goodman, how do you respond? guest: a couple of points there that i agree on and a couple i might differ with. one is that it would be great if we had a medicine that could just prevent infection or treat early infection. but we just don't. the ones you have mentioned have not been shown to work. we are now seeing poisoning fron twitter people don't take this drug. you are not a horse, you are not a cow. there are studies going on, but so far they haven't shown that something is preventive. that would be great. we do have something that is preventive which is the vaccine. i do agree with you that we are unlikely to eradicate covid, but you know, because it's spreading in the respiratory tract, but i would love to eradicate deaths from covid. that's 1,000 deaths a day. we know we can reduce that by 90% if people are vaccinated. in terms of side effects of the vaccine, those figures -- don't believe everything you read on the internet. 3,500 people have not died from receiving the vaccine. they may have died after

goodman's detective instinct kicked in.at if some 911 dispatcher told him to wait, would an innocent worried parent really do that? it was suspicious. why did angila's fiance, chris, stay outside? and, had he really been at work all night, as he said he was? they took him downtown for the first of several interviews. where goodman and his partner, detective sergeant krista mattice, sized him up. his name was chris jackson. >> how did he present? >> he was calm. he was crying. he was upset. he was mad. >> reporter: where was he that night? chris said angila drove him to work at wal-mart. dropped him off before 11 p.m. >> and i kiss her. and i say "i love you sweetheart, drive safe, have a >> reporter: angila was nervous, he said, afraid to be left alone. >> why did he say she was anxious during the night? >> the night before she thought that she had heard somebody messing at the front door of the residence of the home. she felt she was being watched. >> reporter: so, said chris, he called and he texted her. repeatedly. but a

goodman, how do you respond?: a couple of points there that i agree on and a couple i might differ with. one is that it would be great if we had a medicine that could just prevent infection or treat early infection. but we just don't. the ones you have mentioned have not been shown to work. we are now seeing poisoning fron twitter people don't take this drug. you are not a horse, you are not a cow. there are studies going on, but so far they haven't shown that something is preventive. that would be great. we do have something that is preventive which is the vaccine. i do agree with you that we are unlikely to eradicate covid, but you know, because it's spreading in the respiratory tract, but i would love to eradicate deaths from covid. that's 1,000 deaths a day. we know we can reduce that by 90% if people are vaccinated. in terms of side effects of the vaccine, those figures -- don't believe everything you read on the internet. 3,500 people have not died from receiving the vaccine. they may have died after gettin

goodman, how do you respond?st: a couple of points there that i agree on and a couple i might differ with. one is that it would be great if we had a medicine that could just prevent infection or treat early infection. but we just don't. the ones you have mentioned have not been shown to work. we are now seeing poisoning fron twitter people don't take this drug. you are not a horse, you are not a cow. there are studies going on, but so far they haven't shown that something is preventive. that would be great. we do have something that is preventive which is the vaccine. i do agree with you that we are unlikely to eradicate covid, but you know, because it's spreading in the respiratory tract, but i would love to eradicate deaths from covid. that's 1,000 deaths a day. we know we can reduce that by 90% if people are vaccinated. in terms of side effects of the vaccine, those figures -- don't believe everything you read on the internet. 3,500 people have not died from receiving the vaccine. they may have died after gett

we have glenn goodman, he's the author of the best seller, the crypto trader. he's also a financial investor, and a former business corresponded. gentlemen, thank you very much indeed for johnny, it's good to have you with us, mister glen goodman. let me start with you. let's just get some context around this recent increase in pricing bitcoin. what's behind this? well basically what happened in recent months is the big coding price got ahead of itself. it was very fast. it rose very far from about what we had about a $20000.00 house, a price that had been sets in 2017 late 2017 and the price kind of me. i'm the downwards for a good couple of years, which made a lot of people, most people in fact lose interest. and a lot of people sold out right at the bottom ran about $3000.00 a coin. then the price started rising again. once it got back to that previous high around $20000.00, not when everybody started getting interested again, so the price rocketed upwards as people started pouring in. got to about $60000.00 thereabouts. and then from there, basically we ran

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez.will take a look at how the highly contagious delta coronavirus variant is impacting plans to open schools. we are joined by randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers. randi weingarten, thank you for joining us. why have you changed your mind on this? randi: i actually said, on meet the press, that i think employers, this work now on vaccines, i have been pro vaccines. we have been pro vaccine and the union has been around for 100 years and we have been pro vaccine this enre time and 90% of our -- we thought it would be better initially because of the polarization to do this in a volitional way. you say -- you see because there is disinrmation about young people and whether or not there are fertility issues, all of it is wrong. vaccines are safe and effective. we thought we could get through this but what has happened is that -- and the doctor before me was saying it, there is this delta variant that significant lead changes the circumstances, particularly for

i'm amy goodman. coronavirus cases continue to rise exponentially in the united states. they have soared to their highest levels of the pandemic in some states with low vaccination rates. the number of confirmed u.s. cases has passed 36 million, with hospitalizations soaring, and covid-19 deaths once again on the rise on monday, defense secreta lloyd austin said all u. militaryersonnelould be reired to t vaccined septemb 15th or earlr, if e fda gran final proval tthe pfiz vaine befo then. pentagonpokeerson john kirburged mitary memrs to get shots immediately. >> this isn't just about you. it is about your ship, your

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, we begin the headlines with a story with disturbing video. in afghanistan, a pair of suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of kabul's airport thursday where thousands of afghans had gathered in an attempt to flee the taliban takeover. at lea 100 people were killed, most of them afghan civilians. 12 u.s. marines and u.s. navy medic were among the dead. the taliban reports 28 of its members were killed and scores of people were wounded. the militant group isis-k, and archrival of the taliban, claimed responsibility. pres. biden: we will respond with force and precision at our time at the place we choose and the moment of our choosing. amy: evacuations from kabul's airport were halted after the attack but later resumed. the u.s. says it has helped over 100,000 people leave afghanistan is the taliban takeover august 14. after the headlines, we will go to kabul for the latest. the u.s. preme court has struck down the biden adminiration's tempary motorium on ev

we have blaine goodman in london, author and former business correspondent. for joining us. good to have you with us. mr. goodman, let's get context around the recent increasing price in bitcoin. what is behind this? >> what has happened in recent months is that the bitcoin price got ahead of itself. it rose varies fast. it rose very far. we had about $20,000 high-priced set in 2017. then, the price -- high price set in 2017. then, the price manned down, which made a lot of people lose interest and a lot of people sold out at the bottom, $3000 a coin. the price started rising and once i got back to the previous i around $20,000, everybody started getting interested again. the price rocketed up, got to $60,000 thereabouts. from there, we have run out of willing buyers come as it were. everybody piled in, and it out ahead of itself. the price fell for a couple months. it has had time to regain its footing slowly as people start giving up on it, and you get a whole slew of negative news stories, which always tends to happen when you have a bear market. but i was

i'm amy goodman. the u.n.'s intergovernmental panel on climate change has issued its gravest warning yet, saying major irreversible climate catastrophe is unavoidable, that the world has a narrowing window to make drastic changes to prevent even greater devastation. that is according to the ipcc's first climate assessment in eight years, which shows the world is on track to surpass an average temperature rise of 1.5 degrees celsius above preindustrial levels, failing to meet the goals of the paris climate agreement. evenf the goal is met, the world will still have to contend with fast-melting arctic ice, sea level rise, the warming and acidification of oceans, all of which contribute to more extreme weather events, including droughts, floods, wildfire, and deadly heatwaves. the ipcc does not offer recommendations to governments, but thu.n. says countries need to immediately move away from fossil fuels and stop adding carbon to the atmosphere by 2050 in order to slow or halt the most catastrophic outco

carolyn goodman is calling the shut down of the state. total insanity. this shut down has become one of total insanity. she also compared code to the flu and other viruses who guide and made somebody the consummate dr. open the city, the most contagious contagion that we've seen in decades. and then you have a mayor who doesn't care. 2.3000000 people in southern nevada and we've had 150 deaths social this and say that you would have had far more without it. how do you know until we have a control group, we offer to be a control group. so here's caroline goodman, offering the lives of the vegas residence. to be the control group, i offered to be a control group and i was told by our status if you can do back. and anderson cooper was sitting there in disbelief at the amount of that it was their spirit from this woman. this is in china. this is vegas, nevada. wow. okay, that's really ignorant. if you can't figure out how to do this safely, why as mayor of a city that you are responsible for the people safety, are you calling for something that you have no p

here's caroline goodman, offering the lives of the vegas residence. to be the control group. i offered to be a control group and i was told by our status ish, and you can do back. and anderson cooper was sitting there in disbelief at the amount of that it was sneering from this woman is in china. this is vegas, nevada. wow. okay, that's really ignorant. if you can't figure out how to do this safely, why as mayor of a city that you are responsible for the people safety, are you calling for something that you have no plan for how it would be done safely? they'd better figure it out. that's her job. that's true, i mean, there's job. you don't believe there should be any social distancing. you don't believe that really, there should be a card that, you know, that's up to them to figure out get people dropping dead all over las vegas and you have a mayor who doesn't care all she cares about cash, cash, cash, money, money, money. we were not broken and we need to get back to work, keep the registering and keep the slot machines doing. this is a money machine is a huge cash register

i'm amy goodman. the taliban has seized control of afghanistan. on sunday, taliban forces captured the capital facing almost no resistance as the government collapsed and president ashraf ghani fled the country. the u.s. and other foreign governments rushed to evacuate personnel with the pentagon sending back in 6000 troops to assist in the effort. the taliban takeover of the country came at a dizzying speed, causing panic and uncertainty after 20 years of u.s. occupation and war. chaotic scenes are unfolding at the airport as afghans desperately try to flee. some afghans were able to evacuate in recent days landed in nearby countries, including india. >> i can't believe the world abandoned afghanistan. our friends are going to get killed. our women will not have any more rights. amy: the u.n. and other aid groups are warning of a humanitarian crisis as more people attempt to leave the country and are urging neighboring countries to keep their borders open. the the u.n. the security council is holding

i'm amy goodman. the world health organization is warning unless nations act urgently to slow the spread of coronavirus, the world could log another 100 million coronavirus infections by the end of 2021. who director-general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said wednesday noted the number of confirmed cases worldwide recently passed 200 million. >> we know the real number of cases is much higher. as i said recently, whether we reach 300 million and how fast we get there depends on all of us. amy: more than 200 prominent doctors, scientists, public health officials, and civil society groups have signed an open letter calling on the biden administration to adopt a wartime footing to massively increase the availability of mrna vaccines around the world. the scientists warn -- "without urgent and immediate scale up of vaccine production and distribution, millions more will be infected and die." in the united states, the centers for disease control is recommending that pregnant people get vaccinated against covi

i'm amy goodman. president biden is defending his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from at and a stamp. he spoke from the white house monday, wendy after kabul was captured by the taliban. pres. biden: the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. so what happened? afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. the afghan military collapsed. some without trying to fight. if anything, the developments of the past week reinforced any u.s. involvement in afghanistan now was the right decision. amy: human rights advocates are urging the united states and other nations around the world to open their doors to the thousands of refugees fleeing afghanistan. nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the pakistani taliban, spoke out on monday. >> i thinkvery count has a role in the responsibility right now. countries need to open their borders to afghan refugees. biden has a lot to do. president biden has to take a step forward for the

i'm amy goodman. leaders of the g7 group of wealthy nations are meeting virtually today to discuss the taliban's takeover of afghanistan, where they're expected to ask president biden to extend the u.s. troop presence in kabul past the august 31 deadline for withdrawal. on monday, taliban spokesman suhail shaheen told sky news the u.s. would face consequences if its troops remained in afghanistan into september. >> president biden announced august 31 they would withdrawal all of the military forces. so if they extend it, that means they are -- we are extending occupation. amy: thousands of people remain camped outside of kabul's airport in a desperate bid to fly to safety. the white house says the u.s. has evacuated more than 58,000 people since the taliban swept into kabul on august 14. on mony, the united nations top human rights official site to credible reports of serious human rights violations committed by the taliban, mmary executions of civilians and afghan soldiers who had surrendered, and se

i'm amy goodman. the taliban held its first press conference tuesday, two days after it seized control of afghanistan. a taliban spokesperson said the group would respect women's rights and press freedom, would not launch attacks on the u.s. and others from afghan soil and said it was forgiving opposing forces. >> we forgive everyone because it is an interest of peace and stability in afghanistan. other groups that were confronting us are all forgiven. amy: the u.n. and others expressed doubt the taliban would carry thought on their statements, as images emerged showing wounded afghans, reportedly attacked by taliban forces as they tried to make their way to the airport. there have also been reports of violence against anti-taliban protests, including deaths. an activist for girls' education, pashtana durrani, said the taliban needs to take more concrete steps. >> the taliban shoulgive a statement out that all the girls should be going to public schools and not target them or stop them into continue t

i'm amy goodman.n california, powerful winds and dry conditions have caused several wildfires to explode in size, including the massive dixie fire, now the sixth largest in california history. the fire north of sacramento almost completely burned downtown greenville and has consumed an area larger than los angeles. six of the largest 10 wildfires in california's history have happened since 2020. elsewhere in northern california, officials shut down a hydroelectripower plant at lake oroville after the reservoir reached a record low level amid a searing drought. in greec thousands of people have fled their homes on the outskirts of athens as firefighters from across europe joined crews battling blazes that are threatening the greek capital. one fire nearly reached the ancient olympia archaeological site where the olympic games were held for over a millennium. greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis blamed the fires on climate change. >> unfortunately the worst is yet to ce. the night ahead seems menang

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.e continue our coverage of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, the desperate by many to flee taliban rule. we are joined by author and for npr reporter sarah chayes. she ran a soap factory. she also worked for commanders two of the international forces in kabul. she served as special advisor for chair of the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen from 2009 through 2011 under the obama administration. her most recent book, "on corruption in america -- and what is at stake." thank you for joining us. can you respond to what is unfolding in afghanistan right now, what you think is most important for people to understand? >> well, the shock and shame of it i don't think i need to really elaborate on. when i hear people saying, oh, it was going to be messy -- i think, wow, messy. hmm. then as they add matters not just what you decide, but how you do what you decided to do. and that goes both berhow united states shows to engage in afghanistan going all the way back to let say 2002, and to how

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. military has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan, bringing an official end to the longest war in u.s. history. marine general frank mckenzie said the last troops flew out of kabul just before midnight local time on monday. >> nine withdrawal signifies both the end of the miliry component of the evacuation, but also the end of a nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. amy: the taliban and its supporters celebrated the u.s. withdrawal, setting off fireworks and firing tracer bullets into the night sky. the taliban is now in full control of afghanistan, including the kabul international airport, which the u.s. used to evacuate over 120,000 people fleeing the taliban over the past 17 days. according to the costs of war project, the u.s. spent over $2.2 trillion in afghanistan and pakistan. by one count, over 170,000 people died in the fighting. after headlines, we'll go to kabul for the latest. hurricane ida has been downgraded to a tropica

i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, the taliban has seized control of kandahar and herat, the country's second- and third-largest cities. taliban forces have also overrun lashkargah, the provincial capital of helmand province in the south. it's one of 17 provincial capitals now under taliban control. the taliban accelerated its sweeping offensive last week as the united states was pulling out its troops after nearly 20 years in afghanistan. on thursday, the biden administration announced it is sending 3000 extra troops to kabul to help evacuate embassy staff. britain and canada are also sending in new troops. state department spokesperson ned price spoke on thursday. >> we expect to draw down to a diplomatic presence in afghanistan in the coming weeks. in order to facilitate this, the department of defense will temporarily deploy additional forces. amy: aid groups are warning of a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan as tens of thousands flee their homes to escape the taliban. meanile, the afghan governmen

i'm amy goodman.ationwide moratorium on evictions expired saturday after mocraticawmakersailed to pass a bill protectillions people o could forced fr their hes durinthe pandic. somerogresves demoats slmed democratic leaders for benning itsummer ress beforextending the moratorium. democratic congressmember cori bush began camping out on the steps of the capitol on friday in protest. rep. bush: the night was necessary, to continue this awareness. we need the powers that be to understand that we are not going to just let this go quietly. then the lives of actual people that we are supposed to represent, actual, whole people, human beings, are at risk by this policy decision, or the lack of one. so we are out here. amy: after congress failed to extend the moratorium house , speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic lawmakers urged president biden to take executive action, but the white house claims its power is limited due to a recent supreme court ruling. justice kavanaugh said it was his view that autho

i'm amy goodman. senate democrats passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution plan early this morning. the budget vastly expands the social safety net, improves health care, education, and worker rights, includes measures to combat the climate catastrophe, and increases taxes on the rich and corporations. the budget passed 50-49 after a 14-hour vote-a-rama, in which any senator can propose amendments. this came less than 24 hours after a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was approved 69-30 in the senate. president biden celebrated the passage of that bill, calling it transformational. pres. biden: historic investment in the nation's roads and highways, bridges, and transit, in our drinking water, clean energy, environmental cleanup, making infrastructure more resilient and the climate crisis much more in our minds of how to deal with it. amy: progressives have said they will not vote in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure bill before the house approves the $3.5 trillion budget. once the lar

i'm amy goodman. afghan protesters have taken to the streets for a second day in a row in defiance of the taliban which seized control of the country on sunday. protests have been held in kabul and other cities today to mark afghan independence day. al jazeera reports the taliban -- two people died in the city of asadabad after opening fire on protesters during an independence day celebration. there were reports the firing began after someone stabbed a member of the taliban. this comes a day after the taliban killed three protesters in jalalabad. on wednesday, ousted afghan president ashraf ghani spoke publicly for the first time since fleeing kabul. speaking from the united arab emirates, ghani said he left to prevent more bloodshed. >> all my colleagues in the west told me if i don't leave, things would be worse. i could have stayed and started a war, but i had responsibility to my people and i did not want to start a bloodbath like in syria and yemen. amy: president biden says u.s. troops will stay

i'm amy goodman. president biden says u.s. troops are on pace to leave afghanistan by the august 31 deadline despite pressure from allies in the g7 to stay longer to help more people flee the country. the united states has helped evacuate over 82,000 people from the kabul airport where there have been 19,000 evacuations in the past 24 hours. president biden spoke on tuesday. pres. biden: we are currently on a piece to finish by august 31. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operation springs added risk to our troops, but completion bob august 31 continues for the taliban to cooperate and allow access to the airport. amy: amnesty international criticized biden's decision t halt evacuations in the coming days. the head of amnesty's u.s. office paul o'brien said -- "the u.s. government should continue to negotiate to proceed with evacuations for as long as necessary to evacuate all of the country's most vulnerable." meanwhile, it has become far harder for afghans to reach the kabul airport

i'm amy goodman. after facing intense pressure led by cori bush, the new cdc moratorium covers areas where there is substantial spread or high spread of the coronavirus. emmaraddick lawmakers failed to ps bill to protect millions of people that could be forced from their homes. democratic congress member cori bush began camping out on the steps of the capital in protest. she stayed on the steps until tuesday's announcement. in a tweet, bush wrote, "on friday night, i came to the capital with my chair. i refuse to accept congress would leave while 11 million people faced eviction. for five days we have been out here, demanding the government acts to save lives. the day, our movement moved mountains." bush responded to the temporary moratorium extension. >> i am elated and overwhelmed. just the thought that so many people right now, millions of people will not be forced out on the street. amy: congress member rashida tlaib is calling on congress members to return donations, one million dollars to the ho

i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, at least six people, including three children, were killed in a u.s. drone attack near the kabul airport sunday. some reports say the total number of victims may be 10 people, including seven children. this is a local resident who lives near the site of the attack. >> this is the neighborhood where we live. a rocket t a house and six or five people died. i have nothing else to say. we are distraught. amy: reporters on the ground are investigating whether the u.s. attack missed the intended target when it killed the civilians. it was the second air strike by u.s. forces after thursday's attack by isis-k, an archenemy of the taliban, at the kabul airport which killed at least 175 people, including 13 u.s. soldiers. the u.s. military said it shot down rockets fired at the airport this morning, just one day ahead of its withdrawal deadline. on saturday, the u.s. said it was ending military evacuations of afghans after flying 117,000 people out of the country over two weeks

i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, chaotic scenes continue to play out at kabul airport. thousands of people have lined the perimeter of the airport with taliban soldiers using rifle bets, whips, and sticks to be back crowds. about 9000 people have been evacuated from the airport since sunday when the taliban swept through kabul. army major general william taylor said the pentagon is increasing the presence to facilitate the evacuation. >> u.s. military footprint in kabul is more than 5200 total troops on the ground. kabul airport remains secure and open for flight operations. f-18 from the ronald reagan carrier strike group flew armed overwatch flights over kabul to ensure enhanced security. amy: president biden is making a national address on afghanistan today at 1:00 p.m. eastern tim meanwhile, the afghan taliban says it has executed and imprison former of the islamic state in south asia shortly after it took control of afghanistan. the killing bolsters the taliban's claims the group will not coopera