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Covid vaccine requirements are pitting city leaders against the police departments. this week, new protocols start in seattle, baltimore, and los angeles, which could drive large numbers of officers off the force unless they agree to weekly testing. in chicago, more than one-third of the police force defied the city's requirement that they report their status by last friday's deadline, and that means as many as 4,500 officers could find themselves without a paycheck now. according to the mayor, a small number of officers have already been disciplined and sent home without pay. with us now is b...

Forever -- over what? going to a website, clicking yes or no? and if no, saying that you're going to sign up for testing? really? that's worth it? >> with that being said, everybody has to do what's in their hearts and minds, whatever that is. but i will just leave you with this -- policy starts at the top in this city. and it has proven time and time again that the top of this city's policy needs to change. >> in seattle, the deadline for city employees to be vaccinated is next week. the latest stats from the city indicate 20%, about 200 active police officers have not gotten vaccinated. seat...

So the vaccine mandates is something that is going to boost the economy. everything that is opposite of what we're hearing from governor abbott right now. i think also on top of that, when governor abbott released this ban, he goes ton say that this is going to cost people their jobs if they don't want to get vaccinated. he is ignoring the second part of this mandate which is submitting to weekly testing. right? it doesn't feed his narrative. he is cutting that off. the reality is the mandate is either vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. all this is in in the intention of keeping people sa...

That, when governor abbott released this ban he goes on to say that this is going to cost people their jobs if they will want to get vaccinated and it seems like he's willfully ignoring the second part of this mandate, which is submitting to weekly testing, it doesn't feet's narrative so he's cutting it out but the reality, is the mandate is you going to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing and all of this is in the intention of keeping people safe especially as we head into flu season. >> stewart, it is the baseline custodial duty of an elected governor to see to the health and safety of...

Great to see you. coming up, everybody, a look at the power crisis in puerto rico with outages across the island. i'm yasmin vassoughian in for stephanie ruhle. jose diaz-balart picks up the coverage right now. >> and good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. the battle over vaccine requirements is heating up and republican-led states are fighting back, as the biden administration develops rules that could force millions of workers to get a shot in the arm or face weekly testing. on capitol hill, the house returns today to take up a short-term extension ...