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>> good morning to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 1st. john berman is off and john avalon is here with us this morning. >> good morning. >> great to you have. we begin with major news just n cnn reporting that nancy pelosi will be visiting taiwan after all despite china's stern warnings for her not to go. this comes from u.s. and taiwanese sources. it's not clear which day pelosi will be visiting as her asia trip gets under way here. we previously reported that the biden administration privately tried to convince pelosi not to go to taiwan. >> more exc...

>> sandra: begin with house speaker nancy pelosi arriving in taiwan, it happened a short time ago for her trip there, raising concerns of how china could, and could still respond. and already beijing issuing a series of threats. hello, welcome, everyone. john, great to be with you. >> john: happy tuesday to you, i'm john roberts in new york. chinese fighter jets flew nearby, the speaker arriving safely but the u.s. and taiwan remain on high alert, as four u.s. warships have been repositioned east of taiwan in an effort to deter chinese action. >> sandra: chinese state media is report...

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