ones our special operators are doing it on the side for free using private donations those are the ones you re worried about. keep in mind when it comes to the refugees too that everyone is concerned about with 30,000 in the u.s. already, right? you got 10,000 of those who want additional screening, 100 are under review, that maybe could be happening, maybe you could cooperate, and find a country that would allow them to maybe park the plane and you can go in and use your technology to find out exactly who they are but i think it s also important to know how much is this costing america. president biden came out and said time for us to stop writing checks use our resources other places. please tell me when we can stop writing checks because right now the president is asking for $6.4 million, 2.4 billion, for defense, to help reset element, 1.3 billion for individuals, 816 million as agencies for international development, 193 million for citizenship and immigration services. these are
encouraging milestone amid a surge in covid indications cases. more than 165 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus nap is half of the total u.s. population. more than 193 million received at least one dose. vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south. but cdc data shows that the number of first doses has more than doubled. still the country is seeing record breaking hospitalizations including more and more children. cathy park has the latest. cities across the country sounding the alarm as covid cases explode to dangerous levels. austin activating the emergency
good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that makes waking up an olympic sport. i m alicia menendez on this monday, august 9th. the united states has hit a milestone in the surge of covid cases. more than 165 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. that is half of the total u.s. population. more than 193 million have received at least one dose. vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south, but in arkansas, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama, cdc data shows that the seven-day average of first doses has doubled since the start of july. florida has set a new daily record in terms of the covid
obama throws a birthday bash that s raising eyebrows as the pandemic makes a comeback. we ll talk to a new york times reporter about the details of that. plus taliban fighters have captured three key cities. and we ll go to tokyo. where the united states edged out china for the most gold medals. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it is august 9th. joe is off. we begin with the united states hitting a milestone amid a surge in covid cases. more than 165 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. that s half of the total u.s. population. more than 193 million have received at least one dose. vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south. but in arkansas, mississippi,
that s 165 million completely immunized, 193 million with at least one shot. new vaccinations are up 11% from last week, all very encouraging signs. but we re not moving fast enough to outpace the delta surge and the other variants perhaps more deadly that could be on the horizon. new covid cases in america grew 48% over the past week because this virus still has more than 90 million hosts, the unvaccinated. the biden administration now considering the extreme option of leveraging the federal government s powers to help turn this pandemic around. early stage talks about withholding funding from some institutions like nursing homes to boost staff vaccinations. that s how dire the fight is. they re literally throwing away doses in states like alabama according to a health official there because they ve expired with not enough people going to get them. we can t afford to waste what s