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the polling also shows big erosions in president biden s approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden s stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. i m confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. and once again, joe manchin will be calling the shots, telling reporters on thursday that when it comes to negotiating build back better, the democrats will, quote, be starting from scratch. joining me now to help understand the road ahead for democrats, congressman james clyburn, house majority whip and chairman of the house select committee on the coronavirus crisis. whip clyburn, as always, thank you very ....
restrictions. plus peng shuai surface, the chinese tennis star holds a face to face call with the president of the olympic committee but questions remain about her safety. and later, a trail blazer in tune with her career path. i never thought about the gender, i thought about the function within. this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we begin with breaking news tonight. we have learned that two of the 17 americans and canadians seized in haiti by a criminal gang have been released. while there have been no official confirmations, the christian aid ministries, a group that sponsored the hostages said this in part. we are able to report that the two hostages who were released are safe, in good spirits and being cared for. we cannot provide or confirm the names of those released. the reason for their release, where they are from, or their current loc ....
a former vice premiere of sexual assault. and we begin with the chaos at atlanta s airport this weekend. things are now getting back to normal, but this was the scene on saturday after gunfire erupted inside the airport. now, travelers as you can see there, started hitting the floor in the security screenin g area. clearly you can see people are terrified there. that was the scene inside. outside, crowds of people began rushing away from the terminal. according to investigators a passenger was trying to get through airport security with a gun in his bag, but when tsa agents stopped him, he lunged and grabbed the gun and ended up firing it. that setoff the panic we just saw and sent other travelers running for cover. here s how one woman described the scene. people just came flying through and just were like, run, run, run. and then people were just running. and we all just ran outside this door right here and made our way across to the side of the airport and just ....
administration s targeting of parents unhappy with their children s educational experience. house republicans say a whistleblower email shows how the fbi tracked some of those parents and that the president s attorney general has not been truthful about his involvement in all of this. chief washington correspondent mike emanuel starts us off tonight with this story. good evening, mike. bret, good evening. a number of republican leaders speaking out that eternal email turned over by fbi whistleblower raises questions about the candor of attorney general merrick garland. he either didn t know, which is terrible, or he mislead the committee when he came in front of us. the october 20th joint message from the criminal investigative division and counter-terrorism division directs fbi personnel to apply a new threat tag a means of compiling active threats to education officials. the fbi email says, quote: we ask that your offices apply the threat tag to investigations a ....
duncan: taiwan tensions, the self-ruled island rejects china s reunification call with a show of military force. and imagine this: iceland with no ice, because it s melting fast. cbs news is there. and later, a phlebotomist treats his patients to a song. this is the cbs weekend news, from new york, here s jericka duncan. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thanks for joining us. this has been a rough weekend if you are flying southwest. nearly 2,000 flights have been cancelled leaving passengers scrambling. the airline blames disruptive weather and air-traffic control issues, although the f.a.a. attributes the disruptions to staffing and aircraft issues. no other airline has reported similar problems today. cbs lilia luciano is in los angeles at the international airport there. lilia, it appears those problems really started before today. reporter: that s right, jericka, they started friday afternoon and flights have been stacking up ever since, ....