what blinken said in his speeches was very clear, the u.s.going to do anything with africa because china is doing things with africa. it is going to do things with africa because it was to move africa in the right direction. it has gotten done but more transparent transactions, better governance. the amount of corruption and predatory learning -- loaning is quite astounding. host: when it comes to providing support for the african continent one of the issues is the covid-19 pandemic. americans are now asked to provide more assistance to the who to ensure that the vaccine is distributed africans get access to the vaccine. the chinese, russians, and indians are widely seen in africa as more active than americans. guest: like i said earlier, america is more involved in africa's economic growth. the intervention by america is not seen in many quarters as enough. why? they say you give a man a fish you give him food for a day, but teacher a man to fish -- teach a man to fish. open markets to african products , given more access to bilateral relati

antony blinken is visiting kenya, ethiopia, and senegal.he european union urges armenia and azerbaijan to the cease-fire agreed 24 hours ago, this after reports that seven as a big journey soldiers were killed in border clashes. this is life from♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. security forces have shot dead at least 10 people and wounded dozens more as thousands of people in so done have an protesting against last month 's coup. the protesters demanded a full handover to civilian authorities and four leaders of the october 25 coup to face justice. our correspondent joined us on this earlier. >> that is exactly right. the death toll is now in the 30's and that is just in the greater khartoum carbon area. i know from sources in the area on the ground indoor for that there have been many deaths, not reported because of the lack of communications and internet denial. much of the information from the other parts of student, we do know there are very large-scale protests. there is some information, because hackers have created kind

blinken: i am happy to start. on russia, as i said the other day, we are very concerned about some of the irregular movements in forces that we see on ukraine's borders. i can't speak to russia's intentions. but we do know that we have seen in the past russia mass forces on ukraine's borders. claim some kind of provocation by ukraine, then invade basically following through on something they were planning all along. that's what they did in 2014. this raises real concerns about an effort to repeat what was done that. that would be a serious mistake. we have been in close munication with european allies and partners on this. we had the ukrainians here this week and talk about this. i can't tell you what is in the mind of president putin, what his intentions are, just aced on the past, we have real concerns about what we are seeing in the present. it would be a serious mistake for russia to engage in a repeat of what it did in 2014. there is a process agreed but ukraine and russia that continues to offer the possibil

anthony blinken says european allies share the us concerns.

secretary blinken is equally committed to this objective. today at the foreign service institute later this morning, the secretary will publicly outline the department's modernization agenda which has five pillars. i believe he came to speak to you, mr. chairman, and senator risch, yesterday about some of these issues. first, building the department's capacity and expertise in areas critical to our national security, including cyber and emerging tech, climate, and global health. second, elevating new voices and fostering a climate of initiative and innovation within the department. third, we are determined to compete for talent and to build and retain a diverse dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce. the secretary has appointed the department's first-ever chief diversity and inclusion officer. we are addressing a number of issues that make it challenging for officers to serve, from family member employment to assignment restrictions to the challenges that lgbtq-plus and employees of color face serving overseas. fourth, we are working to moder

tell us about what antony blinken has said and how seriously his comments are being taken.ng taken. he spoke about this almost two _ comments are being taken. he spoke about this almost two weeks - comments are being taken. he spoke about this almost two weeks ago. - comments are being taken. he spoke about this almost two weeks ago. at | about this almost two weeks ago. at the state department. after a meeting with the ukrainian foreign minister when he also expressed concern, which we have heard repeated by other leaders around europe, that the russian authorities are building up their military hardware and troops along the border with ukraine, especially in a region of about 100 to 200 miles of the border. mr blank and is describing this as unusual and of great concern. —— antony blinken is describing this as unusual. he is also concerned because of the president of history and what happened in 2014, the invasion by russia of crimea. antony blinken refers to this as a playbook, in other words, a routine that has been seen before, the accumulation of forces, troops, the h

the us secretary of state antony blinken says his european allies share "real concerns" about unusualukraine. mr blinken�*s remarks came as american reinforcements for ukraine's navy sailed into the gateway to the black sea. kyiv has raised fears that russia may be preparing an attack. russia's president vladimir putin has accused the west of escalating tensions. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more details. he is speaking on this again while visiting senegal, he spoke about it two weeks ago at the state department after meeting with ukrainian foreign minister when he also expressed concern, which we heard repeated by other leaders around europe, that the russian authorities are building up their military hardware and troops around the border with ukraine, especially with 200 miles of the border and mister blinken describing this as unusual and of great concern. and that is the very reality of what is happening now, he also said he is concerned about the precedent of history of what happened in 2014, the invasion by russian crimea and he refers to this as a playbook in

blinken will wrap up his three-nation tour in the coming hours.s currently in senegal's capital. he spoke with cnn earlier and called on the ethiopian prime minister to bring the warring sides together. we're join now with more from nigeria. stephanie, what more did he tell you? >> reporter: so kim, secretary blinken at the end of this five-day trip, currently in senegal. we spoke in a wide-ranging interview in particular about ethiopia, the urgent need for peace talks and cease-fire and the humanitarian crisis there. take a listen to what he had to say. >> this has to happen as soon as possible. with every passing day what we're seeing is an increase in communal tensions that really risk ripping the country apart and spilling over into other countries in the region. so there's tremendous urgency which is why we are engaged every single day in supporting efforts by the african union, by others, engaging directly ourselves to try to bring people together, to actually start talking. >> many people have called for prime minister abbey to be stripped

blinken issued that pledge at a nato meeting in latvia.member that is also concerned about russian military movements on its border. here to discuss this is host of this show, andrea mitchell, who is traveling with the secretary and she joins us from that nato meeting in latvia and also with us david milliband who is also concerned about how the russian ally has a migration problem on the border. so latvia is asking the u.s. for a military presence to deter russia and you actually had asked the secretary of state about this. what did he have to say? >> well, he said that the commitment, kristen, to both ukraine, which is under threat from russia and to latvia, which also as a nato member feels this russian threat because of military exercises on its border, that the commitment is iron clad. but i also asked him about ukraine's president's allegation that russia has attempted a coup against his government. here's what he had to say. >> do you have an assessment about the claim of an attempted coup? >> so here's one thing i can tell you is t

tony blinken talks about it. it is actually a phrase one of our previous secretaries of state used when he was talking about the soviet union. in that regard, the report card of this administration is a bit mixed. this is an area where they are doing a good job. that is working with our democracy, our allies. building and deepening our alliances. that is one of the huge comparative advantages we have as a country, america as an ally, origination. our adversaries, authoritarian countries we are competing with. i think i will just give example where president biden has built on the work being done and now he has taken that to the leader level that started under president george w. bush, president trump put a lot of emphasis into it and now it is at the leader level. i think that is really important initiative. let me give two areas were a thing there needs to be a lot more work. we are putting forward the debate on the defense authorization act. that is the annual bill that funds our military. in my view, the biden

right now with blinken there. and, in north america. i think the u.s.ts to show they are engaged with democracies around the world as a counterbalance to china. >> anthony zurcher, thank you. staying with u.s. foreign-policy, and sending -- as anthony said now, america's secretary of state is in africa and has extended the decision to suspend ethiopian access to a lucrative u.s. trade program. mr. blinken sat down with our senior background forgot -- africa correspondent and sawyer. >> what is your prognosis of the situation? anthony: -- >> there is a real risk if this continues. if all sides continue to believe there is a military answer to their problem, then, we really whisk -- risk seeing violence increase, suffering increase, and, in chile, -- potentially, the state, ethiopia, pulling apart. so, this is of deep concern not only to us but many countries in the region and around the world >> you have applied pressure by denying access to the u.s. market by ethiopia. but aren't you aiming at the wrong target? the people who will suffer, tens of thousa

secretary of state antony blinken is there this week and china's activities are a major issue.rrespondent benjamin hall is traveling with the secretary and has tonight's report. >> secretary blinken has brought the administration's progressive priority to africa. focusing in on climate change, sustainability, vaccine equity and human rights. >> today we are stepping up. >> but china has a very different africa policy. laser-focused on controlling key infrastructure and clear rare earth minerals essential to the future. secretary blinken says it's not about competition. >> our engagement in africa with africa, our partnership with nigeria, with many other countries is not about china or any other third party. it's about africa. >> standing next to secretary blinken today even nigeria's foreign ministry admitted china's terms were too good and he saw advantages in the u.s. china rivalry. >> regarding chinese competition in africa i don't want to sound, you know, -- cynical but sometimes it's a good thing for you if people attractive bribe and everybody offering you wonderful thin

blinken is on the last stop of his trip to africa.opian prime minister abiy ahmed to bring the two sides together. stephanie, what else did he tell you? >> reporter: well, kim, secretary blinken was very clear, very clear to emphasize the need for the violence to end in ethiopia so as not to destabilize this region. and he was very clear about bringing all of the sides together to talk about the cease fire. take a listen to what he had to say. >> this has to happen as soon as possible. with ever sppassing day what wee seeing is an increase in tensions risking and spilling over to countries in the region. which is why we're engaged every single day by supporting efforts by the african union and others engaging ourselves to try to bring people together to actually start talking. >> reporter: secretary blinken really threw his diplomatic weight behind efforts to resolve the various conflicts on the continent. he had to speak to a bomb blast in uganda, for example. unrest in sudan. and also the ethiopian crisis as well. so it was a fire-f

secretary blinken inherited a damaged and depleted state department. as i documented the crisis, the last administration -- state department personnel, resources, work unconscionable and dangerous for long term foreign policy interest. when you assumed your position it was at its lowest point in decades, confidence in leadership had decayed, in fairness however, the institutional budget, [inaudible] are the result of multiple administrations, congressional action and inaction, as well. i think there is now broad and bipartisan consensus that we have reached a crisis point. and there is a bipartisan desire to address the core structural and resource issues that have been -- the department. with the department being led by people such as yourself, dedicating their career to -- come to undertake systematic reform in modernization effort. so today, i look forward to hearing specifics. what is your thinking about reforming and organizing the department? where do you see opportunities to see resources are aligned with the departments missions? what are you d

blinken goes to africa, and much more. i'll talk to david miliband and zanny minton beddoes. >>> also, waiting for the end of the covid pandemic. when will it happen? will it ever, and what will it mean when it does? >>> but first, here's "my take." every two minutes a water main breaks in america. the total amount of treated water wasted every day is about 6 billion gallons or 9,000 swimming pools, every day. and it highlights why the infrastructure bill that president biden just signed into law is so important. the need to fix america's crumbling infrastructure has become boringly obvious, but that doesn't change the fact that it is indeed falling apart. and just as is the case with any kind of deferred maintenance, the longer we wait, the worse the problem becomes, and the more expensive it will be to fix. one way to make clear what a shift the biden administration's infrastructure legislation represents is to look at the amount the federal government has spent on infrastructure over the decades. in the '50s and '60s, i

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now, secretary of state tony blinken also held a phone call on saturday with a foreign minister and south africa, where he thanked them for their transparency in notifying the world about this variant. of course, south africa has been critical about this travel ban that the u.s. and others have put into place. now president biden returns to the white house on sunday, and we will see what further steps they might announce in the coming days. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in nantucket, massachusetts. >> joining me now is lawrence young in birmingham, england. he's a university and professor of warwick. thank you so much for joining us. the fact that this evaporate was already described just recently and already cases have been reported so widely around the world, does that tell you anything about this virus or confirm, i guess, what you already knew about how quickly coronavirus spreads? >> yeah, this comes as no surprise. we know that once the variant is identified, particularly one that is likely to be more infe infectious, it would have spread beyond the few original c

we know secretary blinken says that u.s.artners throughout europe. what does that communication tell you about what could be ahead in the level of concern not just in the u.s., but in some of those other countries they're consulting with? >> yeah. russia is potentially here putting the squeeze on ukraine, either to annex some more territory or for other reasons. you know, looking at that troop buildup, close to 100,000, there's heavy weapons that were prepositioned there from the -- russia's last troop buildup there earlier on this year, under international pressure then took away the troops but left the heavy equipment, special forces there, their military and domestic intelligence services there, so all of that is a concerning picture. what isn't in place right now are the sort of indicators that any large-scale advance into ukraine is absolutely imminent. that would require a sort of a supply chain, a tail, a military tail, to that force being in existence and it's not there at the moment. in european capitals this is a p

blinken is saying all remaining u.s.e opportunity to leave the country. that certainly doesn't mean that all american citizens have left the country. there are some remaining, and i'll get into those numbers in just a second. but he's saying all american citizens they're in touch with have been given the opportunity to leave the country. there's a bit of a gray area there because he went on to say that those that had the necessary travel documents have been offered this opportunity. but i did speak with the state of army spokesman yesterday who said there's still around fewer than 100 u.s. citizens they've identified as prepared to depart. it sounds like there are still a number fewer than 100, they say, who are ready to leave afghanistan with those necessary travel documents. secretary blinken said there were around 660 american citizens and legal permanent residents, so holders of green cards, who have been able to be evacuated from afghanistan. that presumably since that august 31st deadline. but jim and erica, we nee

. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s.as very real concerns about russian military activity near the border of ukraine. this is just the latest example of the u.s. saying that they are taking the situation seriously, just a few weeks after blinken said that he's concerned that russia might try to rehash their 2014 incursion into and annexation of crimea. take a listen to blinken speaking to reporters in senegal. >> we have real concerns about russia's unusual military activity on the border with ukraine. we have real concerns about some of the rhetoric we're seeing and hearing from russia, as well as in social media. we don't know what president putin's intentions are. but we do know what's happened in the past. we've been in very close consultation with partners throughout europe. and i can tell you that there's a widely shared concern and a real focus on that concern. >> reporter: now, in addition to speaking to partners and allies, the u.s. has also been engaging with russia. earlier this month, president biden sent cia

secretary of state blinken says the u.s. tensions have been high between the two nations recently due to a deepening ukrainian energy crisis they believe russia is responsible for. arlette saenz joins us from the white house. it's always worrisome what's happening in moscow for any administration. arlette, what are we learning? >> well, jim, secretary of state blinken today said that the u.s. has very real concerns about russia's military activity at the border of ukraine. this is the latest expression from this administration of how seriously they are taking these russian activities. after a few weeks ago, the secretary of state said he's concerned russia might be trying to rehash that 2014 incursion and annexation of crimea. but take a listen to what blinken had to tell reporters speaking today in senegal. >> we have real concerns about russia's unusual military activity on the border with ukraine. we have real concerns about some of the rhetoric we're seeing and hearing from russia as well as in social media. we don't kno

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secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s.l continue to pressure president lukashenko as long as belarus undermines peace and security in europe. for more on america's role, i am joinedy barbara plath usher our state department correspondent. barbara, there were strong words there from the secretary of state talking about weaponizing migration. but, what sport did the u.s. give to the eu -- support did the u.s. give to the eu? >> this is a strong show of solidarity from the secretary of state and state department saying that belarus is undermine peace and security in europe with this migration flow and the u.s. would stand by its european partners. ursula von der leyen is in washington. she says the message she got was that they that the u.s. shares of the eu assessment that belarus is carrying out an attack to destabilize its neighbors. mr. blinken said that the u.s. would continue to pressure the lukashenko government. he declined to confirm that this would mean a new round of sanctions. the u.s. has a sanctioned batterers f

we'll hear from secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of congress, gina raimondo. back at home, democrats in congress are still tangled in tough negotiationsory negotiations overpresident bidel proposal, which the president gave a final push for. we'll hear from california congressman ro khanna, pushing kellogg's on the colleae left to stand together and we'll talk to john curtis about his effort to get fellow republicans to help limit the damage from climate change. then on the covid front, vaccinations for younger children could be available in a matter of days. we'll talk with pediatrician claire boogaard, who oversees the covid vaccine program at washington, d.c.'s children's national hospital. plus, current and former presidents weigh in on the gubernatorial race in virginia. what that says for democrats and republicans. we'll have a preview. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪♪ ♪♪ >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." we begin a consequential week in washington with lawmakers eyeing votes on two key bills that make up president

they were speaking in a meeting with antony blinken. they offered to establish regular contacts with antony blinken and pursue a true one china policy with taiwan. leaders of the 20 nations agreed on a climate goal but falls short of what they were approaching four. their final communique offers little in concrete action and just pledges made in 2015 the first accord. the key speaking point was cold. some wanted to and its use but they can only agree to phase out new investments. china will release their reserves of diesel and gasoline in an effort to ease the energy crunch that is threatening economic growth. these reserves did not say how much of the fuel would be released to boost domestic supply. or did it provide a schedule p or china has been long accused of selling stations after they restricted diesel sales. shanghai disneyland will close on monday after suspending entries over the weekend for a covert investigation. the guests would have to go testing and take another test of 24 hours later. early on monday, it had almost 34,00

secretary of state antony blinken curious message to africa this book. he says the u.s.rican democracy and values in the continent. here is state department correspondent benjamin hall. >> secretary blinken arrived in kenya on first day of first official trip to africa. in his very first statement he said. this we see the same fatalities here that we see in many parts of the world. misinformation. voter intimidation. voter bribery all across the united states hardly immune from these challenges. [inaudible] >> blinken is in after from can a to address some of the world's most serious human rights violations still thought to exash it to the state of u.s. democracy. administration officials says it shows humility. in reality it is u.s. diplomacy that is looking fragile unable to stop the bloody civil war in ethiopia despite attempts to broker cease-fire. >> all parties to seriously engage in negotiations. >> multiple rounds of diplomacy have been unable to stop the blood shed in ancient christian country where over 50,000 people thought to have died and as calls grow for i

haslinda: secretary of state antony blinken said allied nations will protect if china uses force against taiwan. lincoln added many countries do not want disruption to the status quo. previous white house administrations have committed only to ensuring taiwan can defend itself. rishaad: still ahead, the impact of the global supply chain crunch on cross-border trade financing. we have an exclusive with a founder and chief executive later this hour, but next, does u.s. inflation of further to rise before peaking? we will be digging deeper into the data and what it all means. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> there was a wide range of expectations for core cpi and headline cpi, and what we got was incredibly strong. >> inflation is going to be getting worse before it gets better. >> we think the inflation has gotten broader and broader, it probably continue for a while. thinking about trying to call that turn is extremely difficult. >> in the next three to six months we will see continued pressure. >> supply chain's and airports of the biggest places we are seeing cause pressure. >> we are in a perfe

we got the briefing from blinken and mayorkas and they told us that. we will see what we can do going forward. it was what was expected from this administration that screwed up everything they have touched. >> yes. congressman, biggs, nothing has gone wrong. even a broken clock is right work twice a day. we are dealing with terrorists issues and we had rapes and assaults on our military bases against our troupes. congressman biggs, this is a national security threat. what are our options when we find out something like this is happening? >> i think we have to take it seriously. my opinion is we need to get mayorkas replaced. he needs to be fired and so does joe biden. tammy, we were up in arms over the afghans because they let in 86,000 unvetted. mayorkas let in about 400,000 getaways across the southern border. >> a great point. congressmen, thanks for joining us and happy thanksgiving. why are democrats so intent on letting criminals walk free? the just $5 million cash bail is still low for anyone suspected of mowing down innocent victims. he was out

secretary of state blinken is set to arrive in nairobi.rst africa trip since becoming an american diplomat. there is a coup attempt in sudan and growing in ethiopia. on top of kenya, blinken is set to visit nairobi and senegal as a regional visit. >>> updating the breaking news in europe, violence at the poland/belarus border where migrants are trying to enter the eu. this is the scene when polish authorities fired water cannon and tear gas. migrants trying to charge the barricades. they've been stuck there for more than a week trying to enter poland and gain asylum in the e.u. none have got through as far as we are aware. >>> and before we go, new york city's mayor is expected to make a big announcement today. time square will be open to new year's eve revelers this year. they have been through so much fighting covid and is now turning a corner. details are still to come, but it is likely party goers will have to prove they've been vaccinated or provide a covid test to get in there. time square was virtually empty last year as the city ba

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it's tragic and completely unnecessary. >> tony blinken is in kenya, what's kenya going to do?s an important neighbor, an important player here. it's important that african neighbors and other countries are brought into the discussions. the former e.u. envoy has recommended a dayton accord type arrangement where a lot of different parties take concerted efforts, both regionally and internationally, to address this issue because it is definitely not headed in a good direction. i'm most concerned about potential starvation and also reports of tigrands being rounded up, and that's very concerning to me. >> what kind of coalition could the u.s. put together if the u.n. is not going to participate? what other entities would help with some form of humanitarian intervention? is it the g7? >> well, it's the g7, but i would also want to include some of the gulf countries. the united arab emirates, qatar, others in the region, as well as turkey. they're an important trading partner with ethiopa. so i think it needs to be -- and it needs of course to include china and russia as well. this

you have seen the president, secretary blinken and all of the officials been very forthright about that since january 20th of this year. i think that will continue. that will certainly be -- if i am concerned -- a hallmark of what i try to do speaking directionally to the chinese government in beijing. >> i would ask also that you inform this committee as to how we can give you a stronger hand in dealing on these issues. we have passed sanction regime laws that have been used against those in china. i think they have their affect. i think they are extremely important. we need to also think beyond that as to what we can do to give you what you need, the competitive that the chairman mentioned is an important part of our strategy against -- in standing up to china's oppression on the economic front. we should also be looking at what we can do as a congress to give you a stronger hand in china and dealing with these universal rights. i would welcome your advice as to what we can do to give you a stronger toolbox in dealing with these issues. >> i have spoken to the chairman and others abou

i think it brings us, and secretary blinken says this often come into a position of strength.hinese are taking notice of that. guy: final quick question from eight. world relies on taiwan to produce semiconductors. should the world rely on taiwan to produce semiconductors? how stable is taiwan? what is the long-term trajectory? amy: taiwan is the most contentious issue between the u.s. and china. i think we are seeing both beijing and washington push up against what seems to be the status quo and how both countries deal with taiwan. there is some instability because of the political tension. taiwan is a great economy, was useful to the united states is that ps mc has agreed to build that into the united states. i they we should continue to rely on taiwan is a very important partner. alix: thanks so much. great to see you. looking forward to the leap -- to the readout from tonight. amy celico, albright stonebridge group financial and head of china practice. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: ivory bloomberg business flash. a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news. two

what does tony blinken and defense secretary general austin saying to their counter parts off line?y i don't have any inside information to what they're saying but i can tell you what i hope they're saying. i hope they're saying we'll take lots of nonkinetic action against you that it won't be solved by taking any parts of the ukraine. if you move anything beyond that, we have treaty obligations and we'll meet them. if they go beyond that, it will be in our national security interest. this is a tough situation. we may not be able to keep putin from moving. >> thanks, colonel davis. happy thanksgiving to you. >> same to you. >> you bet. >> gillian: so reaction is pouring in this hour after those three men were convicted and found guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery in georgia. andy mccarthy and jonathan turley are on tab. they join us next. ♪ i had a dream that someday ♪ ♪ i would just fly, fly away ♪ >> gillian: back to our top story this afternoon. hundreds of people are gathering outside the courthouse in brunswick, georgia. here hugging, crying, cheering. the judge read the guilty

that hasn't changed. >> martha: strong war of words going on between china and anthony blinken.ome this week. do you think the united states it is time for us to shift our policy towards china and taiwan? >> yeah. there is more certainly that can be done. so our audience understands we've been talking about this for some time. my concern here because the military balance of power has moved in the direction favorable to china in the region, and eventually they fully intend to be the number one military power globally. in the region, the odds are in their favor. all of our war games show that. our audience understands taiwan is 100 miles off the coast of mainland china. the united states is an ocean away to be able to bring to bear the resources that we need in the region. so what should we be doing? move into the region, forward deploy edforss on a basis of you urgency to shore up the deterrents that are eroded because of the 9/11 wars and obama budget declines for eight years. we have yet to catch up to that even though trump increased the defense budget. it takes a number of ye

. >> reports say secretary of state antony blinken announced a deal between johnson & johnson and the covax vaccine-sharing program. blinken says that less than 2% of the population living in conflict zones are vaccinated. >> trevor: america is sending the johnson & johnson vaccine into conflict zones? hasn't yemen been through enough? it's bad enough that poor countries get t-shirts from the losing super bowl team. now they have to get the third-place vaccine! by the way, you know how maga people are always at their rallies with the t-shirts that say "trump won"? you have to wonder, did they get the t-shirts that were supposed to go to africa. maybe when the shipping shut down, they couldn't go to africa and they were like, "we'll win them." oh, so nobody won and nobody lost." anyway, look, i know there are actual reasons why it's better to send j&j to conflict zones than moderna or pfizer. it's easier to transport, and you don't need to depend on people being able to come back for a second shot. but i wouldn't be surprised if there were some american officials who were like, "well,

about this several months ago and raised this issue when we had secretary mayorkas and secretary blinken in a briefing for members of the judiciary committee who told us what you just described, that there was no vetting of these individuals and we knew this was the case, there was no way they could do the afghan exit, there's no way they could fit people so we knew this happened months ago, got the briefing from secretary blinken and mayorkas, they as much as told us that. we will continue to hold their feet to the fire and see what we can do going forward but this is what we expected from this administration that is screwed up everything they have touched. >> it is literally this issue that nothing has gone right, even a broken clock is right twice a day, here you've got to work hard to have nothing work. we are dealing with terrorist issues, dealing with rapes and assaults on our military bases against our troops. there's got to be, this is clearly a national security threat at this point. what are our options when we find something like this has happened? >> we have to take it seriou

>> and finally, i asked secretary blinken the other day whether or not the july 23rd phone call when it was stated that we need to show a better position, whether it be true or not, it seems to me true or not, whatever is true is true, not is not, we should not deceive or seek to deceive. his response is he does not respond to leak transcripts of phone calls. that phone call was reported by reuters. perhaps you would want to speak to that as well. because that to me is very troubling. what can we count on if we're looking at perception rather than reality? >> thank you, sir. i'll start with the people within afghanistan that need to get out. my understanding is, low hundreds of american citizens. my more complete understanding is thousands of individuals eligible for special immigrant visas and their immediate families. the administration has also put on the table humanitarian parole, which would cover thousands of other afghans. now, how do you get them out? here, i think the administration has done one thing that i do applaud. they have reorganized, as i understand it, their struct

. >> secretary blinken hosted a virtual meeting of foreign ministers today to discuss covid response,ople in war zones and ensure a pandemic never happens again. even china attended. >> this is the first time that we foreign ministers have gathered for the sole purpose of discussing how to end the covid-19 pandemic. >> but amidst all the calls to prevent a future pandemic no, talk on how or where this one started. something secretary blinken upsets china. >> some in china, including the leadership think that this investigation into the origins is actually a political tool, a cuddle cudgel. >> once donald trump and mike pompeo said there was evidence of a lab leak because there was evidence of a lab leak, a large part of the media didn't want to believe that that was true and they treated as some crackpot theory instead of the most likely explanation. >> marksen also claims that dr. fauci knew all along the dangerous gain of function research was being done in wuhan and kept quiet and he needed to be subpoenaed. >> we can't have the democrats protecting anthony fauci just because he ha