Complete coverage of president Joe Bidens address to the nation tonight. Jen psaki will also be back in an hour. Ill see you in an hour. Have a snack. Exactly. Some coffee. Im jen psaki. Ari melber will be back soon. I will hopefully try to lead you through what is going on in this moment in politics. We often talk in politics about Split Screen moments. When you see basically the differences between the two candidates, say, Donald Trump and Joe Biden or whatever it may be. Today feels more like a triple screen. You can see it right there on your screen. Vice president Kamala Harris was in indiana speaking to supporters today. President biden is about to address the nation from the Oval Office in about two hours. And Donald Trump is about to hold his first rally since biden quit the race. All of that is happening today. So yeah, fair to say theres a lot going on, which is kind of an evergreen statement these days. Were hoping to get some excerpts from bidens address. If we do, we will
Hampering efforts further, forecasters are warning of more rain. One to two inches an hour in the hardest Hit Areas with the risk of more flooding. And Power Company is warning it could be the end of the month or even october before the power comes on for some folks. Of course, thats for people whose homes are even still standing. Right now our government and our response capabilities are on life support. We rely on generated power. Of course, to have generators, you have to have fuel. Fuel is short because our refineries, twothirds of our Refinery Tap capabilities were knocked out. And seven Louisiana Nursing homes have been forceded to close immediately after they evacuated nearly 850 elderly residents into one crowded warehouse. Where the generators failed. The Health Department says at least seven people have died since that move. In the northeast, many are just beginning to wrap their arms around the full scope of wreckage from the remnants of ida. A one in 500year flood that clob
His colleagues from finding out. Early Voting Centers opening today in california as well. Millions of Mailin Ballots already sent in. The latest on the california recall effort. Also this hour, i told you it was busy, a special report. Charges in the death of Elijah Mcclain at the hands of police this week. Should it give hope that we have turned a corner when it comes to Holding Officers accountable . We will dig into that coming up. But i do want to start with that controversial Abortion Law in the State Of Texas. A judge has shielded for now womens clinics in the state from being sued by the largest antiabortion group in the state. A State District Judge issued a temporary Restraining Order against the nonprofit group, texas right to life, in its effort to stop abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. We have nbcs Liz Mclaughlin with us from Austin And Msnbc legal analyst Joyce Vance with us as well. I want to start with you, liz, and get the reaction first to the Restraining Order
Which has the lowest Vaccination Rate in the country with 34 of the people fully vaccinated. And where virtually every county is considered high risk for the unvaccinated. This is a source of frustration of course for the republican governor there, kib. What is it going to take to get shots in arms . I dont know, you tell me. Folks supposed to have Common Sense. But its time to start blaming the unvaccine mated folks, not the vaccinated folks, that are letting us down. Dont you feel its your responsibility to try and help get the situation under control . I have done all i know how to did. I can encourage you to do something. I cannot make you take care of yourself. A few thoughts about Common Sense, what we have found that Common Sense is not as prevalent. We are seeing Arkansas American who is are refusing to get vaccinated, including the parent on of an 8yearold child sick with covid. He is sick a lot, he has been sick a lot for a while, and he is still sick. We will get him looked
With us tonight. Im zerlina maxwell. Tonight in austin, texas, a unified stand against State Republicans and their efforts to push through legislation to restrict Voting Access. Texas is Ground Zero in the fight but far from the only state where american rights are at risk. What about a federal fix . Is Senator Joe Manchins Compromise Bill the best . With new attacks on schools teaching the history of racism the Reality Check for our own own roles. And she means well. The star of a black ladys Sketch Show weighed in the new title on her resume, author. Welcome to the new hour of American Voices. The week ahead is critical for protecting Voting Rights in america. A showdown expected shortly on Capitol Hill and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shuker plans to hold a key vote to advance the for the people act to modern access of ballots across the country, restores the right to vote for americans with prior convictions, Strengthenings Mailin Voting and institutes nationwide early voting. Repu