what happened to those eight voe votes? reporter: some said it didn t go far enough and argued perhaps some of these churches could be hit with lawsuits if he decided not to perform a same-sex marriage. that argument rejected by some advocates of this legislation but that s the argument why fewer republicans this time supporting this bill, despite the fact the earlier version of the bill did not provide any of those religious exemptions. nevertheless, jake, this is passed, bipartisan support and signed into law by joe biden in the days ahead. thank you. manu raju on capitol hill. and nearly $860 billion national defense authorization act comes with significant changes to the military s policies and funding and notably a repeal of the military s covid vaccine mandate. let s bring in republican congressman mike walsh of florida on the house arms services committee and also the
in this case raphael warnock and the democratic groups using this tactic are confident and research backs it up this could be a very potent way to get your voters to the polls, encourage low propensity registered voters to turn out for a candidate. you know, it can be much more effective than just sort of generic political advertising when you re talking to someone you know and trust. it s much more potent and expect to see this tactic ramped up ahead of 2024 and i expect to see republicans trying to deploy it to a much greater degree as well. if i could get paid every time i talk how disappointing the red sox offense has been i could retire any moment now. talk about governor ron desantis from florida. teased it a minute ago. a new reporting desantis could attack former president trump s covid-19 response should desantis indeed enter the 2024 presidential race and take on
still ahead here on way too early, china is rolling back some of its coronavirus restrictions. we ll take a look at the changing being made in the make of massive protests. and on capitol hill, democrats are making some concessions when it comes to the pentagon s covid vaccine mandate. those stories and a check of the weather when we come right back.
covid-19 approach are now under way. the country s health commission has announced rollbacks on some of china s strictest covid measures. now smartphone documentation showing a clean bill of health is no longer required to move around, with extensions for senior care facilities and schools. those who test positive for covid will now be able to isolate in home, rather than in overcrowded field hospitals or other venues. china s health commission also announced a limit to the scale of possible future lockdowns, capping isolation in individual apartment floors and buildings in entire districts and areas. the news comes as a win to protesters who have taken to the streets in recent weeks in opposition to china s strict zero covid policy. turning to the war in europe now, drones struck inside russian territory for the second straight day yesterday, hitting an airport in the country s southwest kearse rege.