Massachusetts Activates National Guard Amid Bus Driver Shortage; 27 States Oppose Biden's Mandates

Over half the states are pushing back against President Biden's vaccine mandate. Governors and attorneys general in at least 27 states made comments in opposition to the mandate. All are Republicans. While they all generally support vaccinations and some of them even support vaccine mandates in private businesses, they largely oppose the notion that businesses should be forced to require vaccination, especially by the federal government. And Almost a quarter of the Los Angeles police force is seeking an exemption from getting the COVID-19 vaccine. That's despite a mandate for all city workers to get the shot. While NYC public schools welcomed one million students back for in person learning Monday, many states are struggling. That's due to a shortage of bus drivers. In Massachusetts, the shortage is so bad the governor is activating the national guard. 90 members of the Massachusetts national guard—trained to protect their country —are now training to transport school kids. School transportation officials nationwide were surveyed about this. Two thirds say it’s their number one issue. A poll released by several school trade associations at the end of august shows the shortage is the No. 1 problem for 65% of school transportation administrators. 51% of respondents call the situation "severe" or "desperate." And SpaceX to make history with the first civilian flight launched into space. It’s the first orbital mission in the history of space-flight to be staffed entirely of non-astronauts. The crew features a billionaire... A cancer survivor... A geologist and a raffle winner. The four space tourists will spend three days free-flying through earth’s orbit. Tune into Deep Dive as we explore these topics and more. Subscribe to our newsletter👉 : https://newsletter.ntd.com/ Support our work👉: https://donorbox.org/deep-dive -- Follow us on Parler: https://parler.com/profile/DeepDiveTiffany Gab: https://gab.com/deepdivetiffany Contact us: DeepDiveTiffany@gmail.com