White house chief of staff mark meadows. Democrats and republicans still at odds over several key issues including the 600 jobless benefits that expired last week. Meanwhile, President Trump says hes considering taking executive action if the two sides cannot reach a deal. Congressional correspondent chad pergram reporting live from capitol hill and chad come attacks have been going on for a couple hours now. Any idea where we stand . They started about 1 00 eastern and any time they are in there for a while, its probably a good sign, the fact that people werent coming out and trashing the other side. Its notable that President Trump is not been directly engaged in these talks. He has deputized the secretary of the treasury Stephen Nguyen and mark meadows, white house chief of staff. The president and some epic blowups with House Speaker nancy pelosi over infrastructure and other meetings of the white house last year. That is who is in the meeting today here on capitol hill. Listen to
Democrats are focussing on how big it should be. I am neil cavuto and this is your world. Hope you are doing well along the Tropical Storm front. On the political front, a storm how much to spend for another relief effort. Easier said than done to put together. Chad with the latest. There is a meeting going on right now. There is a sense of desperation setting on capitol hill. They had negotiations between the white house and house and Senate Democratic leaders for a week and a half. They dont have a lot to show for it. Chuck schumer indicated they narrowed the gap but have a long way to go. Some lawmakers like the republican senator from alaska are starting to fret. The same discouragement. We are here on the 4th of august and dont have answers for people really worried. We will keep working. There are 20 Senate Republicans who oppose any big bill or any new bill. Any new agreement will have to have democratic votes. We moved closer together on 5 or 6 issues. There are more to go. We
Why it could take days to get the lights back on. Unconventional joe biden says hell stay close to home when he accepts his partys nomination, as President Trump ponders giving his speech from the white house. The dramatic changes coming to this years campaign. Plus, what the former Vice President tells our correspondent about his rivals cognitive test. Urgent Health Warning the new alert from the c. D. C. The poliolike illness affecting children. What parents need to know. Candid revelation what Michelle Obama just said about how the pandemic is impacting her mental health. And we end tonight with a mentor who wants to start a social and economic revolution, and hes only 15. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Brennan good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. We begin with the frantic search for the missing after those deadly and devastating explosions in lebanon. T
World. What is going on with quarantine checkpoints for those coming into the Greater New York city area. As if its not tough enough for business. Alex, what are they cooking up and what you might be in store for . The city says that 1 5 of new cases come from travelers outside of the state. Mayor bill de blasio said this is not optional. Checkpoints go into effect at all the bridges, tunnels and train stations. From some states there is a 14 day mandatory quarantine. Travelersing in new york have to fill out a form with their information. They are making exceptions for essential personnel. Failing to comply could mean up to 10,000 in fines. The checkpoints will send a powerful message this current law is serious and important and crucial. People have to follow it. Even if we are not able to reach every person in the checkpoints it will get the message across. One of the Big Questions for drivers, will this cause a traffic nightmare . The city is thinking of moving around some of the c
Up efforts to stop the spread which dr. Fauci echoed this morning saying without real action this uptick will quickly turn to a surge. If its referred to at percent positive. Its a clear indication that you are getting an uptick in cases which inevitably, as weve seen in the southern states, leads to surges, and then you get hospitalizations and then you get deaths. What dr. Birx is saying is now is the time to accelerate the preventive measures. She was warning the states and the cities to be careful because this is a predictor of trouble ahead. Yeah. This warning as the country marks a second day in a row with nearly 1,400 people dying from the virus and the total number of deaths in this country is now creeping closer and closer to a tagering 200,000 people. Lets focus in on california as dr. Birx and fauci are in. Officials are saying young people are driving the spike in cases there, and in response Los Angeles Health department is banning parties, banning gatherings and threateni