attended today’s vote; Engineers looking for “trigger events” for building collapse; Surgeon general: “you are in trouble” if you’re not vaccinated; Fauci: may soon be “two Americas” over vaccine divide; Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan: withdrawal could lead to civil war; Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Jun 30, 2021•45 min
Families cling to hope as responders search for survivors; More than 800 responders on ground in Surfside; Biden to meet with families, visit collapse site Thursday; Prosecutors pursue grand jury investigation into collapse; Condo board warned of building decay in April 2021 letter; Engineers hunt for answers in the Surfside building collapse; Miami Herald: pool contractor saw water cracks below pool deck; Miami-Dade mayor: building audit has uncovered serious issues; U.S. officials: Afghanistan...
Jun 29, 2021•38 min
Families desperate as search for survivors enters day 5; 2018 engineer report warned of “major structural damage” that required immediate repair in FL building; Condo association approved $15 million worth of repairs; Building collapsed just days before owners started payments; City official told residents tower was safe despite warning; Inspectors looking at nearby buildings after sudden collapse; Families, crews hoping for miracle as rescue window narrows; White House refuses to answer if Bide...
Jun 28, 2021•39 min
