he's also a professor at the university of contrast. joining us live from the congress east capital, thanks for speaking to us on al jazeera. i know that you have described this as a catastrophe. an unprecedented environmental catastrophe, is what you've said. tell us about the impact this is having on the congo river so much for me. so i can say the, the records, the actually beyond what you can imagine. so this you can say, this is a new one that should be and the company can be put in place for us to get people. and so that's be response resolved. could be in place. what are the long term consequences of this? i mean, right now on our screens, we're looking at the pictures of the river that's effectively turned red. he doesn't, which means that there will be, where has we have we had these substances in the bar, which actually we already hoping that this should be due to embed us. but beyond has been met us and we believe that the be elements such as element, all the listen to your activity because you stop shutting off money. how common or perhaps uncommon are such leaks in that

steve: coming up on 8:15 in the east and jillian joins us with news from congress and a fine. jillian: let's start off with this story because congressman dan crenshaw is fined $5,000 for bypassing the metal detectors installed in the capitol. a house ethics committee press release says the texas representative refused to go through the detectors. he will have the money deducted from his paycheck, he was among the republicans who called out speaker nancy pelosi for bypass ing the detectors without facing a fine in february. >> the nba announcing it will withhold pay from unvaccinated players who missed games in cities enforcing mandates. chi kyrie irving stands to lose the most at $400,000 per home game: mayor bill deblasio pleading for the brooklyn mets guard to get the shot and irving maintaining his vaccination status is private. the nba estimates 90% of players will be vaccinated before the season starts on october 19. >> the decision to ban backpacks at one idaho school district is causing chaos on campus. students carrying their books

jessica washington reports me in indonesia is east of the coast of congress island. this is one of indonesia floating vaccine hubs. it's intended to reach fishermen and others who work at sea. yeah. really. i de la the only way to access this area is by sea. yeah, we have faced some difficulties getting here such as the current law. we allow many of the fishermen here live far from health services and are often away from home coming south scholarly. and we are thankful that the police came to see to give us vaccines because we didn't have the chance before the loud. most of these areas do not have reliable electricity. i mean, we're not going bock, we use a cool box to maintain the temperature of the vaccine. if we have issues, we also use ice to maintain the cold chain. i mean by the government aim suplex unaided, at least 208000000 people by the end of the year. that's more than 70 percent of the population with its population spread across more than $6000.00 islands. that comes with some logistical challenges. these health workers breathed heavy storms to reach th

congress. alongside our old friends, we are gaining new friends, in the middle east and beyond. last week, this manifests itself with the defeat of the racist, anti-semitic, durban conference. this conference was meant to be against racism, but over the years turned into out and out it racism against israel and the jewish people. the world has had enough of this. i want to thank the 38 countries , 38, who chose truth overlies and skips the conference. and to those countries who chose to participate in the sparse, i can only say -- in this farce, i can only say attacking israel does not make you morally superior. fighting the only democracy in the middle east does not make you woke. adopting cliches about israel, without even bothering to learn the basic facts, well, that is just plain lazy. my friends, every member state in this building has a choice. it is not a political choice, it is a moral one. a choice between darkness and light. darkness that persecutes political prisoners, abuses women and minorities and seeks to end the modern world as we know it. or light that pursues

just want to point out that this has been, i think, just a great group of members of congress from both coasts. eastcoast and west coast, our southern coast, the gulf, with our member from texas and our inland members who see how critically important the ocean is, even to our midwest and southwestern states. so it's really a great group of members. i would encourage all of our panelists to feel free to reach out to any of our members through our professional staff. the experts on our different staffs that are engaged in these issues and we would be happy to continue this really fascinating discussion. i do want to recognize the rep who has been such a leader in really protecting our oceans and looking for forward thinking legislation. thank you, everyone, today for your time and your participation. the record will remain open for two weeks for additional statements from the members and for any additional questions. if you have further questions, please reach out to the professional staff and we can drill down into some of that. the witnesses are excused. the hearing is now adjourned. thank you all s

just want to point out that this has been, i think, just a great group of members of congress from both coasts, eastcoast, west coast, our southern coast, the gulf with our member from texas and then our inland members who see how critically important the ocean is even to our midwest and southwestern states. so it's really a great group of members and i would encourage all of our panelists to feel free to reach out to any of our members through our professional staff and the experts on our different staffs that are engaged in these issues and we would be happy to continue this really fascinating discussion and i do want to recognize rep bonimicci who has been a leader in protecting our oceans and looking at forward thinking legislation. thank you everyone today for your time and participation. the record will remain open for two weeks for additional statements from the members and for any additional questions the committee may ask of the witnesses. and i encourage mem

i want to point out that this has been a great group of members of congress from both coasts, east andr southern coasts, and our inland members, who see how critically important the ocean is even to our midwest and southwestern states. so it's really a great group of members and i would encourage all of our panelists to feel free to reach out to any of our members through our staff. and the experts on our different staffs that are engage in these issues, and we would be happy to continue this really fascinating discussion. i do want to recognize representative bonamici, who has been excellent in recognizing this legislation and legislative manners. the record will remain open for two weeks for additional statements and for additional questions. i encourage members, if you have further questions, to reach out to the professional staff and we can drill down into some of that. the witnesses are excused and the hearing is now adjourned, thank you so much. next to look at environmental justice, including the potential impact of climate related disasters on minority communities. cleaning up

the area have intensified in recent months to try to capture members of the east indonesia moore, john id network on congress political elite voting for a powerful committee which will choose the cities next leader and nearly half its legislature. view of the 5000 people from mostly pro establishment circles are able to vote the territories 1st election. this is beijing overhaul the electrical system and imposed its national security law. chief executive carry alarm. hit back it critics to say, hong kong government is completely under china's control. what was this electoral system? can ensure patriots administer hong kong, which means we can trace back to the original intention of one country to system. the election system introduced a qualification review committee responsible for guarding the entrance bar for the 1st time. anyone who does not comply with the basic law of hong kong, special administrative region and who was not loyal to that same administrative region will not participate in the election. thus ensuring the patriots rule. hong kong keith richberg is the director of the university of hong ko

congress to reassert its war powers. we're talking just makee sure it when is on the same page about this to the iraq war 19 -- and even the 1967 middle east you a from the eisenhower administration. representativehe spanberger had saidti removing these is a clear opportunity to show that congress is serious about reclaiming its war powers and serious about representing service members and veterans which i think it's important thing to keep in mind. d aumfs are like zombies. they can be brought back from the dead and used in a way that is far from the original intent. it is an end run around congress' constitutional authority. i want to start asking you both, why now? why is now the time to repeal these outdated aumfs? both of you had distinguished service in the executive branch. what is your experience -- rep. spanberger: thank you so much for the question. what has motivated me on this issue is my background in counterterrorism. i am a former cia officer. i know firsthand, much of what it is the united states has been engaged in in our larger, global war on terror. when i came to congress, focusing on aumf issues was very important to m

congress in the biden administration. go to cspanshop.org. up next, the middle east institute hosted a discussion with a number of middle east experts on the taliban takeover of afghanistan and the applications for iran and other neighboring countries. this is just over one hour. >> they are looking for signs of what the intel up test taliban intends to willpower. their concerns over refugee and increasing drug trafficking. the possibility -- they may strengthen under a taliban regime. and that there may be urgency exported to countries in the neighborhood and beyond. immediately, they have to decide what kind of assistance if any they will provide and expect in return. iran will be looking at how the new regime treats its minority, and we will see countries in the region -- whether countries in the region will be working together to ensure a stable afghanistan which is in all of their interests, for different reasons or that they would be , pursuing their own interests and creating new sources of tension. for these questions and others, we have a panel this morning

congress has out invested the u.s. ports at a rate of 11:1. $11 billion to the u.s. east compared to one billion to the west coast. >> the global supply chain is under pressure. china is home to seven of the 10 biggest ports. policymakers are not afraid to shut down ports to stop the spread of the delta variant. rates between asia and europe skyrocket in 2021. the next big question, when does the global supply chain troubles end? this could be a matter of quarters and not months. >> in the international markets you are looking at through february, march before anything will change. i think it will go long after that, getting the backlog resolved. >> there is an element of seasonality. e-commerce giant in north america and europe are restocking ahead of the holiday season. they do not want to be caught in a situation with shelves empty at christmas. the question going into a busy earnings season is how much impact that could have on the bottom line, and when will it be resolved? tom: that was ed ludlow breaking down the logistics story from los angeles. the strains are rea

in my tenure in congress i have spoken with world leaders in israel and the middle east and europe.cross the globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. it's citizens have been threatened since its session -- conception. that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today. we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against terrorist attacks. over 4000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others who wish to seek disruption of israel. as americans, we can never allow that to happen. as human beings, we can never allow that to happen. we need to be heard all over the world in our defense of israel because other countries have met them down. today, we will not let israel down. we will pass this bill. to my colleagues on the other of the aisle who once had a great democratic party like the great republican party in our great t

in my tenure in congress, i've spoken with world leaders in israel, in the middle east, in europe, acrosshe globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today, and we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people. over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others which to seek destruction of israel. as americans, we could never allow that to happen. as human beings, we could never allow that to happen. and we need to be heard as that beacon of freedom in the united states of america, all over the world in our defense of israel, because other countries have let them down. today, we will not let israel down. we will pass this bill. and to my colleagues on the other side of the ais

in my tenure in congress, i've spoken with world leaders in israel, in the middle east, in europe, across the globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today, and we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people. over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others which to seek destruction of israel. as americans, we could never allow that to happen. as human beings, we could never allow that to happen. and we need to be heard as that beacon of freedom in the united states of america, all over the world in our defense of israel, because other countries have let them down. today, we will not let israel down. we will pass this bill. and to my colleagues on the other side of the a

east. earlier today president biden said he will press congress to pass his infrastructure proposals to help deal with these extreme weather events and natural disasters that we have seen so much of in the past days. >> phil mattingly is with us now. phil, what is the president's message to, i mean, so many people who were affected by this? >> reporter: i think when you heard the president speak the one thing he made clear is for his administration for the federal government it is an around-the-clock effort they've been focused on for many days despite many other high-profile issues that have taken the president's time. but it is an all-hands-on-deck effort for the federal government. fema is the lead agency but cedric richards, former congressman, has been appointed to run point on the hurricane coverage. he is trying to streamline or address some of the various serious issues we are seeing in the gulf coast and north in the northeast as well, and the president involved as well. take a listen. >> my message to everyone affected is we're all in this together. the nation is here to help. that

east actions. now, he is going to testify. thank god we have congresswill make an effort to get to the bottom of this and let him explain why he did things. but our reporting, zero evidence. absolutely zero evidence of some sort of treason or the idea of doing something not in the interest of protecting the country. he had devoted his entire life to the united states military. he was going to have to answer for himself. but if people like donald trump who have said oh what milley did, if this is true this is treason. i think when everything comes out about all of this, when we get the facts on the table they are going to be apologizing to milley. they have misread the extent to which he is committed his life, decade after decade. now, did he make -- are some things unclear? the testimony before congress that he is going to give against them is on the 27th. that is gonna be some of the most important testimony given to congress and decades. >> you have other reporting in the book about of the congressional investigation right now. the january 6th attack

east room about economic inequality. pres. biden: -- the plan i have put before congress. have a long way to go but i am confident congress will deliver to my desk the bipartisan infrastructure plan and the build back better plan i have proposed. i have said many times, we are at an inflection point in this country. one of those moments where the decision we are about to make can literally change the trajectory of our

government and us congress have out invested us here on the west coast in the port communities buyer rate of 11 to one that means 11 billion dollars in federal funding is gone supports on the east and gulf coast. and just a little more than 1 billion here on the west coast. >> that was lynette romero reporting tonight congress is considering a 1 trillion dollar infrastructure bill and the los angeles port chief is hoping to see some of that money soon. >> a judge has suspended britney spears father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years. superior court judge brenda penny agreed with the petition from spears and her attorney, the jamie spears needs to give up his role as conservator. the move is a major victory for the singer who pleaded in dramatic hearings in june and july that her father need to be out. james spears sought the conservatorshin in 2008 and had been its primary controller and biggest champion. he reversed course in recent weeks asking the judge to end the conservatorship. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> the giants still up 2 games in the nl west 5 games to play coming into tonight taking

bush and members of congress a week after the attacks of 9/11, which is when he signed the authorization, as you know, to use force in the middle east what we know now? >> yeah, i agree that we should have gone into afghanistan 2001 to go after those who attacked our homeland. i think at the time that that was a right and just and necessary mission and i continue to think that. now after that additional mission was accomplished and after we killed osama bin laden and prevented al qaeda from using it as a launching pad for attacks against the u.s. and u.s. citizens, that mission morphed and changed into nation building, trying to impose an american style democracy on a culture and a people and a place that doesn't have a history of that. >> right. >> and that's the larger debate is should we ever be doing that, right. is that something that is worth our blood, sweat and treasure. and i think that's a debate we absolutely need to have. and we need to have it soon, because we just can't afford to do this again. >> looking at this with 20 years' hindsight, did we rush to war? was a week enough time to consider all the issues and all the

congress next month to answer questions on all of this. >> terry, thank you. >>> when we come back, concern along the part of the east coast this weekend with this tropical storm. betes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your risk of cardiovascular events. it can also help you lose up to 10 pounds. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. it's not approved for use in children. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, changes in vision, or diabetic retinopathy. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with sulfonylurea or insulin raises low blood sugar risk. side effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration, and may worsen kidney problems. show your wor

congress admitted that the government's response was slow. the 1st pose of open elections to the russian parliament, known as the duma voting is taking place in the far east and legions of cum shatka and chicago. many candidates who are opposed to president vladimir putin had been excluded from the 3 day ballot. protest isn't argentina demanding jobs and an increase in social aid as anger of arising poverty and high inflation. the government of president alberto fernandez, has been blamed for failing to live on promises to improve living standards. so those are the headlines and he's continues here now to 0 after people empower statement sorted by for me we understand the differences, minorities of conscious across the world. are you taking out era bringing the news and current affairs. ah, there are the mexico in a lower car is one of the most powerful drug trafficking syndicates in the world, but it's $1000000000.00. now co bosses are also dealers in corruption, misery, and murder. in the 2nd part of our investigation into the cartels operations. this is how it exploits the desperate and leave the families of victims in despair. ah. in mexico, the stron

east and west coasts. now waiting to see which way the wind blows in congress on the infrastructure bill.>>> thank you very much. >>> this week we highlight another life well-lived. the stories of american heroism during world war ii have been honored for generations. but only within the last few years has the long classified story of the ghost army been cold. gilbert settler was one of 1100 americans. many of them artists who made up the 23rd head quarter special troops. it helped the allies to win the war with a series of deceptions. across france, belgium, and germany, the 23rd built inflatable tanks and wooden airplanes, created fake radio transmissions, and projected the recorded sounds of equipment moving. all to throw off the germans. settler was working for an architectural firm in new york when he enlisted in the army in 1941. he was joined in the 23rd by painters, photographers and designers. future fashion icon, bill blass among them. he and his fellow soldiers drew attention and often fire to fake movements so the real troops and equipment could move freely. the work of the 23

government and congress has outspent by 11: one, billions of dollars going to the east and gulf coastttle more than $1 billion here on the west coast. that has to change. ed: you have a lot of different arms working in synchrony, the truck drivers and the warehouse. what is the story there? gene: three segments, and one is the dockworkers, they have been out several days a week since the pandemic began. second is that the work being done on the docks has improved vessel productivity by 50% since the surge started last summer time. we are moving more containers on and off ships on average per call than any other port in the world. second, the truck drivers. only about 50% of all truck drivers, calling her once a week, those that are registered, and capacity of vessel has increased by 50%, but truck capacity is increased by only 8%. the last segment is the warehouse worker. we have more than 2 billion square feet of warehouses from the pacific to the desert region. they are overflowing with cargo. we need more folks on the job and need to expand their work hours, like everyone else. ed:

federal government and congress has out invested the west coast at a rate of 11 to one, more than $11 billion that's gone to the eastast versus more than $1 billion here on the west coast. >> talk about labor pressures. you a lot of different arms of the port working, of the dockworkers, of the warehouse on what is the story there. >> three segments of labor basically. dockworkers have been out on the job an average of six days a week since the pandemic began. second is the fact that work being done on the docks has improved productivity by 50% since the surge started last summer. we are moving more containers on and off ships on average per call than any other port in the world. second, the truck drivers only about 50% of all truck drivers are calling here at least once a week. capacity is increased by 30%, a capacity has increased by only 8%. the last segment is a warehouse worker. we have more than 2 billion square feet of warehousing on the shores of the pacific, they are overflowing with cargo. we need more folks on the job and to expand work hours like everyone else. >> how does this all get better? do we need

east. and so we need a nationwide bill. and the bill that is before the congressablish a voting rights act that would be far more substantial than the one the supreme court gutted. and that's why we need to have, you know, the manchin compromise when it comes to the for the people act and also need to have passed the john lewis voting rights advancement act. >> or put it in the constitution and make it permanent. this constant extension of giving people the right to vote -- that's just my take. thank you so much. appreciate you being here. the worst is till ahead as a high ranking texas official says the quiet part out loud like screams it out. but first the high school principal placed on leave after parents accused of him of promoting critical race theory. the school board says that's not the case. we'll hear his story next on reid out. se we'll hear his story next on reid out two desserts! wait... do we have to thank our moms twice? i don't know... (laughs) breyers. 100% grade a milk and cream, and loaded with delicious cookie pieces. better starts with breyers

congress in the biden administration. go to cspanshop.org. up next, the middle east institute hosted a discussion with a number of middle east experts on the taliban takeover of

east anglia. i was at the trade union of congress, was about to get my speech to it.you have to watch it. so i went there to read the tv was in the sitting room, the first plane had hit, just didn't know what to do. we weren't sure whether she did speech or not, i decided i would carry on with the speech, then i went back and preparing again and i was called backin and preparing again and i was called back in again, and this time the second plane had hit, and it was obvious this was a major terrorist attack. really, from that moment on, the whole of my premiership changed. global policy change from that moment. it all changed — for him — and for the president with whom he built such an unlikely relationship. but at that moment tony blair was in brighton, somewhat remote from what was now unfolding. while in london a number of senior civil servants and diplomats were being plunged into a situation they could never have rehearsed. here is the map on 9/11 of the air traffic over the united states and over the atlantic. moments before the decision is taken to close the ai

federal government and congress has out-invested the west coast ports at a rate of 11-1. that's more than $11 billion that's gone to the east and gulf coast versus a little more than $1 billion here on the west coast. that has to change. >> talk to me about labor pressures. you have a lot of different arms of the port working in synchrony, the dock workers, truck drivers and warehouse. >> one are our dock workers and they have been on the job six days a week since the pandemic began. second, is the fact that that work being done on the docks has improved vessel productivity by 50%. since the surge started last summertime. we're moving more containers on and off ships on average per call than any other part in the world. second, the truck drivers. only about 50% of all truck drivers are calling here at least once a week. those are registered. and vessel capacity has increased by 30%, truck capacity has increased by only 8%. the last segment is the warehouse worker. we've got more than two billion square feet of warehousing from the shores of the pacific out to the desert region. they're overflowing with cargo. we need more f

biden administration is exemptingen congress and also the federal courts, and now we've got former president trump saying, you know what? i'm goingyo to run again. eastlaming president biden and vice president harris for vaccine hesitancy. your reaction the that in. >> well, look, i think a good example is what i told everybody when president biden said is it, you know, get vaccinated, take the mask off. now they're telling you that's not the case, they want you to put your mask back on, and all these mixed guidances and guidelines, when booster shot's supposed to come out, then there was reservations about that, the mixedd messages on that, and all of that has given people no confidence in the federal government in any guidance that they're giving which just makes people further push back from taking the vaccine. what i've been simply telling people is talk to your doctor. talk to your local pharmacist. i believe the vaccine's a medical miracle of the trump administration with operation warp speed. i've been vaccinated, my family has. there's a lot of businesses in georgia that are working to get their employees vaccinated and implementing programs

steve: it was great on the evening of september 11th, all the members of congress went outside, went down the steps on the eastand it wasn't that long ago but now we seem to be so divided. we are united in remembering what happened. that is why pete hegseth is live at the 9/11 memorial. right now the sun is coming up. you can see the fountain behind you. pete: absolutely. good morning, guys. it is the footprint of the south tower. it's absolutely stunning, hallowing here on these grounds. these hallowed grounds. and it's always a special assignment for me to be out here. and i think it's interesting that today because it's a friday on "fox & friends," it is 9/10. tomorrow is 9/11, "fox & friends" will be hosting live from here on the weekend paying full tribute but it got my mind thinking about the mindset we had as a country in 9/10. totally oblivious, for the most part, to threats like al-qaeda, to usama bin laden, to what was happening with the taliban. and that next day changed all of our lives forever. i don't care who you are, who is watching, what your background is, for two decades the trajectory of yo

in my tenure in congress, i've spoken with world leaders in israel, in the middle east, in europe, across the globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today, and we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people. over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others which to seek destruction of israel. as americans, we could never allow that to happen. as human beings, we could never allow that to happen. and we need to be heard as that beacon of freedom in the united states of america, all over the world in our defense of israel, because other countries have let them down. today, we will not let israel down. we will pass this bill. and to my colleagues on the other side of the a

congress in a bilateral way, and we have seen that from democratic as well as republican presidents. it is probably more important than ever because other asian nations that our neighbors, the geopolitical importance of east asia is not lost on anyone. i would tell audiences in korea as well as domestic audiences here that afghanistan was a different type of engagement than long-term commitments that we have shown for decades in korea and the region. >> with what is happening in afghanistan, and the way that we pulled our u.s. troops out of afghanistan with the world watching us and our leadership, and their concern -- it is a valid question whether or not korea should be concerned. let me say this. the question is not whether we should've pulled u.s. troops out of afghanistan. i think the question is how we pulled troops out of afghanistan, leaving hundreds of americans and even the afghan partners behind. we are still trying to get them out even after august and the deadline is coming on. my office has been working around the clock since the taliban took over. we are still talking about this, still working with the troops on the ground. we are working with many organizations, including former generals a

east room to hear from president biden directly. >> i thank the house committees to working hard to advance components of the economic plan they have put before the congresso go, but i am confident that the congress is going to deliver to my desk both the bipartisan infrastructure plan and the build back better plan that i have proposed. i have said many times before that i believe that we are at an inflection point in the country, and one of the moments where the decisions that we are about to make can literally change the trajectory of the nation for years a

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storms in the east, the fires out west, the obvious sense backed up by science that things are getting worse, that this is not normal. as for policy, biden is working with democrats in congresson budget which would tackle climate change and expand the safety net in new ways. we have a very special guest on this amidst all this news, i am joined by cedric richmond, senior adviser to the president. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> walk us through what your administration is trying to do both deal with the front line emergency assistance needs, while making the argue we heard this from the president on wider solutions to a climate crisis. >> well, look, ari, i'll just start with the last part first, which is we want to invest in change in addressing climate change, because we know these storms are getting stronger and more frequent and the devastation is getting worse. sow look at wildfires and all, drought. then you get to hurricane ida that caused havoc from the mississippi river gulf coast aall the way up to new jersey, pennsylvania. so the administration. we have all hands on deck. we have fema, that has boots on the ground. we are doing everything we can

east room to hear from president biden directly. >> i thank the house committees to working hard to advance components of the economic plan they have put before the congress. i know that we still have a long way to go, but i am confident that the congress is going to deliver to my desk both the bipartisan infrastructure plan and the build back better plan that i have proposed. i have said many times before that i believe that we are at an inflection point in the country, and one of the moments where the decisions that we are about to make can literally change the trajectory of the nation for years and possibly decades to come. each inflection point in this nation's history represents a fundamental choice. i believe that america at this moment is facing such a choice, and the choice is this. we are going to continue with a economy with the overwhelming share of the benefits going to the corporations and the very wealthy or are we going to take this moment right now to set this country on a new path. one that invests in this nation, creates real sustained economic growth and that benefits everyone, including the working and middle-class folks that is someth

east coast, the u.s. is battling extreme weather events fueled by climate change. democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm and calling for action. president biden is among them and he is calling on congress to pass legislation to prepare the nation's infrastructure for the changing climate. >> past few days of hurricane ida and wildfires in the west and unprecedented flash floods in new york and new jersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms in the climate crisis are here. we need to be much better prepared. we need to act. >> global warming is upon us. when you get two record rainfalls in a week, it is not just coincidence. when you get all the changes that we have seen in weather, that is not a coincidence. global warming is upon us and it will get worse and worse and worse unless we do something about it. >> what we're seeing now are cataclysmic rain events, record-shattering where we have unprecedented amounts of water coming out of the heavens all at once. literally from 8:51 to 9:51 p.m., more water came down than we had seen in the history of new york all at once. >>> still to come, abortion rights have again been thrust into the forefront of u.s. politics after the

east meets west hosted at newport. follow us on social media c-span history for more of this date in history post. >> eva quaintance the first african-american woman to represent north carolina and congress, talks about serving as the president of the congressional freshman class. her agricultural committee assignment and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. she served in the u.s. house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview. >> i met with kathleen johnson from the house history office. today's date is may 15, 2015 clear here with congresswoman clayton to talk about her career in congress. thank you so much for joining us today for. >> my pleasure delighted to be here. >> without we start off with some questions about the origins of your interest in politics to start. first off, when you were young we are curious to know that you have any female role models who you looked up to, who were they, what do you to them? >> well i think the first female is my mother. who is a person who wanted the best for her daughter. we recognize the contribution of certain, the high school founder, where he

east. this money is an investment in the productivity of the american economy by investing in our own people. nationbuilding here at home. it is no wonder why a republican congress wants to delay it. the empty rhetoric about deficits and job creators does not lead with the facts. a republican gave us under $52 billion deficit, bush grew the deficit. clinton, a democrat or doubt the entire deficit. it gave bush two a surplus. he blew through the surplus and gave us a $1.4 trillion deficit. obama cut the bush deficit. in trump, the republicans grew the deficit to $1 trillion. in the past 60 years, economic both democrats has averaged on an annual basis 3.5%. under republicans, it is 2.2%. 70%, 75% higher economic growth under democrats in the past 60 years than republicans. let us talk about the job creators. democrats have created 21 million more jobs than republicans. democrats create new jobs on average. republicans, --. under democrats, annual wealth over the past 60 years, 6.6%. under republicans, 2.9%. 126 percent higher business investment under democrats and republicans. the stock market, according to the business insider, since 1947, the stated -- standar