the peninsula is looking better, feeling better. day forecast still smoky and hazy inland, but better around the bay and coast. everyone gets better air quality for your monday, then the temperatures really drop off. september,in the 60's athe temperatures will be below average with gusty wind with us like they have been all summer long. we will be watching closely in the mountains as conditions look to get worse in the sierra. lisa: kate: and kate: that fire smoke is going to continue to spread not only through california, but the entire west. lisa: absolutely, it is like everyone is feeling the effects of this horrible smoke and we will be watching ida, too, which is pretty worrisome. hopefully, a little something to smile about this morning. it has been a heavy morning of news. meerkat cooling off in that bucket full of ice. the zoo share this video yesterday. it was 84 degrees in san francisco yesterday, making it the hottest day in the city so far this year. very cute. next, celebrate pride in the south bay today. weilshow you

better parents... and better friends. no! no!why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >> here's something the taliban did not do today. a trump supporter terrorize capitol hill, saying he had a bomb. 49 year old floyd ray roseberry of north carolina drove a pickup truck onto the sidewalk in front of the library of congress, multiple buildings were evacuated including the cannon house office building. mr. roseberry told police he had a bomb and surrendered after officers negotiated with him for about five hours. officers collected quote, possible bomb making materials. during the standoff, ray floyd roseberry live streamed from inside the truck, in the live stream the man demanded that joe biden and other prominent democratic politician stepped down, accusing them of killing america. he called on other patriots and southerners to join h

affordability challenges, now if the bill back better agenda we are creating better health and planetary protections. we are looking at this as a rising tide for every community across this nation. >> very helpful to have a greater appreciation for that approach. this is an interesting one, i think this is for you, secretary granholm. it is a lot of money to do this. how will we pay for it? >> i'm glad this was asked. since the day the president released this proposal, he has said the government is not going to be asking people making less than $400,000 a year pay one penny more in taxes. and, he is sticking to that. instead, we will fund the bill back better agenda by making the wealthiest pay their fair share. as an example, in 2018, there were 91 fortune 500 companies that paid zero and federal taxes. no profitable corporation should get away with that. they use the services we all use. and that is not fair. by a two to one margin, the american people agreed with raising taxes on the wealthiest and on corporations to pay for these proposals. the president is only asking that the rate,

in my build back better plan, we want to build on that progress. prescription drugs, right now we pay the highest prescription drug cost prices of any developed nation in the world, the highest. my build back better plan is going to lower prescription drug costs by finally giving medicare the power to negotiate the prices of the drugs they purchase for the american people, saving americans hundreds of billions of dollars. , my plan would add hearing, dental, and vision benefits to medicare. right now, there are hundreds of thousands of americans who need home and community-based care services, and my plan expensed home care -- expands home care for older american and people with disabilities, while improving jobs in the pay for the workers that care for them. my plan will also provide access to quality affordable childcare. upgraded childcare facilities across the country, middle-class families will pay no more than 7% of their income for highly qualified care for children up to the age of five. the most hard-pressed working family will not pay a d

wages and better working conditions and better retirement. that is sorely needed. when that happens, union membership will increase. m.i.t. did a study recently and they found out that 60 million workers say they would join a union today if given the opportunity. that is almost half of the american workforce. they want a union, but they can't get it because american labor laws and because of the culture of american corporations in resisting unionization. american corporations spent over a billion dollars a year threatening their employees, closed-door sessions where they barred them with lies and antiunion propaganda. they spend all of that money to stop unionization rather than spending that money to modernize or help give better benefits to employees. host: let's refresh the memories of our reviewers. you mentioned a couple of things. let's begin with the right to work laws. from the national conference of state legislatures, this means -- these laws guarantee no person can't be can put this compelled to going a union or pay union dues as a

better parents... and better friends. no! no!hat's why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan and the end of the military mechission to evace american citizens. the last c-17 lifted off from karzai international airport this afternoon at 3:00 p.m the withdrawal signals the end of the military component of the evacuation, but also the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11th, 2001. >> as the general said there, the last u.s. soldier has left kabul marking the end to america's longest war. the taliban season control of the airport. president biden defended the decision for the deadline as a tumultuous air campaign as some who wanted to leave were unable to do so dan has more for us. he has been covering all of the ins

better parents... and better friends. no! no! that's why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> lets talk about misinformation nation and how it is driving us apart. misinformation on the effectiveness of wearing masks, especially for pregnanting school children from the effects of covid-19. leaving some americans to act out in angry rages, threatening other parents. in tennessee a concerned father spoke at a school board meeting in favor of masks for elementary school children in his district. as he left the meeting he was verbally assaulted and had to be escorted to his car by police. >> there is a place in hell and everybody is taking notes, everybody. >> we know who you are. in more masks. >> keep it calm. we're on these guys' side. >> no. you're not on our side. >> the police are on our side. calm down. calm down. >> we know who

that's equal to shopify, better than way fair, better than amazon, better than real real, better thanicks, better than thredup. much better than ebay. much, much, much so what am i missing you tell me. that's some work shows me you did much better than all of these but your stock got hit hard >> we think we had a great quarter. let's remember q4 2020 if you can go to offline retail, the stores are empty when you go to online retailers, they're out of stock, too. so etsy was one of the only place says people could turn to that could conveniently, cottage industry came to the res eye at the beginning of the pandemic. and of course gms exploded and revenue exploded the big question then is what's going to happen when people can move about their life freely again and how much will we lose? here we are one year later and thankfully offline retailers is open again and e-commerce sites are shipping you have an explosion of choice. now people don't have to shop on etsy, but they are choosing to shop on etsy our nonmask gms in the second quarter was up 31% year over year in a quarter when you

future for our economy, a better future for our workers, a a better future for families, a better future for our country. there's $16 billion for the army corps ofrs engineers for, among other things, to address coastal erosion, which is occurring nationwide. my country, my state has lost more landmass than any other state inio the nation. my state has lost as much land as is in the entire state of delaware. but other states are losing land, too. i thought picture recently recently of the gold coast, the very swank area in the city of chicago on lake michigan, and it showed how the coastline had eroded over time and now weighs from lake michigan are lapping up onto the road in front of the scary expensive apartment complexes. this is not on the atlantic, the pacific for the gulf of mexico. this is on a great lake. i saw another picture of the beach off of north carolina which in the last 150 years has restated, i think it's 500 feet. it's a homes formatted this in view of the water, now have waves coming up to the lawn. that is happening nationwide. no place more than my state in louisia

better parents... and better friends. no! no!improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. >>> but thousands of america's afghan allies still wait amid the heat, the dust, and the danger fearing that the u.s. will, indeed, leave them behind. >>> plus, the fda pushing to fully approve pfizer's covid vaccine as soon as monday. why that could be a game changer in getting people vaccinated. >>> and anti-lockdown protestors clashing with police in australia. thousands taking

jan that, the city is slowly getting better. -- beyond that, the city is slowly getting better. the taliban don't trillion direct other than i think two nights ago, they checked the paperwork of my card to make sure it wasn't a stolen vehicle because there was looting that happened on the first day. so the city has changed. you don't see a lot of women on the road. women are dressing up a bit more religiously, so that has changed. but also, the number of women you see on the right has changed as well. i think the country isn't going to be the same for a very long time, but we will have to see what it eventually becomes. host: will you have interacted with the taliban over the past few days? how is it that you are able to get past their check wings and carry on? -- the checkpoints and carry on? guest: everyone who was part of the republic, there were outsiders from the west that were here. i grew up in an extremely cultural family. i speak their language. i know the nuance of culture. when i interact with them, for them it is a pleasant surprise for somebody to be informal pants

better parents... and better friends. no! no!onstantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> drg anthony fauci saying the u.s. could get the covid pandemic under control by next spring if more americans get vaccinated. but tens of millions are choosing not to and they're loudly fighting mask mandates, especially in schools. why are some americans, many of them republicans, opposed to measure that's could stop the spread of covid and save lives? i want to bring in now david graham, a staff writer for "the atlantic," who has a new piece with some possible answers. good evening, david. welcome. thanks for joining. >> thanks for having me. >> david, you write this. you say, "the best way to think about the republican opposition to covid-19 precautions may be another manifestation of the surging feeling in the american conservative movement that it represents an embattled minori

in my build back better plan, we want to build on that progress. prescription drugs, right now we pay the highest prescription drug cost prices of any developed nation in the world, the highest. my build back better plan is going to lower prescription drug costs by finally giving medicare the power to negotiate the prices of the drugs they purchase for the american people, saving americans hundreds of billions of dollars. , my plan would add hearing, dental, and vision benefits to medicare. right now, there are hundreds of thousands of americans who need home and community-based care services, and my plan expensed home care -- expands home care for older american and people with disabilities, while improving jobs in the pay for the workers that care for them. my plan will also provide access to quality affordable childcare. upgraded childcare facilities across the country, middle-class families will pay no more than 7% of their income for highly qualified care for children up to the age of five. the most hard-pressed working family will not pay a d

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your view on things getting worse, getting better -- getting worse, getting better, or staying the same. let's go to calls. we will hear from latonya in joplin, missouri, who thinks things are getting worse. caller: good morning. i would say things are getting worse for me in my situation. i am a 35-year-old african-american woman, and i take care of a disabled veteran, and we have lived in our home for five years, we have never missed a payment, kept the property up and everything, and we were under the impression that the landlords were going to let us by the house -- the house came up for sale about a year ago you're going back and forth and we decided we were going to buy the house, and that landlord said they would allow us to work on the things we needed to work on for our credit score, so i don't know where they come with an eviction telling us they we are evicted and they found a buyer that is going to buy the house, and they told us that we can buy it, and we felt like since we have been in the house five years we invested in their investment, so we should be the ones to buy th

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better parents... and better friends. no! no!t works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> so, president biden is on the defensive tonight insisting the chaos in afghanistan amid the u.s. troop withdrawal is not a failure of intelligence planning or execution. and claiming there is no way the u.s. could have withdrawn, without afghanistan falling into chaos. i want to bring in matthew dowd, a former-chief strategist for president george w. bush. always like to get his perspective. so let's go. lot to talk about, matthew. thank you. president biden defiant. also, saying u.s. troops will stay in afghanistan, until every american is out past the august-31st deadline. he must realize the facts, on the ground, are really dire and he's got to get this done? >> well, i think he understood that. that's why the decision he made was so hard and which is wh

better parents... and better friends. no! no!works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> as the delta variant surges across florida, the covid hospital -- hospitalization rate is soaring. now, the governor there, ron desantis, is urging high-risk covid-19 patients to be treated with monoclonal antibodies as a way to try and stay out of the hospital. so joining me now is louie lopez, who is suffering from covid and received monoclonal antibodies at a state-sponsored treatment center set up in a library in jacksonville. his wife is there. you see her on the screen, as well. suzanne. good evening, to both of you. thank you, louie and suzanne, for joining us. >> thank you, don. >> so, louie, you -- you took this -- first of all, let me -- you took this picture inside the library-turned-treatment-center. this woman lying on the ground. she is very sic

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> escaping ida. it barrels towards the louisiana coast. and a warning for americans in afghanistan after the threat of another terror attack. also heat and hades. the bay area is sweating out this weekend. good morning, it is sunday, august 29. you're watching abc 7 news. i kate larsen. we are going to start with the latest on hurricane ida with meteorologist lisa arjun. how are things looking in louisiana right now? lisa: not good. to this day, 15 years ago was hurricane katrina and we are looking at catastrophic problems here with the storm surge and flooding rain. hurricane ida is is is i with gusts over 180 miles per hour, moving to the northwest at 15 and you can see the red, bright at new orleans and looking at the storm surge and flooding that will move in by about 11:00 our time. the track will continue up through the gulf coast and tennessee has had a lot of flooding rains and that is exec you wear this track is going to take the storm. it will be a tropi

also president biden pushing his massive build back better agenda.t hour we'll hear from new york's next governor and the first woman to fill that role in state history. kathy hochul will succeed andrew cuomo, who was brought down by a sexual harassment scandal, resigning in disgrace. let's begin with the coronavirus health crisis and specifically its worsening impact on the young. amara walker is in fort lauderdale. there is a brewing battle between florida's governor and the school system in broward county where you are. tell us about that. >> reporter: the battle is over whether or not schools should be requiring masks regardless of vaccination status. right now there's a total of three school districts in florida that are defying the governor's executive order that prohibits mask mandates. broward county, leon and alachua counties. the state education commissioner sent a letter to all of these districts to tell them they are being investigated for n noncompliance and their salaries could be withheld as potential punishment. this mask fight happen

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> more than a dozen wildfires continue to burn across the state and flames have forced the closure of the main highway between the bay area and south lake tahoe. good morning it is saturday, august 1 and you are watching abc seven news 5:00 a.m.. let us start with a quick look at the weather and how the smoke is affecting the bay area with meteorologist francis lawson. good to see you. francis: we are waking up to hazy conditions, there is an air-quality advisory in effect and because of the hays temperatures are uniform, it is acting like a blanket so temperatures are in the upper 50's to low 60's for most areas. air-quality current conditions right now are not too bad around the bay area, so check out the south tahoe, very unhappy. as liz was talking about some of the fires. the air quality advisory because of wildfire smoke but it is expected to be good for sunday and monday because of the sea breeze that will pick up this afternoon and this evening. here's our

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i think we will do much better than we are today. we have good vaccines. we'll get better vaccines.have some drugs that work. we'll get better drugs that work. we need time. we need to support the people, our doctors. but we need something else that you touched on in this program, which was a culture of caring, caring for ourselves, caring four each other. and what you see with these people is they're calling out, help your family, help yourself, help others. we should begin to change now, and i think your program more than any politician or scientist or talking head saying what you need to do, is the kind of thing that can help change this situation, move us toward a culture of care. >> i'm looking at my notes on the computer here because it's just coming in, dr. haseltine, it's breaking news. the fda has approved a booster dose of pfizer or moderna for some immunocompromised people. is this our reporting, producers? yes, okay. this is cnn's reporting. i wanted to make sure i didn't have to attribute it to anyone. so is this booster eventually going to expand to a broader populatio

better the next day and better the next day, so she look live outside. beautiful shot.he fog coming in. you'd see all of us smoke, though. you see a little bit of smoke out there, bird flying across the screen there the marine layers deep and you've noticed how much cooler it is out there because of it, right. when i say deep, it's up over a couple 1000 ft deep and so we're seeing a lot of mild temperatures. these are the highs from today and in fact, those are pretty darn mild. for this time of year now, we had cool temperatures yesterday. it's warmer today than yesterday, and we had cool temperatures, mild temperatures and we have had it because of the smoke from the fires. there's the chordal fire. there's the dixie fire and various other fires up in northern california, but everything the plumes of smoke plumes are all rolling. that way. they're all going east and so you see the valley, clearing out or trying to clear out so much better wind pattern for us in bay area proper. here are the current status for air quality sensors. so yellow's not great. that's not wher

what would a better— that with this system. what would a better way - that with this system.ay of - that with this system. what would a better way of doing that with this system. what l would a better way of doing it be in your view? we would a better way of doing it be in your view?— would a better way of doing it be in your view? we could have had a national _ be in your view? we could have had a national system - be in your view? we could have had a national system in - be in your view? we could have had a national system in place, i had a national system in place, we knew this could be a problem since last year when we had the exams with the algorithm that completely failed, but unfortunately schools were only told in january that exams would not go ahead. we should have foreseen a situation where this could happen, and unfortunately the government did not put in that system. again, teachers did their absolute best, but had has hit disadvantaged students are most at the other ones that saw the learning suffered the most. 50. learning suffered the most. so, what effect _ l

better parents... and better friends. no! no! that's why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> welcome back to "power lunch. crude lower again. the oil market is closing for the day. let's go to pippa stevens. >> again is right because oil is now down for the sixth straight session, the longest losing streak since february of 2020. essentially crude is hit from all directions the dollar is stronger making oil more expensive concerns about the demand outlook as covid cases rise. u.s. output and data showed a surprise build in gasoline stocks so head winds here. wti at $63.63 for a loss of 2.8% earlier it had been down more than 4% sinking to the lowest level since may. brent crude at $66.43. we have talked about the rally in the first half of the year but that's stalled back in july wti hit $7 6.98 fast forward to today and it traded

better parents... and better friends. no! no!onstantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> time now for your big money movers three stock stories of the morning. first up, you've got poshmark. the secondhand online retailer reporting a second quarter loss as revenues rose 22% beating analyst forecast, but the company is forecasting third quarter sales below estimates and warns its marketing efforts are taking a hit from apple's new privacy controls over digital ad tracking. those shares off 7% premarket. >>> at&t is in talks to sell warner media's celebrity gossip site tmz to fox. that's according to deadline and the information. a deal would come as at&t is preparing to spin off warner and merge it with discovery. tmz's syndicated show airs on fox stations fox, at&t, and warner brothers have not commented on that deal. >>> and fubotv is rallying better than expected seco

the build back better agenda is simple.e major investments in physical infrastructure and working families to create a fairer, more productive and sustainable economy. we need the bipartisan infrastructure deal to enable america to compete in the 21st century, but we also need the build back better act, to create jobs and lower costs for working families. these bills have the power to improve the lives of millions of americans. i urge all of my colleagues to sport rule. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves time of the the the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. we just walked out of probably the most bipartisan moment in the last couple years. a classified briefing with the joint chiefs and secretary and secretary of state and others. there are things that real world need to be done where americans are at risk. they are cut off. the

they had better rights. not perfect rights but better rights. there are women in leadership positions. there was something different hapgs. greater agricultural production. greater international community behind them. there are a lot of things that were better but also rampant corruption and afghanistan still remained one of the least developed countries on the face of the earth. this is the country where we were sent in to train a military to become a better military. i also spent a lot of time going in and out, being briefed by command here's said, look, this population can't even read. they don't understand the numbers are written on the checks that are meant to pay them. i remember meeting one special operations soldier who said that they realized when they were talking on counter parts one evening under the stars that the afghans they were speaking to didn't have a concept of the solar system. so the gap from zero to whatever the goals were, including a functioning air force government, governance, was monumental. but things have changed. t

better parents... and better friends. no! no!s why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> welcome back. the giants have 42 wins at home and on the road. this could be a postseason preview between leaders. giants off to a fast start. tommy la stella goes on a power trip and it's 1-0 san francisco. webb was king of the hill. he gets the double play, struck out six in seven scoreless innings. he has not allowed more than two runs in 13 consecutive starts. and how about this home run in the 7th. giants shut out atlanta. final score 5-0. >>> driven, left center field, and that baby is gone! >> blackjack! that's home run number 21. the a's put an end to the yankees 13-game winning streak. a's win it 3-2. >>> levi stadium is the place to be sunday. the 49ers play the silver and black, returning to the bay area for the first time since leavi

much cooler air and better weather next week.ayed commencement ceremony will be held for the class of 2020. finally walking across the stage will be a symbolic moment for every graduate but even more so for student athlete who was told that after a terrible injury that he would never walk again. we have the story. reporter: we never really know how life can change in an instant until it happens. >> one moment i was living up my dream, and in another i was living my worst nightmare. reporter: the men we see was no longer the physical assessment he used to be. that was the day he broke his neck while playing football -- rugby for cal. the doctors were anything but optimistic that he would be a quadriplegic. >> he said that your injury is bad. reality is, you will never walk again. you will never move your hands and we will do our best so that you can do something like pick up a piece of pizza. reporter: there's a story we have told and he is told even more as he has turned the worst moment of his life into a reason for living. to i

slightly better sunday, but better into next week with the stronger sea breeze. >> thanks mary.nally on this friday, check out this bat who decided to hang out on the front of a cal fire cup at the dixie pire and took a break on the eye right there. the crew said the bat was not injured and eventually flew away. >> wow! >> want today be the mascot i guess. >> i guess. >> fits perfectly. >> it did. >> wow! >> well, that is it for kpix 5 at noon. we're on 24/7. >> our next newscast is at 5:00. have a wonderful weekend. [ sfx: bzzz bzzz bzzz ] [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] [ sfx: honk ] [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] [ sfx: pop ping bloop pop ping bloop ] the day can wait. enter the golden state with real california dairy. ♪♪ [hayes crying] >> steffy: what the hell is this?! [hayes continues crying] put him down. now! >> sheila: he was--he was fine-- he was fine until you came in. >> steffy: oh, my baby! come here, baby. come here, baby. oh, bubba. oh, mama's here. [shushing] it's okay. >> sheila: he's okay! i wasn't-- i wasn't doing anything wrong. i was just holding him. >>

better parents... and better friends. no! no!america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >> ♪ ♪ >> jesse: joe biden botched the afghan exit so badly, even democrats are turning on him. one threw sleepy joe under the bus and called biden's withdrawal an f-ing disaster. >> what does september 1st look like based on what you saw yesterday? american fighting forces have left, but we want to get americans out and get and afghan allies out. how do we go about that? >> i don't know because we don't have a plan. >> jesse: joining me is a radio talk show host kenny bruce and seattle radio host tammy. democrats know it's an f-ing disaster. how will they straddle this in the fall? >> they will be looking at both. the moment they figure joe biden is a complete liability which should have been a few days ago, they will throw him under the bus. that's the only thing that drives politicians to do the right t

moderate across the board on sunday, and then better and better as we go through the week. still 96 degrees in concord, 92 in livermore. some relief around the babe at 71 in san francisco. pictures tonight in the low to mid 60s, or upper 50s by early saturday and temperatures will heat up quickly. upper 80s and low 90s down the peninsula and around the south end of the bay. temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. right around 100 degrees for most of the tri-valley. and it's going to be smoky, so the combination of heat and poor air quality will really wear you down in a hurry. close to 80 degrees again in the city with low to mid 80s for the east bay and right in the 90s for most of the north bay with plenty of upper 90s as well. another heat advisory for inland mendocino county, temperatures up to nearly 100. but not record-setting, the closest is concord with 105. so good, i guess. temperatures are going to be back to normal by monday and tuesday with below average temperatures later in the week, that is something to look forward to but get ready for a hot weekend and smoky

better parents... and better friends. no! no!s why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> so we are told that president biden's still is deciding whether to extend the august 31st deadline for removing all u.s. troops from afghanistan. officials say they need to know by tomorrow in order to have enough time to get all troops and equipment out of kabul airport by the 31st, which is next tuesday. so let's bring in cnn political commentator, charlie dent. and former-republican congressman. he is a former-republican congressman. also, jim messina, the former obama campaign manager. gentlemen, good evening. so good to have you on. jim, let's start with you because we have got these two big stories. really huge news here. the full-fda approval of pfizer. something, the white house hopes will get more shots in arms. we are also at a critica

we'll know better tomorrow.n to the local officials. they'll know best. do what you have to do. better safe than sorry. right now, we see sustained winds of 70 miles an hour. could bring flooding. 6 inches, 10 inches. we don't know. we'll know better tomorrow but we do know this. we're not very sponging out east. we get wet and get wet fast. i'll be on the air as henri bears down. stay with cnn for the very latest. again, we will know better tomorrow what's happening but you must prepare as soon as possible. better safe than sorry. thank you for watching. it's been a hell of a week. the catchup right now with "don lemon tonight," you're lucky, you get the upgrade. laura coats. >> it hasn't let up. a hurricane. we're all watching this. i hope people heed your warning better safe than sorry. scary time. >> in a weird time, the act of nature, the tropical storm is more predictable and more understandable than what is going on afghanistan. i'm torn. i got to see what this storm is going to do because i have to be th

better parents... and better friends. no! no!und the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> the northeastern u.s. bracing for impact as hurricane henri churns towards the coast, the storm expected to make landfall on sunday near long island and southern new england. some areas are starting to feel the impacts already. heavy rains from the storm that forced hundreds of flight cancelations in new york and new jersey. the national weather service says some areas could see flooding overnight. states of emergency declared in new york, connecticut, and rhode island. officials in other nearby states are also warning residents to prepare for potential impacts from the storm. let's bring in meteorologist tyler mauldin for the very latest. what are you seeing, tyler? >> it's been more than 30 years since we've had a direct landfall along long island, connecticut, or r

i think they appeared to get on better at they appeared to get on better at the g7.e security and intelligence, and just to go back to that mirror story, there is a clear and present danger, ifeel like we've had a really worrying time with our level of intelligence and foresight. so, ithink, iwould assume this coming out of the blue, for some people, we will have a real assessment of the information in the security we're getting. i assessment of the information in the security we're getting.— security we're getting. i think some of it feels very _ security we're getting. i think some of it feels very similar _ security we're getting. i think some of it feels very similar to _ security we're getting. i think some of it feels very similar to the - of it feels very similar to the discussion about weapon is of mass destruction. thank you both very much. they will be back with more papers after 11:30 p:m.. there are other stories on the front pages but i won't tell you much about them. i will say one involves covid and one involves your christmas turkey. goodbye for now.

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better parents... and better friends. no! no!why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. >>> they've entered into a commitment that will create one of the biggest independent energy companies, by production, in the world and that's where we'll begin with mike henry, the ceo it's great to have you on such a big deal appreciate your time today >> thank you >> the materials the company put out talk as lot about the role of commodities in a decarbonizing world. can you talk about, in terms of motivation, how decarbonization played a role? >> let me be clear that the results come off the back of a great year so, we've had record production in a number of our operations, that's allowed us to fully capitalize on the markets we've had for our commodities, that pulled through for a record dividend $3 per share is the final dividend $15 billion for