on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it is december 7, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. strict vaccine mandate. a major u.s. city is clamping down. the new ordnance affecting millions of people. >> diplomatic boycott. china's response and threat after president biden's announcement about the beijing winter olympics. lone star lawsuit. the department of justice sues the state of texas and why it claims they are taking power away from minority voters. good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne marie green.

with covid cases spiking, some cities are taking action. epicenter of the pandemic, a new vaccine mandate is among the toughest of the country. we have more. >> good morning, the mayor is calling this a bold move to battle covid. all businesses have just three weeks to get all employees vaccinated or those employees won't be allowed to come to work. in what is likely the toughest mandate of the country, anyone who works in new york city will have to be vaccinated before the new year. vaccination is the central weapon in this war. >> the o order which cover employees who work in person at private companies includes more least one dose by december 27nd. weekly testing is not an option. children as young as five will also have to show proof to

participate in many indoor activities. fewer than half of 5 to 17-year-olds here have gotten at least one shot. >> protecting our health and the kids around new york city, i think that is important. >> if we are going to be mandated, i think our freedom is being suppressed. >> covid killed millions in the last year. >> for those unvaccinated, there really isn't a safe recommendation for those folks to gather. >> unvaccinated americans should reconsider indoor gatherings. the situation is getting worse. we have delta and now omicron. >> the omicron variant has been detected in at least 19 states but delta remains the dominant strain. health officials say it appears early, while it appears omicron

is more contagious it seems to cause less severe infection. >> that's a little bit of good news. this morning president biden will hold a video call with russian president putin to discuss military activity near the ukraine border. support of the china olympics. >> u.s. athletes will attend, u.s. officials will not. that was the middle ground the white house settled on in response to a series of human rights abuses including the persecution of muslims in western china and the throttling democracy in hong kong. >> this is just sending a message that given these human

rights issues, we cannot continue with business as usual. >> warning there would be resolute counter measures. >> u.s. lawmakers hailed the move. some republicans want to go even further. >> no athletes. no administration officials no corporate sponsors. >> i would support the moving of the olympics. >> the announcement came 24 hours before president biden is expected to confront russian president putin. slated to talk by phone about are russia's recent military buildup. at the ukraine border. president biden will warn putin if russia invades, it could face severe economic pain in the form of crippling global sanctions. the goal? >> to make it very, very difficult for mr. putin to go ahead and do what people are worried he may do. >> there are roughly 70,000 u.s. troops at the border. they say russia could invade

using as many as 175,000 troops as early as january. >> is president biden prepared to warn there is a possibility of u.s. military involvement? >> i'm not going to get ahead of the president's conversation but that's not our first objective. >> what russia wants is to create a buffer between what the country sees as western expansion preventing this crucial neighbor, ukraine from joining nato. cbs news, the white hohouse. the justice department is suing texas over redistricting maps. the first time the biden administration has taken such action. claiming the republican-controlled state is discriminating against minority voters, particularly black and hispanic texans.

they want texas to redraw maps that are fair. >> our investigation determined that texas's redistricting plans will dilute the increased minority strength that should have developed from these increased demographic shifts. >> a spokes woman for governor abbott t condemned the suit. he signed into law in october. and former actor jussie smollett said it is 100% false he lied to chicago police about the january 2019 attack downtown chicago. that goes against testimony by two brothers. they claim smollet orchestrated the assault and paid them the assault and paid them $3500 to carry it out. if convicted, he faces up to three years in prison. >> this morning, the nation is marking 80th anniversary on the

attack on pearl harbor. veterans and family and friends honored the victims in a sunset ceremony today. the lieutenant commander rudolph. >> the event took place aside te "uss utah" one of the first ships hit. the bombing killed over 2,400 u.s. troops. the united states declared war on japan the next day. coming up, racing tragedy. the disputed winner of the kentucky derby collapses and dies. the possible cause behind his sudden death. later, class of 2021. nasa's new class of astronauts and what half of them have in common. this is the cbs morning news.

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the casket of former presidential candidate and u.s. senator bob dole will lie in state in the u.s. capital on thursday. a member of congress for 36 years. before his death, he wrote an oped for usa today published yesterday. he called for americans to unite and put their political differences aside for the common good. tragedy at a race track and more hostages released in haiti. those are some of the headlines this morning. >> a report three more kidnapped christian missionaries were released. the religious group and state department said they were freed on sunday. 16 americans and one canadian including five children were abducted in october. two others released last month. the gang initially demanded $17 million ransom. the leader said hostages would be killed if demands not met.

medina spirit died after a workout in california. died on the track yesterday. the trainer said the horse suffered a heart attack. testing positive for a legal medication not allowed on race day following the kentucky derby. the race is still under investigation. the u.s. justice department is ending investigation into the 1955 lynching of black teenager emmett till in mississippi. he was abducted after being accused of whistling at and making advances to a white woman. investigators reopened after a book saying that the woman lied about till whistling and grabbing her. the justice department told

till's family, there is insufficient evidence to prove she lied. >> even though we don't feel like we got justice, we feel we need to move forward to these hate crimes don't couldn't to be done and no justice is found. >> the justice department said there is still considerable doubt of the woman's version of what happened in 1955. still to come, the latest side effect of the pandemic. blood pressure readings went up last year. the group hit the hardest. pand. blood pressure readings went up last year. the group hit the hardest.

a look at today's forecast in some cities around here is a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. >> this couple knows how to do christmas right. they clinched a german world record for the most christmas

trees in one place. just take a their festive display. they set up 444 trees decorated from top to bottom. no two trees are the same. the couple has themes including storm troopers and superheroes. they decked the halls with more than 10,000 ornaments and more than 300 strings of lights. on cbs money watch, blood pressure readings went up during the pandemic and a new christmas ornament for beer lovers. going to diane king hall. >> stock futures have been pointing to a higher future open. investors shook off concerns about the omicron variant at least momentary. the dow jumped 646 logging the best day since march. nasdaq gained 139 and s&p 500 added 53. a study revealed american blood pressures jumped during the

pandemic. looking at the data who participated in wellness programs. they found their blood pressure jumped in april 2020 compared to 2019, especially for women. poor eating and drinking habits could have contributed to the jump. the process of renaming the staple's center to crypto.com arena is under way. the lettering being changed and replaced with crypto.com. the largest naming rights deal ever at $700 million over 20 years. the change officially takes place christmas day. who needs ornaments when you can have beernaments.

consumers can drink these eight ounce balls of beer then hang it on the tree with a hook. can you buy them starting today for about $20. >> suddenly, a whole group of people got really excited about decorating the christmas tree. >> they have new incentive. it gives new meaning to the 99 bottles of beer on the wall. >> yep, all on the tree inted. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> you got it. up next, a surprise move by singer drake. why he's taking himself out of the upcoming grammy awards competition.

>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >> nasa introduced 10 new astronauts. six men and four men range in age 32 to 42 years old. half of them are military pilots. they will begin two years of training for possible trips to the moon and missions to the space station.

nasa received more than 12,000 applications. former cnn anchor chris cuomo is leaving his radio show. he says the accusation is not true. he was fired by cnn over the weekend. he was initially suspended after new details surfaced showing he played a greater role than he first thought trying to help his brother former governor andrew cuomo responding to his own sexual misconduct allegations. the recording academy withdrawing drake's nominations at the request of the rapper. he received two nominations for best rap album and rap performance but certified lover boy has not received nominations. drake called out the grammys after not being nominated outside the rap category. watch on january 31st year on

cbs. the world's first postage stamp goes up for auction. the unused penny black british stamp issued in 1940. part of a paper from a scrap book known as the wallace document. owned by one of the world's leading stamp collectors who bought it ten years ago for $66,000. it is expected to sell up to $8 million. >> i do hope that someone who buys it actually understands its importance as being a world icon. >> there are believed to be only two unused penny black stamps from the original first printing both in the collection of the british postal museum.

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our top stories this morning. new york city enacting likely the toughest mandate. anyone who works in new york city must have at least one dose by december 27 of the vaccine. children as young as 5 will also have to show proof of vaccination for many indoor activities. president biden will hold a video call with president putin of russia. they are expected to talk about

russia's military activity near the ukraine border. president biden will warn they could face crippling sanctions. senate democrats have just a few weeks to pass the build back better by christmas. it needs the support of every democrat a few colleagues may hold it up. >> president biden is pitching straight to americans saying the pln will lower the cost of prescription drugs. >> everyone has less money in pockets because of high drug costs. >> the proposal would allow medicare to negotiate prices for certain drugs. impose a penalty for companies that increase prices faster than incrsing prices due to inflation, cap costs for seniors and those with disabilities and lower the cost of insulin to $35 a month. >> there came a time i could no longer afford my insulin.

i was forced to ration my supply of drug that is as vital to me as water. the spending package which has passed the house includes money for universal pre-k and funding to fight climate change. not all provisions may survive the senate where they need every single democratic vote to pass in the wougs. >> president biden does not expect to get everything he wants and will focus on compromise. a push to expand the bill. >> we have got to demand the wealthy pay their fair share. >> the hold outs have consistently fought to curb the cost and scale of legislation. >> the president wants to get his build back better agenda done as soon as possible.

>> the timing is am decision with chuck schumer aiming to pass the bill before christmas. reporting from the white house. coming up on cbs mornings, gayle king speaks with sara ransom and her new book "silences no more." about her abuse by jeffery epstein. plus saving the manatees in florida. and poet amanda gorman gives us a look at poems from her new book and performs for us. that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. i'm anne marie green. have a great day. performs for . i'm anne marie green. have a great day.