we meet this year s mercury prize winner, singer songwriter arlo parks, just 21 years old. in his most sweeping act yet, president biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19. it follows a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. all federal government workers will have to be innoculated as will businesses with more than a hundred employees. mr biden expressed frustration at the eighty million americans who are still notjabbed, saying they were causing hospitals to become overcrowded and he appealed to them to get the shot. my message is this. what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? the vaccine has fda approval. more than 200 million with at least one shot. we have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. and refusal has cost all of us, so please, do the right thing. just don t take it from me. listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. taking their final breath, saying, if only i
since us troops withdrew. and the film crew turned space crew, the people planning to shoot something that is truly out of this world! welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the biden administration is suing the state of texas over its near total ban on abortion. the state law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and, crucially, allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the proceedure. courtney bembridge reports. presidentjoe biden had promised action and it came just over a week after the texas law, known as sb8 came into effect. texas law, known as 538 came into effect- into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the state - all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months before a p
shift blame and tries to lie his way out of this disaster, at least one white house official is ripping off the veneer. telling politico they were, quote: appalled and literally horrified that president biden left americans stranded in afghanistan adding, quote: we have failed in that no fail mission. did you ever think in your lifetime you would witness an american president bragging about leaving americans behind and defending the indefensible? choosing perceived political gain over the lives of americans, choosing to create a new terrorist safe haven over safety and security and choosing to actually spin for the taliban instead of standing up for american allies? the tragedy unfolding in afghanistan is a stark reminder of the deadly consequences of the left s woke agenda where facts are also victims and hostages as they are sacrificed to false narratives and desperate and deadly lies. consider biden s now infamous conversation with the now former president of afghanistan g
you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we ve got a remarkable day across the country as thousands are making sure their voices are heard. right now dozens of voting rights alleys and protests are happening in multiple cities in honor of the 58th anniversary of martin luther king s i have a dream speech. it s happening from washington, d.c. to arizona. ralleygoers are forming a united front against restrictive voting laws and sending a strong message to capitol hill. what s happening today is just disgraceful, the way we re being treated, and them denying us our rights to vote, which is automatic. clearly the people want to vote, and the way they want to do it is without impediments. these restrictions are for that. why did dr. king and john lewis go to the federal voting rights act in 65? because it knocked out all of the state laws. we are doing the same thing today with the same fervor. it will not come from biden down, it will
one is johnson & johnson which is one dose and they are still compiling data for the johnson & johnson vaccine, whether those people need booster shots. but right now we are expecting this week that they could recommend most americans to get a booster shot eight months after becoming fully vaccinated. and don, we should note that the plan right now would start in mid to late september. but all of this is contingent upon authorization from the fda. of course, they are the ones who make the actual changes to how these vaccines are authorized. then the cdc votes on recommending the authorizations and that s when the ball gets rolling. it is significant given the many, many times we ve asked this question, they have said right now, the general population does not need them. it does appear that is about to change. if you re just joining us, caitlyn collins is joining us with breaking news. the beginning of the reporting here. i just got the wire to stop health officials and the