on two carbines policy sedate for the the first, is the government s vaccine or testing requirement for private business. with more than 100 employees. the second, is the vaccine mandate that would affect most health care workers. most american businesses are holding back on the mandate. now, the u.s. supreme court will decide whether the biden administration biden administration county force their hand. now kennedy? hello. hello hello. the biden administration has been reminded time and time again that executive power is limited. including the prior decision to strike down the conviction when the supreme court wrote, quote we expect congress to speak clearly, when authorizing an agency to exercise power with such vast economic and political significance. here, what is clear is that there is not even a hint that congress authorized any agency to issue vaccine mandates for the entire country. kennedy. kennedy: yeah, the osha mandate was a giant workaround. one that came
john: but first, president biden s sweeping vaccine and mask mandates and the mounting legal challenges against them. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, good to be spending a friday afternoon with you. sandra: we made it, happy friday to you, john. sandra smith in new york. supreme court hearing a two-fold argument. at issue, whether the federal government can force large private companies to either fully vaccinate their workers or subject their staff to weekly tests and mask wearing on the job. justices will look at whether healthcare workers at federally funded facilities must be vaccinated. a decision could come in days and could effect nearly 100 million americans. john: more on that. owner of a louisiana grocery store chain part of the coalition challenging the private business mandate, sandra. sandra: first to david is outside the supreme court to begin the hour. how are the justices leaning? at this point it appears to be a mixed bag. a little bit too ea
You all. you can have the last word any time. i know you are not one of the girls, but your thoughts. thanks for having me ladies, catch me tonight on primetime at 7:00 p.m. eastern. you ve been bringing it. absolutely we ll be there. we ll bring the popcorn. america reports now. john: winter storms leaving millions across the united states under severe weather alerts. a low pressure system dumping several inches of snow from the mid south to the northeast. forecasters say the system will likely go on to become the year s first bomb cyclone for north america as it moves through coastal canada. sandra: a traffic nightmare in kentucky, heavy snow causing drivers to slide into each other, or some cases off the road. we ll have much more on this with a live report coming up.