team, the most important women s sports team on earth and the most popular and that s why this is so riveting. the documentary takes us inside and we see these women are playing and preparing for the olympics and also going to depositions. fascinating look at true role models for our time. true fighters. christine bren nnaan, thank youo much. we ll be watching and tune in to the all new cnn film lfg monday 9:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for being with me. i m fredericka whitfield. right now, a desperation setting in as the gulf coast deals with the aftermath of hurricane ida. the storm death toll in louisiana and mississippi is 13 and many hard hit communities are running short on food, fuel and other supplies. power outages still reported for more than 700,000 in louisiana amid scorching temperatures there. and the desperation in that state is turning deadly. a man was killed after reportedly cutting in line at a crowded gas sta
the mid-atlantic 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 long-term 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
and this isn t the end of the just the first step in a drama we got a preview of on the morning knows with two of the biggest names in the democratic party squaring off over a reconciliation bill. i respect that we have to get senator sinema and manchin s vote on reconciliation. they should also respect there s a very tight house margin and we have to be able to uphold our end of the bargain and house progressives are also part of that majority. i can t really guarantee anybody and i have not guaranteed anybody on any of these pieces of legislation. we d like to do more. yeah, you can do what you can pay for. plus what do republicans stand for? that is the question one of our guests this hour and rising covid cases. we ll get a count from a hospital in missouri. all that and disturbing video to show you. a family demanding answers after a teenage girl was pinned by a police officer who was sent to help her. we ll have that story coming up as well. and then simone bi
7-year-old daughter gianna. she s notable, of course, you heard from the president saying her words really touched him saying at the time that daddy changed the world. he said, among other things, this was really an opportunity to pay proper respect to george floyd with a president who has had constant, continuous communication with the family. he said the goal today was really keep momentum going and in another interview, he said of this moment, let s not squander it. let s not act now. the real desire is to push forward on this. obviously there s real concern among those who wanted to see something happen sooner. you will remember the president sort of circled today on the calendar, urging congress to get something passed. by this point it was a campaign pledge that he would pass the george floyd justice in policing act. he remains committed to it. white house officials say. but broadly it will be a hands-off approach and progress on capitol hill can continue and get done s
assault weapon. these states are all growing and benefiting. what is the key component? we are cutting taxes. we are reducing regulations. we have had our kids in school. governors, republican governors last line of defense. not but true socialism. 6:00 in the east and straight to a fox news alert. a ninth person has died overnight from that mass shooting at a california railyard yesterday. ainsley: new details are now emerging about the gunman including his possible motives. brian: christina coleman joins us with more gun control, christina. that s right. california governor gavin newsom did not hold back his frustration over the shooting. begs the damn question what the hell is going on in the united states of america? what the hell is wrong with us? and when are we going to come to grips with this? when are we going to put down our arms literally and figuratively. victims range in age 29 to 63 years old. they re employees at railyard. family and friends h