ambassador linda thomas greenfield who negotiated the aid renewal with her russian counterpart in around-the-clock talks at the u.n president biden commended the renewal in his call with vladimir putin today but critics say it's not enough given the dire conditions. last saturday, russian air strikes and syrian artillery struck more villages in the area, relief workers say killing eight, including children peter? >> andrea mitchell, thank you very much. >>> heavy rain is falling across parts of new england tonight as elsa finally makes its way out of the u.s. new york city getting a one-two punch. some subway riders there braving waist-deep floodwaters. and on the other side of the country, another potentially historic heatwave. some 33 million people in ten states under heat advisories and warnings this weekend. >>> now to a stunning move by the acting head of the fda, asking for an independent investigation into the agency's own staff after the approval last month of a controversial new alzheimer's drug we get more from kristen dahlgren >> reporter: tonight a calling for an inspector general's i

diplomats again to de james base has more early this month, the us ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield, visited the last border. crossing, bringing humanitarian aid from turkey into syria. bob al, how're is, according to the u. n. a lifeline for 2400000 people. but it's now hangs in the balance in 2014, the un security council authorized for border crossings, but the others didn't stay open after russia and china use the veto power to council members have now put forward a draft resolution which would again allow to crossing points so what norion, ireland did was without looking at anything other than the needs, we proposed a renewal and an expansion of the mandate. but at a news conference, the russian ambassador made it pretty clear he'd be prepared to use his veto to stop a 2nd border point. we told him in the very beginning that what we hear from our colleagues sieboldt reopening, the close cause we're the point is 1000000 on started. now we are discussing the one that is remaining. are you saying you currently do not? we're just going to report me straight back to beiji

like a reporter, linda thomas, fall this report of the unfolding crisis from one of the levels main cities. i'm standing inside and 11 on the 2nd largest city. and according to what i was wor, outage and here are even worse than they are. and i'm just about to meet with a resident here facing with these families when it comes to water. most of her and his family have been suffering from severe outages throughout the summer. sometimes they go for days without a single drop of water. we have several water bills to pay what we get, so we need to get extra supplies if there's no electricity or fuel for generator to pump water. we can have a week long outages. it's very difficult, especially in the summer. we already have so much to deal with. we are very tired, extra tanks often filled up by private water companies have been springing up on roofs. all oversight and water has become so precious. in fact, that people have started locking their tanks out of fear that neighbors might steal from them. close families here inside and used to require just one water tank like those that you can see rig

one of those who asked for this open meeting with the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield. she said, an open meeting was good, but it wasn't enough. she said she wanted an immediate cease for by all sides. humanitarian delivery of a across te grey and accountability for the crimes that have taken place. well, are the top story, the us military is pulled out of afghanistan's bag, gram base, which is really the epi center of its water, topple the taliban, and hunt down al qaeda after the $911.00 attacks. but as one era of brutal conflict ends in afghanistan, another one is looming. afghan forces now controlled by graham, was president joe biden at september 11th deadline for full withdrawal. and says, the plows is on track. just 650 troops will remain to protect the u. s embassy and combo. but in a sign of the chaos that could follow official se soldiers to clear out dozens of people who stormed and looted the complex off the americans left overnight without informing local troops. almost nato allies of also laughed quietly. a stark contrast to the show a force when they 1st

would wind from this, but the middle east and the world as a whole year later, the us ambassador linda thomas greenfield was asked about those comments. i certainly see it as an important moment in our relationship, and it shows that what we can do with the russians if we work with them diplomatically on common goals. and this was a common goal that we were able to come to an agreement on to be clear, this won't change, lie for ordinary syrians. there was one border crossing, delivering aid into syria before there's one border crossing. now, and the un says if it had more border crossings, it could deliver more aid. it's also not clear where this really is a breakthrough in relations between the us and russia. but the fact that both countries a talking up this moment is perhaps significant change phase al jazeera at the united nations. what we're so sorry dara has returned to the syria turkey border crossing bobbo. how often meeting displaced people in ed live, which is the last rebel held enclave. he says that people living in northern syria desperately need the a that goes through that cros

from ireland and the us linda thomas greenfield. the u . s. and bassett, speaking to us reporters a few moments ago before the start of the meeting, said that she hoped this was the start, a new momentum for the security council. she said an open meeting was important, but things needed to go way beyond an open meeting for that to be a resolution to the situation in te grey. and she said that if things, if it was needed, she hope that the security council may now have the momentum to start thinking about some action of what it could do in tea. gray, about the current situation mr. karla was, i say, the political chief of the united nations speaking the security council now. and in a moment, the very grim humanitarian situation in the council is going to be relayed by the acting humanitarian chief of the united nations. a great deal of suffering into gray and desperate need to address it. we'd like to see that in the security council, the more of this tension between the west and council members and then russia and china. because as you say, th

>> first of all, let me say i was excited that president biden appointed linda thomas-greenfield i knowou know linda and our other speakers as well, cindy and ben, she has been an africanized, has been an ambassador to countries, so we have the tiptop representative in regards to africa, at a lot of what the security council deals with and also the peacekeeping lead by the united nations of the majority of the peacekeeping russians, they are on the -- and the majority of peacekeeping missions are on the continent of africa. our role in the united nations is critical and i'm glad we will be stepping up our involvement, including the support of those peacekeeping missions. when you mention the international front, i want to detour and shift to an experience i had last year when i chaired the congressional black caucus. the whole country was dealing, we still are, with the george floyd case, i received a call from all of the ambassadors from the european union and they were undergoing at the time, and i imagine still, their own kind of look at policing in their population. and that brings

i think we dodged a bullet the other day in new york with linda thomas-greenfield successful negotiation with the russians to keep at least one humanitarian crossing open between turkey and syria. we are not confronting the humanitarian crisis and i know this was a concern for your committee just a few days ago. a number of your colleagues and you signed a letter to the president expressing concern about this. how do you see this syria situation? a big question whether the u.s. has any role to play, any potential diplomatic strategy that might end this conflict in syria that has been going on for over a decade now. rep. malinowski: it was a success and we did push forward -- did push for it. at the same time, it makes me sad that we are at a point at this tragedy in where the thing we dedicate most of our energy to is keeping a border crossing open for food and medicine. i was among those in the obama administration who hoped we could have done more when it would have made a difference. i don't want to live in hindsight. there was a time when we had greater potential on the impact of thi

i didn't see you in advance turf to the u.s., linda thomas-greenfield, publicly declared that our constitutionupremacist document. jog your memory. >> we have two acknowledge of the r and imperfect union. i have seen that slavery has weaved with supremacy into our principles. >> harris: the secretary of state tony blinken posted a video explaining that america is a racist country. >> for american to be a credible force for human rights around the world, we have to face the realities of racism and hatred here at home. we cannot sweep our shortcomings under the rug or pretend they don't exist. we need to face him openly and honestly. even if that is ugly and even if it is painful. that is how we live up to her values. >> harris: no blinken has formally invited the united nations. republicans are angry. >> you have people being bullied and beaten in the streets of cuba. you venezuelans arresting political protesters. the united states is asking the united nations, a cesspool of violence, to come to the united states and investigate us in the united states? we look so ridiculous in the eyes of the

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ambassador, linda thomas-greenfield, was asked about those comments. >> it is an important moment in relationship and it shows that what we can do with the russians if we work with them diplomatically on common goals. and this was a common goal that we were able to come to agreement on. james: to be clear, this won't change life for ordinary syrians. there was one border crossing delivering aid into syria before, there is one border crossing now. in the u.n. says if it had more border crossings, it could deliver more aid. it is not clear whether this is a breakthrough between relations with the u.s. and russia, but the fact that both countries are talking up this moment is perhaps significant. james bays, al jazeera at the united nations. marianne: i returned to the syria border crossing after meeting displaced people in idl ib, and he says people in northern syria desperately need the aid that goes through that crossing. >> we were in the city center of idlib and people were saying they are very disappointed about the discussion in the united nations security council, they were sayi

linda thomas-greenfield said the unanimous vote saved lives. >> it's a moment for millions of syrians who will not have to worry about starving to death in the coming weeks. it's important that the united states and russia were able to come together on a humanitarian initiative that serves the interest of the syrian people. >> schifrin: but humanitarian aid groups say authorizing a single aid crossing is not enough to meet the vast need, and they say russia's blocking another proposal that would have re-opened a second crossing, shows disregard for syrian lives. today, han rights watch said "russia has successfully blackmailed the international community," and amnesty international accused russia of "playing political games with the lives and welfare of millions of people." idlib is the final stronghold of the syrian opposition. humanitarian workers in syria accuse russia and the syrian government of using humanitarian need for political gain. >> ( translated ): as aid workers, we demand the international community separate human rights work from politics, and to avoid attaching polic

ambassador linda thomas greenfield did broker this agreement working with other members of the security council, but she was taking the lead, of course, to compromise with russia, threatening to veto this tomorrow, this extension. this has been long sought by u.n. workers and other non-government workers and the relief organizations and the international rescue committee is criticizing it because aid workers in the u.s. wanted three border crossings because there's been so much greater need thisiary with drought and covid. there's real famine there. they need more than they've been getting and this was the last remaining border crossing and russia had blocked the other three and at least this remaining border crossing which we visited last month in june with the u.s. ambassador is at least going to remain open for another 12 months. it's not enough, but more than nothing. it certainly will sustain them and try to prevent the famine, as well as the vaccines and the other aid that they need, the shelter, as recently, kasie, as just last weekend, three children died in that attack in the i

ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield. the they're safe and en route back to the united states. but they did have to cut the visit to haiti short. the president was assassinated on july 7th. next, the latest in the infrastructure talks. this as president biden faces new pressure from some in his own party to do more on voting rights. one member of congress who was arrested at the capitol yesterday advocating for federal legislation. he joins us next. >>> and later, the fbi now says it received more than 4,000 tips on then supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in 2018. so what happened to those tips? we're going to explain. you're watching "ayman mohyeldin reports." you're watching "aymanoh myeldin reports. [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost today. ice t, stone cold calling on everyone to

ambassador, linda thomas-greenfield, who has spent time working with leaders in the region and playing a front role for the united states government. but in terms of specifics on zimbabwe and angola, i would point you to the state department. reporter: do you have any data that shows children being affected by misinformation and how you feel we should educate children about this issue? because i am working on a show that will inform little kids about many different things and i concerned about am misinformation. in your research about misinformation, is there any information on how that impacts children as well? jen: that is an interesting question. i do not have data at my fingertips. i will reiterate that children are not eligible under the age of 12 yet for vaccines in the united states and decisions about the health of children would obviously made by the be parents in coordination with doctors. but i would say there is no question that when there is information, the example i gave earlier on the impact of fertility, which is inaccurate and false, which is still traveling around th

ambassador linda thomas greenfield to make a quick about face.ll, congresswoman, thank you for coming to "the sunday show." >> good morning, jonathan. >> let me get your reaction to the sanctions imposed by the united states. >> look, i applaud president biden for being decisive, consistent, and condemning the failed system, the communist regime of cuba, which has been committing human rights abuses for more than 60 years. i think that this is a beginning, it is the first right step to take, these targeted sanctions are going to put them on call, making sure that they know that the united states is going to stand behind the cuban people. i think it is incredibly important also for the u.s. to work closely with our allies, with the organization of american states, with the united nations, to ensure we put pressure in the regime that has oppressed cubans for decades. we need to listen to the cuban people. they are demanding freedom. they have been marching on the streets really threatening their lives. there have been hundreds of mass detentions. m

. >> and maggie, 68-year-old linda thomas greenfield.ve as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. she has what she calls a gumbo approach to diplomacy. she's from louisiana. she makes gumbo everywhere she goes because she believes it brings together disparate elements and makes them work is a great analogy for diplomacy. >> i absolutely love that. this is so incredible. you can find out much more about the 50 over 50 impact list at forbes.com, but, maggie, it's not over yet. we're going to be doing another list next month. can you tell us about it? >> correct, we are doing the vision list. it is our list of visionaries, artistic and scientistic visionaries, people who are wowing the world with their creations, and that will come in august. >> check out the impact list at forbes.com. maggie mcgrath and randall lane, thank you, both, very much. time now for final thoughts. joe scarborough. >> thank you, mika. >>> i want to end where we began this morning. unfortunately some sad news out of chicago. three police officers, according to "associated

detective mike thomas and lieutenant kyle berardi both worked the case for the ulster police department. they took note of how linda, the wife, was reacting at the scene. >> her demeanor, was it exactly what you would expect from a wife making a discovery like this? >> 100%. 100%. there was nothing out of the ordinary with her reaction, her words. it was more hysteria. >> police escorted linda down to the station to ask her questions about tom's health. >> she had mentioned to us that he had hypertension. he had sleep apnea, which if you're not familiar with sleep apnea, unfortunately, they ultimately stop breathing at certain times during the night. >> that sounds dangerous. >> absolutely. he was diagnosed by his doctor as having a severe case of sleep apnea. >> did you, kind of, think that this was going to be an open and shut case once you got the autopsy results? >> yeah. absolutely. and -- and that unfortunately was not -- not the outcome the next day. >> instead, the results would turn this tragedy into a tangled mystery. coming up -- what had happened to tom? >> 40-year-old men don't drop dead like that. >>