Reviewing the damage today, president biden said, quote, the evidence is clear. Climb change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy. The threat is here. It s not going to get any better. The storms are going to get worse and worse and worse. We have to listen to the scientists and the national security experts. They all tell us this is code red. The nation and the world are in peril. That is not hyperbole, that is a fact. President biden speaking today, again, on this trip to new york and new jersey. What, of course, he s proposing to do on climate is what s in his build back better plan, the big infrastructure bill that democrats are trying to pass. One thing to sort of have in mind over the next few days is that by the end of this week, we may not know definitively, but we should have a pretty good idea by the end of this week as to whether or not they ll be able to pass this infrastructure bill, as to whether or not president biden is going to be able to effectuate
In their second week, without power. Amid extreme heat in louisiana and extremely challenging conditions. Conditions that get more and more challenging, with each day passing. With the power still not returned. Reviewing the damage today, president biden said quote, the evidence is clear. Climate change poses an existential threat to our lives to our economy. The threat is here. It s not going to get any better. The storms are going to get worse and worse and worse. He said quote we have got to listen to the scientists and economists in the national security experts. They all tell us this is code red. The nation in the world are in peril. That is not hyperbole, that is a fact. President biden speaking today, again on his trip to new york in new jersey, of course what is he proposing to do on climate, is what s in his build back better plan. The big infrastructure bill. That democrats are trying to pass. One thing to sort of have in mind over these next few days, is by the end of this w
Americans. As unemployment benefits pushed through the pandemic expire today. 7. 5 million people are said to lose their jobless benefits today. 3 million are using a 300 dollar state boost to their benefits. Labor secretary marty walsh today, saying states can choose to use other funds, to extend those benefits. We ve allowed the actually using rescue plan money. To extend the unemployment benefits in their state. If they need to. The rate is different all across the country, so really it is about how we continue to get the economy back and running. Meanwhile millions still struggled to find work in the middle of the delta variant surge. Many will soon be facing the reality of losing their, housing is the supreme court struck down biden s eviction moratorium extension. Let s talk about this. Joining me now former clinton labor secretary an offer of the assistant who rigged. It how we fix it. Maria, founder of footsore media, her memoir was once i was. You and the political strategist,
Americans as unemployment benefits to protect workers at the height of this pandemic expire today. 7. 5 million people are set to lose their jobless benefits this week. Labor secretary marty walsh today saying states can choose to use other funds to extend those benefits. We ve allowed governors across the country if they need to to look at using cares money excuse me, rescue money if they need to. The rate is different all across the country. It s about how do we continue to get the economy back and running. Meanwhile millions struggling to find work. Many will soon face the reality of losing their housing as the supreme court struck down president biden s eviction mary tore yum extension. Let s talk about this. Marie ya, her memoir is once i was you, and back with us, susan del percio. I m going to start with you. Finally i ve been getting out and about. I was in arizona, mississippi where the delta variant is just on fire. I m thinking about the people most affected and the fact tha
The president s national security advisor, jake sullivan. But first for our ongoing coverage we are joined by helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york times, an msnbc contributor, former top state department official rick stengel, now also an msnbc political analyst and paul rieckhoff is here, founder of veterans of america and host of the podcast independent americans. Helene, i start with you. If there s any question as to whether or not this president and this white house cease the criticism of this decision, i think it was answered by the president going right at this very sort of specific line of attack that you hear frankly from the right and the left. He talked about this, quote, we shoulda, coulda maintained a small force and not taken on any casualties. They felt it was important to knock that down. What did you make of the specifics that he had and the attempt to knock back the critics? hi, nicolle, thanks for having me. It was a clear effort to knock down criti