To resolve them. That is getting power back on in homes. That s getting gas to fuel stations. That s getting catarps out ther so people can mitigate their damage and to create and provide the assistance. So people who come home after not having electricity have to replenish the fridge. Part of why we re here is we want to know what real people deal with. Cnn is just outside of new orleans. Nadia, you re on the ground with people who are dealing with these conditions right now. And what are they telling you? well, a lot of people are frustrated, and they are at the point where they ve reached their final straw, and they re trying figure out what happens next. They re seeing the lights come on in some neighborhoods. Where i m at in kenner, the lights are still off. And they re not optimistic they ll turn off by wednesday when the power company says they ll be on. And they still have to clean up. Look at this power line that came crashing down during the storm. It s still right here in th
To send the national guard to the hardest hit. Our situation is dire. We re setting case records. We have a record number of in the hospital. We have regard number of families praying for their loved one on a ventilator and needing that assistance to breathe. Here is your daily reminder that it doesn t have to be this way. August cdc data shows 99. 99% of people, that s almost 100% who are vaccinated avoid hospitalization or death from the virus. Many kids who are heading back to the classroom after labor day aren t old enough to get a shot. A study shows more children have needed emergency room visits and hospitalizations in states with lower vaccination rates. In other words, adults refusal to get vaccinated is hurting and potentially killing innocent children who have no choice, no option for protection. Washington vaccine mandate for teachers and staff goes into effect next month. In florida, school districts are defying their own governor doubling down on school mandates that fly
Recent polls show now is at the lowest of his presidency, in the mid 40s. Biden is set to visit new jersey and queens, new york after the holiday on tuesday to survey the recent deadly storm damage from hurricane ida. At least 65 people died across eight states mainly in the northeast from the storm. With the worsening climate crisis we need to expect and plan for similar situations in the future. In fact, a new analysis from the washington post tallies at least 388 deaths in the united states from hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and fires, wildfires, since june. The analysis also shows that nearly 1 in 3 americans live in a county hit by a weather disaster this summer. Also affecting president biden s approval ratings afghanistan, though despite the criticism and true to his promise the united states is out of afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks which started. Next saturday on that anniversary biden is scheduled to visit the sites of the three attacks, ne
Program will start. Well with, that was the president on august 18th. And that qualification about fda and cdc approval being needed has been part of the message ever since as a spokes person reminded reporters today. And al and it s been a stream of sound bites like this. I will not be surprised if a full program of vaccinations will be three shots. The boosts that are being done and contemplated here, support strongly the rationale for such an approach. Well, now, even as that message was going out, federal officials were warning the white house that there may not enough data on the moderna vaccine to recommend anything but the pfizer shot as a booster. It s a sign that is the administration is taking the wrong approach with the public. You can t make an announcement and then say, we will wait to see what the fda and cdc says, it s not the right way to do it. Meantime, cases and deaths from the delta variant are rising. The country now averaging more than 166,000 new cases and upward
Hello, again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. I m fredricka whitfield. Right now, desperation setting in as cities from the gulf coast to the northeast deal with the aftermath of hurricane ida. At least 50 people are dead across the northeast and many are facing flood warnings again today. And we re just learning president biden will visit new jersey and new york tuesday to survey the damage. The death toll in louisiana and mississippi stands at 13. Many hardhit communities there are running short on food, fuel, and other supplies. In louisiana, the desperation is turning deadly. A man was killed after reportedly cutting in line at a gas station. Fuel supplies are growing more scarce by the day. Police say the shooting proves how desperate people are. It s unbelievable that people can t act like adults in this situation. Ladies and gentlemen, the services are here. We don t have enough gas. We don t have enough gas being delivered to stations. We don t have enough generator