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
Then these extreme storms and the Climate Crisis are here. From powerful hurricanes in the south to historic flooding in the northeast to fires out of control in the west, the desperate need to climateproof american infrastructure. Plus, the schools risk it all in florida to try to protect kids from covid but all in starts right now. Good evening from New York, im chris hayes. The dead of night they did it in the dead of night, five republican Supreme Court justices including three appointed by donald trump, a man who lost the Popular Vote in 2016 by nearly 3 Million votes, they destroyed a womans right to bodily autonomy and reproductive choice, first in the state of texas, but who knows whats next. And they did it shortly before midnight, no big Public Announcement with an order that is barely more than a page long. I am struggling to come up with the proper words to describe to you how both cynically reckless and contemptuous the actions of the court were last night. It was essentia
The south, two historic flooding in the northeast. Two fires out of control in the. West the desperate need to climate prove american infrastructure. Plus the schools risking it all in florida. To try to protect kids from covid. When all in starts now. Good evening from New York. Im chris hayes. In the dead of night, they did it in the dead of night. Five republican Supreme Court justices, including three appointed by donald trump, a man who lost the Popular Vote in 2016, by neither 3 Million votes. They destroyed the womans right to Bodily Autonomy and reproductive choice. First in the state of texas, who knows whats next. And they did it shortly before midnight. With no big public announcement. With an order that is barely more than a page long. I am struggling to come up with the proper words to describe to you, how both cynically reckless and contemptuous the actions of the court were last night. It was essentially a middle finger, from those five justices. As if to say, we are her
Tonight the biden administration moving to shift the nations focus away from afghanistan back to the issues here at home. As u. S. Officials express growing concern that far right extremists and White Supremacists are praising the taliban for toppling the u. S. Backed afghan government. Also Tonight Ida still a very powerful storm pounding the midatlantic and northeast with drenching rains, Flash Flooding and tornados. Were going to check in with our weather center. Some really, really terrible weather here in the northeast. And president Joe Biden harshly criticizing the new Texas Law banning abortion six week into pregnancy, calling it extreme and a blatant violation of the constulational right to an abortion. I want to bring in now cnn national Security Analyst Juliette kayyem. Good to see both of you. President biden is trying to move past afghanistan focusing on the crises here at homelike the aftermath of hurricane ida. Were still dealing with it. Surging covid case. Is that poss
More from texas, in a moment. But first, whats being called an historic weather event. More than 16 Million people now under a Flashflood Watch in the northeast as the remnants of Hurricane Ida bring recordbreaking rainfall to new York City and newark. Tonight, warnings were issued for neighborhoods in the bronx and across new York State and New Jersey and pennsylvania. More than 240,000 homes are without electricity. The governor of New York is declaring a State Of Emergency, amid reports of widespread flash flooding. And new York City is now under its Firstever Flashflood Emergency. The rising waters have effectively shut down the Citys Subway. Heres New Yorks mayor, Bill De Blasio. Im very, very worried about whats happening out on the roads. I want to urge everyone, get in quickly. Do not stay out on the roads. Its dangerous. Were seeing a kind of rainfall we almost never see. This kind of speed with which the rain has come. Everyones got to get to safety. Do not be out on the road