january 6 rioters say they didn t get enough support. good morning, everyone. happy thursday. at a time of growing division and debate over masking and vaccinations in the united states, there is one thing that is certain. the delta variant is fueling a rapid surge in cases and it is really forcing officials to push mandates to protect americans. now, in the coming hours, u.s. president biden is set to lay out the next steps in the fight against covid-19. and that includes boosting vaccinations. a source says that he is expected to announce that all federal workers and contractors will be required to get a shot or submit to regular testing. the move comes as the president is urging all americans to get vaccinated. take a listen. the pandemic that we have now is the pandemic of the unvaccinated. so please, please, please if you are not vaccinated, protect yourself and the children out there. the urge and pleas may be working. cdc thinks that the daily pace of getting their
when it comes time to give somebody a present. tell them i sent you. that does it for us tonight. we ll see you again on monday. now it s time for the last word where ali velshi, is in for lawrence tonight. good evening, ali. i m glad you said that rachel. because you and i think a lot about the big problems in media. and then this issue of news that is an accurate. news that isn t real. a bulwark of local news across this country is what pushes back on that. because you have local reporters who are often not influenced by the powers that influence national media. and when we see that road, there s just less of a check and a balance for news that is that spreads like wildfire on social media, because that s where people go. to some deeply appreciative that you put that meshes out. to get out there and support local news anyway you can t. rachel, have yourself a great weekend. tell thanks for telling us about. thank you so much, ali. thank you. see you, monday. tonight w
senator rob portman of ohio. plus, after the summit the tone of the entire meeting was good and positive. president biden and vladimir putin take the measure of each other. this is not about trust. this is about self-interest and verification of self-interest. putin deflects evidence of russian cyber hacking, but both leaders say they hope for a better relationship. i ll talk to trump and obama russia adviser fiona hill. for the third time, obamacare survives a supreme court challenge. the supreme court has just ruled the aca is here to stay. signaling the likely end of the republicans decade-long efforts to kill it. joining me are washington post bureau chief ashley parker, democratic pollster, cornell belchr e belcher. pbs newshour s amna nawaz and republican strategist brad todd. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning and happy father
detained in russia. however, he also sought to tamp down the impression that either side is seeking to rerun the cold war. i don t think he is looking for a cold war with the united states. i don t think it s about, as i said to him, i said, your generation and mine were about ten years apart. this is not a kumbaya moment as you used to say back in the 60s in the united states. like, let s hug and love each other. but it s, clearly, not in anybody s interest. your country s or mine, for us to be in a situation, where we re in a new-cold war. and i truly believe he thinks that. he understands that. well, for his part, mr. putin deflected. and denied accusations of russian misconduct. but also, expressed a measure of hope for the future. translator: the first general appraisal. i think there was no hostility. quite the contrary. our meeting took place, principally speaking. many of our positions, we don t share the same positions, in many areas. but i think that both of
this is outnumbered. i m emily compagno and here today is my cohost harris faulkner, along with kayleigh mcenany, also morgan ortagus and in the center virtual seat, buck sexton, cohost of the clay travis and buck sexton radio show starting next week. he s also a former cia analyst. coming up we will have a reaction from our panel but first let s go to fox news chief legal correspondent shannon bream, anchor of fox news at night. can you tell us? as you said religious rights groups are calling this a landmark win. the court today 9-0 defending the state of philadelphia cannot bar catholic social services from taking part in the foster care placement, placement program because a catholic group doesn t place children with same-sex couples. the catholic group seeks only on accommodation that will allow it to continue serving the children of philadelphia in a manner consistent with his religious beliefs. it does not seek to impose those beliefs on anyone of us. the refusal o