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| Trump and Biden clash on climate as Hurricane Sally and wildfires rage – US politics live | Trump and Biden clash on climate as Hurricane Sally and wildfires rage – US politics live |
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| Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines under renewed storm threat as west coast fires continue to rage | Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines under renewed storm threat as west coast fires continue to rage |
| Forecasters say Hurricane Sally could dump flooding rains on a path from Mississippi to the Carolinas this week after the storm makes landfall on the Gulf Coast. | |
| The National Weather Service says after the storm comes inland Wednesday, rainfall of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) is likely across portions of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. | |
| The Associated Press reports that significant flash flooding and minor to moderate river flooding is expected through the end of the week, and rainfall could reach 12 inches (30.5cm) in isolated inland areas. | |
| Hurricane Sally was creeping at 2 mph Tuesday toward the Gulf Coast morning, with landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama state line expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The storm was forecast to reach land as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph). Sally was expected to weaken rapidly after coming ashore. | |
| Here’s the latest satellite image I’ve had through of the storm by the way, it is from about forty minutes ago. | |
| Caitlin Oprysko is trying to cheer us up a little this morning over at Politico with her report on new polling which suggests that “more than 7 in 10 Americans believe they have more in common with one another than many people think”, and that there is a greater degree of “bipartisan consensus among the American public on the rights and values key to the country’s national identity” than is generally given credit. | |
| The survey was conducted for Harvard University’s Carr Center for Human Rights and Institute of Politics and found: | |
| Read more here: Politico – Americans united on a slew of issues, despite contentious election season | |
| While he was the UK’s ambassador to the US in Washington in 2019, Kim Darroch’s private comments about president Donald Trump were published by a British newspaper. They weren’t terribly favourable, and ultimately he ended up leaving the role. He will not have endeared himself to the administration any more with some comments he’s made now about the prospect of violence during the November election. | |
| Read it here: ‘The US feels very volatile’: former ambassador warns of election violence | |
| Donald Trump has been on Fox & Friends this morning. Among the tidbits are that he said he had read Bob Woodward’s book Rage last night, and that it was “boring”. The book runs to some 400 pages. | |
| He suggested there were limited choices that meant he had to hold his Covid regulation defying rally in Nevada at the weekend. | |
| The president has promised there will be a coronavirus vaccine within “weeks”. Note the poll earlier that suggest the majority of Americans do not trust what Trump says about a vaccine and that fewer than 40% would agree to take a government-approved vaccine at the moment. | |
| Trump was also pressed on the environment | |
| He doesn’t appear to have an intense preparation plan for the debates. | |
| And while that session was happening, in a perfectly normal thing to be happening in a functioning democracy, the official Donald J. Trump Twitter account of the president of the United States retweeted something that was using the hashtag #PedoBiden. | |
| As a reminder, the president is doing a very rare non-Fox News TV appearance tonight at 9pm ET when he is in Philadelphia to do an event with ABC News. | |
| Read more here: Trump to take questions from uncommitted voters in ABC News town hall from Philadelphia | |
| Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman revealed last night in an interview on NBC that he has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a “never Trumper”. | Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman revealed last night in an interview on NBC that he has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a “never Trumper”. |
| The witness in Trump’s impeachment trial retired from the military earlier this year after what he said was a ‘campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation’ against him, run by the president. | The witness in Trump’s impeachment trial retired from the military earlier this year after what he said was a ‘campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation’ against him, run by the president. |
| Last night on NBC Nightly News he said he was speaking out so that the US might “choose an alternative to what we have”. Claiming that previously he had been non-partisan, Vindman said: | Last night on NBC Nightly News he said he was speaking out so that the US might “choose an alternative to what we have”. Claiming that previously he had been non-partisan, Vindman said: |
| He went on to accuse the White House of specifically leaking classified documents to Republicans in order for them to be used against him. When Vindman testified in the impeachment inquiry he was asked whether he had been offered a job by Ukraine. He had documented such an approach in a classified memo. He says: | He went on to accuse the White House of specifically leaking classified documents to Republicans in order for them to be used against him. When Vindman testified in the impeachment inquiry he was asked whether he had been offered a job by Ukraine. He had documented such an approach in a classified memo. He says: |
| Read more here: NBC News – Alexander Vindman says he’s become a ‘never-Trumper’ | Read more here: NBC News – Alexander Vindman says he’s become a ‘never-Trumper’ |
| White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has been on the airwaves this morning defending his father-in-law’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic from the White House. | White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has been on the airwaves this morning defending his father-in-law’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic from the White House. |
| He also said that he hoped a bill could be agreed on more coronavirus economic relief, but that it may not happen before the election. Kushner also confirmed that the review of Oracle’s proposed acquisition of TikTok was happening right now. | He also said that he hoped a bill could be agreed on more coronavirus economic relief, but that it may not happen before the election. Kushner also confirmed that the review of Oracle’s proposed acquisition of TikTok was happening right now. |
| And a reminder that this is coming up shortly… | And a reminder that this is coming up shortly… |
| The election may only be a couple of months away, but there’s still a final little bit of primary business to be conducted in Delaware today, as voters go to the polls – or at least wait for their mail-in ballots to be tallied, anyway. The state Department of Elections says that roughly 63,000 votes have already been returned by post of the more than 100,000 requested. | The election may only be a couple of months away, but there’s still a final little bit of primary business to be conducted in Delaware today, as voters go to the polls – or at least wait for their mail-in ballots to be tallied, anyway. The state Department of Elections says that roughly 63,000 votes have already been returned by post of the more than 100,000 requested. |
| There’s a couple of races to look out for – highlighted in this scene-setter from Katherine Tully-McManus at Roll Call. Firstly, can Sen. Chris Coons hold off a challenge from the left. Tully-McManus writes: | There’s a couple of races to look out for – highlighted in this scene-setter from Katherine Tully-McManus at Roll Call. Firstly, can Sen. Chris Coons hold off a challenge from the left. Tully-McManus writes: |
| Republican voters in their Senate primary also have a choice between the traditional and new wings of the party. In this case 62 year old fiscal conservative Jim DeMartino is facing off against Lauren Witzke | Republican voters in their Senate primary also have a choice between the traditional and new wings of the party. In this case 62 year old fiscal conservative Jim DeMartino is facing off against Lauren Witzke |
| They both could be fascinating races. Read more here: Roll Call – What to watch in Delaware’s primaries this week | They both could be fascinating races. Read more here: Roll Call – What to watch in Delaware’s primaries this week |
| If you’ve woken up to hazy skies again in the north-east of the US, then that too is being attributed to the climate emergency on the west coast. It is the result of smoke from the wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington state becoming caught in the jet streams and traveling across to the east coast. | If you’ve woken up to hazy skies again in the north-east of the US, then that too is being attributed to the climate emergency on the west coast. It is the result of smoke from the wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington state becoming caught in the jet streams and traveling across to the east coast. |
| ABC News meteorologist Lee Goldberg said, for New York, “Even though we have a sunny and dry forecast coming up, don’t be surprised if it’s more of a milky sun, or filtered sun.” | ABC News meteorologist Lee Goldberg said, for New York, “Even though we have a sunny and dry forecast coming up, don’t be surprised if it’s more of a milky sun, or filtered sun.” |
| If, like me, you’ve had trouble comprehending just how big the areas being burned in the wildfires are, this from our interactive team might help. It places the size of the fire over an area you may be familiar with, like New York or London. | If, like me, you’ve had trouble comprehending just how big the areas being burned in the wildfires are, this from our interactive team might help. It places the size of the fire over an area you may be familiar with, like New York or London. |
| Later today Joe Biden will make his first campaign visit of the year to Florida. Opinion polls show a tight race against President Donald Trump amid signs of lagging support for Biden among the battleground state’s crucial Hispanic voters. Trump carried the state in 2016, and its vital 29 Electoral College votes, by just 1.2 percentage points. | Later today Joe Biden will make his first campaign visit of the year to Florida. Opinion polls show a tight race against President Donald Trump amid signs of lagging support for Biden among the battleground state’s crucial Hispanic voters. Trump carried the state in 2016, and its vital 29 Electoral College votes, by just 1.2 percentage points. |
| Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides report for Reuters that with less than 50 days until the election now, the Biden campaign is trying to overcome concerns about enthusiasm among Florida Latinos. | Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides report for Reuters that with less than 50 days until the election now, the Biden campaign is trying to overcome concerns about enthusiasm among Florida Latinos. |
| A recent NBC News/Marist poll showed the two White House contenders in a dead heat in Florida and Trump with a 4-point edge over Biden among the state’s Latinos - a group Hillary Clinton won by 27 percentage points in 2016, according to exit polls. Other polls have shown Biden leading among state Hispanics, but still trailing Clinton’s support. | A recent NBC News/Marist poll showed the two White House contenders in a dead heat in Florida and Trump with a 4-point edge over Biden among the state’s Latinos - a group Hillary Clinton won by 27 percentage points in 2016, according to exit polls. Other polls have shown Biden leading among state Hispanics, but still trailing Clinton’s support. |
| “Clearly, there has been some hemorrhaging of Hispanic support going on, mainly Cuban Americans,” said Democratic state Senator Annette Taddeo, a Colombian American. “The Republicans have worked really, really hard, and they have been constantly present.” | “Clearly, there has been some hemorrhaging of Hispanic support going on, mainly Cuban Americans,” said Democratic state Senator Annette Taddeo, a Colombian American. “The Republicans have worked really, really hard, and they have been constantly present.” |
| The steady drumbeat of Republican attacks on Biden as a socialist has also taken a toll, Florida Democrats said. The Republican convention last month featured a Cuban-born Florida businessman, Maximo Alvarez, who compared Biden’s agenda to the promises of Fidel Castro’s Communist rule.“We are seeing a massive disinformation campaign in Spanish aimed at our community calling Biden and Democrats socialists, and it is having an effect,” said Evelyn Perez-Verdia, a Colombian-American Democratic strategist in south Florida. | The steady drumbeat of Republican attacks on Biden as a socialist has also taken a toll, Florida Democrats said. The Republican convention last month featured a Cuban-born Florida businessman, Maximo Alvarez, who compared Biden’s agenda to the promises of Fidel Castro’s Communist rule.“We are seeing a massive disinformation campaign in Spanish aimed at our community calling Biden and Democrats socialists, and it is having an effect,” said Evelyn Perez-Verdia, a Colombian-American Democratic strategist in south Florida. |
| Florida, where Hispanics make up about 20% of the state electorate, is a linchpin in Trump’s re-election strategy. No Republican has won the presidency without Florida since Calvin Coolidge in 1924. | Florida, where Hispanics make up about 20% of the state electorate, is a linchpin in Trump’s re-election strategy. No Republican has won the presidency without Florida since Calvin Coolidge in 1924. |
| Ahead of events on Tuesday in Tampa and Kissimmee, two Florida cities with heavy Puerto Rican populations, Biden said: “I am going to work like the devil to make sure I turn every Latino and Hispanic vote.” | Ahead of events on Tuesday in Tampa and Kissimmee, two Florida cities with heavy Puerto Rican populations, Biden said: “I am going to work like the devil to make sure I turn every Latino and Hispanic vote.” |
| He will get some help from former Democratic primary rival Michael Bloomberg, who will spend $100 million on Biden’s behalf in Florida with a particular focus on Latino voters. | He will get some help from former Democratic primary rival Michael Bloomberg, who will spend $100 million on Biden’s behalf in Florida with a particular focus on Latino voters. |
| Polls show Biden running ahead of Clinton’s level of 2016 support among seniors in Florida, another crucial voting bloc, and among white voters, giving him plenty of pathways to reach a majority, Democrats said. | Polls show Biden running ahead of Clinton’s level of 2016 support among seniors in Florida, another crucial voting bloc, and among white voters, giving him plenty of pathways to reach a majority, Democrats said. |
| There’s a big diplomatic set-piece due at the White House today, as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Israel come together to sign the Abraham Accord on the south lawn at noon. President Trump will have bilateral meetings with representatives from each, including Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem reports for us: | There’s a big diplomatic set-piece due at the White House today, as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Israel come together to sign the Abraham Accord on the south lawn at noon. President Trump will have bilateral meetings with representatives from each, including Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem reports for us: |
| Netanyahu has been in some political trouble domestically, and even on the day he is due to sign the deals in Washington, there are protests against him being staged in Tel Aviv. | Netanyahu has been in some political trouble domestically, and even on the day he is due to sign the deals in Washington, there are protests against him being staged in Tel Aviv. |
| You can read Oliver’s full report here: Netanyahu flies to Washington to sign deals as Israeli lockdown looms | You can read Oliver’s full report here: Netanyahu flies to Washington to sign deals as Israeli lockdown looms |
| Hurricane Sally is now a Category 1 storm, reports the Associated Press, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph). Despite this being a smaller hurricane than we’ve seen earlier this year, Stacy Stewart, a senior specialist with the National Hurricane Center, says portions of Alabama and the Florida panhandle could see “historic flooding.” | Hurricane Sally is now a Category 1 storm, reports the Associated Press, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph). Despite this being a smaller hurricane than we’ve seen earlier this year, Stacy Stewart, a senior specialist with the National Hurricane Center, says portions of Alabama and the Florida panhandle could see “historic flooding.” |
| Residents in these areas “need to understand there is going to be extremely heavy rainfall, like what they may have never seen before,” Stewart said. “You don’t have to have a very powerful hurricane like a Category 3 hurricane to get significant storm surge.” | Residents in these areas “need to understand there is going to be extremely heavy rainfall, like what they may have never seen before,” Stewart said. “You don’t have to have a very powerful hurricane like a Category 3 hurricane to get significant storm surge.” |
| Some places could be inundated with 4 to 6 feet of water, and people can drown in the flooding, Stewart said. “If people live near rivers, small streams and creeks, they need to evacuate and go somewhere else,” he said. | Some places could be inundated with 4 to 6 feet of water, and people can drown in the flooding, Stewart said. “If people live near rivers, small streams and creeks, they need to evacuate and go somewhere else,” he said. |
| It seems an age away, but prior to Trump’s explosive comments about playing down the impact of the coronavirus on the nation being reported as Bob Woodward promoted his new book, the president was heavily invested and devoting a lot of Twitter energy to trying to deny that he had disparaged American military war dead during a 2018 visit to France. | It seems an age away, but prior to Trump’s explosive comments about playing down the impact of the coronavirus on the nation being reported as Bob Woodward promoted his new book, the president was heavily invested and devoting a lot of Twitter energy to trying to deny that he had disparaged American military war dead during a 2018 visit to France. |
| He returned to that theme at his Covid-19 restriction defying Nevada rally at the weekend, saying: | He returned to that theme at his Covid-19 restriction defying Nevada rally at the weekend, saying: |
| This has prompted the Washington Post to fact-check his claim. They note: | This has prompted the Washington Post to fact-check his claim. They note: |
| Read it here: Washington Post – Trump says there are 25 ‘witnesses’ disputing the Atlantic. Nope. | Read it here: Washington Post – Trump says there are 25 ‘witnesses’ disputing the Atlantic. Nope. |
| The court battle over the US census in San Jose continued yesterday, with a federal judge chastising government attorneys for failing to produce documents that showed how the US Census Bureau made its decision to cut short by a month the head count of every US resident. | The court battle over the US census in San Jose continued yesterday, with a federal judge chastising government attorneys for failing to produce documents that showed how the US Census Bureau made its decision to cut short by a month the head count of every US resident. |
| The Associated Press report that US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose told government attorneys that they weren’t complying with her order to produce administrative records during a hearing in a lawsuit over whether the once-a-decade census will finish at the end of September or the end of October. | The Associated Press report that US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose told government attorneys that they weren’t complying with her order to produce administrative records during a hearing in a lawsuit over whether the once-a-decade census will finish at the end of September or the end of October. |
| The documents that government attorneys had produced so far were already publicly available, for the most part, she said. Koh said she was “very disappointed and surprised.” | The documents that government attorneys had produced so far were already publicly available, for the most part, she said. Koh said she was “very disappointed and surprised.” |
| When Koh asked government attorneys whether they would ever be able to produce the documents before the end of the head count on 30 September, government attorney Brad Rosenberg said, “We are not in a position to make that kind of statement.” | When Koh asked government attorneys whether they would ever be able to produce the documents before the end of the head count on 30 September, government attorney Brad Rosenberg said, “We are not in a position to make that kind of statement.” |
| Government attorney Alexander Sverdlov said the attorneys had been hampered by trying to review more than 8,000 documents in a short amount of time.“We have been working around the clock on these issues,” Sverdlov said. | Government attorney Alexander Sverdlov said the attorneys had been hampered by trying to review more than 8,000 documents in a short amount of time.“We have been working around the clock on these issues,” Sverdlov said. |
| Earlier this month, Koh issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down 2020 census field operations. The temporary restraining order was requested by a coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups that had sued the Census Bureau. | Earlier this month, Koh issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down 2020 census field operations. The temporary restraining order was requested by a coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups that had sued the Census Bureau. |
| They are demanding it restore its previous plan for finishing the census at the end of October, instead of using a revised plan to end operations at the end of September. The coalition had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Census Bureau to overlook minority communities in the census, leading to an inaccurate count. | They are demanding it restore its previous plan for finishing the census at the end of October, instead of using a revised plan to end operations at the end of September. The coalition had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Census Bureau to overlook minority communities in the census, leading to an inaccurate count. |
| During Monday’s virtual hearing, Koh also expressed concern for residents displaced by wildfires in the West and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. She asked the government attorneys to provide details on how the Census Bureau plans to continue counting households in disaster areas, noting she was in San Jose where there have been health warnings against going outside for almost a month because of wildfires. | During Monday’s virtual hearing, Koh also expressed concern for residents displaced by wildfires in the West and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. She asked the government attorneys to provide details on how the Census Bureau plans to continue counting households in disaster areas, noting she was in San Jose where there have been health warnings against going outside for almost a month because of wildfires. |
| “Are you saying, ‘We are cutting our losses and we don’t care?’” Koh said. “What is the Census Bureau planning to do?” | “Are you saying, ‘We are cutting our losses and we don’t care?’” Koh said. “What is the Census Bureau planning to do?” |
| While on the subject of coronavirus, Christina Jewett has been reporting on the working conditions that medical staff have suffered during the Covid-19 outbreak, and how that has ultimately led to deaths. | While on the subject of coronavirus, Christina Jewett has been reporting on the working conditions that medical staff have suffered during the Covid-19 outbreak, and how that has ultimately led to deaths. |
| You can read it here: ‘Just a matter of time’: nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 | You can read it here: ‘Just a matter of time’: nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 |
| As well as the climate emergency gripping both coasts, the country is still in the middle of a pandemic. NBC News have a poll this morning showing that: | As well as the climate emergency gripping both coasts, the country is still in the middle of a pandemic. NBC News have a poll this morning showing that: |
| A majority of American adults (52%) don’t trust what president Donald Trump has said about a coronavirus vaccine. If you ask people who identify as Democrats, that number drops to a staggering 3%. | A majority of American adults (52%) don’t trust what president Donald Trump has said about a coronavirus vaccine. If you ask people who identify as Democrats, that number drops to a staggering 3%. |
| The share of people who say they would get a government-approved vaccine has decreased. Just 39% of adults say they would, 23% say they wouldn’t and 36% percent say they aren’t sure. About a month ago, 44 percent of adults said they would get a government-approved vaccine. | The share of people who say they would get a government-approved vaccine has decreased. Just 39% of adults say they would, 23% say they wouldn’t and 36% percent say they aren’t sure. About a month ago, 44 percent of adults said they would get a government-approved vaccine. |
| You can read more here: NBC News – Poll: Majority of adults don’t trust Trump’s comments on Covid-19 vaccine | You can read more here: NBC News – Poll: Majority of adults don’t trust Trump’s comments on Covid-19 vaccine |
| On the other side of the country, Gabrielle Canon has been in Oakland for us reporting on the wildfires, and here is the latest despatch: | On the other side of the country, Gabrielle Canon has been in Oakland for us reporting on the wildfires, and here is the latest despatch: |
| Read it here: Firefighters pushed to the limits as unprecedented infernos rage across US west coast | Read it here: Firefighters pushed to the limits as unprecedented infernos rage across US west coast |
| Hurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning. | Hurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning. |
| Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued. | Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued. |
| Nevertheless, Sally, with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. | Nevertheless, Sally, with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. |
| Hurricane warnings had stretched from Grand Isle to Navarre, Florida, but forecasters while stressing “significant” uncertainty kept nudging the predicted track to the east. | Hurricane warnings had stretched from Grand Isle to Navarre, Florida, but forecasters while stressing “significant” uncertainty kept nudging the predicted track to the east. |
| That eased fears in New Orleans, which once was in the storm’s crosshairs. But it prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in the Panhandle’s westernmost counties, which were being pummeled by rain from Sally’s outer bands early Tuesday. The threat of heavy rain and storm surge was exacerbated by the storm’s slow movement. | That eased fears in New Orleans, which once was in the storm’s crosshairs. But it prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in the Panhandle’s westernmost counties, which were being pummeled by rain from Sally’s outer bands early Tuesday. The threat of heavy rain and storm surge was exacerbated by the storm’s slow movement. |
| President Donald Trump issued emergency declarations for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, and on Twitter urged residents to listen to state and local leaders. | President Donald Trump issued emergency declarations for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, and on Twitter urged residents to listen to state and local leaders. |
| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought the presidential declaration after the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, warned of the increasing likelihood of “dangerous and potentially historic flooding,” with waters rising as much as 9 feet (2.7 meters) above ground in parts of the Mobile metro area. | Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought the presidential declaration after the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, warned of the increasing likelihood of “dangerous and potentially historic flooding,” with waters rising as much as 9 feet (2.7 meters) above ground in parts of the Mobile metro area. |
| Five cyclones are currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. | Five cyclones are currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. |
| Here’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said: | Here’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said: |
| The president, meanwhile, was in California, where he told Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, that the climate “will start getting cooler, you just watch”. | The president, meanwhile, was in California, where he told Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, that the climate “will start getting cooler, you just watch”. |
| Crowfoot responded: “I wish science agreed with you,” to which Trump retorted: “I don’t think science knows, actually.” | Crowfoot responded: “I wish science agreed with you,” to which Trump retorted: “I don’t think science knows, actually.” |
| Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Tuesday. It was a busy day news-wise yesterday and there’s a lot in the diary for today too. | Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Tuesday. It was a busy day news-wise yesterday and there’s a lot in the diary for today too. |
| Joe Biden called Donald Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as the president denied climate science during his wildfire tour. Oregon wildfires kill at least 10 while 22 people are still missing, and west coast cities face the world’s worst air quality. | Joe Biden called Donald Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as the president denied climate science during his wildfire tour. Oregon wildfires kill at least 10 while 22 people are still missing, and west coast cities face the world’s worst air quality. |
| Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline, with a hurricane watch in effect from the Mississippi-Alabama border to the Alabama-Florida border. Five cyclones are churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. | Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline, with a hurricane watch in effect from the Mississippi-Alabama border to the Alabama-Florida border. Five cyclones are churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. |
| There were 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases reported in the US yesterday. | There were 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases reported in the US yesterday. |
| A whistleblower alleges that Ice detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies. Nurse Dawn Wooten says she was demoted and reprimanded when she spoke out about practices at Georgia detention center. | A whistleblower alleges that Ice detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies. Nurse Dawn Wooten says she was demoted and reprimanded when she spoke out about practices at Georgia detention center. |
| Progressive Jess Scarane is trying to pull off an upset over incumbent Sen. Chris Coons in the Democratic Delaware primary. | Progressive Jess Scarane is trying to pull off an upset over incumbent Sen. Chris Coons in the Democratic Delaware primary. |
| It’s a big day for diplomacy at the White House. Trump will have a series of bilateral meetings with Bahrain and UAE’s foreign ministers, and then Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After those, at noon, the “Abraham Accords” signing ceremony will take place on the south lawn. There will be speeches, and then a working lunch. | It’s a big day for diplomacy at the White House. Trump will have a series of bilateral meetings with Bahrain and UAE’s foreign ministers, and then Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After those, at noon, the “Abraham Accords” signing ceremony will take place on the south lawn. There will be speeches, and then a working lunch. |
| After that, Trump heads to Philadelphia to take part in an ABC News town hall event. That’s at 9pm ET. | After that, Trump heads to Philadelphia to take part in an ABC News town hall event. That’s at 9pm ET. |
| Biden will be campaigning in Florida. He will hold a roundtable with veterans in Tampa, and later attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee. | Biden will be campaigning in Florida. He will hold a roundtable with veterans in Tampa, and later attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee. |
| You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com | You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com |