Tapper. We start today with our national lead. At any Moment President biden is expected to speak after touring Storm Damage in new york and New Jersey. The remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 50 people in the northeast. You see him here earlier today in New Jersey. This Afternoon President Biden pointing to the recent string of Extreme Weather as a sign that Climate Change is already here. And also using that opportunity to pitch his massive Infrastructure Plan as necessary to combat Climate Change. But as cnns Jeff Zeleny reports, A Battle Is Raging Inside his own party on how to get it done. Reporter President Biden offering hugs and compassion, surveying Storm Damage today. Thank god youre safe. Reporter a week after Hurricane Idas deadly wrath struck New Jersey and new york. A firsthand look at neighborhoods devastated by floodwaters where residents are still sorting through whats left of their ravaged homes. The losses that we witnessed today are profound. Dozens of lost li
mid term elections, crucial to deciding who controls congress, president trump has ramped up his rhetoric on immigration. many of his claims are unproven, some of what he s proposing may be unconstitutional, and he s drawn criticism even from senior figures in his own party. but the thousands of central americans making their way towards the southern border of the us have become an election issue, even though they re still hundreds of miles away. our north america editor jon sopel reports. it feels as though america is going on to a war footing. thousands of troops are being mobilised. destination the southern border. the enemy men, women, and children winding their way up through mexico. 15,000 soldiers are being deployed to stop immigrants on foot from entering the united states illegally, says the president. and with five days to go until crucial congressional elections, this issue has taken on a deeply political hue. at this very moment, large well organised caravan
not a conservative issue. this is not a liberal issue, this is not a moderate issue. this is not a progressive issue. this is a moral and financial imperative. to that end, supervisor cohen, supervisor breed and myself serve as members of the democratic county central committee and it was our colleague keith boraka that issued it to divest. that passed unanimously. thank you keith for that leadership. thank you to bay.org, fossil free sf, indian people organized for change, next gen america. sf bernie-c.r.a.ts. and last night with incredible testimony from victor who talked about the way the investment industry works, about score cards, out of the half a billion dollars that the san francisco employee retirement system has invested in fossil fuels, over 20% of it has not yielded a positive return to the fund. just what supervisor cohen was saying, for five years or more. that s what we call a bad investment. that is a bad investment. this decision can be made as a fiduciary d
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