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JUDY WOODRUFF: President Biden is 
rolling out requirements for up to 100

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million Americans to get vaccinated 
for COVID-19 or get tested weekly.

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His plan, announced today, is a bid 
to stem the surging Delta variant.

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It affects private employers 
with more than 100 workers,

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and it mandates that federal 
employees and contractors get 
shots with no testing option.

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The president had sharp 
words for the unvaccinated.

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JOE BIDEN, President of the United 
States: We have made vaccinations 
free safe and convenient.

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The vaccine has FDA approval. 
Over 200 million Americans 
have gotten at least one shot.

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We have been patient, but 
our patience is wearing thin,

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and your refusal has cost all of 
us. So, please do the right thing.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: We will talk to the 
president's top infectious disease

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adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, 
later in the program.

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Separately today, the Los Angeles 
School Board considered a vaccine

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mandate for students 12 and 
older who return to classrooms.

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It's one of the most aggressive 
measures yet in a major school district.

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Republicans in the U.S. House of 
Representatives are asking the 
Supreme Court to end proxy voting

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in Congress during the pandemic. Minority 
Leader Kevin McCarthy said today that it's

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not right that lawmakers stay 
home and get paid while other 
Americans have returned to offices.

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Democrats say that proxy voting 
limits the spread of COVID.

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In Afghanistan, the Taliban today 
allowed the first large-scale departure

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since last month's mass evacuations. An 
estimated 200 non-Afghans flew to Qatar

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from Kabul, including an 
undetermined number of American 
citizens. U.S. officials said

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they expect another flight tomorrow. We 
will look at this after the news summary.

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Back in this country, the U.S. Justice 
Department sued Texas over a new law

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banning most abortions. It takes effect 
around six weeks into a pregnancy,

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and it lets private citizens sue 
anyone who helps in obtaining 
an prohibited abortion.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland 
said it's a dangerous precedent.

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MERRICK GARLAND, U.S. Attorney 
General: This kind of scheme 
to nullify the Constitution

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of the United States is one 
that all Americans, whatever 
their politics or party,

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should fear. If it prevails, it may 
become a model for action in other areas

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by other states and with 
respect to other constitutional 
rights and judicial precedents.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The Texas law is the 
most sweeping restriction since the

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U.S. Supreme Court upheld 
abortion rights in 1973.

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A federal judge in Florida today 
struck down a Republican-backed law

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that targets violent protests. Governor 
Ron DeSantis championed the statute.

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It says peaceful protesters may face 
criminal charges if there's violence

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during a demonstration. The judge called 
it an assault on constitutional rights.

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Extremely hot, dry conditions have 
returned to much of California,

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raising the risk of new wildfires. 
A fire weather watch covers parts 
of the state through tomorrow.

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Nearly 15,000 firefighters are already 
battling 14 major fires across the state.

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In the Southeastern U.S., the 
problem is too much water. Remains 
of Tropical Storm Mindy poured rain

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over Georgia and South Carolina 
today in areas already soaked by 
previous storms. In the Pacific,

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Hurricane Olaf headed toward 
Mexico's Los Cabos resort region 
with winds of 80 miles an hour.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
banned sales today of nearly 
950,000 vaping products.

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It cited their potential appeal 
to teenagers. But the FDA allowed 
the bestselling Juul brand

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to stay on the market for now. 
The agency said it needs more 
time to complete its reviews.

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And on Wall Street, worries 
about the COVID surge pushed

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stocks lower again. The Dow Jones 
industrial average lost 151 points

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to close at 34879. The Nasdaq fell 
38 points. The S&P 500 slipped 20.

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Still to come on the "NewsHour": many 
Louisianians still struggle without

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power and water in the wake of 
Hurricane Ida; the president 
withdraws his nominee to lead the ATF;

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we talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci 
about the latest surge of COVID 
hospitalizations; plus much more.