Since us troops withdrew. And the Film Crew turned space crew, the people planning to shoot something that is truly out of this World Welcome to our viewers on pbs In America and around the globe. The biden administration is suing the State of texas over its near total ban on abortion. The State Law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and, crucially, allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the proceedure. Courtney bembridge reports. President Joe Biden had promised action and it came just over a week after the Texas Law, known as sb8 came into effect. Texas law, known as 538 came into effect into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the State all abortions in the State after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months before a pregnancy is viable.
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And meet this Years Mercury Prize winner, 20 year old Arlo Parks rose to fame after sending the bbc a Demo Tape A. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore and 7pm In Washington, where President Biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19, amid a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. All federal government workers will be required to get a vaccine. Businesses with more than 100 staff will have to ensure they are vaccinated or tested weekly. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 Million americans who are still not vaccinated, saying they were overcrowding hospitals. He appealed to them to get the shot. My message to Unvaccinated Americans is this. What more is there to wait for . What more do you need to see . Weve made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. The vaccine has fda approval. Over 200 Million americans have gotten at least one shot. Weve been patient, but our patience
The alleged misinformation put out on the site. Reporter alex, when you and i last spoke at this time yesterday, we said this tiff between the biden white House And Facebook and the Social Media companies didnt appear to be going anywhere soon, and that is certainly the case with facebook standing their ground, laying out in a lot of detail data that they say theyve been tracking in coordination with two different universities they say theyre making a lot of progress as part of their efforts to fight disinformation about covid. They pointed to data they collected showing acceptance of the vac even among facebook users in the u. S. Has grown 10 to 15 percentage points since january and putting out a blistering statement attacking the White House saying in private exchanges the Surgeon General has praised our work including our efforts to inform people about covid19. Facebook going on in that statement to say they knew what they were doing. The White House is looking for scapegoats for m
Voting rights act. Meanwhile, republicans continue to try to rewrite History Trump Style by denying it ever happened. Only two House Republicans Vote Ed to create a January 6 committee to investigate the riot on the capitol. You cant deny the truth especially when its on video. The new York Post had this stunning break down of the insurrection. Reporter behind these writers is an Escape Route where lawmakers and Senate Staff are now fleeing. Just one officer stands guard. Keeping his composure, goodman draws the mob away from that Escape Route to where reinforcements are waiting. [ bleep ]. He drives them towards the senate and realizes the door is unguarded. Goodman shoves the protester again, lures the mob away, and brings them into that line of fellow officers. Always chilling to see that. Joining me now, ruth marcus, Editor And Columnist for the Washington Post. John brosnahan. And joan walsh. Happy 4th Of July. Thank you all for being here. Ruth, let me start with you and the supr