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the white house says they didn t do that because they think it would jam up airports, impede the economic recovery without doing all that much to improve vaccinations because a high proportion of air travelers are already vaccinated and all that much covid is not spread because of good air filtration systems on planes. in terms of how it s going to work, what joe biden is counting on here is the threat of fines on businesses applied through osha, the occupational safety and health administration, to impose vaccine mandates on large businesses, affecting tens of millions of workers. they re also counting on the fact that business itself wants to have the cover to impose some of these mandates. business roundtable came out tonight saying we support what the administration is doing. we ve got to get aggressive in order to get on top of this. finally they re counting on mobilizing the social political pressure of the three-quarters of american adults who have gotten vaccina ....
and a cnn exclusive investigation ucncovers evidenc of genocide ini tigray. the white house s latest move to halt an alarming spread of covid-19 is provoking and angry backlash among republicans, they are furious that many large companies could soon face hefty fines. the administration s tough new measures directly impact more than 20 million people whose jobs are tied to the u.s. government. an executive order now requires all federal workers and contractors to get their shots soon or they could be fired. kaitlan collins reports that is only the start. reporter: president biden unveiled new measures to try to encourage tens of millions to get vaccinated saying he believes those 80 million americans who still have not done so have, quote, failed to get the vaccine. making an appeal to those talking about safety and efficacy of these vaccines and also areas where they may not have a choice. one of those is a new vaccine mandates for all federal wo workers. previously t ....
faulkner focus . the president announcing that companies with more than 100 employees must now require workers to be fully vaccinated or to undergo weekly testing. he also announced all federal workers and contractors must be vaccinated or risk getting fired. the president says it is not about your freedom but this marks a drastic 180 for both president biden and his press secretary, jen psaki. here is what she used to say about vaccine mandates. president biden: no, i don t think they should be mandatory. i wouldn t demand it would be mandatory but do everything in my power. i don t think masks have to be made mandatory nationwide. i will do everything in my power as the president of the united states to encourage people to do the right thing. that s not the role of the federal government. that is the role that institutions, private sector entities and others may take. that certainly is appropriate. harris: and a lot of response as you might imagine. mississippi ....
troops killed in kabul was vandalized. doesn t matter if you are the right or the left. these are for the 13 slain u.s. troops. and i think that s why it hits a cord. he is going to be remembered for a long time whether he makes this one or misses it. win it. with the stars and stripes and the eagle flies. there s a lady that stands in a harbor. brian: great shot of the freedom tower as we pan over to the left. you hear that song, not only appropriate because it was written and inspired by 9/11 and the attacks, aaron tippin wrote it, but little bit later on a.j. hall came up with this great idea and i was able to do some stand-ups and front the package. i don t deserve any of the credit. toby keith, aaron tippin, bret michaels some of the artist on a package as they talk about songs that were written to inspire and reflect on 9/11. later in the show. that s one of them. steve: aaron tippin sang that song on this program and there has been a lot of music de ....
abortion showdown. the justice department sues texas over its strict new abortion law. why the attorney general says it s an open defiance of the constitution. 69/11 heroes. 9/11 heroes. the fighter pilots who were ready to pay the ultimate price to keep america safe. it was your call to ram the plane? we didn t have any other choice. o donnell: battle with breast cancer. senator amy klobuchar opens up about her diagnosis, and why the pandemic delayed detection. and, the children of 9/11. how the daughter of one victim is helping young people overcome their grief. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. president biden is taking off the gloves to get more americans to roll up their sleeves. he s issuing an aggressive executive order mandating covid vaccines for millions of federal employees and contractors. and president biden is calli ....