good day everyone. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with president biden s big week ahead. a short time ago he was seen on a bike ride in rehoboth beach before he takes on another brewing crisis a fallout with french president macron which is angered by a secret deal to sell submarines to australia. he ignored some questions there. but this week he will also deliver an address to the u.s. general assembly, host a vaccine summit and then friday will be hosting the quad leaders summit. and then on capitol hill, the battle over reconciliation is heating up among democrats are senator manchin renewing debate over whether the $3.5 trillion price tag is too high. here is bernie sanders response. we re taking on the pharmaceutical industry, we re spending millions and millions of dollars trying to make sure that they could charge us ten times more than the people of other countries for drugs. we re taking on the health care industry. does not want to expand medicare. we re
[swords clashing] - had enough? - no. arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don t thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. welcome back. i m yasmin vossoughian. an extraordinary act of civil disobedience by a texas doctor facing a law that all but eliminated abortions in the state. that is why, on the morning of september 6, i provided an abortion to a woman who, though still in her first trimester, was beyond the state s new limit. what that public revelation in the papers of the washington post means for the fight over the law and for that doctor personally. that discussion coming up in a moment. also this hour, how much are progressive democrats willing do give up in the reconciliation bill to make senator manchin happy? we are 50 votes. we have to work it out as we did with the american rescue plan but i have made and my colleagues have made a major compromise going from 6 trillion
canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we re getting a better idea of just how many americans could soon be eligible for vaccine boosters. an advisory panel to the food and drug administration has recommended pfizer s booster shot only be given to people 65 years and older and those of high risk of severe disease. some see the vote as a setback for the biden administration. it s been making plans to make sure supplies were in place for boosters to be administered beginning monday, while the final decision awaits approval from health regulators, the white house says the decision is an important step forward. cnn s dr. sanjay gupta explains why the committee made its recommendations and what it means for booster shots in the u.s. well, it was a contentious advisory committee meeting as many thought it would be because there s a lot of back and forth about the science determining boosters and how people are interpreting that science after a l
am fully responsible for this strike and this outcome. the u.s. admitting that it killed 10 civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month. how the deadly mistake that happened and the over the horizon strikes. plus, a tragic saga. the strange case of a prominent attorney that allegedly hired a hit man to murder him all for insurance money. why that case is raising guess links for that family and other mysterious deaths. we re so glad that you re waking up with us this saturday, september 18th. how are you? i ve got my apple juice. 6 a.m. on a sunday morning. we already have makeup on. hey, what the heck. we start this morning with some news out of southern california. they ve got a bit of a scare last night. a 4.4 magnitude earthquake striking the area according to the u. smpt gs. geological area. zpl some people were reporting feeling a jolt ranging from a moment to as much as 10 seconds. so far no immediate injuries are being reported there. the los angeles
happening now in the newsroom the members of congress have an expectation that we protect the capitol. i m confident with the plan we have in place. u.s. capitol police on high alert ahead of a far right rally today in support of the january 6 insurrection. we do have a unanimous 18 out of 18 who voted yes. fda vaccine advisers voting to recommend booster shots to those 65 and older and those at risk for severe illness. the next steps and why it changes the white house s initial plans. have you ever seen anything like this? nothing. thousands of migrants arriving at the southern borders. we ll take you to the border where officials are overwhelmed. mysterious deaths, drugs and insurance scheme. the tragic and twisted saga of a prom innocent south carolina attorney who police say hired a hit man on himself. we are really proud to share this experience with everyone. and the all civilian crew of the flight set to splash down this evening. what this means f