Concentrate, we cannot hallow this ground, the brave Men And Women Living and dead who struggled here have concentrated it far above our power to add or detract. And so it is today, because at the pentagon, and willie is at Ground Zero. A location every bit as sacred to americans as gettysburg or the Edmund Pettis Bridge or the waters surrounding the u. S. S. Arizona and, of course, the patch of land in shanksville, pennsylvania where the heroes inspire us still. Lets go to willie. Joe, good morning. On this september 10th, you think about this day 20 years ago and as you put it well, this is the last day before everything changed, september 10, 2001. We know at 8 46 when the first Plane Hit the North Tower behind me, our world changed, america changed, but the globe changed as well. Were now at the end of a 20 Year War that was launched because of the attacks at that day. Here, at the pentagon where mika is and shanksville, pennsylvania. I have to say coming here its never any less po
On it. What are they going to propose today. I think the way to think of this speech, in response to changing dire conditions that you mentioned, theyre sliding along that continuum that starts with encouragement and ends with requirement a little bit closer to requirement. It was easy in the beginning, when people were flocking to pharmacies to get those vaccines. Now youve got a hard core of reluctant, resistance, some political some superstitious, some based on disinformation and theyre trying to get over that. So for example, requirements, hard requirements for federal employees and contractors of the federal government to get vaccinated as opposed to opting out by getting testing. Vaccination is by far, i think sanjay will affirm this when you talk to him in a moment, is far and away the most important thing that could be done. There is le additional steps is it the plan, encouraging masking and encouraging testing, Health Care steps for people to deal with covid who already have
Work with its allies again after four years of Donald Trumps America First policies. This happening as the u. S. Officially rejoins the Paris Climate Agreement and just one day after the state Department Said that the u. S. Is ready to restart Nuclear Talks with iran. Well bring back of these events to you live when they happen. But we start this hour with a crisis in texas. Were nearly 200,000 people are still without power after this weeks epic winter storm. And while that number is a major improvement, millions of texans are still dealing with food and Water Shortages in the aftermath. 13 million residents are under boil water advisories. That is nearly half of the states population. The conditions catastrophic for families who have been suffering for days. Its like one of your worst nightmares. Like you never, ever imagine that this is going to happen to you. So for me to walk in there and just see everything that we have just being destroyed when it could have been prevented, it w
More democrats joining those calls with republicans now demanding an investigation into allegations of a nursing home covert coverup. John welcome to another edition of america reports, the cover of the New York Post today, embattled governor desperate to explain away lies. Sandra Congresswoman On Fox News earlier demanding answers. I think the democrats are upset because frankly they covered for him. These legislators are getting a lot of heat from their constituents who want to have answers they also join me in that effort, this is completely unacceptable and i believe it will be by right as resignation, prosecution, or next year at the ballot box but that cuomos days are finished. John talking to one of the democrats demanding answers from Governor Cuomo, but first bryan llenas fly from brooklyn with the very latest for us. Yesterday, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo did not offer a specific apology or take direct responsibility for the states nursing home toxic political atmosphere f
And new information of where those contagious variants are threatening. Our nbc news exclusive with spacexs founder, elon musk. Announcing the first all civilian mission to state. The commander of fellow billionaire with a lifesaving mission of its own President Biden meeting with Senate Republicans the first major test for his call of unity. The new Body Cam Video, a nineyearold girl pepper sprayed in the back of the Police Officer what is now happening to the officer. The sudden death of dustin diamond. Tony bennetts secret battle, the secret, he kept for years. This is nbcs nightly news with lester holt we are spending the first several minutes of our broadcast in our lead story, the major Winter Snowstorm in the northeast with blizzardlike conditions over a foot of snow is already on the ground and still falling. The city under a state of emergency, not Essential Travel is banned but the impact is felt by 65 Million People under central appalachia to new england. It also forced man