Our fight against smoke continues. And a race against time. The new Body Camera Video of first responders rescuing people in the rising floodwaters back east. And the question many parents are asking. Are all teachers vaccinated . What our investigative unit found tonight. The Flames Race on but firefighters are gaining ground. At this hour, it is 27 contained. Thats up from 25 a few hours ago. Not the only good news. Some evacuation orders in el dorado county, lifted. The vast majority of people are still out of their homes. However, they are cautiously optimistic their properties are safe. Lets go to the Fire Line now. Ian cole joins us near kirkwood. Reporter the dry brush continues. The winds have substantially died down. The firefighters have been making some real progress here, setting some back burns like this one as evacuees miles away watch and wait. Tonight as the Caldor Fire races on in some parts of the sierra, igniting trees and brush, 4400 Fire Person Frel nine states are
Has sustained over affeghanista he has centered around trying to get the Coronavirus Pandemic under control and deliver benefits to people in the form of physical infrastructure, and in the form of a human benefit, Child Tax credits, prek, expanded medicare benefits. Free community college. A whole range of things in the Budget Bill that was advanced today In The House of representatives. He is facing tremendous resistance from republicans, Legislatively On Covid and the states and Voting Rights and he said going in to 2022, and 2024, his best chance of surviving the democratic majority and also winning a second term is by acting not talking about what you want to do for people, talking about what you have done for people. Today was a step on the path. Mr. Brownstein the budget package, huge. It could transform american lives. But, you are not convinced its going to actually help biden or democrats politically. Why . Why is that . In the near term. Yeah. Look, i think it is a Split Scr
House correspondent John Harwood, senior political analyst ron brownstein. Gentlemen, so happy to have you. Good evening to both of you. Its the top of the hour now. Were glad that youre here. John, two big wins for the biden administration today. The House Voting to move forward on this massive 3. 5 trillion budget and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The president also talking about the economic plan before the afghanistan announcement. Does this show you where he thinks americans are focusing . Its not only where he thinks americans are focused, will be focused, but its also what he thinks will be the best way he has to counter some of the political damage that he has sustained over afghanistan. Joe biden has centered his presidency around trying to bring material changes to peoples lives, trying to get the Coronavirus Pandemic under control, trying to deliver concrete benefits to people in the form of physical infrastructure, in the form of human benefits, Child Tax credits, expan
That was the original deadline. It was the administration that decided to move that up and has now decided there isnt any available Wiggle Room or room to maneuver. We expect to hear from the president an explanation as to why that is as well as perhaps what he heard from some of the u. S. s closest allies who are involved in afghanistan operations and have said they cant stay any longer without the u. S. , which means theyre now in a scramble to get out as well. We learned a short time ago that the u. S. Has begun withdrawing those last troops in afghanistan. Just a few hundred out at this point of the last 5,800 there that are there right now as part of the evacuation. The mission at this point remains that evacuation. It hasnt transitioned yet to the full withdrawal of those troops, but itll be key at this point to watch how many evacuees are coming out. Is it again once above that 20,000 peak that we just saw . Or do the numbers begin to come down either because there arent that ma
President biden is facing a critical moment in his agenda. Nearly half of the u. S. Population is fully vaccinated against covid19 but the pace of the vaccination is at the lowest point since january and the highly infectious Delta Variant is driving a new Covid Surge in all 50 states. Virtually all Covid Hospitalizations and deaths are now among the unvaccinated so tonight we are here in ohio taking questions from a live audience as the president works to keep the pandemic in check and his goal of an Infrastructure Deal on track. It is really a critical moment for his agenda. We will take questions from some who voted for the president and some who did not vote for president biden. The president and myself and everyone here in our audience, we are all fully vaccinated so without further adieu, everyone, lets welcome the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden. [ applause ] hi there, don. Good to see you. How have you been . Well. Very well. Its good to see you. Good to be back