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New York City is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine policy to include all private sector workers, making it the strictest vaccine mandate in the country. Also, President Biden is set to speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as concerns grow over Ukraine. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.
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Three more Christian missionaries were released from captivity in Haiti, where they were being held hostage by a violent gang. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
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Eye Opener: NYC expands vaccine mandate
New York City is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine policy to include all private sector workers, making it the strictest vaccine mandate in the country. Also, President Biden is set to speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as concerns grow over Ukraine. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.
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Survivors and veterans are gathering in Hawaii to pay tribute to the more than 2,400 lives lost in the Pearl Harbor attack as part of the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. John Dickerson reports.
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For the first time since 2016, a sitting president attended the Kennedy Center Honors. It was a return to tradition in celebrating a new class of legendary entertainers. Norah O'Donnell shares more details.