The first Covid19 Vaccine to pass this final regulatory hurdle. The approval was the fastest in the agencys history, coming less than four months after pfizer filed for licensing. And the Fdas Announcement started a number of new Vaccine Mandates with more to come. New York City now requiring all Department Of Education employees to get at least one dose of the Covid Vaccine by tend of september. The effort to fully reopen the countrys largest School District next month is expected to set a standard for many districts across the country. It affects more than 148,000 Public School employees the deadline for staff to get at least one dose is september 27th. Mayor Bill De Blasio will be our guest later this morning to discuss this announcement. Plus The Pentagon moving ahead with vaccines for all Service Members now that they have the Fda Approval. They said a Time Line for when Service Members must receive the shot will be in the coming days. Itll be mandated for active duty and National
Children make for a good photograph. But this is not a good reality. This is a drop of humanity compared to the thousands, Tens Of Thousands, Hundreds Of Thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. People there are so scared theyre willing to do this. So desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. Think about that. The reality is tragic. The question for us is, did it have to be this way . Was there a better alternative for america . Is this Americas Problem . Look, we know its a political problem, the scenes are terrible for americas image, theyre terrible for bidens image. But even the president gave a nod that what were seeing is the price of pulling out. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, i learned the hard way. That there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. But i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. The truth is, this did
Compared to the thousands, Tens Of Thousands, Hundreds Of Thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. People there are so scared theyre willing to do this. So desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. Think about that. The reality is tragic. The question for us is, did it have to be this way . Was there a better alternative for america . Is this Americas Problem . Look, we know its a political problem, the scenes are terrible for americas image, theyre terrible for bidens image. But even the president gave a nod that what were seeing is the price of pulling out. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, i learned the hard way. That there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. But i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. American troops cannot and should not be fighting i
Delegation will meet with lawmakers from colorado and and nevada about how their State Elections work. On thursday, they meet from officials from maine, colorado, rhode island, and connecticut. Friday, Theyll Meet with states where gop officials have already enacted new restrictions, which brings us to georgia with Stacey Abrams along with Amy Klobuchar and Jeff Merkley went to smyrna to hear what they have to say about georgias new voting laws. The process of electsing our leaders is not a partisan process. Our selections may be partisan, but our elections should not be. Our elections are how we determine the course and the quality of our democracy. And it should not have as a respecter of Person Or Party any part of how those elections are galvanized. This weekend, of course, marks one year since the passing of civil Rights Icon Georgia congressman John Lewis who spent his Life Fighting to expand access to voting, the exact opposite of what his Home State is doing right now. Lewis wa
News the Trump Administration accused of a gross abuse of power. Weaponizing the Justice Department. Sources telling cnn that doj prosecutors looked looking to track down leaks seized records from more than 100 people, including those of two prominent democratic lawmakers, along with their staff and their families, even seizing the electronic records of a child. A stunning use of the u. S. Justice department. Well have more on that developing story in just a moment. Lets begin with Jeff Zeleny live from falmouth, england. Jeff, after four years of President Trumps america first agenda, we saw that repeatedly disrupt, cause some mellowdrama at events like this, even during the photo. A different tone. A different tack with President Biden. What do we expect to see today . Jim, good morning. We all remember that well. President trump arriving at these world summits and elbowing his way in, quite literally, in some of these photos. Were going to see President Biden really in the next seve