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i want to talk about all of this and more with fareed zakaria. ve on afghanistan in a moment. but first these crises emerging in haiti and in cuba for that matter. presidents clearly don't get to pick and choose the defining issues of their presidencies, do they? but these are major, major problems, national security foreign problems for this president. >> they are. and it doesn't feel that joe biden wants to take the approach that says when he looks at these crisis to the united states don't just stand there. don't just do something, stand there. by which i mean, he clearly does not want to get involved. he clearly feels his objective here is big domestic policy. he's trying to get a big infrastructure bill through. and, yet, these crises are happening. can he have the strategic discipline to say no when the haitian government, for example, has requested american intervention? astonishing when you think about the fact that the u.s. invaded and ok pied haiti many, many decades ago. but biden doesn't want to get involved. he will be able to do that

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fareed zakaria continues our live coverage right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live in new york. >>> in this hour, the billionaire richard branson is set to go to space. in just 30 minutes he takes off near truth and consequences, new mexico in a spaceship called u.s.s. unity. the spaceship will go up not in the way you're used to seeing them go up, but in the mother eve. the whole thing will last just one hour and five minutes, according to virgin galactic. we'll bring did to you live when it happens, and i will be joined by the one and only neil ryson, about whether they'll go into space. we have cnn reporters on the ground in new mexico where the launch is happening, rachel crane and kristen fisher. rachel, what are you hearing about -- what is going to happen? what are we going to see? >> reporter: well, fareed, we just had a really exciting moment happen just a few short moments ago. we saw richard branson and his specialists come out of the hangar, get in thei

fareed zakaria continues our live coverage right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square.ork. >>> in this hour, the billionaire richard branson is set to go to space. in just 30 minutes he takes off near truth and consequences, new mexico in

i'm fareed zakaria, and this is a special edition.ay on the show, a report card on america. as the country celebrates its 245th birthday, we take stock of how the nation is fairing. we'll start with the state of

here's what the king now tells our fareed zakaria about the situation. >> we've had to look at many characters trying to use peoples f frustrations and legitimate concerns of challenges they have in making their lives better to really push on their own agendas and ambitions. what i think made this so sad that one of the people was my brother who did it in such an amateurish and really disappointing way. from our point to the intelligence services as they always do gather information, it got to a point where they had legitimate concerns that certain individuals were trying to push my brother's ambitions for their own agendas and decided quite rightly to nip it in the bud and quietly. >> earlier this month a top advisor to the king and a member of the royal family was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sedition. >>> quick break. when we come back, even as the covid-19 delta variant spreads, protesters in europe resisting vaccinations. we'll have details when we come back. >>> and thousands of brazilians are demanding their president bolsanaro be removed. i'll talk to an expert in brazilian poli

here is what the king now tells fareed fareed zakaria. >> in making their lives better to really pushn agendas an ambitious. my brother did in an -- in a really disappointing way. from our point of services as they always do gather information. it got to a point where they had legitimate concerns. that certain individuals were trying to push my brother's ambitions for their own agenda and decided to nip it in the bud and quietly. >> early this month, a top advisor to the king and a member to the royal family was sentenced to 15 years in prison. >>> coming up right here, more fires are ripping through parts of the western united states. we'll hear if weather conditions are finally going to be on the firefighters' side. we'll brick you the story after a short break. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. need long-lasting freshness? try new febreze unstopable

. >> for more, you can watch fareed zakaria, gps, sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. and now to louisiana, now reporting the highest number of cases per capita than any start. with 36% of the population vaccinated, the governor had an important message just today. >> this is a storm that we can control. we're not powerless. we can be vaccinated. >> joining me now from my hometown of baton rouge is betty antoine. her son brandon refused to get vaccinated and died six days after contracting covid. betty, so sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> why didn't your son get vaccinated in. >> he said not enough research had been done, and with that, he wasn't going to take it. >> betty. i got to be honest. i have family there in louisiana, and it heard the same thing. it infuriates me. it infuriates me. what is your message to people? >> that this is real. the virus is real. and the vaccine should will taken by everyone if you want to stay alive. my son was a home body person. he didn't get any place. he had his food delivered. he had his groceries delivered and very few frien

i'm fareed zakaria, and this is a special edition. "state of america."erica. as the country celebrates its 245th birthday, we take stock of how the nation is fairing. we'll start with the state of democracy. president biden pledges to do big things. >> this is a generational investment to modernize our infrastructure. >> congress remains deeply

i'm fareed zakaria, and this is a special edition. state of america. >>> today on the show, a report card on america. as the country celebrates its 245th birthday, we take stock of how the nation is fairing. we'll start with the state of democracy. president biden pledges to do big things. >> this is a generational investment to modernize our infrastructure. >> congress remains deeply divided and the states try to limit voting. >> change can happen, and i still believe we're at that moment now, but it's up to us to write the end of the story. >> then, race relations. just 13 months after the killing of george floyd. we've seen protests, but have we seen change? >> mink most african-americans have had that hope that the country can do better. >> also the state of the economy. stocks and housing and everything are up, up, up. but are we at peak america? finally, tiktoks, broadcasts, watching movie premieres from the comfort of your couch. we'll examine the state of american culture. but first, here's my take. we've all read stories of h

i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. >>> today on the show, a worldwide exclusive interview with king abdullah ii of jordan. he went to the white house this week as well as capitol hill. now he comes to the global public square for an in-depth interview. we'll discuss his meeting with president biden, the israeli palestinian conflict, nuclear talks with iran, and the alleged sedition plot that the king has called the most painful episode of his reign. >>> then, as covid-19 makes a stunning comeback, nations react. britain's quarantined prime minister actually further opened up england this week. france mandated a covid pass for travel and leisure. meanwhile japan struggles to keep the olympics safe. we'll examine the swift and deadly delta variant with the experts. but first, here is my take. there is one striking thing that distinguishes this pandemic from all others in history, the speed with which humankind came up with a vaccine. it is unprecedented and still breathtaking that within months of the arrival of a novel virus, scientists were able to develop and test several

i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live. today on the show -- >> on my orders, the united states military has begun strikes in afghanistan. >> the president who got us into afghanistan now says it's the wrong time to get out. george w. bush thinks the american withdrawal, now close to complete, is a mistake. >> i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. >> is biden moving too many troops out too fast? >> i will not send another generation of americans to war in afghanistan. >> i will ask general david petraeus, who once commanded u.s. and allied troops in afghanistan. >>> also, thousands of cubans take to the streets, marking the most significant unrest there in decades. cries for freedom rang out as did demands for regime change. is that likely to happen after 60 years of castros and communism? i'll ask an expert. >>> then, surely you've heard of president harry truman, but what about eddie jacobson? everybody knows of richard nixon, of course, but do they know of bebe rebozo. these unsung characters were th

i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. >>> today on the show, a worldwide exclusive interviewwhite house this week as well as capitol hill. now he comes to the global public square for an in-depth interview. we'll discuss his meeting with president biden, the

a quick programming note, on a fareed zakaria "gps" special, what's the state of the united states afterjake woods' organization is now helping to vaccinate americans. his nonprofit team rubicon, you've heard of them, they normally respond to natural disasters. since covid hit, his group of military veterans has risen to the occasion. >> when covid first broke out, we immediately pivoted our organization to get our volunteers doing work like supporting food banks, delivering groceries directly to people's doorsteps, setting up covid testing sites, and most recently, supporting millions of vaccinations across the country in all 50 states. >> can i get your appointment time and last name? >> over the course of the last six months we've supported hundreds of sites across the country, doing the simple things like site setup and teardown, patient registration, optimizing patient flow, to help ensure that their doctors put shots in arms so they can just focus on what they do best. >> easy peasy. >> it's been a modern day wartime effort to get doses into the arms of americans. we're proud to be

i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live.military has begun strikes in afghanistan. >> the president who got us into afghanistan now says it's the wrong time to get out. george w. bush thinks the american withdrawal now close to complete is a mistake. >> i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. >> i

. >>> for more of fareed, you can watch fareed zakaria gps sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and now, to my home state of louisiana. okay? >>> now, reporting the highest jump in new cases per capita of any state in the country. with just 36% of the population vaccinated, the governor had an important message, just today. >>> this is a storm that we can control. we're not powerless. we can be vaccinated. >> joining me, now, from my hometown of baton rouge is betty antwon. her son refused to get vaccinated. died just six days after contracting covid. betty, thank you. i'm so sorry. so sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> i know you begged your son to get vaccinated. why didn't he do it? >> because he said not enough research had been done on the vaccine. and until that happened, he was not gonna get it. he was not going to take it. >> betty, i got to be honest. i have family there, in louisiana, and i have heard that same thing. it infuriates me. it infuriates me. what's your message to people? >> that this is real. the virus is real. and the vaccine should be taken by everyon

i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live.afghanistan. >> the president who got us into afghanistan now says it's the wrong time to get out. george w. bush thinks the american withdrawal, now close to complete, is a mistake. >> i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. >> is biden moving too many troops out too fast? >> i will not send another generation of americans to war