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rights act into law that had been filibustered by segregationists for 54 straight days. but in the end their efforts to stop it failed. lbj signed it. the civil rights act of 1964, of course, banned segregation in public facilities. also in private facilities to which the public had access. the segregationists at the time screamed bloody murder. it s unconstitutional. you can t tell private entities what to do. actually, yes, yes you can. in the summer of 1964, president johnson made that law of the land. then the following summer, july 1965, lbj actually went out on the road this time for an unusual signing ceremony. he went to missouri to president truman s presidential library to sign into law the bill that created medicare and medicaid. he went to truman s library because it was truman who proposed the u.s. government should commit to providing health coverage to all the elderly peep in the country. truman couldn t get it done, but in 1965, lbj got it done. he signe ....
consequential moments since the approval of the covid vaccines, and just over 75% of american adults have gotten at least one shot, but the scientists say that until we get a huge portion of the last 25% vaccinated, the light at the end of the tunnel will remain elusive, and beyond that, kids under age 12 still can t get vaccinated and approval could be months away. now, as they are returning to school, the covid cases among kids are rising. in miami-dade, florida, at least 13 school employees have died since mid-august and all of them unvaccinated and all of them african-americans and headlines like that are haunting the parents and school administrators and why today, the los angeles board of education is expected to vote of whether to require all students 12 and older to be fully vaccinated. nbc news has learned that as part of the six-point plan, president biden is expected to mandate the vaccinations for all federal employees and employees of contractors who do bus ....
brian mole died after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters. stephanie gosk has more on the impact of this storm. half the town is currently under water. reporter: in the light of day, the storm damage on display, the danger far from over. water kept rising. in new york, boats carried people to safety. we lost everything. reporter: similar scenes in pennsylvania and new jersey where tornados also touched down. this neighborhood outside philadelphia ripped apart. ida was no longer a hurricane when it hit the northeast but it was no less a punishing storm. dropping so much rain so quickly, new york city was overwhelmed. more than 3 inches in central park in one hour, smashing the previous record. waterfalls gushed into subway tunnels. in queens, passengers had to jump on their seats, the bus driving through a river that used to be a seat. rescue crews worked to get to everyone but couldn t get to everyone. they got stuck in the back. reporter: a mother and ....
returns to work with a long list of things to accomplish over the next couple of weeks. food stamp recipients get a boost in benefits, just in time for the holiday season, but is it enough with rising prices at the grocery store? meanwhile, a new group of migrants is making a trip through mexico towards the united states, just after another big group dispersed. and today is cyber monday. the biggest online shopping day of the year. a look at how supply chain issues could make it tough to find the gifts you re looking for. and we begin with our top story this morning. new cases of the latest covid variant, omnicron, are being detected around the globe, after being identified by scientists in south africa. as a result, the u.s., canada, and the european union announce a travel ban from south africa and surrounding nations in hopes of stopping the spread. just this morning, japan announced it would ban all foreign travelers. in the next hour, president biden will deliver ....
also this. i think not all voices are heard and the voices of women are oppressed. just one of the many women speaks up at the rallies yesterday. what cases could impact women s rights there. a major mess that might be irreversible. talking with the mayor of huntington, california, about the oil spill and the big challenge to stop it. we do want to begin with the ongoing negotiations over the reconciliation and bipartisan infrastructure bills. joining me is representative hirono of hawaii. senator, thank you for joining us on this sunday. as always, we appreciate it. great to see you. good to be with you. give us an update on where we are at this hour coming the negotiations specifically on reconciliation. that s exactly it. negotiations are proceeding. so when you talk about a bill that s 3.5 trillion, there are a lot of parts to it and we need to identify which program areas that we can support and then talk about how much money to put in each area. i ....