The vast majority in louisiana, new york, and my Home State of New Jersey. Over in connecticut, a Funeral Procession will Get under way within this hour for a state trooper, sergeant brian mould, who died with his Police Cruiser was overwhelmed by floodwaters. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. Some might not Get it back until the month of october. After touring the damage in both regions, President Biden said the crisis demands an immediate response. Climate change poses an existential threAt To our lives, our economy. Its here and its not going to Get any better. This is code red. The natiOn And the world are in peril. Thats not hyperbole. That is a fact. Lets dig deeper into all of this and bring in AlliSon Barber and sam brock, in louisiana, and Kathleen Miller in cranford, New Jersey. She is the mayor there. Sam, lets start with you. The numbers i am reading are crazy. 300,000 plus people without power, 3,000 in shelters, 25,000 displaced in hotel rooms. Its
The deadly storm coming on the heels of the end of americas longest war and the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. President bidens Job Approval Rating dropping to just 44 . Then there is the economy. Extended Pandemic Unemployment benefits expiring today in the wake of a massively disappointing August Jobs report. There is no question that the Delta Variant is why Todays Job Report isnt stronger. I know people were looking and i was hoping for a higher number. The president blaming the surging Delta Variant but amid Holiday Weekend Travel and past stadiums and celebrations, america is acting like the threat from covid is over even though the fact is were actually much worse off than we were a year ago. The sevenday average of new cases up a stunning 300 from Labor Day just last year. The first thing we have to do. We cant have 150,000 new infections per day. Thats pandemic numbers. Thats the first thing we got to crack that one right away. So it may be the worst possible time for an
Extended Pandemic Unemployment benefits expiring today in the wake of a massively disappointing August Jobs report. Theres no question the Delta Variant is why Todays Job Report isnt stronger. I know people were looking, and i was hoping for a higher number. The president blaming the surging Delta Variant. But amid Holidayweekend Travel and packed stadiums and celebrations, america is acting like the threat from covid is over, even though the fact is were actually much worse off than we were a year ago. The sevenday average of new cases up a stunning 300 from Labor Day just last year. The first thing we have to do, we cant be having 150,000 new infections per day. Thats pandemic numbers. Thats the first Thing Weve got to crack that one, right away. So, it may be the worst possible time for any confusion about the Booster Shots. The White House may have to scale back the Booster Rollout this month to just the Pfizer Vaccine at first. Moderna boosters may be delayed a week or two for dat
Protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine year old girl from a dalit family, amid claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. And, millions more at risk of flooding, the new resarch which says the percentage of the population at risk from globalflooding has risen by almost a quarter since the start of the century. And day 13 at the olympics with medals up for grabs in Mens Hockey and Womens Football. The un says its deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. Taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. A Un Spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. Afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. Mark lobel reports. Several provincial capitals under taliban attack at least two reportedly b
including some top secret material. the documents first appeared on online platforms, such as twitter, lichan and telegram, as well on the messaging platform discord. the leak reveals information about the deployment and state of ukrainian and russian forces ahead of a ukrainian spring offensive, and appear to outline us training and equipment being provided to ukraine ahead of that offensive. there are also suggestions that ukraine s air force may not be able to withstand more russian attack. may not be able to withstand more russian attacks. other leaked material included intelligence on other countries such as china, israel, and south korea. officials say they do not currently know the source of the leaks. the bbc s barbara plett usher has more. the pentagon says the us is still very much into the finding out phase. we are told this is a serious risk to us national security and a matter of top priority. a number of government agencies are working together to find out how t