protections in law to protect nassau county s first responders, as they protect us. of course, critics argue this would have a chilling effect on free speech and peaceful protest. one legislator says it s written way too broadly, saying it would have a terrible effect on first amendment rights. certainly very interesting. alina jones, thank you very much. new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m brianna keelilar with john berman. nearly 34,000 americans are in the hospital right now, fighting covid. that is the most that we have seen since april. 99.9% of people fully vaccinate ed against covid do not end up in the hospital with covid. 99.99%, which, of course, is a lot. this morning, the pace of vaccinations is picking up. the seven-day average up 26% from three weeks ago. let s talk about where we stand right now in this effort to get everyone vaccinated and how useful these vaccines really are. joined now
new details this morning on how donald trump tried to get his justice department to help overturn the election. and breaking news this morning, a big announcement about simone biles and her future at the olympics after sitting out the last few events. stand by for news. a very good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world, it is monday, august 2nd. we re beginning with breaking news that gymnastics superstar simone biles announce shed will participate in tomorrow s balance beam final. usa gymnastics tweeting this we re so excited to confirm you will see two u.s. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow, suni lee and simone biles. can t wait to watch you both. this is going to be something. this announcement comes after biles pulled out of the team and all around competition citing mental health. this is her final opportunity to secure an individual medal at the tokyo olympics. coy wire live in tokyo with the breaking details. event after ev
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