Consequential decision she will have made so far in her short Whirlwind Campaign for president. With just 92 days until the election, and 14 days until the democratic national convention. So who is on the even shorter Short List . We have learned Vice President harris met Face To face with at least three top contenders over the weekend. Arizona senator mark kelly, Pennsylvania Governor Josh shapiro, and minnesota governor, Tim Walz all sat down for interviews at her d. C. Home. Whos the best Fit Chemistry wise. How would each square up to j. D. Vance, and arguably, most importantly, what could voters see in harriss right Hand Man that they dont necessarily see in harris herself. A former Astronaut And Combat veteran, strong on the border and immigration, a popular governor of a must win Battle Ground State who haS Proven to be great at Riling Up Crowds on the Campaign Trail or a second term Mid Western governor with a proven record of progressive policy wins. They all have strengths an
Expanding the Nations Safety social net. It would be targeting Climate Change, education, Health Care and more. This latest win for the president comes hours after the senate also approved the longnegotiated bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. More on that in just a moment. There are also several new developments on the pandemic. Texas Governor Greg Abbott suffering a major legal setback after two judges ruled that school districts can require students to wear masks in class, at least temporarily. A new national study shows a majority of american parents support Mask Mandates in schools for the unvaccinated, but more than half of the parents polled say they are against schools mandating vaccines. Lets get to it, starting with the overnight drama in washington. President bidens agenda getting a big boost today. Cnns Manu Raju is live on capitol hill. Cnns John Harwood is live at the White House. Manu, what is the path forward now after passing the Infrastructure Bill and the blueprint for t
Some immunocompromised people. In order for someone to get a third shot approved by doctors and by the fda and by medical officials, the fda has to first authorize it to be used outside of the current way it is authorized, which right now is just for two shots. Were learning the fda could change thAt To include a third shot of Moderna Or Pfizer for people who are immunocompromised. This is based on sources from inside the administration. Thats just the first step in this. Then it goes to a vote for the Cdc Vaccine advisers. Conveniently, theyre scheduled to meet on friday. So whether or not they make a vote to recommend this, remains to be seen. But it is significant, because this has been a big question that some people have had. You know, there have been studies that have shown people that are vaccinated but immunocompromised are more likely to end up in the hospital or die from covid19 than the general population that are vaccinated. Our sources say the timing could slide, but right
Metric tons of carbon pollution. Heres another interesting element. There is a federal regulatory piece. Tail pipe rules for 2026 are stricter than rules put in place by President Obama, rules attempted to be rolled back by president trump. The three largest Automowautoma Plus the uaw standing with the president today. The president is scheduled to sign an act to award congressional gold medals to some u. S. Capitol police officers. Of course, we know this dates back to January 6th. Tell us about it. Reporter this was kind of a long Running Debate in congress that never should have been a debate. 21 republicans in the house voted against it. It was passed unanimously by the senate. Those joining him in the signing, we expect some guests with him. The president s never minced words about what January 6th was. He called it an existential threat to the democracy of the united states, has made very clear his views on the issue, but has also made clear that he believes they shouldnt be dwel
Down. The daily average is now less than 300,000 people a day getting vaccinated versus when the daily peak was at one time more than 3 Million. In june, more than 99 of hospitalizations and deaths in the u. S. Were among the unvaccinated. The Delta Variant of course accounts for 58 now of all new covid cases. One Health Official sees it this way. America is splitting into two nations, the vaccinated and the infected. Lets go to florida and infectious Disease Expert says there has been a 125 jump in cases since june. Cnns Leyla Santiago joins us from miami. So hospital officials are telling you theyre seeing more Covid Patients who are in their 30s and 40s. Reporter right, victor. Where we are right now, the jackson health system, they said just over the past weekend they saw more than double the covid19 patients than they had earlier in the month. When you talk to the experts, when i spoke to the infectious Disease Expert earlier, she was quick to point out that a big issue here, most