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Jeered last month in alabama all because he said perhaps the most honest thing he's ever uttered. take the vaccines. i did it. it's good. it's a personal choice all right. tell people the truth or risk not having them like you. let's start tonight with cnn's chief national affairs correspondent. we heard the president tell republican governors to, quote, have at it. what else is the white house saying tonight about the likely legal challenges? >> reporter: the white house does believe they are on solid legal footing and this is why. they point to a 1970 act by congress, very important here as ...

In the workplace. this is the legal strategy and legal framework they are going to go through here. despite all the bluster from republican governors across the country it will not be one of the republican governors filing suit. it will have to be a business owner and likely there will be one but the white house, the lawyers i talked to here today and across washington and beyond believe it is because of this osha act, an act by congress, again, not just a legislative or executive act, they believe they're acting under that framework of the grave danger in the workplace. again, the president s...

Unvaccinate redirect examination who overwhelming hospitals across the country. companies could face thousands of dollars in fines, per employee, if they do not comply. >> reporter: they could impose fines of $14,000 per infraction which would be per employee. it does fall under the osha act. that is a federal law, program department designed to keep workers safe. that's why the white house believes they are on solid legal ground here. they say this would protect workers from grave danger. it's a law about a half century or so old. the president clearly believes he is on solid footing here.