Equally blunt about the difficult road ahead. While america is in much better shape than it was seven months ago when i took office, i need to tell you a second fact. Were in a tough stretch, and it could last for a while. President biden laid out a Sixpoint Program to combat the virus, and well talk about them with chief medical Officer Dr. Anthony fauci. Authorize been cases and deaths higher than they were one year ago. First we want to lay out the basics of the administrations sixpart plan. First new vaccination requirements. Perhaps the headline here, employers with more than 100 workers be required to have Mask Mandates or weekly testing. Although that testing comes with a requirement that the employer provide paid time off. Failure to comply could mean fines. Also a new mandate for federal workers and contractors. Plus one for Health Care workers at facilities that take funding from medicare or medicaid. The White House is also calling on Entertainment Venues like Football Stadi
Enough is enough nine months the majority has encouraged, incentivized, paid, pleaded, pacified a minority in this country to get vaccinated. We are the only country that has willfully ignored the availability of a vaccine to protect itself this egregiously. Think about that. From first to worst. Why . The reality . Too many too often for bad reason refused to keep themselves and others safe. Is that their choice . Yes. But mandates like this are controversial, right . Why . We dont like the government telling us what to do. But, of course, it does, right . Wear a seat belt, right . You Cant Blow Smoke in my face in enclosed places anymore, right . You Cant Drink and drive, right . Too much of the controversy here is just oppositional animus, not about good policy, and certainly not about science. The majority cannot have their freedoms infringed upon by those who refuse to do what is right. Yes, you have the right not to take the vaccine. That is your choice. But that doesnt mean the
Adrian b Adrian Broadus is there. When you seeing any efforts to head it off . I cant believe were still talking about Superspreader Events in august of 20 1. Reporter we are still talking about it. For example, if you need one of these masks, the city here has plenty of free masks to provide to its participants. There are Hand Sanitizing Stations along the stretch of Main Street and the city is also offering free covid tests. They have thousands of those tests and partnered with the state health department. If you feel you need a test they will drop it off to you and you can get those results within minutes. Its a rapid test. Meanwhile, this is the largest Motorcycle Rally in the world and this year an estimated 700,000 people are expected to attend including the States Governor who backs this rally. She is going to participate in a Charity Ride on monday. But people have come to sturgis from all parts of the country. We spoke with some of those riders. Heres what they had to say. Are
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta Variant now pushing the number of new covid cases to over 100,000 per day. But some unvaccinated americans clearly getting the message. More than 860,000 doses administered on wednesday, the highest number in a single day in more than a month. Also tonight, investigations into embattled new York Governor Andrew Cuomos conduct expanding. At least six County District attorneys requesting investigative material from the States Attorney General to determine if the allegations of Sexual Misconduct lodged by multiple women amounted to potential crimes. And president Joe Biden honoring heroism of Police Officers who defended the capitol on January 6th, Signing A Bill Awarding the congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police and d. C. Police forces. The tragedy of that day deserves the truth above all else. We cannot allow history to be rewritten. We cannot allow the heroism of these officers to be forgotten. We have to understand what happened, th
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta Variant now pushing the number of new covid cases to over 00100,000 cases a day. But the highest number of vaccinations were given today in a month. Also tonight, the investigation into embattled new York Governor Andrew Cuomo is expanding. Materials have been requested from the States Attorney General to determine whether the allegations of Sexual Misconduct lodged by multiple Women Amount to potential crimes. And president Joe Biden heralding the heroism of police officers, signing a bill to award the Gold Medal to Capitol Police and d. C. Police forces. The tragedy of that day deserves the truth above all else. We cannot allow history to be rewritten. We cannot allow the heroism of these officers to be forgotten. We have to understand what happened. The honest and unvarnished truth. We havto face it. I want to bring in now cnn white House Correspondent john harwood. John, good evening, thank you so much. Powerful words from President B