question we could showing the data, the trends. and that s the public trust that has to be built with that transparency. so there s absolutely no place for the misinformation, crazy conspiracy theories and nonsense. i don t care what party you re from, we ll push back on it every time because we have a big job to do. covid will get worse as we hit this fall and winter surge, no doubt about it. we need folks to get vaccinated, we need them to get their boosters, we need to get testing available. i ve got a lot on my plate, i don t need crazy getting in the way. your state is known for its independence, okay? and i say this because i know, governor, in fact about 46% of voters in the 2020 election in your state were independents. 46%. now, biden won 62% of them. but the latest cnn poll shows his approval with independents nationwide has dropped really sharply in the past few months. 51% in april, now 45%. disapproval among independents has gone from 43% to 55%. that is a big jump. why
at this time. investigators continue to process items found near the remains, items believed to belong to brian laundrie, including a backpack and a notebook. the notebook to my understanding has not been opened. you know, that will need to be processed. we want to make sure that that s handled as carefully as possible. reporter: also today north port police pushing back on the account the laundries attorney gave to cnn wednesday night about how quickly brian disappeared. let the record be clear, the laundries reported brian did not come home the night he went out for the hike. i actually reported that to the fbi personally. on friday the 17th the fbi called me and said we have a tip that brian was seen in tampa and we want to see if he s in the house. on friday when the fbi came to the laundrie residence, we then said, yes, we will fill out a
missing persons report. that got twisted as though the family waited until friday to report him missing, which is not how it happened. reporter: today north port police department spokesperson josh taylor telling cnn that s not true. if we had that information, there s a million things we would have done differently. i mean you can look at our actions very publicly that don t coincide with that information at all. reporter: for example, he says, north port police chief todd garrison publicly called out the laundrie attorney on twitter wednesday september 15th saying the north port police need your help in finding dgabb petito. please call us to talk with brian laundrie. we received no response. i think most people would find is appropriate to get a response, well, he s missing. that didn t happen. reporter: as to why he thinks
i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. you can always follow me on twitter and inst instagram @wolfblitzer. tweet the show @cnn sitroom and it s also available as a podcast. look for us on cnn.com/audio or wherever you get your podcasts. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the breaking news. the fbi announces moments ago that the human remains found in a florida nature reserve are those of brian laundrie. plus the full house of representatives votes to hold steve bannon in contempt. now all eyes are on the attorney general. will merrick garland prosecute bannon? and president joe biden about to face voters in cnn s town hall. anderson cooper is getting ready for that up to hall right now and will join me next. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett. we are less than one hour away from cnn s town hall with
and democrats who doesn t done in washington who have not done a good job of that over the years. well, that s pretty much every single one of them. you have to get that straight. absolutely. yeah. you bet. i appreciate your time, governor. thank you so much. i appreciate it. sure. next, senator kyrsten sinema, the democrat, facing big-time liberal backlash over her calls for no tax hikes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for biden s spending plan. and the virginia governor s race neck in neck as both parties are scrambling to get their voters to the polls early, but trump s big lie is complicating matters for republicans. and live pictures of the stage where president joe biden will face voters in cnn s town hall beginning in just a few minutes. to your financial plan. bill, mary? hey. it s our former broker carl. carl, say hi to nina, our schwab financial consultant. hm. i know how difficult these calls can be. not with schwab. nina made it easier to set up our