all right. good morning. bottom of the hour. this is early start. i m christine romans. i m laura jarrett. it is 30 minutes past the hour. time for our top stories we re keeping an eye on today. the ability to avert a government shutdown and the debt ceiling, democrats battling each other over major parts of the biden agenda. more on all this in just a moment. texas governor abbott digging in over the fight over reproductive freedom. the bill comes after texas passed a law banning nearly all abortions. the faa asking u.s. airlines to take a more aggressive action to combat a rise in unruly and violent passenger behavior during this covid-19 pandemic. more than 4300 passenger incidents have been reported since the start of the year. officials say nearly three quarters have been mask related. happy meals will soon be a little greener. mcdonald s plans to phase out
sues texas in an attempt to block a law banning almost all abortions in the state. the pandemic has shaken up the way we work but has it also changed the way we dress for work? that s certainly the view of fashion bossjohnnie boden, who says the office dressing trend has gone. boden, the upmarket casual brand beloved of the duchess of cambridge is celebrating its 30th year in business this week. it founder has been talking to our business correspondent emma simpson. we have 30 years of odin on one rail and this has a special place in my heart as it was my first million pound product. aha, first million pound product. a milestone for this business, johnnie boden is also relieved to have survived the pandemic.
the latest headlines. around 100 million workers in america will be required to get a covid 19 vaccine as president biden unveils tough new measures against those who reviews the jab. the us federal government sues texas in an attempt to block a law banning almost all abortions in the state. the international atomic energy agency has announced a thorough review of japan s decision to start pouring a million tonnes of contaminated wastewater from the stricken fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. james acton, the co director of the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowment for international peace, told us what the iaea will be looking into. primarily, i would think, from the perspective understanding the radiological effect this water will have on the surrounding environment, the maritime life, if you like. and i think whatjapan sees in this is it wants to try to build international