charles watson live in atlanta with more. charles. good afternoon the news of the passing of nba legend bill russell is sending shock waves to the sports world and beyond. people try to wrap their heads around this tremendous loss. a message posted to russell s twitter earlier today said he passed away peacefully with his wife jeanine by his side. tributes for the boston celtics gray can nba hall of famer has ported from high-profile figures including former president and fellow basketball legend such as magic johnson who called his death a tremendous loss for the entire basketball world he continued on to say russell was my idol i looked up to him on the court and his success on the court was undeniable he was dominant within the championships off the court will also pave the way for guys like me. nba commissioner adam silver called him the ultimate winner and teammate whose impact on the mba will be felt forever and president obama said today we lost a giant, he goes on t
and now another major democrat is [inaudible]. it s the sitcom that predicts how we re going to live in the future. to mark george jetson s birthday today, [inaudible]. but first president biden tested positive for covid again today in what his doctors are calling a rebound case. it is the second day of isolation for joe biden. hey folks, joe biden here. tested positive this morning. i will be working from home the next couple of days. i m feeling fine, feeling good. [inaudible]. and as biden is sidelined from covid, his administration is under fire for its handling of china s aggressive rhetoric towards house speaker pelosi as she visits asia. today pelosi s office released her planned itinerary which includes stops in singapore, malaysia, south korea, and japan. taiwan, not on the list. even though pelosi never confirmed the stop in taiwan, details were leaked according to senator cotton by the white house. chinese state media ramping up the threats, calling for sev
obesity epidemic. he thinks it s not this issue but it s a national security issue. first, showed up in the senate on capitol hill right now. the state is about to begin on the inflation reduction act. democrat moving forward with a huge spending bill despite the findings the bill will have a major impact on inflation. the white house saying something completely different. the economist have said this inflation reduction act will reduce inflation. is it appropriate to brand as inflation reduction act when it will have this effect in the next two years? if you think about the reduction act, inflation reduction act, it will have an effect lowering prices for pharmaceutical costs which will make a difference in a big way. it should be called inflation reduction act because that s what is going to do. you heard the white house saying the bill was lower, drug costs. cbo said it could do the opposite and make prescriptions more expensive. a tax credit for an electric vehi
call inflation reduction act will not only lower cost for consumers but will not raise taxes on the middle class. republicans argue it will not help you alleviate inflation and it will take money out of people s pockets and hurt americans across a number of key sectors. chief congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill and he has the latest for us. good evening, the senate waited all day but the past hour the senate got a text, the bill is 755 pages in length, democrat plans to pass the bill overnight. this is one of the most comprehensive impactful bills congress has seen in decades. it will reduce inflation, lower prescription drug costs, fight climate change, close tax loopholes and reduce the deficit. all gop members of postville, that s right democrats need all 50 of their members to vote yes. vice president harris could be needed to break a tie. republicans call the bill a farce. let s start with the bills title. inflation reduction act, it
it probably burned down completely. the lockdown will last until monday. ukrainian officials say russian operatives are working to help direct the fire power for russian forces showing in the city saturday killing at least one person. jon: alex hogan, thank you. here are headlines from around the globe great in japan, nation works 77 years of the world s first atomic only. he was dropped atomic bombs august 9, 1945. in iran, state media reports officials calling for realistic u.s. response to iran s nuclear deal proposals. the latest round continuing for a third day. in the uk a 12-year-old boy spent four months in a coma has died. his family s quest to continue