welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin at the far north end of the texas panhandle. tornado on the ground. national weather service confirming a tornado strike in perr perryton texas. the fire chief confirming at least three deaths and damage to at least 200 homes. there were collapsed lungs, head injuries and broken bones. cleanup is already under way. congressman ronny jackson is asking people in the area to help any way they can. want to bring in derek van dam in the cnn weather center. this was just one of seven tornados reported thursday along with nearly 200 storms. are we looking at anything like this for today? up fortunately we have another active day ahead of us. the tornados in texas absolutely devastating to see. let s focus on the more immediate threat, what is happening now. we have severe thunderstorm watches stretching from texas through louisiana and the gulf coast. there
biden s student loan forgiveness program. no matter the outcome at the court, federal student loan borrowers do have work to do. the department of education offering clarity. student loan interest will resume september 1 and payments will resume in october. definitively ending the pandemic pause that started in march 2020. for some, it will mean a major shift in budgeting. a lot were using it for their everyday use to purchase medical experiences, to repay car bill, get their car fixed, home improvements. a lot of things that have happened in these three years. reporter: and the center for responsible lending says borrowers should use the summer months to get their finances in order. there is time to reach out and ask the questions, how will this impapgts me, what are the changes that will take place, or i m a new graduate, what do i need to know about my account, how can i make sure that i don t go into default. reporter: department of education says it will be in
restlessness among other defendants? reporter: yeah, a lot are getting very uncomfortable. 9 d.c. jail is under a 22 hour a day lockdown because of covid. and so throwing the desk drawer and flag pole at police and asked for release and he was rejected by the judge who says the violent acts. the judge expressed bemusement at the desk drawer and said the political dynamics that the denial of the legitimacy of the election and the case of riley williams. pennsylvania, accused of directing the mob inside the capitol that day. of stealing a computer from nancy pelosi s office suite. she wants release from home detention. home confinement. she says she can t find a job and has to pay the car bill and one would think it s one of the
trained to do that job? that s correct. we have teachers, cooks, administrative staff, whoever could fit behind our missing correction officers. and we ve actually been struggling with filling those positions every since this administration came into existence. they have actually constituted a hiring freezes and actually have refused to fill positions. even though bipartisan a group of legislators have repeatedly implored the attorney general and the president of the united states to fill correction officers positions. this is so good, really, for our viewers and for americans to know the real life consequences. so, kelly, you re at agriculture department. tell us your current state of mind. how s this affecting you? well, i d say mostly i m just taking every day with a little trepidation but right now i m contained. you have a mortgage, you have a car bill, you have a loan, you
of growing the economy. that s where this has to start and stop. i m not sure that it s being talked about in sort of framed up in the right way. so, sam, to andrew s point about the framing, i thought the president made a really important point in his remarks just now. which is that the unemployment insurance helps people pay for the car bill that gets them to the job interview. taking away resources makes them less likely to be able to find a job. yes, i think something that gets confused in this debate is who this money goes to. to be a recipient you have to be out there looking for work. that is a precondition that presupposes that people aren t going to be lazy and not use this money and have it just have their own income. there is a line of argument with the rand paul types which said this is creating a hammock for people. i ve talked to many unemployment