Page 19 - David Rhode News Today

Kidnapped by the taliban and spent months trying to save the family of the man who saved his life. joining me now, david rhode, executive editor or news at "the new yorker" magazine. david, i welcome you back to the broadcast. you have always done tremendous reporting. this one is personal and i want to remind our viewers that you were kidnapped with an afghan journalist and a driver. but im going to tell people that you and i talked very quickly during the commercial break. you do have some goo...

Possibility. >> yeah. yeah, i absolutely agree. i thought it was more interesting that the president actually responded on the record about what he would consider. i was incredibly surprised to hear the president respond on the record. blinken didnt respond on the record with andrea mitchell when asked that question a couple of different ways. david, i want to bring you into the conversation. also what weve heard about this wednesday meeting is areas that the united states and russia can work to...

He did say, as was mentioned earlier, that he believed biden was a killer, thats tough talking domestic politics but hes not -- im sorry, when asked he said -- about why putin acts this way, president biden said because hes vladimir putin and there was a measure of acceptance or respect of putin there. so i agree. putin does not want an out of control taliban regime that close to the south of russia. >> knocking on his back door essentially. lets also be clear here, he also went on to say, liste...

>> mike memoli, anne gearan, i appreciate you guys rolling with me on this live, breaking news. it has been a crazy couple of days as you know. i want to bring in katty kay and david rhode, both msnbc contributors. welcome, guys. we were just talking about the presidents arrival in brussels and the days ahead when it comes to the nato summit. all leading up to this meeting, katty kay, on wednesday with vladimir putin. the secretary of state in a sitdown interview with andrea mitchell, gave a bit...

Americans these are constant events. so this is an opportunity for biden to deliver a reduction in these attacks and that could help him economically at home. theres a possibility of coordination in syria. that was raised in one of the earlier interviews in terms of humanitarian supplies there. biden recognizes that russia is in control but the country remains a miss and might need assistance there. and i think the u.s. departure from afghanistan is a major issue. ive covered afghanistan for man...

The Asheville Police Department is making some major changes when it comes to responding to crimes as it deals with a staffing crisis. Caption: Change in Asheville policing strategies met with questions, understanding, concern. Some crimes, depending on the type, officers won’t respond to at all to improve response times to others. It’s causing some concern among some people in Asheville.

"Betty: A Memoir" by Spencer, Iowa, author Mary McSwain Steele, is a daughter’s homage to a mother who raised three children in a backdrop of adversity and poverty. Steele, former staff writer for the Spencer Daily Reporter, goes beyond personal memoir. With a novelist’s eye for detail, she evokes the sense of place of southwestern Wisconsin as few writers ever have, her description rivaling David Rhodes’ bestselling novel, Driftless. After leaving her alcoholic husband, Arch Dal...

How do you see it? >> again, i want to be respectful to the secretary of state, but i was puzzled, alarmed when he said the reporter had her facts wrong. with all due respect, he has his facts wrong on ukraine and also on the kurds. >> david, thanks so much. >> thank you. also developing right now. rudy giuliani reportedly under federal investigation amid the ukraine scandal that has enveloped the white house. did giuliani solicit foreign help to influence the 2020 election? giuliani has just ...

It is unfortunate. it does a disservice to the employees and team at the united states department of state. the team was incredibly focused, wanted a good relationship with ukraine. we wanted it before the election when poroshenko was in charge and want it now with mr. zelensky in charge. we have important interest in ukraine. the threat from russia is real. this administration unlike the previous one has taken those responsibilities very seriously. part of that, incredibly important part of tha...

Branches. the president has to sort of obey an impeachment request for certain documents. were looking at a constitutional crisis. this hasnt happened in decades. >> its a great piece and you should check it out on new yorker.com. david, thank you so much. well be right back. full of good. so you can be too. try our new warm grain bowls today. panera. food as it should be.