It is good to see you. Thank you for being with us. Im Geoff Bennett for another hour of Msnbc Reports. How a texas restrictive Abortion Law is driving patients to neighboring states and how residents are stepping up to protest the law. And now, how the Death Toll of Hurricane Ida is continuing to climb. Up to 70 in multiple states. The president is going to New Jersey to tour the devastation after he visited louisiana where Hundreds Of Thousands are without power after a week after the storm. Also, this hour, the latest on the covid pandemic, and the u. S. Is hitting 40 Million cases over the weekend, and the number of people dying daily is rising amid another surge from this holiday weekend. But we start with the staggering Damage And Devastation from ida. Joining us now from louisiana is nbcs Vaughan Hillyard in lafayette, and we have john in st. Jhn Parish And Anne is our Msnbc Correspondent reporting on the devastation. So, we go to you, vaughan, what have you seen . It is difficu
Ten days. Overall the national picture is bleak. The Wall Street Journal reports that, quote, since the School Year kicked off in late july, at least 1,000 schools across 31 states have closed because of covid19. A Data Service is monitoring School Closures at 1,200 districts nationwide, and that includes the 200 largest districts. Altogether these headlines paint an uncertain future for americas students. The majority of whom are still not eligible to get vaccinated against a virus that shows few signs of slowing down. So the question now is, how much worse could the fourth wave get and will we look back on this Moment And Regret sending our kids Back To School . Nbcs we have a pediatrician and an msnbc public health analyst, and president of the american federation of teachers. What a great panel. Thanks to All Of You for being here. Guad, according to the american association of pediatrics, one in five new coronavirus cases in the last week of august were in children. What is the st
Battle plan . Ill talk to former Texas State Legislator Wendy Davis who filibustered. And plus well look at the Gop Frontrunner to replace Gavin Newsom oig. And a man who has argued against vaccines for young people, faced Sexual Harassment and domestic violence allegations and once made the case for Slave Owners being the ones who should get reparations. More on Larry Elder, the man who could save newsom. Plus an amazing new interview with Sydney Powell. Not sure that shes ever been asked this before. Do you have hear yourself and think thatit sounds ridiculous . No, i know myself very well. Ive been in me a long time. And that is just one of the rival moments from a new documentary about right wing media and the big election lie. More on that coming up. But we begin with texas republicans enacting one of the strictest antiAbortion Laws. One of the most wellknown acts of democratic resistance came in the summer 2013. When then State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered for 11 hours to sta
His colleagues from finding out. Early Voting Centers opening today in california as well. Millions of Mailin Ballots already sent in. The latest on the california recall effort. Also this hour, i told you it was busy, a special report. Charges in the death of Elijah Mcclain at the hands of police this week. Should it give hope that we have turned a corner when it comes to Holding Officers accountable . We will dig into that coming up. But i do want to start with that controversial Abortion Law in the State Of Texas. A judge has shielded for now womens clinics in the state from being sued by the largest antiabortion group in the state. A State District Judge issued a temporary Restraining Order against the nonprofit group, texas right to life, in its effort to stop abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. We have nbcs Liz Mclaughlin with us from Austin And Msnbc legal analyst Joyce Vance with us as well. I want to start with you, liz, and get the reaction first to the Restraining Order
And very disappointing August Job numbers out today showing how the Delta Variant continues to hurt hiring. Ill talk to a top White House economic adviser about the low growth last month and the battle is engaged over the Texas Law virtually banning all abortions with both sides of the debate sounding alarms. Already republican governors in Florida And South dakota say theyll Follow Suit with similar laws as the president says the Justice Department is studying whether it has any legal options. I have been and continue to be a strong supporter of roe v. Wade, number one, and the most pernicious thing about the Texas Law it sort of creates a Vigilante System where people get rewards to go out anyway, and it just seems i know it sounds ridiculous, almost unamerican. Lets begin with the latest on tropical storm idas wrath. Joining me now is nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in manville, New Jersey. Gabe, these are scenes we usually see in the south. This Northeast Hit was extraordinary and the Death To