-- the trump raid, mr. biden? pres. biden: thank you all.plause] >> this afternoon the white house monkeypox response team and health officials brief reporters on the response efforts. watch at 3:30 eastern. at 5:00 a conversation with gregory meeks speaking with "the washington post" about economic and military relations in the end of pacific region and potential threats from china. he was part of the delegation with speaker pelosi who recently traveled to taiwan. watch these events on c-span, the free video app, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span brings you an unfiltered view of government. our newsletter recaps the day for you from the halls of congress to daily press briefings to remarks from the president. scan the qr code to sign up for this email and stay up-to-date on everything happening in washington each day. subscribe today using the qr code or visit c-span.org/connect to subscribe anytime. host: we are joined by a british iranian investigative journalist , documentary filmmaker, and author and she is the frontline correspondent

-- the trump raid, mr. biden? pres. biden: thank you all.plause] >> at least six presidents recorded conversations while in office. here many of those conversations. >> the nixon tapes, they are part private conversations, part deliberations, and 100% unfiltered. >> the main thing is that it will pass, and those people who with the best of intentions, as i'm sure you know, i will tell you if i could've spent a little more time being a politician last year and less time being president. >> on the c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> c-span's "washington journal," every day we take your calls live on the air, on the news of the day, and we discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we will discuss climate provisions in the inflation reduction act with energy reporter jeremy dillon. then the senior director of the foundation for defensive democracy discusses a new round of u.s. military aid to ukraine as russia continues to invade. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern morning on c-span, w

mr biden said he authorised the operation which took place on saturday. casualties. tensions are mounting ahead of an expected visit to taiwan by the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi. according to the reuters news agency, several chinese warplanes have flown close to what's known as the median line which separates taiwan from continental asia. china has warned of serious consequences if the trip to the self—ruled island goes ahead. earlier i spoke to zack cooper a seniorfellow with the american enterprise institute and a former senior pentagon and white house official. i asked him if he thought the visit will go ahead. it looks like it will happen probably in the next 2a hours. so i think we're going to have a very tense week ahead of us. why is nancy pelosi deciding to push this? it's a great question. she has a long history of pushing the chinese on a variety of issues. she famously went to tiananmen square in 1989. this isn't her first time being embroiled with beijing. it's a legacy issue for her, something she wanted to do bef

mr biden said he authorised the operation which took place on saturday. house of representatives, nancy pelosi, is expected to visit taiwan as part of her tour of asia — although there is no official confirmation on this yet. china has warned of serious consequences if the trip to the self—ruled island goes ahead. last week, president xi jinping told president biden not to �*play with fire'. zack cooper is senior fellow with the american enterprise institute and a former senior pentagon and white house official and hejoins me now from washington. thank you very much. it's going to happen, is it? it thank you very much. it's going to happen, is it?— to happen, is it? it looks like it will happen _ to happen, is it? it looks like it will happen probably - it will happen probably the next 2a hours. so i think we're going to have a very tense week ahead of us. going to have a very tense week ahead of ne— ahead of us. why is nancy pelosi deciding to - ahead of us. why is nancy pelosi deciding to push i ahead of us. why is nancy i pelosi deciding to push this?

mr. biden's inauguration. as president trump put it, the vice president, and enough members of congress, simply needed to summon the courage to act, to help them find that courage the president called for backup. early in the morning of december 19th, the president sent out a tweet urging his followers to travel to washington d.c. for january 6th, be there, it will be wild, the president wrote, as my colleague mr. raskin will described in detail, this tweet served as a call to action, and, in some cases, as a call to arms for many of president trump's most loyal supporters. it is clear the in president intended the assembled crowd on january 6th to serve his goal. and, as you have already seen and we'll see against day, some of those who are coming had specific plans. the presidents goal was to stay in power for a second term despite losing the election, the assembled crowd was one of the tools to achieve that goal. in today's hearing we will focus on events that took place in the final weeks leading up to jan

while it does appear that mr. biden will follow through on his campaign promise to address student loan debt, so far it falls short of the $50,000 that many democrats had pushed for. >> okay, brie, thank you very much >>> breaking news this morning the u.s. military has launched airstrikes in syria, targeting iran-backed groups president biden approved the strikes, retaliation for attacks on two u.s. military facilities in syria last week the u.s. military official tells nbc news that around 9:00 p.m. eastern, east of the city of deir ez-zoir, tstruck the area. >>> let's turn to the latest round of primary results nbc news reports that charlie crist easily won florida's democratic primary for governor and will take on ron desantis in november >> don't be fooled by the desantis propaganda machine. he doesn't promote freedom, he takes freedom away we can put a stop to this wanna-be dictator >> we will never, ever surrender to the woke agenda florida is the state where woke goes to die. >> also, 25-year-old maxwell frost h

mr. biden experienced a rare rebound case that occurs in small percentage of patients who take the antiviral treatment paxlovid. he said the president continues to feel well and is not experiencing any symptoms. mr. biden tested positive again on saturday, just a few days after testing negative and ending isolation from his first covid diagnosis. >>> we are 99 days away from the midterm elections. democrats are hoping to keep control of congress with a massive experiencing package. a cbs news/ugov poll is painting a different picture. serena marshall explains. >> reporter: president biden took to twitter showing that despite his covid rebound he's using his bully pulpit to push for a scaled down "build back better" bill titled "the inflation reduction act." >> i never thought they would come to agreement. these are solutions americans want. >> reporter: west virginia democrat joe manchin struck a deal with majority leader chuck schumer on the bill includes priorities from energy florida health

mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america's history.a listen to some of what he said about the significance of the climate element of the bill. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever. ever. that is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps towards meeting all of my climate goals. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in front line and front line communities that have been smothered, smothered by the legacy of pollution and fight environmental injustice that has been going on for so long. for more on this i am joined now by our correspondent peter bowes who is in los angeles. huge win for biden — but more than a year in the making — and considerably less than what the democrats wanted? yes, it is, significantly less in the $2 trillion was put together as a package of measures by the democrats who did not see the light of day. there was a lot of concern within the party across standout senators who were concerned that this would not tackle inflation in that it would add to inflation during t

that executive order was the second that mr. biden signed over the past month, all in response to the high courts striking down of roe. >> president biden: i'm committed to the american people and we are doing everything in our power to safeguard access to health care, including the right to choose that women had under roe v. wade, which was ripped away by this extreme court. >> kevin: now, we talked about using medicaid. medicaid does include in this particular circumstance family-planning services such as contraception. nonemergency medical transportation and targeted case management, and yes, even abortion care in cases of rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother. that also directs hhs to consider actions like providing technical assistance and issuing new guidance to make sure health care providers comply with nondiscrimination laws in the wake of the ruling. but in a bit of a cringeworthy moment, at least for some, i don't know how else to explain this except to show it. the president seemed to be unsure whether or not

of the world have united and united to supply us with weapons, the last thing yesterday was what mr. biden announced about the next portion of weapons, respectively more than two billion dollars, almost 3 billion, and there will be all the systems listed by mr. mykola, and there will even be radar, there will even be drones, and there will even be equipment that will be able to withstand mine damage, so the world is helping ukraine for so that ukraine would help ukraine , in accordance with the armaments, the war had long been over, i once, at the very beginning, still arbitrarily , always talked about the fact that our ground troops are the strongest ground troops in the united states, great britain, and if the armaments that are coming in now accumulate and it would be a sufficient quantity and it has already ended without a second moment russia is suffering from sanctions and the fact that they puff up their cheeks and tell us that they are so powerful and strong but you see how they they are trying to lift sanctions today. and i believe that ukraine will increase them and it should be

mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america's history.f signing the bill, this is what he had to say on its importance for tackling climate change. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate, ever — ever — and it is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps toward meeting all of my climate goals, the ones we set out when we ran. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in frontline and fenceline communities that have been smothered, smothered by the legacy of pollution and fight environmental injustice that has been going on for so long. the bill has been one year in the making and considerably less than what the democrats originally wanted — a point i put to our north america correspondent peter bowes. it is significantly less than the nore than $2 trillion they put together as a package by the president and the democrats that did not see the light of day. there was a lot of concern within his own party amongst democrats, a couple of senators who are concerned that this would not tackle inflation and t

he doesn't bring substance to the office like mr. biden has. stop criticizing mr. biden.e's doing a much better job than trump could ever dream of doing. trump is complicit. he stole documents and got caught. i trust the democrats over the republicans hands down in this matter. we've got corruption of the republican party. everybody vote. host: we are taking your calls on the issues of crime, policing, other law and order concerns. we want to hear from you about which party you trust. democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans, a line is (202) 748-8001. independents (202) 748-8002. you can also send us a text at (202) 748-8003. we can get your tweets at twitter. we are also on facebook and instagram. let's go back to the phones. caller: let's pretend i am a mole. that means i am hid. i am down in mar-a-lago and i call them and i say there's no one here right now. you can all come down. they all go down there. they were there nine hours in that place. they go through her negligees, her closet, they take everything. listen, america. they went to extremes to try and find everythi

mr gorbachev. us presidentjoe biden said mr gorbachev was a man of remarkable vision and had the courage to risk hiserent future. borisjohnson, uk prime minister, said he always admired the courage and integrity gorbachev showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful conclusion. antonio guterres, the un secretary general praised mikhail gorbachev as a one—of—a kind statesman who changed the course of history. he said the world has lost a towering global leader. and ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, remembered him as a trusted and respected leader — one who opened the way for a free europe. she said his legacy is one we will not forget. i'm joined now by maria snegovaya, postdoctoral fellow at georgetown university. shejoins us from washington dc. maria, was gorbachev a leader who lost a country or the man who lost a country or the man who gave millions of their freedom?— who gave millions of their freedom? ,, ., , , freedom? russian society is hi . hl freedom? russian society is highly divided _ freedom? russian society is highly divided on _ freedom? russian society is hig

the president tested negative for the first time today after his second bat with the illness, mr biden first tested positive on july 21st. the administration said he experienced only mild symptoms, including fatigue, runny nose and cough. six days later, the president tested negative after a course of pax covid than three days after that, he tested positive again, o connor says mr biden quote feels very well but will continue to isolate until he tests negative a second time. the sun was out today for the thousands of people heading today two of the outside lands music festival in san francisco's golden gate park. music lovers from across the country came to the city annually rather come to the city annually for this event, the estimated 225,000 people are expected to attend over the course of the three day weekend artists that headline sets today included bay area favorites green day. along with jack harlow and kelly coaches. people bet up with thieves getting away with their cars. catalytic converters. take action this weekend coming up what they're doing to try and convince thieves t

mr biden called on both sides to observe the truce, brokered by egypt, which ended three days of hostilitiesin which 44 palestinians were killed. now on bbc news, faarea masud investigates how the demand for shrimp is destroying land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastline is riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 1980s when the world's appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. i've come to bangladesh to hear first—hand about the hidden abuses in the industry, and the detrimental effect of saltwater shrimp farms on these women's health and livelihoods. poor people are being exploited by the rich and powerful and poverty is not being eradicated. these shrimp are so expensive, and poor people can't even dream of buying them. it's taken me years to gain

the only area of mr. biden sees some improvement is on his handling of gas prices. uted 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 primary win in arizona, the trump backed candidate ramping up the crowd right before the former president repeated his baseless election claims, also mocking the january 6 hearings. >> they used to that -- if they used the same energy to make our country great, it would be an incredible thing. reporter: a man portraying a january 6 defendant dressed u

they're pushing for mr. biden could add to inflation, arguing it will mostly help high income graduates. all sides will be watching this very closely, hoda. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> the fda is expected to authorize updated versions of the pfizer and moderna covid booster shots, within weeks. sources familiar with the discussion say approve could come around labor day. both target the original strain as well as the ba.5 omicron subvariant which is responsible for nearly 90% of new cases in the united states. pfizer wants its shots authorized for people 12 and older moderna is asking approval only for adults. >>> and today marks 30 years since hurricane andrew struck south florida with catastrophic results. our senior national correspondent kerry sanders covered that disaster for us he joins us now with a look back and also at how the region has renewed itself kerry, it is incredible because that storm completely changed south florida. >> reporter: you know, tom, they said afterwards that

with respect to executive privilege, i think that claim has to fail, because mr. biden has said he will not assert that on behalf of mr. trump in those documents. >> matt miller. what are you thinking tonight? >> well first of all, of course, i think chuck is usual lays out very well by the former presidents claims are likely to fail on executive privilege. i think the most damning thing, to me, and is pleading for the government, is the way that they recount that the former president concealed information from the justice department. i think that not only is it the most damning it's, the most potentially damning legal -- it's a piece of information to put some of the most legal jeopardy i think we had a case for a former president had taken documents, either by mistake or even willingly, and they were found to be classified and that former president didn't return them to the government, it will be very hard for the government to make a criminal case with that set of facts. but when you have the facts as they're laid out in this pleading, where not only did the former p

mr. bidenas stood up for the american people throughout the implementation of the american rescue plan, the bipartisan infrastructure law, and the inflation reduction act. these initiatives are investments that make our communities stronger, healthier, and safer. by implementing multiple programs through the american rescue plan funds, my administration was able to financially assist residents, businesses, and nonprofits most impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. with a focus on public safety, we were able to utilize the plan funds to enhance public safety for residents, businesses, and owners of businesses throughout the entire community. the american rescue plan funds have allowed our police to obtain updated equipment to serve and protect the city of wilkes-barre. we were able to purchase 10 new police cars and bicycles to our police could be on bicycles in the neighborhoods. we have also purchased other visibility and tell that we are going to be using. things like cameras that will be on body

by the way, to end today's remarks mr. bideneiled $37 billion budget request for crime prevention, calling for the hiring of 100,000 officers over the next five years to slow the spread of violence and crime across the country. however, staffing shortages are bound for departments across america. in the south and the problem is particularly acute with the l.a.p.d. down 800 officers. a surge in homicides and robberies. we are on day seven without a clear answer from the white house on exactly how they plan to pay for the cancellation of between 10,000 and $20,000 in student loan debt really. fox news digital has reached out to the white house multiple times but the best we've gone so far from the administration is sort of a general answer suggesting the handout is fully paid for. >> shannon: we keep crunching the numbers. we shall. kevin, thank you. see you in a minute. plenty to dissect for the panel. kevin walling, marc lotter, former washington, d.c., homicide detective, fox news contributor ted williams. thank you for being w

in a tweet, mr. biden wrote he is angered and saddened by the horrific killings.bs' lilia luciano is monitoring developments. lilia? >> reporter: mark, the governor of new mexico is calling them targeted killings and is sending more state law enforcement to albuquerque. but until the killer or killers are caught, the local albuquerque muslim community are living in fear. local, state and federal police are stepping up efforts after friday's shooting of naeem hussain, the thirst muslim man murdered in albuquerque in less than two weeks. ahmad assed runs the islamic center of new mexico, which all three of the victims attended. >> just an emotional roller coaster in trying to make sense of these horrific and heinous crimes. >> reporter: 41-year-old aftab hussein was killed on july 26th. and 27-year-old muhammad afzaal hussain on august 1st. >> my brother will not come back, but i want someone else's brother, someone else's sister, someone else's dad or mother should not be victim of those people. >> reporter: police say the killer or killers may also be responsible

mr. biden continues to show no symptoms. president biden is part of a small percentage of patients treated with paxlovid who experienced rebound covid. white house officials say the president will continue his strict isolation measures despite the positive antigen test result yesterday and today. he'll also continue working from the executive residence. >>> 11 nba titles. a five time mvp. the first black head coach of a basketball team not to mention a presidential medal of freedom. we can spend all night speaking about the accomplishments of bill russell who died at 88. take a look at his statute in boston city hall plaza where fans have been stopping leaving out flowers there. paying tribute to this great man. taking pictures. a statement behind his twitter page says russell passed away peacefully next to his wife. the family moveed from the south to oakland for a better life. he played high school ball and went on to play for usf. he led the lions to 55 straight victories and two national titles. then led the 1956 u.s. oly

mr. biden announced his death. pres. n: on saturday, at my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan, that killed the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. al-zawahiri was bin laden's leader. he was with him the whole time. he was his deputy at the time of the attack on 9/11. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. one of those responsible for the attacks that murdered 2970 americans on americail. kasia: the cia operated air force drone carried out a so-called precision strike as al-zawahiri stood on the balcony of this house. our security correspondent explains how the operati was rried out. reporter: after years on his trail did the -- how did the u.s. find the al qaeda leader? they appeared to have first tracked his family to kabul and by this spring, th established al-zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what they called a pattern of life, even building small scale mod

with respect to executive privilege, i think that claim has to fail because mr. biden has said he will not assert that on behalf of mr. trump and those documents. >> matt miller, what are you thinking tonight? >> as usual chuck lays out why the former president's claims are likely's to fail on executi privilege. the most damming thing to me in this pleading from the government is the way they recount the former president concealed information from the justice department. and i think it is not only the most damning, it's the piece of information that puts him in the most legal jeopardy. i think if you had a case where a former president had taken documents either by mistake or willingly and they were found to be classified and that former president then returned them to the engovernment, it would be vy hard for the government to make a g criminal case with that setf facts. but when you have the facts as they're laid out in this pleading, wheren not only did e former president hold on to those documents for h months, delay giving them back to the justice department, then

with respect to executive privilege, i think that claim has to fail, because mr. biden has said he will not assert that on behalf of mr. trump in those documents. >> matt miller. what are you thinking tonight? >> well first of all, of course, i think chuck is usual lays out very well by the former presidents claims are likely to fail on executive privilege. i think the most damning thing, to me, and is pleading for the government, is the way that they recount that the former president concealed information from the justice department. i think that not only is it the most damning it's, the most potentially damning legal -- it's a piece of information to put some of the most legal jeopardy i think we had a case for a former president had taken documents, either by mistake or even willingly, and they were found to be classified and that former president didn't return them to the government, it will be very hard for the government to make a criminal case with that set of facts. but when you have the facts as they're laid out in this pleading, where not only did the former p

but mr. biden has spoken out against what he calls maga extremism, lester. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> also tonight we're tracking severe weather. 9 million under severe thunderstorm watches in the midwest powerful winds with gusts up to nearly 60 miles an hour in chicago and heavy rains caused widespread flooding in mississippi. but it appears the worst fears have been avoided. meteorologist dylan dreyer is here dylan, what are you watching >> lester, we're keeping an eye on that flooding because still the water is overflowing the banks of especially the pearl river in jackson. even though we've seen some sunshine today, we've still been seeing a lot of images of flooding like this, where we do have still the possibility of flooding as the water overflows the banks. it takes a while, the ground is very saturated, for that water to soak back into the ground. we are looking at any more rain to cause more flooding, unfortunately, as we go into tomorrow although farther north, that's the area w

same party, and is second in line in succession to the presidency if something were to happen to mr. bidenit should be said that congress has been quite outspoken about its position for taiwan, which i sees as a plucky democracy. her visit would show solidarity to the island even if the official policy isn't changing. >> stay with us on "outside source." still to come, england celebrates an historic win by the lionesses, winners of the european football championship. ♪ >> surgeons in brazil have separated conjoined twins born with their brains fused together. it was overseen by a doctor based in the u.k. >> it requires a lot of preparation, thinking and planning, and when the execution happens and you end up with the two live kids making a good recovery, it is a great experience. we did the final separation seven weeks ago, but at this stage, they are making an excellent recovery. what we wod like to do is wait for a six-mth period after the surgery before we can prognosticate about the future. if you look at this type of surgery, 20 years ago, it was felt most of these surgeries were not

mr. biden did not leave the white house for 17 days after initially testing positive on july 21. >> to developing news now on the mckinney fire. burning in siskiyou county near the oregon border. we learned that flames consumed 87 homes and 47 structures, including garages and commercial buildings have been destroyed. crews have found four bodies in the fire zone. the fire is 40% contained. at 94 square miles, it is the largest wildfire in california this year. that fire erupted on jewel 29 and grew rapidly fueled by winds and thunderstorms. meantime, crews have the upper hand on wildfire burning near yosemite. three injuries have been in connection with this fire that burned 93 structures. the so-called oak fire is 92% contained. that fire has been burning since july 22. >> just ahead, a water warning in the east bay, and an unusual watercolor in parts of lake her rhett alerted the city of oakland that something is wrong. >> a festival celebrating japanese culture returned to san francisco thi

host: you mean mr. biden? guest: jimmy carter is not running again. whether president biden runs again. a political scientist, who i respect thinks that next spring biden will announce that he will not run for a second term. things are looking better for him this past week. amazing how quickly politics can change. he can make an argument that i was the sane, stable bridge from trump and i think a lot of people will be ok with that. if we believe these polls, his approval rating is bad right now. beyond that, we have to talk about age as well. it happens to all of us. it is not a knock on him. he will be in the mid 80's by the time his second term ends. host: mike, good morning to you. caller: i just wanted to get your perspective on trump and this notion -- the first draft of history is in the news? host: what is your take on president trump? caller: i don't think he is that bad. guest: can i ask you a question? do you believe he bears any responsibility for the january 6 attack on the capital or trying to steal the election. for instance, the georgia

mr. biden also took action himself on the controversial issue. natalie brand explains. >> reporter: during the meeting of the task force on reproductive health care, president biden touted a new executive order to support patients traveling out of state for care. >> i commit to the american people that we're doing everything in our power to safeguard access to health care, including the right to choose that women had under roe v. wade. >> reporter: the order directs the secretary of health and human services to consider action to advance access to reproductive health care services including through medicaid, improve research on maternal health outcomes, and ensure health providers comply with federal law which could include technical assistance for doctors who may be confused in the wake of the supreme court's decision to overturn roe versus wade as they navigate new state restrictions. the president has again urged congress to codify roe versus wade into federal law pointing to tuesday's vote in kansas as an example of public sentiment toward abo

for mr biden to do something, and what that something might mean is to make a deal that is better for moscow than it might be for washington. and i know on the table as part of that prisoner exchange. it's griner, also the former american marine mr wheelan, who's been there for four years in exchange for viktor bout who was convicted of arms dealing in the russian citizen convicted of arms dealing in the u. s it doesn't seem like a very even or fair exchange. well you can't do much about that. i mean, you've got people. mr putin was lucky enough that ms greiner made this terrible mistake coming into mars into russia with with this infant taxable amount of drugs, and so that he is making the best of it and you make these trades you swallow hard and you just go ahead and do it. there are times when you have to do it. we have done this with the soviet union. we've done this with russia. we've done this with east germany, and this may be one of those times we just have to swallow and do it again. even though it looks like the trade bait from our side is a much worse guy than who we would

. >> reporter: white house officials maintain mr. biden had no prior knowledge of the . cbs news, new york. >> the doj and fbi have yet to explain the basis for the sear, the search, but it is not believed to be related to the january 6th attack on the capital. > >> ignasio delufuwent asubmitted his papers today, he representd he represented district five for almost 20 years, he says his focus is to make oakland safer, he wants to address crime, and homeless encampments as well as clean up the city. >> i am not afraid to say i am y am probably one of the few council members that can point at things we accomplished together. now more than ever i think oakland needs somebody with experience, more than anything, somebody with a backe back bone we need to make. >> we remember earl ier this month council member taylor filed his paperwork, a crowded field in november, at least 16 candidates looking to become oakland's next mayor replacing libby shaf stepping down because of term limits. current mayor shaf is getting an earful from oakland residents about their top issues, host

doctors said they made the decision to be on the safe side especially since as you remember, mr. biden tested positive days after leaving isolation from the last covid infection. the white house is trying to figure out how he got ineffecte the second time. >>> the senate is aiming at reducing drug and health care costs and fighting climate change. voting is expected to begin any time now and as michael george reports, it could last all weekend long. >> reporter: it's a working weekend of capitol hill where the senate convened to debate and vote on a bill called the inflation reduction act. the bill contains provisions aimed at president biden's domestic priorities and also includes nearly $370 billion in spending on various climate change programs. democrats say it would be the biggest investment of its kind in u.s. history. >> this is a historic day on wind and solar and electric vehicles, a climate bank, environmental justice for millions of black, brown, indigenous people in our country. >> reporter: republicans u fan mo unanimously oppose the legislation saying it will hurt the eco

president xi jingpen is trying to cement his control with a third term this fall only last week warning mr. biden in a marathon call that those who play with fire over taiwan will perish from it. beijing conducting provocative live fire exercises along the taiwan strait in recent days and taiwan says flying fighter jets in what taiwan says it its airspace twain says hitting its president's office with a cyber attack >> any message you have as part of the national security team to beijing today? >> we're not seeking escalation, but we'll do everything we need to do to ensure the safety of the speaker of the house and also to uphold the one china policy >> reporter: pelosi in a "the washington post" op-ed today writing we cannot standby as the chinese communist party proceeds to threaten taiwan and democracy itself a long time china hawk tweeting this news report in 2019 of herself and two other congress members unfurling a banner in tiananmen square in 1991, supporting the pro-democracy protesters killed by chinese troops two years earlier >> we've been told for two days now that there's freedom o

white house says the government has provided more than $3 million in relief funds to the state, and mr. biden pledged continued support. >> i don't want any kentuckian telling me, you don't have do this for me. oh, yeah, we do. you're an american citizen. we never give up, we never stop, we never bow, we never bend, we just go forward, and that's what we're going to do here. >> the national weather service says there could be more flooding with more thunderstorms forecast for thursday. >>> and a fourth victim in the series of killings of muslim men in albuquerque, new mexico, has been identified. 25-year-old pakistani immigrant naeem hussain was killed friday night while returning from a funeral for two other victims. a 62-year-old man from afghanistan was killed in november. the muslim community is living in fear including the brother of one of the victims. >> it's painful. we are in shock. we cannot go out of our house. my kids, whenever i step out of my room, they start crying. we didn't have any fear. now it is super painful. >> police are asking for the public's help in locating a gray v

today mr. biden and first lady dr. jill biden are heading to eastern kentucky to tour the destruction from last month's devastating floods they will join kentucky governor beshear and his wife brittany to meet with those affected beshear has been working with the families who lost their homes to secure federal aid. sidney darden from our nbc affiliate wlex has the story >> lost your home? >> yeah. >> reporter: flood victims emotional as governor beshear and first lady brittany beshear meet with over 100 evacuees at jenny wily's state resort park >> thank you so much for everything you're doing. i appreciate it. >> reporter: after taking time to meet with other volunteers and thank resort staff -- >> we're going to take care of them as long as we have to, right? >> reporter: -- he listened to victims who were denied federal aid after their homes were flooded. >> they're going to help me through the process of having that investigated. if anybody is going to help us, i believe governor beshear will do it. >> reporter: bes

but there are questions about whether mr. biden has the authority to do this. bradley blackburn has the details. good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. this idea has been debated for years, now president biden says he is getting it done, promising up to $10,000 in debt relief for those who are eligible. as you might imagine, some are sharply questioning this plan, but this morning, plenty of parents are celebrating. kevin rice welcomed president biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan. even if it doesn't erase all the money owed for his daughter cameron's college degree. >> i was hoping that it would be more than $10,000, but, hey, i'll take what, you know, that they give us. >> all this means people can start finally crawl out from under that mountain of debt. >> reporter: the president's announcement wednesday delivers on his campaign promise, by erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with annual incomes below $125,000, or couples earning less than $250,000. the plan would cancel an additional $10,000 for those who received pell grants.

a white house doctor says, mr. biden tested negative for the first time since suffering a rebound infection last week. the president originally tested positive for the virus on july 21st. but after initially testing negative for a few days, of a small percentage of people who experience rebound covid. his doctor says, the president will continue to isolate until he has seen an additional negative test. >>> an update on the elon musk twitter saga. according to the billionaire, the deal could be on again under certain circumstances. musk says, he's moving forward if twitter provides information about the number of fan bot accounts. he's been trying to call off the deal since april saying, the company is hiding information from him. now, the two are taking each other to court over the $44 billion deal. the trial is set for october. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. just ahead, a monkeypox daycare's care. the way a child care center is handling a possible exposure. >>> and a new crew is set to seen this ad? it's not paid for by

mr. president. president biden: i'm sorry, i took control, i shouldn't do that, i'm not allowed to do that. >> it's ok, i think we will have the rest of the conversation. thank you all so much. president biden: we will let the justice department determined that, we will see what happens. don't get hurt. they got you in the corner. >> later in the day, president biden spoke with reporters again as he departed the white house for delaware. economic growth, the opposite, because you have people who are now going to be freed up to go borrow money to buy a home. to start businesses and do the things that need to be done. i found it fascinating that some of the folks who were talking about this is a big spending, is the same people that got 158,000 dollars in ppp money, including the what surname, that woman who believes -- anyway, a whole lot of republicans got a lot of money. in the same people criticizing. so i think it's a good thing, it frees a lot of people up, it's going to build the economy. we still have a way t

mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america's history. 0ur north america correspondents a long time incoming, a hugely ambitious plan to tackle climate change that the democrats struggled to get through congress. a few weeks ago, with opposition in their own ranks, it recently seemed impossible but now the inflation reduction act is a reality, signed into law byjoe biden at the white house. this is a defining moment for the president. his biggest achievement in office. the new law includes more than $400 billion in new spending, big corporations will pay higher taxes. the measures to tackle climate change include support for solar energy, tax credits to help americans buy electric cars and rebates for families to install energy—efficient appliances. and medicare, the us healthcare system for people over 65, will be able to negotiate lower drug prices. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever, ever, and it's going to allow, allow us to boldly take additional steps toward meeting all of our climate goals, the ones we set out when we ran. it includes ensuring

forces from afghanistan, mr. biden insisted the weekend strike shows the u.s.rget terrorists remains strong. >> no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find and take you out. >> reporter: an egyptian saif al adel is described as the terror group's mikely successor. while the leadership has changed, al qaeda remains a resilient advocacy that seeks out safe havens. >> a resilient advocacy. thank you, catherine herridge. >>> in texas, a jury is considering how much conspiracy theorist alex jones should pay for saying the sandy hook school massacre is a hoax. the patterns of one of the 6-year-old victims is suing him, claiming his lies put them through a living hell. here is cbs' janet shamlian. >> reporter: emotional testimony from neil heslan. he is the father of 6-year-old jesse lewis killed at sandy hook elementary in 2012. >> when you lose a child, you're losing part of yourself, and those feelings don't go away. >> reporter: heslan and jesse's mom scarlett lewis are suing conspiracy theo

she also won't say if mr. biden won. >> we have to make sure our elections are secure. what happened in 2020 doesn't happen again. >> reporter: michigan republicans also chose former trump official john gibbs over incumbent congressman peter meijer who voted to impeach the former president. hoping he would win the primaries. >> the gibbs agenda is too conservative for west michigan. >> reporter: so why are democrats doing this? well, they believe in tight races. trump-backed candidates who still question the 2020 results, they got a better chance of beating them. they've done this in a few races with mixed results and say they'll do whatever it takes to win elections. major? >> complicated politics indeed. ed o'keefe, thank you so much. >>> now to the fallout over house speaker nancy pelosi's high-s visit to taiwan. she left the island today. nancy cordes reports china's saber rattling over that trip is escalating. >> reporter: speaker pelosi left taiwan this morning, but the chinese will not let it go. "those who offend china will be punished," they warned as they vowe

to better understand what mr. biden would look for any nominee, here on american history tv, we are going to look back over the years at a series of his statements and exchanges during confirmation hearings. first we are going to look at the confirmation hearing from july 1994 for then judge stephen breyer. his january 27th resignation opened up a seat on the court after 28 years of service. the topic that senator biden brought up to the nominee including the rule of environmental health and environment safety policies and a lot of reflection of society's values. this is from july 1994. >> judge, let me begin by saying that in recent years we have seen new challenges to the efforts of government at all levels, to adopt regulations that government believes are designed to protect the environment and promote a public goal. these challenges have taken the form of asking the court to change how it is interpreted the -- clause of the fifth amendment. less than three weeks ago, the supreme court of the united states decided a