That this group of folks here, they are the epitome of resiliency, they take care of each other, they feed each other, were going to continue to be here with you. I want to thank the governor, senator schumer, the mayor, and just for the collaboration of resources here. And we want to make sure that were all here. Thank you. For the people that live here on this Street And Close by. We dont govern by press conference. Its not just today, its tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. You will see a different tone, a different era of collaboration. I was a Counsel Member for 14 years. I know what is takes to get the job done. You dont just show up one day, you show up until the job is done. With that we will take questions. Thank you. Also i want to acknowledge others who have joined us today. Excellent questions. Those are my questioned today. We have to identify the areas we have as a ruler in abilities on our streets. We need to be able to fix those first so we dont get a situatio
So much rain. In Philadelphia Flood waters so high some people were rescued from the tops of their homes. Authorities there and elsewhere in pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York left to rescue hundreds of people who were trapped in their homes by all that water. Were homeless right now. This all you know, well all come together and figure out a solution and go from there. The rain also sent water pouring into the new York City Subway System. Along with other Mass Transit systems in the region right now its struggling to return to normal service. Idas remnants spawned several tornados in pennsylvania and New Jersey. One of the twisters damaged and destroyed hills in New Jersey. Down to south eastern louisiana many people are spending their fourth day in sweltering heat without power or running water. They continue to wait in hours long lines for ice, water, food and other necessity. All of this as West Coast firefighters are making slow progress against the fires. The Caldor Fire can n
Pandemic, by the eviction moratorium. That theyre not impelled to move quickly. It doesnt mean that roe is dead. But i think it does suggest that roe is on life support. Reporter and the White House is issuing forceful condemnations of this texas law. President biden issued a statement saying the extreme law blatantly violates the constitutional right established under roe v. Wade. Vice president Kamala Harris called it an allout assault on reproductive health. The Supreme Court could still act. There is still an Emergency Petition thats pending. But these Abortion Rights a activists, they say that these Abortion Clinics have effectively shut down as of midnight, no plans to reopen. And of course theres that threat of private litigation if they were to perform these abortions. Thank you so much, jessica schneider. Lets discuss this with Former Texas Democratic State Senator wendy davis. In 2013, as our viewers might remember, you held an 11hour Filibuster in an attempt to block a law t
Behind and what comes next . Well be talking to one of the only lawmakers who actually witnessed the chaotic evacuation firsthand and that is where we start, with the fallout from The End of our nations longest war. President biden defending the Troop Withdrawal in afghanistan, saying in a very fiery speech it was the right thing to do. That was the choice, the real choice, between leaving or escalating. I was not going to extend this forever war and i was not extending a forever exit. He also called the evacuation a major success, but it comes as he faces bipartisan criticism with up to 200 americans still stranded in afghanistan. In kabul, the taliban claimed victory, taking control of the airport and looking here at unusable Military Equipment that was left behind. This morning, we also have exclusive new details about how the taliban worked with the u. S. So we could get out. I want to go deeper and bring in Peter Alexander at the White House, Courtney Kube at the Pentagon And Raf
Hello, every one. Second hour of newsroom. Any Moment President biden will address the nation from State Dining Room there at the White House and con front this new place in american history. The president who ended the longest war in u. S. History in afghanistan for the first time in two decades and after a chaotic and deadly two weeks. U. S. Troops have ceased all Military Operations in afghanistan. The taliban is declaring victory and flaunting some elements of their new arsenal. With us now, we have cnn chief national affairs correspondent. What does the president want to tell the country . Reporter you know that President Biden was meeting with his national Security Adviser here at the White House earlier. Some of the details from the meeting are likely to infuse his speech that hell be giving. Hes running a bit behind here. They are putting a lot of thought into this speech because it must carry a lot of weight. The historic weight of ending a 20year war. Something hes long wante