They say mandating vaccines is not just unconstitutional, it s unamerican. This is not something that the government should mandate and somebody shouldn t have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm. It s wrong. This is an unprecedented assumption of federal mandate authority that really disrupts and divides the country. We ll stand up for people s freedoms and livelihoods. When biden is undercutting the constitution we ll be on the line with a full spectrum response. Harris: the surgeon general says they will be watching. We have experience in dealing with exceptions but we have to be vigilant and make sure people are using them in the spirit they are intended and not abusing them for asking for exceptions when they don t apply. This will be an area we ll monitor in the days and weeks ahead. Harris: peter doocy. Officials here talk about the new vaccine requirement as being very important but officials are having a hard time explaining how it is goin
With covid cases on the rise, los angeles county has now become the first, major metro area in the u. S. To reinstate a mask mandate just one month after lifting it. Effective this hour, face coverings are now required, again, indoors for, both, vaccinated and unvaccinated people. That s because covid19 cases have gone up, by 300%, compared to july 4th. Not everyone is onboard with this new mandate, of course. Paul vercammen is in los angeles for us. Reporter: the covid19 numbers in los angeles county started heading back up, in the wrong direction. 462 hospitalizations. 11 new deaths. And that positivity rate leaping, now, to 3. 7%. It was just 1. 5%, on the fourth of july. So, there is a lot of debate about this new rule that mandates wearing masks indoors, at restaurants, movie theaters, and the like. And a lot of drama unfolding here. This is patty s restaurant. Look at the head shots. This is right in the shadow of movie studios and television studios. So here, there is a lot of u
last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening rachel and i know you reported on this lawsuit that donald trump has filed today, i guess mary trump in the new york times. i m just looking at mary trump s comment, because the article reporting it says the times did not immediate response for comment, and right above it is mary trump s comment. and i can say it on tv. yet you can t say it on tv, there s part of it you can t say it on tv. i think he is an f and you lose or, he probably wants to say loser, i don t know, it won t be exactly the same words. lawrence can i just tell you one line i literally was just handed a lawsuit, i saw the daily beast report in, we reported on that, and i just got the lawsuit during the commercial break, but on page one, it says is offended s action were motivated by personal vendetta and their desire to gained fame notoriety and a claim and a financial windfall. and we re further intended to advance their political agenda. and it say
little bit of the virginian surfacing in me. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. hours from now we will get our first taste of how fulton county district attorney willis plans to prosecute her case against donald trump. the georgia election interference case will take center stage in a federal court hearing tomorrow. codefendant and former white house chief of staff does will be arguing for the charges against him be moved to federal court and possibly dropped. he claims he should have immunity because he was acting, he says, in his capacity as a federal employee under then- president trump. fanni willis is expected to lay out arguments for why trump, meadows and the other 17 defendants wrote the law in her state. it could be a pivotal moment in determining those proceedings in atlanta. joining me now is former republican congressman, will hurd , congressman, great to see you. thanks so much. let s get right to what s happening with the trump cam
and get healthier with golo. week, three major supreme court decisions with far-reaching consequences. one effectively scrapping affirmative action program. someone invalid-ing president biden s student loan debt relief plan. and one clearing the way for businesses, to refuse service to lgbtq plus america. i ll talk about that, how democrats should be fighting back and the politics of pennsylvania with the state s governor, josh shapiro. who s coming up. first, plus law professor and former clerk to judge sonia soda mayer, melissa murray will join us to talk about the impact of the supreme court decisions. and when it comes to the uncertainty now facing billions of college deviants and graduates, education secretary, miguel cardona will talk about the next steps for the biden administration. also ahead this hour, she s the first openly transgender person to ever be elected and serve in the state legislature. i sat down with virginia delegate, danika roem, for this week s week