President Joe Biden orders a halt on building the U.S.-Mexico border wall

President Joe Biden ordered a halt on building the U.S.-Mexico border wall. He directed private contractors to stop work "as soon as possible, but in no case later than seven days from the date of this proclamation." For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi In his first hours in the Oval Office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign more than a dozen executive orders to address challenges like the Covid pandemic and the student debt crisis. Biden’s orders will also work to reverse many of those issued by President Donald Trump, including the so-called Muslim travel ban and the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Senior members of Biden’s policy team said during a press briefing Tuesday evening that Biden will sign the executive orders immediately after his midday inauguration. Atop the list of orders and directives viewed by CNBC was a “100 Days Masking Challenge” that will require masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings, on all federal lands and by federal employees and contractors. Also included in Biden’s health-oriented orders is a reversal of Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Here’s the full list of Biden’s Day One executive orders, as described by the transition team: Launch a “100 Days Masking Challenge” and Leading by Example in the Federal Government Re-Engage with the World Health Organization to Make Americans and the World Safer Structure Our Federal Government to Coordinate a Unified National Response [to Covid-19] Extend Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums Extend Student Loan Pause Rejoin the Paris Agreement on Climate Change Roll Back President Trump’s Environmental Actions in Order to Protect Public Health and the Environment and Restore Science Launch a Whole-of-Government Initiative to Advance Racial Equity Reverse President Trump’s Executive Order Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Reapportionment Count Preserve and Fortify Protections for Dreamers Reverse the Muslim Ban Repeal of Trump Interior Enforcement Executive Order Stop Border Wall Construction Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Presidential Memorandum Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation Executive Branch Personnel Ethics Executive Order Regulatory Process Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum The pandemic will continue to get worse before it gets better,” said Jeff Zients, leader of the Biden administration’s Covid response. “This is clearly a national emergency and we will treat it as such.” “We will mobilize a whole-of-government response, partnering with states and localities and officials of both parties,” he added. “To equitably distribute the vaccine as quickly as possible, we need all hands on deck to ramp up getting shots in arms and we’re going to put everyone to work.” » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. The News with Shepard Smith is CNBC’s daily news podcast providing deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day’s most important stories. Available to listen by 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT daily beginning September 30: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/the-news-with-shepard-smith-podcast.html?__source=youtube%7Cshepsmith%7Cpodcast Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC Follow CNBC News on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC News on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC https://www.cnbc.com/select/best-credit-cards/ #CNBC #CNBCTV