the state department. alex marquardt starts us off. reporter: the news of colin powell s death prompted an outpouring of grief that reflects the profound admiration of a statesman unique in so many ways. colin powell dedicated his extraordinary life to public service because he never stopped believing in america. and we believe in america in no small part because it helped produce someone like colin powell. thank you, mr. secretary. reporter: tributes poured in from presidents, prime ministers and countless others. president joe biden said powell embodied the highest ideals of warrior and diplomat. he was committed to our nation s strength and security above all. powell, biden said, will be remembered as one of our great americans. obviously, a heartbreaking tragedy for the country and one the president is feeling personally. reporter: from powell s heritage as the son of immigrants to his storied military career before becoming a public servant who transcended
two-thirds of all eligible americans are now fully vaccinated. covid-related deaths are trending down. cases and hospitalizations falling to nearly three-month lows. but health officials are still expressing concerns over the danger of failing to vaccinate more people. there s always the danger that there will be enough circulating virus that you can have a stalling of the diminishing of the number of cases. and when that happens, there s the danger of resurgence. reporter: and jake, we re now learning that more than one-third of chicago s police officers have defied the city s mandate failing to report their vaccination status. before there are any firings, the city will take a series of steps including the possibility of no-pay status for those 4500 officers. for those who did report their vaccine status, the majority are vaccinated. those who aren t will have to submit to twice weekly testing. alexandra field, thank you. coming up next ahmaud arbery s mother reacts to the
mandated to drive no more than 11 hours a day and the american trucking association has said we re short 30,000 truckers right now across the country. our warehouses, of which we boast 2 billion square feet from the shores of the pacific out to the desert region of california typically only work during the day. so part of what the president did last week was to telegraph to our largely private sector supply chain partners, you need to work more hours. gene seroka, thanks. please come back and keep us abreast of what s going on. if you need us to push the public officials on our end, let us know. 16 americans and a canadian kidnapped in haiti and kids are among the captives. what we know about their condition and what s being done to free them. that s next. unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you
lives amongst things like bargaining power. this is the wrong hill to die on. reporter: the looming mandates triggered concerns over staffing shortages. seattle s public schools cancelled about 140 bus routes fearing too few vaccinated drivers. on friday, just 82% of the city s police department was in compliance with the vaccine policy. that number now jumping to 98%. massachusetts moved preemptively to offset possible staffing shortages among state troopers by calling up its national guard to assist in prisons if needed and to stare covid tests to kids in schools. as of today deadline day, the governor s office says 90% of state police have submitted their vaccine records. we know now the statistics. more police officers die of covid than they do in other causes of death. so it doesn t make any sense. reporter: the rush of mandates targeting some of the 66 million americans choosing not to get the shot. just as the country crosses a vaccination milestone.
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