About 700 people. Images from that january 6th riot will be burned in the minds of americans for years to come, that s why we see these massive preparations for whatever is going to happen today. On the political side republican congressional candidates are scheduled to appear, sitting members of congress who made an effort to brush aside january 6th haven t said much about today s rally. We haven t heard if any plan to attend. Live to capitol hill, ellison barber is at the capitol, julie is inside. Ellison, you were there for january 6th, i was following your reporting as things were getting scary. From your vantage point you didn t know everything that was happening. How are things looking there with less than five hours to go? reporter: it is quiet. It is fencing, fencing, fences, as far as the eye can see. There were bicycle racks january 6th. The heavyduty came after the insurrection took place. Closer to the capitol an area to the left that was breached by insurrectionists on jan
Probe of the september 11th attacks. In an executive order the president demands the justice department publicly release those documents over the next six months, and some set to come out as early as next week as the aforementioned 20th anniversary of the attacks. Meantime, the white house plan for covid booster shots is facing a minor setback. Officials say they don t expect to meet the september 20th deadline to make booster shots available for those who received the moderna vaccine. Officials, do, however, believe reg rarities are on track to make a decision for pfizer s vaccine. Republican lawmakers are threatening legal action against 13 telecommunications and social media companies if they comply with a request from the january 6th select committee to preserve their phone records. We re going to have a lot more on that coming up. We re going to go beyond the headlines to nbc s liz mclaughlin and heidi at the white house. We re going first to texas, and as we mentioned, some relie
The midatlantic 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 longterm 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 to pass the job
First ever flash flood emergency. Look at this subway platform. Officials say this was a once in a 500year event. More than 8 inches of rain in just a matter of hours in some places. Also in new jersey, a tornado leveling homes. A concrete slab all that remains for some. We have live team coverage ready to bring you every angle. First, let s get to pete in philadelphia. Rescues are still happening nearby. Pete, that river is still rising. That s right. You know, we re maybe only at the beginning of the end here in the philadelphia area. This is the schukyl river. It s at 16 feet and could go to 19 feet as the waters are only now beginning to resurge. The flood warning here in philadelphia ends at 7: 7 a. M. Tomorrow, and the national weather service says it will not get below flood stage in philadelphia until after midnight tonight. I want to show you the impact of this river. There have been water rescues taking place all day. The governor s administration says there were 500 calls fo
Allowing strangers to sue anyone suspected of helping a woman get an abortion. The new york times describes the court s decision like this. Quote, the majority opinion was unsigned and consisted of a single long paragraph. It said the abortion providers who had challenged the law in an emergency application to the court had not made their case in novel and procedural question. The majority stressed it was not ruling on the constitutionality of the texas law. It did not need to limit proper challenges to it. Justice sonia sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent. The court s order stunning, a flagrantly unconstitutional law designed to prohibit women from exercising their constitutional rights and evade judicial scrutiny? a majority of justices opted to bury their heads in the sand. Sotomayor also describes the texas law like this. Quote, in effect the texas legislature has deputized the state s citizens as bounty hunters. Offering them cash prizes for civilly prosecuting their neighbors med