Overstate how ongoing calls to get that process underway for that virtual many openended questions as to what happens next, we should note Vice President Kamala Harris was at a fundraiser in massachusetts yesterday, where she too, was focused on the Vice President ial nominee for the republicans, j. D. Vance. She was trying to gin up those donor dollars amid some donors deciding not to give money because of all the questions of this campaign. Of course, well keep eyes on her. She is in washington, dc today. Many, many questions moving forward, but one thing has been a bit been answered, alex, and that is that the president will not seek reelection after what has been multiple democratic lawmakers and allies coming forward to say it was time for him to withdraw. Alex . Yeah. Priscilla, this was announced by President Biden in a letter from the President Address to my fellow american breakins, just 14 minutes ago on his x profile. Its not long. Its just one page. You mentioned Vice Presi
She would answer the call. Were going to have much more on her and her Legacy Tonight on Laura Coates live well you know, ive been in washington, dc long enough to know what leaked conversations do mean so apparently it means President Biden didnt take Someones Hint he didnt take the private or gentle nudging to perhaps step aside. And so now, the sharpest of elbows or out swinging in public and i do mean swinging. Look at this. We are up to what, 34 plus democrats who want him off the ticket, 12 alone came out today to paraphrase the movie jaws. Were going to need a bigger graphic if this comes up and keeps up. And by all accounts, it will keep up which is why this next bit of reporting is very important to carl Bernstein Tonight said that biden is now recognizing that it is quote, very unlikely that his candidacy can be the stained, unquote. Now doesnt mean that ive heard something substantial yet. Im not sure what that really means if its definitive or not. But it sounds like he see
So cavalier with the health of their communities. This is we re playing for real here. This isn t a game. And more than a third of adults in the u. S. Are still not fully vaccinated. And it s the unvaccinated, in large part, who are overwhelming hospitals in some states. The country is now averaging more than 1,500 covid deaths each day. That s up 9 % from last week. Cnn s nick watt has more. For elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against covid19. Reporter: so said the president announcing sweeping vaccine mandates with a testing optout for millions of american workers and cue some of those elected officials he s talking about. Texas is already working to hard this power grab, governor of texas. This unconstitutional move is terrifying, governor of mississippi. We will fight them to the gates of hell, governor of south carolina. The majority of american workers support vaccine mandates in their workplace and here in los angeles. The item passes. Thank you. Report
Nonvaccinated. It s 99. 9% those that have not been vaccinated that are responsible for these cases. It s a point that the president expects to pound again and again in about an hour. Welcome, everybody. I m neil cavuto, this is your world. First to peter doocy on what we ll hear out of the president and the argument that he will make to get tough now. Peter? neil, the white house thinks that they have given 4 million federal workers enough nudging to go and get vaccinated. So now if these federal workers don t get the shot, they could lose their jobs. Disciplinary action could include termination. Correct? correct. Hopefully it doesn t come to that. Our role is to convey to federal employees, the safety, the effectiveness of the vaccines that are readily available. Next, a sixpoint plan from the president. Vaccine requirements for feds and businesses with 100plus workers. Boothers starting in 11 days and testing for students and teachers. Extending mask mandates for interstate travel
We start in the us where, in the last few hours, a judge has approved a bankruptcy plan for the maker of oxycontin one of the highly addictive painkillers at the centre of the country s opioid addiction epidemic. The plan effectively dissolves the company purdue pharma. Its owners members of the wealthy sackler family will have to turn over billions of dollars to help combat the opioid epidemic in america. But the agreement will largely absolve the sacklers of any liability or future lawsuits. Our business correspondent in new york, samira hussain, explains. In this plan, the drug maker purdue pharma will shift all of its assets currently valued at above $10 billion into a new company owned by a trust that will focus solely on combating the deadly opioid epidemic in america, which has already killed more than half a million people across the country. Now the agreement ends thousands of lawsuits brought by state and local governments, hospitals and individuals against the ph