going to go find him back through the woods? i mean, um, you know, it just wasn t there with the information we had. in this case. reporter: petito s remains were found in wyoming on september 19th. the coroner ruling it a homicide. police say they never spoke with laundrie before he left the home he and petito shared with his parents. they did not see or speak with him during their visit on september 11th, the day petito s parents reported her missing. authorities visited the home, again, on september 17th when laundrie s parents reported him missing but refused to answer questions about petito s whereabouts. behavior police described as odd. police did not see or speak with brian during that visit. police also confirming they do not have the cell phones laundrie or petito used during their cross-country trip. cnn previously reported laundrie bought a new cell phone from an at&t store in north port on september 4th and left it behind on september 13th. laundrie has not been charged
while ago. there will be a press conference from her father, step-father and all her family members here on long island. we don t know what that press conference will be about. it will be on tuesday. this is the first time all four parents have been together. they want to talk to the public. we will bring that to you on tuesday. err eric? eric: we will be talking about the investigation to the manhunt of her fiance coming up. laura, thank you. arthel: speaking of that manhunt, the search continues in a florida swamp. an attorney for laundrie s family say he went for a hike, on september 13th. that s the last time they found him. the reserve is full of alligators and snakes. now the bounty hunter the dog is
on friday the school district superintendent released this statement to the community reading in part, quote, please be advised that the administration has been informed that the alleged perpetrators are in custody, and we have been assured that there is no current danger to students and staff. according to our affiliate, the plotting began back in may, and the parent found the text messages and went to police in july. many members of the community have voiced concern about not being told about this sooner. arthel? arthel: alexandria hough, thanks, alex. eric? eric: arthel, gabby petito s family and friends gathering earlier today in a public memorial in holbrook, long island. this as the investigation into her murder continues. meanwhile investigators in florida are continuing their intense manhunt for her fiance, brian laundrie whose family says he went for a hike into the wilderness a week ago, minus his wallet and cell phone. that would make him harder to track. they say they w
meantime in new york city, the mayor bill de blasio announced a new vaccine mandate for all city workers. on september 13th, the entire city workforce will be mandated under the covid safety mandate to either get vaccinated which is far preferable or get tested once a week. add to that a new joint statement from 50 state worker groups to mandate the vaccinations to keep the vulnerable populations safe in the surging. joining us is rehema ellis in queens, new york, and nbc medical contributor who is the founder and ceo of advancing health equity, and big welcome to you both. rehema, what can you tell us about the new mandate from the mayor s office there in new york?
well, geoff, as the mayor said, this is far and broad reaching covering every single person who works for city of new york which includes more than 330,000 people, and including teachers, police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers and again as the mayor stated, it will take effect september 13th, and that is by the way, the first full day of the school year, and that would include teachers but also everybody who works inside of the school including the cafeteria workers. we should also mention that the mayor said it is all about keeping people safe, and bringing the city s recovery back to its fullest state possible. and this is coming on the heels of him issuing another mandate just last week regarding all new york city workers in public city hospitals, and he said that they have also got to be vaccinated or they will be subject to weekly tests. he is urging this also, and he is taking this a step further