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A 67-year-old climber fell off the 450-foot-tall Independence Monument on Saturday.

A 67-year-old climber fell off the 450-foot-tall Independence Monument on Saturday.

Term. hes been in office one year. i think its a little bit, lets say, disrespect spl to expect everything to be laid out, its going to be completed in the first year of his term. >> reporter: will these voters give the president more time? >> i will never turn my back on joe biden. >> he has to show me a little more. i dont really want to commit to that at this point. >> reporter: the president needing to re-energize key supporters in a critical election year. so, craig, those supporters do wan...

>> do you think that president biden has fought hard enough for the priorities of black voters? >> i do not. >> reporter: bradley, a trusty at her church, just outside of columbia, says her top priority is democrats voting rights legislation which was defeat this had week. she blames president biden for not pushing for it earlier. >> our ancestors fought long and hard to get these rights for us and for them to be taken away would be detrimental. >> reporter: bradley praises the presidents handli...

>> reporter: fletcher smith, a former state delegate and long-time biden supporter commended the president for passing a covid relief bill. his advice now, more direct outreach. >> we will continue to be with him, but he needs to be with us walking side by side, not behind us, not necessarily in front of us. but side by side as martin luther king did. >> reporter: it is not just in south carolina our news poll shows black support for president biden has dropped 19 points since april. now its dow...

Joe biden. >> but he has to show me a little more. so i dont really want to commit to that at this point. >> reporter: the president needing to reenergize key supporters in a critical election year. so, chris, what do these voters say they want to see specifically? they do want to see action on voting rights, and its notable that congressman clyburn pointed to exactly what sahil has been reporting on this morning, the fact that he believes there may be some bipartisan support to get the electora...

>> reporter: blankston hooks is also worried. what president would you give the president right now? >> d-mean us in. >> reporter: he has room for improvement? >> he does. >> reporter: fletcher smith longtime biden supporter commended the president for passing the covid bill. his agenda. more outreach. >> he needs to be walking sides by side, not behinds us, not in front of you, but side by side as martin luther king jr. did. >> what do you say to the black voters who say you do not have their b...

Regardless of where Gordon lands next and who is representing him, he is likely to earn much less than he did on his previous contract.

Shute has Futures cuts in multiple events, and has the potential to be one of the top swimmers upon his arrival in the fall.

Tributes have been paid to a dedicated South Bucks resident campaigner and champion of tenants rights who has died following a period of ill health.