michael george is in new orleans with more on the destruction. michael, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. ida has weakened, but the danger to people is still very real. this morning people in new orleans are dealing with rising floodwaters, a city-wide power outage, and a 911 system that has shut down. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: ida's powerful winds blew the roof off this hospital as it made landfall in lafourche parish, louisiana, sunday. the storm came ashore as a category-four hurricane.acy 16r katrina hit the region. packing winds of up to 150 miles per hour, it's tied as the fifth strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. >> the storm was total devastation to our area. >> reporter: jean lafitte mayor tim kerner told wwl they're trying to get boats to reach people trapped in their homes now that the eye of the storm has passed. >> you can't -- you can't look left, right, back or front without seeing high water. >> reporter: further south in and is, 40 people defied a mandatory evacon and rode out the storm. >> first responders c

michael george, cbs news, new york. >>> and that's the overnight news for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for cbs this morning, and follow us online anytime at cbs news.com i'm jan crawfom washington, d.c. >>> it's thursday, august 5th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, an out-of-control wildfire tears through a small community in northern california destroying homes and businesses. >>> criminal investigation. possibly more trouble ahead for new york governor andrew cuomo following a lengthy sexual harassment investigation. >>> olympic glory. an american shot putter sets a new world record winning another gold medal. the drought he breaks for team the drought he breaks for team usa. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a story that is breaking overnight as

michael george has the latest. >>> masks one back on for anyone vaccinated or not, who steps in doors at the amusement park. walmart, the nation's largest employer is taking it a step further, requiring employers to wear masks in high infection areas, regardless of their vaccination status. and the president, told reporters there is likely more to come. that is what dolores did, she got the shot. ruben avez t the shot to this week. even vaccinated need to be careful. dr. anthony fauci delivered more sobering news yesterday. that vaccinate people do have a rake through infection are clearly capable of transmitting the infection to the infection per person. the risk of getting sick is playing out loud. >> and i did everything a poisonous car, hands up, one, two, three. >> reporter: at the lollapalooza music festival in chicago, masks are not mandatory. but proof of vaccinations, or a negative covid test are required. the mayor is letting the show go on, despite warnings it could easily be a super spreader events. more than 1000 covid cases were reportedly linked to dutch music festival

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in bridge city, michael george, anne-marie, back to you. >> all right, michael, thank you very much. >>> well, president biden will address the nation today for the first time since u.s. troops left afghanistan ending a 20-year war. in a statement last night mr. biden said the u.s. government will continue to work with other countries to safely get out americans and allies who want to leave afghanistan. an image was released showing the very last u.s. soldier to leave the war-torn country. major general chris don hugh was the final american service member to board a c-17 cargo plane departing the airport in kabul. hours later video up load today social media appears to show members of the taliban walking through the airport, celebrating the u.s. troop withdrawal. natalie brand has the latest. >> i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan in the end of the military mission to evacuate american citizens. >> reporter: the pentagon says the last u.s. military plane has departed kabul's international airport, completing the u.s. withdrawal from a 20-year war in

michael george reports. >> reporter: a scathing independent report says new york governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed several women inside and outside of government. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. >> reporter: over five months, the independent task force interviewed 179 people, including 11 women who say cuomo made them uncomfortable or humiliated them. the 165-page report details a pattern n of substantiated and corroborated incidents in painstaking detail, including new allegations cuomo sexually harassed a female state trooper on his security detail, saying cuomo ran his hand or fingers across her stomach and her back and kissed her on the cheek. a defiant cuomo defended himself in a taped statement. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. that is just not who i am. >> reporter: but charlotte bennett, one of cuomo's accusers whwent public, told "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell she feels vindicated. >> he sexually harassed me

adriana. >> diaz: michael george, thank you. on monday, cbs news and the "albany times union" will have an exclusive interview with executive assistant number 1. a piece of president biden's agenda passed a big hurdle in the senate today. cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house with details. cristina. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. negotiations continue behind closed doors tonight, where senators are trying to complete work on that bill, and it could happen as soon as this evening. >> let's go ahead and vote. >> reporter: and vote they did. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: 67-27, to advance the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. >> not one senator got everything they wanted-- but we all got what we needed. this is how compromise works. >> reporter: a compromise, according to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, the american people need. >> republicans and democrats have radically different visions these days, but both those visions include physical infrastructure that works for all of our citizens. >> report

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reporter michael george on the political fallout and what happens next. >> reporter: a defiant in new york governor andrew cuomo challenged an independent investigation's findings that he sexually harassed alterable women. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. >> reporter: the investigation found all 11 accusers credible. >> the investigation found that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching and making numerous offensive comments a basic festive and sexual nature. >> reporter: investigators say an employee who they identified as executive assistant number one endured repeated physical violations. >> the governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her arrest. >> reporter: the five-month investigation also found the governor's adminat ronmt. >>e vernor and his senior team took actions to retaliate against at least one former employee for coming forward. >> but this investigation doesn't carry any penalties. wh

and as michael george reports, she is creating quite a buzz at the illinois state house. >> reporter: scarlet harper is fearless, especially when it comes to bees. >> wow. >> reporter: this 11-year-old wants to get as close as she can. you are not afraid of them at all? >> nope. i mean, you have to be respectful of them. >> reporter: when scarlet learned the bees in her neighborhood were being wiped out by mosquito pesticides she rallied. >> make phone calls, get your state rep activities on board. bees are vital to humans. they pollinate a third of our food supply and without them we cannot survive. >> reporter: not a lot of kids your age are going to the len ths you are going to save bees. >> instead of thinking of my age as a disadvantage. i use it as a tool. because i'm a little younger, i cannot get bogged down in what might go wrong. >> reporter: while the so-called bee bill was starting strong, it's now stalled. >> we are not giving up. not one bit. >> reporter: every hive needs a queen. >> and that is the overnight news for this tuesday, for some of you the news continues. for

michael george, cbs news, new york. >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, che back with us later. and of co, follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. from washington, i'm jan crawford. 3am >>> it's tuesday, august 3rd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." growing vaccine demand. as more americans get inoculated against covid, health experts issue a new warning beyond the current case surge. >>> under pressure. millions of americans could lose their homes after a federal eviction ban expired. why the white house is blaming states for failing to help struggling renters. >>> grounded. the nightmare for hundreds of travelers who say they were left stranded by spirit airlines. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

michael george on the fall out. >> a defiant new york governor challenged an investigation's findings that he sexually harassed multiple women. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate advances. >> the investigation found all 11 accusers credible. >> the investigation found that the governor sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching and making offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature. >> investigators say that an employee who they identified as executive assistant number one endured repeated violations. >> the governor hugged assistant executive number 1 and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. >> it also found his administration created a hostile work environment. >> the governor and his senior team took actions to retaliate against at least one former employee for coming forward. >> this investigation doesn't carry any penalties. whether or not the governor will face civil or criminal charges will be to the accusers and law enement. >> only dealing cases, and civil case

that is where cbs reporter michael george is with the latest. >> in the daylight we can see what hurricane ida left behind. destruction, power outages and many people in need of a rescue. now the recovery operation begins. >> ida's powerful gusts ripped off roofs across louisiana, flying debris knocked down power lines leaving more than million people in the dark. in new orleans rising flood waters trapped these drivers in their cars. >> is there anyway you come half way? we will walk over the bridge or close to you. >> officials say it may be 72 hours before rescue crews can get to those trapped. debris flew off the medical center in new orleans. hospitals across the area continue treating patients even in the hazardous conditions. >> we have considerable amount of damage to htal . >> on cbs this ink hoital sayslansns children's to evacuate patients because of pour concerns. >> we currently have fuel for emergency generation to last about another four days. we don't know what our ability will be to get additional fuel in. >> we are only now seeing up close the devastation left in ida's pa

michael george, cbs news, new york. >>> rescue continues in haiti tonight after last week's 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2000 people. this is the video of the coast guard carrying children, helping critically injured people evacuate. many haitians, whose homes and livelihoods were destroyed by the disaster, say they were not sure how to start rebuilding. the new england patriots have stepped up to help with relief efforts in haiti. the team plane was loaded with pallets of supplies including bottled water, medical equipment and medicine. several volunteer help professionals, who will assist the teams on the ground, are on board. >>> we are learning the identity of a man arrested after a bizarre incident at a southern california airport. 51-year-old johnny hekker caused a massive security breach at john wayne airport in orange county last night. the san diego man reportedly ceased an airport vehicle and somehow ended up on the airfield in an area only accessible to workers. the incident created delays and prompted thousands of tablets to evacuate while the airport was placed on lockdown.

michael george is in new orleans french quarter with more on this massive storm. >> oh my god. >> the powerful winds blew the roof off this hospital on sunday. this storm came ashore as a category 4 hurricane 16 years to the day katrina hit the region. packing winds of up to 150 miles per hour its tied as the fifth strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. >> the storm is a total devastation to our area. >> the mayor said they are trying to get boats to reach people trapped in their homes now that the storm has passed. further south 40 people defied a mandatory evacuation order and rode out the storm. >> first responders ket cannot get to you. >> officials remain confident the changes they made since katrina can prevent a repeat of the day -- [ indiscernible ] the city spent $14 billion upgrading its e-levy system levy system. >> right around that center area some areas 10 to 20 next of rain. >> back to you. >> the power company said it is possible some customers in louisiana will be without power for up to three weeks. >>> this morning an oakland based search and rescue team is on its way

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in new orleans, michael george, thank you. hereis for what is go darren. >> that is the goal to show you where ida is now and what is next. you see it here, falls apart quickly. still a hurricane, it is onshore, you can not see the circulation as well and down to a category 1. wind speeds at 75 miles an hour. barely hanging on at this point to category 1 strength. two mile-an-hour slower it would be a tropical storm that happens tomorrow. then the focus is how much more rain is it going to drop? that is where you get that incredible visualization of the rain still yet to go between now and tuesday. a lot of the areas in purple still have 10 inches of rain. right now, oakland base, a search and rescue team is on its way to louisiana to help the response there and kpix5 reports on their preparations. >> tonight, 46 members of this elite rescue team are on the road, departing oakland just a few hours ago and they will make the long journey all of the way to baton rouge, louisiana tomorrow night. witnessing devastation in the afte

michael george is here with the latest on this. michael, good morning. >> reporter: jeff, kboogood mor. in just a few hours, we'll hear from the albany county sheriff about a complaint they received against governor cuomo. meanwhile, the governor, through his lawyers, is pushing back against his accusers. >> governor cuomo, already in a political firestorm could now face a criminal one. one of 11 women accusing cuomo of sexual harassment, identified as executive assistant one, filed a criminal complaint with the albany county sheriff's office. telling cbs news and the albany times union, what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. earlier this week, an independent investigation concluded cuomo routinely harassed women around him. the assistant claims in 2019 and 2020, the governor engaged in close and intimate hugs on multiple occasions, including one innoccident when he reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast. the governor denies the allegations. >> let me be clear. that never happened. >> reporter: on friday, cuomo's

michael george, cbs news, new orleans. >> first responders in the bay area are heading out for relief efforts and we just got this video about two hours ago in the oakland fire departments california task force preparing to deploy to louisiana and we are told they will support fema's response to the storm and the department said this won't have an impact on the whole services. >>> it was a battle on the field and bay area fans have been waiting a decade to see, the 49ers and raiders squaring off at levi stadium this afternoon for a preseason game and the 49ers 1 34-10 but as john ramos reports the rilrmo in stands thethe field. >> reporter: the battle of the bay has been described as a family affair, but one fan said it's not really like two brothers but two cousins who don't really get along very well. on august 20, 2011 the niners played the raiders in a preseason game at candlestick and there were so many fights in the stand that night that the league actually band the two teams for meeting in the preseason and for the fans that ended today. the tailgate party was rocking this morn

michael, george robinson, who was nato�*s secretary general at the start of the century and who was the man who effectively convened the meeting that said, "we are going in because one country "has been threatened, a nato member, the us, "by the attacks on 9/11, so we're all threatened, "so we alljoin in". he said he thinks the decision by america now has undermined the organisation and raises real question marks about its credibility and alliance. given what janet was saying there, we are now entering, are we not, a much more dangerous phase in which there isn't a straightforward division and where we can't guarantee or rely on the people we thought we could rely on? michael? oh, that was for me. forgive me. this is the problem with not being in the studio. we're gong to get you back as soon as the people in charge tell us we can have you back for covid reasons, but i hope it's going to be very soon. good, good, good. it's interesting you bring up george robertson. i mean, i think of george robertson as being someone from the glory days of the anglo—american duopoly, and the thing is

cbs correspondent michael george gave this update from bridge city, louisania, where recovery efforts are under way. more than a million people who are still without power two days after the hurricane hit, and the reason why is right behind me. this is a three—storey transmissions tower that was brought down by ida, and there are holes throughout the power grid right now, so officials are saying it will take weeks, not days, to fully restore the system. it's very hot and humid during the daytime here in louisiana, so people suffering through without any power or air conditioning, it's a very difficult situation for people who are already dealing with flood conditions. tragically, we know two people have lost their lives and we do expect that toll to increase. right now, there are rescue operations under way throughout the state, there are search helicopters that are going through different areas. fortunately, it doesn't appear we have had the enormous loss of life we had during katrina, and the reason for that is the flood walls and the levees were greatly improved over these past 1

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michael george is live in new orleans with the latest. how are things looking out there? >> i can tell you that since ida has moved out and since the daylight came in we can finally get a sense of the scope of the devastation and here in downtown new orleans it is severe. you see the destroyed building behind me. we are seeing reports of flooding all over this region and most distressing a lot of people have been reporting they have been trapped this their homes due to the flood water. a lot of people in distress can't even reach out and let anyone know. some people have taken to twitter to post their address and say they need help. still a very desperate situation even though the storm has moved on. >> that is so unbelievable. i know some locations in louisiana picked up more than a foot of rain. have been some comparisons to katrina with ida. i know ida struck as a category 4 had storm. it was a stronger storm compared to katrina. the levies have held up in new orleans. >> yea comd to ida there are some comparisons somethings that are different about this. the wind spee

michael. >> thank you, george. >>> now to tropical storm fred. the system on the move and set to take aim at florida. rob is tracking the path and the timing. good morning, rob. >> hey, good morning, michael. it became a tropical storm officially overnight tonight and it will be taking aim at florida as you mentioned. here's what it did to st. croix, u.s. virgin island there, wind and rain for sure. in puerto rico gusts to 55 miles per hour, and in santo domingo or in the dominican republic, a surfline camera, 100 miles from santo domingo. it has gotten a little bit better organized and tropical storm warnings posted for much of the dr and now it'll scoot past there later on tonight and then get across cuba and the bahamas, turks and caicos. the official track brings it to the florida straits late in the day on friday. i'd much rather have this go into miami friday and not get in the gulf because then it has a and the forecast brings it close to hurricane strength by sun we'lbe watchg csely.r to y. >> all right, rob, thank you. >>> now to that ne

michael george is in new orleans for cbs. more than a million people who are still without power two days after the hurricane hit, the reason why it is right behind me. this is a three—storey transmission tower that was brought down by the hurricane and there are holes in the power grid right now so officials say it will take weeks, not days, to fully restore the system. it's very hot and humid during the daytime here, so people are suffering without any power or air conditioning, a very difficult for search —— —— very difficult for search —— —— very difficult situation for people already dealing with flood conditions. losing power has made it much harder for all the different organisation invoved in the relief effort to do their work. nate mook, is chief executive of world central kitchen which is providing food to people in the city. even cell phone service went down yesterday for much of the day, even the first responder network, there is not supposed to go down, went down, so you had police and fire coul

. >> michael. >>> george, you know, all of new orleans is without power this morning. catastrophic transmission damage knocking out power for the entire city. victor oquendo is there with the latest for us this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. here in new orleans people are waking up in the dark and there's no telling when power will be restored. i don't see a single light on any in these buildings. the main plant that provides power to the entire city was compromised as ida rolled through. even the 911 system went down. more than a 1 million customers are without power right now in louisiana. 105,000 in mississippi. energy one of the largest providers in the region saying typically those in the path of a category 4 can be without power up to three weeks. there are crews coming in from multiple states as well to help restore power but there's no doubt this is going to take some time. cecilia? >> it certainly is. victor, thank you so much. >>> ida is still on the move. let's go back to ginger with a look at what's coming next. >>> we ha

let's get the latest from cbs correspondent michael george who's in new orleans. thank you forjoining us. what is the latest? thank you for “oining us. what is the latest?— thank you for “oining us. what is the meet?— thank you for “oining us. what is the latest? . , ., g; x. the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new — the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new orleans. _ the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new orleans. people - the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new orleans. people have i the latest? well, it is about 3:20am l here in new orleans. people have had a very brutal day yesterday and it is a very brittle morning. while it has a weakened, the danger certainly still very real. people are dealing with a citywide power outage. there is also rising flood waters and we have had reports that some people are trapped in their homes, even in their attics as the waters continue to rise. at the same time, emergency responders can't reach many of those people in need of a rescue. in fact, some people who have called for e

joining me now is cbs correspondent michael george. he's in bridge city, louisania where recovery efforts are under way. these power failures are massive. that's right, we're talking about a million people still without power two days after the hurricane hit. this is a three—storey transmission tower down by ida and that official saying it will take weeks not days to fully restore the system. it is very hot and humid during the daytime here in louisiana so people are suffering through without any power and without any air conditioning. it's a very difficult situation for people already dealing with flood conditions. in situation for people already dealing with flood conditions.— with flood conditions. in terms of the recovery _ with flood conditions. in terms of the recovery and _ with flood conditions. in terms of the recovery and rescue - with flood conditions. in terms of. the recovery and rescue operation, how's that going? the recovery and rescue operation, hovfs that going?— the recovery and rescue operation, how's that goi

george. >>> okay, michael, thanks. we're going to get the latest on the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes facing charges of fraud after a multibillion-dollar company went bankrupt and jury selection starting today and a look at how she's planning to defend herself and great to have you back in the studio. >> it is good to be back like the first day of school, guys. this story just continues to amaze us. she was supposed to be the next steve jobs, once a rising star in silicon valley, but elizabeth holmes is now charged with criminal fraud and after three years, a new baby and an 11th hour bombshell the trial of elizabeth holmes finally gets under way today. this morning, as jury selection in her criminal fraud trial begins, bombshell allegations by theranos founder elizabeth holmes made public alleging emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of former boyfriend and c.o.o., sunny balwani. recently unsealed court documents revealing her attorneys plan to allege at trial that she was the victim of a dec

michael george is here with the latest on this. >> good morning. first let's talk about good news. vaccinations are up this week suggesting the public outreach and vaccine requirements are working. california just became the first state to require teachers be vaccinated or undergo regular testing. the kaiser family foundation reports three out of every ten american adults are still unvaccinated and the situation in many hospitals is becoming critical. the fda yesterday took a major precautionary step by allowing a third vaccine dose for people with compromised immune systems. >> they're all very worried about the delta variant. but that may be the least of our problems if covid-19 continues to circulate across the u.s. >> reporter: already there are public health emergencies throughout the country. >> there are no signs that things are not going to get worse. >> reporter: the dire prediction comes from franklin, indiana, where dr. david dunkle is ceo of johnson memorial. >> we're full. we're on diversion again today. >> reporter: same at atlanta's grady memorial hospital, the city'

michael. >> thank you, george. >>> we turn to the wildfires out west. tens of thousands forced to evacuate as the dixie fire explodes in california and the search for the five missing people still continues. zohreen shah is on the ground in greenville, california, with more for us this morning. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, re t this this greenville store was built in the mid-1800s. now the remains just broken brick and dirt. this fire was so intense. take a look at this, this is a city lamp. this fire is far from over. overnight, firefighters driving through this raging inferno, surrounded on both sides by the dixie fire, as they try getting a handle on what has become the second largest wildfire in california's history which is now threatening 14,000 structures, already destroying more than 600, including homes and the entire gold rush town of greenville since it started roughly 27 days ago. all around just complete destruction. it goes on for blocks and blocks. you can see folks' cars behind me. ironing board. right now just compl

francine: no, but it was a fantastic interview that michael mckee had with esther george because it is very clear she was ready to go. i know this is partly because she's president of the federal reserve bank of kansas city, but in general, she just says policymakers at this point need to get started, and i do feel that may be the last two to three weeks, there's been more of a tilt from policymakers that the bigger worry is actually a policy mistake because you don't act quickly enough, rather than leave accommodation too late. lisa: this idea of the balance of risks and where ed lies, is it more towards overshooting inflation or perhaps not being easy for long enough? this all comes at a time when the stock market cannot go high enough for anybody. this to me i think is the key aspect. how does the fed respond to a buoyant and ever more buoyant stock market? tom: i am going to stop the show and say it is real simple. the data is as ex post as i had ever seen in my life. there are some new fangled theories that are going to be in those papers at the fed. you trumpeted the inequality d

a little earlier, cbs correspondent michael george was in new orleans and he gave us this update. here nur learns people have had a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal morning. while it has weakened, the danger is still very real. people are dealing with a citywide power outage. the entire citywide power outage. the entire city is without power and no timeline as to when it will be restored. they are advising floodwaters and we have had reports that simply by trapped in their homes, even in the attics has waters continue to rise. at the same time emergency responders can reach many of those people in need of a rescue. in fact, some people who have called for emergency help have been getting a message saying there is technical difficulties on the line so it is a very dangerous situation. even though the rain and the winner have eased up a bit, that they concern right now is reaching those people who are trapped by the flood waters and hoping that the flood waters and the levees continue to hold. those

lisa: esther george is joining us in about five minutes with erin michael mckee. curious to see -- with our own gimmicky. -- with our own michael mckee. curious to see how she frames out this conference. they were planning jackson hole, canceling all of those flights, all of those hotel rooms, saying we just can't do it in person. tom: it is certainly a different conference for the phd papers and the discussions around those papers, which at times, when everyone is together, can really get heated. i saw someone once almost punch the great seven foot bear outside the lodge. took a swing at it. [laughter] he was so angry. francine: i will never forget that image, tom. maybe they will do that with inflation. tom: for those of you interested in the monetary state of the nation, the president of the kansas city fed next, with our michael mckee. red and green on the screen. claims in an hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too a

thank. you very much indeed, michael george with cbs news in new orleans. we will that story during the course of the programme. next this morning. dealing with drugs, violence and mental health issues are all in a day's work for a prison officer. but despite the challenges, an increasing number of graduates are joining the prison service. new figures show that applications for places have doubled over the past three years, with 2a applications for every available spot on one programme. luxmy gopal has been finding out why. i'm not making special amendments for anyone else. i'm not asking you to bring stuff in. come on. you know my boundaries. practising for situations they could be facing in earnest in just a few weeks. you did that really clearly, "i'm not going to do this now, "you know the rules, this is where we are going." these young graduates are training to be prison officers, not the most traditional career path for students leaving university. what do your family make of your decision to go into this role? obviously everyone was shocked, and i've

francine: that was kansas city fed president esther george speaking to bloomberg's michael mckee. michael, it was a great interview and it is clear the hawks are circling before the jay powell speech. does she believe some of the bond purchases are ineffective or could be harmful? michael: at this point there is more than necessary. she has been in inflation hock. we are driving up more inflation by putting more money out there. assets are an issue. she is more sanguine about the length of time we will see elevated inflation than what we might anticipate for esther george. she did suggest at this point they are close enough. you can see the fed's white line is the pce inflation rate. it is well above their 2% target. unemployment not low enough yet. they want to keep pressing down on that. they do not need the qe to do it. alix: did you get a sense as to how the conversation is in terms of how fast they could taper? michael: not from her. she sort of avoided the question. jim bullard has been outspoken in saying he would like to have it done by the second quarter of 2022. will spe

michael. john, thank you for joining me gentlemen. things got it, robert, i'm sorry you 2 years talked us is getting more vaccines to mexico. big part of this conversation. but i've got to understand, we've already given 4000000 doses sending more, but then both leaders actually discuss the 2 countries can bolster other central american countries economies. but it's mexico actually in a place to send a to other countries. if we're sending aid to them or do you think this is just america as wanting, needing to write a bigger check america, we had too much money within the same as we are going back to washington fair will address in monroe doctrine. we take responsibility would be thing to happen in the semester because we do not what china stepping in, for example, to interstate. we did not want a colonial europe coming in to interfere in our backyards or russia. and so because of this, we do have a responsibility and a duty to ensure that we are helping to vaccinate those populations because they are, there is still this migrant crisi

shery: esther george speaking to michael mckee, headed to the jackson hole symposium in a few hours. it is a high-stakes week for the commodities market. remember what happened with energy and metals, seeing those substantial losses after those fomc minutes came out from the july meeting and there were taper concerns. they took a big hit. wti gaining ground in the asian session and this after falling in new york for the first time in four days. jitters ahead of that symposium. bloomberg intelligence saying the u.s. fed taper chatter pains a grim picture for energy -- paints a grim picture. it's below the $1800 level. the uptick in yields weighing on the precious metals. copper and lead those declines in base metals. we are seeing the macroeconomic focus and growth concerns affecting those base metals. iron ore did get a boost from president xi jinping, saying that china will strive to hit key economic goals so investors have been betting that could lead to more demand. it's a similar picture for multiyear highs in the soft commodities space as well as. there is supply concerns. we ha

also attorney george conway, michael, let's start with you. you have been reporting on this story. give us outlines of it and just how bad it's gotten? well, look, the story of trump trying to play with his justice department and get his justice department to do what he wanted him to do is almost as old as the trump administration itself. he tried every turn throughout his presidency. what we see here sort of piling up in this senate investigation and also there is a parallel investigation going on by the inspector general at the justice department, our confirmations are a sense and some of what we knew what was going on at the time. in december, in january, earlier this year, you know, a little more than six months ago, where the president was trying at anyway possible to overturn this election. what i found particularly interesting about these recent sort of stories is trump showing like how important and how much he appreciated the fact that if the justice department simply said there were problems with the investigation, simply just said something, we're not talking about using

in belfast, michael simple practitioner chair at the senator george j. mitchell institute for global peace, security and justice at queen's university, belfast and in washington, omar summer, a former african ambassador to france and canada, and a former adviser to africa and chief executive de la de la. a warm welcome to you all. and thanks for being with us today on inside story for him, let me start with you today. the talking about i said they're looking to form an inclusive government. what from your perspective, does that mean and will non taliban figures make up a part of the new government? well, by inclusive, according to me, that would be giving is to all those people who are the ones fighting the taliban as part of the previous government and also other minorities, but does expose and has are in the government so that everybody that use them. so in a, in a, in a future government and no one marginalized because that has always been one of the concerns amongst the people. that if taliban form a sort of one handed unit, that's what government wh

michael was a student of george with the top left. this was a prominent virginia lawyer and we know that he favored the black robe look. in 1772 he ordered from merchants john edwards and a role that was more about the clerk of the house of commons but better than the one i had from mister child which indeed was endless. i could not figure out what was so scandalous about the first row but a black robe is customarily worn by the clerk and hopefully was ace lessand was choice . how do you pin down the exact moment when marshall starts getting credit for bringing the road into our national iconography? i suspect it was in the early 20th century, around 1901 with a centennial celebration . he inspired a flurry of newspaper articles and speeches and dinner parties like this one here held in cleveland . so regardless of this veracity, the icon of the marshall robe has taken on a life of its own. these are just a few cloaks of supreme court justices. there is power in the symbolism and in the story. after all as john mentioned marshall did

george. >> it is moving fast. erielle, thanks very much. michael? >>> now to that developing story on prince andrew. the royal now facing a new lawsuit for alleged sexual abuse. ian pannell is at buckingham palace with what we know right now. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, michael. this morning, prince andrew facing a lawsuit from one of jeffrey epstein's most outspoken accusers, virginia giuffre, who's long accused prince andrew of abusing her when she was under age filing a lawsuit in new york monday. the lawsuit is alleging that she faced threats from jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell and prince andrew to engage in abuse. now, prince andrew has publicly denied the allegations in the past telling the bbc in an interview, i can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened. ghislaine maxwell has also repeatedly denied her allegations. prince andrew's spokesperson saying no comment when asked about the lawsuit overnight. buckingham palace only saying it is a legal matter and for his lawyers to respond. michael? >> ian, no