Brand new hour. Thanks for staying with us. Have at it. Thats the message from President Biden as republican governors begin legal battles. Federal workers, health care staff, employees of large Company Fps governors of texas, alabama, georgia, south carolina, Mississippi Vow to use every resource they have to take this mandate to the court, but the White House says expect it to be enforced in matter of weeks. More than a third of adults in the u. S. Are still not fully vaccinated and we know its the Unvaccinate Redirect Examination who overwhelming hospitals across the country. Companies could face thousands of dollars in fines, per employee, if they do not comply. Reporter they could impose fines of 14,000 per infraction which would be per employee. It does fall under the osha act. That is a federal law, Program Department designed to keep workers safe. Thats why the White House believes they are on solid legal ground here. They say this would protect workers from grave danger. Its a
Second lieutenant. She will join us along with her mother who is a Brigadier General who witnessed that explosion. They will share their memories 20 years later. Welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we begin today with our Health Lead and president Bidens Message to republican governors looking to challenge his new mandate on businesses to either test or vaccinate their employees. Biden saying, quote, have it. The president s new policies will affect about twothirds of the american workforce or roughly 100 Million americans, forcing federal employees and federal contractors and healthcare workers, all of them to get vaccinated, even private businesses with more than 100 employees will need to make sure their workers get weekly testing or get the shot. For context, 75 of u. S. Adults already have at least one dose of the covid19 vaccine. Biden is talking specifically to the roughly 27 of eligible unvaccinated americans who are the ones keeping this pandemic going. And even though oth
Championships since 1999 when serena williams defeated martina hingas. and be sure to join me tomorrow evening as we revisit the florida classroom where president biden was getting word of the second plane hitting the world trade center. i speak exclusively with the students now in their late 20s. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. earlier today, we almost got a presidential come at me bro. the lead starts right now. president biden standing firm after a slough of republican governors say they re going to challenge in court his new vaccine mandates. one even saying he ll fight president biden to the gates of hell over them. a confession in court from a giuliani goon. what that could mean for the former president s former lawyer. plus, the 9/11 generation. a little girl who was at a daycare inside the pentagon when the plane hit is now a grown up