across the country. and democrats in a race against the recess, trying to pass president biden s key agenda items with the midterm elections looming. how much can congress get done? we re grateful that you are starting your week with us, bright and early this sunday, july 31st. good morning, sarah. good morning to you, boris. great to be with you. we begin today with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and rescue crews make their way through flooded areas and we are expecting yet another round of heavy rain and flash flooding today. at least 25 people are confirmed dead. it is still hard to get the exact number of missing with one local mayor calling the death toll only the tip of the ic iceberg. complicating the response, rushing waters washed away roads and destroyed bridges making search and rescue efforts all the more difficult. i m worried we re going to be finding bodies for weeks to come.
norm, i want to look at these terms. this is what we learned today from the mar-a-lago national defense information removal of government record and obstruction of a federal investigation. does this tell you anything about where the investigation is focused on right now? it does. it gives us some additional information, and of course these are the very basic additional documents that were released today. even that gives us more information about where things are headed. that s why i think no matter how redacted, the release of this affidavit is going to be so explosive. take the first thing on there. the espionage act. we all were wondering, i wrote a long piece. would angle are they taking? they ve just stated their theory of the case. one that they might or might not argue to the jury. he retained government documents. well, don, if i go to the white house and help myself to a property that is in the oval office and i take it with me, i m retaining government proper
million dollar investment. we are not sending a truck to anybody. we are going to basically produce. it ll make inflation worse, actually. we have a corporate talks increase it is probably going to make this recession that we are in worse. all of the spending is unnecessary, it is going to exacerbate inflation. it is not going to reduce the deficit. and what did senator manchin get for this? i m a big fan of joe, manchin but i think he got taken to the cleaners. senator manchin s interview and meet the prosecuting live interview today after he was pressed by host a sharp talker for the upcoming midterms. do you hope democrats keeping troll the house and senate? i think people are sick and tired of politics, chuck, i really do. i think they are sick and tired of the democrats and republicans fighting over pieces of legislation, cause i didn t get with they won it, i need credit for something. when it we start to be something for our country? where results you want?
rise in hate crimes to asian americans. you don t have to look to history to see racism. just watch the news. but the question is are we really ready to do the work it takes to make america the equitable place it is meant to be? ah, the first episode of the united shades of america. such an innocent time. i hear it all the time. you re the kkk. why would you do that? america doesn t have a problem with racism anymore. you re right. it s gotten way worse. and that was all before covid- 19. and, before four cops in minneapolis killed george floyd rather than just treat him like a human. a police station burning to the ground in protest. there is an african american man threatening my life. before too many karens. before fattening the curve. and through it all, a president incapable of handling any of it at all. aw look, baby s first bible. america is finally ready to get real about white supremacy. so let s start super easy and basic. these are white supremacists. 44 whit
and take advantage of our special offer of no payments for eighteen months. hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka whitfield. rescue operations are under way in eastern kentucky, floodwaters engulfing entire communities following torrential rainfall. there have been deaths from the flooding, including four children. officials say the numbers may rise as many people are missing as of this hour. governor andy beshear saying this earlier today. this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. that count is going to continue to go up. and we don t lose this many people in flooding. this is a real tough one. search and rescue teams are wading through the waters, looking for survivors around the clock. the national guards from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia air lifting hundreds to safety. so far more than 660 air rescues. roads and bridges have been swept away, cutting off access and complicating th