In a message to the nation today President Biden announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as a 100 million Americans in an all out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant He also came down hard on those who refused to get the vaccine He says the 75% of Americans who've been vaccinated are growing more frustrated with those who refuse to get the shot At 25% can cause a lot of damage than they are The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals are overrunning the emergency rooms and intensive care units Leaving no room for someone with a heart attack or pancreatitis or cancer That attitude bothered Doug badger senior fellow at the heritage foundation He tells Salem radio news while there's much to law in the president's address There was a harsh attitude there Some of the divisive tone where he talks about a distinct minority of Americans and a distinct minority of politicians making people sick and causing people to die Stopping people from returning to normal life I don't think that's the most helpful or constructive way to unite people And our response to the pandemic The Biden Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Texas heartbeat law Kimberly and Schwartz of Texas right to life predicts a very hard battle ahead for the law The plaintiff in the case the Department of Justice of course picked a court that was very friendly to their cause And so you're going to have an activist judge who is going to preside over this case So we're going to have to fight On Wall Street the down by a 151 points the NASDAQ dropped 38 the S&P 500 lower by 20 More on these stories at town hall dot com Philadelphia's a.m. 9 90 the answer will see clear skies for tonight with.