Jasmine wright is live for us in washington. What message can we expect to hear from President Biden Today . Reporter President Biden is pushing full steam ahead on domestic issues. And it is something that he previewed last week in that speech after the withdrawal from afghanistan where sources told cnn that it amounted to a prift to his domestic agenda, issues that affect us here at home. Youre right the devastating toll that Hurricane Ida took on the northeast as well as the Gulf Coast provides an opportunity for the president to refocus attention on his infrastructure plan, on his 3. 5 trillion spending plan, something that he will make the Case Today that it is necessary for congress to pass in its entirety because it contains components of Climate Change. Things that will lessen the impact of these extreme Weather Events. For the last few days since the devastating toll on the Gulf Coast and northeast, his administration has been leaning into the idea of Climate Change and that t
Good tuesday morning. Im erica hill. The united states passing another covid milestone. 40 Million cases in the united states and there is currently no sign of that number slowing down. And just to put it in perspective, more than 4 Million of those cases were reported in just the last four weeks. The Sevenday Average of new coronavirus cases, 300 higher than it was at this same time Labor Day. After last year. Tomorrow President Biden we are learning is set to deliver a major speech in the next phase of the pandemic recovery. According to sources, Hell Layout key steps on what the White House and the federal government can take, key steps that can be taken next in the fight against the virus. The speech will also contain multiple components related to schools, private companies and federal employees. Lets get straight to the White House, Cnn Correspondent Phil Mattingly is standing by. Phil, the president set to tour damage in the northeast. What more do we know, though, about this ma
Can this is a reasonable question to ask. I wonder how you defend that point. Sure, this was raised by a group of doctors in texas, one of the states that is seeing very heavy use of their i. C. U. Beds, about the role of the vaccination should play. It shouldnt be ever the only factor, but it should be one factor because we know that if youre unvaccinated, the chance of severe Infection And Death is higher, that that is one of the ingredients in making triage decisions. But even when they published this idea of maybe considering Vaccination Status as one of the factors, there was a lot of blowback, including from other doctors and Care Givers about what it would do to the Doctor Patient Relationship if you started having asking patients as they come to the hospital to give them your status as a reason to treat them or not. Fair enough. I mean, listen, the data is clear. Vaccination saves lives, keeps you out of those hospital beds. But the fact is in Health Care, for instance, you kno
Beloved member of the Nbc Family Al Rokers Tribute to the legendary Willard Scott. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening. Im Tom Llamas in for Lester Tonight growing questions about how so many died from the powerful remnants of hurricane ida, and the new images coming in what police were up against when they tried to rescue a family trapped in a Basement Apartment Water everywhere childrens toys floating on the surface, and zero visibility underwater. The family, like so many in Basement Apartments here, did not make it out alive. And there are new fears right now in the south. A new Flash Flood Watch issued in and around New Orleans with some areas facing up to 4 inches of more rain half A Million residents there are still without power in the scorching heat all of this as the Death Toll continues to climb, especially in the northeast where President Biden is set to visit and its where we start tonight with Gabe Gutierrez in queens, new York Reporter as ida
Footloose by banning dancing at weddings. As they are trying to ease things up a bit and progressives demanding d. C. Go backwards, not forwards. Plus, exclusive messy new video. Body Cam Video Footage of california tonight. A woman in a Traffic Stop hurling repeated insults at an officer, calling him a murderer and a over and over again. A live report on what happened, next. Coming up. Well begin tonight with President Biden taking a pressure from the left on the refugee camps. And facing mounting pressure from the right on how the cdc is setting guidelines. Several states say, hey, we are just fully reopened now. A Report Wrecking all the latest developments tonight. Good to see you, kevin. Thank you and good evening. The American Federation Of Teachers is a fairly powerful lobbying group. As a union. And actually lobbied the cdc and offered for the Agencies School reopening guidance back in february. That is according to emails between The Union, the cdc, and the White House. And i