my name is laura top, a name, and i publicly advocate here in the united states and the practice of child marriage. i was forced that at 15 years old to marry a complete stranger. and so now i use my experience to advocate against this practice is very harmful practice that exist here in the u. s. and worldwide. and hello max. welcome to the street. tell everybody. can you hi, my name is max robins, i'm the founder and executive director of students again child marriage, where the 1st student lead non crop in the united states that the voted to and then the american child marriage crisis get to have you get. i'm going to start with a conscious of a controversial unicef anti marriage. i have campaign that made some people really upset. have a look. ah . so that campaign was company against child marriage and you can see the response on line. it doesn't happen to white children . it doesn't happen in the developing well people was really, really surprised. so i'm getting the same response back here on our twitter feed for the stream. and we were talking about child and i was telling people

hello laura taylor in under the top stories owners era and richard branson has flown to the edge of space filling a lifelong dream and taking a great leap towards making space tourism a reality. branson was joined by 5 others. aboard virgin galactic winged rocket. hu unity, the group reached 80 kilometers above the surface of the earth, where they experienced a few minutes of weightlessness. a ship then folded its wings in and glided back to earth before landing on a spaceport runway in new mexico.

laura: accurate history. topping list of suggested reading for teachers and high school students is of course the book how to be in antiracist filled with historical inaccuracies and totalitarian policy ideas. he writes that capitalism is essentially racist, and racism is essentially capitalist. i guess that means anyone is racist. your parents are part of the problem and those parents of yours need to begin their never-ending reeducation in antiracism and even raise the slightest doubt about white privilege or the concept of systemic racism democrats state media will defame you. >> followers of q1 on using the battle cry to similarly target school boards with many of espoused q1 on theories melting their own conspiracies with lies about critical race theory. laura: parents of all races and ethnicities are raising concerns about the kids education which by the way they pay for, is like q1 on? sure. totalitarian societies depend on propaganda and their leaders ruthlessly enforce its dissemination was give me four year

laura: let's get back to our top story, the assassination of the haitian president.have the former prime minister with us, thank you for being with us. haitian ambassador to the u.s. has said that well-trained professionals killed the president. who do you suspect is behind us? >> it is a group of mercenaries. there is a group of 30 of them hold up and being surrounded by some of the police, they are exchanging gunfire. about 10 minutes away from the pridents house. we are asking for help in ntaining them. once they are caught, they will be able to certainly get to the bottom of it and see who the financiers are of such a brazen operation. laura: are you asking for the united states to help in the investigatio >> i believe that to the current prime minister, but certainly we need all the help we can get. this is a catastrophe of major proportion. the head of state being assassinated in his house, a democratically elected leader, who only has six months left in his mandate. the last time a leader was assassinated in haiti was 1950 and it triggered the u.s. occupation

. >> laura: accurate history, randy? topping suggested reading for teachers and high school students is, of course, the book "how to be an antiracist" by ibram kendi. did is filled with -- rights that racism is essentially capitalist. how clever. i guess that means everyone who works, then, is racist. kids, that means your parents that are part of the problem, and they -- immediately, those parents of ears need to begin their never-ending reeducation in antiracism. and if you even raise the slightest doubt of white privilege or this concept of systemic racism, democrats, state media, they will defame you. >> followers of qanon, who are now using the battle cry to similarly target school boards, with many who have espoused qanon theories now melding their own conspiracy theories with the lies about critical race theory. >> laura: that is so weak. parents of all races and ethnicities who are raising concerns about their kids education, which by the way, they pay for. that is like qanon? joy. well, totalitarian society depend on pr

venture outside will the momentum for home stores continue joining me now williams-sonoma laura alber who is named as the top thank you for coming to the show, we appreciate it. >> they stand for having me. >> your momentum has been extraordinary so much so that goldman downgraded the stock and the annulus boiled down that they can't possibly keep on doing this will forever, as people may venture outside the kitchen, where you pick up the slack, weddings are from finally booming so maybe a lot of registry, what do you think over the next 12 months. >> we see a backdrop as people hopefully continue to go back to being with each other in the holidays and back-to-school but beyond that our strategies have been driving our growth in the habit before the pandemic where you could see double-digit growth in the course during the pandemic you have to clarify your value because everything change so quickly, we saw that we had three key differentiators and those are internal design of our product which allows us to offer the customers that think they can't find elsewhere and also our digital first mindset so when our

. >> oand i'm laura jarrett. time for our topday. >> corporate america taking the lead on protecting its workforce. google, facebook, netflix, morgan stanley, saks and lyft all requiring shots for employees coming back into the office. and president biden is expected to announce that all civilian federal workers need to be vaccinated or tested frequently. >>> and bipartisanship for bridges, 17 senate republicans joined democrats wednesday to advance a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. the plan now includes money for roads, utilities, rail, broond b broadband and more. it still faces several obstacles. >>> severe storms hitting the midwest overnight with hurricane-force winds and hail. power out for about 100,000 customers in wisconsin. the threat shifts east today. >>> and a virginia police officer fired after storming the u.s. capitol has been rearrested and jailed. investigators say that thomas robertson recently bought 37 guns on the internet defying a court order and says that violence is better than peaceful protests. >>> and

the top corporate stories we are covering. laurae buyback program worth as much as one point 5 billion euros after profit and sales rose in the second quarter. the dutch maker is planning to buy back as much as 4% of stock over a three-year period getting this quarter. it has been making acquisitions to build up its telehealth program. >> we saw strong growth in the quarter, 9% and a nice profit expansion. philips is delivering on its guidance and we see a lot of customers signing up for long-term strategic partnerships because they believe in our strategy. they want to invest in telehealth. laura: abb is said to be close to selling its mechanical business to a company in the u.s. it is known as dodge and its value is estimated at 2.5 billion dollars. last year, it announced it was exploring options for dodge. tobacco giant philip morris, the maker of marlboro is said to be planning to end the sale of cigarettes in the u.k. in the next decade. the plan is part of a strategy to phase out traditional tobacco products and encourage a s

top corporate stories. laura: problems with the boeing dreamliner continuing.as uncovered an additional manufacturing problem with the plane that has to do with the forward pressure bulkhead. it is not considered a threat to flightsafety but boeing has halted delivery of the plane. regulators are looking at tiny imperfections that have cropped up on the lining of the carbon fiber airframe. disney has been investing heavily with -- in new packages of sports. viewers will pick up the tab. the company is raising the price of the espn sports streaming service. yes pm plus is the smallest of disney's streaming services. it has 3.8 million subscribers. that is the bloomberg business flash. anna: thank you, laura. countries are racing to vaccinate as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the world. the french president has ordered all health-care workers to get vaccinated by september 15. in the u.k., scientists are estimating england faces up to 200 deaths per day after restrictions and. orest johnson has urged people to remain vigilant against the virus.

>> reporter: i am laura anthony in oakland countdown where the top prosecutor promises to devote morethese fries and all of a sudden they said we can't do that anymore. >> no right meant no work for a woman who lied on paratransit. that is why michael finney got involved. >>> voting a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news.abc7 news.abc. >>> hugs and cheers. a celebration surrounding bill cosby as he gets home from prison following the stunning decisionsylvania's highest court conviction. >> this was an absolutely huge win for cosby's defense team and not something any of us expected. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. >>> your watching abc7 is at 6:00 life here on abc7, who live and wherever you stream. this treaty showed up on bill cosby's account a few ago. "i have never changed my stance nor my story. i have always maintained my innocent. thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. special thanks to pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the rule of law." cosby's team undoubtably overjoyed by this d

laura: back to the masks, top covid advises set to testify on capitol hill a mask mandates for vaccinated>> doctor fauci defending a new push to have kids as young as 3 years old mask up this coming school year. griff jenkins has more from washington. >> good morning. did the cdc end it's mask mandate too soon? that's the question that will be the focus of that hearing before the senate health committee where doctor fauci will be among those testifying. it comes as only half the country have gotten the shot and you see here that only 48.6% are fully vaccinated, 56.one% received one dose but with this spike in delta variant cases up 107% nationwide in the last two weeks of the local areas mostly california have already reinstated mask mandates. in la county recommending mask wearing for the vaccinated. in the san francisco bay area and nevada, this as the american academy of pediatrics issued guidance calling for kids two years old and above to mask up saying, quote, there many children and others who cannot be vaccinated, this is why it is important to use every tool in our toolkit to saf

laura scott, bbc news. our topland. but france for now is not included. and coming up — a permanent monument in tribute to fallen police officers and staff has been unveiled in staffordshire. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... it's emotional for britain's men in the relay. victory in the pool means it's the first time in 113 years that team gb win three swimming golds at an olympics. 100 pledges to tackle the issues that limit the opportunities in life for people with disabilities — — that's what the government has unveiled today. it's called the national disability strategy and it aims to increase the number of accessible homes and adapt older properties. there'll be an audit of mainline railway stations to ensure there's proper access and a programme will be launched to make it easier for disabled people to change jobs. the government's hailed the £1.6 billion strategy as a once in a generation transformative plan, but charities and campaigners say it doesn't go nearly far enough. our disability af

agreement and that has been the legal argument that split the top court and ultimately they felt he had not received justice under the fifth amendment. lauraes this seem to be the end of the legal process for bill cosby? reporter: he cannot be retried. the only way you can see something like this begin again is if there were new allegations. if you think back to the case at the heart of all of this, when charges were brought back in 2015, the window is closing on the statute of limitations. given the historical nature, it does seem unlikely. laura: thank you. the former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld, the architect of the invasions of iraq and afghanistan has died. he was both the youngest defense secretary ever and oldest when he returned. mr. rumsfeld was inside the pentagon on 9/11. reporter: donald rumsfeld served four presidents for over five decades. charismatic and outspoken. he was a key architect in the response to 9/11. the invasion in afghanistan and war against iraq. a navy pilot in the 1950's, rumsfeld later became an illinois congressman nixon and henry kissinger admired his ruthlessness. >> a strong defense posture g

laura: that is one scandal i haven't been on top of but i know you are on the important stories. >> i'maura: good to see you tonight. south africa deteriorates into chaos, a nagging question lingers. could happen here? larry logan will be with us next with a warning. stay there. ♪ ♪ >> laura: what is happening in south africa? things have deteriorated, total laura: what is happening in south africa? things of security, looting, violence that consumed the country for the better part of the past week so what is driving this? there are a lot of theories out there, some are saying it is just politics, it all started when the former south african president, jacob zuma, started a 15 month long prison sentence for contempt of court. app supporters believe he's a victim of a political witchhunt & is a man of the people, a populist particularly in rural communities. second the. is draconian covid lockdowns are partially to blame. south africa's economy was hit by the deepest recession on record, citizens came to resist the officials keeping them shut in, there were protests and finally the theor

disturbing stor tonight of high-level intimidation campaigns being used at the top of our military as recounted by a retired vereen lauran campaigns being used at the top of our military as recounted by retired marine who said on july 20 second major general patrick donohoe, the commanding general of fort benning reported from his official twitter account that he was seeing a surge in icu visits among young soldiers due to covid and that he would mandate the vaccine if he had the power to do so. desire applied pointing out the dod had lost total of 262 million personal to the virus. in the fourth 1:45,021, 26 additional servicemembers took their lives compared to the prior year. general domino virtues desire of engaging in false equivalency and downplaying the vaccine. he also tweeted at the university words as i is no student and told them come get your boy for questioning the military's quarantine a lockdown policies. joining we use desire, for a marine officer. such a wild wild story. i love hillsdale, second of all, is general donahue the norm in our military leadership today? >> absolutely. when you hear him spouti

[applause] laura: with that delightful moment, the 14-year-old became the first black american to claim the top it is really great to be the first african-american champion because it is almost 100 years of no african-americans. it is not surprising, but it is still kind of sad for their snobby any african-american winners. it feels good. laura: spelling is not her only skill. she holds three guinness world records for dribbling three basketballs at once and said she might end up working for nasa. the sky's the limit for this teen with many talents. let's hope england has that many talents when they face italy in the euro final. rest easy, we know who will win. a group has picked england as the winter. the zookeeper put flags in the enclosure, one for each country. the first the came down would be victorious. a german octopus picked winners during the 2010 world cup. let's hope those cats are as accurate, or there will indeed be hell to pay on sunday. go, england. i am laura trevelyan. have a great weekend. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: finc

. >> laura: oh, well, that is one scandal i haven't been on top of, raymond, but i know that you are he important stories -- >> i am watching it closely for you. >> laura: thank you, raymond. it is good to see you tonight. and south africa deteriorates into chaos and a nagging question lingers: could it happen here? south african native larry logan will be here next with a warning. stay there. might just - vomit. if these statements describe you, and you've been diagnosed with gastroparesis, you might qualify for a clinical study that tests a new study medication for nausea and the symptoms of gastroparesis. qualified participants will receive study related care and study medication at no charge. please visit gp vandastudy.com, that is g-p-v-a-n-d-a-s-t-u-d-y.com. or call (833) 933-9332 to see if you qualify. sponsored by vanda pharmaceuticals. ♪ ♪ >> laura: what is happening in south africa? things have deteriorated, total chaos, looting, violence has consumed the country for the better part of the last week, so what is driving all of this? well, there are a lot of theories out there

laura: you know what should occur? a complete top to bottom review and reform of our armed forces, the depressing truth is we haven't won the war in decades. we couldn't defeat the taliban, didn't bring peace and stability to iraq. the militaries filled with courageous men and women being abysmally served by the leadership so our romantic ideal of america's our military leaders comes from old movies and riveting history but a lot of things have changed. do we even really know how top commanders are chosen today? i think a cursory review of recent history would find that getting promoted through the ranks today has to do with one success on and off the battlefield than it does with how one plays the current political game. the pentagon is under the spell of corporate america. contrary to what austen said in adhering it has gone totally woke. we need a military led by men and women who stand above the political fray and focus on the mission of defending our national interests. certainly not leaders or more focused on their post militar

top. thankfully, she did accept. paris is still the city of love, you'll be happy to hear. i am laura trevelyan. for watching bbc world news america. have a gre narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: covid on the rise. infections and hospitalizations increase in areas of low vaccination rates, as misinformation about the virus abounds. then, at t extreme. major flooding turns deadly and destructive across europe with climate change as a major factor. plus, raising the future. is this a moment for the country to step up to do more to provide good child care, now that the pandemic has ex

laura garcia. here's today's top stories including a positive covid-19 infection for team usa. >> i'm thom jensen in. u.s. olympic team officials announcing this morning that one athlete, an alternate, on the u.s. women's gymnastics artistic team has tested positive for coronavirus. she and another athlete are being quarantined in a separate hotel and training at a separate facility in preparation for the olympics. >>> i'm sharon katsuda in the south bay, one bay area county says it will implement the mask mandate again. in alameda county it will be required to wear masks indoors at the courthouse. many of the courtrooms and jury selection rooms around the bay area don't have windows to allow fresh air from outside. los angeles county last week announced the indoor mask mandate would begin again. it went into effect over the weekend but the l.a. county sheriff won't enforce it because it goes against cdc guidelines. >>> let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. and we've been watching out for the potential that we could see a few isolated thunderstorms as well as some d

laura garcia. here's today's top stories including the actions north bay leaders are set to take today as dangerous. >> i'm kris sanchez with more calls for water conservation. today napa council members will vote on measures to cut water use communitywide by 20% to protect lake hennessey, the primary source of water. that could mean limiting irrigation to two days a week and how much water can be trucked out of the city. bay area wide here are some of the cutbacks. santa clara valley and sonoma are mandatory, and the rest are voluntary at this point. >>> i'm cierra johnson at sfo. right now the state department warning americans to not travel to the united kingdom. this after england experiencing high surges of covid. according to nbc right now, britain has seen nearly 55,000 new covid cases just on saturday. this is the highest number of cases in one day since the month of january. >>> let's check the forecast right now. meteorologist kari hall. >> we are starting out this morning with some clouds and fog near the coast but we're still in for a wide range in temperatures from the coastal areas th

. >> let's discuss with our top legal analyst jeffrey toobin and laura coates.ny legal chance of succeeding? >> it does not. i think most people know the first amendment acts as a bar on the government discriminating on the basis of people's viewpoints. it does not tell facebook or cnn what it can and can't broadcast, and facebook has the right to ban donald trump from the use of its facilities, according to its own rules. in addition, this is not a class action, and facebook has a rule that if you are going to sue facebook, you have to sue in california, not in florida. so it is a publicity stunt, it's a fundraising device, but it will get a lot of attention. >> it certainly will. laura, he claims these companies are violating his first amendment rights. what do you make of that claim? >> i find it shocking that he was the president of the united states and doesn't understand that state actor distinction. your mother telling you to be quiet doesn't violate your first amendment rights, nor does an exclusion of a private company's playground called twitter or fac

so robin in doha, reminder of our top stories, at least 126 people are now died and dozens, laura missing in western europe. severe flooding devastates towns and villages. most of those killed were in germany, which is experiencing its worst weather disaster. in decades. batson has more from bond in germany. people are basically locked up in that area. you could see the extent of the damage. they are a visibly very strong current of water has damage, houses has damage, roads has damage, shops, everything with clothes, people are really looking for food and some water to drink. so supplies are wanting shore pretty quickly. and as you can actually really feel, when you talk to people there, they will very much caused by surprise, by this immense amount of water. so that because president says the week long and rest has killed 117 people was planned and coordinated several route pose, a says 25000 soldiers will patrol the streets to stop further looting and violence . and it's quite clear that all these incidents, invest and looting were instigators. instigators. people who planned it coordi

laura: who's really to blame is the cdc, fauci, whole crowded and ih, who are not proclaiming this from the topss a problem with long covid but you're probably protective against the variance but this may be an uphill battle on the legal fight until the case is distinguished. smallpox this is not orders overturned. we keep in touch with us please about how this goes moving forward. >> i will. laura: what happens when joy reed is on vacation? it gets a little crazy. watch. and the world needs lower carbon solutions to keep up. at chevron, we're working to find new ways forward, like through our venture capital group. backing technologies like electric vehicle charging, carbon capture and even nuclear fusion. we may not know just what lies ahead, but it's only human... to search for it. i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. we sold an ipad worth $505 for less than $24. a stand mixer for less than $20. a 4k television for under $2. a macbook pro for under $16. as well as a playstation 4 for under $16. and brand new cars for less than $900. dealdash.c

laura. >>> well, breaking overnight, a manhattan grand jury has indicted the trump organization and its top executive in connection with tax-related offenses. sources tell cbs news the specific charges against the organization long managed by former president trump are expected to be unsealed today. allen weisselberg, the company's cfo, is also expected to be indicted with tax-related charges. he's expected to turn himself in to be arraigned today. >>> this morning, bill cosby is free after his sexual assault conviction was overturned. the actor and comedian was released from prison yesterday after spending nearly three years behind bars. cosby was convicted in 2018 of drugging and molesting temple university employee andrea constand. pennsylvania's highest court overturned that ruling. jericka duncan has more on the stunning reversal. >> reporter: as he arrived home, bill cosby flashed a v for victory with his conviction overturned after nearly three years behind bars. pennsylvania's supreme court threw out the 83-year-old comedian's 2018 sexual assault conviction on a technicality. >> dem

top stories. good morning, laura. laura: u.s.resident joe biden is portably requiring all federal employees to be fully vaccinated for coronavirus or submit to testing requirements. cnn says the announcement could come later today. u.s. health officials are recommending fully vaccinated people should go back to wearing masks in some indoor settings. the reversal by the cdc comes as the delta variant continues to spread. fully vaccinated tourists from the eu and u.s. are set to be allowed to travel to england on the same basis as britons retiring from abroad. -- returning from abroad. the policy will be finalized at a meeting of senior u.k. government ministers later today and could come into force as soon week. the house committee investigating the riots at the u.s. capitol has taken testimony from four police officers who fought for their lives against a mob of supporters of been president trump. one capitol police sergeant likens the event of january 6 to something from a medieval battlefield. he described the physical violence

the top stories we are covering at bloomberg. laurang, the german chancellor angela merkel, and france's emmanuel macron are specter to hold a video call this week. the meeting comes as tensions summer between europe and the world's second-largest economy over human rights and democracy issues. boris johnson will urge britain to exercise judgment to protect themselves from covid after the final unlocking of the economy in two weeks time. the u.k. prime minister will set out the last stage of his roadmap out of lockdown for england at a press conference later today. the country is seeing soaring transmission of the delta variant, but so far without high levels of hospitalization. german finance minister says countries holding out against a global corporate tax deal will eventually come around because of the widespread support it has received. ireland, hungary, and estonia are among those currently refusing the plan. >> it is more than 9% of the gdp, so this is something. i know that in the past, many countries that were not supporting t

topping the list are two essay collections, mary laura, i miss you when i bring followed by new yorkes columnist margaret late migrations. after that is i'll take you there, a historical guide to social justice nashville by professors amy and williams junior. next is another essay collection, the book of the might and wrapping up a look at some of the best-selling nonfiction books, according to nationals books, forget the alamo in which authors bryant burrell, chris tomlinson and jason stanford will quickly call mythologized history of the battle of the alamo. some of these authors have appeared on book tv and you can watch their problems anytime at booktv.org. >> hi, everybody. welcome to the commonwealth club virtualto program, i am going to be your moderator today. big thanks to

laura garcia. we've got the top stories including a silicon valley giant roping its offices to workers. >> reporter heading back to the office after more than a year. this is a big step as google prepares to require most workers to return to the office at least three days a week starting in september. for now, google won't require workers to be vaccinated, but those who provide proof can remove their masks in the office. the company says unvaccinated employees or those who don't provide verification will need to wear masks in the office and get a weekly covid test. >>> good morning, i'm in san francisco. the drugmaker pfizer is expected to meet with some of the nation's top health officials to discuss the possibility of a booster or a third shot. right now the cdc and the fda both agree that individuals that are fully vaccinated do not need a booster, but pfizer's research is showing that a third shot increases immunity by five or tenfold. we'll have that information as it becomes available. >>> let's look at the microclimate forecast with meteorologist kari hall this monday morning. how we looking

top stories? demonstrators across brazil, according to the impeachment of president john, both laura bass handling of coven, 19 and allegations of corruption. there were some clashes in some protest in other cities. one mostly peaceful people in europe have been protesting to as governments push the so called back being possible. they say, same frenchman on the civil liberties in paris. police broke out of the crowds using kick and turkey says, 2 of its soldiers have been killed in an air attack on their arm and vehicle and know the areas. bob area, the defense ministry, said turkish forces immediately fight french present and manual mcroy is on his 1st official trip to the overseas territory of friends. polynesia is expected to discuss the legacy of nuclear tests as well as the threat from the to the islands from the rising seas. france carried out nuclear in the pacific from the 1900 sixty's to lunch ninety's. a recent study showed friends vastly underestimated the impact on the island of health. many hope mccrory will offer to will offer to get compensation for radiation victims. now mic mcclel

top eligie spend catetegor , up to $5$500 spent e each bilg cycycle. >>> a very good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. it's 7:26. i'm lauraa. here's a look at top stories including bay area children returning to classrooms starting today amidst concerns about covid cases. >> reporter: it is the first day of school for brentwood union schoolchildren. they are headed back to class in person, the majority of the 9,000 students in the district will be headed back to campus today. the state will require all california schoolchildren to wear masks while indoors, though masks outdoors will be optional. staff can go maskless if there are no students present. physical distancing only required while eating, not in classrooms, and the state detailed screening and contact tracing for districts along with quarantine requirements. >> reporter: i'm in the south bay. the fire department has cleared the scene of a wildfire that is burning behind me here on the border of north san jose and millipedes. the fire started last night along coyote creek, burned 25 acres. there are no evacuation orders, but as you can see the fire sent up a big p

laura. >>> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," charlie d'agata is in kabul where he spoke with the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan about the future of the american diplomatic mission there after u.s. troops withdraw. >>> so back at home, tropical storm elsa is expected to spread heavy rain and gusty winds in the northeast today. right now the tropical storm warnings extend to portions of new england. half a foot of rain is possible in some areas. elsa is blamed for spawning multiple tornadoes after making landfall in florida earlier this week. a tornado was confirmed in jacksonville where one person died.wher, low-lying areas were flooded making roads unpassable. some people were urged to evacuate. >>> as new york city braces for tropical storm elsa, a separate storm system slammed the region yesterday evening. check out the water pouring down these steps at a subway station. the storm hit at the height of rush hour prompting flash flood warnings. above ground, roads were also under water. our new york city station wcbs reports dozens of people had to be rescued from their cars. >>> now to

laura, thank you very much. >>> so republican senator rand ulnd during a capitol hearing, the n nation's top infectious disease expert of lying to congress about u.s.-funded virus research in china. >> all the evidence is pointing that it came from the lab and there will be responsibility for those who funded the lab, including yourself. >> i totally resent -- >> this committee will allow the witness to respond -- >> i totally resent the lie that you are now propagating. >> what we're alleging is that gain of function research was going on in that lab, and nih funded it. >> that is not -- >> it meets your definition, and you are obfuscating the truth. >> and you are implying that what we did was responsible for the deaths of individual -- i totally resent that. and if anybody is lying here, senator, it is you. >> well, fauci also told the senate panel that a study cited by paul referenced a different sort of virus entirely from the one responsible for the pandemic. >>> and breaking overnight, one person is dead and two others missing now after flash flooding in northern colorado. the fast-moving water destroye

laura: before we go, some sad news for the world of rock 'n' roll. dusty hill, the founding bass player for cz top he passed away in his sleep at his home in houston, texas. it was one of the long bearded musicians behind such hits as sharp dresd man. the band was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 2004. rip dusty hill. i am laura trevelyan. thank you naator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, breaking the gridlock. a bipartisan push brings an elusive infrastructure deal in congress closer to completion. then, running out of time. millions of tenants and landlords face an uncertain future as the federal ban on evictions is set to expi

the top stories we are covering this morning at bloomberg, here is laura.mer president donald trump is suing twitter, facebook, and alphabet. trump says the lawsuits are a defense of his first amendment rights and seeks to restore his social media accounts along with punitive damages. all three companies either banned or suspended trump accounts following the riots at the u.s. capitol. britain's national security advisor is set to investigate the takeover of the country's biggest semi conductor plant by a own company. -- by a chinese owned company. lawmakers say the deal could pose a security threat. fintech company y climbed 10% in its daily listing on the london stock exchange, the largest such deal ever. the company previously known as transfer wise close with a market value of 8.7 5 billion pounds, more than doubled evaluation of a july 2020 fundraiser. that is the bloomberg business flash. anna: thanks, laura wright in london. the world health organization is urging caution on reopening's worldwide. with most regions seeing rising case counts, the deat

department has to deal with the rising violent crime rates on top of the fact they are operating on a smaller budget than the breves year. >> laura my next guest represents the area and made a stunning remark wednesday detailing what this issue is now representing. >> these are not legal mom and pop shops. they are criminal organizations in the form of cartels from several different countries living in our back yard. >> laura: joining me is that man california congressman mike garcia. i want everyone to understand this. this is what an open border delivers into the interior of the united states. people think it's a texas problem or an arizona problem. isn't this is the tentacles of crime and all of the things it brings into our country. this is national. this is going national and affecting us nationally. >> this is a national problem. laura, thanks to fox news for putting a light on this problem. when you see this problem firsthand and see the video, you can't help but to think this is happening in our border. but we are hundreds of miles away from this. this is a symptom of the border issue and our national policy where we have

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