Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are so grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Nicolle, thanks so much. Welcome to The Beat. This general Election Clash between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has really come into full view today. Trump on defense over his own Running Mate Pick and other issues and rough outing at a black journalist conference. 10,000 People Uniting in a raucous display as the Washington Post put it, the Vice President On Offense as well taunting trump over running from his past battles to debate the democratic nominee. Donald, i do hope youll reconsider to meet me on the Debate Stage because as the saying goes, if you got something to say, Say It To My Face Say It To My Face. Fair. Harris showing some confidence, we also saw her there arriving today in texas for her campaign travels. And plenty of buzz still coming throughout the day and in coverage Last Night from that big rally. Shes now flipped
Are learning. We are seeing lines outside the hospital. We are seeing scenes where people are doing triage because things are flowing. What i was going to tell you mississippi hospital over flowing wards into the parking lot. Republicans have continue their stance on Safety Measures. Another grim sign. 911 so overwhelmed with Covid Related Calls for help and ambulances in some places that County Officials are urging people to avoid calling 911 at all. It is a scary thing to think about when you need 911 for emergency. Thats a county in florida. Governor desantis is facing hospitalizations and doubling down on no masks. Over in texas, Greg Abbott suing Dallas County schools, trying to stop them from using masks. There are many ways to track this ongoing horror. Some of the surge is unavoidable because covid is evolving. Some of the experts say is avoidable because it is not 2020. We do know more because we have vaccines and Safety Measures. The experts view that if vaccines and regular
Governments role in supporting role. The key step has come at a dramatic time. It was super early this morning in the senate, 4 00 a. M. Eastern time there in washington on this crucial Test Vote for the democrats, 3. 5 trillion safety net plan. Biden add the democrats winning the party line vote. On this vote, the yas are 50. The nahs are 49. And the concurrent resolution as amended is agreed to. [ applause ] you can hear the smattering of unusual applause on the senate floor. The mix there of people being obviously quite tired, having pulled basically an all nighter to 4 00 a. M. But also some jubilation from the democrats who carried the vote. It comes hours after the senate passed something we reported on yesterday that is a big deal that would be a multiweek story by itself, something that didnt happen in the past four years, despite much talk about it. Joe biden getting an Infrastructure Bill and getting it on a bipartisan basis. Today the president saying this. In the past 24 ho
I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Were here this morning to discuss an issue of broad bipartisan concern. The critical needs to overcome Vaccine Hesitancy so that more americans get vaccinated against this deadly virus. I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for inviting witnesses to join us to testify at this hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans, and the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. Id like to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective. And they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph to speak for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet, too many americans remain unprotected against this deadly d
I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for joining me in inviting witnesses to testify at todays hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans. And the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. I want to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective and they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph here that speaks for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet too many americans remain unprotected against this deadly disease because they are hesitant to receive coronavirus vaccines. This Vaccine Hesitancy is allowing the virus to continue to spread in areas with large unvaccinated populations and increasing the risk that vaccine resistant