Emergency use authorization next week. But there is a caveat, the efficacy of the j js vaccine dropped 57 from the highly contagious variant from south africa. Despite the travel van to stop that variant from coming over here, the new variant is already here. Two cases identified this week in South Carolina with two patients with no ties to each other and no travel history given that, signals community spread. During todays White House Briefing dr. Anthony fauci stressed the importance of vaccinating as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, before those mutant strains get out of control. Whether or not thats going to ultimately take over in the sense of being dominant is unclear by now. The projection that is made with regard to the uk is that probably by the end of march, the beginning of april, it actually will become more dominant in this country. The fundamental principle of getting people vaccinated as quickly and as efficiently as you possible can will always be the be
east coast. we are expecting president biden to address the supreme court 6-3 ruling blocking his student loan handout plan. that ruling already reigniting calls from the left to change the highest court in the nation, shannon bream will join us on that. welcome back as america reports heads into a second hour, i m sandra smith in new york. mike, great to have you here today. mike: sandra, great to be working with you. i m in for john roberts. the president s plan would have wiped out up to $20,000 in loans per person, but a lawsuit from six states and two individuals said the president does not have that authority and the court s majority agreed. that leaves about 40 million americans in limbo. one student loan borrower disappointed with the decision weighed in last hour addressing why he thinks the plan was fair. as someone who graduates in 2024, i m expecting to enter a very competitive job market looking for an entry level position. that s ultimately not going to pa
the decision could overrule the nationwide right to abortion. bill: gun rights are also on the docket. the court decides a fate of a new york law that restricts conceal carry. that decision could have implications with other blue states, eight of them in total with strong gun laws. dana: the court is hearing a challenge to former president trump s remain in mexico policy. the rule has forced tens of thousands to wait while their asylum claims are heard. president biden is suing to end it. border patrol data shows they are barely enforcing it. we ll have a live report on that from the border. bill: major ruling on religious liberty. it centered on a washington states high school football coach fired for praying on the field. dana: the court is weighing these cases over a back drop of hostility and intimidation. a leaked draft opinion on abortion has prompted weeks of protest outside justice s home. it reached a boiling point two weeks ago when police arrested a suspect
news day for us, the same thing for a lot of companies. the fresh start. let s talk pickleball, ladies. ok. this is hang all over the country, there is pickleball courts popping up everywhere, but the new york times is writing about the injuries that are resulting from it. shattered nerves, sleepless nights, pickleball noise is driving everyone nuts. apparently so many courts popping up the noise is becoming an issue. it s like having a pistol range in your back yard says john mancini, 82 years old, whose home is a cluster by a cluster of public courts. it s a torture technique, living here is hell says debbie, 67 years old, lives by a debated community in scottsdale. what s the deal. everybody is playing pickleball? sounds like fun suckers there. maybe they would be less annoyed if they played it. i had the director of communications of the u.s.a.
spread out this crisis across the country so it doesn t appear to be a crisis. no overcrowding. nothing to see here. every border is a border state. last night was a busy one for agents out here in la joya, texas, up to 60 migrants were apprehended. kids, family units and single adults while 40 miles to the west of us in roma, texas, a similar group of anywhere between 30 to 50 it was difficult to tell ended up turning themselves into authorities. agents tell us they are starting to see increased activity at night as we get into summer and the temperatures soar into the triple digits. they start to move now under the cover of darkness. dana: thank you, casey. dana reads sports. dana: so the pirates outfielder drove everyone nuts.