worry, we ll get this job done with the republicans. but you re all democrats. and it s like it s a tale of two cities within the party. how do you remedy that? one, first, we have to make sure that we re listening to one another. you know, it s a big family and people fight. but we have been able to do that, before. i was actually part of a working group that helped negotiate the new usmca. people thought we couldn t get it done. we ended up getting 194 democrats and 193 republicans, and we got it passed. the most progressive worker-friendly agreement in the history of this country. it was ugly then, and this one is going to be ugly and it s going to be rough but as long as we re listening to each other and at the table, we are going to get programs that are going to help people. everything from housing investing and housing, making sure that we have enough investment in climate change to actually stop some of the damage that s being caused, medicare expansion, child-tax credit. t
things happen. dramatic things happen. we ll get it done and get it done by hopefully by the end of next week, if not sooner. one, i appreciate the good word. two, i don t know that this is the same party that it was in 1984 when my father gave that speech. also, you know, the timing matters, congressman, and what you re saying would make perfect sense if you were reassuring the president, don t worry, we ll get this job done with the republicans but you re all democrats. and it s like it s a tale of two cities within the party. how do you remedy that? one, first, we have to make sure that we listen to one another. you know, as a big family and people fight but we ve been able to do that before. i was actually part of a working group that helped negotiate the new u.s. embassy. people thought we couldn t get it done. we ended up getting 194 democrats and 193 republicans
the water that went in there and triggered gas leaks. several homes and business have gone up in flames in this neighborhood. this is just some of what president biden will see when he is expected to tour the area tomorrow. gabe, thank you. want to go to josh in jefferson parish. you re seeing a distribution of supplies that are important to people. josh, they don t even have fresh water to drink, they re under a boil water alert even a week after the storm, right? reporter: that s right. going on day eight with no clean water. talk about a tale of two cities. in new orleans parish, they are telling residents that left feel free to come back to the city. here in jefferson parish they re telling folks please continue to stay away if you can with the emergency operations folks saying this area is still not ready to sustain everyday regular life. that s why you have the national guard out in full force.
translator: i really hope there will never have to be a up isser games like this again, where people can t attend in person due to a pandemic. i think these games would have been better and safer if there were no pandemic, but nobody could have seen that coming. reporter: like i said, i was one of the lucky people to be inside the 68,000-seat stadium. like every event i attended throughout these games, it was an experience that was absolutely surreal. to sit inside a 68,000-seat stadium, seemingly all alone, and watch the celebration of sport was not only strange but exciting at the same time. something that i will never forget. blake, what is the latest on covid infections and hospitalizations across japan? reporter: really, a tale of two cities when it comes to covid-19. here in tokyo, across the country, as well as within the paralympic bubble, you have about i want to say roughly
waiting. oren lieberman explains how u.s. troops in kabul are trying to help them get through the traumatic ordeal by often making tender human connections, take a look. reporter: kabul has become a tale of two cities. outside the gated walls of the airport, panic, despair. inside the compound, there is what so many afghans feared was lost, a measure of hope. there are 5,800 troops at hamid karzai international airport. some for security of the most important piece of real estate in the country right now. for many others, this is a humanitarian mission. the military has come with food, water, and medical supplies. here, something as simple as water in large, clear plastic bottles, something that small as an impact on those fleeing for their lives, especially after hours of waiting in the summer heat of afghanistan. a father passes his child to a marine for medical help. the marines say the infant was