Senate asking for World Solidarity on cuba and the release of political prisoners. Plus right now the number of coronavirus cases is up in all 50 states and that puts new attention on a question that a lot of people are asking. Will people need to prove their vaccinated to go to work . Or to go out to eat . Were getting early answers this morning. They are now requiring vaccinations. Today President Biden is expected to announce a requirement for federal workers. We start with the latest on this pandemic and the major vaccine announcement. Monica is at the White House for us. Josh is talking to Washington Dc workers affected by this, and i want to bring in a doctor who is a senior scholar at John Hop kins. In just a few hours they announce a federal vaccine requirement. What more do we know about this . They are laying out essentially a choice for more than Two Million federal workers. They will have to prove they are fully vaccinated to go to work or submit to what the White House is
Straight ahead. All as Nbc News has learned a decision is expected really any time on sweeping new protocols for federal workers. The president strongly considering requiring the vaccine or else strict testing for all government employees, plus the cdc with an aboutface, vaxed and masked in certain places. And the politics of the pandemic taking center stage. Republican governors and lawmakers from Coast To coast pushing back saying not in my state and not legal. Well give you the Reality Check on both claims and correspondents standing by. On Capitol Hill the January 6th committee already planning their next hearing. Well talk about when that will be and who will be there as the Justice Department moves not to defend a republican congressman in a riot related lawsuit. Senator Elizabeth Warren to talk about it and the fragile Infrastructure Deal and the push to cancel student debt. Im Hallie Jackson in washington with Mike Memoli at the White House, Gabe Gutierrez in atlanta, Morgan Ch
This hour on msnbc, senators are coming back to work after a rare bipartisan breakthrough. Months in the making. Clearing a key vote on that trillion dollar Infrastructure Deal. But that was just the first step. All eyes on whats next to get it written and passed before lawmakers leave town for August Recess. Not to mention, thats just track one of two in Joe Bidens Infrastructure agenda. The new wrinkle in democrats go it alone plan, and how it could make or break the bipartisanship. All as the partisanship of the pandemic takes place in washington. House Republicans Hammering Speaker Pelosi and president biden over masks. At the White House today, president biden expected to make a big announcement on vaccines. We are live at the White House with details on that new requirement for federal workers. So a lot going on for a busy, busy morning. Chris jansing in for hallie jackson. We start in washington, with Nbcs Sahil Kapur on capitol hill, Monica Alba at the White House for us, and M
Internal document now obtained by Nbc News. The new warnings about the Delta Variant, the new data on just how contagious it is, even for people who have the shot, and The Call for the biden administration to revamp the public messaging. Our reporters and medical experts are standing by live. Here in washington, a mad dash before august recess. Nbc news has exclusive reporting this morning on that new push for a voting Rights Bill. Chuck schumer and Nancy Pelosi Meeting with President Biden about it soon. The bipartisan Infrastructure Deal facing the next legislative hurdle next hour. The question still, where is the actual bill . Seconds ago in tokyo, the u. S. Womens Soccer Team, spoiler alert, pulled off a big, Big Win against The Netherlands. All coming down to nailbiting penalty kicks. Team usa heading to the semifinals thanks to meghan are a rapinoe. And sitting down with Suni Lee. You have your Gold Medal around your neck how is it feeling . How does the medal feel on you these
watching the white house. president biden set to speak. also set to sign three bills into law aimed at helping veterans. later this hour he will head out of to minnesota to continue his infrastructure sales pitch. we ll go live to the white house. also happening right now, jury selection getting underway in the trial of a former minnesota police officer who is shown on body cam video shooting and killing a 20-year-old named dante wright. her former chief said he thinks she meant to grab her taser instead of her gun. we start with the latest on the omicron variant. nbc s richard engel is also with me in london. new york city mayor bill de blasio just reinstated this mask advisory on the new variant. what are you hearing. reporter: the city is preparing. on friday the governor of new york declared a state of emergency, signing an executive order that will go into effect this friday limiting nonemergency, nonurgent medical procedures to help with hospital staffing as well