800K+ homes, businesses still without power in Louisiana; Louisiana grappling with power outages, fuel shortages; 2/3 of gas stations in New Orleans & Baton Rouge out of fuel; Heat index tops 100° in Louisiana as 800K+ are without power; Four nursing home patients die after being evacuated; LA gov pledges investigation into nursing home residents deaths; At least 50 killed in the northeast due to flooding, tornadoes;

Sources: booster rollout on Sept 20 may be for just Pfizer vaccine recipients, Moderna recipients would have to wait; Moderna: booster data submission to FDA completed; Biden’s leadership tested this week: COVID, Afghanistan, deadly storms; U.S. adds 235,000 jobs in August, far fewer than expected; Manchin calls for “pause” on democrats $3.4T reconciliation bill;

Evolution of Wisconsin’s GOP senator into a conspiracy promoter; GOP Wisconsin senator losing support amid his conspiracies & lies; GOP Wisconsin senator hasn’t said if he’ll run for re-election in 2022; Potential 2022 challengers take aim at WI GOP senator’s rhetoric;

Biden speaks after touring Hurricane IDA damage in Louisiana;

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President Biden tours Hurricane damage in Louisiana; Source: WH may have to scale back ambitious booster plan; Job growth slows as delta variant surges; 44:55 Share

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President Biden tours Hurricane damage in Louisiana; Source: WH may have to scale back ambitious booster plan; Job growth slows as delta variant surges;