arlington national cemetery, as we with look live, the president at section 60 there at arlington national cemetery. the president noting that there was a peace deal that was negotiated by the prior administration before he got into office which called for all u.s. troops to be out of afghanistan by may 1st. he says he will uphold that deal by starting the winddown then, having troops out by the 20th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. here was the commander in chief moments ago. >> there are many who will loudly insist that diplomacy cannot succeed without a robust military presence to stand as leverage. we gave that argument a decade. it's never proved effective. not when we had 98,000 troops in afghanistan. and not when we're down to a few thousand. our diplomacy does not hinge on having boots in harm's way, u.s. boots on the ground. we have to change that thinking. >> reporter: now, there is bipartisan concern -- again, live pictures now, arlington national cemetery. liz, bipartisan concern that erasing a constant u.s. military presence in afghanistan would potentially

the fact is, later today, i'm going to visit arlington national cemetery, section 60, and that sacred memorial to american sacrifice, section 60 is where our recent war dead are buried, including many of the women and men who died fighting in afghanistan and iraq. there's no comforting distance in history in section 60. the grief is raw. it's a visceral reminder of a living cost of war. for the past 12 years, ever since i became vice president, i've carried with me a card that reminds me of the exact number of american troops killed in iraq and afghanistan. that exact number, not an approximateation or rounded off number, because every one of those dead are sacred human beings who left behind entire families, an exact accounting of every single solitary one needs to be had. as of today, today, there are 2,488 u.s. troops and personnel who have died in operation enduring freedom and operation freedom's sentinel. our afghanistan conflict. 20,722 have been wounded. i'm the first president in 40 years who knows what it means to have a child serving in a war zone. in this process, my north

president biden on his way to arlington national cemetery. he will visit section 60 where veterans of afghanistan are buried. he announced a complete withdrawal of the remaining u.s. troops through by this september 11th, which is the 20th anniversary of the attack on america by osama bin laden. and we're waiting for live remarks from senator lindsey graham that will take issue with this action by president biden. while many americans will welcome this withdrawal, it was first declared by president trump. he wanted out by may. graham does not. we'll bring you that live and show you both sides of that story. jack keane is here and also congressman michael waltz, an afghanistan veteran. they're uniquely qualified to weigh-in on what happens september 12, 2021. first to kristin fisher live at the white house where the president just spoke. kristin? >> martha, speaking from the same room where former president bush announced the air strikes in afghanistan 20 years ago, president biden said it's time to end america's longest war. all u.s. troops o

. >> reporter: in arlington, virginia the ground is trembling. as workers lay the foundation for amazon's new hq2 >> we're hoping all 25,000 people as time allows will feel comfortable coming back to the office >> reporter: 25,000 over the next ten years. while working remotely has worked, amazon says there's no substitute for face-to-face collaboration. why is collaboration in person so important for you guys >> the sharing of ideas and that in-person communication really helps foster a faster, more efficient innovation process >> reporter: covid has accelerated change in the workplace. a recent report found big cities have lost 400,000 jobs while suburbs and smaller cities have added 175,000. one of new york's biggest real estate developers believes 10% to 15% of workers will stay home the rest splitting their time or coming back >> if you're looking to attract and retain the greatest talent pool, they've got to feel part of your organization they've got to feel they have a sense of purpose, they have a sense of values. part of your culture >>

moments ago president biden was at section 16 in arlington paying respect to the service members killedhere. >> reporter: of course, jake. section 60 is where so many of those killed in afghanistan and iraq now rest so that was the first stop that you saw president biden make after making this announcement at the white house earlier, and while he was at arlington national cemetery, jake, the president was asked if this was a hard decision to make, and he looked at the reporters and he said no. to him it was absolutely clear. an end in sight for america's longest war. >> we went to afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. that cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021. >> president biden announcing this afternoon he'll withdraw all u.s. forces from afghanistan by september 11th, the 20th anniversary of the attacks that brought them there. >> it's time to end america's longest war. it's time for american troops to come home. >> overruling warnings from the pentagon, biden chose a full withdrawal with no strings attached to the political conditions on th

section 60 is a small part of arlington national cemetery. you get the sense it weighs on him as he stepped away, and he walked away from the camera there. he paused. he looked at the names and, perhaps just as importantly, he looked at the dates, taken far too soon in america's recent wars in iraq and afc. that weighs on him. you get the sense from the answers he gave, the few words he spoke in arlington nashlg cemetery, in section 60. for him, enough was enough. america had its objectives, america achieved its objectives and after 20 years, that 20 years marked on this coming 9/11, for president joe biden, it was time to get out and make sure that cemetery wasn't filled with the lives of more people from afghanistan. >> thank you. you heard one of the reporters asking him, mr. president, was it a hard decision? he said, no, it was clear. oren, thank you. and i want to take everyone back to minneapolis to it the derek chauvin trial. >> oxygen reserves would have been during the subdual and compression on may 25th of 2020 while he was underne

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. >> president biden will visit arlington national cemetery to pay respects to the men and women whoe ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. the president plans to withdraw all us troops from the country. >> good morning. president biden will address the nation laying out his plan to remove all us troops from afghanistan by september. officials confirm yesterday, the may 1st deadline put forward by donald trump to remove combat troops from the war-torn country. the new datelines with the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 and biden will speak at arlington national cemetery, and visit section 60 where us forces that were killed during america's longest war will laid to rest. the announcement comes along peace negotiations with the taliban and in the afghan government. last month the parties met in russia. later this month there will be an afghan peace in turkey the taliban declined an invitation to attend. the taliban previously warned of consequences if the us did not withdraw forces by may of this year. the complex nature of the conflict and ongoing talks is something the white house discuss

this is leon wallace from arlington new jersey. she said thank you for writing this book because harry gray reminds me of myself and how i feel blessed . i live in a town north of p still and i wanted to go to the marines like harry so on my 17th birthday i took the train to albany and enlisted. i was turned down because i'i'm colorblind. i say it was a blessing because at the time the japanese were good at camouflage so they needed men who could detect colors. i had not had a lot of jungle fighting so i would be dead. the cvs and marines were close so like harry it could have been me except for being colorblind. i wanted to tell you the story about my being a lot like harry . lee wallace. >> is lovely. >> even from sons and members of family we send the letters that they have from their loved ones as well and it's just wonderful. this account is actually from europe from the european theater this young man was in the ispaper because he wrote his family and he tells his parents how excited he was and what a beautiful ceremony was a

crowds arriving for the texas rangers home game in arlington. the first major league baseball game to open at full capacity. nearly 40,000 fans in the stands. a lot of folks there skipping the masks. and it comes after the easter holiday and a record number of people traveling over the weekend. 6 million screened at the airports from thursday to sunday. that's the highest since this pandemic began. and as cases rise, authorities are taking note of the number of younger people getting this. at least seven variants are circulating in this country and that new double mutant variant now identified in california. so, the race to vaccinate tonight, to try to stay ahead of these variants. a record 4 million doses given in just one 24-hour period over the weekend. and look at the numbers. 103,829,000 have received at least one dose. more than 40% of adults. we're going to unpack it all for you tonight, including that update from the cdc. surfaces versus particles in the air. and abc's kaylee hartung leads us off from texas. >> reporter: tonight in texas

later today i'm going to visit arlington national cemetery in that sacred memorial, section 60 is where our recent war dead are buried, thing -- including many of the women and men fighting in afghanistan and iraq. the grief is raw, it is a visceral reminder of the living cost of war. the past 12 years, ever since i became vice president, i carried with me a card to remind me of the exact number of american troops killed in anorak -- in iraq and afghanistan. our sacred human beings who left behind entire families, an exact accounting of solitary one needs to be had. as of today there are 200 -- 2400 88 u.s. troops and personnel who have died in operation freedom sentinel. 20,722 have been wounded. i'm the first president in four years who knows what it means to have a child serving in a war zone. my northstar has been remembering what it was like when my late son was deployed to iraq. how proud he was to serve his country. how insistent he was to deploy with his unit. the impact it had on him. we already have service numbers doing our duty whose parents served in the same war. we have s

. >> arlington, virginia in second place, the only east coast town to fit in the top five. new york city wasn't there. san francisco, bellevue, washington and seattle, washington following as the most chill cities. >> it's caring about your people, being open, friendly, supporting your small businesses. >> if sunnyvale's starting to feel too sugary sweet, don't worry, they burn it off. ranking first in physical health. >> every morning going out on a run. two to eight-mile run with my dog buddy. >> if you're about to move to sunnyvale, it will cost you. according to zillow, the average price of a home is $1,774,180. coming in dead last, kansas city, kansas. >> my hometown, toledo, ohio. 178 out of 191. >> ouch. >> yeah. >> sorry. >> no wonder you're a little high-strung, huh? >> hey, come on, will, i'm chill. you can insult me. >> you're chill. i gotta say something. 'said it before and i'll say it again. if i thought a reverse mortgage was just some kind of trick to take your home, i wouldn't even be here. it's just a loan, like any other, with one big difference- and that

and that cemeteries all consolidated but he is at arlington now.way the topic of world war ii ongoing fascination victor david hanson is looking at some of the ways in which we have actually taught the history of it and going back and try to unpack what's developed about it. pacelli of germany in terms of armament and tactics. i'm honestly on the front end of it. i cannot say how it ends but i can't say the analysis yet. the other book i've been reading which is been fastening called the brand-new strategy. the next thing is going back-and-forth this is kind of the way i do it. it's a fascinating book. twenty-first century little over a couple years back. one of the things i found fascinating the older generation and the younger generation. something i've often said as the older generation the greatest generation if you want to put it that way, is marked by two really important characteristics. the ideals of both ambition and dutiful nests. today's younger generation is marked by the ideals of empathy and solidarity. there is this interesting dynam

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courtney is joining us from arlington, texas. when you heard the verdict, what did you think? caller: i honestly thought that it was surprising. you usually don't see the opposite race get, you know, -- you don't usually see the opposite race get victimized or even get -- what is the word -- get the verdict of being guilty for a crime or just for killing george floyd. like, you usually see manslaughter or you'll see something as if, like, they would get second degree count or some sort. but you never really see the opposite race get convicted. and i'm not trying to make it a race thing because life is hard for everybody. although when i did see that he was, you know, convicted of all three counts, yes, it was a simple yes, thank god somebody has seen the leet. but it was also a slight of, ok, yes, he's convicted, finally, and yes, he killed this man, however this does not -- it took this long. why did it take this long? host: what happens next moving forward? in your mind? caller: in my mind, i'm just like, i've had a friend that was killed by an opposite race, that was dragge

prosecutors say at least one member of the oath keepers likely stored weapons in arlington, virginia, from the capitol during the january 6th insurrection. prosecutors say the weapon were a so called quick reaction force so that oath keepers can deploy it into d.c. >> it would certainly heighten tensions between those who were engage d in the riot and the la enforcement response. >> reporter: prosecutors revealed the photo of kenneth harrison carrying what looked like a rifle case inside that arlington hotel. harrelson likely contributed weapons. thomas caldwell who's indicted in the january 6th case. until now it had not been clear if oath keepers alleged quick reaction force was aspirational or if it was a real effort to stockpile weapons in washington. this kind of planning certainly fits the oath keepers' pattern. >> they're known for weapon training they do. >> reporter: some very video taped on january 6th walking up in the capitol in an organized column and in tactical gear and photographed gathering together inside the capitol. some identified by cnn providing security for rog

. >> ashes will be at the arlington wanted them at arlging ton and normandy. one place and they'll be at arlington. enings good spot there. still ahead fox news girl transportation secretary pete buttigieg for misleading americans about jobs. >> why not be straight about conditions in the u.s. to american people? >> well american people already know that our infrastructure needs a lot of work. >> how damaging is this for the democrats sales pitch? gop strategist harvey says everyone in the administration keeps getting caught in a lie. he sounds off, next. >> look there are a lot of different analysis how many million jobs this will create. >> you're one who cited as 19 million and it is actually 2.7 million. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg grilled on fox news after claiming infrastructure bill would create 19 million jobs. studies show the plan would actually create 2.7 million republicans strategist and former colorado stated senator ted harvey is here to react. so 16.3 million jobs will be created just naturally by the economy opening up after the

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president biden on his way to arlington national cemetery.ed a complete withdrawal of the remaining u.s. troops through by this september 11th, which is the 20th anniversary of the attack on america by osama bin laden. and we're waiting for live remarks from senator lindsey graham that will take issue with this action by president biden. while many americans will welcome this withdrawal, it was

the fact is, later today, i'm going to visit arlington national cemetery section 60.memorial to americans' sacrifice, is where our recent war dead are buried including many of the women and men who died fighting in afghanistan and iraq. there's no comforting distance in history than section 60. the grief is raw. it's a visceral reminder of a living cost of war. for the past 12 years, ever since i became vice president, i've carried with me a card that reminds me of the exact number of americans troops killed in iraq and afghanistan. that exact number, not an approximation or rounded-off number, because every one of those dead are sacred human beings who left behind entire families, an exact accounting of every single, solitary one needs to be had. as of today, there are 2,488 u.s. troops and personnel who have died in operation enduring freedom and operation freedom's sentinel are our afghanistan conflicts. 20,722 have been wounded. i'm the first president in 40 years to have a child serving in a war zone. throughout this process, minority star has been remembering wh

he was asked by a reporter at arlington if the decision that he announced today was a hard call. here is what he said. >> hard to believe, isn't it? i am always amazed at generation after generation, the women and men who were prepared to give their lives for their country. look at them all. >> reporter: was it a hard decision to make, sir? >> no, it wasn't. to me it was absolutely clear. absolutely clear. >> absolutely clear. he says it was absolutely clear. george w. bush actually tried to end the u.s. war in afghanistan after he had started it. he was not able to do so. the obama administration, president obama deliberated long and hard about what to do in afghanistan, as his vice president joe biden argued, often without many allies in the administration, that it was time to finally and fully just get u.s. troops out. he did not win the argument back then and troops it not leave under president obama. but now today joe biden is president and he has made the decision. it is a date certain by which u.s. troops will be gone. he said today, interestingly, that it was not a hard d

. >> he was 18-years-old from arlington massachusetts. his father died when he was 12 so he became a sort of young man of the house. at a very young age and then her son which was an absolute heartbreaking loss that reverberated. it's something that stayed with her the rest of her life and i didn't understand the magnitude of it. the way you structure the book is you have the story of the battle, the b buildup to the fit of the pacific the story that sticks with me is how they find out that pearl harbor had been bombed. >> they got to the johnsons and have hot chocolate and we are sitting in a booth and just arrived. stirring it to cool it off and then she heard something crackling on the radio and all of the adults in the room got nervous and started standing up and putting their coats on. come on we've got to go. all hell is breaking loose. the world has just changed in an instance but she remembered that for the most of her life and that changed everything because all of the young men they knew including harry went to the pacific and c

hour, just a few minutes from now, he will be visiting section 60 of arlington national cemetary where war are buried. back with me is msnbc analyst general barry mccaffrey. general, his argument here, in essence, is nothing has changed and we can't keep hoping that what we're going to do out there is going to make anything change. what do you think of that? >> look, i think the presentation by president biden was just superb. i think it was politically inevitable. we have been there for 20 years. the afghan government is corrupt and incompetent. they are currently losing the battle of the taliban and other terrorist organizations. it's clear to me also, however, that as we withdraw, that will unwind the nato presence and, indeed, also the significant contractor presence that's keeping the afghan security forces afloat. so i would caution that a tragedy is likely to ensue in which the civil war goes to extreme lengths, millions fleeing to adjoining countries, and the rights of women and girls and the institutions of the public coherent society we have achieved in afghanistan may soon b

. >> the president underscored his announcement with a visit to section 60 at arlington national cemeteryhere iraq and afghanistan war dead are buried. the image there told the story, more than 2,300 u.s. military lives lost over the course of those two decades. tens of thousands of americans wounded, countless afghans wounded. more than $2 trillion in taxpayer money spent, yet parts of afghanistan are still controlled by the same oppressive taliban leaders who were there 20 years ago in 2001. nick paton walsh was based in afghanistan at the height of the conflict. he is live this morning for us in kabul. nick, the cia director says gathering intelligence and acting on potential threats will diminish when the u.s. pulls its troops out but the president thinks the withdrawal outweighs that, the benefits of the withdrawal outweighs that. >> reporter: essentially after 20 years if you haven't won the war or got yourself in a position where you say your job is done then what less is there to try and arguably the u.s. have tried a surge, they've tried withdrawing that surge, tried just doing c

before you go, the president visited arlington national cemetery today right after his remarks about that troop withdrawal. >> what was the significance of that trip. well, for the president. this was an opportunity for him to say thank you to those men and women who lost their lives while serving the country. a fighting in that war. it was also an opportunity for the president to speak to the press and talk to them about why he made this decision. he said it was a clear as day decision for him. >> because of the fact that osama bin laden was no longer a factor that was affecting the united states. and lastly, give moment where he could pay his respects to his son beau biden who did serve in iraq. facing john live for us tonight. thank you. base. the family of a palo alto middle school teacher is suing the redwood city police department over a deadly police shooting. >> kyle hart was killed back in 2018, his wife kristen said that she called police to help hart who was then having a mental health crisis and had used a knife to cut his arm, his neck and chest. kristen said that about

. >>> president biden will be at arlington national cemetery today and he's expected to say that u.s.s are going to be withdrawn from afghanistan. we'll have the latest. >>> but first, our countdown to the olympics continues with a look at athletes headed to the games. table tennis player lily zhang will make her third olympic appearance in tokyo. she got her start at an early age because her dad was a table tennis player in china. at 12 she became the youngest player to make team usa in table tennis and now at 24 she has her sights on claiming her first olympic medal. we'll be right back. you're watching "today in the bay." managing type 2 diabetes? you're on it. staying fit and snacking light? yup, on it there too. you may think you're doing all you can to manage type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...but could your medication do more to lower your heart risk? jardiance can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so, it could help save your life from a heart attack or stroke. and it lowers a1c. jardiance can cause serious side effects i

. >> now just moments ago, we saw the presidential motorcade making its way to arlington cemetery to visit section 60, the area where service members who died in iraq and afghanistan are buried. national security adviser during the obama administration and msnbc political contributor, author of the book "presidents of war." kevin, let me start with you. i'm sure you're speaking to military officials throughout the entire military forces, if you will. how is this being viewed at the pentagon? are military leaders on board with this move? >> the best insight we had about that actually came from former commander mcraven, former head of jsoc, who ierpgcally was out on a book tour today in anticipation of the ten-year anniversary of the bin laden raid. he said on a call earlier today he has spoken to those in the inner circle, secretary austin, mille, mckenzie and said they've all been able to give their advice to presidents, and the one common theme i heard from him and other commanders, other formers, general petraeus, too, what will be the lay down of forces now? it's the end of the en

troops from iraq and afghanistan at arlington national cemetery >> look at them all. >> reporter: earlier president biden declaring america's longest war will come to an end by september 11th speaking in the same room where president bush first announced military action in afghanistan. >> we went to afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. that cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021. >> reporter: the withdrawal of more than 2,500 service members from afghanistan to begin within weeks but missing the may 1st deadline set by former president trump. president biden saying america's goals have been achieved. >> bin laden is dead and al qaeda's degraded in iraq -- in afghanistan. and it's time to end the forever war. >> reporter: the president's move drawing bipartisan praise but also criticism. >> al qaeda and isis are going to come back he's paving the way for another 9/11 >> reporter: president biden's own cia director today acknowledging there's a, quote, significant risk that al qaeda and other terrorist groups will try to rebuild once the u.s. and i

. >> reporter: arlington, virginia, landing in second place.n to fit in the top five. shockingly, new york city wasn't there. san francisco, bellevue, washington and seattle, washington, following sunnyvale as our nation's most chill cities. >> it's caring about your people. it's being open and friendly, supporting your small businesses. >> reporter: if you're about ready to move to sunnyvale, it will cost you. according to zillow, the average price of a home there is $1,774,180. perhaps a quick visit would do the trick. as for the least chilled cities, shreveport and memphis were most stressed out. and dead last, kansas ci, >>> right now on "america this morning," new details about the workplace shooting in texas. >> i would just pray to god that, you know, give me the opportunity to be alive. >> what police are revealing about the alleged shooter. also what we're learning about the former nfl player who allegedly shot and killed five people in south carolina including a prominent doctor and the reaction after president biden vows to take acti

host: from arlington, virginia, democrats line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i've heard a lot of what you are saying, and it looks as though you are moving towards working in a bipartisan manner. two things, and you can answer them in any order -- number one, what is your stance on assault weapons, as there was another mass shooting yesterday, and what is your stance on d.c. statehood? guest: i am firmly against d.c. statehood. i think the founding fathers never imagined the seat of government would also have representation, so that is not something i would be willing to support at all. as far as the assault -- there are laws in place to ban these are entirely -- these certain types of military weapons. the second amendment says "thou shall not infringe," and i think law-abiding citizens should have the ability to own firearms. you have seen a significant increase over the last several months of firearms purchases across this country, and i think part of the reason is people are concerned that their second amendment rights will be infringed upon, so in some wa

in arlington, texas, a sellout crowd of 40,000 fans packed the stands at the rangers home opener. and now some cruise lines are asking the cdc for permission to resume sailing in july vowing to require all passengers to be vaccinated. >> remember these ships are crowded and they're small enclosed places so they are notorious for getting all kinds of viruses. but if the capacity of the ship is reduced, the chances of getting an infection, especially if everybody is vaccinated, are very low. so this could be the way to go. >> reporter: there is new guidance when it comes to cleaning your home or office. the cdc says the risk of covid infection from surfaces is extremely low so in most cases simple soap will work to clean that surface instead of disinfectants. alex. >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> democratic senator joe manchin is rejecting president biden's proposed corporate tax hike designed to pay for his massive infrastructure plan. the president wants to raise the rate from 21% to 28% scaling back the trump tax cut. but manchin says he doesn't want the tax rate to go any higher th

president joe biden mr has laid a wreath at the 2 of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery he will meet president biden at the white house later and increasingly assertive china is likely to be the focus of the one day sounds. for more or less served chicken with alexander sick aki at the german institute for international and security affairs thank you so much for joining us a u.s. official say that mr biden and mr pseudo will mention taiwan in a joint statement is hard to overstate that this hasn't happened for more than 50 years how significant is this and what are they possibly thinking of achieving with that. yeah i also expect them to mention taiwan in the joint statement in fact actually during a previous. meeting off of foreign and defense ministers of japan and the us in march they already mentioned interest its ability of the taiwan strait so this is actually something that we've seen a month ago already. this is quite significant and it shows how concerned both the u.s. and japan are about growing pressure that trend of putting on taiwan economically and also mil

. >> shortly after his announcement, the president stopped at arlington national cemetery to pay his respects to service members who died in afghanistan. >>> the coast guard is racing to find a dozen people after a massive oil field ship capsized off the louisiana coast. crews searched an area larger than the state of rhode island. one body was recovered yesterday, and six people were rescued on tuesday. a woman whose son is missing says she is devastated. >> he's the crane operator. he was supposed to come home yesterday morning because his shift was over, two weeks. and he decided to stay to run over because they asked him if he wanted to to make extra money. >> the vessel overturned tuesday after severe storms and hurricane-force winds hit the region. officials say the waves rose up to nine feet when the vessel capsized. >>> turning now to the border crisis. vice president harris is planning her first official trip abroad to mexico and guatemala. the goal is to find solutions to curb the increasing numbers of immigrants coming to the u.s. meantime, border patrol released new video

administration was always clear we would not make that date the president today also expected to visit arlington national cemetery to pay honor to the 2400 americans who died in that place over the last 20 years. >> stunning number tracie, thank you. >>> let's see how things are looking outside on this wednesday with nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning >> hi. good morning good morning, everyone we are watching a big flood threat across the deep south to the southeast for the next two to three days. right now louisiana getting a slight break, but this is a lower elevation area from new orleans to baton rouge so easily flooded. and that's why flash flood watches, they're put in place due tomorrow morning an additional 1 to 3 inches with some isolated spots up to 4 inches even into the florida panhandle we'll watch mobile into panama city due slightly cooler for the central plains into northern texas. we see the highs in the lower 60s. i have snow from coast to coast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> what is wrong with that sentence right there janessa, we'll check in with you then >>> w

you can answer them in my view we should not stay the fact is that later today i'm going to visit arlington national cemetery section 60 and that sacred memorial to american sacrifice 6 insisted section 60 is where our recent war dead are buried including many of the women and men who died fighting in afghanistan and iraq there's no there's no comforting distance in history in section 60 the grief is raw it's a visceral reminder of the living cost of war for the past 12 years ever since i became vice president i've carried with me a card that reminds me of the exact number american troops killed in iraq and afghanistan. that exact number not an approximation around off number because every one of those dead are sacred human beings who left behind entire families and exact a county of every single solitary one needs to be had as of the day today there are 245-2488 u.s. troops in person now who have died in operation enduring freedom and operation freedom's sentinel our afghanistan conflicts 20722 have been wounded. i'm the 1st president 40 years i know that amazed to have a child serving in

i am coming to you from axios headquarters in arlington, virginia. welcome to our audience. on facebook, youtube, twitter, and linkedin. you can join the conversation on twitter using the @axios handle or #axiosevents. i will be joined by my colleagues to talk about the social political movements affecting national discourse, with a lens to how activists are and have been and are shaping the conversation. our first guess is michigan state senator, senator stephanie chang joining us from detroit michigan. senator chang, welcome. thank you for being with us. sen. chang: thanks for having me. >> it's good to see you, too. i wanted to go back to before. you were elected in 2014 to the michigan house. you were the first asian-american woman to do so, but i want to go back to before that, to your roots as a community organizer, and working with a civil rights icon. what influence did she have on the beginning of your career? >> i tell people that -- what was amazing was that grace and being around her in my first two years in detroit shaped a lot of who i am as well as my work as

. >> he was 18 years old from arlington, massachusetts. he was -- his father died when he was 12 so quickly became the young man of the house. she was very close to his sister and his mother. his mother was my grandpa bo's -- his sister and we were all very close. a pretty small family so i grew up knowing her very well and i always wondered bit the loss she suffered, losing her husband as a young age and then her son which was an absolute heartbreaking loss that reverberated through my family and even as little kids my mom, who videos wear close to her cousin harry adored him. he was like a brig brother to her and losing him is something that stayed with her as a child i didn't understand the magnitude. but the older i got and the moring dug into he alerts he realize it why this was such a huge part of her life and her families life. >> the way you structure the book you have the story of the battle of iwo jima, the buildup to to fight in the pacific but you intersperse with stories you learned and if you wouldn't mind telling everybody,

the president visited section 60 at arlington national cemetery where service members who died in america's most recent wars are buried. senate majority leader chuck schumer supports the move to bring us forces home from afghanistan. i've been assured by the white house that september 11th they will stick. >> and that president biden will not kick the can down the road. south carolina senator lindsey graham says withdrawing from afghanistan could put the u.s. at risk for another attack. >> that a few 1000 americans watching over there, make it hard for al qaida or isis to reorganize the over here. those eyes and ears will be gone. >> and new this morning we're learning that u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan. he's meeting with troops and those in that country. leaders in that country to sell president biden's withdrawal plan in washington, rashad hudson, back to you. >> thank you for that report was shot. coming up next on the kron morning news. the u.s. is dealing with 2 major crisis right now. the pandemic and drugs while lawmakers are push

to anti-asian violence in america upon stress virtual event, a podcast coming you -- to you from arlington, virginia. welcome to our audiences on facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedin, and you can join the conversation on twitter using our handle. i will be joined by my colleagues over the next half-hour to unpaid the recent upswing in anti-asian violence. i will be joined by my colleagues to talk about the social political movements affecting national discourse, with respect to how activists have an hour shaping -- have been and are shaping the conversation. senator chang, welcome. thank you for being with us. sen. chang: thanks for having me. >> you were elected in 2014 to the michigan house. you were the first asian-american woman to do so, but i want to go back to before that, to your roots as a community organizer, and working with civil rights icon grizzly bog. i want to know what impact she had on the beginning of your career and your activism. sen. chang: grace and being around her in my first two years in detroit shaped a lot of who i am as well as my work as a community organizer