look, i am so disappointed that particularly some of the republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids. so cavalier with the health of their communities. this is we re playing for real here. this isn t a game. here are the basics. all private companies with more than 100 workers will have to require vaccinations or weekly testing. all federal employees and contractors must get a covid shot as well as educators and federally funded programs and health care workers in settings with medicaid or medicare reimbursements. and finally the president wants entertainment venues to require proof of testing or vaccination. let s start with a primary care physician and public health specialist. dr. matthew, setting aside the politics, would you consider this good public health policy? i would. you know, i m really excited that president biden, i think for the very first time was very stern. he looked at the americans in the eyes and said enough is enough.
haiti descends into chaos, after its president was assassinated, it urges the united nations and the united states to send in troops. good afternoon. there s just over 30 hours to go before england take on italy in the euro 2020 final at wembley. victory tomorrow night against italy would be the first major tournament win for the team since the 1966 world cup. the italian side is expected to arrive in london later today. they will use tottenham s training ground for their final preparations, while gareth southgate s side have been training at st george s park before heading to their team hotel in hertfordshire. our sports correspondent john watson reports. england train for the final time at their base in burton today, ahead of the biggest game of their professional lives. standing between them and a first major trophy in over half a century, former winners italy, who arrive in london this afternoon. it s a great occasion, you know, for the country to be involved in, and the
monday, is almost certain to be delayed by up to four weeks. the prime minister will make an official announcement today, but several senior ministers have already signed off on a postponement, as cases of the new delta variant of coronavirus continue to rise. our business correspondent katy austin has the latest. the 21st ofjune had been billed by some as freedom day, the earliest possible date that all restrictions could be lifted. now the removal of all remaining rules is not expected to happen that day. for many businesses which remain closed, there s frustration and even anger at the idea of a four week delay. it s thought most nightclubs have already been gearing up for a 21st ofjune reopening. it s going to be catastrophic to us. this will possibly hurt us more than the initial lockdown back in march last year. because you ve already put money, have you, into opening from the 21st? we ve been buying stock, booking staff, for the last four weeks, getting the venue ready
player to come out as gay. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening claudette is making her way out to sea tonight but not before the tropical storm took a deadly and damaging swing at the gulf coast and southeast, causing at least 14 deaths and spawning destructive tornadoes. alabama taking the brunt of it. parts of it under states of emergency tonight. another violent weather outbreak causing damage and injuries outside of chicago overnight. and as we come on the air, big parts of the northeast are under severe thunderstorm alerts and warnings. al roker is tracking it all let s begin with kathy park in alabama. reporter: tonight, the southeast picking up the pieces, after a lashing from tropical storm claudette. alabama s governor declaring a state of emergency in eight counties, so residents like destiny ward can rebuild. is that your trailer there? yes all of that is pieces of my trailer. reporter: she survived a tornado with three
senate should simply debate the issue about voting rights. the crucial issue of voting rights in this country. we shouldn t have to debate the voting rights. we shouldn t have to debate voting rights on the floor of the united states senate. these rights should be sacrosanct, but the events of the last few months compel us to have this debate now. i challenge you, republican senators, come to the floor, defend these policies. tell us hoi they secure the vote. tell us how they prevent nearly nonexistent voter fraud. mitch mcconnell has all but promised no republicans will vote to advance the bill. that means it will likely fall short of the three-fifths of senators needed to overcome a filibuster. for senator democrats to enter june with an agenda that was designed to fail. the democratic leader planned votes on a host of the left s most radical priorities. in the end, one particular radical proposal took priority. s1 is the same bad bill its been since the house introduce