ambassador linda thomas-greenfield who will represent the u.s.is weekend on the olympics and of course, ail talk to her about afghanistan and a lot more. let's start with the latest on the covid pandemic. nbc news correspondent, catie beck is in atlanta where students are returning today. there is an indoor mask mandate, but it is not consistent across the state. what are you finding? >> reporter: that's right, andrea. there are a lot of mixed messages in georgia. a mandate in the city of atlanta which extends to atlanta public schools for indoor masking and you can go to the suburbs of cobb county and it is optional for students to have masks in school. the governor in georgia saying he opposes mask mandates and he will not put one in place. despite the mixed messaging today we did see parents and students headed in for the first day of school in metro atlanta wearing masks and feeling relief. many parents say it's been 18 months since children have had real in-person education and to have them socialized in an environment where they have protec

ambassador linda thomas greenfield who led the u.s. delegation at the closing ceremonies of the olympics, and tina chen, president and c.e.o. of time's up, the organization formed to battle workplace sexual harassment and discrimination against women that now finds itself in the middle of the andrew cuomo scandal. i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> this sunday we're just one day shy of the senat's planned recess and what has been called the world's greatest deliberative body still has business. they will deliberate on a $trillion infrastructure bill. it's the first of two bills. this one is expected to pass in the coming days with bipartisan support. then the democratic senate majority is hoping to pass an even larger, more progressive bill through reconciliation. that's a special filibuster proof maneuver that requires a simple majority for passage. in other words, without republican support. meanwhile, the senate continues to work on voting rights. the judiciary committee met saturday with a former trump d.o.

host: linda thomas-greenfield yesterday at the united nations. your phone calls this morning and this last hour of the washington journal. mohammed has been waiting in los angeles, democrat, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. everybody is here blaming president biden for this impossible debacle, which i don't see that has happened, but this effort of drawing down our troops was precipitated by former president donald trump, and just as your previous guest mentioned, several taliban prisoners, hundreds, were released by donald trump. u.s. officials met with the taliban in doha, qatae prio to trump leaving government. during were to, we bombed germany, japan, but they became our allies with help through the marshall plan to rebuild germany. germans had resolved to rebuild their country. afghans have no such resolve. i have been to afghanistan on many occasions over the last 20 years. afghans identified by their tribe. they don't identify as an afghan. you cannot go and rebuild the tribal feudal society. we gave up over 2400 service

ambassador linda thomas greenfield who led the u.s..o. of time's up, the organization formed to battle workplace sexual harassment and discrimination against women that now finds itself in the middle of the andrew cuomo scandal. i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> this sunday we're just one day shy of the senat's planned recess and what has been called the world's greatest deliberative body still has business. they will deliberate on a $trillion infrastructure bill. it's the first of two bills. this one is expected to pass in the coming days with bipartisan support. then the democratic senate majority is hopin

ambassador linda thomas-greenfield is in the room as well as the secretary-general. but have not started yet. we will hear from sandra in new orleans, republican. go ahead. caller: ok. i would like to say to everyone who has called in about war, that america started wars, america, the united states did with the revolutionary war. we took over the native americans's lands. we have done a lot of sins, but it is stupid to think this world or the united states of america will have peace. there is always going to be wars. the other thing in afghanistan, they gave us intelligence about iran, china, russia, and so many of our other enemies. third point, how long have we been in germany? we rebuilt germany. they were our enemies. how long have we been in japan? and still forking money over there. you know why? because in south korea, we need a presence over there so we can gather intelligence. host: sandra, we will have to end it there. the sukhumi council meeting getting underway and we will of course be back here tomorrow >> c-span's washington journal purity every day, we

i can't speak of the special meeting of the united nations, the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield. minority groups must be respected, she said, talking about girls and women people suffering. anyway, she was making the point from cobit 19 corona virus under the bad route and certain areas of afghanistan. and now, because a lot of the borders have been sealed, aid is not getting to the people who need it. the people in crisis james face is diplomatic editor. time to step up his now she said, james, what does that mean? i don't know what it means. it's really not clear what the u. s. will do beyond what they're doing currently cobble airport because they have no tools anymore. the u. s. is virtually out of afghanistan. the only operation they have is that ongoing operation at the airport. clearly there was a strong message, i think, to the taliban about that ongoing opperation saying that any, any interference with them, any attack on them will be met with a swift and strong military response. but beyond that, most the speech, when my colleague said to me was very, very safe. she di

and of course, all eyes will be on linda thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the us his position right now and what the u. s . is going to do after what nearly every diplomat i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. right scrapes, i ask cancer face persecution now are in urgent need of evacuation and international protection. one of the most prominent groups at risk is the has daughter, she is extremely vulnerable. recent estimate suggest they make up less than 10 percent of the population. their leaders say, since the 997, the most persecuted community in afghanistan in the past 6 years, at least 1200 has ours were killed in attacks. and many still living in fear. last year. many of them killed an attacks that took place in a maternity ward. and again, 3 months ago to go school in west cobble. most of those attacks are blamed on iso human rights watch says some of those acts of violence could amount to war crimes and say from selim java to human rights. activists fr

i can't speak of the special meeting of the united nations, the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield. minority groups must be respected, she said, talking about girls and women people suffering. anyway, she was making the point from cobit 19 corona virus under the bad route and certain areas of afghanistan. and now because a lot of the borders have been sealed, aid is not getting.

and of course, all eyes will be on to thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the us his position right now and what the u. s. is going to do after what nearly every different matter i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. china is a permanent member of the security council has been following the situation in afghanistan closely. let's go to katrina. you joins us now live from beijing. so what kind of signals are we getting from beijing on events, enough kind of fun. well state media having a bit of a field day by saying that this is a complete failure of us policy, enough honest on many channels here are referring to the day that us troops fled saigon at the end of the vietnam war and making comparisons to both incidents now the chinese government has for many weeks being critical of the u. s. is hasty. withdrawal from of gone is done, but today on monday, the woods from the foreign ministry, spokes person where more measured, she called on the tele bond to protect

and of course, all eyes will be on the to thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the u. s. his position right now and what the u . s. is going to do after what nearly every different matter i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. the rest of the days news is coming up, has periods presidential new recently taken office is already facing protest calling for his resignation. and engineers use young victims. the country struggles to contain one of the worst run of ours outbreaks in the world. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored my cattle airways. hello there for the middle east and live and it remains very hot and dry picture. however, temperatures have come down slightly across iraq am to 8, and that's thanks to a small wind that's blowing down and kicking up quite a bit of dust for q weight for guitar and parts of saudi arabia. so we are seeing some hazy sunshine temperatures dipping down over the next few days. we've also got a bit of a wind kicking in

and of course, all eyes will be on linda thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the us his position right now and what the u. s . is going to do after what nearly every diplomat i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. still ahead on al jazeera palestinian factions called for a general strike off to the depth of 4 men israeli raid the celebrations into the night. like the new president. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello, here's the weather story for asia pacific, and unfortunately the intense rain continues for the south coast of japan. here's the storm, cause just ringing out its moisture and you know, over the past 24 hours, this is oshima just east upon shoe, picking up more than a 100 millimeters of rain. once again, just look at this plume of moisture moving in queue to chicago cou into hans, you but the bulk of the activity actually now looking to stay out toward the sea of japan on tuesday. next stop, we'll go bit furt

and of course, all eyes will be on linda thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the us his position right now. what the u. s. is going to do after what nearly every diplomat i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington of can nationals living in other countries say they feel hopeless about the crisis unfolding in afghanistan, some on even able to communicate with family members stuck inside the country liberal in my life, i felt really sad this time that i have gone. it is such a thing and surround and i've got to start to taliban. nothing can be said. now we have surrounded as so has our country. we will pray that something good happens with afghan, a son at it does not go worse from here. i don't want my country to be separated or destroyed completely. give me get my wife stuck enough canister and i'm unable to do anything to get her out. i haven't been able to talk to her for the past 2 days . i have no information about her since the taliban captured terrible. will the p

so that was the us ambassador to the un speaking there, linda thomas greenfield. she was just reiterating what's been decided the un this evening of the un security cam. so they basically decided that safe passage would be provided for all those who wish to leave off gun shy kumar is the director of crisis advocacy and special projects and human rights watch. and she's been waiting very patiently to talk to us joining us from new york via skype. actually, thanks very much for patiently waiting. i'm. we've heard a lot of talk this evening about holding taliban accountable. about providing this safe passage for all those who want to leave, but we haven't heard a lot about how but once you take on everything you for this evening. well i think that what is clear is that security council has adopted a resolution that proved to the taliban. the world is watching. we are watching with the horror we are watching with concern and we are all watching with the hope that the taliban will stick to its word. but a very healthy dose of skepticism. because we've seen this before.

the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield, didn't refer directly to the tense and chaotic situation at cobble airport. but there was a clear warning to the taliban. all afghan nationals and international citizens who wished to depart, must be allowed to do so safely. president biden has made clear that any action that put us personnel or a mission at risk will be met with a swift and strong military response. the united states promises to be generous and re settling afghans in our own country and baset as a weather where the international community now has very little leverage over the taliban. nevertheless, there were clear cause for action. we've all seen the scenes of chaos at the airport. we cannot say that we were not warned of this possible outcome. now, in the face of an unfolding crisis of tragic proportions, this cancel will have to assume its responsibilities and to act. the meeting was also addressed by the afghan ambassador to the un gulard is ex i, who took up his job less than a month ago, and now finds himself representing a government that no longer exists on. the bi

and of course, all eyes will be on linda thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the us his position right now and what the u. s . is going to do after what nearly every diplomat i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. right, says james mentioned that china, one of the security council members. and since last month paging has been preparing for. so we say an awkward relationship with the taliban. more on that with katrina . you now in beijing, how is this likely to play out between cobble in beijing or so far? we haven't had any official response from the aging. we've had chinese state media and newspapers respond in a kind of mocking glossing manner, saying that this is an example of complete u. s. foreign policy failure in afghanistan. but the bay ging itself, this has not been surprising it seen the rising on the wall and recent weeks. it has been maintaining good relations with the f gone assad government president, she didn't think, spoke with president connie earl

and of course, all eyes will be on the to thomas greenfield. the u. s. representative of the security council trying to explain the u. s. his position right now and what the u . s. is going to do after what nearly every diplomat i've spoken to says is a catastrophic foreign policy failure by washington. white house officials have been stunned at the speed of the ta ta bond take over the president. joe biden was at camp david on sunday, getting regular briefings from his national security team. he's been facing criticism for sticking to a plan initiated by his predecessor donald trump. to end the u. s. military mission enough can this time the secretary of state anthony blanket insist the u. s. has achieved its mission enough, gone this time. and he rejects comparisons to the vietnam war when american troops made a chaotic and humiliating exit from saigon in 1975. let's take a step back. this is manifestly not saigon. the fact the matter is this. we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission in mind, and that was the deal with the people who att

i think it's going to be a very hard speech for ambassador linda thomas greenfield in the security council today. she's not just an ambassador, she's a member of president biden's cabinet. she would have been involved in many of these decisions. she's going to have to try and explain the u. s. his position to all of the international community. also too many of the u. s. is close allies, remember around the 15 seats on the security council tables 15 countries on it, 6 of them actually, some point had troops in afghanistan, and they will privately tell you that there was very little consultation of the move to pull out of afghanistan. and they were left really no choice but to follow suit. and certainly i think that that caused some, some concern in many of the capitals, particularly perhaps the u. k. and germany, which had the largest number of troops. we'll have to see what the close allies of the u. s. say, we'll have to see what china and russia say as you set said china and russia suggesting that they're close to recognizing the taliban. of course to taliban don't actually have a gover

ambassador to the u.n., that's linda thomas greenfield, joins us now to discuss.and our major priority is working around the clock to get those people who need to get out of afghanistan out. we were able to get 1,000 out yesterday, and we're moving forward rapidly to move others out of danger. >> you know, people are looking at it, and i'm sure you, too, we're haunted by the images that we're seeing. why weren't preparations made ahead of time? and i know hindsight is 20/20. i get that. everybody that has no experience with anything has an opinion. but it does beg the question why preparations weren't made earlier to make sure that this transition went a little bitter -- look at this with the people literally hanging on to the plane. preparations weren't made. yeah. >> you know, gayle, absolutely preparations were made. we did contingency planning, but none of us can appreciate what happens when the end of a civil war takes place and the victors enter the city. but we were prepared for this, and we are working around the clock to ensure that people are given suppo

thomas-greenfield: thank you, mr. president. secretary-general guterres, thank you for your sobering briefing and for your strong statement. your role along with your personal envoy and special representative and her team on the ground is especially vital now. and as we enter an uncertain and crucial period that requires the international community to speak with a clear and unified voice, the united states deeply appreciates the continued efforts of the u.n. actors on the ground in afghanistan that are continuing to provide lifesaving assistance to afghans in need. we also thank norway and estonia for calling this meeting and india for convening it given the events of the past 72 hours. and we welcome the participation of afghanistan to this meeting. over this past weekend, numbers -- members of the international community joined together to state unequivocally that every afghan should be able to live in safety, security, and dignity. we also called on all parties in afghanistan to ensure safe departures and the protection of hu

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i heard linda thomas-greenfield on the previous show saying flights getting out of the international airport every hour on the hour. so i think we're now hunkering down. the state department, people are working overtime, 24/7. remember, those interpreters and those helpers all helped people at the state department too. so people really have a vested interest in this. >> it goes to show you that america cannot create reproductions of our culture in other countries and remake them in our image. there are some people who are going to cleave to those modernist norms, and those people are our friends. and then there's the country itself and its culture, and we can't change that. america has this conceit, and we clearly can't. to your point, representative, on the intelligence, there's a "new york times" piece out today. the headline is intelligence warned of afghan military chance despite biden's assurances. it says classified assessments by american spy agencies over the summer painted a grim picture of the prospect of a taliban takeover of afghanistan and warned of the rapid collapse of

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but, ambassador linda thomas, greenfield, she is the one very critical of this nation's founding. go back and remember what she had to say about the united states of america. she seems to think that we can also bring the taliban in to sizzles, maybe not with nation building but with a strongly worded letter. watch this. >> we have expressed in no uncertain terms here at the united nations through a very strongly worded press statement from the security council that we expect the taliban to respect human rights, including the rights of women and girls. we have also indicated that they have to be respectful of humanitarian law. >> will: you think that will do the trick? strongly worded letter. >> yeah. just goes to show you that the very top tier of this biden administration you have people making important decisions who are both unserious and unwise. look, the only strongly worded letter that any of us should be expecting to see right now that's going to make a difference is one of resignation from at least a senior biden administration official, perhaps a national security adviser

joining us now is linda thomas greenfield, the united states ambassador to the united nations.nding some time with us today. >> good, thank you very much. i'm delighted to be here. >> can we achieve what malala is asking to us achieve? can we protect realistically afghan women and girls in the taliban? >> let me just state, one, to say how courageous malala is, and i did read her article in the "new york times" and yes, we can. we have to. our commitment to afghan women and children and to all afghans is unwavering, and it's not related to our military presence. we have diplomatic tools. we have economic tools. we use our development assistance and our humanitarian assistance to support women and girls' education moving forward, and we will continue to do that and right now, we are working around the clock to help afghan women and other vulnerable people who want to leave afghanistan get out of afghanistan. the president has acknowledged that the situation is a painful situation, it's gut-wrenching and especially so for women, who don't know what they face in the future, but th

host: linda thomas-greenfield, yesterday. taking your calls in this last hour.s been waiting in los angeles. democratic line, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. everyone here is blaming president biden for this debacle that i don't see, but the effort of drawing down troops was precipitated by former president donald trump. just as your previous guest mentioned, several taliban prisoners, hundreds, they were released by donald trump. the u.s. officials met with the taliban in qatar prior to trump leaving office without any involvement from the afghan government. during world war ii we bombed germany, we destroyed japan. then japan and germany became our hostess allies. we worked through the marshall plan to rebuild germany. germans resolved to rebuild their country. afghans have no such revolt -- resolved. they identify by tribe. you ask them. they don't identify as an afghan and you can't go rebuild a tribal, feudal society. 2400 service member lives, tens of thousands injured, $1 trillion spent and we couldn't teach them how to become civil an

ambassador linda thomas-greenfield is in the room as well as the secretary-general.ut have not started yet. we will hear from sandra in new orleans, republican. go ahead. caller: ok. i would like to say to everyone who has called in about war, that america started wars, america, the united states did with the revolutionary war. we took over the native americans's lands. we have done a lot of sins, but it is stupid to think this world or the united states of america will have peace. there is always going to be wars. the other thing in afghanistan, they gave us intelligence about iran, china, russia, and so many of our other enemies. third point, how long have we been in germany? we rebuilt germany. they were our enemies. how long have we been in japan? and still forking money over there. you know why? because in south korea, we need a presence over there so we can gather intelligence. host: sandra, we will have to end it there. the sukhumi council meeting getting underway and we will of course be back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern, 4:00 a.m. pacific on "w