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done a bunch of terrible things that never turn out to be true upon closer inspection. they re obviously telling lies, but the problem is people believe those lies. their base of voters believes the lies, and we ve seen what happens when people believe scary, awful lies come ing from republicans. a trump mob stormed the capitol to stop the democratic process because the mob believed the republican president and his enablers in congress when they said the election was stolen. and people are still dying every single day from a virus that we have a safe and effective vaccine for because of more conservative lies, and tomorrow right wing extremists have planned yet another rally in front of the capitol. this one to show support for the more than 600 insurrectionists who have been arrested for attacking the government on january the 6th. capitol police chief tom manger said this about preparations for the event. there have been some threats of violence associated with the ....
stunned the entire room. welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. and we begin this hour in louisiana where president biden is expected to speak any moment after touring communities ravaged by hurricane ida and meeting with state and local leaders. those hardest hit towns including laplace where many neighborhoods are still swamped with water. more than 800,000 hopes and businesses across the state still have no power five days after the storm. as victims deal with their destroyed homes, temperatures continue to swelter. right now in baton rouge, for example, the heat index is 105 degrees. we re covering the aftermath of ida all over the country. miguel marquez in new jersey, ed lavandera in louisiana, and arlette saenz is live at the white house. arlette, i want to start with you. what has been president biden s message while he s been on the ground today for several hours? reporter: president biden has had a message of support, both when it ....
senators in the state as well as the mayor of new orleans and the governor, john bell edwards. he s out and about right now seeing the hardest hit spots throughout louisiana. they were hit by hurricane ida. one of the places he will be going to is aplace, louisiana. some of these homes were submerged. people had to ride out the storm on the roof or attics, people hoping someone would come with a boat to rescue them. people there have lost everything in certain situations. they re having to wait in line for essentials like food and water, relying on the kindness of others. in the mornings, we had a three-mile line waiting for us. starting at 6:30 people are lining up. we re not open until 8:00, 8:30. the lines are long. it s hot. president biden will get a chance to see the damage that is very vast throughout the state from the sky. he will hop in a helicopter to get an aerial tour to places like grand isle. this is a city or town here in louisiana along the gulf coa ....
the mid-atlantic and northeast are trying to recover from unprecedented flooding as well as tornadoes in the aftermath of ida. a new abc news/ washington post poll shows a drop in the president s approval rating. 44% of americans say they approve of how he s handling his job. 51% disapprove. also, new data points to a slowdown in job creation. the labor department says some 235,000 jobs were added in augment economists expected more than 700,000 new hires. the unemployment rate is down slightly now at 5.2%. there s increased concern the delta variant is taking a toll on the economy. this comes as long-term unemployment benefits are set to expire this weekend. this morning before his trip to louisiana the president spoke about the state of the economy. there s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. it has brought america out of an economic free fall. the second thing that has to happen in september is for the congress. the house and ....
find the truth behind the attack on the u.s. capitol. the independent commission appears to be virtually dead on arrival as it heads over to the senate. now, the house just approved the bill, setting up the commission. 35 republicans voted for it, defying their leader, kevin mccarthy. a former president trump is understandably and expectedly weighing in, predictably calling them weak and ineffective. you ll remember the kevin mccarthy decided it was best for him not to know what led to the riots and what role president trump played and then senate leader mitch mcconnell followed suit. now, the dominos have begun to fall in the senate. a short time ago, richard burr became the sixth gop senator to decide he also does not need to know what happened. he claims it s unnecessary since other people are already doing investigations. ten republican senators are needed to pass this bill, and despite those significant headwinds, house speaker nancy pelosi remains hopeful. i d ....