Governor. Right. What does this tell you about where things stand for wolf and his strategy of no give . Yeah, well, at first standing, when you look at it, you might say, oh, gee, this is a big surprise, as you point out. But lets think about it this way the governor runs for election, he wins by 10 points, and what did he argue he wanted to do, and it was the single most important issue in the campaign . Education spending. What else is popular . A shale tax to pay for it. And in the past, when there were budget stalemates, there was real hardship for folks. State workers werent on the job. Back in the rendell years, in one of the standoffs, 27,000 state workers didnt show up. Folks werent getting paid. The folks understood what was going on because they felt it in their pocketbooks at home. The rentrebate checks, where were they . Right now, whos feeling the pain . No one. Everybody whos got a kid who is going what the heck is going on in these schools . Yeah, but, for the most part
Thank you so much for joining me. This is a special Labor Day Weekend edition of cnn ne newsroom. Wildfires burning out of across across the state of california. California now breaking an alltime record for acres burned in a year, over 2,094,000. Overnight rescuers saving thousands from flames in northern california. But officials fear many more may still be trapped. Calling this a mass casualty event with a dozen people already injured, the fire exploding in size and cutting off the only road to safety. It is within of at least 15 fires burning right now in california fueled by a record breaking heat wave that saw temperatures soar 0 over 120 degrees. Fears grow of another disaster and that is the coronavirus. Experts projektd scenes like this one packed beaches could lead to a new surge in cases and deaths with a new model with 400,000 deaths in the u. S. By the end of 2020. The current death toll, 188,000 and counting. All of this as we get new details of President Trump from a new
I think everything that ive seen and viewed and experienced in the last couple of weeks has had an impact. But, so its the been everything. This is limited in time and scope, and i think that its appropriate. Its a lifetime appointment, and allegations this serious, we ought to let people know that were serious about it. Mick mick rich edsons live on capitol hill. Hey, rich. So senator flake says he changed his mind after a conversation with a democratic colleague. Reporter thats right, mike, and good afternoon. Senator flake says after a conversation with democratic colleague chris coons helped to change his mind on all of this and push more that oneweek investigation by the fbi. Senator flake spoke to the atlantic in which he says he trusts chris coons and that if it were anybody else, he wouldnt have taken that plea seriously. He also says, quote, i dont know if there was any one thing, but it was just unsettled. , you know, when i got back to the committee, i saw the food fight bet
The war against the fbi rather than protecting the national interests. And inconvenient truth. As destructive tornados hit virginia and floodwaters continue to rise in North Carolina, al gore warning about the political costs of ignoring Climate Change. Every night on the Television News is like a nature hike through the book of revelation. More from my conversation with the former Vice President coming up. And goodday, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washingt washington. The democrats and republicans are preparing for battle to pit Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh against his accuser california professor Christine Blasey ford over a charge that he sexually abused her, and it is a charge that he vehemently denies. Joining me is a panel to discuss this. Welcome all. Kasie, first to you, it ist clear yet that the democrats are going to get the demand that there is going to ban fbi investigation first before they hold this hearing . I have to say, andrea, this morning has been marked
Meanwhile, fox news confirming that the agency is already reaching out to a second woman who also made accusations against kavanaugh. Debra ramirez. The white house continues to stand by its nominee. The senate has asked for something. The president has ordered it. We will see what comes back. We believe firmly and confide confidently in judge kavanaughs denials. Their backed up by three other individuals under penalty of felony who were said to be at that event. His contemporaneous calendars dont put him at such an event. And theres really no evidence to back up dr. Fords account. We have complete fox team coverage. We will get to ellison barber in wheeling, West Virginia, later on, for a preview of the president s rally. But there is Leland Vittert who will delve more into the specifics of the fbi investigation. But we begin with rich edson who is live on capitol hill. Rich . Good afternoon, molly. There are several senators who are hit holding their decisions withholding their decis