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afghanistan, how four siblings are now rebuilding their lives in the united states. eye on america. climate change is eroding native american land in the pacific northwest, forcing one tribe to move its entire village to higher ground. deadly film shooting. what dwayne the rock johnson is doing to prevent a tragedy like the one on alec baldwin s movie set. and, proving age is just a number, a 70-year-old mother bonds with her son by boldly climbing to dangerous heights. 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. we re going to begin with that new federal rule for all americans who work for companies with 100 or more employees. it says, get vaccinated against covid by january 4 that s two months from today or face weekly covid testing. it was an idea from president biden first raised in september, and today, osha at the labor department ....
of medical and family leave. that dropped from the package to win support from senator joe manchin and this morning the west virginia democrat dug in his heels. i don t think it belongs in the bill. that s a piece of legislation really needed from the standpoint of let s do it right. when when there s participation from the small companies and small businesses i represent all over west virginia and the country, there should be participation. we can make sure it s lasting. the cnn congressional sport manu raju joins us now. both votes by tomorrow morning by tomorrow morning. are the votes there? nancy please wouldn t commit to a timeline saying she will let us know, but she did say behind closed doris that she wants to have the show the as soon as tonight. $1.75 trillion, sweeping in nature that would pump more than $500 billion into efforts to fight climate change and doesn t have the votes to get out of house and senate and if it doesn t have the votes out of house ....
afghanistan, how four siblings are rebuilding their lives in the united states. eye on america, climate change is eroding native american land in the pacific northwest, forcing one tribe to move its entire village to higher ground. deadly film shooting, what dwayne the rock johnson is doing to prevent a tragedy like the one on alec baldwin s movie set. and proving age is just a number, a 70-year-old mother bonds with her son by boldly climbing to dangerous heights. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you so much for joining us. we want to begin with the new federal rule for all americans who work for companies with 100 or more employees. it says get vaccinated against covid by january 4, two months from today, or face weekly covid testing. it was an idea from president biden first raised in september and osha at the labor department made it official today. tonight there are repub ....
we are following a seismic decision by the supreme court after the conservative majority rolled back decades of precedent in yet another landmark case. in a 6-3 decision, the justices ending affirmative action in college admissions, ushering a new era in which a prospective student s race cannot be a determining factor in the decision to admit them. now the white house is actively exploring executive actions to counteract that rowling. today president biden vowed his fight is not over. listen. i believe our colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse. our nation is stronger because we use because we are tapping into the full range of talent in this nation. i also believe that while talent, creativity, and hard work are everywhere across this country, not equal opportunity. it is not everywhere across this country. we cannot let this decision be the last word. our supreme court reporter is back with us. the supreme court look at affirmative action in 2015, ....
standardized tests and their grades and then they argued with harvard and north carolina that they were starting to only allow a certain percentage of them to come to the school at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. this is a big deal. chief justice roberts writing in his decision many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the touchstone of an individual s identity is not challenges bested, skills built or lessons learned but the color of their skin. our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice. then we heard from president biden. here s what he said. i strongly disagree with the court s decision. we cannot let this decision be the last word. discrimination still exists in america. martha: okay. winsom sears and marc are here. first, to shannon bream who has been excellent in coverage of this today. we ll have more tomorrow. she was outside the supreme court. hi, shannon ....