But a yes to a future without the virus. No is not the only thing that was expressed tonight. I want to focus on what we said yes to as a state. We said yes to science. We said yes to vaccines. We said yes to ending this pandemic. Leading up to tuesdays vote, republican front Runner Larry Elder had hinted he would contest the recall results. Instead he did the opposite, acknowledging defeat. My opponent, Governor Gavin Newsom [ booing ] come on, lets, lets be gracious, lets be gracious in defeat. And, by the way, we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war. Democrats across the country were watching the race very closely. Of course, it was the first major political contest since democrats took control of the white House And Congress just eight months ago. A potential Litmus Test for the partys messaging ahead of the midterm. Cnns Stephanie Elam is following it for us. They did not end the night with the typical celebration. Reporter no, he didnt. The fact he was in thi
Admitting concerns over the Isis Case in afghanistan as u. S. Lawmakers raise questions of vetting of evacuees. And another heartbreaking moment on the southern bored as a little migrant girl carrying Toddler Brother on her back dies alongside her mother on their dangerous trip to the united states. Former Dhs Secretary Chad wolf with live with reaction to that and the massive spike of drugs coming into the Country Plus Fight of masking in schools and who should be making the call, participants or the government . Dr. Nicole saphier live on the medical field. All that and more as we look ahead on Sunday Morning futures. Jason President Biden facing widespread criticism over americas botched exit from afghanistan. Some even accusing the commander in chief of lying. Its hurting his Approval Rating which has dropped to 43 in an Npr Poll and 44 in latest nbc poll. The fierce blowback against the president coming after he failed to carry tHrough on his promise to evacuate every american and
Isisk threat in afghanistan as u. S. Lawmakers raise questions about the vetting of afghan evacuees. Former national Security Adviser Robert obrien will be here live with his take on all that. And another heartbreaking moment on the southern border as a Little Migrant Girl carrying her Toddler Brother on her back dies alongside her mother on their dangerous trek to the united states. Former Dhs Secretary Chad wolf is live with reaction to that and theth massive spike of drugs coming into the country. Plus, the fight over masking in schools and who should be making the call, parents or the government. Dr. Nicole saphier live on the medical view. All that and more as we look ahead on Sunday Morning futures. Jason President Biden facing widespreaden criticism over americas botched exit from afghanistan, some even accusing the commander in chief of lying. Its hurting his Approval Rating which has dropped to 43 in an npr poll. The fierce blowback against the president coming after he failed
During that time the senate passed something which might indicate that what Joe Biden planned to do, he might just get done. And the results have the potential to be big. Maybe historically big. So, in the wee hours of the morning, the senate approved a 3. 5 trillion Budget Resolution. The measure passed by a 50 49 party vote. Only democrats voting. But for this they dont need republicans. Now, this was the first step toward final passage of a Spending Plan that would allow democrats to make Mammoth Investments in fighting the climate crisis, health care, education stuff, it would increase taxes, we should note, on wealthy americans and corporations. And the vote for the resolution comes just after the president scored a companion victory, which is Senate Passage of that bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the trillion dollar one. Lets bring in cnns John Harwood live at the white house. Look, still, still steps that need to be taken here for this to move forward and be a success. But, you
Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is one of the most brilliant scientists in the world and hes african. His ground breaking research is helping tackle diseases that Kill Thousands every year. Cameroonian born Professor Christian Happi gave up a successful career at Harvard University in the United States and moved back to africa. Hes setting up a World Class Laboratory in nigeria, which will have a pandemic early detection system. He believes africa could become a global centre of knowledge about infectious diseases such as covid. How realistic is his vision . Professor christian happi in ibadan, southern nigeria, welcome to hardtalk. How worried are you about the third wave of covid in africa . Weve seen some countries are quite badly affected, such as South Africa. Thank you. Im very concerned about a third wave of covid in africa. Weve seen countries like South Africa, uganda, kenya, liberia, Sierra Leone as im speaking now,