that's where i met you, david axelrod. i watched the rise from barack obama, that speech he gave at the democratic convention, from state senator to u.s. senator to president. let me just say -- and my heart goes out to the families of everyone who is affected and the police officers as well. but there's been an issue in chicago through many different administrations. this is not new to the biden administration. it was happening under obama. it was happening under bush, under clinton, under reagan. >> and trump. >> and trump. so it's been an issue that needs to be taken care of. so it's not just one administration to blame. >> right. >> for crime happening in major cities. >> 100%. >> thank you, gentlemen. i appreciate it. see you soon. >> take care of that back, don. >> oh, man, if you only knew. if you only knew. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i want to bring in now new york state assembly member yuh-line n niou. thank you so much for joining us this evening. so a stunning political moment in new york. what was yo

symbolic moment for everyone in the world to see. >> let me get final thoughts this hour from david axelrodid brinkley. what do you think as we await the secretary of state? >> i think that it's a sad day. it's a messy day, but i think as you'll hear from the president tomorrow we have to step back and ask what were the alternatives? how long, it was 12 years ago joe biden asked the generals how long? i mean, how does this end? how long will we have to stay? and no one had a very good answer for that, and here we are 12 years later, we would have had to re-engage the taliban if we were going to stay, and how long would we have stayed? >> hold on a second. hold on. here is the secretary of state antony blinken. >> good evening, everyone. 18 days ago, the united states and our allies began our evacuation and relocation operation in kabul. as you just heard from the pentagon, a few hours ago, that operation was completed. more than 123,000 people have been safely flown out of afghanistan. that includes about 6,000 american citizens. this has been a massive military diplomatic and humanitarian

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what do you say to david axelrod who is such a fan of yours? >> mutual.here are a few -- there are few people i respect as david axelrod in the world of politics but he would be the first to say there is a difference between being on the outside and speaking on television and being on the inside and the difficult choices you have to make. as i have noted and as jake noted, even as we are watching over the last couple of days heart wrenching footage, photos, you referred to some of them, mike. the president stands by his decision because it is in the interest of our national security and the american people. he is not going to ask mothers and fathers to send their children to fight a war the afghans will not fight themselves. that is not mean they're not chaotic moments. that does not mean there are not moments we may look back and take a look at approaches and how to address things moving forward. that is a part of how uss governing and operations moving forward. he would be the first. he spent an important role advising president obama. to acknowledge wh

there are few people i respect as much as david axelrod in the world of politics. he is brilliant and a great human being but would be the first to say there's a difference between being on the outside and speaking on television and being on the inside and the difficult choices you have to make. and as i noted and as jake noted, even as we were watching over the last couple of days heart wrenching, gutwrenching footage, photos -- you have referred to some of them, mike -- the president stands behind his decision because he know it is in the interest of the u.s., our national security and the american people, and he will not ask mothers and fathers to send their children to fight a war the afghans will not fight themselves. that does not mean there are not chaotic moments. there are. that does not mean there are not moments we may look back and look at approaches and how to address things moving forward. that's a part of how you assess governing and how you assess operations been forward, but right now -- and he would be the first -- he played a vital role advising

david axelrod, let's started with you. politicians have been promising infrastructure for years and it looks like president biden is on his way to delivering with bipartisanship, 69-30. is that a big deal? he says, is that a big deal? >> i think if iffing belongs in there. it is a big thing. it was something he campaigned on. he was roundly criticized for being naive, being nostalgic, for harkening back to a different day when bipartisanship was possible. and he hung in there and he kept at this and he has delivered. not by a little but a lot. 19 republicans is a pretty resounding number. it is halftime. they have to get it through the house. i'm of a mind that they probably will get this through the house. i was in an administration where we asked for $50 billion aier for infrastructure, that's billion with a b, not a t. and we couldn't get it. 10e i think it is a big deal. it does suggest that on some things, if not on most things, that you can forge a coalition and do as he said, big things. and i think that's important

cnn senior political commentator, david axelrod, joins us now. david, what do you make of president biden's speech today? did he do enough to take responsibility? how do you think it played? >> i thought the part of the speech -- the bulk of the speech, in which he made the case for why we had to leave afghanistan was very powerful and very compelling. and it was familiar to me because i -- i heard biden make similar arguments 12 years ago when president obama was formulating his policy. but i do think, anderson, he could have done more to take responsibility for what is -- was manifestly a failure. everyone is watching these horrific images on the screen. and -- and everyone remembers what -- what the assurances that he gave the country, back in april. and i think there is nothing wrong with saying we got that wrong, and i own it. you know? john f. kennedy, after the bay of pigs, said victory has a thousand fathers and defeat is an orphan, and i am the responsible officer of government for -- you know, so he took full responsibility. actually, be

they disinvited david axelrod, the architect of his presidential campaign. to his character. >> harris: you bring up a good point. i asked my team to come up with a short list. we don't have time for all of it. the high profile and celebrity people kept on the list like accused mega bully chrissy teagan but david axelrod, no. the late night hosts and helped with his popularity, those people left off the list. it is interesting. i will move to this. a war of words which grabbed a lot of national attention. president biden and florida governor ron desantis engaged in a fiery back and forth over florida's banning mask mandates for students. desantis seen as a possible 2024 opponent to biden if he runs again with some saying the president's jabs only elevate the florida republican governor and give him a political boost. here is what last week looked like. >> president biden: i say to these governors please help. if you aren't going to help at least get out of the way. >> if you are coming after the rights of parents in florida i'm standing in your way. why don'

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house press secretary responded to that today. >> there are a few people i respect as much as david axelrod polipolitics. he would be the first to say there is a difference being between on the outside and speaking out on television and being on the inside and the difficult choices you have to make. the president standspy his decision because he knows it is in the interelse of the united states, our national security and the american people and he's not going to ask mothers and fathers to sent their children to fight a war the afghans won't fight for themselves. >> and david is joining us right now. there you see him, along with washington correspondent nancy. what is your response to that? do you really need to be inside the white house to understand how badly they actually bundled this? >> well, look, first of all i have -- we have a mutual admiration in that we work with campaigns and government and cnn. i have nothing but respect for her. she did there what a professional secretary should do. she shifted the question to friendlier terrain. i did not in any way question the president's c

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. >> david axelrod nailed this in friday's "new york times" when he said this, the way it's ending --s is david axelrod, longtime member of the obama/biden team -- at least thus far, it's more problematic and cuts against some of the core perceived strengths, competence, mastery of foreign policy, supreme empathy. it's as if his eagerness to end the war was overran the planning and execution. >> i think that's why this sticks. we should also note, this is a dangerous moment. you have people talking about the haqqani network. al qaeda-linked haqqanis taking security in kabul. it could get worse quickly. >> american public not seeing it or -- i know. we've got more. >>> when we come back, the divided states of america. is there anything we all agree on? stay with us. it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it helps keep you effortlessly comfortable by sensing your movements and automatically responding to both of you. and, it's temperature balancing to help you stay comfortable all night. it even tracks your circadian rhythm, so you know when y

david axelrod came on tv and leon panetta came on tv.e telling the president take the blame and america will respect you for doing that. that's not what happened. >> dana: also this from matthew -- talking to friends and family in the american midwest. many in d.c., they really don't like losing in a humiliating fashion. >> bill: gut wrenching images. we showed afghans drawing comparisons with the u.s. exit out of vietnam in 1975. in a moment the only america tv reporter who was in vietnam who witnessed the fall of saigon. he says the situation today is far worse. also with us the former obama advisor calling president biden to fire his national security advisor. he will make his case next. is holding rs, a the line on interest rates. the newday two and a quarter refi is the lowest in their history. two and quarter percent, just 2.48 apr. save thousands a year. one, two! one, two, three! only pay for what you need! with customized car insurance from liberty mutual! nothing rhymes with liberty mutual. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty

joining me now is cnn's senior political commentator david axelrod. david, thank you.d of us and tough times. this is a difficult spot to be in. is this the kind of scenario that every president dreads? >> yeah, every commander in chief. i will tell you that having served in the white house, don, on difficult days like this, no one's sitting there thinking about politics right now. you know, the most somber and solemn days i spent there were days when, for example, president obama spent the night at dover receiving flag-draped coffins from afghanistan and comforting families. every president feels -- or should -- a sense of responsibility for those men and women under their -- under their watch. and i'm sure, and you could see it in president biden today, how moved and how somber he was as he addressed the nation. so, yeah, it's really, really hard, and it's something that transcends politics. not to say washington being what it is, that there aren't people all over that town, you know, making craven political calculations right now. >> yeah. >> they shouldn't. we don'

i want to bring in david axelrod. a former obama senior adviser and ron brownstein. i meant that. good evening to both of you. what the hell? david, i'm going to start with you. we had this breaking news about the two officers who, you know, took their own lives after, that's according to their departments, after responding to the insurrection. while republicans like ron johnson continue to push the conspiracies about january 6th. do they realize how dangerous their words are, and how silly they sound? the silly may not be a strong enough word. >> no, i don't think silly is a strong enough word. we are dealing with rampant conspiracy theories in this country. and there's an audience for them. and when people in positions of responsibility choose to use them, they can have deadly results. and we've seen that and we've seen that and we've seen that. these officers are, you know, their deaths are tragic. you know, we don't know what else was going on. but clearly, you know, we heard from those officers last week, what a traumatic experience it was to be amid this mob. and, you know, t

david axelrod is with us, cnn legal and national security analyst. carrie cordero is with us also.ut laying this groundwork for a coup? >> to the extent there is anyone out there who doesn't think former president trump was actually trying to undermine and overturn the election, this is the latest piece of evidence demonstrating that, in fact, that is what he was doing. so in this case, there now is more information in terms of these memos and other communications, notes, that the former justice department officials took contemporaneously with the pressure that was being placed directly by president trump onto acting attorney general rosen to try to undermine confidence in the election, say that it was corrupt and that it wasn't conducted properly, and that's because he was trying to overturn the election. in this case, thankfully, these officials did not go along with that. but this is a long time after the fact for us to be learning these particular facts, particularly because there was actually an impeachment proceeding that took place regarding these events. but this is not dis

ryan crawford, david petraeus, david axelrod, what do they have before their name? former?elosi is praising biden, i commend him for his action, i praise the wisdom of biden's actions. no, that is shameful, cowardess and rick scott is right, 25th amendment should be invoked, he is not doing his job. >> harris: quickly, white house prez briefing, first since this broke apart, you have seen tough days, which should this look like and what do you think it will look like? >> kayleigh: first white house press briefing the current secretary is challenged more than by peter doocy and others, outlets like "washington post" and others, liberal publications, she's going to be challenged and should be prepared. >> harris: that is later this afternoon, for now, critics and experts panned president biden withdrawal from afghanistan, we know, there are still some in the liberal media who are coming to the president's defense. some even praising him for owning it. stay tuned for that. veteran homeowners. three reasons to do a cash out refi right now. home values are high while rates are l

in our last hour david axelrod describes him as swung who wakes up every morning in a fighting mood. this morning he decided his fight to remain in office was over. >> re >> the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. >> reporter: governor andrew cuomo announces he is stepping down, telling new yorkers he is a fighter but it's time. >> wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing. and i cannot be the cause of that. >> reporter: the 63-year-old governor getting choked up at moments as he gave his resignation, speaking to new yorkers, his staff and three daughters. >> i've seen the look in their eyes and the expression on their faces, and it hurt. your dad made mistakes. and he apologized. and he learned from it. >> reporter: his decision which takes effect in 14 days comes exactly one week after the release of the state attorney general's report which concluded the governor sexually harassed 11 women in the past seven years. before calling it quits, the governor defended himself. >> however, it was

david axelrod said the way it's been ending is problematic and cuts against biden's core perceived strengths, competent, master of foreign policy, supreme empathy. it's as if his eagerness to end the war overran his plan of execution. >> no one more than joe biden has wanted to end this war for more any dozen yearos or so. no one expected the government to fall so quickly. starting on capitol hill there will be questions about what was going on. right now, things are caught in a huge question, is the president insulated, isolated? on friday it was almost bizarre. what he was saying did not match the reality of what his other advisers were saying. you were in the room, kaitlan, when he was asked about allies, essentially suggesting allies are not upset at the u.s. or embittered by this. and that's just not the case. i think this will be a very defining moment in the biden presidency about what we learn of him as president, but it seems to me he's a bit insulated or isolated inside the white house. >> and as soon as he said that actually, the british defense secretary -- >> right, it was bizar

david axelrod on this program has talked about how during the obama years, you know, everyone knew presidentich was often counter to president obama's position on it. is he listening to anyone on this, do we know? >> i think that plays a factor actually in this is that he sat through meetings where he was vice president and he advocated for a withdrawal. and those warnings from president -- or then-vice president biden went ignored. i think that was a big factor into a lot of what drove this decision. when it comes to who he is listening to, secretary of state blinken and his national security adviser, jake sullivan, are probably two of the closest aides to president biden on this. certainly, when it comes to foreign policy. obviously, they are at the top of the chain of command when it comes to that. and so, they definitely play a role in this and how they're handling this going forward. i would note we have not actually heard from secretary blinken in person since sunday when he did a few interviews. that is not the case when it comes to the defense secretary or the chairman of the joint c

david axelrod, i want to bring you on because you said before the address that you thought that you wanted to hear president biden accept responsibility for the catastrophe we've been watching take place in afghanistan, afghans desperate running onto the tarmac grabbing onto the wheels of u.s. air force planes falling from those planes almost like a cruel and tragic bookend to the falling man images that we saw on 9/11. he did say the buck stops with me. but i heard a lot of finger-pointing. what did you think, david? >> look, i agree with you, jake. i thought that his case for why we had to get out was strong, it was compelling. and i think he did to do that as well. but i do think that he needed to take responsibility. my thoughts go back to president kennedy in the bay of pigs crisis when that was a failure. he stood before the american people and he said victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. i am the responsible officer of government. and i think a little more of that would've been useful for the president here. we're going to continue to see horrific scenes for some

david axelrod, and retired former aid to general petraeus. the president is -- and the mark administration made a promise to applicants in afghanistan that they would get them out. and yes, they got a lot of people out. biggest noncombatant evacuation in u.s. history. they still fundamentally broke their promise. how are they going to deal with that? >> well, president biden is someone who has said he wants to be measured against his own word and the promises he makes. that's an assurance he gave earlier just a few weeks ago when he was doing an interview and he was asked will troops stay in afghanistan until every american who wants to leave has left? and what we heard from the commander of central command yesterday was saying there are still americans in afghanistan who do want to leave. who were either unable to make it to the airport. they said they could not accommodate them. it's not clear what the details were for the people. the secretary of state, anthony blinken, said it's about closer to 100 people they believe that are still there

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. >> as we bring in you wesley hundred-dollar, david axelrod says you cannot defend the execution herethis failure. it is a failure. what are the repercussions very interested interesting in yesterday's speech he blamed everybody except for the taliban. elections have consequences and our previous administration there was a conditions based approach. we actually had our troop level down 2500 troops which is really and now we have to go back and send 6,000 more troops to right this catastrophe. and, again, this is what happens when you lead from a position of weakness and not strength. i can tell you one thing, iran is watching. russia is watching, and, of course, china is watching. it is bleeding over into our texas border. we have had 1.2 million illegal crossings just here in texas. and guess what? i can assure you that many so of them are terrorists. there is actually blood in the water and the sharks are now circling. brian: we had looking glass in on activities there we weren't building democracy there was counter-terrorism effort. that's why i think entrepreneurship was wrong to

pete: david axelrod got disinvited. he was in the biden administration.going to ask him this question which you asked me during the commercial break, i honestly don't know the answer, joe might. chris cuomo is taking a vacation. >> preplanned. >> is that common to take a vacation. will: how coincidental are the vacation. >> amazing. run into the controversy he is off i guess to the hamptons. ashley: my 84-year-old grandmother texted me says she watches gunsmoke. >> mid segment checking texts. >> somebody is watching it over chris cuomo. >> i heard a lot of people born before 1950. insp, how dare you not know what that is? say hi to grandma for me. we'll do jell-o shots later. ashley: she is not the jell-o shots. >> watching insp. pete: may have had a jell-o shot last night. adult party last night, no kids. resulted in something i just don't have tolerance anymore. pete: delivered this morning. joe concha, showed up. >> got to go i'm told. thank you. pete: turn it over to chief meteorologist rick reichmuth for the fox weather forecast. rick, when is the la