At the White House and this is cnn this is cnn Breaking News good evening. Im Laura Coates in washington, dc as we continue covering the Breaking News of this very historic day in america and we are indeed witnessing history. I mean period, full stop. We talk about the Pilot Possibility of it happening. People were tripping over themselves to tell you the world about what was going on behind closed doors, werent thing and it wasnt clear whether democrats wouldnt take yes or no no for an answer from Joe Biden. But tonight, its official president Joe Biden bowing out of the 2024 race. But he didnt stop there with that announced yes, maam. Or leave any room to wonder whether he truly believed in his Running Mate, Vice President Kamala Harris he immediately gave a Ringing Endorsement and of her to replace him saying, quote democrats, its time to come together and beat trump lets do this and do this. The donors did the floodgates opening tonight, all the fundraiser is democrats raising get
Now theyre coming every three, four and five years, he said. In a moment, well have a live report from louisiana as well. First Athena Jones joins us with the latest from new York City. So, whats going on . Reporter well, anderson, we are in gequeens, one of the are hardest hit from the storm in terms of damage, as you can see from the debris piled up behind me. People are putting out appliances and furniture to try to rebuild their lives, so hard hit with damages, but also with loss of life. Many of the deaths in queens occurring in blooded Basement Apartments. Reporter Heartbreaking Stories of loss. New York Police showing video of their attempt to rescue a Queens Couple and their 2yearold, all three later found dead in their flooded basement apartment. Two other queens residents died when a wall collapsed in the flooding. What we saw today was absolutely heartbreaking. The amount of Damage And Destruction that these families have experienced. Reporter communities across the region b
Its like an inspiring and, like, allencompassing rallying cry. It stands for our team. Like lets [ bleep ] go. Lets do it. And the lfg, you can put out in the world and not upset mom. Lfg. Lfg. Lets [ bleep ] go. Lets [ bleep ] go. Lets get it. Lets get weird. It took true blood, sweat and tears to obviously get to where i am today. There were times i wanted to give up. I mean, here i am, threetime pro champion, twotime ncaa champion. I have achieved my dream. I wanted to make usa team, and i did. But even though all these athletes sound absolutely incredible, we dont get paid very much. I mean, i was scraping pennies for the past seven years in my career just trying to get by literally living paychecktopaycheck. I had friends who were waitresses who were making three times as much as me in a year. And me being a professional athlete, still to this day i still think its unacceptable. And then it was like, oh, my gosh, holy crap. Megan raised her hand and was like, hey, team, were going
Have a Christmas Tree in their home around christmas time. That is the same that have received a covid19 vaccine, at least one dose so far, and it is more my Twitter Avatar is my childhood dog. Look at this, about 61 of american adults have at least some type of pet in their house. This is more than that. Just to be clear about this, Covid Shots, depending on how you look at it, more popular than pets . People like their Covid Shots more than dogs or cats . Certainly some dogs or cats. I agree with you 100 on that. And if youre as popular as christmas youre popular, youre doing very well. Santa is a very popular guy. If youre as popular as christmas, youre doing very well. Weve seen an increase in vaccinations in some of The States where there was hesitancy. Thats exactly right. Take a look. States where new vaccinations have climbed by at least five points last month, and one of the things thats so key, look at this, we know that the Red States have been the ones where youve had the v
Catastrophic weather events. Hurricanes and tornados, flash flooding, wildfires, all of course made worse by Climate Change. The economic recovery was sluggish in august. With far fewer jobs created than expected. And dont forGet, enhanced Unemployment Benefits coming to an end for many millions of needy americans. As the President S Approval Rating dips following the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. Lets start our coverage with arlette saenz. This is a holiday rife with challenges for the White House. Bring us up to speed on how the president plans to tackle all of these issues. Reporter well, boris, President Biden will head back to the White House later this evening with that fresh set of challenges piling up on his plate. After that rocky august, the President Saw his Approval Rating fall to its lower point of his presidency. And the White House is aware that there is very little room for error going forward. Now on afghanistan, much of the focus right now is trying to Get the