Specifically some people in his own party refusing to stAnd up And do what is right when it comes to the facts And truth of things that happened in this country. I remember well covering the White House in those days. Even most democrats would tell you, in the immediate days after 9 11, the president of the united states, who happened to be a republican, he was the president of the united states, was Pitch Perfect. Now, 20 years later, many democrats wont listen to george w. Bush because of the Iraq War And the political polarization of that. Trump republicans wont listen to george w. Bush because Donald Trump spent so much time essentially trying to wipe out And criticize And undermine the Bush Establishment of the republican party. I hope all americans, in some ways, this is not a day for politics, in other ways, you just had a former president deliver the speech, so there is it is before you. I come here without explanation or solutions. Not trying to lecture but talking about those
Everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka whitfield. Today marking 20 years since September 11th, 2001. 2,977 people died on that day in the deadliest Terror Attack in history. In ceremonies at all three Attack Sites this morning, victims names were read aloud. In New York, people came together to mark this solemn day. Children placing flowers for Loved Ones. They never got to meet. Men and women in tight embrace, mourning those they lost. And three President S and First Ladies were on hand for the memorial in Lower Manhattan. Tolling bells followed by moments of silence marked to the minute when the planes hit the Two Towers and when each of them fell. At the pentagon, an American Flag was draped down the side of the building before the names were read there. Jay joseph ferguson. Amelia v. Fields. And in shanksville, pennsylvania, the president and First Lady Laying A Wreath in the memory of the everyday heroes who took down Flight 93 and stopped it from reaching its i
So cavalier with the health of their communities. This is were playing for real here. This isnt a game. And more than a third of adults in the u. S. Are still not fully vaccinated. And its the unvaccinated, in large part, who are overwhelming hospitals in some states. The country is now averaging more than 1,500 covid deaths each day. Thats up 9 from last week. Cnns Nick Watt has more. For elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against covid19. Reporter so said the president announcing sweeping Vaccine Mandates with a Testing Optout for millions of american workers and cue some of those elected officials hes talking about. Texas is already working to hard this power grab, governor of texas. This unconstitutional move is terrifying, governor of mississippi. We will fight them to the gates of hell, governor of south carolina. The majority of american workers support Vaccine Mandates in their workplace and here in Los Angeles. The item passes. Thank you. Reporter unanim
Off the table, and the Press Secretary Jen Psaki saying they are continuing to look at ways that they can keep people healthy and save lives. Not ruling that out. And that would be a big change to peoples everyday life. Because right now you dont even have to show a negative test to get on a domestic flight in the United States. Ones that could have an immediate effect. We should note yesterday he did make one change when it came to airlines. Thats those Tsa Fines for not wearing a mask. They are now double what they used to be. Here to discuss former u. S. Assistant attorney, the biden administration clearly believes that they have the legal standing to require businesses that have more than A Hundred employees to mandate either weekly testing or opting out with vaccines. Do they have the legal standing to do this . I think theres very little legal argument that the biden administration does not have this authority. The Department Of Labor back in 1970 under a statute called the Asha
Next week. And as americans commemorate 20 years since the 9 11 attacks, are we any safer from terrorists than we were on that day when the towers fell and the nation changed forever . We want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with President Biden pushing back hard at republican critics on his new covid19 strategy. Our chief national Affairs Correspondent is at the White House for us. Jeff, the president appears undaunted by the backlash. The White House does believe it is on solid legal ground here saying it is the responsibility of the federal government to provide a safe workplace and protect workers. Now, these actions this week have gone much farther than President Biden has gone before. In fact, a reversal from previous pledges not to issue mandates. But he said he never expected the resistance to be so fierce. Thats why hes taking these steps and leaving the door open to even more. Were p