12/7: Strict new COVID policy for NYC private sector workers. President Biden to meet with President Putin in a virtual call.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a strict new policy to fight covid. All private sector workers in the city should have at least one dose of a covid vaccine by December 27th. President Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning in a high-stakes video call. Mr. Biden is concerned over Russia’s increased military presence near the Ukrainian border and wants to de-escalate tensions between the two countries. Charlie D’Agata looks at the history of the Russian invasion of Eastern Ukraine and how thousands of Russian troops got to the Ukranian border. Senior U.S. diplomats will boycott February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s human rights record. Three more Christian missionaries held hostage by a violent gang in Haiti are free this morning. A state of emergency has been declared in Hawaii as a powerful storm threatens flash flooding across the islands. John Dickerson spoke with Pearl Harbor survivors on the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. military base. More than 2,400 Americans were killed during the attack, propelling the country into World War II.

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