Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world, im john berman. Side by side with Brianna Keilar this morning. It is wednesday, august 11th. We do begin with breaking news. It happened just moments ago in the u. S. Senate and is a big victory for President Biden and his domestic agenda. Topping off 24 hours of big 24 hour for this agenda, and a sign that maybe theres a possibility for the path that he has set going forward. After an all nighter, senate democrats approved a 3. 5 trillion Budget Resolution paving the way for democrats to pass the plan without republican support later this year. The measure passed 5049. It was a Partyline Vote following a lengthy series of amendments. The budget lays the Ground Work for a sweeping expansion of the countrys social Safety Net and would allow democrats to fund their battle the climate crisis, fund some healthcare initiatives, Education Measures and it would also increase ta
Of Wind Damage and 400,000 still without power at this hour. This weather is brought to you by carvana, the new way to buy a car. So we will have more weather in the same area today, more Wind Damage likely, right over wisconsin, illinois, into michigan. The same type of weather, the same type of Squall Line like we had. And pretty much the same spot, too. So well have to watch out for that. People still picking up the pieces there. It will be another hot day today. Monticello, iowa, yesterday had a Heat Index for a few minutes of 125 degrees. Thats off the chart. Here you go tropical storm fred we talked about this yesterday the potential was there for fred and certainly now it is here at this hour. Headed toward the florida straits. See what it does, east coast, West Coast of florida youre still in the cone. Well keep watching. New day continues right now. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world, im Brianna Keilar alongsid
And as kids return to school in many parts of the country, a new report shows that 1 Million kids didnt show up in Person Or Online during the pandemic. Well be asking former Education Secretary how were going to get them back. Weve got to start in New York, with Andrew Cuomo, resigning as governor of New York one week after that stunning report from the States Attorney General found that he sexually harassed almost a dozen women. The governor will step down on August 24th. On tuesday, cuomo apologized but he didnt admit to any wrongdoing. Instead, he argued that the investigation had been politically motivated and said a lot of the women just misunderstood where he was coming from. In my mind, ive never crossed the line with anyone, but i didnt realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that i just didnt fully appreciate, and i should have. No excuses. There is an intelligent discussion to be had on genderbased actions, on generat
Be the superintendents and the School Boards. The real constitutional question here is does the governor have the authority to withhold their salaries and essentially tell them what to do, or as the local Home Rule in the state of florida, 67 counties the governor has been hammering over and over again that if children are going to be masked that decision will only be made by the parents. It will not be made by the government. This is what the governor here, Republican Ron Desantis had to say yet again on this issue. Its a parents decision. If you believe in the masking during the school, youre free to do it. No one is saying you cant do it. But if youre somebody that is concerned about that, that thinks that may not be the right thing for your child, then i think you should have the right to make that ultimate decision. I dont think government should override that. I was in naples yesterday. Thats Collier County. First day of school, the kids are all excited showing up to school and i
I didid t t kn whahatmy c caswa, so i called the barnes firm. i m rich barnes. it s hard for people to k how much their accident case is worth.h barnes. t ouour juryry aorneneys hehelpou the senate passed president biden s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with bipartisan support. that s good news. that s positive. that s right, a trillion dollars to fix our roads, privileges and airports so after they finish la guardia, that ll leave us with about $40. well, good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, august 11th. another quick track to the south of france, willy. yeah, glad she s getting some time away. we ve got a lot to talk about this morning, joey. beginning with the latest developments of covid. cases, hospitalizations, deaths still on the rise especially in