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Predictions of a hiring boom falter, as a weak jobs report worries the Biden White House, with just 194,000 new workers added to the economy in September. Many Americans stopped looking for employment as the delta variant raged across the country. President Biden speaks live from the White House on the issue. Donald Trump tells his former aides to defy the January 6 Select Committee subpoenas as Democratic Majority Whip Dick Durbin urges Trump's former to team to ‘follow the law’ as he ‘doesn't have the power to pardon you anymore’. The panel has also served a new round of subpoenas on ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pfizer is seeking FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The FDA vaccine committee meets later this month, meaning 28 million children should be eligible for a rapid rollout of shots at convenient places for parents and kids to get vaccinated, including pediatricians' offices and community sites. With the deadline for Trump allies to comply with the January 6 subpoenas upon us, a new Senate report and brand-new review of court documents details how Trump installed a loyalist at the DOJ to attempt a coup. The former president continues to escalate the big lie, publicly stating the ‘real insurrection’ was the 2020 Election Day. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: The FBI investigates reports of an active shooter situation at Timber View High School, Arlington. It is believed there was an altercation between a student and another individual in a class, in which a gun was used, leaving three hospitalized. Timothy George Simpkins has been identified as a person of interest by the authorities and is considered armed and dangerous. As White House economists warn of a global shock and job losses in the millions, President Biden meets with business leaders to make the case that unless Congress acts soon to raise the debt ceiling, there will be devastating consequences. With just 12 days to go to the default deadline, Senator Manchin is now ‘imploring’ leaders to work out the debt standoff. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Pence begins to wrap his arms around the narrative of the big lie. The former Vice President, who is aware that rioters were building gallows outside the Capitol and chanting "hang Mike Pence", now says the media is hyping what happened on January 6 in an attempt to ‘demean’ Republican supporters. Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen tells Senators the social media giant knowingly and repeatedly put profit over safety, harming children and inciting hate and violence. Haugen, who equates social media to cigarettes for teens, says the company hides evidence of the damaging impact of its platforms. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A whistleblower claims Facebook prioritized profit over public good and accuses the company of enabling the Capitol Riot by allowing its platforms to be used to spread hate, violence and misinformation. Facebook say they continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content, and to suggest they encourage bad content is just not true. So, what is the truth? CNN’s Donnie O’Sullivan joins to give his perspective. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked his advisers whether he should announce his 2024 bid for the White House after the chaotic exit in Afghanistan. They urged Trump, who is taking legal action to reinstate his twitter account, to be patient over concerns that an announcement now may help the Democratic turnout in the 2022 midterms. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressives are holding firm and demanding a vote on a bill full of liberal priorities before also voting on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. President Biden admits that "everybody is frustrated," but still expects both parts of his expansive agenda to eventually land on his desk. Plus, Democrats aim to continue their winning streak in Virginia in next month's gubernatorial election. But Republicans are betting that a Biden backlash could power them to an upset win. And what does Sen. Kyrsten Sinema want and why is she so eager to buck her party? On today's panel: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Lisa Lerer of the New York Times, Politico's Laura Barron Lopez, John Bresnahan of Punchbowl News. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a major Covid-19 breakthrough, the pharmaceutical company Merck says their pill could cut the risk of hospitalization or death from the virus by 50%. That, as Government statistics show the unvaccinated are 8x more likely to test positive, 41 times more likely to be hospitalized and 57x more likely to die compared to the vaccinated. There is new optimism that the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden’s economic agenda can be agreed as a House Democrats meeting intensifies negotiations. However, the $2 trillion divide over the dramatic expansion of the social safety net still remains. Hosted by Dana Bash, in for John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s decision day for the President’s spending plan, but at this moment no deal and no apparent progress is in sight. The House will however proceed with a vote on a smaller infrastructure bill, as liberals want that bigger agreement finalised before they vote yes on Biden’s Agenda. Senator Joe Manchin speaks from Captitol Hill on the infrastructure vote and the $1.5 trillion price tag he has floated to the President for the Democrat’s package. Another major vaccine mandate takes effect. California health care workers must be vaccinated by today or lose their jobs. That as the CDC puts pregnant women on alert, strongly recommending they get the Covid-19 vaccine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Testimony at the Senate continues from America's top military officials, who say they recommended President Biden keep Afghanistan troop levels at 2,500 not, as he later decided, zero. After the messy withdrawal and a number of Americans still in left Afghanistan, should Biden have had a better plan? The New York City Mayor says their numbers definitively prove city and state vaccine mandates are working. 92% of NYC health workers are now vaccinated with a 45% rise in daily NYC vaccinations since the mandates were announced. The pace of national vaccinations however, is slowing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today due to CNN's ongoing coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal hearing live from the Senate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden gets his booster shot live on national TV, his third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. That, as New York State's vaccine mandate for health care workers comes into effect - officials are bracing for the possibility of significant staff shortages, with the NY Governor considering activating the National Guard or bringing in workers from overseas to help. Liz Cheney says her fight for re-election in Wyoming is the test case of Donald Trump's hold on the Republican Party. After making an enemy of Trump by voting to impeach him, her Republican primary challenger now has the backing of the former President. Trump has told GOP candidates they need to ‘embrace MAGA’ to win. After the President spent the weekend on the phone with lawmakers pushing his Agenda, the Democrats remain at a spending plan impasse, with Nancy Pelosi saying it is ‘self-evident’ that Biden’s Agenda won’t be $3.5 trillion. Government funding is due to run out Thursday. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats are split as they head into a critical week on Capitol Hill: moderates and progressives can't agree on the scope or price tag of the reconciliation bill that addresses everything from climate change to paid family leave. And progressives say they'll vote down the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the reconciliation bill gets a vote. Meanwhile, the country is barreling towards a government shutdown at the end of the month. Plus, a sham election audit led by Republicans in Arizona's largest county once again confirmed President Biden's victory. So why are some Republicans calling for similar audits in other states? And the White House faces bipartisan outrage at chaos on the Southern border. On today's panel: CNN's Jeremy Diamond, Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the New York Times, Politico's Burgess Everett, Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post, CNN's Pricilla Alvarez, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company Republicans paid $6 million to find 2020 election fraud in Arizona, has found no evidence. The draft report from Cyber Ninjas, shows President Biden received 99 more votes than Maricopa County had initially reported, while Trump received 261 fewer votes. The January 6 White House Committee has subpoenaed four of Trump's closest advisers. Investigators seek information on what was known by Trump and his team about the plan leading up to the insurrection and the attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. New CDC guidelines recommend the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for adults aged 65 and older, adults in long-term care, any adult with underlying health conditions and workers whose jobs might put them at a higher risk of Covid infection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Special Envoy to Haiti has resigned in anger following the mistreatment of Haitian migrants by U.S. Border Patrol Agents, when crossing into Del Rio, Texas from Mexico, calling the ‘Title 42 Policy’ used to send people back to Haiti 'counterproductive and inhumane'. The White House, House of Representatives and Senate have reached agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement on Biden’s massive spending package. Specifics on any tax hikes the Democrats have agreed to support and an agreement on the final price tag are still up for debate. A CDC group meets today to determine who gets Covid-19 vaccine booster shots first and when, but definition is still needed on what ‘high-risk’ conditions means across the American population. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pressure mounts, as the Government runs out of money in October and will shut down if there is not a debt ceiling. With giant differences among Democrats on their first year spending plan, President Biden will spend today meeting with key progressive and moderate members of his party to strike a way forward. Old feuds continue as George W. Bush organizes a re-election fundraiser for Liz Cheney in Wyoming, while Trump backs a Cheney challenger who questioned the 2020 election results. Cheney is also now the co-chair of the committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, including Trump's role in the attack. 2,000 Americans are dying of Covid-19 each day, but new cases are leveling off. Is the delta surge finally giving way or is more pain around the corner? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A memo from a Trump lawyer titled ‘January 6 Scenario’ outlines six steps to have the then Vice President Mike Pence throw chaos into the electoral college certification process and find a way to ignore the 2020 election results. Part of the memo outlines a scenario in which the Republicans could have invalidated votes from several States including Pennsylvania, ensuring Biden wouldn't have had the 270 minimum threshold required. The Biden agenda hangs by a thread. A government shutdown looms, as just nine days remain until current funding runs out. Progressive and moderate Democrats are trying to address their big divide over the $3.5 trillion price tag and the policies it pays for, after failing to strike a bipartisan deal on a stopgap funding bill. 676,286 Americans have now been killed by Covid-19, more than the 1918 Flu pandemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pfizer releases trial results it says, show its Covid vaccine is safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11. Subject to emergency authorization from the FDA, 28 million children could be eligible for vaccination by Halloween. 25% of parents say they will not vaccinate their children. The Governor of Texas requests an emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border as 12,000 migrants now live underneath the Del Rio National Bridge, hoping to be processed. CNN‘s Priscilla Alvarez joins to discuss the situation which sees many living in makeshift tents trying to shield themselves from the brutal Texas sun. The White House announces it will lift Covid travel restrictions and allow fully vaccinated international visitors into the United States starting in November. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunday, September 19: Eight months out of office, Trump still dominates Republican party Former President Trump's hold on the Republican party remains strong as Rep. Anthony Gonzalez retires and Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls on fellow Republicans to denounce Trump's divisive rhetoric, saying "The time for hiding is over, the stakes are too high." Plus, Democrats are coming up against their self-imposed deadline for passing President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package. Can the progressive and moderate wings of the party come together to push it over the finish line? On today's panel: Rachael Bade of Politico, Jonathan Martin of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal's Sabrina Siddiqui and Margaret Talev of Axios. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Homeland security issues an alert, warning of possible violence in Washington as early as today, in relation to this Saturday’s Far-Right Rally by supporters of Donald Trump and those who stormed the Capitol on January 6. The Department of Defense has approved 100 members of the National Guard to serve as a quick reaction force. Mike Pence inches closer to a possible 2024 Presidential candidate run. With Trump viewing him as a traitor, what are his chances of succeeding? 63% of Republican leaning voters want Trump leading the GOP. An FDA committee is debating Covid booster shots. The White House wants a green light. But is that guided by science or by politics? An FDA adviser publicly blasts the Biden Administration over rushing the booster approval process. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do we need Covid-19 vaccine booster shots? New data suggests yes as a key FDA panel meets tomorrow. The hope is they will prevent asymptomatic carriers in the vaccinated population, but the FDA needs to be clear on its message on who needs boosters, and when, amid growing public confusion. The fencing around the Capitol returns as law enforcement officials worry about a violent repeat of the January 6 insurrection at a right-wing rally this coming Saturday. 77% of Republicans believe that Biden did not win the 2020 election legitimately, with 54% of this group believing there is solid evidence of voter fraud where none has been found. Five senior Senators, four of them Republicans are to decide if they will seek re-election. Their retirements could reshape the Senate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today due to CNN's continuing coverage of the U.S. gymnasts testifying on the FBI's handling of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse case. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: General Mark Milley, concerned about Trump's angry and erratic behavior following the January 6 Capitol insurrection, called a secret meeting with the chain of command for America’s nuclear arsenal. His instructions were no one was to act on any orders for military strikes, even from the President, unless Milley was personally involved in the sign-off. The U.S. is in contact with approximately 100 Americans left in Afghanistan who want to leave. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the relationship with the Taliban, and Al Qaeda is not yet severed. Deflecting blame for the messy Afghanistan exit, the Biden Administration argues it was dealt a bad hand by Trump. The polls are open for the California Recall Election to decide whether Democratic Governor Newsom keeps his job, and it's a big test of Covid politics. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America faces its biggest back-to-school challenge of the Covid crisis - in New York City today, 1 million students are back in the classroom. Experts say there is hope vaccines will be authorized for kids aged 5 to 11 by Halloween. 74% of New York school personnel have been vaccinated. Democrats collide over the Biden agenda and its price tag. There are major decisions coming this week, as several White House committees work on their pieces of a $3.5 trillion senate plan. The President makes a final campaign pitch for California Governor Gavin Newsom, but even before the votes are counted, the top Republican insists the outcome is rigged. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 20th anniversary 9/11 President Biden and former presidents paused to reflect. Both Biden and former President Bush praised the unity in the weeks after the attack and denounced the division in the country today. Plus the Biden Administration's new vaccine requirements that will impact 100M workers --and the GOP backlash. And exclusive new CNN polling showing a potential trouble sign for a 2024 Trump run. On today's panel: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Asma Khalid of NPR, CNN's Melanie Zanona, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of the New York Times. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

150,000 new Covid-19 infections a day pushes the President to make bold pandemic management changes including a vaccine mandate which will impact 100 million Americans. The legal question: what is it the Government can and cannot do? Governor Gavin Newsom uses the Covid crisis to frame a recall campaign question: ‘Do you want California to look like Florida or Texas?’ a vital issue for those going to the ballot box in just a few days. 20 years after 9/11, John King talks to reporter Ann Compton who was in that Florida classroom when President Bush was told 'America is under attack'. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden will deliver a speech this evening with several new pandemic initiatives, including the requirement for all Federal workers to be vaccinated, with no option for frequent testing in order to avoid the mandate. The Los Angeles Unified School District is expected to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for eligible students, with a full vaccination required by December 19. The big fight for Biden’s Agenda begins. Democrats are divided on the price tag and scope of the Biden Agenda with 5 committees working on the massive spending plan. Senator Ed Markey thinks the Democrats will come together on the budget. Donald Trump is keeping a high profile ahead of a possible 2024 Presidential candidate run, raising eyebrows by praising Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who lost the civil war, saying he would have won in Afghanistan. The former President is also backing challengers to GOP Reps who voted to impeach him. The Biden Administration has purged Trump officials from Military Service Academy Advisory Boards, including Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer. With just 5 days to go until the California recall election, Vice President Kamala Harris spent Wednesday rallying for Governor Gavin Newsom in San Leandro. Former President Obama has urged Californians to vote ‘No’ on the recall, while conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has baselessly raised the possibility of ‘shenanigans’ in the election. On today’s panel: The New York Times’ Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Politico’s Laura Barron-Lopez and The Daily Beast’s Jackie Kucinich. Plus: Jen Psaki, Rep. Jim Clyburn, Tanya Ortiz Franklin, Senator Ed Markey, Dr. Carlos Del Rio, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, CNN’s Stephanie Elam, CNN’s Manu Raju and CNN’s Dan Merica. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is set to deliver a major speech on the next phase of pandemic response as the infection rate spikes, with 1 in 4 of the weekly U.S. Covid-19 cases now in children. Hospitalizations among children are approaching 2500 across the country. Many hospitals are being pushed to the brink with critical ICU staff shortages. Kentucky has called in FEMA Strike Teams, The National Guard and has deployed nursing students all over the State. A source tells CNN that Senator Joe Manchin has been privately suggesting to his colleagues that $1.5 trillion is the price tag he could accept in the Democrats’ reconciliation bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN earlier today, that she and many others would not vote for the bill unless it is tied together with the Build Back Better Act. House Democrats are urging Attorney General Garland to use the full power of the DOJ to defend a woman’s constitutional right to choose an abortion, which is now under assault by Texas’ restrictive abortion bill. The sober new reality in Afghanistan - The U.S. has no choice but to negotiate with the new Taliban caretaker government as a number of Americans still remain in the country. Its members include several Taliban hard liners the state department labels terrorists, including one with a $10 million bounty on his head. On today’s panel: CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins and National Politics Reporter Eva McKend. Plus: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Craig Whitlock and Rep. Mondaire Jones. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Taliban has formed a new caretaker government in Afghanistan, but President Biden says reconizing it diplomatically is ‘a long way off’. The Secretary of State Antony Blinken is relying on assurances from former enemies that it's bureaucracy, not a hostage drama delaying flights for Americans waiting to get out of Afghanistan. The Taliban says Americans with travel documents can leave the country. President Biden arrived in New Jersey today to tour hurricane Ida storm damage. There have been at least 52 storm related deaths across six northeast states. The President said the losses he witnessed today are profound, adding, “global warming is real, we must act now”. As kids head back to school the U.S. surpasses 40 million confirmed Covid-19 cases. 1 in 8 Americans have had the virus with the 7-day average nearly 4 times higher than a year ago. Thousands of students are in quarantine amid a surge in the delta variant with roughly 75 million Americans remaining unvaccinated. Texas races to the right as Governor Greg Abbot signs the voting restrictions bill into law. Along with the abortion ban, it is anticipated the new Texas Laws will serve as a model for other Red States. On today’s panel: Margaret Talev, Paul Kane and Ayesha Rascoe. Plus: CNN’s Athena Jones, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, George Latimer, Rep. Markwayne Mullin and Dr Asha Jha. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas abortion law raises fervor on both sides of the political divide. Other Red States could follow Texas’ lead on abortion, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis saying he will ‘look more significantly’ at an abortion ban after the Texas law takes effect. With his approval ratings sinking, President Biden heads into the fall facing headwinds and multiple crises including the infrastructure bill, the Afghanistan exit, and the hurricane Ida disaster response. The Covid surge disrupts Biden’s promise of pandemic rebound with new cases up 300% since last Labor Day. 80% of ICU beds are in use with hospitals running low on staff and critical resources. New polling, however, suggests there is a decrease in vaccine hesitancy. The Gulf Coast and Northeast are still reeling from hurricane Ida, leaving at least 50 dead in the Northeast alone as President Biden approves a major disaster declaration for New York. In addition to fuel shortages, more than 500,000 people are still without power in Louisiana one week after the storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says intense natural disasters are likely to be ‘our new normal’. With campaign support from Vice President Harris, Governor Gavin Newsom rallies voters in Los Angeles ahead of the critical final stretch of the California recall. On tonight’s panel: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly and Nadia Romero. Plus: Karoun Demirjian, Ron Klain, Tia Mitchell, Dr William Schaffer, Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy, Rep. Veronica Escobar and Seema Mehta. Hosted by John King To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abortion in Texas is now all but illegal after the Supreme Court declined to block the strictest abortion law since Roe v Wade. It bans abortions after 6 weeks and effectively deputizes private citizens to enforce the law. Now, other GOP-led states are considering passing similar laws. Plus, after a punishing August for the White House, President Biden hopes a Labor Day reset. And CNN exclusive reporting: as former President Trump teases another presidential run, Melania Trump tells friends she has no interest in returning to Washington. On today's panel: Jackie Kucinich of the Daily Beast, CNN's Kevin Liptak, Molly Ball of Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal's Joshua Jamerson, CNN's Joan Biskupic, CNN's Kate Bennett, Brown University's Dr. Megan Ranney. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today. At This Hour with Kate Bolduan is covering for John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today. At This Hour with Kate Bolduan is covering for John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today. At This Hour with Kate Bolduan is covering for John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Officials are warning Hurricane Ida could be "life-altering" as the category four storm nears the Gulf Coast. The hurricane is projected to bring winds up to 150 miles per hour and flooding through the region. Plus, the suicide bombing killing 13 American troops is the latest crisis the White House is facing during a chaotic August. With his poll numbers dropping, President Biden looks towards making progress on his domestic agenda. And coronavirus cases and hospitalizations among kids and teens reach new highs as the Delta variant sweeps through classrooms. On today's panel: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Politico's Rachael Bade, Jonathan Martin of the New York Times, Catherine Lucey of the Wall Street Journal, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner, CNN's Kaitlan Collins, CNN's Arlette Saenz, CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, Nancy Youssef of the Wall Street Journal, CNN's Derek Van Dam. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today. Kate Bolduan is covering for John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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An increasingly dire situation in Kabul as thousands in, and around the airport are desperate to flee the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. U.S. officials say more than 17,000 people have been flown out of Kabul in the last week. But, the State Department is now warning Americans not to travel to the airport unless they have been told to after some were beaten by the Taliban. Plus, the FDA is expected to give full approval to the Pfizer vaccine as soon as Monday. Why that could lead to more shots and vaccine requirements. And the Northeast braces for its first major Tropical Storm in decades as Henri barrels towards New England and New York. On today's show: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Julie Pace of the Associated Press, Politico's Heather Caygle, Vivian Salama of the Wall Street Journal, Associate Dean of Brown University School of Public Health Dr. Megan Ranney and CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today. Kaitlan Collins is covering for Abby Phillip. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One million Americans got vaccines on Thursday. But back to school for some quickly means back to Covid quarantine. Hospitalizations of children with Covid are at an all-time high, with 2,066 children under the age of 17 in the hospital with Covid today, a higher figure than the initial surge. California voters will go to the polls to decide if they want to recall their Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. The leading Republican candidate hoping to replace Newsom is a conservative Talk Radio host Larry Elder, a Trump supporter known for his inflammatory rhetoric. As Qatar almost reaches its Afghan evacuee capacity, The U.S. urgently examines alternative locations, including in Europe, for the flights to go. Flights have not taken off from Kabul airport in the last eight hours as the situation in central Kabul worsens, with reports of a Taliban crackdown against protesters carrying the Afghan National flag. On today’s panel: The Washington Post’s Olivier Knox, CNN Political Analyst Sabrina Siddiqui, The Wall Street Journal’s Vivian Salama, Former Deputy UN Envoy to Afghanistan Ambassador Peter Galbraith, and Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine Dr. Carlos Del Rio. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden said there was "no consensus" in intelligence reports on Afghanistan when he claimed in June it was "highly unlikely" the Taliban would take over the country after U.S. forces departed, later saying that it had happened much quicker than he anticipated. The President maintains there is nothing he would change about the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Pentagon today admits the evacuation effort in Afghanistan is not going fast enough. They are to open up one gate at Hamid Karzai airport which the U.S. Military will oversee and also rush U.S. Consular Officers to the airport to process the Afghans’ paperwork to get them onto flights. Along with 45 of her Senate Colleagues, Senator Hirono has signed onto a bipartisan letter urging the Biden Administration to protect Afghan women leaders in the wake of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. As the Government rolls out the booster shot plan saying every American vaccinated eight months ago should get a booster shot, the CDC reports that people in states with low vaccination rates are four times more likely to be hospitalized and six times more likely to die from coronavirus. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says it is the parents’ choice to quarantine a "healthy kid" after possible coronavirus exposure in school. The statement is a continuation of weeks of tension between the White House and Governor DeSantis, as the state grapples with one of the worst outbreaks of Covid-19 in the Nation. BREAKING NEWS IN WASHINGTON: The United States Capitol Police are investigating an active bomb threat after reports of an explosive device in a truck near the Library of Congress. On today’s panel: CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr, Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace, The New York Times’ Jonathan Martin, The Wall Street Journal’s Vivian Salama, CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood, Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner, and Afghanistan Veteran Kristen Rouse. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House lays out the case for Covid-19 vaccination booster shots being available from September 20, with The Surgeon General saying the available data proves third shots are necessary because the vaccine wanes over time and also because the delta variant is so virulent. There is rage and desperation in Afghanistan with thousands of Americans still stranded in the country, plus thousands more Afghans who trusted American promises to get them out. The Biden Administration admits it is relying on the Taliban to guarantee safe passage to Hamid Karzai airport for Americans and Afghans alike. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement from his office, following footage of the Governor at an indoor political event on Monday, mingling in a maskless crowd, contrary to CDC guidelines. Broward and Alachua Public Schools continue to defy Governor Desantis’ ban on mask mandates. Miami Dade and Hillsborough County School Boards are due to meet this week to decide the action they will take as more than 4,700 Florida students and teachers have tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of school. U.S. intelligence reports earlier this summer warned of the rapid collapse of the Afghanistan Military despite President Biden’s assurances. As Democrats blast the President over the chaotic Afghan withdrawal they also vow to investigate White House ‘failures’ in Afghanistan. On today’s panel: CNN Political Analyst Margaret Talev, The New York Times’ Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The Washington Post’s Karoun Demirjian, Professor Vali Nasr, Professor William Schaffner, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr, CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon attempts to speed up evacuations for as many as 10,000 Americans still in Afghanistan, with the aim to airlift 5,000 to 7,000 passengers out per day. The Pentagon revealed in a briefing a short time ago they are in regular communication with the Taliban. Today the Taliban promised amnesty to Government workers and said they would not victimize women, as old fears of brutal rule, especially for women have roared back to life. In a bid for international legitimacy, the Taliban are trying to convince the United States and the rest of the World that they will abide by international norms including respect for women's rights, protecting women, and the Afghans who worked with the Afghan forces against them. What behaviours could be expected from the Taliban in the future? The Government is poised to recommend a coronavirus vaccination booster shot once the FDA reviews the available preliminary efficacy data. Millions of Americans could be eligible for a third shot as early as next month. On tonight’s panel: CNN’s Barbara Starr, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Jackie Kucinich of the Daily Beast, CNN Political Analyst Laura Barrón-López, Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post, CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley, Afghanistan Veteran Kristen Rouse and Megan Ranney Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brown University. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. The chaos in Kabul is now part of a worst-case scenario, one that ended with The Mujahideen inside The Presidential Palace in Kabul, chanting "death to America." Evacuation flights are now resuming following a temporary stop to clear and secure the airfield at Hamid Karzai International Airport as Afghans try to escape the country. CNN’s Nick Paton-Walsh reports from Kabul on this rapidly developing story. As President Joe Biden prepares to address the Nation, former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joins to discuss the Presidents’ recent comments on the Taliban’s take-over of Afghanistan not being inevitable, and how the intelligence community appear to have underestimated the speed at which the current situation in Afghanistan has escalated. Pfizer has submitted data to the FDA showing that their vaccination booster dose works well against the original and delta strains of the coronavirus. CNN Medical Analyst Dr Leana Wen joins to discuss the facts on how much extra protection a booster shot gives those who have already been double vaccinated. As U.S. General Mark Milley warns terror groups may rise up sooner than expected following the collapse of Afghanistan, Anthony Cordesman from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins to give his perspective on the possible resurgence of Al Qaeda activity. On tonight’s panel: CNN Chief Whitehouse Correspondent Kaitlin Collins, CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr, CNN Global Affairs Analyst Susan Glasser, The Washington Post’s Olivia Knox and The Wall Street Journal’s Vivian Salama. Hosted by John King. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Taliban is closing in on Kabul as U.S. personnel evacuate the embassy in Afghanistan's capital, hastily ending the two decade-long war. Meanwhile in Kabul, there are growing concerns over the safety of women and girls and those who aided U.S. officials and troops. Plus, President Biden escalates his war of words with Republican governors who are ditching mask mandates as the Delta variant sweeps through their states. And a big win for the White House -- Senate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill -- is overshadowed by surging Covid cases and a collapsing Afghanistan. On today's panel: CNN's Lauren Fox, Margaret Talev of Axios, CNN's Jeremy Diamond, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of the New York Times, Kimberly Dozier of Time Magazine, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices