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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.