Good evening. We begin with breaking news and perhaps a way at least to begin to break through

the resistance. So many people seem to have to get a shot that could save their lives, not to

mention wipe out COVID, not just away in fact several. Late today, after a string of key

announcements from the public and private sector in blue states and red, President Biden unveiled

a series of his own initiatives to vaccinate more Americans. The federal government will now

reimburse those employers to give their staffs time off, not only get themselves vaccinated,

but also to get their family members vaccinated. Today, I'm calling on all states and local

governments to use funding they have received, including from the American Rescue Plan, to give $100

to anyone who gets fully vaccinated. I'm asking the Defense Department to look into how and when

they will add COVID-19 to the list of vaccinations, our armed forces must get. Every federal government

employee will be asked to attest to their vaccination status. Anyone who does not attest or is not

vaccinated will be required to mask no matter where they work. Test one or two times a week to see

if they've acquired COVID, socially distanced and generally will not be allowed to travel for work.

The president also said he's asking that similar standards be applied to anyone doing business

with the government. And as we said, this was just the latest of many such new carrots and sticks

today. The Las Vegas Police Department announcing proof of vaccination will be mandatory for all

new hires. Nevada resumes mandatory indoor masking tomorrow. Test positivity in the state now

hovering at 17 percent and ICUs are starting to fill up or are filling up. In Kansas, state employees

and their visitors will have to mask up indoors starting on Monday and Atlanta just returned to

indoor masking as well. Lead today, the Los Angeles Unified School District, second biggest in the

country, announce it's going to require weekly COVID testing for all students and employees returning

to in-person learning regardless of vaccination status. Boston's mayor today said she's leaning toward

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