state, including private employers. this is another act of resistance to public health measures and just a few minutes ago, two major companies said they will not comply with the governor s orders. cnn s nick watt has the latest for us. nick? reporter: well, victor, there are a bunch of big names based down in texas, at&t, oracle, dell, exxonmobil, and we have been wondering all morning, will they comply? well, we just heard from american airlines and southwest, they say they will not comply with the governor. they will continue following the federal law, which says that they ve got to mandate vaccines for their employees. now, governor abbott had already said that government entities in texas were not allowed to mandate vaccines. today, he just went a step further, a big step. in texas, governor greg abbott just doubled down. now no one, not even private companies, can mandate covid-19 vaccines for staff or customers. vaccines, he says, must always be voluntary for texans.
in philadelphia where the suspect was wearing a ballistic vest. good evening, bill. as you mentioned, this has been an incredibly violent fourth of july holiday weekend including a mass shooting in philadelphia tonight that left four people dead and four others injured. it happened in southwest philly after police say a man in his ballistic vest opened fire with eight people shot in total including two juveniles. police now have that suspect in custody. meanwhile, in baltimore, police are hunting for suspects after shooting left two people dead and 28 others injured at a large block party in the brooklyn home area. the fbi offering a $28,000 reward for any information that can lead to an arrest the city s mayor is vowing that the shooters will be caught. this was a reckless, cowardly act of violence that has taken two lives and altered many more. as i said earlier, we will find those who are responsible. we will not stop until we do so. in washingtoning d.c., police are
canadian wildfires choking major u.s. cities and the people who live there. these are live pictures of the haze now across many parts of the northeast. at one point yesterday, new york city topped the list of the world s worst polluted cities. today, new yorkers can barely make out the city s skyline. looks almost like the surface of mars there. there s a code red air quality warning in effect for philadelphia where all residents are urged now to stay indoors. even here in washington, d.c., we are seeing the effects, as well. cnn meteorologist jennifer gray, she s been helping us understand this. jennifer, looking at that map there, first of all, boy, look at that ranking to see the u.s. well above for a time, new york city well above some of the worst polluted cities in the world. uh-huh. tell us about that ranking, and tell us how long it s likely to stay like this. well, new york city right now is topping the world for the worst air quality of any major city in the e
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host of the brian kilmeade radio show and host of one nation. president biden facing backlash for what critics call lack of disrespect for walking out during a distinguished honor of medal of honor award ceremony. the retired army captain was awarded for bravery during vietnam war. it is captain flew over 2000 missions and taylor risked his life to save four members of reconnaissance team surrounded by enemy forces. taylor was able to land for 10 seconds and the men clung on and were flown to safety. the army said what taylor did that noot had never been attempted. after all the heroism, this is what occurred during the distinguished ceremony. [cheering] [applause] harris: where is he going? you see president biden leaving the stage and exiting the ceremony before it was over. he walked off the stage after putting the medal of honor around his neck. the president hoofed out heading for the door. many reacted with fury, some speculated the president was trying to give the