next week. and as americans commemorate 20 years since the 9/11 attacks, are we any safer from terrorists than we were on that day when the towers fell and the nation changed forever? we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden pushing back hard at republican critics on his new covid-19 strategy. our chief national affairs correspondent is at the white house for us. jeff, the president appears undaunted by the backlash. the white house does believe it is on solid legal ground here saying it is the responsibility of the federal government to provide a safe workplace and protect workers. now, these actions this week have gone much farther than president biden has gone before. in fact, a reversal from previous pledges not to issue mandates. but he said he never expected the resistance to be so fierce. that s why he s taking these steps and leaving the door ope
president biden set to unveil a six-point plan tomorrow for his administration, trying to end the covid pandemic, how they re going to try to do it. officials say it has a mix of encouragement and mandating. and the president is also facing crucial weeks ahead, in pushing his massive infrastructure and spending plans through congress. can he keep democrats united? and disagreement within the family of robert f. kennedy. joining me now, john harwood and john avlon. thank you very much. i appreciate both of you joining me. john harwood, president biden is set to give a major speech tomorrow. what do we expect to hear from him? don, september is a critical month for joe biden on multiple fronts. one of them is managing the aftermath of afghanistan. another is trying to push this legislative program through congress by keeping his democratic party together. not an easy task. but what we re going to see tomorrow is an attempt to reset his effort on the absolute number one priori
having it both ways where they d be saying get them out, get them out. but don t bring them here. can t have those people here, they re brown, a lot of them are brown. a lot of them? now because you have so many on the right and a lot of veterans actively trying to get people out, they ve been quieting people with their xenophobia for now. that s the only perceptible change i ve seen, the big lie, the recall in election in california is going to be rigged. trump is spreading that bs again. all of the same visiis still at play. i m not saying you re doing it, i meant us in general, the media. to think that we re in a place now where as you said has not changed much because people are still believing the lyie s even with all of the video that came out of january 6th. even with all the evidence that came out about the election. the most secure election, the most secure in the history of this country. even with that, even with the fraud happening in arizona and no informati
a democratic divide over the price. and calling the families of fallen service members. seeking revenge in republican primaries. more election lies. even color commentary for a boxing match on 9/11. just whatç is donald trump up t? but we begin this hour with big covid news. a call for vaccine requirements from the president, and from the nation s second largest school district. president biden tonight delivers a big speech with several new pandemic initiatives. cnn told one of them is a requirement that all federal workers get vaccinated with no option for frequent testing to get around that mandate. the school shift is out in los angeles. the school board votes today on a covid vaccine mandate. it would make los angeles the first school in the country with such a mandate. stephanie elim is with us live. let s start with jeff zeleny. reporter: biden will be signing executive orders trying to restart the conversation. he s making tough requirements for federal workers. he
openly defies the u.s. constitution. and police are expected to reinstall fencing around the u.s. capital as they share new security information with lawmakers. deep concerns about potential violence, rising right now just nine days before a rally support that january 6th rioter. we want to welcome our viewers around the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s go to the breaking news. kaitlyn collins is joining us right now. the president is taking some very aggressive new actions to try to get more americans vaccinated. yeah, wolf. and he s taking these aggressive actions because one thing that was clear in the room just now as the president was speaking and addressing the nation about this state of the pandemic is that he is frustrated. he says we are now in a tough stretch here in the u.s. he thinks this is a period that could last for a while. he said 80 million americans have, quote, fai