Close and right now several counties are under mandatory evacuations. Other parts of the south are under Storm Warnings as residents brace for days of heavy rain, dangerous winds and Life Threatening Storm Surge. Joining us now nbcs Marissa Parra from pinellas county, Florida And Nbc Meteorologist Bill karins. How are people there preparing for this . Reporter well, you can see some of the preparations happening behind me, and im going to go ahead and give you a little bit of a walk and talk, a show and tell if you will. These are Sandbag Preparations w we always see this when there is a hurricane or tropical storm approaching. It was within the hour, jose, that our phones were lighting up and going off, warning us of mandatory evacuations happening in this county. So were in the Tampa Bay region, pinellas county. This is one of the areas that is under mandatory evacuation for Mobile Home residents and ill tell you, talking to people on the ground here there are several people who are
Home as covid19 cases increase across the nation. More than 13 million americans have been diagnosed at over 2,000 americans are dying every day from the virus. As states brace for an uptick in cases due to holiday gatherings the nations most populous county, los angeles county, is set to impose strict stay at home rules that will take effect tomorrow. Meanwhile, health way be on the way as the first doses of pfizers 1ir9 vaccines are headed to the u. S. From belgium, but keep in mind a vaccine isnt expected for wide distribution until later 2021. A cdc panel will meet on tuesday to decide how the initial supplies of the vaccine will be allocated. Joining me now Emergency Room Physician and california congressman and a good friend raul ruiz, cardiologist dr. Bernard ashby on the committee to protect medicare, dr. Mercedes carnethon from Northwestern University and dr. Corey hebert, former cochair of the louisiana governors covid19 Minority Task force. We should also note that dr. Heber
Were following Breaking News out of gaza, where local officials accuse Israeli Soldiers of opening fire on a crowd of unarmed civilians in gaza city. I want to warn you, the video youre about to see is graphic and it may be difficult to watch. The incident occurred when a crowd gathered to receive humanitarian aid at a distribution site. Gazan Officials Say dozens were killed and hundreds more were injured. An israeli official confirms to nbc news they used live fire, but said the crowd posed a threat to the soldiers. The news comes as the hamasrun Ministry Of Health says that more than 30,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the october 7th attacks. Last hour, while leaving the white house for the southern border, President Biden addressed the latest developments out of gaza. Joining us now is nbcs josh lederman. Also with us, Retired Four Star General barry mccaffrey, nbc news military analyst. What do we know about that happened here today . As is so often the case in the i
breaking news on this holiday weekend. special counsel jack smith delivers a newfound, an urgent an appeals court to dismiss former president trump s immunity claims. ahead, what that means for the case and when we could get ruling. plus, nikki haley s campaign playing cleanup after she botched a simple question about the civil war. what her answer says about the state of the gop and its base. also ahead, a look at how the polls have shifted over the course of 2023 and what that means for 2024. and why an extreme immigration law in texas is drawing the attention of the justice department. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa, where several gop presidential candidates are spending the weekend in hopes of dismantling donald trump s hold over the republican party. that includes former south carolina governor nikki haley. but as she works to capture momentum from a surge in the polls, her campaign is also cleaning up her recent comments about the civi
as we begin a new hour, a breaking news on this holiday weekend. special counsel jack smith delivers a newfound, an urgent urging an appeals court to dismiss former president trump s immunity claims. ahead, what that means for the case and when we could get a ruling. plus, nikki haley s campaign playing cleanup after she botched a simple question about the civil war. what her answer says about the state of the gop and its base. also ahead, but look at how the polls have shifted over the course of 2023 and what that means for 2024. and why and immigration law in texas is drawing the attention of the justice department. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa, where several gop presidential candidates are spending the weekend in hopes of dismantling donald trump s hold over that republican party. that includes former south carolina governor nikki haley. but as she works to capture momentum from a surge and the polls, her campaign is also cleaning up he