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. Youre 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 Change and that t
Shot, a Milestone Biden hoped to reach by july 4th. The u. S. Reported over 800,0 0 new shots were administered yesterday, making it the fifth straight day with over 700,000 shots in arms, still far from peak levels. Amid a Renewed Push to get more people vaccinated, the pandemic is once again consuming bidens agenda. Were not going back to the Shutdowns Of March of 2020. Were not going back to the economy shutting down. We have made too much progress. Reporter after getting briefed today, the president will give a speech on the Pandemic Tomorrow and meet with a top Science Adviser on wednesday to prepare for future pandemics. With hospitalizations increasing, the Cdc Director is warning of how contagious the Delta Variant can be. If you get sick with the Delta Variant, we estimate that you could infect five other unvaccinated people, more than twice as many as the original strain. Reporter less than 1 of those who are fully vaccinated have experienced a breakthrough infection, accordi
On businesses and wealthy americans to Black Berman who says the White House is trying to keep track of this. Blame . The talks among that bipartisan group of senators is continuing for that roughly trillion dollar infrastructure package. How do you go about paying for it is one of the sticking points. Indexing the Gas Tax is a nogo for the president. A spokesperson, Andrew Bates said in a statement the president has been clear throughout these negotiations, hes adamantly opposed to raising taxes on people making less than 400,000 a year. Many democrats are calling for the package to go forward. Bernie sanders is calling for spending plans to reach 6 Trillion. Hes pushing for an expansion of medical. Medicare must be expected to include dental care, Eye Glasses and hearing aids. Others are focusing on climate. Ro khanna talking about the bipartisan deal. The following saying they have no significant funding for green infrastructure and taxes ev use. He says no progressive can support i
Arthel hi, everyone. Mayor Ted Wheeler is asking people in the community to help identify members of a selfdescribed Anarchist Mob who have been engaged in acts of Violation And Vandalism in recent months. Christina coleman is live with more. Reporter arthel, following the Derek Chauvinning verdict, theres been a huge uptick this week in the looting, the burning and the riots that have been Wreaking Havoc in portland for nearly a year now. Democrat mayor Ted Wheeler strongly opposed former President Donald Trump sending in federal agents to help stop this. Now wheeler is extending a State Of Emergency to deal with the ongoing chaos. The mayor put out a statement this week saying the city is focused on four key priorities, one of them includes identifying, arresting and prosecuting selfdescribed anarchists seeking to sow chaos and anarchy. Were seeing the groups are getting smaller, yet theyre probably more determined. They want to burn, they want to bash. I think want to intimidate. Th
governors say vaccine numbers make it safe in off to open up. we are in a much better spot than we were but will enough skeptical republicans roll up their sleeves? mississippi governor tate reeves joins me. traumatized witness testimony as the nation relives george floyd s death. we ll reflect on the death of derek chauvin with minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar ahead. hello, i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is un-ironically engaged in infrastructure week. happy easter to those that celebrate. let s hope this is one of the last holidays where families are celebrating separately because of covid. one-by-one americans are receiving the vaccine with 4 million shots administered? just 24 hours. that good news, unfortunately, tempered by warnings from the biden administration that cases are, indeed, rising again and an exhausted nation may be headed for another spike. but as more states open up and the economy continues to rebound, president biden i