Begin a new hour, seismic fracture in the president s party and he is the cause of ch chasm, an intense meeting brought no consensus whether the 81yearold President should stay in the race. Senate democrats are set to have a similar discussion about that an hour from now. And this is the faulkner focus. Im Sandra Smith in for harris. House democrats started to trickle out of that closeddoor meeting an hour ago. Most of them basically just ignored Reporter Questions that were shouted at them as they departed. Senate democrats will be discussing Bidens Viability during their weekly lunch meeting. The questions dividing The Party, can biden win . If he can, is he up to serving another term . Yesterday the president was all about Tamping Down what some see as panic. He sent a letter to House Democrats telling them to support him. He did a Phone Interview on msnbc and held a call with top party donors and a virtual meeting with the congressional black caucus. The issue took Center Stage at
Awards. The question is, has streaming officially taken over . Its way too early for this. Good morning. And welcome to way too early. The show that always roots for afc richman. Im Jonathan Lemire on this monday, september 20th. Well start with the news. Tomorrow, President Biden is set to deliver his first united nations general Assembly Speech since taking office. It could amount to a major test of his presidency. As some of americas closest allies look to see whether u. S. Foreign policy has really changed since Donald Trump left the White House. Tomorrows speech comes on the heels of a series of stunning setbacks for the biden administration on friday. First, the pentagon acknowledged that a drone Strike Targeting terrorists in afghanistan late last month mistakenly killed ten civilians, including seven children. Fda advisory panel overwhelmingly voted against a proposal to give a third Pfizer Covid Vaccine dose to the general population. The Booster Shot was only approved for sen
Plan to get all fully vaccinated americans a third shot. That rollout was supposed to start next week. Here was dr. Fauci this morning. Are you expecting Pfizer Booster shots to be approved . You know, i dont Want To get ahead of the fda deliberations. The data that ive seen i believe strongly suggests that will be the case. Our position about at least planning for the eventuation we might have to give boosters. We have planned and are ready to go pending the decision thats made from a regulatory standPoint By the fda and their advisers. So here is what happens now. All of that is up to the full fda and the cdc who, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, have typically agreed with this committees nods of approval with the use of existing vaccines. Those vaccines, the fda said, are still effective, though, against severe disease and death. A third shot can increase immunity against the milder Breakthrough Infections and it all adds some uncertainty in terms of whAt The full Fda Committee
Price tag. This would be a historic expansion of the social safety yet that could touch almost every american. And i want to bring in u. S. Commerce secretary. Madame secretary, the president s build back better plan is critical to his economic agenda. What will be different about his Remarks Today . Well, i think youll hear the president really make the case with the sense of urgency, and he is insistent and right this this is a moment now we have to meet the moment and make these bold investments. I can tell you from my discussions with businesses, the build back better agenda is very good for business. They want investments in infrastructure, broad band, job training, Child Care, so their workers can be productive. And thats exactly what the president s Package Calls for. But we are seeing sharp divisions even within the Democratic Party on how to pay for it. What do you think about that . Does that concern you . It doesnt concern me. Look, the reality is these are investments that
The right decision to leave. Theres no evidence that staying longer would have made the afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining. If 20 years, hundreds of billions of dollars and Support And Training did not suffice, why would another year, another five, another ten . Now this comes as President Biden is about to land in colorado where he will make another pitch for his build back better plan. Democrats hammer out the detils of a Reconciliation Bill to make the proposal a reality. Were going to talk with Pramila Jayapal about where things stand at this hour. Now it is also recall day in california. Voters in that state decide if Governor Gavin Newsome should remaun in office. This vote comes as senate democratS Put forward a new ill to protect Voting Rights. Were going to talk with Alex Padilla about the path forward. Now in texas, more than 300,000 homes and businesses are without power after tropical storm nicholas made land fall. Bringing high ones and heavy rains to