Everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. You woke up, youre here. You didnt scare me off. It was intimidating but we made it. We want to start with, look, we have a lot to talk about. Lawmakers getting ready to return to capitol hill. Will they be able to avoid a Government Shutdown . Plus, stranded in the desert. Tens of thousands of people stuck at the burning man festival in the Black Rock Desert after torrential rain in the area. They are being told to shelter in place and conserve food and water. And those scorching hot temperatures just wont let up. How hot its going to get if you are heading outside for labor day and when you could see relief. This week we will talk to an expert about the impact on the opioid crisis. Congress is getting ready to work and hit the ground running. Senators are back in d. C. On tuesday followed by the house the next week. Both chambers are facing a time crunch on a number of key issues. On octo
Organizers tell attendees to conserve food and water, it could be days before roads are passable. Can you set the mood as far as what its like right there right now . There are people here who are really struggling and who are just itching and aching to get out. Also tonight, september sizzle. Much of the country is in for a new round of potentially recordbreaking heat. Well have your labor day forecast. Plus, manhunt update. A convicted murderer in pennsylvania spotted on this Security Camera less than two miles from the prison where he escaped. Tonight, a warning from police. Nationwide recall. The popular brand of Meat Products being pulled from store shelves. What you need to know. Record card of many of americas children are playing catchup in school. Tonight the postpandemic challenges for educators, parents and students. And later, perfectly imperfect. A lesson for humans from pets commanding our attention. Shes as happy as can be. So nobody has to feel sorry for him. Announcer
They did not defund planned parenthood. They definitely dont want to build a border wall. But now almost ten months into the republican congress, Top Republicans on capitol hill have finally found an issue they can really rally around. Preserving President Obamas immigration policy. The Trump Administration has announced that next tuesday will decide the fate of daca, the Obama Era Program which apparently illegally gives work permits to Illegal Immigrants who arrived in the country as children. Killing that program would fulfill one of the term campaigns promise. It would also fit with the republican partys stated position against amnesty and in favor of enforcing the law rather than granting politicized immunity. Scrambling to preserve daca. This morning in a radio interview, Speaker Paul Ryan begged the president to keep the program in place until congress can pass a bill granting amnesty to the Illegal Immigrants daca covers. I actually dont think you should do that. I believe that