ahead of this critical holiday season. ana? vanessa cavich, thank you. congressman thomas is with us right now. congressman, this issue affects all americans, but do you think this action by governor newsom will have the desired impact of the supply chain bottleneck in your state? i think everything will help. the supply chain disruption is more than just one piece, it s a combination of things not only in california but around the world. so everybody is working hard to make sure we straighten this out and we re making progress. i spoke with the commerce secretary yesterday who stressed just how important it was to get the president s economic and infrastructure bills passed to help with the labor shortage that s exacerbating this supply chain issue. you and a group of others met with the president yesterday. how close are you all to a deal? i feel pretty good after the meeting yesterday. i think we re narrowing it down.
bonus. if cleared by the c.d.c., the moderna and j&j boosters could be available as early as friday. moderna s booster will be given six months after the second dose, while johnson & johnson s would be two months after the first dose. norah. o donnell: wow, unpaid leave versus $500. nikki battiste, thank you. and here s a sobering thought: some economists believe the supply chain bottleneck could keep prices high throughout next year. tonight, cbs carter evans reports the backlog isn t just hurting consumers. it s driving some businesses to the brink. we should not have empty shelves. that s not a good sign. reporter: ed o brien s denver company makes some of the most popular outdoor toys on the market, but it s on track for a sales decline of 40%. you don t have a demand problem. people want to buy your product. yeah, it s a supply problem. reporter: that s because he has no idea when his toys will arrive from china. we still have containers that we placed orders in march
house formally rejecting a request by the previous administration to assert executive privilege over documents sought by the house select committee investigating the deadly insurrection on january 6th. president biden moving to unclog the supply chain bottleneck crisis that led to short ta tatakes shortages of goods across the country and jon gruden may be gone over racist home phobic emails but is the nfl full of grudens? a lot to discuss this hour. i want to bring in john harwood, legal analyst elliott williams. been a long time. john is here all the time. where you been, brother? you know how to find me. you don t call, you don t write, come on, don. well, you re back now. here we are. since that i ll start with john. john [ laughter ] it s official steve bannon is defying the select committee
tonight, the biden white house formally rejecting a request by the previous administration to assert executive privilege over documents sought by the house select committee investigating the deadly insurrection on january 6th. president biden moving to unclog the supply chain bottleneck crisis that led to short takes shortages of goods across the country and jon gruden may be gone over racist and homophobic emails but is the nfl full of grudens? a lot to discuss this hour. i want to bring in john harwood, legal analyst elliott williams. been a long time. john is here all the time. where you been, brother? you know how to find me.
time for christmas. which is why the president announcements today about a framework to loosen that supply chain bottleneck was music for the ears of many american consumers and businesses. we have some good news. i was sort of like showing up late to a backyard barbecue. at least you brought more ice and something to drink. that was president biden today announcing that the ports of los angeles and long beach would begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. better late than never pushed by the white house to clear supply chain disruptions that are threatening holiday shopping season plans. slowing the nation s economic recovery from the pandemic. the bottleneck impacting everything from holiday gifts and declarations the home furnishings to rice crispy treats. all facing major delivery delays as long as these ships stay anchored out at sea waiting to be unloaded.