A very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. Welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. Here s what s happening. More than 12 million americans are bracing to lose their unemployment benefits or see their weekly payments plummet as three federal pandemic aid programs are set to expire in just hours. It comes on the heels of a disappointing jobs report. But the white house maintains its message of recovery. The recovery is happening. We added more jobs in the first seven months than any other administration in history. The average of jobs is at 832,000 jobs we have been able to add. What this shows is it s going to be a steady road to recovery. This is not going to be an overnight recovery process. You see the economy moving ahead. Also hearing new reaction to the harsh new abortion law in texas. The white house chief of staff saying the administration is prepared to protect women s rights. We have the best lawyers at the justice department looking for leg
bring any guests. it remains unknown who and how many lawmakers will attend. the efforts to vaccinate americans against covid-19 are expected to be front and center in biden s remark. your first look at a brand new exclusive news poll shows how americans feel of the current state of the pandemic and how biden handled that crisis and others during his presidency. biden s approval rating at 53% with just 39%. that s better than the failing president but slightly lower than president obama. biden s $1.9 trillion rescue plan was a good idea. 46% verses 25% who say it was a bad idea. this is a time when americans were fearful of the pandemic s future. 55% of americans thought the worse was still to come which is 25% feeling the worst is in the past. now, 61% of americans feel the worst of the pandemic is behind us. this new nbc polls reveal a wealth of information of covid-19. 57% already got vaccinated and a significant number of 12% say they would never get one. 7% respond the
that s it for us, have a great weekend. the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight straight from the source, donald trump and his gop rivals now canceling almost all of their in-person events in iowa. less than 70 hours out before the critical first vote in the nation. the extreme weather and sub zero temps up ending their plans. plus new u.s. strikes against iranian backed militants in yemen tonight hours after president biden said he delivered a message to iran that the barrage of strikes last night. the question now is escalation inevitable? and complications of the trump case in georgia. allegations of the improper relationship between the fulton county district attorney and her lead prosecutor. a judge is now looking into the matter. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. we are now down to the crucial final three days before the first vote in the nation. right now the republican front runner will be off the trails and on the phones instead just like
carter has sadly died. she was 96 years old. she was widely credited for expanding the role of first lady to an open partner both in policy and international travel. becoming a trusted advisor even in an era where the press would call her, solely mrs. carter. and president biden said time and time again during the four decades of our friendship, through rigors of campaign, we always felt the hope and optimism of rosalynn carter. she will always be in our heart. joining us by phone is washington and foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. it s great to have you with us. i m sorry it has to be on such a sad occasion. i know we have had an opportunity to interview rosalynn carter as well as jimmy carter on a multiple of occasions. talk to us about her before the white house, during the white house and after the white house. thank you for this opportunity to celebrate a life of service and love. great compassion, great love for humanity after the white house waged what t
reagan. the repeal and replace obamacare act. inpenetrable, physical,tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall. we will cancel every illegal obama executive order. but though republicans control the white house and both chambers of commerce, they have failed to pass any significant piece of legislation. the obamacare repeal republicans promised for seven years was yanked from the house floor. and the treasury secretary has pushed the deadline for tax reform from the summer to the end of the year. the president s one big accomplishment, the confirmation of supreme court justice neil gorsuch was largely delivered by senate leader mitch mcconnell. in a new nbc news wall street journal poll, confidence has eroded. even on the attributes where he performed best. he s down by seven points since february on being firm and decisive, down six on changing business as usual in washington,
that s what we have the white house for. and joining me now, president trump s chief of st