Afghanistan Evacuation, Opioid Deal in Crisis, Nuclear Fusion

NBC’s Courtney Kube delivers the latest on the race to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport. NBC News’ presidential historian Michael Beschloss explains how history will judge President Biden’s decision to pull out of Afghanistan. Author of “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty” Patrick Radden Keefe gives his insights on why the $4.5 billion deal for communities devastated by the opioid crisis is at risk of collapsing. Anesthesiologist Dr. Robby Sikka explains the effectiveness of plastic shields in combating Covid. Plus, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how a recent nuclear fusion experiment is putting scientists one step closer to achieving the ‘clean energy source of the future.’