the subpoena from the january 6th committee in congress. however do lawmakers have to go to get the truth? covid hospitalizations are down but experts warn this battle is not over yet. plus, a former navy s.e.a.l. going to sky high heights to help gold star families. and he s taking on mt. everest to help the children of fallen service members. you ll hear from him, live. we appreciate you sharing part of your weekend with us. it is saturday, october 9th. laura, the alarm going off a little later this month. it was a treat. such a treat. an hour later. i could get used to this. this is great. a lot to get to but up first here, executive privilege and the search for answers about the january 6th insurrection. donald trump is trying, trying to claim executive privilege to block the special house committee investigating the riots from getting documents. yeah, we should note. he s no longer the exec 2i6. former trump adviser steve bannon now trying to defy a subpoena fr
the high school auditorium was being used because attendance was anticipated to be so large for a meeting where covid masks were to be discussed. the chief medical officer and the ceo for the local hospital were there trying to educate the community and board members about covid transmission. when the medical officer spoke some attendees screamed lies and booed him down. there was a vote taken whether masks could be required in public school tim. afterwards, one of the board members resigned saying i m done with the bullying tonight. he said he received death threats. he and his wife received death threats. who would blame him? you take a job in your community and you re awarded with stalking and death threats. and he s not alone. there are many reports of school board members across the country. what worries me who will fill it? probably the kooks. it s just the latest of the public discourse being led by the loudest voices. so it s no wonder that a.g. garland is getting i
100,000 cases a day. it is still too many, but the first time in two months, boris. hospitals in alaska and pennsylvania are still seeing a surge in patients sick with covid-19. community transmission remaining high in certain areas. let s get to polo sandoval with the latest. reporter: i agree on that map, laura and boris. there is no question there that the situation is certainly improving throughout the country, but not all. you mentioned pennsylvania and alaska and also utah experiencing still a surge in covid patients and hospitals. the covid hospital rate is at the lowest point in nearly two months. add to that, the average number of covid cases each day which fell below 100,000 for the first time since august, it appears the nation is on the right path with over 65% of eligible americans to receive covid vaccine shots. there are some communities really well vaccinated and protected and then pockets of places with little protection. the virus isn t stupid. it will
disaster to the list. it s the worst jobs report of his presidency so far. don t worry. biden says he s making real progress. today s report as the unemployment rate down to 4.8%. a significant improvement from when i took office. the monthly total has bounced around. if you take a look at the trend, it s solid. things in washington, as you know, are noisy. turn on the noise, every conversation is a confrontation. every disagreement is a crisis. when you take a step back, look at what is happening, we re actually making real progress. doesn t seem fast enough. i would like it faster. we re making consistent steady progress. yesterday biden was bragging about the unvaxed being fired. more lives are being saved. let s be clear, when you see headlines and reports of mass firings and hundreds of people losing their jobs, look at the bigger story. so he s saying it s good unvaxed americans were laid off. kennedy, the recovery is stalling. that s clear. it was a v and start
surprising news from that congressional committee. two trump allies are apparently engaging with them. is the gop apparently prepared to play chicken with the economy as the new deadline approaches and as his party juggles new big priorities, president biden tries to cut through the noise. right now things in washington as you know are noisy. turn on the news and everything is a confrontation. and breaking overnight, a dramatic ending to a hostage situation in downtown los angeles. a shooting suspect escapes to an apartment building and holds a woman hostage, holding a gun to her head and it s all caught on camera including dramatic scene right there. what a scene it was. it s saturday, october 9th, and i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson. i ve been like riding the elevators looking for kim kardashian. you re why our badge doesn t work on every floor. it doesn t work on every hour. there are people at this hour excited about snl. they re camped out a