Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that makes waking up an olympic sport. Im Alicia Menendez on this monday, august 9th. The united states has hit a milestone in the surge of covid cases. More than 165 Million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. That is half of the total u. S. Population. More than 193 Million have received at least one dose. Vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south, but in arkansas, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama, cdc data shows that the sevenday average of first doses has doubled since the start of july. Florida has set a new Daily Record in terms of the covid virus. They had 23,900 cases on friday. 14,000 cases are in the hospital with 2,300 in icu units. Some florida schools are moving to remove require masks. According to a letter, the Palm Beach County superintendent writes i am requiring facial coverings inside schools and on buses for all students attending Palm Beach County districtoperated scho
he is the reason that the oath keepers were in washington, d.c. on january 6th. that was what the judge found today. and he also believes that stewart rhodes poses an ongoing threat to democracy. rhodes made no attempt to try and dissuade the judge of believing that. and the judge certainly did say that explicitly after stewart rhodes expressed no remorse in court today and continued to be very far right in what he said to the judge and not saying that he believed that he had done anything wrong at all. now, the other thing, with kelly meggs, that was the second defendant sentenced today, kelly meggs was much more remorseful. and judge mehta looked at him and reminded him how serious of an offense this is, seditious conspiracy. and then spoke about how he found it so astonishing that american citizens who had been upstanding average americans before january 6th then became criminals. and i want to read for you one of the last things that judge mehta said after this marathon d
plus, where things stand on the debt limit. with just one week for possible default. then, target, pulling pride themed merchandise from stores. how it played out online and what is next for the company. and, the possible economic consequences of ron desantis s immigration law and the impact that could be felt far beyond florida as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. that evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. the feds passed a major milestone in bringing january 6th insurrectionists to justice, today elmer stewart rhodes, the leader of the right-wing extremist group, the oath keepers, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for seditious conspiracy, it is the longest sentence in any of the january six cases, nbc s candle has more on what went down in court. a former army paratrooper who graduated from lost school, once wore an orange jumpsuit during the court hearings. he show no remorse to finally telling the judge that he considered himself a political
this just one day after a new warning of potential attacks of the 2024 election, plus where things stand on the debt limit, with just one week until possible default. then, target pulling pride themed merchandise from stores. how they played out online, and what is next for the company. and the consequences of ron desantis immigration law, and the impact that could be felt far beyond florida. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night! that evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. the feds passed a major milestone in bringing january 6th insurrectionists to justice, today elmer stewart rhodes, the leader of the right-wing extremist group, the oath keepers, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for seditious conspiracy, it is the longest sentence in any of the january six cases, nbc s candle has more on what went down in court. a former army paratrooper who graduated from lost school, once wore an orange jumpsuit during the court hearings. he show no remorse to
but, you know, around the country, maga extremists are lying on to take on those bedrock freedoms, cutting social security that you paid for your entire life while paying taxes for the will will wealthy. backing books and telling people who they could love all making it more difficult for you to be able to vote. when i ran for president four years ago, i said we were in a battle for the soul of america. and we still are. the question we are facing is whether the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. more rights or fewer. i know what i want the answer to be and i think you do, too. this is not a time to be complacent. that s why i m running for re-election. because i know america. i know we re good and decent people. i know we are still a country that believes in honesty and respect and treating each other with dignity. that we re a nation where we give hate no safe harbor. we believe that everyone is equal. that everyone should be given a fair shot to succeed in