pass a new funding bill. just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnston, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two-step approach, putting some parts of the government until january, there is still february. this new plan does not include spending cuts nor additional military aid to israel. this untested strategy also serves as a major first test for speaker johnson, who has limited experience and battles. already getting pushback from his own caucus, congressman saying today, quote, it has a 100% clean and i 100% opposed. nbc news confirms roy is now one of three republicans to already say no deal. in the meantime, the white house is calling the spawn a, quote, recipe for more republican chaos, and more shutdowns. in a new statement, press secretary added house republicans are wasting precious time with an un-serious proposal that has been panned by members of both parties. nbc news capitol hill correspondent has more. hi, alicia, six days ahe
people who have not been exposed to covid-19 that actually show immunity. and i see this all the time at work. the husband who is exposed to covid-19 goes to the i.c.u., the wife doesn t fall sick. it s almost like russian roulette with covid-19. who actually is going to fall sick or who is going to just have a breakthrough infection after you re fully vaccinated. but this is something we absolutely need to look at. that s also why, erica, there is this debate by a good number of the fda scientists saying, listen, guys, slow down. this vaccine is doing its job. it s preventing people from falling really sick and dying. dr. matthew, always appreciate your insight. thank you. thanks, erica. please listen to the doctors, folks. the justice department made its boldest move yet asking the judge to block the texas abortion ban, but does it make a difference? will it protect roe v. wade or is it up to the supreme court? we re going to discuss more next.
schools may drive an increase in cases in the northeast says the former head of the fda. we re still here in the northeast due for some surge of infection from the delta variant. i don t think that we re through it. reporter: this as the w.h.o. says cases worldwide have declined slightly, and data from johns hopkins university confirms one in 500 u.s. residents have now died from covid-19. and booster shots for many americans under consideration by fda advisers isn t a done deal. many experts unsure the data is there to back up widespread use of boosters. there s this debate by a good number of the fda scientists saying, listen, guys, slow down, this vaccine is doing its job, it s preventing people from falling really sick and dying. reporter: and pfizer s ceo says it will submit data to the fda by month s end on how the vaccine works in five to 11-year-olds. they hope to get the go-ahead
earth than the moon is, 3:30 eastern time. nasa says there is no reason it to panic. should we believe them? chad myers is here, hopefully to alleviate our fears. chad, how far away are we talking here? how big is this space rock? make me calm about this whole thing. 217,000 miles away. that s a long jog. .9 of the way between the moon and the earth will dx-110 be. how big is it, you ask? it is a rock sitting on a baseball field the size of the infield. about 30 meters across, 90 feet up and down, big rock like this. so it s decent enough to do some damage if it would hit the earth. but we re not going to see that whatsoever. it s going to stay plenty far away. you ask what are the odds. the odds are somewhere around 1 in 10 million of we getting this wrong. scientists saying, look, this is going to whiz by at 3:30, we re going to be fine. it s the 110th asteroid, though,
these families are afraid out here. and these victims have been through a terrible amount. it s a slap in the face. i was a district attorney. some of them need cut loose. i haven t had a chance to check the list for my former prosecutors. so this is a significant problem. but i think we re going to get a handle on it. i think the evidence that we ve seen. he violated the constitution and most of the so-call eed pardons will be held. we ll have more on the story in just a few minutes. so much for southern hospitality. one republican presidential candidate is using the word armageddon to describe the political plight that is happening now in south carolina. the state s primary is just nine days away. several candidates have campaign stops in south carolina in the next hour. you re looking at rick perry, newt gingrich, rick santorum, all holding events there. mitt romney campaigns in florida after an earlier stop in south carolina. more violence now out of syria. you are wa