hello, everyone. i m christiane amanpour. we will take you around the world to ask questions and tackle the big problems and let history be our guide. here is where we re headed this week. the united states fights fires on multiple fronts. will it win? a briefing from one of america s best-known generals, david petraeus. we face more challenges in number and more complex and more dangerous challenges than arguably at any time since the end of the cold war. also ahead, the imf chief optimistic about the u.s. economy. cheer up, this is a new year, people. then can you feel it rock star lenny kravitz on life, legacy and vying for an oscar. and from the archive, the anniversary of the pope s first visit to atheist communist cuba. welcome to the program, everyone. i m christiane amanpour. this year crises overseas could also tip the scales. first in ukraine where the war grinds on and president biden s request for emergency funding could die in congress.
americans with president biden declaring the mission a total success. we will explain how it was carried out, also, china is now threatening a military response over how nancy pelosi s expected visit to taiwan, the u.s. is warning beijing not to turn the trip into a crisis. we will go live to the white house to speak with john kirby. it is primary day across five states with major implications for abortion rights and election integrity. meanwhile donald trump stirring up confusion in missouri after an endorsement that has leading candidates in the senate primary both claiming the former pete president is supporting them. good morning and welcome to morning joe on tuesday, august 2. good to have everyone with us. good to have you with us. every september 11th for 20 years we have reflected either personally or on air about what was lost on that day, who was lost and you talk about people on the street, you talk about loved ones that you knew, it was deeply personal for me
First impeachment, and what is your reaction to this . It is another milestone in the compatibility of the events that culminated january 6th. You have three lawyers participating, and a federal judge has called assault on the 2020 election a coupe in search of a legal theory. Jenna ellis today, last week, Ken Cheese Sebro and sidney pows plea are important, because ms. Ellis spoke to the false facts that underlie the assault. So i think it is a significant milestone as we continue to seek accountability for the the events of the 2020 election. Yeah. Norm, standby for one second, because i want the bring back in Nick Valencia who was the only journalist inside of the courtroom for the moment of the emotional statement from jenna ellis. Nick . Yeah, i just got out of the courtroom where we saw jenna ellis take that guilty plea, and the dominos are starting to fall against the former president , and another blow of the defense as yet another attorney takes a guilty plea from the allegati
today on inside politics, president biden is wrapping up a four-day trip to california, where he met with some of america s closest allies and its toughest competitor. and we have new cnn reporting this hour about the biden reelection campaign strategy, as they prepare for the probability of another race against donald trump. plus george santos days on capitol hill may be numbered. a growing number of fellow republicans say they are ready to expel him. and it s a list that now includes the chairman of the house ethics committee, which investigated him. so will santos stay or fight or call it quits? sglmpx . and the idf has proof that hamas was operating underneath a hospital complex. israeli forces are raiding in gaza. we re going to go to israel for reporting on that. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with president biden heading home today from the economic summit. he has one good meeting left with the mexican president, a
responsibility of this time. everything that lies on our shoulders. we also feel the pain and expectation of all israeli citizens. i, personally, you have met with the families of the hostages and m.i.a.. i will be at their disposal whenever i can, as much as i can. i would like to promise you that we will do everything possible in order to bring back our sons and daughters. we must keep in mind that the organization we are facing is completely inhumane. they are using children, civilians, babies, as human shields to defend and protect themselves. they are conducting psychological warfare. they are lying to the war. they are abusing their families. they are trying to tear it really society apart. they will fail in that attempt. we will make sure. sooner or later they will all pay the price that the murders and of doctors of children must die. i would like to thank our friends from all of the world, especially the united states for their backing in support. it is also importan