the governor here in south dakota is a big supporter of this event. she will be here in sturgis as part of a charity ride. this part of the population wants to get out and enjoy themselves but the delta variant doesn t care. thank you there in south dakota. dr. azar, again, the numbers are clearly going in the wrong direction in just about every state. large scale events starting to happen, not as large as that motorcycle rally in south dakota, how concerning is that? even though it is outside. it is concerning. people don t stay outside, they move inside. the reason it has been designated a super spreader is all of the transmission happening indoors. so i appreciate the two nurses acknowledging that mask wearing
returning to normal. hundreds of thousands of bikers are gathering in sturgis for a motorcycle rally. many are throwing caution to the wind. reporter: on monday, south dakota s governor, kristi noem, will hop on a bike and participate in a charity ride. she s among an estimated 700,000 people who will show up to the world s largest motorcycle rally here in sturgis. longtime business owners tell me thanks to the governor s support, events like this can still go on during the pandemic. honestly, more than a dozen of people just actually put their hands together like they re in prayer and said, oh, god, thank you so much for giving us a place to go and be halfway normal and get away from the hellhole our city became. and we like your governor, we love her. do you think this event will be a superspreader? it s highly likely. you can see in instances in other states where there have been large gatherings. most recently the milwaukee
rejecting mask mandates for schools. i have young kids. my wife and i are not going to do the mask with the kids. we never have. i want to see my kids smiling. i want them having fun. and in what might be the ultimate example of the glass being half full or half empty, the nation s covid vaccination rate now stands at just over 50%, far short of the level experts say is needed for herd immunity. the u.s. again fighting to balance the dangers of the pandemic with the hopes of returning to normal, despite the delta variant causing a massive surge nationwide, hundreds of thousands of bikers gathering in sturgis, south dakota, for an annual motorcycle rally. thep s reporter is there where many are throwing caution to the wind. reporter: on monday south dakota s governor kristi noem will hop on a bike and participate in a charity ride. she s among an estimated 700,000
if you re having simymptoms an it s negative, you need to get tested because sometimes the tests can fail. reporter: the city is offering masks to anyone who wants to wear one. you ll note not many people are wearing masks here. what do we know from the governor? is she saying anything about this? reporter: she will be here on monday. she s expected to participate in a charity ride. she published a tweet welcoming the riders. she specifically said in part, that riders know about the risk more than anyone. victor. thank you. any minute now, new york governor andrew cuomo legal team is expected to speak after up with of his accusers filed a criminal complaint detailing sexual misconduct allegations against him. we know that pressure is growing for the governor to resign.
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