More than 1500 on average die every day. More than 100,000 hospitalized. Pediatric hospitalizations have risen more than 40 in the last month. Around 150,000 new infections are being reported daily. While the president s mission to make the vaccine available has been a success, his mission to get enough americans to get the vaccine has not. A source familiar with the White House Plans Today tells nbc News President biden is expected to announce a new, more stringent Vaccine Requirement for federal workers that wont have a testing carbon. It is expected to come in the form of an executive order, and will apply to contractors. A contractor can be somebody that works overseas or somebody that helps empty the trash at a government building. The definition of contractor varies widely in our government. In other words, it appears to be the Administrations Way to say if you dont get vaccinated, you wont do business with us, no exceptions. Biden is expected to push the private sector to do the
With about 30 americans as well as other passengers became the first international flight to take off from kabul since the withdraw from afghanistan was completed ten days ago. Now as the senate arms Services Committee says, it will hold a hearing on the withdraw process later this month featuring testimony from three of the nations top military leaders. Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, several House Committees are putting together their portion of the 3. 5 trillion Reconciliation Bill focusing on other priorities, education, Childcare And Fighting climate change. Were going to talk about that process and what comes next later this hour with michigan democratic congressman Dan Kildee. We begin with that imminent announcement from the Justice Department regarding the texas abortion law. Joining me now, nbc News Correspondent julia anzly, also joining me is civil rights attorney. GreAt To have both of you with us. Julie, excuse me, let me begin with you. What more can you tell us about this la
It was a Pictureperfect Liftoff for Blue Origins new she she shepard. On board, Jeff Bezos. Wally funk was turned away from nasa in the 60s. Today she added oldest person many space to her remarkable aviation resume, eclipsing john glenn. An 1yearold, oliver damon, which is now the youngest for two and a half minutes they felt the pressure of 2gs on their bodies, and then there was this. There is miko, main engine cutoff. A beautiful shot. Down the new Shepard Rocket. Look at that view. Unreal. A few seconds layer, after booster separation, the four unbuckled their harnesses and felt what every cloud ever has but few people ever will. Were doing it, guys. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Thats incredible. [ cheers ] space. Oh is It Everything you thought it would be . Fantastic. Look. Thats great. Can you move your ahead, wally . Oh, yeah. Hi, mom i love it. Look at the blackness of space. As they played their ride into space, the new Shepard Booster returned home to earth. There we see engine religh
Man blasting off successfully and safely to tHe edge of space aboard tHe New SHepard, a Suborbital Rocket built by his Space Company blue origin. THe launch and safe return of tHe New SHepard, tHere you see it landing tHere in tHe desert in texas. New SHepard Name for alan sHepard, tHe first american in space. A pivotal moment for tHe space industry, potentially. Paving tHe way for commercial space tourism, at least, perhaps exploration beyond that. Next hour we do expect to Hear from bezos and tHe three astronauts that were on board of tHe capsule tHere. You Heard tHe shouts of joy as He experienced weightlessness and tHe moment wHen tHey landed as well. You see tHere. That included mark bezos, Jeff Bezoss BrotHer and 82yearold Wally Funk, tHe oldest person to leave funk and a lucky 18yearold Oliver damon. Two records broken tHere. Kristin fisHer is at Launch Site one in van horn, texas. And kristen, we are going to Hear from Jeff Bezos and tHe crew soon. Excitement as tHey landed, ex
Space Rocket Science there that makes a lot of us optimistic about the possibility that more and more humans will get an opportunity to go to space. And that opens up all kinds of things that you could possibly not imagine right now. Yeah. It was interesting, miles, i spoke to Jeff Bezos just a couple of minutes ago when his brother and well have that tape shortly for you. But one of the things that we said is that it is better than he expected. He read a lot about what to expect, what it was going to be like. But it surpassed his expectations. He talk the a lot, too, about his vision for the future of Space Exploration and space colonization. I want to bring in mitchia kaku, a theoretical physicist. How likely is that vision of having a permanent settlement on moon or on mars, having the kind of Space Exploration, the kind of Human Presence in space that bezos and Elon Musk are talking about . Well the key factor that has not been mentioned yet, cost. The cost has been dropping like a