And president biden heads to california hoping to help governor gavin newsom avoid getting fired in the recall election. We want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. I m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. First let s go straight to capitol hill for the latest on a new security scare. Our congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story for us. Ryan, this comes just as capital police issued an energy declaration ahead of a right wing rally this coming saturday. Reporter: that s right, wolf. The area i m standing right now is capital hill square. This area is someone you can walkthrough out a special credential. In a couple of days capital police are ready to resurrect that fencing that wraps around the square that will keep people from coming in and out as they prepare for a worst case scenario ahead of a major protest happening this weekend. Tonight as capital police issue an emergency declaration ahead of a dangerous protest this we
And unemployment benefits have run out for millions the questionof is will it hurt help the economy? it s way too early for this. Y good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that wouldn t wear white after or even before labor day. I m jonathan lemire on this tuesday, september 7thon. We ll start with the 7 news. The united states has hit another grim new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. The case counts across the country now tops 40 million as the delta variant causes infections to casurge. New cases have climbed steadily in weeks and the country is averaging more than 1,500 death as day for the first time since march. When it comes to vaccinations, about 270 million people have received their first dose. More than 175 million have been fullymi vaccinated, which is abt 53% of the total population. Millions of americans are returning home afterer travelin over the labor day weekend and health experts fear a covid19 surge could already be brewing after several days of pot
Antony blinken visits qatar. The latest on the still growing death toll from last week s hurricane ida as president biden will visit new york and new jersey today. And expanded unemployment benefits have expired for millions of americans. What does it mean for the economic recovery? we ll look into that, but we begin this morning with a consequential week for democrats as congress returns to washington this week. Democrats will begin the process of the most significant expansion of this country s social safety net in over half a century. The new york times reports this morning that congressional committees are set to meet this week to devise legislation that would touch virtually every american s life from conception to age to imfirmty. The proposed legislation, a cradle to grave waving of a social safety net frayed by decades of expanding income inequality, stagnating wealth and depleted governmental resources capped by the worst public health crisis in a century. The pandemic loosene
Republican governors around the country trying to duplicate or even surpass the law s impact. For those in the lone star state the law has effectively ended abortion in the state as its citizen bounty hunter provision encourage neighbors to inform on neighbors. We are talking about $10,000 as an incentive to sit in a parking lot and write down someone s license, take pictures of people. That s insane. You know, really you know they do it without compunction, knowing they ve stripped away access to our constitutional right to make decisions for our own selves. That s, you know, really, really abominable. So in a moment i m going to talk to congresswoman dina titus, cosponsor of a bill that would enshrine the protections of roe v. Wade nationwide. I m going to ask her if there s a plan to get the bill through the senate. This hour senator manchin setting off a grenade in the delicate negotiations between moderate and progressive democrats on a reconciliation bill, and the reaction has be
The midatlantic and northeast are trying to recover from unprecedented flooding as well as tornadoes in the aftermath of ida. A new abc news/washington post poll shows a drop in the president s approval rating. 44% of americans say they approve of how he s handling his job. 51% disapprove. Also, new data points to a slowdown in job creation. The labor department says some 235,000 jobs were added in augment economists expected more than 700,000 new hires. The unemployment rate is down slightly now at 5. 2%. There s increased concern the delta variant is taking a toll on the economy. This comes as longterm unemployment benefits are set to expire this weekend. This morning before his trip to louisiana the president spoke about the state of the economy. There s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. It has brought america out of an economic free fall. The second thing that has to happen in september is for the congress. The house and senate to pass the job