adults by the next big holiday, july 4th. i want to bring into the conversation msnbc correspondent ellison barber, who is at the grand canyon, where she s been talking to americans who have ventured away from home on this holiday weekend. so, ellison, i know you ve been having conversations with a lot of folks who are there. i wonder what they re telling you about what factors they weighed about deciding whether or not to travel, whether they feel safe, and are they overall being influenced on the types of plans they re making going forward? reporter: yeah, so, most of the people, in fact, all of the people that we spoke to told us that they had already been vaccinated. they were here because they wanted to focus on doing something outdoors to have a little bit of space between people and to feel comfortable in bigger groups, which is what s happening at the grand canyon this weekend. the place is packed. it s almost at pre-pandemic visitation levels and a lot of us told us they wer
them in the parking lot. i ve never seen more anxiety and depression ever than in the last year. so, this, what we re doing right now, has been, i think, the cure for a lot of that. reporter: and that last couple there, the ryans, they re both nurse practitioners from texas. they actually decided to buy their rv in the middle of the pandemic because it felt like a way that they could get out, get a little bit of travel, a little bit of space, distance, but do it safely. one of the big rv groups in this country, rv share, we spoke to the ceo of that group, and he told us that the demand for rv rentals has just skyrocketed throughout the pandemic and there are no signs of it slowing down. he said right now, demand for rv rentals is six times higher than it was pre-pandemic. wow. chris? msnbc correspondent ellison barber, boy, if anybody deserves a break, it s those folks who have worked on the front lines
seeing the end of his time as the most powerful politician in israel. last night, the leader of one of his many rival political parties announced his intention to form a coalition of opposition political parties that would make a majority in the israeli parliament and oust netanyahu. now, the groups are divided on almost all issues, but they are united in their desire to push out netanyahu. they have until this wednesday to formally decide whether to go through with their attempt to form a new government. netanyahu, of course, is famous for his ability to find a way out of seemingly unsolvable political puzzles to keep his grip on power but this is looking to be one of his toughest challenges yet. we ll be right back. ll be righ. [ echoing ] some of us were born for this.