Times in the back by a police officer. Blakes family now strongly disputing a new account of what happened by the police union, and we should warn you. This video is disturbing. The union claims blake, seen here, fought with officers before the shooting, before this video. Even putting one of them in a head lock. They say blake had a knife on him which he refused to give up. Blakes uncle calls their version of events insulting and garbage. The family attorney insists blake did not pose an imminent threat. Meanwhile, blake remains in the hospital where his father says he was shackled to his bed until just yesterday. Cnns sara sidner is in kenosha where members of blakes family have been speaking. She just had a chance to speak to jacob blakes father. Reporter talk to me about these two justice systems. You talked about two justice systems. What did you mean by that . I mean, its obvious, sweetheart. Its obvious. The man walks down the street and kills two people and blows another mans a
Without evidence the food and Drug Administration of delaling vaccine trials until after the president ial election on november 3rd in order to hurt his chances of reelection. Also today the house of representatives was back in a rare saturday session, called back from the august recess by the speaker nancy pelosi. And only moments ago, the house passed a 25 billion bill to provide emergency funding desperately needed by the u. S. Postal service just ahead of the november election, funding the president says the post office does not even need. Our National Correspondent on capitol hill for us. Suzanne, just moments ago the legislation passed. What happens now . Reporter Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell saying they are not going to come home from the recess or come back to work in an early fashion and that this is not something theyre going to deal with in piecemeal fashion, that if theres relief the Postal Service will get, it will be through a coronavirus package. And thats been
Congressional leaders calling it scary and dangerous. Tell our viewers whats going on. Reporter thats right, wolf. Its a serious and completely baseless accusation that hes leveling at the food and drug administration. At the fda making ita difficult to test vaccines and hoping to delay the answer until after november 3rd. No evidence to back up the president was here and to delay things, the president in the past has praised the fda for important therapeutics and other things needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The only person whos talked here about anything before november 3rd. Vaccine from november 3rd, election day and no Health Expert said that themselves. Instead, public Health Experts have suggested that a vaccine likely, and next year in the midst of those critical phase three trials that cannot be sped up and. A therapeutic and vaccine to prevent the death of tens of thousands of americans for political purposes, because the deep state supposedly wants the president not
Thank you so much for joining me. This is a special Labor Day Weekend edition of cnn ne newsroom. Wildfires burning out of across across the state of california. California now breaking an alltime record for acres burned in a year, over 2,094,000. Overnight rescuers saving thousands from flames in northern california. But officials fear many more may still be trapped. Calling this a mass casualty event with a dozen people already injured, the fire exploding in size and cutting off the only road to safety. It is within of at least 15 fires burning right now in california fueled by a record breaking heat wave that saw temperatures soar 0 over 120 degrees. Fears grow of another disaster and that is the coronavirus. Experts projektd scenes like this one packed beaches could lead to a new surge in cases and deaths with a new model with 400,000 deaths in the u. S. By the end of 2020. The current death toll, 188,000 and counting. All of this as we get new details of President Trump from a new
Conscience of republican senators to pump the brakes on a rapid confirmation, pleading with them to wait until the voters have picked a president in november and let the winning candidate choose a nominee. I urge every senator to take a step back from the brink, take off the blinders of politics for just one critical moment and stand up for the constitution you swore to uphold. This is a time to deescalate, to put an end to the shattering of precedence thats thrown us nation into chaos under this president. Just because the power to do something doesnt ab solve you of your responsibility to do right by the american people. All of this coming just two days now before President Trump and Joe Biden Square off in the first president ial debate of 2020 and with just over a month to go before voters head to the polls, the fight over a new Supreme Court nominee appears headed for a quick and fierce showdown. We have a team of correspondents covering the developments. Lets begin with biden str