. >> the latest from democratic senator chris coons. republican mike rounds. >>> rising tensions. >> americans stand with taiwan. >> china activates its military. sanctions nancy pelosi. after her trip to taiwan. >> china's sovereignty can't be infringed. >> russia opens its door to a prisoner swap after sentencing brittney griner to nine years in prison. >> i made an honest mistake. >> ian pannell on all the fallout. plus bill richardson. >>> plus, red state shocker. >> the people of kansas spoke yesterday and they spoke loud and clear. >> kansas votes to preserve abortion rights. as trump picks win big in gop primaries. >> the maga movement voted like their lives depended on it. >> political director rick klein with the midterm monitor, plus our powerhouse roundtable. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." as we come on the air this morning, senate democrats on the cusp of passing their climate, health care and tax bill, it cleared a key test vote yes

i'm bringing in senator chris coons of delaware. he has come to our camera. after 24 hours or so of hardware, that you are awake! we appreciate you joining us! your kind of awake? [laughs] talk to me about this moment, senator. >> it is an incredible moment of accomplishment. i am so excited to see what a difference this is going to make for millions of american families. it has been months in the making, having this bill pass with 51 votes, all democratic senators and the vice president, was a really thrilling moment for me. i'm so grateful for my colleagues, my staff, for the folks who worked on this and the difference it's going to make in terms of prescription drug costs, health care costs, energy costs and really putting a down payment on fighting climate change. to me, this will be one of the most important accomplishments of this congress. >> senator, and your close to the president. have you spoken with him? >> i have, earlier this afternoon. the president, as always, he is a classic old school senator. he called to think the cloakroom staff who have

and for all of us, respectively, that is, the maine coon, he settled on the maine coon., of course, there was a very long queue, respectively, since our breeder is in krasnodar, yes, that is, accordingly, we were given preference, because he does not leave anywhere, that is, he will remain in the city . yes, respectively. well, that's how we got it. eh pasta sausages, this is not your food. in general, we do not limit them. where they want us triton i don't see any problems to limit the space, especially such cats, they love exactly the height. this, yes, that is, on a par with a person, all the more, so someone can say that this is hygiene. well, hygiene is not always the teeth that they took from him for him. yes, so that he does not worry there when we leave calmly, dear. too. we are also a little smaller, but heavier, probably, she is a cat, this cat is just like a person, he will come up there and stroke you. he sits up straight. i'm stroking my paw, there kiss beautifully. let's look at the khariton cuties to be aware, in general, how they look together. tricolor t

but i always liked maine coons, but this is an unclean maine coon.to have its own code, because at that time, in my opinion, we already had a cat and a cat, and it seemed like it was not enough. we also have a common code for this husband. yes, and mine. but he didn't have anyone. yes, that's right, and he was not very affectionate, he was more of a hooligan and ran after little lesha. so, here they were playing, and then it turned out to be a dog. after our previous dog e died, we already got a dog. it was the nineteenth year. this is what kind of breed a dog is always going to want to experiment somehow, and whites are also important. yes, white is also ours, we found her on the street. it was like that, it was chara, it was not chara. she was even a model for us for a month, then it was 3 weeks old, so she lived with us at home, and syoma looked after her, how they found a common language. i just i understand, they are now friends, yes, they are friends. come on, chara loves to follow him, of course, and run around the yard in the garden. but when

coons: i'm pleased we will consider the nomination of dr. monde muyangwa to be assistant administrator of africa for aid. this is -- the strategic challenges that we see in africa need to be met by an outstanding development professional. as the ongoing russian aggression continues to have widespread food crises, the people of africa need to know that the people of the united states will support them, will work with them and be a great partner in their development. i'm about to ask unanimous consent for the confirmation of a nominee who has a long and deep experience in this area. the director of the wilson center africa program, long-time dean of the africa center for streetic studies at the national defense university, a professor, a nonprofit leader, a development professional, a road scholar, someone who will represent us very well. with that, madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination. calendar number 815, monde muyangwa to be an assistant administrator for the u

liz: senator coons conceded any impact on inflation will not be immediate.s president biden and his handling of the economy. more than two thirds of americans think the economy is getting worse, the highest of that measure has reached since 2008. only 37% approve of the job the president is doing. the only area of mr. biden sees some improvement is on his handling of gas prices. in a statement released friday, biden touted the recent july jobs report saying it shows his administration is making significant progress for working families. president biden is spending the day in delaware after arriving earlier this morning. his position announced mr. biden is cleared to emerge from isolation after that second negative covid-19 test. former president trump is speaking to conservative voters at cpac where a pole is showing strong support for a 2024 run. reporter: trumps newest stars taking center stage at cpac, setting the tone for the midterms and possibly the party's future. >> we drove a stake through the heart of the mccain machine. reporter: fresh off a prima

and osya osya is just the opposite, he refutes all the myths about maine coons.his is the kindest gentle cat in the world and usually gentle. they are very wayward with character and more in itself. and you have, of course, as usual, and in the fall you can squeeze around the clock as much as you want, and whoever you want, he will only be happy about it. i know that you have bags and caps. yes, it's kind of like that. the main thing is that there are data caps. yes, you can not leave for a second, the cap of a bottle of milk or water, because it will be stolen in the same second. listen, you brought it overnight, everything was hidden in beds that we have here today osya show me what you have. we have a lid, a rubber band and a napkin. all that is needed for happiness, yes, this is ira with an obvious package, but she gets confused correctly. yes , we have a friend who is often in a red light. and when we chose the name of the cat, but the association was very strong to start such a story. she lived with us a very long time at the time of the appearance of ira,

it will be like hell. >> the latest from democratic senator chris coons.d with taiwan. >> china activates its military. sanctions nancy pelosi. after her trip to taiwan.

. >>> let's discuss with democratic senator chris coons of delaware. senator, i want to start by replaying this video manu raju highlighted of sinema and manchin chatting on the senate floor. that looks like you chatting with them, maybe. what did you all have to say? >> well, jake, i'm not going to get into the details of that conversation. but manu gave a preview. the most important thing is to get this bill passed. it is a bold and ambitious bill that reduces prescription drug prices, cap out of pocket prices for millions of americans, reduce partly cloudy health care costs, pay down the deficit by as much as $300 billion, and makes significant progress on combatting climate change. that larger framework i am confident all 50 democrats will support and we will get this bill to president biden's desk. >> but the issue is that senator sinema doesn't want to close the carry interest loophole, thereby allowing wealthy hedge fund and private equity managers to keep paying this reduced tax rate on income instead of the rate that most americans watching pa

joining us tonight is delaware senator chris coons. member of the senate foreign relations many. to be on with you again, bret. >> bret: house speaker nancy pelosi just leaving taiwan this week, the follow-up are not still being felt as china reacts to it. do you think it's a good idea? >> she's one of any american elected leaders in congress over decades to visit taiwan. she is not first speaker of the house of representatives to visit. it did escalate tensions with china, but one of the things i've emphasized and so have many others is that our one china policy has not changed and the core commitments made in the taiwan relations act have not changed. >> bret: your former colleague, former montana democrat senator and ambassador to china, max, had this to say about the trip. a little more pointed. >> the real question is how far will they go in showing their displeasure. she didn't go. taiwan knows we support taiwan. [indistinct]. we should not have gone. so china will take action, it will be very measured, very significant. >> bret: i guess the question is was it a mistake now

coons: i have one more question. senator whitehouse asked a whole series of questions, i have joined him in a series of letters simply trying to get to the bottom of the representation that were made to me and to us, by then white house counsel about the supplemental background investigation being done by the book and trying to identify whether clarity what happened in terms of the tip line, management. i think we should get answers to our questions and resolve these issues. i look forward to working with you and hearing from you in the months ahead to bring this to a close appeared mr. wray: we will work with you on that. i think i managed to get this across to senator whitehouse. i have been assured back then and repeatedly ever since that the process that we followed, practice that we follow the limited supplemental background investigation in this instance, who is consistent with the same process that we follow going back to the earlier trump administration, obama administration, bush administration, and we conti

we go, i think the trouble spot will be the yucatan peninsula, particularly just to the west of can coon and for south america, it's looking pretty good for northern areas. it's, it's line of storms, east of the blue in andes, stretching into the southeast of brazil, snack down temperatures, big time in his saucy on to just 16 degrees, casa air with visual airline of the journey. ah ah. safe that? mm hm. and then international anti corpse excellence award boat. now for your hero . ah, this is al jazeera ah. hello until mccrae. this is the news. hell, a live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. the you in secretary general is sit to meet leaders of you crying and turkey on grind, exports and the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant and explosion rips through a mosque during evening.

maine coon memory, imprinted with the names of 200 admiral officers, midshipmen and sailors, dating backtimes of peter the great and, of course, recreational areas, panoramic swings , playgrounds. and the apple orchard, then we expected that the park will be. eh, well, in general , the point of attraction for everyone there is a historical part, which is at least interesting for tourists and schoolchildren, but for excursion programs. there are, of course, playgrounds that are interesting to residents of the city of st. petersburg , kronstadt, of course, since the infrastructure is similar. there was no such level in kronstadt until that moment, of course, this is more about young people and more about family vacations. uh, but of course we have infrastructure for the older generation as well. by 2025, the famous forts of kronstadt will be restored and open to the public. and with one of them, under the official name of emperor alexander the first, and not formally the plague from the kutlin island laboratory located there at the end of the century before last, a cable car will connect.

and so this is daniel cans, version of leonard coons, classic tune. harlan move forward decker, his 1st solo album, he translated lyrically to manish tex, originally written by the likes of curt nicholson and bob dylan. jewish artillery, explain to him the issue. i saw dawn of them, unquote. by me. does the addition lead called you to think songs are so rich and so deep, just because of history and the changing of time, vandal that side? so me, i mentioned presser, was written in 1916 by solomon smallwood. it's a ballard about the polio outbreak that swept new york. o. as the corona virus pandemic regions, the lyric still ring true to day fella for stanley this proclamation. but in man, not many know the language that if you could make it understandable, it opens something up of that's a shot i originally from the u. s. con 1st learned yiddish after moving to germany in 25. to day he and his wife, russian artist, eva lisco, live in hamburg with their son, to the owner house boot. at home, they speak english, russian, german, and yiddish. daniel con, loves diversity in his music too. i r

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with us is democratic senator chris coons. good to see you. we know chuck schumer very proud of his staff. you are too. what pleases you the most about the outcome today? >> this is a huge win for the american people. this is an enormous step forward for making prescription drugs affordable, for making health care sustainable, for making an enormous down payment on tackling climate change, and for reducing the deficit. like senator schumer, i'd love to thank my staff, the folks who stayed here through so many hours. we've been voting for, oh, i think 25 or 26 hours straight now on dozens and dozens of amendments. as republicans in the senate tried every way they could to knock us off our commitment to pass this landmark legislation. but what i've been thinking about as we've been here all night is the ways this will help families who don't even know that we're here working on this, but who are wondering how they're going to pay for insulin if they're a diabetic, or for prescription medications for their parents or their children, how they're g

>>he most coon are bree turbes, like wd turbines that can be set up in clusters in wind farms under waterf research and development zones in the north of scotland supplied record-breaking levels of clean energy to the u.k. grid this year, powering over 12,000 homes for a year. then there's an underwater kite that flies in a figure of 8. like the wind lifts a kite, currents in the water speed it up, in turn producing more energy. and then there are floating stream turbines, the most powerful of which was recently launched in scotland, with an individual turbine capacity of two megawatts. they are tethered to the sea floor, but the turbines remain close to the surface with means the undersea work is cheaper, and they can be moved around. compared to wind or solar energy , though, tidal has been slow for a reason you might have guessed. >> sadly, a lot of the solutions are really expensive. because the industry is so young. supply chain or manufacturing it doesn't hchain. established anytime we are going to operate something underwaterthat has its own unique set of engineering challenges. yo

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this shopping center is called clue bogan to named after diesel dos, coon excel shopping area, the 30000 horn beam plants to cool to building to hampton noise and absorb carbon dioxide in there. first, some of the plants are already feeling the heat. they're part of an effort to counteract increasing heat waves and gym and cities. a consequence of climate change. the whole means of only be for 6 months. so this still knew this applied by a special irrigation system. all nearly 35 degrees. has it running with 5 leaders a day for the tubs and 15 leaders per square meter city, michigan, moslin outside. what's that? red outage? most of the august? i'm sure it's a malfunction in the asset supply. we'll have to go to the basement and vent it to us in the system, uses a lot of water, 5000 cubic meters a year. but it has enormous benefits to city residence uses worth of of that water gets turned into coronel women. you noticed that when you walk around out there at one end of us near the facade, there are significantly cooler temperatures as well as humidity. so taken together, it's 5000 cubic m

droughts and contributed to thousands of heat related deaths and our next report our correspond and guna coon and travels to the greek capital athens to see how authorities there are dealing with the heat. alaneese mirror villi always has her water bottle with her in summer. she's used to the dangerous heat waves in her home city. she is the 1st chief heat officer in athens and across europe. it's her job to get the greek capital fit to face the challenges of climate change. she's on her way down into the depths of the city with someone from athens waterworks. it's also a journey back in time. the subterranean tunnel, almost 20 kilometers long, was built by the roman emperor hadrian. in the 2nd century, mira really is planning to have water flowing along hadrian aqueduct. again, engineers are already working on her idea. they are planning to grieve. 20 specific points where the, where they tap into the water into the green new parks. a green belt across athens is intended to make the city cooler and the pleasant mere villi once more parks. she is particularly proud of these japanese style spa

senator chris coons, a close ally of president biden, concedes it could take one year for the bill to have any impact on rising costs. >> it may take a year or more. we've seen gas prices come down week after week after week for the last five weeks in a row and i think we have a strong economy. a strong recovery under way. >> as for what's next the house is now expected to approve the bill by the end of the week sending it to the president for his signature. andrew. >> all right, justin, thank you. >>> there's more severe weather to report as well this morning. in denver, two children were among nearly a dozen people rescued during extreme flooding. drivers were trapped for hours on interstate 70, it comes after a weekend of travel delays nationwide and another rare weather event. >> reporter: this morning, the summer of weather extremes now extending into a new week. roads are closed today in california's death valley after what weather experts are calling a once in a thousand year event, historic rainfall stranding about 1,000 people over the weekend. >> it sounded like the world wa

we've got a wave of rain running across the yucatan peninsula, but i think it's gonna stay dry and can coon, with the height 30 degrees and top band of south america, that persistent rain for the pacific coast of columbia over the past 24 hours. some spots getting about 75 millimeters of brain. this vigorous system knocked down the temperature and porto laker, but the bulk of that activity out toward the south atlantic. and while look at real digital harold 35 degrees, that's about 10 above average. data official airline of the june. the is news, as it breaks, the company will walk on monday, wonder controversial constitutional rep around them, which is why they are expected to both present caused by you or talk with detail coverage. but cost of fertilizer has more than doubled the season. that's largely due to the warren you crave from around the world. all of these cows are effected with foot and mouth. disease fe a dairy cattle, but then milk production has dropped by more than 70 percent. ah ah ha, you're watching out a 0. i'm emily ang, when he's a reminder of our top stories this, our

so you could 10 peninsula that's gonna catch can coon, with a hive 29 degrees. we had some flash lighting in the northwest of columbia around meta gene that destroyed more than a dozen buildings. but i got to get you an update on this vigorous system spinning toward the southeast of brazil. there are some weather alerts and play for both the rain and the wind for sao paulo on wednesday. be careful out there. we'll see you soon. ah frank assessments, how much support is there at st. protests that we've seen in hotels across the rest of the country? the street has been very good at tapping into the co consent to people across the country, informed opinions we will say more of what is happening is that climate change it making them work in depth analysis of the days global headlines, druggie is credited by someone really restoring it lease credibility this critics would say he couldn't play the part of a politician. what do you think went wrong inside story on al jazeera lou? for booking back you walking out? is there a mind of top stories this our have been purcha

and vladimir coons also said to give a speech actually at the beginning of this conference to welcome foreign guests. so that combined with the fact that we're going to be seeing over a 1000 tanks, helicopters, a plains and missiles, all that combined means that this year's conference is guaranteed to be interesting . ah, and can, yeah. all eyes are on a much contested election for had a state as a declared winner is the east africa nations current deputy president william rudo was just slightly above 50 percent of the vote. the result sparked riots among the political opposition. ah . according to the official count, rudo received 50.5 percent of the vote, nearly defeating former prime minister riley out a dingo. but moments before the outcome was to be announced. 4 of the 7 electoral commission members refused to confirm it. that could be grounds for a legal battle by the opposition to overturn the results prolonging a period of uncertainty in a country critical to the economy and security of eastern africa. rudo, who ran on a rags to riches story, argued that he was the best positi

mike mccall, george matsui, and the man who holds the seat i used to hold chris coons.o many other democrats and republicans alike responsible for getting this done. bipartisanship is critical but i want to mention something else look at the people here today, we come from all different backgrounds. governors, legislatures, mayors, state legislators, entrepreneurs, business people, they are the reason we are here. they are the reason we got this far. scientists, technology, engineer positions, residents of four-year and community colleges, government officials, i met with many of you through this process. so many of you who have spent years and years calling for investments that are made in this bill, for years you have been calling for it. you helped make it happen. you represent why we are better positioned to win the economic competition of the 21st century. you are the reason why i am still optimistic about the future of our country. the chips and science act, it supercharged our ability to make semiconductors. those tiny computer chips, smaller than a fingertip tha

so you could 10 peninsula that's gonna catch can coon, with a hive 29 degrees. we had some flash lighting in the northwest of columbia around meta gene that destroyed more than a dozen buildings. but i got to get you an update on this vigorous system spinning toward the southeast of brazil. there are some weather alerts and play for both the rain and the wind for south polo on wednesday. be careful out there. we'll see you soon. ah. with witness differences. change witness happiness with sunlight. witness? not last witness. charity with clarity. with his family. witness friends with the beginning. witness. the witness live with lou. ah, welcome back to pick them out about top stories here. this ala. have there been protests across the occupied west bank, off his writing forces killed a senior command of the palestinian on group. i like some authors were gays, thousands of mourners fill the streets of nobliss, where abraham lucy was killed. the white house as us president joe biden was not given advance notice of the f. b. i search at former president donald trum

climate and tax bill, george stephanopoulos will go one-on-one exclusively with democratic senator chris coons and gop senator mike rounds. >>> we're getting word from the white house that president biden tested negative for covid-19. his press secretary saying he is doing great. it's the first time in a week that the president has not had a positive result. president biden had been experiencing a rebound infection after completing treatment with the covid drug paxlovid. but he will continue his strict isolation until he receives another negative test. >>> we turn now to the battle over abortion. indiana passing a near total ban on the procedure. the state's republican controlled legislature becomng the first in the nation to pass such a measure following the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade. there are some exceptions but opponents, including the white house, are blasting the legislation. here's abc's faith abubey. >> reporter: tonight, indiana now the first state to approve a near-total abortion ban since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade. >> we have heard from a n

facing mac jones and the new england patriots first quarter, jones is sacked by defensive end malcolm coonsthat's going to set up a raiders field go. they go up three. nothing in the first jones throws down the middle here. he's intercepted, though, by luke masterson. nice return as he takes it back around the 30 yard line, and that's going to set up a touchdown on the following play. white finds some room on the outside on this one was able to get it in for the end zone. raiders go on to win it 23 to 6. by the way, they are undefeated for the first time in the preseason. time for today's check this out. this is maggie showing off her goalkeeping skills. just look at her snatch that puck. nothing's going to that puck. nothing's going to get past her and she's so cute indistinct conversations ] do we know anything? oh, no. they're in there now with the doctor. we're lucky, though. the paramedics said it could've been a lot worse. my god, how did this even happen? there he is. big day's coming up. what do you want for your birthday, big dog? it's okay. i'm good. come on. the sky's the limit.

the man who holds the seat highest hold, chris coons. other democrats and republicans alike democrat -- dedicated to getting this done. i also want to acknowledge something else. look at the people here today, we come from all different backgrounds to support this bill, governors like the governor of illinois, entrepreneurs, business people, labor, they are the reason we are here and why we get this far. scientists, technologists, presidents of universities and colleges, civil rights leaders, government officials. i went with many -- met with many of you through this process. many have called for years and years for this bill. you helped make it happen. you represent why we are better positioned than any other nation and the world when the economic competition in the 21st century. you should hear the reason why i'm so optimistic in the future of our country, the chips and science act supercharges our ability to make semiconductors in america. those tiny computer chips smaller than a fingertip are the building box or a modern economy, pow

. >> todd: chris senator coons dodging whether he recommend biden top the democratic ticket again. listen. >> i'm hopeful president biden will run again, if he does, i will support him. >> are you encouraging him to run again? >> i'm encouraging him to focus on what is in front of us. >> todd: very telling answer. richard bloomenthal, sidestepping the bid. >> my focus is totally on this november, partly because i am running for re-election and i think this november will determine how successful president biden is in the next two years and how strong he would be as a candidate. >> todd: despite the nonanswer, stacey abrams is vowing to support president biden if he runs for a second term. here is jason. >> jason: albatross to the democrats winning elections, few want to be in their presence, because members of congress want to win their election. bigger problem for the democrats, their solutions for the country will not solve the problems we face. they lurched and rely on racism, sexism and statism. diversity in government can be good and important for community engagement, when the

i have wanted a maine coon for a long time, but a girl friend from the defense told me about the catetting rid of him now it became a pity, i phoned this breeder. well, i went and took it away, for some reason they got rid of it, what was wrong with you, he eats too much and somehow you had to deal with it, overcame the problem of overeating problems. in general, as it were, well, we did not notice this problem, what didn’t suit this redhead and why it was necessary to get a second one, and i didn’t plan to take a second cat at all, but again, i called a friend. he says that tan is immediately giving away the cat immediately, his former owner gave him away right away very urgently. that is, she did not ask under any conditions the cat would go with anything. i plan to feed him and so on. that is, you know, cats and dogs all live together, right? tell me, please, here you have six shepherd dogs. ah, and each with a backstory. how do you manage in general? same quite a serious animal. yes, and it’s clear that if a german shepherd came to you, then it means that they didn’t really do it

senator chris coons the latest to join the list. >> are you encouraging him to run again?him to focus on what's right in front of us. >> do you think president biden is the best candidate for2024? >> i will be very blunt and honest with you. my focus is totally on this november. >> i'm working on my own election and that's all i'm focused on now. >> i'm concerned with the mid-term election. that's why i said we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. >> i don't want to answer that question. that's not -- i don't want to answer that question. >> harris: the president of the united states, do you want to see him run in 2024? >> i am not talking about 2022, i am not talking about 2024. >> harris: wow. even democrats running for reelection in the mid-term elections are not calling on joe biden to join them on the campaign trail. a "new york post" op-ed suggests when it comes to biden absence makes the heart grow fonder. for american voters the less they see of joe biden the more they like him. a "new york times" op-ed says hey joe, don't give it a go. cassie smedly from americ

delaware senator chris coons, one of the president's top allies dodging but that he recommended thatis the top ticket again. >> i am hopeful that president biden will run again and if he does, i will certainly support them. >> are you encouraging him to run again? >> i'm encouraging him to focus what's right in front of us. >> todd: richard blumenthal sidestepping a question with biden's potential reelection day. >> my focus is totally on this november. partly because i am running for reelection, but also, this november will determine how successful president biden is in the next two years and how strong he would be as a candidate. >> todd: but despite the nonanswers from lawmakers, georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams vowing to absolutely support joe biden if he runs for a second term. >> ashley: the liberal media also advising biden to quit while he is a head after the passage of inflation reduction act. "the new york times" op-ed telling president biden "hey, joe, don't give and go. a cautionary tale and missed the moment to leave the stage and this is something joe biden

coons: i have one more question. senator whitehouse asked a whole series of questions, i have joined him in a series of letters simply trying to get to the bottom of the representation that were made to me and to us, by then white house counsel about the supplemental background investigation being done by the book and trying to identify whether clarity what happened in terms of the tip line, management. i think we should get answers to our questions and resolve these issues. i look forward to working with you and hearing from you in the months ahead to bring this to a close appeared mr. wray: we will work with you on that. i think i managed to get this across to senator whitehouse. i have been assured back then and repeatedly ever since that the process that we followed, practice that we follow the limited supplemental background investigation in this instance, who is consistent with the same process that we follow going back to the earlier trump administration, obama administration, bush administration, and we conti

and yesterday on one of the sunday shows, chris coons the u.s. from delaware said we might not see the impact on inflation in the first year or two. so, in other words, the democrats passed the inflation reduction act to help them with november. really it should be the midded term election rescue act. they will try to say look what we did for you. isn't it great? >> ainsley: it was build back better and now republicans calling it the social spending and taxation bill. the democrats wants you to believe's the inflation reduction act. every outside expert says if it does help it won't help for years. they are not expecting it to. and senator john kennedy who is always so colorful with his soundbites. is he talking about how we are in the middle of a recession. they want to tax you more money. they want to increase your taxes and they want to spend this exorbitant amount of money when we are in the middle of a really hard time for our country. listen. >> because of inflation, louisianans are really getting good at barely getting by. and that's true

democratic senator chris coons of delaware joins me now.guess this is what they call the sausage making and it's in the form of a votarama today. you think you can guarantee by monday morning that the senate will have passed this bill? >> jim, i am very optimistic that buy monday, this bill will be headed to the house and from there to the president's desk. this is just the latest in a string of significant accomplishments by congress and our president. he's going to be voting on, excuse me, he's going to be signing into law next week, two big bills that we just voted out of here. one, the burn pit bill that provides for veterans healthcare. billions of dollars to care for veterans harmed by burn pit exposure and another, the so-called chips act, to bring manufacturing back to the united states. i think it will be a very long night here tonight and tomorrow. the rules are that we keep voting on amendments until everyone agrees to stop. so this process only ends by exhaustion and given the makeup of the senate, that can take a while. we have

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he will have analysis and interviews with senators, including democrat chris coons of delaware.ou can watch this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 on abc seven. a new poll shows more sour views toward president biden and his administration's handling on the economy. two thirds of americans think the economy is getting worse, the highest since 2008. the president's overall approval rating is suffering. 37% of americans approve. the only area where biden sees some improvement is on his handling of gas prices. in a statement released friday, he touted the recent july jobs report, saying it shows his administration is making progress for working families. president biden is spending the day in his home state of delaware. his physician announced he is cleared to emerge from isolation after a second negative covid test. saturday, the former president trump won an unofficial straw poll at the conservative in texas. it asked who attendees preferred as the republican nominee for president in 2024. 69 percent said they preferred former president trump and 24% said they preferred ron

in our view, there is neither legally -- amy: on thursday, chris coons met with both presidential candidates well as kenya's outgoing president. he said he urged kenyatta to support a "peaceful transition of power." kenyatta has not y comment publicly. on wednesday, the apparent president-elect william ruto said he plans to move forward on forming a new government. >> i want to say that this afternoon to ask all of us to learn from the people of kenya who have settled on the issues. they want us to deliver on the commitment that we gave the people of kenya. and i want to say to this team that we do not have the luxury of time to waste. amy: we go now to nairobi to speak with the kenyan writer and analyst nanjala nyabola. her new piece in the nation is headlined "the kenyan kakistocracy: what are we supposed to do when the electoral system consistently yields terrible candidates?" nyabola is also the author of the book "digital democracy, analogue politics: how the internet era is transforming politics in kenya." nyabola begins by writing -- "if you've noticed an eerie silence coming from the