The president received a briefing from local officials on Ida’s impact and delivered remarks ahead of an aerial tour of hard-hit communities. Source
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CBS News’ Ben Tracy and Jeff Berardelli talk climate change and weather disasters on “The Takeout” – 9/3/2021
CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli talk about the growing effects of climate change on extreme weather and our way of life in this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Preview: “26th Street Garage: The FBI’s Untold Story of 9/11”
FBI agents recall evacuating their New York headquarters near the World Trade Center. When the towers collapsed, agents turned their parking garage into the Bureau’s new command center to investigate the deadliest terror attack on American soil in the documentary “26th Street Garage: The FBI’s Untold Story of 9/11,” streaming on Paramount+ starting Thursday, September 9. Source
Broadway reopens to audiences in New York City
A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic closed the curtains on Broadway shows, theaters are officially starting to reopen for enthusiastic audiences. Leigh Scheps, senior reporter for Inside Edition Digital, spoke with CBSN’s Christina Ruffini about the changes fans can expect. Source
Titans Activate Two from Reserve/COVID-19 List, Place DB Brady Breeze on Injured Reserve, in Another Round of Roster Moves
Outside linebacker Harold Landy and receiver Racey McMath have been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. The Titans also signed TE MyCole Pruitt to the team’s practice squad while waiving TE Miller Forristall has been released from the practice squad. Source
Biden administration releases plan for combating next pandemic
Biden administration officials warn a future pandemic could be even worse than COVID-19. Source
Apple pauses plans to scan phones for child sexual abuse images
The company is holding off on the change after groups criticized the practice for privacy concerns. Source
U.S. to deliver over 500K Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kosovo
Vice President Kamala Harris told Kosovo’s president about the delivery on Friday. Source
Hundreds of thousands dealing with Ida’s wrath from Northeast to Louisiana
The power is still out for hundreds of thousands in Louisiana, where people are also dealing with shortages of food, water, fuel and other supplies. Meanwhile, first responders across the Northeast rescued people in danger from rising tides and powerful floods after the storm barreled through the region. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from New Orleans on the aftermath of Ida’s wrath, and Joy Squier, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross, joined CBSN from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she described conditions on the ground. Source
Biden says Texas’ new abortion law seems “almost un-American”
President Joe Biden said Texas’ strict new abortion law, which bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, seemed “almost un-American.” The law deputizes private citizens to enforce the ban, with a $10,000 incentive if they win in court, which the president said “sort of creates a vigilante system.” Watch his remarks. Source