new day with john berman and brianna keilar. good morning here in the united states and around the world, it is tuesday, august 10th and this morning american children are caught in the middle of a dangerous standoff, hitting public health against politics, all while schools are starting to reopen. so much is at stake here. more than 200 children under the age of 17 are now hospitalized in florida, which is a number that has never been higher, but the state s governor ron desantis is threatening to withhold paychecks from superintendents and school board members who choose to follow cdc guidance and require masks in schools. four school districts in the state are putting safety first and defying his order, including the state s second largest
the covid party as this point. and we know how that ends. very badly. that does it for us this morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. hi there, tuesday august 10th and this morning we re following several major stories. in just about 30 minutes from now, the senate is set to gavel into vote on the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package. the bill is expected to pass despite 11th hour holdouts from a few republicans. we ll be speaking to senator elizabeth warren. and also job openings are surging above 10 million for the first time ever. with so many open jobs and sonl americans out of work, we ll dig into what is causing this major disconnect. and as students return to the classroom, a new debate over
the disdain and joy and anger and laughter of african-american people all over this nation and we have to acknowledge also the native american land that we re on. i m doing an interview with you from their land. so we don t acknowledge that. so for us to come out on broadway and show the glory of who we are, it s a great moment. but i want it to last. i don t want it to be just a moment. as bishop barber, would say not just a moment, a movement. it previews at the samuel freed man theatre in new york. tickets go on sale tuesday, august 10th. broadway is back. that is not our show for today. is it our show for today? that is our show for today. tiffany will be back next week and be sure to join me tomorrow for the sunday show when my guests will include rob reiner, who is speaking out about voting
be at a point where the justice department is doing an investigation and more importantly that this could be going to a grand jury that will convene here very soon, i believe next tuesday, august 10th here. if you are a person who wants to digest the facts, if you are a person who wants to know what s gone on or what is happening, how could you not want as much information as possible? i have an easy answer for that, really a complex question. i think we have to separate a minute from the case and we have to separate information, everything you said is absolutely accurate, and the fact of the matter is the moo he had agot on it and it has been bringing out a lot of different facts and information about the case and we cannot separate that from people s biases. if in fact you feel very strongly about race, that it is over emphasized, especially in the african-americans in coverage of that, right away there is going to be a shutdown. will you turn off to and say enough is enough. if on
morning to you. coming up on the top of the hour right now on this tuesday, august 10th. welcome to american morning. i m kiran chetry. morning to you, i m john roberts. lot to talk about this morning. a huge costly disruption or the greatest resignation ever? a jetblue flight attendant now facing criminal charges for allegedly cursing out passengers, then cracking open a beer and 14r50id sliding down the emergency chute at jfk. more on this dramatic exit in just a moment. lawmakers returning to washington for a rare session during its recess. why? they re going to be voting on a $26 billion spending measure. democrats say it is necessary to save thousands of teaching job. republicans aren t buying it calling it election year politics. we ll get a live report from capitol hill just ahead. the drugs require prescription for a very good reason. they can be dangerous, addictive, even deadly. yesterday we introduced you to a young woman struggling to get