Are always important, but never more so important than the time that were living in. We heard former president bill clinton use the words total class. And we heard former president barack obama, a democrat, say a gentleman. And i think civility, his graciousness, the way he handled himself is a role model we all will miss. Jamie, dana, thank you. This is cnn breaking news. Im don lemon. It is the top of the hour. Here is our breaking news. The 41st president of the United States, george h. W. Bush has died at the age of 94. The flag at the white house flying at halfstaff right now as flowers pile up outside the bush home in houston, texas. Tributes are pouring in from President Trump and former president S Barack Obama and bill clinton. As well as former Vice President al gore and condoleezza rice, james baker, and so many more. The nation mourning the man who devoted his life to service to his country and to his family. Cnns john king now with the story of george h. W. Bush, the polit
tax credits for new sustainabl energy developments. and so, you re gonna see - we re gonna see billions and billions of dollars, creatin manufacturing jobs in america, thanks to the laws that th president passed we re gonna make things in america again for the firs time in a generation we are seeing tremendous progress already on th employment side. president biden paid more jobs in his first two years than an two years in american history. we ve got unemployment at 3% the black employment rate ha the lowest it s been i american history 5% we made a lot of progress, mor work to be done on things like guns, voting rights, climate change, and economy. and that, i think, will create a powerful agenda for a second biden term ron, in terms of the overal atmosphere in the country, i terms of the health of our democracy, in terms of what it will be like to run in 2024, i have to ask you, given today s news, as somebody who worked a a very high level of the white house, i have to ask you if
to be with you. i think you articulated well the historic unity that was on full display in the house democratic caucus and under the strong leadership of our colleague and our leader, democratic leader hakeem jeffries. the house democratic caucus is unified, united and focused on delivering results for the american people. and i can think of near no clearer juxtaposition then the chaos that was on full display in the republican caucus today, given today s unprecedented and historic proceedings, which you described so well. i think it is important for your viewers to just consider, again, the unprecedented nature of today s proceedings and the reality that because of the republican dysfunction, for the first time in over 100 years, the house, literally, was not organized on the first day of the session of congress. i think that is a sad day for the american public and it s a sad day for the house of representatives as an institution. ultimately, house democrats are ready to govern, we
to be with you. i think you articulated well the historic unity that was on full display in the house democratic caucus and under the strong leadership of our colleague and our leader, democratic leader hakeem jeffries. the house democratic caucus is unified, united and focus on delivering results for the american people. and i can think of near no clearer juxtaposition then the chaos that was on full display in the republican caucus today, given today s unprecedented and historic proceedings, which you described so well. i think it is important for your viewers to just consider, again, the unprecedented nature of today s proceedings and the reality that because of the republican dysfunction, for the first time in over 100 years, the house, literally, was not organized on the first day of the session of congress. i think that is a sad day for the american public and it s a sad day for the house of representatives as an institution. ultimately, house democrats are ready to govern, we ar
the uk should use immigration to solve worker shortages and boost economic growth, the boss of the uk s biggest business group will say on monday. tony danker will call on politicians to be practical about immigration at the cbi s conference in birmingham. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham. what has the head of the cbi been seeing? element good morning, this is a gathering of business leaders and happens once a year, given today s economic climate, it feels at this gathering has particular significance, because of course, what many businesses are talking about is not only how they can make their own companies and firms grow, but the conditions that are needed to help the wider economy grow. we have chancellorjeremy hunt last have chancellor jeremy hunt last week have chancellorjeremy hunt last week when he set out his autumn statement, the bleak outlook for the uk economy, wages are stagnating, living standards falling, the