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 e
from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome one last time to the week. let s begin with a bit of optimism among democrats in their push for voting rights legislation. senate democrats are close to an agreement for a new version of the for the people act. one that all 50 democrats would support. that s according to three democratic aides familiar with the negotiations. west virginia democratic senator joe manchin has been part of the negotiations. he made the rounds on the sunday shows today. lisa murkowski has been working with me. we have been talking to quite a few different republicans who are interested in doing something that makes sense. remember, the democrats would need the support of ten republicans to override a possible filibuster. if republicans do block the bill, it s unclear whether senator manchin would change his opposition to filibuster reform. meanwhile, the democrats $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan remains stuck in a s
troops killed in kabul was vandalized. doesn t matter if you are the right or the left. these are for the 13 slain u.s. troops. and i think that s why it hits a cord. he is going to be remembered for a long time whether he makes this one or misses it. win it. with the stars and stripes and the eagle flies. there s a lady that stands in a harbor. brian: great shot of the freedom tower as we pan over to the left. you hear that song, not only appropriate because it was written and inspired by 9/11 and the attacks, aaron tippin wrote it, but little bit later on a.j. hall came up with this great idea and i was able to do some stand-ups and front the package. i don t deserve any of the credit. toby keith, aaron tippin, bret michaels some of the artist on a package as they talk about songs that were written to inspire and reflect on 9/11. later in the show. that s one of them. steve: aaron tippin sang that song on this program and there has been a lot of music dedicate
soon dr. anthony fauci warns hospitals will face tough choices about who gets an icu bed and who doesn t. and can gavin newsom save his job? eight days away from the california recall, he s calling massive rallies and getting big reinforcements in washington. we begin with the labor day crises facing biden. he promised to bounce back from covid and turbulent trump era decision making on the world stage. instead the president enters the fall months with his big legislative goals in limbo and covid, afghanistan, and climate crises converging to test him. policy challenges yes, and at the moment a political crises. the president s political numbers are slumping. let s get to kaitlyn collins. big challenges for the president. yeah. john, he is still in delaware right now. the president is coming back to the white house in a few hours. he has a lot on his plate as he s entering the september month. still dealing with afghanistan even though u.s. troops are out of there. ther
the u.s. adding just 235,000 jobs last month, nearly a half a million short of economists projections. we have fox team coverage. david spunt in wilmington on the problems piling up for the president and jeff paul in new orleans as the city struggles to get back on its feet after ida. but first, bryan llenas live in patterson, new jersey, where more misery could be on the way, if possible. wow, brian? alicia, it is incredible, three days after the storm hit came through, new jersey, we re still talking about flooding, as you can see behind me here. the passaic river is right behind what was well a normal salvage yard. it was at major flood stage as of this morning and won t go back to normal levels till monday afternoon. we spoke to the owner of the salvage yard who said the water had reached up to where the stop sign begins, at about six feet. he says he s never seen anything like this. he was expecting 18 inches, not 5 1/2, 6 feet of water. tragically 25 people lost thei