officials into action with the announcement of a third dose for moderna and pfizer vaccine recipients subject to an independent review from the fda. it is now our clinical judgment that the time to lay out a plan for covid-19 boosters is now. we planned to start this program the week of september 20, 2021. i want to emphasize that this decision was not made lightly. it was made with careful consideration by the top medical and public health experts and it was made by data, thoughtful analysis and collective years of experience addressing illness and epidemics. the 900,000 new u.s. covid cases in the last week include texas governor greg abbot, a fierce opponent of mask mandates who were fully vaccinated and there are bombarding icus with children filling the beds. please get vaccinated. the best action you can do to protect yourself and others is to get vaccinated in the first place. we begin this hour with the situation in afghanistan, and nbc national security and m
of people out every hour in the next 24 hours, and a maximum of 5,000 to 9,000 people each day, and the other goal clearly is to find order in what has been turmoil. this shocking photo taken on sunday has gone viral and it shows a military plane jam-packed with 640 afghans fleeing their country. according to defense 1, some of those folks pulled themselves up on the cargo s plane open ramp as it was preparing to take off. new photos from the airport showing more order, but no less urgency, and the taliban is holding a news conference. we will keep you posted on that. and an answer to a question people have asked for months, do i need a booster shot and when? the white house is now onboard with booster shots, so when will you need one? we start in afghanistan with the crisis and evacuation efforts. brittany cuby, and mike memoli, and we are joined by the president of the council on foreign relations and the author of the world: a brief introduction. courtney, you just got
require 25,000 workers, at least, in his department to get that covid vaccine. what happens if they don t? also, they are remembering the kids going back to the classroom as the delta variant fuels more hospitalizations. what dr. fauci is saying about keeping kids safe in school. kerry sanders is following the growing controversy over masks in school. and also we re at the iowa state fair that is back after being canceled last year. that is in direct defiance. . there was a protest for mask mandates in south florida. take us through what you re seeing. you know, craig, it is really turning to say they would like to see a mask mandate. that would be in defiance of what the governor here has stated in the state. that there can be no mask mandates. we have seen several communities saying that they don t care what the governor says, they re going to put a mask mandate in. and the forth largest school district is miami-dade. the governor said anyone that defies this, the school
state history. kathy hochul will succeed andrew cuomo, who was brought down by a sexual harassment scandal, resigning in disgrace. let s begin with the coronavirus health crisis and specifically its worsening impact on the young. amara walker is in fort lauderdale. there is a brewing battle between florida s governor and the school system in broward county where you are. tell us about that. reporter: the battle is over whether or not schools should be requiring masks regardless of vaccination status. right now there s a total of three school districts in florida that are defying the governor s executive order that prohibits mask mandates. broward county, leon and alachua counties. the state education commissioner sent a letter to all of these districts to tell them they are being investigated for n noncompliance and their salaries could be withheld as potential punishment. this mask fight happening amidst this backdrop of a dramatic surge in covid-19 cases here in the state
we need for students and schools, the executive order prevents local officials from imposing mask mandates on students. he says parents should make that decision, not school districts. john roberts in washington, welcome to another edition of america reports . i am in today for sandra smith. the white house says that orders goes against proper public health guidance, and now president biden as checking to see if he s got the power to intervene in the seven states that have banned mask mandates. dr. nicole saphier as standing by with her opinion on all of this. hi, jackie. hey, john. after florida governor threaten to withhold the salaries of school board members and administrators who don t comply with his order banning mask mandates, the white house says it s looking into its options with respect to covid relief money that was distributed to the states, distributed to florida. there checking to see if they can use some of that money potentially to cover the salaries