relationships between lbj and the civil rights movement generally and of course in particular and brian williams what your sense of what these conversations tell us about that read. brian: something melody just touched on and this needs to be said as a new generation of students during this time glenn often younger folks feel that all of history should have sensitivities. and you are going to hear figures of speech terminology and vocabulary that is time specific read and thankfully our country does not talk away some of the people on these tapes notably our president talks talk back then. but i hope it is helpful to teach our language standards have migrated. remember the new york times used words to describe japanese adversaries during world war ii that we would never dream of using an conversation or anyone else for that matter in 2021. but on the subject of civil rights, to be essentially when the president is talking about marshall, he tips his hand especially late at night and this is a huge goal to him listening to the specific recordings with doctor king. you are reminded that every sing

r with brian williams starts now. >> good evening once again i'm chris dancing in for brian williams, longtime political ally and new york governor andrew cuomo to step down, after today's explosive report from the states attorney general. it alleges that he sexually harassed 11 women including a state trooper. >> are you now calling on him to resign? >> yes. >> do you think he should be prosecuted? >> what i

r with brian williams starts now. >> good evening once again i'm chris dancing in for brian williams, day 196 of the biden administration. tonight the president's joining a chorus of voices from both parties calling on longtime political ally and new york governor andrew cuomo to step down, after today's explosive report from the states attorney general. it alleges that he sexually harassed 11 women including a state trooper. >> are you now calling on him to resign? >> yes. >> do you think he should be prosecuted? >> what i said was if the investigation of the attorney general concluded that the allegations were correct that back in march that i would recommend he resigned, that's what i'm doing today. >> biden is just one of many democratic politicians in federal state and local positions who now say cuomo can no longer remain in office. state attorney general letitia james issued a report following a five month long civil investigation, the 165-page document paints a damning portrait of an welcomed and inappropriate behavior. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed current and former st

for brian williams. day 199 of the biden administration. as the delta variant races through all 50 states driving new case numbers upward, the president is signaling a possible shift to much more aggressive campaign to stop the surge. >> i put in place new incentives and requirements to encourage vaccinations. more to come in days ahead. america can beat the delta variant. just as we beat the original covid-19. >> florida is now undisputed epicenter of the latest outbreak. nearly 23,000 new cases recorded in state, highest single day case count since pandemic began last year. from fauci says it counts for significant new cases across the country. >> florida itself is 20% of the infections. that's not acceptable. we shouldn't be looking at that right now given the fact that we have highly effective vaccines that are safe. >> florida's republican governor was asked about the case surge in his state. >> you have some politicians that say i'm going to eliminate the virus, i will defeat it. unfortunately, gov

e 11th hour with brian williams begins right now. e 11th hour with brian williams begins right now. good evening once again, they 202 of the biden administration. it's good to be back. let's see where we. oh yes. it seems the news has gotten worse. the nation is now fully in the grip of an escalating health crisis brought on by this relentless new delta variant. tonight, the u.s. reached a new milestone in this pandemic, over 36 million cases. we are now overawing over 100,000 new cases a day. if that number sounds familiar, it's because that's the rate we were seeing last winter. just over six weeks ago at the beginning of last month, the pandemic appeared to be in the rearview mirror for much of our country. now, tonight, every state is experiencing an increase in infections. situation is expression we grave especially acute in the sun belt. florida recorded over 28,000 new cases on sunday alone. officials in austin texas were brutally honest about conditions there where people are now getting warnings on their phones. and in flori

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >> good evening once again i'm chris jansen in for brian williams. day 195 of the biden administration. the delta variant is tightening its grip on the nations and hospital admissions. the u.s. is now recorded over and averaging 35 cases a day. late this afternoon, the cdc director revealed new data on the dangers of this hyper contagious delta strain. >> if you get stuck with the delta variant we estimate you could in fact five other unvaccinated people more than twice as many as the original strain. >> researchers at johns hopkins university has held five states, california, texas, missouri, florida, represent 46 of the new u.s. covid cases. hurly are, today officials in louisiana over the grimacing of the situation. >> nobody should be laboring under the misapprehension that this is just another surge. we've already had three of these. this is the worst when we have had thus far. >> this virus, the delta variant of covid is every infectious disease fuss -- specialist in's worst nightmare. >> health officials have warned we are now in the

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >> good evening once again i'm chris jansen in for brianistration. the delta variant is tightening its grip on the nations and hospital admissions. the u.s. is now recorded over and averaging 35 cases a day. late this afternoon, the cdc director revealed new data on the dangers of this hyper contagious delta strain. >> if you get stuck with the delta variant we estimate you could in fact five other

williams starts now. 11th hour with brian williams starts now. good evening once again, day 217 of the biden administration, president now facing the most critical week in his eight months in office. just this evening he told the nation he is sticking to the august 31 deadline to pull u.s. forces out of afghanistan. and complete the evacuation of americans and afghan allies, that means he is exactly seven days to get this done. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august 31st, the sooner we can finish the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. but, the completion is august 31 and that depends on the taliban continuing to cooperate, and allow access to the airport for those who are being transported out and no disruptions to our operations. the longer we stay, starting with the growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis-k a, we know that isis case seeking to target the airport. and attack both u.s. and allied forces, and innocent civilians. >> those remarks came nearly five hours after the original

e 11th hour with brian williams begins right now.n administration. it's good to be back. let's see where we. oh yes. it seems the news has gotten worse. the nation is now fully in the grip of an escalating health crisis brought on by this relentless new delta variant. tonight, the u.s. reached a new milestone in this pandemic, over 36 million cases. we are now overawing over 100,000 new cases a day. if that number sounds familiar, it's because that's the rate we were seeing last winter. just over

good evening, i'm ali velshi, for brian williams. they 198 of the biden ministration. the wall street journal is out with a report about booster shots. the journal reports that the fda expects to have a strategy for a vaccine boosters by early next month, one that would detail when and which vaccinated individuals would get follow-up shots. moderna is also preparing for boosters. the company says that people who received two doses of its vaccine will likely need a third dose before winter. >> one of the most important things that we can do is bring the delta variant into the vaccine, and that way we are teaching the immune system what the virus looks like just as we did with others. >> this is all taking place as the u.s. reported more than 100,000 new

i'm chris jansing in for brian williams. day 196 of the biden administration.new york governor andrew cuomo to step down after today's explosive report from that state's attorney general. that ag reports alleges cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, including a state trooper. >> are you now calling on him to resign? >> yes. >> do you think he should be prosecuted? >> what i said was, if the investigation of the attorney general concluded that the allegations are correct, that back in march that i would recommend he

don't go anywhere because the 11th hour with brian williams starts right now.en administration. as the delta variant braces through all 50 states, driving new case numbers upward. the president is signaling a possible shift to a much more aggressive campaign. to stop the surge. >> i put in place new incentives and requirements to encourage vaccinations. there will be more to come in the days ahead. america can beat the delta variant. just as we beat the original covid-19. >> florida is now the undisputed epicenter of this latest outbreak. today, nearly 23,000 new cases were reported in the state. the highest single day case count since the pandemic began last year. doctor anthony fauci says florida now accounts for a significant portion of the new cases across the country. >> florida ali velshi itself is about juanita 20% of the john infections. so that is not la meir john

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. ♪♪ >>> good evening, i'm ali velshi in for brian williamsy 198 of the biden administration as the nation searches for a way out of the delta variant fueled covid surge. "the wall street journal" has new reporting about booster shots. the journal reports the fda excepts to have a strategy for vaccine boosters by early next month. one that would detail when and which vaccinated individuals should get the follow-up shots. tonight, vaccine maker moderna preparing for boosters. the company says people who received two doses of its vaccine will likely need a third dose before winter. >> one of the most important things we need to do is actually bring the delta variant into the vaccine. and that way we're teaching the immune system what the delta variant looks like in our vaccine, just as we did with the prior variants. >> this is all taking place as the u.s. reported more than 100,000 new covid cases yesterday. numbers that have not been seen since february. hospital admissions are up 41% over the last week. covid deaths up 39% over the same perio

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >> good evening once again. day 217 of the biden administration. the president facing his most critical week in office thus far. just this evening he told the nation he is sticking to the august 31 deadline to pull u.s. forces out of afghanistan and complete that evacuation of americans and afghan allies. that means he has exactly seven days to get this done. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august 31. the sooner we can finish, the better. each dave operations brings add risk to our troops. but the completion on the 31st depends upon the taliban continuing to let us sxrat no disruptions to our operations. the longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis k, we know that isis k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. >> those remarks came nearly five hours after the original scheduled air time which was noon today. the president add, he's asked the state department and the pentagon to draw

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. williams starts now. good evening i'm chris jansing in for brian williams. 223 day of the biden administration and as we come on the air, tonight we're following two major stories. the u.s. has officially ended its 20-year war in afghanistan. it is now tuesday august 31st there. the deadline president biden set for all u.s. troops to be out of the country. afghanistan is now run by the taliban. we'll have much more on that in just a moment. also tonight, millions of people across louisiana are coming to grips with the scale of damage from hurricane ida. the storm made landfall in the port for sean sunday as a category four, slamming into the coast with devastating wind and rain. it's one of the most powerful hurricanes ever hit the u.s. mainland officials say at least two people were killed. search and rescue operations are still underway in communities along the gulf i became unsure with everything that was advertised. all of our levee systems, particularly our levee system performed magnificently. havin

the 11th hour starts right now with brian williams.ration. we are following dramatic developments in afghanistan following the deadly attack in kabul. not long, ago we learned the u.s. military has retaliated for that attack. a spokesman for u.s. central command released a statement that reads, quote -- you'll recall the threat president biden made hours after yesterday's attack. >> to those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this, we will not forgive. we will not forget. but we will hunt you down. we will make you pay. >> word

for brian williams.riving new case numbers upward, the president is signaling a possible shift to much more aggressive campaign to stop the surge. >> i put in place new incentives and requirements to encourage vaccinations. more to come in days ahead. america can beat the delta variant. just as we beat the original covid-19. >> florida is now undisputed

brian williams here with you kicking off special coverage of afghanistan's collapse. to deliver remarks from the east room of the white house in just a few moments following the scenes of chaos at the airport in kabul, afghanistan overnight. and this indelible image. afghans clinging to a u.s. air force c-17 aircraft upon takeoff, desperate to escape their circumstances as panic courses through their nation. now overtaken once again by taliban rule two decades after being toppled by the united states, held at bay until u.s. troop withdrawal picked up speed in recent weeks and months and days. over the weekend the comparisons to the evacuation of saigon at the end of the vietnam war were absolutely unavoidable. indeed, the imagery coming out of afghanistan then confirmed the comparison as helicopters descended on the u.s. embassy in kabul to speed up the evacuation of u.s. personnel. despite assurances from president biden just last month that "there is going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the united states from af

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. 11th hour with brian williams starts now.ritical week in his eight months in office. just this evening he told the nation he is sticking to the august 31 deadline to pull u.s. forces out of afghanistan. and complete the evacuation of americans and afghan allies, that means he is exactly seven days to get this done. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august 31st, the sooner we can finish the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. but, the completion is august 31 and that depends on the taliban continuing to cooperate, and allow access to the airport for those who are being transported out and no

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. williams starts now. and as we come on the air, tonight we're following two major stories. the u.s. has officially ended its 20-year war in afghanistan. it is now tuesday august 31st there. the deadline president biden set for all u.s. troops to be out of the country. afghanistan is now run by the taliban. we'll have much more on that in just a moment. also tonight, millions of people across louisiana are coming to grips with the scale of damage from hurricane ida. the storm made landfall in the port for sean sunday as a category four, slamming into the coast with devastating wind and rain. it's one of the most powerful

that is tonight's last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. r with brian will >> and good evening once again day 210 of the biden administration, which is now faced with trying to get thousands of americans and afghans who helped our side during the war out of afghanistan. nbc news confirming the washington post reporting that administration officials told staffers on the senate side of the capital that up to 15,000 passport carrying americans remain in afghanistan. staffers who are also told the administration has no plan to evacuate u.s. citizens outside of kabul because of the taliban checkpoints that have already gone up. this afternoon, national security adviser jake sullivan suggested american officials were trying to get the taliban to cooperate with the evacuation. >> we have been working engaging, coordinating with taliban elements on the ground to ensure safe passage we will continue to work that issue day by day until we have completed our mission. >> pentagon says 4000 troops would be at the airport in kabul by the end of today, sta

the 11th hour with brian williams begins right now. and good evening once again >> day 206 at the biden administration. and as we come on the air tonight, thousands of u.s. troops are on their way to afghanistan, to help evacuate america and afghan civilians facing potential threats to their security. afghanthat mission comes as the taliban accelerates now. they are advance on the capital city of kabul, taking four more cities well meeting very little resistance from afghan forces. nbc news correspondent kelly cobiella is on the ground in afghanistan again tonight. >> tonight, the taliban is firmly in control of kandahar, the second largest city in afghanistan. the militants expanding their territory in the south, north and the west. where they seized the historic city of herat, and waits military commander. in this taliban propaganda video, the man who fought the taliban in 2001, says he hopes the militants will bring peace, stability and security. the lightning fast takeover has shocked the world. the militant group took its first pr

that is tonight's last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. ce again day 210 of the biden administration, which is now faced with trying to get thousands of americans and afghans who helped our side during the war out of afghanistan. nbc news confirming the washington post reporting that administration officials told staffers on the senate side of the capital that up to 15,000 passport carrying americans remain in afghanistan. staffers who are also told the administration has no plan to evacuate u.s. citizens outside of kabul because of

that is tonight's last word, the 11th hour with brian williams begins right now. >> good evening once again, day 205 of the biden ministration. tonight a troubling new sign of the delta variant and it's increasing hold on our country. the cdc now says the strain is driving this latest surge in almost every county. >> over 90% of counties in the united states are experiencing substantial or high transmission. those at highest risk remain people who are not yet vaccinated. >> you heard her. 90% of u.s. counties, a new washington post analysis revealing two thirds of americans immediately even highly vaccinated with -- the fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow that third vaccine dose for people with vulnerable immune systems. agencies expect city greenlight this after a cdc meeting tomorrow. newsweek reporting the cdc estimates more than 1 million people who already have received a pfizer or moderna vaccine. they have opted to get a third but this is unauthorized, of course. doctor fauci said tonight it's still not necessary for most of us. >> we don't feel that right now those

good morning i'm seema mody in for brian williams here is how stocks are looking through the 5:00 a.mur falling fed chair jerome powell's speech. the nasdaq higher by 18 points we are slightly lower than a half our ago some of the sectors still trailing the s&p 500 with infrastructure talks delay the transport index trading 7% away from the 52-week high. take a look at the russell 2000 index. 3% away from the respectivehig as the u.s. dollar gains ground. right now, we're looking at prices volatile the last couple hours. now trading down by 1% for wti crude at $68 a barrel. more on that straight ahead. a developing story this morning in afghanistan >>> the u.s. carrying out an unmanned military strike on the isis-k target in kabul u.s. troops still on the ground as another isis attack strikes targets in neighborhoods outside the airstrip tracie potts in washington with the latest tracie, good morning >> seema, good morning the white house said in a statement just after midnight that the president has been briefed on the latest rocket attack creating yet another threat to the effort to

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> well, good evening once again on this day 218 of the biden administration. and tonight, there's an alarming new warning from u.s. embassy officials in kabul, afghanistan, to americans who are still trying to leave that country. the alert reads, because of security threats outside the gates of the airport, we're advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time. the warning continues, u.s. citizens who are at the gate now should leave immediately. just yesterday, president biden referred to the threat at the airport from this terror group known as isis-k. he detailed his decision to stick with the august 31st deadline, just six days away now. as the scramble to get out intensifies, one question is how many americans remain. this afternoon, the secretary of state put the number at about 1,500. he said officials have been in touch with about 500 and are still reaching out to others. >> for the remaining roughly 1,000 contacts that we had who may be americans seeking to leave afghanistan, w

good evening, once again, i'm chris dancing in for brian williams. day 197 of the biden ministration. tonight, the delta variant serge shows no signs of easing. and the newest data tells a troubling story. the daily average of new cases in the u.s. is now nearing 90,000. we haven't been here since mid february. health officials in two of the hardest hit states, texas and florida, say the new reality is reflected in the situation on the ground. >> the 72 average is up -- 49% and fatalities are up 15%. they are all going in the wrong direction. >> the numbers of patients are unprecedented and that is in black and white. we have more patients in a hospital now than ever before. >> this deadly variants which has been particularly intense across the south. one expert says, the next few weeks will be critical in determining if that trend takes hold across the nation. >> we have all 50 states, the district of columbia, see increases in cases. the questions are going to be if any of them turn out to be like we've seen in the south, then we have got and even

for brian williams. they 198 of the biden ministration. as we search for a way out of the delta variant search. the wall street journal is out with a report about booster shots. the journal reports that the fda expects to have a strategy for a vaccine boosters by early next month, one that would detail when and which vaccinated individuals would get follow-up shots. moderna is also preparing for boosters. the company says that people who received two doses of its vaccine will likely need a third dose before winter. >> one of the most important things that we can do is bring the delta variant into the vaccine, and that way we are teaching the immune system what the virus looks like just as we did with others. >> this is all taking place as the u.s. reported more than 100,000 new cases yesterday, numbers not seen since february. hospital admissions are up 40% over the last week, deaths up 39% over the same period. >> these cases are concentrated in communities with low vaccination rates. over the past seven days, florida and texas have accou

. >> that is tonight's last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >>s now. >> well good evening once again, day 211 of the biden administration which is racing to put out the firestorm ignited by the debacle of the withdrawal from afghanistan. tonight, the president told abc news that the military mission to get americans out of the country, taliban permitting, could extend past august 31st. >> all troops are supposed to get out by the august 31st, even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get, out they're going to leave? >> we are going to do everything in our power to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay behind august 31st if necessary? >> it depends on where we are and whether we can grant these numbers up to 5 to 7000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they will all be. out >> so americans should understand the troops may have to be there beyond august 31st? >> americans have to understand that we're gonna try to get it done before august 30. first >> but if we don't, the troops -- >>

. >> kayleigh: matt zeller, owning brian williams in that question there.ing up for afghans left behind and saying joe biden should own their deaths. your thoughtss? >> john: i flew convoy security in iraq, i understand what it feels like to be in that situation. i went in with an apache helicopter, journalists went with a pen, we were doing the same thing, standing up and speaking out for people who were innocent and wanted freedom. utmost respect for real journalists. these people saying these things are not real journalists, they are jesters. they recognize th advertisers and giving the people they are serving what they want. they want a polyanna foreign policy. they are delivering for their advertisers and audience, it is not real news, they are entertain sxment should be dismissed as such. >> kayleigh: that is true, and kt, nicole wallace is doing that, saying 95% of americans agree with this, problem, there is a poll, 70% of americans disagree, so is she just lying to her audience, it seems? >> k.t.: yeah, who are they talking to? biden audience, loon

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. well good evening once again on this day 218 of the biden administration and tonight there is an alarming new warning from u.s. embassy officials and cavill, afghanistan to americans who are still trying to leave that country. the alert reads, -- quote just yesterday, president biden referred to the threat at the airport from this terror group known as isis k and he details his decision to stick with that august 31st deadline to leave afghanistan. that deadline just six days away now as the scramble to get out intensifies, one critical question has been, how many americans remain? this afternoon, the secretary of state put the number at about 1500. officials are in touch with about 500 of. them but are still reaching out to others. >> for the remaining roughly 1000 context that we have who maybe americans seeking to leave afghanistan, we are aggressively reaching out to the multiple times today. there is no deadline on our work to help any remaining american citizens who want to leave

here is one vet releasing reality on a soggy brian williams. >> he owns the decision, as he put it, thek stops with him. >> i feel like i watched a different speech on the rest of you guys. i was appalled. there was such a profound boldfaced lie in that speech, the idea we plan for every contingency. i have been personally try to tell this administration since it took office, i've been trying to tell our government for years that this was coming. we sent them plan after plan on how to evacuate these people. nobody listened to us. >> greg: of course, brian really didn't need to hear that. he has been in kabul this whole time training the rebels. after he killed bin laden. [laughter] but there is still some in denial, like this witless water cannon. >> 95% of the american people will agree with everything he just said. 95% of the press covering this white house will disagree. and for an american president to finally be completely aligned with such an overwhelming majority of what the american people think about afghanistan is probably a tremendous relief to the american people. >> greg: t

the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. ♪♪ >>> good evening, day 209 of the biden administration want to begin at the top of the broadcast with breaking news from just minutes ago, about vaccine booster shots. "new york times" and "washington post" are both on the board with reports that the white house has decided most americans should get a booster shot eight months after they've completed their initial vaccination and could begin offering the extra shots as early as mid-september to all who want or need them. we have a doctor standing by to talk about this development a bit later on in this broadcast. tonight, though, on another front, far from home, the president is under intense criticism after the sudden collapse of the afghan government and military and the chaos that erupted over the weekend as the taliban took over the capital of kabul. this came in the wake of the president's decision to pull u.s. troops out of the country after two decades and $2 trillion spent. today, biden spoke to the nation and defended his decision. >> our mission in afghanistan was never supposed

the 11th hour with brian williams begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and good evening once again, 206 of the bideninistration. as we come on the air, thousands of u.s. troops are on their way to afghanistan to help evacuate american and afghan civilians facing potential threats to their security. that mission as taliban accelerates their assault on the capitol. on the ground in afghanistan again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the taliban is firmly in control of afghanistan's second largest city, kandahar. the militants consolidating their territory in the south, the north and the west. where they seize the historic city and its famed military commander. in this taliban video, he fought the taliban in 2001 said he hopes the militants will bring peace, security and stability. the lightning fast taliban take over has shocked the world. the militant group took its first capitol one week ago today. now, their territory looks like this. closing in on kabul, now, they are sending troops to the kabul airport, a temporary mission to get embassy staff out safely. >> the deteriorating conditions are a factor

the 11th hour with brian williams begins now.on and on this day we watch a three term democratic governor of new york wreck announced his resignation. it came one week after a bombshell report did most double instances of sexual harassment and they came after he had lost all of his remaining political support. more on that just ahead, we begin yet again with an alarming situation and hospitals across our country's, overwhelmed with the crush of covid patients. the spike in cases driving the uptick in hospitalizations, in texas, icu beds have all but disappeared at dozens of facilities. they are importing doctors from other states. texas state health department says over 10,000 texans are currently hospitalized with the virus. today one dallas official warned the situation is particularly dangerous for children who might need intensive care. >> we now, at this moment have to pediatric icu beds. these are not just for covid, these are car wrecks, anythi

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now.astating day. but mostly for our military families and those of afghans villains, of course, as u.s. forces in afghanistan suffered their heaviest losses in years, just days before they themselves are due to leave the country. at least 13 service members, that includes ten u.s. marines killed in two bombings near the kabul airport, 18 other service members wounded, some critically. at least 60 afghans were killed, close to 150 injured. today's attack took place as u.s. forces were helping thousands of americans and afghans evacuate from the country while also preparing to leave themselves. at least one of the attacks believed to be carried out by a suicide bomber during a path down body search at a crowded abbey gate to the kabul airport. hours earlier the u.s. and other western governments had warned about an imminent islamic state attack and urge their citizens to stay away from the airport. an offshoot of isis, a group called isis-k has claimed responsibility for the bombings. late

good evening, once again, i'm chris dancing in for brian williams. easing. and the newest data tells a troubling story. the daily average of new cases in the u.s. is now nearing 90,000. we haven't been here since mid february. health officials in two of the hardest hit states, texas and florida, say the new reality is reflected in the situation on the ground. >> the 72 average is up -- 49% and fatalities are up 15%. they

the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. ♪♪ >>> good evening, day 209 of the biden administration with breaking news from just minutes ago, about vaccine booster shots. "new york times" and "washington post" are both on the board with reports that the white house has decided most americans should get a booster shot eight months after they've completed their initial vaccination and could begin offering the extra shots as early as mid-september to all who want or need them. we have a doctor standing by to talk about this

>>> tonight's last word "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening oncein, day 195 of the biden administration. and the delta variant is tightening the grip on the nation driving up covid cases and hospital admissions. the u.s. has now recorded over 35 million cases and averaging about 70,000 cases a day. late this afternoon, the cdc director revealed new data on the dangers of this hyper contagious delta strain. >> if you are sick with the delta variant, we estimate that you can infect five other vaccinated people. more than twice as many as the original strain. >> researchers at johns hopkins university have found five states represent 46% of new u.s. covid cases. earlier today, officials in louisiana offered a grim assessment of the situation. that state is set to break it's all-time record for covid hospitalizations. >> nobody should be laboring under the misapprehension that it's just another surge. we've had three of them. this is the worst we have had thus far. >> the delta variant of covid is every infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist

velshi in for brian williams. day 199 of the biden administration. as the delta variant braces through all 50 states, driving new case numbers upward. the president is signaling a possible shift to a much more aggressive campaign. to stop the surge. >> i put in place new incentives and requirements to encourage vaccinations. there will be more to come in the days ahead. america can beat the delta variant. just as we beat the original covid-19. >> florida is now the undisputed epicenter of this latest outbreak. today, nearly 23,000 new cases were reported in the state. the highest single day case count since the pandemic began last year. doctor anthony fauci says florida now accounts for a significant portion of the new cases across the country. >> florida ali velshi itself is about juanita 20% of the john infections. so that is not la meir john lemay or bill acceptable. we should not be looking at that right now given the kristol juanita tolliver fact that we have hardly -- acts knee. highly effective vaccines that are. safe >> tonight, florida's rep

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> good evening. racing to put out the firestorm ignited by the debacle from afghanistan. the president told abc news that the military mission to get americans out of country, taliban permitting, could extend past august 31st. >> all troops are supposed to be out by august 31st. even if americans and our allies are trying to get out. they'll leave? >> we're going to do everything we can to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay beyond august 31st if necessary? >> depends on where we are and if we can ramp these numbers are to 5,000 to 7,000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they'll all be out. >> so americans should understand that troops might have to be there beyond august 31. >> no. americans should understand that we'll try to get it done before august 31st. >> if we don't -- >> if we don't, we'll determine at the time who is left. >> and? >> and if there's american citizens left, we're going to stay and get them all out. >> situation on the ground in afg

the 11th hour with brian williams starts right now. tarts right now.f the biden administration, we want to begin quickly here at the top of the broadcast, with breaking news from just minutes ago, about vaccine booster shots. new york times, and washington post, are both on the board with reports that the way house has decided, most americans should get a booster shot. eight months after they've completed their initial vaccination. and could begin offering the extra shots as early as mid september, to all who want or need them. we have a doctor standing by, to talk about this development a bit later on it is broadcast. tonight on another front, far from, home the president is under intense criticism, after the sudden collapse of the afghan government, and military, in the chaos that erupted over the weekend. as the taliban took over the capital of kabul. this came in the wake of the president's decision to pull u.s. troops out of the country, after two decades, and two trillion dollars spent. today biden spoke to the nation, and defended his decision.

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> and good evening once again. day 216 of the biden administration which now has a vaccine that has received full fda approval in its arsenal. this comes as the biden white house is ramping up the effort to get tens of millions of unvaccinated americans their first shots. pfizer's two-dose vaccine is the first of the three available in this country to win this fda permanent approval. so far they've all been used under this emergency authorization. moderna's up next. then j&j. this afternoon, president biden had a blunt message for the unvaccinated. >> if you're one of the millions of americans who said that they will not get the shot until it has full and final approval of the fda, it has now happened. the moment you've been waiting for is here. it's time for you to go get your vaccination and get it today. if you're a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader who has been waiting for full fda approval to require vaccinations, i call on you now to do that. require it. >> medical experts are also

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now.rom u.s. embassy officials and cavill, afghanistan to americans who are still trying to leave that country. the alert reads, -- quote just

>> thank you, we are giving you this continuous coverage on a difficult day in afghanistan as brian williams just mentioned we are here awaiting this briefing from the white house's press secretary. many questions there. you can see reporters already getting into position. we'll bring it to you live. here is the latest on what we know tonight. two suicidal bombers detonated themselves in kabul. the death toll is high. 12 u.s. service members and 15 other americans wounded according to the information we have at this hour. many afghans were killed but based on a security situation, we don't have an exact number on that at this moment. the first explosion was outside the airport in kabul and followed a gunman opening fire by civilians and military targets. isis claimed responsibility. thousands of people had been gathering in these areas so it was well-known on the ground about these points and many people were seeking any type of evacuation, getting any flight out of the country. the second blast was walking distance from this airport that also is becoming a key gathering place for evacuees.