The right decision to leave. Theres no evidence that staying longer would have made the afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining. If 20 years, hundreds of billions of dollars and Support And Training did not suffice, why would another year, another five, another ten . Now this comes as President Biden is about to land in colorado where he will make another pitch for his build back better plan. Democrats hammer out the detils of a Reconciliation Bill to make the proposal a reality. Were going to talk with Pramila Jayapal about where things stand at this hour. Now it is also recall day in california. Voters in that state decide if Governor Gavin Newsome should remaun in office. This vote comes as senate democratS Put forward a new ill to protect Voting Rights. Were going to talk with Alex Padilla about the path forward. Now in texas, more than 300,000 homes and businesses are without power after tropical storm nicholas made land fall. Bringing high ones and heavy rains to
A Twoday Trip on the west coast. His first trip to the region since taking office and the president will once again tie the extreme weather events that weve been seeing across the country with the need to pass his Infrastructure Plan and the bigger broader economic agenda. President biden will be surveying the damage from the recent wildfires there which has burned millions of acres in several states this year. He will also campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom ahead of tomorrows Recall Vote that could decide newsoms political fate. This visit comes as so much of the president s domestic agenda is hanging in the balance. Top democrats have set a Wednesday Deadline to finalize a deal on the the massive 3. 5 trillion Budget Proposal but major differences between moderate and progressive democratic lawmakers is threatening to derail the whole thing. The Wednesday Deadline seems like a No Go at this point. Lets start with John Harwood at the White House. John, what is the White House looking
Our kids in school, to keep our economy up and running. Have you given up on persuasion, now its youve got to do it . I am all in on any way that we can get people the information they need to get vaccinated. Secretary of state blinken could face criticism of the afghanistan withdrawal this afternoon when he affairs before the house foreign affairs committee. Todays appearance comes as North Korea conducted its first test of new longrange Cruise Missile, a new provocation putting pressure on the White House. And President Biden is heading west at this hour for the first time since he took office, ending his day in california to campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom, ahead of tomorrows big recall election. The governor is hoping voters reject the recall outright. If not, the leading candidate among those on the ballot to replace him is Trump Follower republican Talk Radio Show host Larry Elder. We begin with the Coronavirus And Rehema ellis is in new York City. Theres a lot of excitement a
So high. Californias gubernatorial Recall Election is in the final stretch with voters heading to the polls tomorrow. Can Governor Gavin Newsom Hang On to his job . Well be following that. Were going to begin with the bid for Tennis History that came up just short last night at the u. S. Open. There it is. Medvedev makes his own history. Wow. Topranked Novak Jovic failed to complete the Grand Slam falling in straight sets to medvedev in yesterdays u. S. Open finals. Med very desk denied djokovic what would have been the first calendar Grand Slam since 1969. Djokovic remains tied with nadal with 20 career majors. Lets bring in right now veteran Sports Columnist mike. Everybody was there to see history being made. Djokovic get his 21st Career Grand Slam. Really from the beginning, this is to take nothing away from medvedev, nothing to take i can say his name perfectly by the way, nothing to take anything away from him, but it was almost like djokovic didnt have like a boxer that didnt ha
Tensions this week which are more about the future than any history of January 6 which trump supporters are invoking that fateful day as an alleged injustice to them And they want to use this gathering they say to address that. But there are many contrasts here to january. Instead of a federal government helped by a supporter of the Big Lie, today the biden administration condemns violence And is taking no chances on preparation. Authorities planning to erect temporary fencing around the capitol this week before the rally begins And doing everything they can to prevent any hint that there could be anything like a rerun. Now, the last probe here that weve been covering, the probe into the last time continues. Theres heat on Government Officials who may have been more secretly helpful to those criminal insurrectionists as they went on. Take Donald Trumps top aide at the time, chief of Staff Mark meadows. Were learning about just how he is one of the targets that the House Committee is ey