the deadly storm coming on the heels of the end of america's longest war and the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. president biden's job approval rating dropping to just 44%. then there is the economy. extended pandemic unemployment benefits expiring today in the wake of a massively disappointing august jobs report. >> there is no question that the delta variant is why today's job report isn't stronger. i know people were looking and i was hoping for a higher number. >> the president blaming the surging delta variant but amid holiday weekend travel and past stadiums and celebrations, america is acting like the threat from covid is over even though the fact is we're actually much worse off than we were a year ago. the seven-day average of new cases up a stunning 300% from labor day just last year.