and of course the goal is to get as many back in the classroom while keeping the covid cases town. delta variant is still dominating and we know that there are vastly different rules governing school districts. so that is why health experts health experts to exceed the goal stick to the science. what re seeing is a mixed bag of mask adherence, some requiring masks, others not, others making laws against, and others only making it mandatory for the unvacci unvaccinated. one thing is for sure this fall, the school year will be anything but normal for students yet again, which gets me to the next thing we ll be looking for the in the coming months when kids under 12 will be able to get the vaccine. it s obviously taking longer than parents sending their young children back to school feel good about as we see the delta variant is finding the unvaccinated. trial data is still being gathered. once that s done, it will be submitted to the fda. pfizer thinks it will be able to hand i
jasmine wright is live for us in washington. what message can we expect to hear from president biden today? reporter: president biden is pushing full steam ahead on domestic issues. and it is something that he previewed last week in that speech after the withdrawal from afghanistan where sources told cnn that it amounted to a prift to his domestic agenda, issues that affect us here at home. you re right the devastating toll that hurricane ida took on the northeast as well as the gulf coast provides an opportunity for the president to refocus attention on his infrastructure plan, on his $3.5 trillion spending plan, something that he will make the case today that it is necessary for congress to pass in its entirety because it contains components of climate change. things that will lessen the impact of these extreme weather events. for the last few days since the devastating toll on the gulf coast and northeast, his administration has been leaning into the idea of climate chan
catastrophic weather events. hurricanes and tornados, flash flooding, wildfires, all of course made worse by climate change. the economic recovery was sluggish in august. with far fewer jobs created than expected. and don t forget, enhanced unemployment benefits coming to an end for many millions of needy americans. as the president s approval rating dips following the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. let s start our coverage with arlette saenz. this is a holiday rife with challenges for the white house. bring us up to speed on how the president plans to tackle all of these issues. reporter: well, boris, president biden will head back to the white house later this evening with that fresh set of challenges piling up on his plate. after that rocky august, the president saw his approval rating fall to its lower point of his presidency. and the white house is aware that there is very little room for error going forward. now on afghanistan, much of the focus right now is try
that they will not get the shot when it is until it has full and final approval of the fda, it has now happened. the moment you have been waiting for is here. it is time for you to go get your vaccination and get it today. today. the president also urged businesses to require employees to get vaccinated now that the pfizer shot is fully approved. it signals a shift from a vaccine push to a vaccine must. frankly, it couldn t come at a more crucial time. the health care system, frankly, is collapsing in parts of the country due to the strain of the unvaccinated. a group of around 75 south florida doctors staged a walk-out today to protest the number of unvaccinated covid patients flooding into their hospital. now the anti-vaxxers, they seem to have a thing for death and home remedies, claiming the new covid cure is livestock dewormer. that s right, a drug bought at a feed store meant to prevent parasites in pigs and cows and such, leading in an uptick in calls to poison con
people climbing onto planes, flooding the tarmac. the u.s. military has managed to secure its half of the airport and flights are taking off, both military and commercial. according to the pentagon, this is happening but the situation is still tense and very, very desperate. chief foreign correspondent richard engle has the latest from kabul. richard, what are you seeing? reporter: the evacuation flights are coming in frequently now. you can sense there s urgency about them. they land, they re only on the ground a few minutes before they take off again. it is clear the u.s. wants to wrap it up as quickly as possible. kabul airport this morning is back up and running, evacuation flights for u.s. embassy personnel and contractors in full swing. flights were stopped yesterday and tens of thousands of afghans stormed onto the runways desperate to leave, clinging onto aircraft, trying not to be left behind as the americans pull out. u.s. troops found themselves overwhelmed, as t