affidavit. what we ve now learned. terry moran with late reporting. the critical primary showdown. wyoming s liz cheney, the most high profile republican to take on the former president. is there any chance she survives today s primary? our jon karl tonight in wyoming the the voters. and alaska s senator lisa murkowski, who convoted to conv donald trump, how will she do tonight? and will voters send sarah palin to congress? plus, the eighth child in the u.s. with suspected monkeypox. and what authorities are now saying about your pets, after a suspected case of monkeypox involving a dog. there s also news tonight on your next covid booster. dr. jha today on how soon americans will be able to get that booster that covers the most recent variants of the virus. the brutal shark attack off the florida keys. a 10-year-old boy attacked, losing part of his leg. the drought emergency unfolding tonight. the drastic action now possible on the colorado river. historic water cu
children and others were exposed. the summer surge in american jobs, lowering fears of a possible recession. the u.s. adding 528,000 jobs in july. employment back to prepandemic level. ad president biden on the verge of what could be a major legislative victory. hours after the conviction and sentencing of wnba star brittney grinern russia signaling it s ready to discuss. the kremlin making one demand about the talks. overseas tonight, china escalating military exercises around taiwan and cutting ties with the u.s. on several major issues. more than 77 million americans under heat alerts tonight from texas to maine. flood watches in effect from kentucky to d.c. the deadly lightning strike near the white house. a married couple and another man killed. more than 2,000 flights canceled since yesterday. rob marciano tracking it all. the war in ukraine. alarming reports of shelling near europe s largest nuclear power plant. russia releasing video showing smoke rising fro
american, paul whelan at. we ll get to those stories in this hour. but we start with a big breakthrough in democrats efforts to pass a main part of president biden s agenda. prescription drug prices, taxes, and climate change. kirsten sinema of arizona has announced her support for the bill, calling it the inflation redact act. clearing the way possibly this weekend. the democrat agreed on some changes. including dropping a carry over interest rate tax. increase on some of the risk just of the rich. hedge fund, and private company executives. and changes to a 15% on corporate tax obligations. they could make amendments, but this film could be seen as historic changes for everyday americans. change is very popular according to a poll, by cutting prescription prices and refusing the deficit by 300 billion dollars. you heard that right. it would also invest in nearly 370 billion dollars to address climate change. and also, it would be interesting to think about it from a politic
apologies for the technical delays getting us started but i am excited and i m delighted to get to going this afternoon and with two familiar faces, to colleagues who have been tirelessly battling the pandemic ises the beginning of this pandemic more than two years ago coming of the buffalo, dr. rochelle walensky and dr. anthony fauci and today were going to update youou in a realy important topic and, with that many parents really america is waited for a long time and that first covid-19 vaccines were youngestor kids, you know it s been nearly 18 months of the first set off vaccine became available for adults and just over the last week, saw the fda authorize the cdc a recommended, vaccines for children six months at all for the first time, and out this is an important moment for the families and kids under five, but it is a historic moment for our nation, because it essentially every americanic our oldest were youngest, is now eligible for thebl protection tt vaccines provi
families grateful to be helped. cecilia vega live at the white house. the war in ukraine tonight. and after those dire warnings from president zelenskyy, tonight, russia launching a deadly attack on a train station on ukraine s independence day. tonight, authorities now believe more than 20 people have been killed. ian pannell with late reporting from kyiv. tonight, abc news, the countdown to the midterms and the eye-opening results from the primaries overnight. what a race in new york state, a congressional state, might reveal about abortion rights and its key role as we approach the midterms. the democrat pat ryan beating the republican, a major upset, and he focused on a woman s right to decide. in uvalde, texas, the school board determining right now the fate of embattled school police chief pete arredondo. will he keep his job or will he be fired? john quinones standing by. the first lady dr. jill biden and her rebound case of covid tonight, after taking paxlovid