david chipman should have been confirmed." meanwhile, climate activists blasted biden's pick of willie phillips to serve on the federal energy regulatory commission. phillips has represented oil and gas interests while working in corporate law. the biden administration moved thursday to criminal protect the alaska's bristol bay watershed from development, including a proposed gold and copper mine that would have destroyed the world's most productive sockeye salmon fishery. environmentalists and indigenous groups in the region have long fought the proposed pebble mine, an open-pit mine that would require construction of a massive power plant, natural gas pipeline, and huge, toxic tailing ponds. in massachusetts, harvard president lawrence bacow said on thursday his university will no longer invest its $42 billion endowment in fossil fuel companies. the announcement was a victory for the campus organization fossil fuel divest harvard, which was founded in 2012. the group tweeted -- "it took conversations and protests, meetings w

chipman worked at the a.t.f. for 25 years before retiring in 2012. he then advised groups tha advocate for gun control, like everytown, and the giffords law center, which was started by gabby giffords. gabby giffords, the congresswoman from arizona who was shot in 2011. and when it and when it came to confirming chipman, those affiliations were a problem for all of the republicans in the senate. even some moderate democrats expressed reservations. now, president biden must find a new nominee, and the bureau remains leaderless. alain stephens has long covered these issue for the website, the trace, which focuses specifically on guns in america. he joins me now. alain, great to have you on the newshour. david chipman, this is someone who spent a quarter century inside the a.t.f., and then advised these gun-safety groups. on paper, that seems like a natural nominee for a democratic president. and, yet, he's out. can you explain the specific resistance to him? >> so, part of this is jus because it's a very controversial position. in 2006, the national ri

david chipman was recommended back in april.hings he said recently about changing gun laws, he has gotten opposition from every senate republican and drew some concern from a few moderate democrats. that would make his confirmation really tough. tyler pager, reporter for "the washington post." what did chipman say, what did he do that is now leading the white house to pulling his nom? >> reporter: he was rolled out earlier this year that president biden outlined to curb gun violence. he drew immediate opposition from republicans. the white house was excited about him because he was a veteran atf agent, worked in the agency for 25 years. after leaving the agency, he joined the gun control advocacy group founded by former representative gabby giffords to fight gun control. he joined as a consultant and became an outspoken critic of the nation's gun laws and became an advocate for curbing gun violence and passing more restrictive legislation of the that obviously drew a lot of pushback from the national rifle association, other sec

. >> last matter, the atf nominee, david chipman, gave an interview today, which he said he did not hear from the white house again after being told that he was going to be in on the until he -- going to be the nominee until he was told he was not going to be the nominee. he's quoted as saying he felt like he was on an island and there was no plan to get his nomination through. did the white house drop the ball on this? jen psaki: well, first, we share david shipman's frustration that he wasn't confirmed. we felt that he was absolutely qualified, uniquely qualified in many ways as someone who had worked both at atf and also for a number of gun safety of for gun safety organization over time. there's only one. but we also knew, and we are clear eyed about nominating anyone, even anyone has qualified as him. there's only been one qualified one confirmed atf director in history because of republican obstructionism. we moved historically. quickly. there was a whole team of multiple people behind him. we engaged with members of the senate, including the president, engaged with members of the

they called it the chipman circuit. coming from vallejo, i thought i was -- man. heaven. i mean i got to play with and talk with the greatest r&b. >> uh-huh. >> entertainers in the world. i mean it doesn't get better than that eta james, lou rawls, bernie andrews. >> right. >> and charles muscle white? >> yeah. i played on a record with him years ago. and so, it was great for me. >> in the travels, i think i heard you say, that one of the most difficult things about being a musician is the travels. >> yeah. >> you don't miss that? >> no. i liked it, though, to go to bed in my own bed. >> yeah. >> you know. >> and i, at the time i had two kids. i never will forget. i played at the regal theater in chicago. >> uh-huh. >> and i, i got to meet some of the members of the band with lloyd price. and -- . >> another legend. >> yeah. >> and so, some of those musicians have been on the road with already price for years. >> he is still in the music? >> i am not sure. >> i think he is. >> and they only see their kids like once a year. twice a year. or if they would come -- difficult.

sources say the biden administration plans to withdraw david chipman. from moderates including senators joe manchin and king about chipman's record on gun control. >>> chris christie 2024? the former governor speaking tonight at the ronald reagan library in california. it's a top destination for republicans looking to shape the party's direction or rehabilitate their images. mike pence spoke there earlier this summer. christie's speech is in advance of an upcoming book. >>> amy klobuchar disclosing she's been successfully treated for breast cancer. she says her diagnosis came earlier this year. the minnesota democrat underwent surgery, radiation treatment in may. she learned last month that the treatment went in her words, well. in her announcement today the senator urging americans to not delay routine exams because of the pandemic. we certainly wish the senator the best. >>> this quick programming note. join jake tapper as he asked the tough questions about america's longest war. the cnn special begins sunday at 9:00 p.m. appreciate your time. hope to

chipman had faced strong republican opposition in the senate. and the justice department is suing texas over its new law banning most abortions. the filing states that the law was passed in open defiance of the constitution. >> the obvious and expressly acknowledge the intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights. >> the department of justice does not file lawsuits based on pressure. we carefully evaluated the law and the facts. and this complaint expresses our view with the law and the facts. >> bret: spokesman for texas governor greg abbott says he is confident the courts will uphold the law. a commercial airliner with dozens of foreigners, including americans, left the kabul airport this morning. it is the first large scale evacuation flight since the u.s. completed its withdrawal from afghanistan late last month. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot starts us off from london. a warning here it does contain images you may find disturbing. good evening, bret. >> the latest figur

. >> can you tell us about mister chipman, will he be giving a different position in the ministrationdent have someone else in mind for that position? to get a note that statement went out but let me reiterate some of the key pieces in the statement mister chipman spent he spent 25 years in distinguished service to our country as an nts agent, he is gun over himself and he is a backing with he would've been a exemplary of the atf. he helped keeps our communities safe from gun violence, so to answer your question, jeff, one we always knew this would be challenging, there hasn't been in atf confirmed atf director i six years in only one confirmed director in its entire history we knew it would be challenging. has exemplary candid chills, he is the somebody that the president has great deal of respect for. >> can you walk us through quickly what the president is doing on. >> i know he's put up an advisory on that but let me giv you highlights. he will be traveling to york where he will be attending an event there commemorating 9/11, in the lives that were lost, th heroes that save lives

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president biden tapped david chipman to lead the agency, but he faced opposition from both republicans some moderate democrats. concerns raised about his previous comments on gun reform. he work for the atf for more than two decades before joining giffords, a group named after former congresswoman gabby giffords, which advocates for stricter gun laws. right now, the ripple effects of january 6th are being felt in washington. there's new fbi video of the person suspected of planting pipe bombs near the capitol. >> plus, the return of fencing around the capitol. next, why a rally ten days away has police ramping up security. >> first, a fuller picture of the devastating impact of hurricane ida in louisiana. the death toll there has risen to 26 after health officials report 11 more victims in new orleans, most of them dying from heat related impact. and for folks in the state trying to pick up the pieces in an unforgivingly hot september, some areas remain without water 11 days after this storm. more than 240,000 homes and businesses still without power. when you really need to sleep you

in april i stood with president biden in the rose garden when he announced the appointment of dave chipmanas the gun lobby done since? what has the nra done since? they have put millions of dollars into keeping him from being a permanent director, from keeping this country from having the ability to enforce the laws on the books so we can keep those who are easily getting access to illegal weapons from doing so and they don't care about safety or enforcing the laws on the books, and they love the chaos and violence because they care about selling more guns. what happened to my daughter, and i said this in the film, it was preventible and predictable, and so is the next one if we don't change. >> the other layer of pushback that i want to hear from you about is, you know, it could have been prevented, because of mental health, and it's not good the gun, it's about people mentally ill and families can't get them help, not the gun, but those kinds of people and getting them the help they need because then you won't have these kinds of mass shootings. >> kchris, i have three goals. reduce the