in the days that followed his dismal debate performance, joe biden was, by all accounts contrite. and in listening mode. but this past week, we are told the mood has changed. the president is telling those closest to him the coversation about his future is over, and he is growing increasingly irritated that they are not getting it. the problem is, his assertions that he can win this race are not backed up by the numbers. indeed the numbers are getting worse. democrat funded polling shows he is going backwards in 14 states. in the swing states his approval rating is below a0%. it is a long way back from that position with just 16 weeks to run. on tuesday, jared huffman, the democratic congressman from california said: tonight his california colleague adam schiff, running for the senate, has issued a statement calling onjoe biden to step aside. joe biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nations history, he wrote, but our nation is at a crossroads, i beli
borisjohnson has said the government s winter plan is the only way to keep the country safe. in the rest of the day s news: the number of uk job vacancies hit a record high over the summer, with more than a million posts needing to be filled. lawyers for prince andrew tell a court in new york that sexual assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful. and there s a new star in town. emma raducanu joins the celebrities enjoying the glitz and glamour of the met gala in new york. and at 5.30pm, we ll be answering your questions about vaccines, boosters for the over 50s and on the decision to give them to children aged 12 to 15. send your question in. that s coming up send your question in. that s coming up at half past. hello, good evening. the prime minister has been setting out his plan to deal with the covid pandemic in england over the coming months, saying that it would be more challenging this winter, although the country is better prepared. a
plan to land, among other issues. reporter: but blumenthal s office pushed back, saying that they had submitted information for the passengers that, quote, goes above and beyond what was required for travel out of hamid karzai international airport just one day earlier. today blinken acknowledged the complexity of the situation but said every effort is going into getting the flights off the ground. while there are limits to what we can do without personnel on the ground, without an airport with normal security and procedures in place, we are working to do everything in our power to support those flights and to get them off the ground. reporter: still, there remain members of congress and private individuals who think the department is not doing enough. in recent days congressman mullin helped get a texas mother and her three children out of the country using an overland route. he accused the state department of trying to take credit for the effort. for them to say the
global warming is upon us, it is going to get worse and worse unless we do something about it. inside politics, the biggest stories sort by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics, it kat kat katelyn kaitlan collins. we want to get the little texts in the womb who has a heartbeat to see their full potential. the texas law bans abortion after six weeks of now exceptions of rape or incest. private citizens can sue those who performs the procedure. plaintiffs can receive as $10,000 bounty. democrats are pushing back on the supreme court s decision but there is little they can do. the supreme court making a decision that it did and not only disrespected women but it disrespected the supreme court and its formal decision. one week back to washington, we ll be putting roe v. wade on the floor of the house. joining me now with their reporting is jackie from the daily beast. joan, i want you to put this in perspective that we got in the supreme court this wee