Stunned the entire room. Welcome to the lead. Im Kaitlan Collins In for Jake Tapper. And we begin this hour in louisiana where President Biden is expected to speak any moment after touring communities ravaged by Hurricane Ida and meeting with state and local leaders. Those hardest Hit Towns including laplace where many neighborhoods are still swamped with water. More than 800,000 hopes and businesses across the state still have no power five days after the storm. As victims deal with their destroyed homes, temperatures continue to swelter. Right now in baton rouge, for example, the Heat Index is 105 degrees. Were covering the aftermath of ida all over the country. Miguel marquez in new jersey, Ed Lavandera in louisiana, and Arlette Saenz is live at the White House. Arlette, i want to start with you. What has been President Bidens message while hes been on the Ground Today for several hours . Reporter President Biden has had a message of support, both when it comes to the federal resour
Senators in the state as well as the mayor of New Orleans And the governor, John Bell edwards. Hes out And about right now seeing the hardest Hit Spots throughout louisiana. They were hit by Hurricane Ida. One of the places he will be going to is aplace, louisiana. Some of these homes were submerged. People had to ride out the storm on the roof or attics, people hoping someone would come with a boat to rescue them. People there have lost everything in certain situations. Theyre having to wait in line for essentials like food And water, relying on the kindness of others. In the mornings, we had a Threemile Line waiting for us. Starting at 6 30 people are lining up. Were not open until 8 00, 8 30. The lines are long. Its hot. President biden will get a chance to see the damage that is very vast throughout the state from the sky. He will hop in a helicopter to get an Aerial Tour to places like grAnd isle. This is a City Or Town here in louisiana along the Gulf Coast that basically took a
The midatlantic and northeast are trying to recover from unprecedented flooding as well as tornadoes in the aftermath of ida. A new Abc News Washington Post Poll shows a drop in the President S Approval Rating. 44 of americans say they approve of how hes handling his Job. 51 disapprove. Also, new Data Points to a slowdown in Job creation. The Labor Department says some 235,000 Jobs were added in augment economists expected more than 700,000 new hires. The Unemployment Rate is down slightly now at 5. 2 . Theres increased concern the Delta Variant is taking a toll on the economy. This comes as longterm Unemployment Benefits are set to expire this weekend. This morning before his trip to louisiana the President Spoke about the state of the economy. Theres no question the Delta Variant is why Todays Job Report isnt stronger. It has brought america out of an economic free fall. The second thing that has to happen in september is for the congress. The House And Senate to pass the Job of pass
whole, it is a quieter story. write with some sunny spells around. the only exception is done in the far southwest and i will give you all the details on that and more coming up the details on that and more coming up shortly. good morning to you. it s sunday february 24. our main story: the former conservative deputy chairman, lee anderson, has admitted the prime minister had no option but to take action over comments he made about the mayor of london. mr anderson has been suspended from the party, but has not apologised for his claims about sadiq khan. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. this man isn tjust the mp for ashfield in the east midlands, he has a second job as a gb news presenter, and that s where he made his controversial comments. i don t actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they ve got control of khan and they ve got control of london. the remarks could raise tensions in london. the