That controversial policy expected to be rolled out tomorrow. Reporter: that announcement is expected to come from 6 defense floyd austen, the directive comes a day after president biden urged all federal employees to get the covid vaccine. He hopes the defense department to look at making the shots mandatory. The president asked the justice department to check the legality of making it mandatory even though the fda has yet to approve it, they say the mandate would require a presidential waiver. In los angeles the latest city to consider requiring proof of vaccination for anyone to enter public spaces in a similar move to new york city. The motion was introduced by members of city council so it would require people to show proof they ve had the shot to get into places like restaurants, bars, retail stores, gyms, stadiums, concert venues. The president called out conservative governors to do the right thing. Listen. Some governors not willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic
to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we start here in the u.s. where powerful storms have been hearing through the southeast. in a deadly and destructive night at least five people have been killed in alabama as a tornado swept through calhoun county. so far seven tornadoes have been reported in the state. here in metro atlanta and surrounding areas a powerful tornado swept through south of the city and a tornado watch is still in effect. the cleanup will be substantial as the heavy rains and intense winds left a trail of wreckage in its path, knocking down trees, blowing out windows and leveling homes. now, in a stunning video one man captured a potential tornado touching down. watch this. [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, no. search and rescue missions are continuing into the night across the south more than 45,000 customers are without electricity. communities in alabama and georgia are
2024 the covid crisis president biden doubling his goal. 200 million vaccinations in his first 100 days it comes as cases now rise in over half the states and the university telling students they must be vaccinated for the fall my exclusive with pfizer as the company announces its first vaccine tests in young children the suspect in the boulder mass shooting. his first court appearance, in a wheelchair and remembering the victims. and after a year-long delay the countdown to the tokyo olympics finally begins announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it is going to be a restless and possibly dangerous night across a big part of the south where tornado watches and warnings have been posted the severe weather has killed at least three people in alabama. early pictures showing major destruction, and forecasters warning of the potential for more severe weather including flash flooding well into the night across several states al roker will tel
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