Vice president Kamala Harris has chosen minnesota governor Tim Walz as her Running Mate and were told he has accepted that. We do know that last night Kamala Harris became the partys official nominee as virtual Delegate Roll Call wrapped up and there might have been some discussion on that call. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. Tim walz of minnesota is expected to make his first appearance with Kamala Harris tonight at a rally in philadelphia. Hum. Thats where the other leading candidate Josh Shapiro is the governor. Many people thought it might be him. Well get into it later. Governor walz of minnesota was elected in 2018 and led the state during the violent appeared destructive 2020 rioting sparked by George Floyds killing. And republicans are reacting to Kamala Harriss choice. Governor desantis of florida called it the most left Wing Ticket In American history. Congresswoman stefanik called walz a failed governor who supported blm that torched cities to the grou
Children as some parents lose their minds over masks. Welcome to lead. Im John Berman. A look now at whats become the deadliest path of Hurricane Ida and the Death Toll keeps climbing. At least 23 people killed in the last 24 hours in the northeast. Hundreds more rescued. Scenes like this just arent supposed to happen. Thats floodwaters rushing tHrough a home in montclair, New Jersey. In New York, the rain fell so fast it could have filled 50,000 olympicsized pools, and this is what happened when all the water pumps and the barrier walls and the sewer lines couldnt keep up. Watch. Thats just unreal. One river near philadelphia rose so high today it floated awfully close to Traffic Passion on the bridge above, and look at this. This is a minor League Baseball Stadium in bridgewater, New Jersey. The water, at least five rows high. We want to go live to cnns Miguel Marquez in new brunswick, New Jersey. Miguel, this is one of the most trying days so many people around here can remember. It
Getting left behind and when will these flights evacuating people, not the military, but afghans and americans end . There are no concrete answers. There are no solid numbers for how many americans are still in afghanistan. Though we are expecting an Announcement Today from the secretary of state Tony Blinken on that. And while the biden administration says more than 82,000 people have been evacuated in the past 11 days, a senior Administration Official tells cnn that a lot of deserving afghans will be left behind. Overnight a source told cnn that the taliban appears to be letting some people pass through Check Points. Meanwhile, two u. S. Congressmen facing sharp criticism for making unannounced visit to kabul to witness the Evacuation Efforts for themselves. We want to go live to qatar and bring in Cnns Nick Paton walsh who has been speaking to sources on the ground, nick. And the news we just got, another 19,000 people flown out over 24 hours, that blistering pace in this truly brea
Ensure Safe Passage. SAndra we are seeing disturbing new images of taliban brutality against the afghan people. The taliban whipping And beating people in The Streets including women And children. The pictures seen here contradicting the groups claim of a peaceful transition to power. Trace we have team fox coverage. Rich is live at the State Department. It is chaos getting to the airport. There are taliban check points. They are letting people pass or beating them. Thats according to several contacts who are in kabul right now. There was a recorded video earlier today. We talked to someone trying to get video of what is Going On in the city right now. He said the taliban caught him, seized his phone And beat him after they took his phone from him. The u. S. Embassy in afghanistan sent an alert to American Citizens u. S. Government provided flights are departing. U. S. Citizens And their spouses And unmarried children under the age of 21 should consider traveling to the International A
Ought to be a robust bipartisan process. The senate is working through the weekend again and working closer to passing the sweeping Infrastructure Bill. House stands adjourned. Texas democrats win a momentary victory, blocking passage of a restrictive new gopled voting bill. This is a victory for texas voters, but we understand the fight cOntinues. How republicans are planning to keep up the pressure On democrats and get the bills passed. I just dOnt know if were going to have enough water to get to the end. Extreme drought is plaguing the west, and it is leading to water restrictiOns. And hardships for farmers. The Olympic Spirit On full display at the tokyo games. Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you On this saturday, august 7th. Im christi paul. Hey, boris. Im boris sanchez. You are live in the cnn newsroom, and were grateful to have you. We start with some numbers that are deflating. The u. S. Averaging more than 107,000 new covid19 cases a day. Thats a rate we havent seen in n