and a dire warning from local leaders after a major oil spill off the california coast. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. with the u.s. finally seeing some positive trends in the fight against covid-19, officials are urging americans not to let their guard down, especially with the holiday season fast approaching. the cdc has released new guidelines for the holidays, saying the most important thing you can do to stay safe is get vaccinated, of course. the agency is also encouraging people to mask up in areas with high transmission rates. and consider virtual celebrations rather than in-person gatherings. meanwhile, in new york city, public school employees who have not been vaccinated will not be allowed back on monday. unvaccinated employees could be placed on unpaid leave until next september. some teachers are challenging the policy in court. but on friday, they failed to convince the u.s. supreme court to halt enforcement while the case p
the meeting comes as house speaker nancy pelosi sets october 31st as another new deadline for the house to pass the smaller, $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. that is the one that focuses on bridges and roads and such. that deadline also marks when the 30-day reauthorization of the federal highway program expires. pelosi wrote in a letter to her colleagues that the bipartisan framework must be passed well before that date to save people s jobs. the decision to delay the vote has already angered moderates in the party who wanted to pass the bipartisan bill on its own last week. however, progressives, which is a much bigger group of democrats all but ensured the vote would fail unless the $3.5 trillion package democrats are seeking to push through budget reconciliation could be passed at the same time. one of the so-called moderate democratic holdouts arizona senator kyrsten sinema issued this scathing statement calling their efforts quote an ineffective stunt to ga
the rising young star in the world of classical music he was determined to make his field more inclusive. a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs america and around the globe. presidentjoe biden has signed into law a short term spending bill after it successfully passed congress earlier. the bill is aimed at avoiding a government shutdown are keeping the lights on but only for another two months. he was the house speaker, the democrat nancy pelosi. and with this continuing resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks flowing to our veterans and social security recipients and the rest, but it s about, again, whether it s science at the national institutes of health, the education of our children, the protection of our environment, it s just a remarkable thing to think of all good things that we can do working together for the people. shutdown avoided with hours to spare butjoe biden because my problems have not gone away. fellow democrats are struggling to agree
seeking justice for homicide. biden administration is now poised to punish customs and border patrol agents. the people who have been busting their tails, they will get fired if they don t take the vaccine. meanwhile for people break the law coming here no big deal. annual congressional baseball game is tonight. there is going to be a massive crowd raising over a million dollars for charity. will ainsley: a little carrie underwood to wake you this up morning. that s a picture of nashville, a live shot of nashville. grand ole on prethe historic reiman auditorium is there and so is pete hegseth. brian: biggest question i think in america and ongoing would carrie underwood be famous. ainsley: without american idol ? brian: a farm girl in overall s working the land and next thing you know she is the number one female singer in the can you think tri. ainsley: that show gave some people their dreams. steve: however happened, it worked out for so many people. right down the
chicago is where almost everything that is most precious to me began. it s where i found a home. now, obviously michelle and i have been on a fairly extraordinary journey since then. one we could have never imagined all those years ago. but as far as we ve come, i never lost sight of some important lessons that i learned right here in chicago. the first involves the power of place. the need to anchor our efforts to build a better world, not in theories and abstractions, but in neighborhoods and communities. and by now, most people know that i come from a pretty diverse background. i was born in hawaii. my parents are from kenya and kansas. as a child i lived in indonesia. i have family whose gene pool stretches from ireland to china. i have lifelong friends who come from every corner of the world. and that background helps explain my core belief in the oneness of humanity. a belief in the god-given dignity and worth of all people and the underlying bonds that we share. it s w