Earlier today israeli police fired Rubber Bullets and Stun Grenades at the compound, in jerusalem, and police say they were responding to a riot at this holy site, lets go to the ground, cnns hadas gold is in jerusalem. Is this ceasefire expected to hold, out doesnt seem like the underlying issues that led to this outbreak of violence have been resolved. Thats a great point, ana, so far since that ceasefire came into effect, 2 00 a. M. Local time, overnight, it has held in the sense that there havent been rockets fired into gaza. And Air Strikes into gaza. People coming out and assessing the damage, people in israel starting to feel as though they can go about their lives at the fear of rockets being launched. But that doesnt niecely mean that things are completely calm. Earlier in jerusalem, and at the compound, known as the noble sanctuary, its a place very holy to both muslims and jews. There were thousands of palestinians there, protesting, chanting, waving both palestinian flags as well as flags of hamas, the green flags as well as flags of the islamic jihad. Support of gaza for the ceasefire and the campaign that preceded, and there was a violent confrontation with israeli police, firing Stun Grenades sw Rubber Bullets, forcibly removing people from the compound, including journalists, forcibly removing them from the compound, and the police say they were responding to a riot, they say they were responding to people throwing stones and a Molotov Cocktail at them, and things did calm down, although the Palestinian Red Crescent said 20 people were injured and 16 arrested, however, things did seem to calm down, i was up near the compound earlier today, things were calm there, but it just goes to show you that although there is a ceasefire, between israel and hamas, a lot of tensions that were part of the reason it flared up the way it did still exists, these tensions in jerusalem. The tensions over israeli police presence, the tensions in the neighborhood of East Jerusalem from palestinian families face a possible eviction, the reason why militants in gaza said they fired those rockets towards jerusalem that really helped kick off this conflict over the past 11 or 12 days or so, and those tensions, as We Saw today earlier, are still very much alive, they still very much a tinderbox here that could catch flames any moment now. The question will be, what will fundamentally change as we are getting these diplomatic efforts under way to continue the peace . We know secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to come here and speak to all the countries involved here, but what will actually change that will fundamentally change the situation on the ground. Ana . Thank you very much for that update, live in jerusalem for us. Back here in New York, multiple people were arrested last night in clashes between proisraeli and propalestinian protesters. Hate crime Task Force is investigating a Gang Assault on a jewish man in Times Square near where the clashes took place. Brynn gingras is in New York. Reporter we learned from sources that one person has been arrested in connection with this attack of a 29yearold jewish man. Sources are telling us this man was coming here to this area in Times Square for a protest against the conflict in the Middle East and hes wearing a yarmulke, and a group of people came up to him and started hitting him, assaulting him, pepper spraying him, and yelling f jews, f israel. The Hate Crimes Unit is investigating this specific attack, and we are seeing a number of incidents stemming from the clashes that were seeing here on american streets in regards to whats happening in the Middle East, just down The Street from where we are in the Diamond District in New York city, fireworks were thrown from a vehicle, police say sources are telling us that was a group of palestinian propalestinian convoy of cars throwing fireworks onto The Street. A number of incidents but thats just here in New York city, we talked earlier this week about an incident that happened in l. A. Where a group of people went up to individuals dining at a sushi restaurant, asking, blatantly, are you jewish . So theres just been a number of incidents all across the united states in american cities that the adl says has really boosted with what were seeing in the Middle East, actually Jonathan Greenblatt was talking to katier on her show, the number of antisemitic attacks in the past week have doubled, were seeing this ticking up intensity in these incidents, and also just to mention, when we come back here to New York now, we have the governor saying that he wants the State Police Hate crimes unit to now investigate the incident here because, of course, five or six more individuals related to that specific attack that were talking about are still out there. Ana . It is unacceptable. Its something to continue to shine a light on, brynn gingras, Thank You for your reporting. Meantime, were ending this week with some mixed news on the covid vaccination front, first, the good news, the u. S. Is seeing a surge in vaccinations among young people, the not so good news is, this surge among the young is coming as Vaccination Rates of really all Age Groups, and across all Age Groups in the u. S. Are dropping, down nearly 50 from a high in midapril. Elizabeth cohen is joining us, 12 to 15yearolds have only been eligible for this vaccine a couple of weeks but this is an encouraging start for that Age Group. What its showing again as We Saw with adults theres a group of americans very enthusiastic about getting the covid19 vaccines, and apparently for their children as well. So lets take a look at some of these numbers. What the Data Shows is that nearly 1 in 11 adolescents, ages 12 to 15 in the u. S. , have received at least one dose of the covid19 vaccine, nearly 1 in 11 as you said, they just got permission to get it, pretty amazing. When you take a look overall at who is getting vaccines in the u. S. , 24 of those who received first doses, this past week, were in this Age Group and that Age Group represents 5 of the u. S. Population. As you can see they are getting vaccines disproportionate to their population. Ana . What are you learning from this new study we are getting word on, on how mask requirements, and ventilation in schools, have exacted covid cases . Its interesting, ana, there have been all these requirements throughout the pandemic about what schools are supposed to do, and the question is, does it help . Researchers looked at more than 1 160 K through 5 public schools in georgia, taking a look at what they found, found that when teachers and Staff were required to wear masks the rates of covid were 37 lower, that is very clear evidence that that really does seem to work. When they improved ventilation, rates of covid were 39 lower, this last one is interesting, when they required masks of students, they did not see a statistically significant difference, and the thinking, gee, if it didnt matter whether or not students wore masks that could be for a couple of reasons, one of them might be maybe children arent that great at getting covid and spreading it. Maybe adults are better at that, but on the other hand maybe its that the students didnt listen and werent wearing masks anyhow, even though they werent required. Ana . So interesting as a para myself, that one really caught my eye. Yes. I like this next idea because its a clever attempt to increase the rate of people, especially in the targeted Age Group right now to get vaccines, the White House partnering with Dating Apps to encourage these covid vaccinations, how does it work . The way that it works is that you can see on the Apps Whether or not someone is vaccinated, and there seems to be some evidence that if you are vaccinated, youre going to well, ill try not to be too gross here, you might get some action, you people might like you better if youve been vaccinated. There you are. Well, at least you can know if thats important to you. That is important. If youre with somebody, eating indoors, elizabeth cohen, Thank You very much. Ill bring in dr. Megan rani, a quarter of the vaccines administered this past week went to 12 to 15yearolds, does that surprise you . It doesnt. We know that there are early adopters across every part of behavior and american life. Theyre the folks who are the first to run out and buy the new iphone, theyre the people who are the first to go out and get the video game, theyre The Americans who are the first to go out and get a vaccine when its eligible for their Age Group. What were seeing right now is the kids excited about getting vaccinated and the parents really excited about getting vaccinated. I suspect that that percentage will drop in the weeks to come. As those early adopters have had their chance to get a vaccine and then were in the same Ground Game for teens were already in for older adults, its harder work to get vaccines in arms, but necessary work nonetheless. There are still ongoing questions about, you know, what comes next, when it comes to Booster Shots, for example, and dr. Fauci is saying it is likely, but the timing is still the big question. When will we know what the right time is . So theres two parts about Booster Shots. So the first question is, do we need Booster Shots the way that we need Booster Shots for like measles, mumps and Rue Bella for for tetanus. Does the Vaccine Efficacy wane over time . Every time weve done followups, the vaccines still work. Theres no date yet where we would need a Booster Shot for that reason. The other reason we might need a Booster Shot is if the current vaccines are less effective against new variants. This is what we see with the Flu Vaccine, where we get new Flu Vaccines every year because the type of flu changes, last years Flu Vaccine doesnt protect you against this years flu. So far the vaccines work against all the variants that are out there in the world, but that would be the second reason we might get a booster is to protect us against one of those new variants, again, still to be determined. I am hopeful, but not confident, that the vaccines will keep working against variants, but the biggest thing there, ana, is, again, just getting more people vaccinated so that the virus stops mutating. That makes a lot of sense. There was an interesting study this week on elderly people in the uk, delaying the second shot of the Pfizer Vaccine from three weeks to three months. And it turned out they had it even stronger Antibody Response with the delayed second dose. So were we too quick to rush back to back doses . We operated based off of the science that we had, you know, thats how we do Medication Approvals in the united states, we do clinical trials, the fda reviews them and we approve drugs or vaccines based off of those clinical trials. It was totally right To Follow the science here in the united states. England made a different decision, and i and others said well, heck, theyre doing a natural experiment to see if delaying the doses would change immunity. So i dont think that we were too quick, but i think this may change our protocols going forward if it is confirmed in future trials and then the question is what about for our younger Age Groups, does a delay in doses help them too . Once again, covid is a new virus, the vaccines are amazing, but were going to keep discovering things as time goes on. Indeed, and we will keep talking. Thank you so much, dr. Megan ranney, its nice to see you, happy friday to you. Happy friday to you too, ana. Thank you. Lets go live now to the White House, and we are just watching this medal of Honor Ceremony about to get under way at the White House with the president as well as the leader of South Korea taking part in this ceremony to honor a Korean War veteran. Lets listen in. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. Accompanied by medal of Honor Recipient Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr. , united States Army retired. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this very special occasion in a word of prayer. A almighty god, the author of liberty, our sustainer, protector and guide, hear our prayer and bless this ceremony with your presence as we honor Colonel Ralph Puckett jr. , a courageous warrior, husband, Father And Friend who for 70 years has led the way from his actions with the rangers on Hill 205, while defending the freedom of the people of korea, and throughout his life, ralph has continued to serve the Army And Ranger regiment as an example of leadership of Character And Commitment for others To Follow. Lord, Thank You for Colonel Puckett, a Servant Leader whose actions exemplify the prestige, honor and highest decor of the Ranger Regiment. In the Crucible Conflict he selflessly put his comrades lives before his own. Today he accepts his highest may his words of encouragement spoken to many over the years continue to ring true. Be proud, but never satisfied. Bless ralph, his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, jean, family, fellow rangers, comrades and Others Today in spirit. Lord, let ralphs life, legacy in this very medal that is placed around his neck inspire us all in challenging times to lead the way, we Thank You for the blessings of freedom and those who served to preserve and defend it. It is in your majestic and mighty name i pray, amen. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the White House. PresidenT Moon, its a real honor to have you here participating in this ceremony today. The Strength And Alliance between the united states, the republic of korea, was born out of the courage, determination, sacrifice, and of the korean troops fighting shoulder to shoulder with american troops. And having you here today is an important recognition of all that our nation has achieved together, both of them in the decades since, and im joined by my wife Jill Whos excited about this event as i am, and the Vice President and the second gentleman are here as well. Our secretary of defense, Vice Chairman and joint chiefs of Staff, the officials of the united States Army, as well as several members of congress representative ferguson, Representative Crow and senator ernst, because today we are hosting a true american hero, in awarding an honor this is long overdue. More than 70 years overdue. 70 years ago on a frozen hill top, deep in what is now north korea, a young first lieutenant bravely, out of west point, and barely out of west point, acted with bravely that earned him the distinguished service cross, the militarys second highest honor. Today, after more than a decade of effort, including support from my good friend john mccain, god rest his soul, shortly before he passed away. Im incredibly proud to give Colonel Ralph Pucketts Act Of Valor the full recognition they have always deserved. Colonel, im humbled to have you here today, i really am, along with your loving family, and to award you the Medal Of Honor. And though i understand that your first response to us hosting this event was to ask, why all the fuss . Why all the fuss . Cant they just mail it to me . I was going to make a joke about the post office, but i decided not to do that. Colonel puckett, after 70 years, rather than mail it to you, i would have walked it to you, you know, your lifetime of service to our nation as i think deserves a little bit of fuss, a little bit of fuss. You know, when i called to tell the colonel that i had approved this award, i also spoke to jeanie, excuse me for using your first name, that was my moms name, and you and my mom are in the same eyes, although youre much too young to be my mom. Theyve been married for 68 years. We have something else we have one thing in common, we both married way up, we both married way up. To improve our family. Thats exactly right. Jeanie, and ralph met while he was recovering from his wounds. They were married two years to the day after the battle that were recognizing him today for his bravery. By the way, you all can sit down, i think, it just dawned on me. I understand why youre standing, id be standing too. But jeanie, its wonderful to welcome you. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Jill and i know firsthand that its not just the person who wears the uniform who serves, military families make enormous sacrifices for our nation. So let me add our thanks to you, and your life of service as well, i told you earlier that expression by the poet, they also stand they also serve, although they stand and wait. Youve wait add long time. That goes to the entire family. Marty and her husband anthony, thomas and partner chip, i dont know where theyre here. I didnt see them yet. And i know the other daughter, jeanie, isnt with us anymore, just like i wish our Son Beau were able to be here and see this with us, shes here in spirit and represented by family, and i know shes always in your heart, colonel, and never leaves. I want to recognize Master Sergeant Mani meryl simpson who fought alongside you in korea. Stand up, sir. [ applause ] who made the trip to Washington Today to represent all of their fallen brothers from the Eighth Army Ranger Company. Its an honor, its an honor for all their memories as well. Hill 205 was just 60 miles from the border with china. And then Lieutenant Puckett and the rangers had their orders to take that hill. As a young officer, Lieutenant Puckett knew that something wasnt quite right. The Intelligence Briefing indicated that there were 25,000 chinese troops in the area. Outnumbering u. S. And korean forces two to three. Or excuse me, three to two. Lieutenant puckett, though he thought the numbers of the attack fell in line with the military doctrine, the lieutenant believed in the fundamentals, how he trained his men. How he hand picked them. Chosen from the ranks of cooks and clerks and mechanics to the first Ranger Company since World War two. Physical conditioning, tactical training, working as a team. Get The Basics right, then build from there. Lieutenant puckett also believed in being there for the fight. He volunteered for the Army Corps enlisted reserve to try to join to fight in World War ii. He volunteered to go to korea, and instead of the safer posting in japan. He volunteered for the new Ranger Company. And then he prayed, dear god, dont let me get a bunch of guys, good guys, killed. When he was chosen to command that company. So on the morning of november 25th, 1950, mounted on the decks of the tanks, 51 of pucketts rangers and nine korean enlisted soldiers set out to take Hill 205. To make their charge they had to cross a half a mile of frozen rice patties under fire. When the Machine Gunners slowed the Rangers Advance Puckett risked his life by running across the area to draw fire that would reveal the location of the nest. He did it once. He did it again. It took three runs intentionally exposing himself to the enemy to pick off the gunner. Of course, Colonel Puckett had developed a dangerous hobby as he recounted in his book of challenging himself to run in front of Speeding Cars when he was 4 years old. So selfpreservation, it seemed, was never a primary concern of the colonel. When the rangers finally reached the top of Hill 205, they found it abandoned. But puckett knew the Fight Wasnt nearly over. His men established a defensive perimeter and then went to coordinate the artillery support, he was sure they would need, and while he was there to load up the ammunition, and grenades, The Basics. Shortly after he returned, the first onslaught began, mortars followed by Ground Assault from the entire chinese battalion. Pucketts rangers were outnumbered almost ten to one. During the Fight Puckett abandoned the relative safety of his Fox Hole, moving from man to man, encouraging them in the fight, checking that the perimeter was holding. He took a Grenade Fragment in his left Thigh But Puckett refused to be evacuated. He was a ranger. He led his men from the front and over the course of the next several hours four more waves of assaults came. Each time puckett made his rounds, passing out extra ammo and Extra En Couragement to rally his men, each time he was able to call in artillery support, sometimes danger close, to help break the advance of the chinese soldiers. Each time the rangers held The Hill, pushing back at times with hand to hand fighting. About 2 30 a. M. , after more than four hours of near nonstop fighting, the sixth wave began. By this time the rangers had many rangers had been killed, and those who were left were exhausted, outnumbered, and dangerously short of ammunition, and grenades. Lieutenant puckett had sustained a second wound, this time in his left shoulder. He had distributed all the ammo to his men, keeping only eight bullets and a bayonet for himself. For the last time puckett called in artillery support, only to be hold the guns were supporting other besieged units, then two mortar rounds landed directly in pucketts Fox Hole, tearing through both his feet and backside and left arm and shoulder. Pucketts rangers had been overwhelmed and he himself was badly wounded. He ordered one of his men, who found him on the ground, to leave him behind, but thats not the ranger creed. A private ran for help and soon two other rangers charged back up The Hill fighting off advancing chinese soldiers, retrieving their commander. They had to drag him down The Hill with Hunt Puckett reminding them and himself that he could take the pain. Quote, im a ranger. Before his men loaded him on a tank to evacuate, Lieutenant Puckett called for one final barrage on Hill 205. And the Eighth Army unloaded artillery while phosphorus on the rangers former position. They did not hold The Hill but the rangers extracted a high price. Korea is sometimes called the forgotten war, but those men who were there under Lieutenant Pucketts command, theyll never forget his bravery. They never forget that he was right by their side throughout every minute of it and the people in the republic of Korea Havent forgotten as evidenced by the fact that the Prime Minister of korea is here for this ceremony. I doubt this has ever happened before. I cant say that for certain. But i doubt its happened before. The americans, all americans, like ralph puckett, joined in their fight. And while The Enduring partnership between our two nations began in war, it has flourished through peace. Its a testament, i think, of the Skroord Strength of our alliance. And were joined today as i said by President Moon, I Cant tell you how happy i am hes able to be here and if i may id like to invite President Moon to say a few words if that is okay. Presiden T Moon . [ speaking in foreign language ] Translator Plmt Mr. President , Thank You for your words. I find it meaningful to join this ceremony upon president bidens invitation. I learned that im the first foreign leader to ever attend a ceremony of such kind as president of the republic of korea it is a great honor and pleasure. [ speaking in foreign language ] translator the colonel is a true hero of the Korean War with extraordinary valor and leadership, he completed missions to The End defending Hill 205 and fighting many more battles requiring equal valiant. Without the sacrifice, Freedom And Democracy we enjoy Today Couldnt have blossomed in korea. [ speaking in foreign language ] translator earlier Colonel Puckett told me that when he was in korea during the Korean War it was absolutely destroyed. That was true. But From The Ashes of the Korean War we rose, we came back, and that was thanks to the Korean War veterans who fought for Koreas Peace and freedom. And right now thanks to their support and efforts we are enjoying prosperity. [ speaking in foreign language ] translator on behalf of the korean people i express deep Gratitude And Respect to them. Through the war veterans, the korean people saw a Great Soul Of America that marches toward freedom and peace. Their acts of gallantry, sacrifice and will forever be remembered. [ speaking in foreign language ] translator the alliance forged in blood of heroes has become a linchpin of Peace And Prosperity and beyond. Colonel puckett and his fellow warriors a link that bind us together. I pray they stay with us in good health for a long time. Thank you very much. [ applause ] well, Thank You, President Moon. Now id be remiss if i didnt note that ralph Pucketts Service to our nation did not end in the Korean War. It did not end after his service in the vietnam war. Where he earned a second distinguished service cross. Two silver stars. Two brown stars with v for valor. And add to that, during his service, five purple hearts. For injuries suffered in combat. And it didnt end. After his retirement from active duty, or his induction into the Ranger Hall of fame, it didnt end there either, when he served as the honorary colonel for the 75th Ranger Regiment where he helped new generation of rangers during their training missions. Even now, even now you can find him out at Fort Benning cheering on the rangers, and letting them know hes there with them. Over his career he mentored countless young people. Hes always believed that all that mattered to be a ranger was if you had the guts and the brains, that the standard he applied when he picked his first Ranger Unit in korea, in an army that only recently had been integrated, he chose with his team, included a black, a latino, an asianamerican members. My mother would say, god love you, man. In 2015, during the obamabiden administration when the military was considering opening all combat positions to women, including rangers, Colonel Puckett let it be known that he thought women could meet the standards and said i want to see them do it. He leads from the front. He leads by example. He leads with his heart. Hes a ranger. And thats how rangers lead, thats how you lead. So now, it is my great honor to ask for the citation to be read, and to award colonel Puckett Jr. , Ralph Puckett Jr. With the Medal Of Honor. The president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded In The Name Of Congress the Medal Of Honor to first lieutenant Ralph Puckett Jr. , united States Army. For conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above the call of duty. First lieutenant Ralph Puckett Jr. Distinguished himself by acts of gallantry Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty while serving as the commander during the period of 25 November 1950 through 26 November 1950 in korea. As his euunit commenced a Daylit Attack the enemy directed mortar, Machine Gun and small Arms Fire against the advancing force. To obtain fire first Lieutenant Puckett mounted the closest tank, exposing himself into the deadly enemy fire, leaving from the fang he shouted words of encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. Almost immediately enemy threatened by pinning down one platoon. Leaving the safety of his position, with full knowledge of the danger, first Lieutenant Puckett intentionally ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire. Thereby allowing the rangers to locate and dezstroy the enemy positions and to seize Hill 205. During the night the enemy launched a counterattack that lasted four house. Over the course of the counterattack, the rangers were inspired and motivated by the extraordinary leadership and courageous example, exhibited by first Lieutenant Puckett. As a result five Human Wave Attacks by a Battalion Strength Enemy element were repulsed. During the first attack first Lieutenant Puckett was wounded by Grenade Fragments but refused evacuation, and decimated attacking enemy formations, he repeatedly abandoned positions of relative safety to make his way from Fox Hole to Fox Hole to check the companys perimeter and to distribute ammunition amongst the rangers. When the enemy launched a sixth attack it became clear to first Lieutenant Puckett that the position was untenable. During this attack two Enemy Mortar rounds landed in his Fox Hole inflicting grievous wounds. Knowing his men were in a precarious situation he commanded the rangers to leave hymn behind and evacuate the area. Feeling a sense of duty to aid him, the rangers refused the order and staged an effort to retrieve him from the Fox Hole while still under fire from the enemy. Ultimately the rangers succeeded in retrieving first Lieutenant Puckett and they moved to the bottom of The Hill where first Lieutenant Puckett called for devastating Artillery Fire on the top of the enemycontrolled hill. First lieutenantpucketts extraordinary Heroism And Selflessness Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of Military Service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the united States Army. [ applause ] let me invite the Family Up, come on, get the Family Up here. All of you, including the grandkids. Hey, jack, how you doing . Good to see you. Hey, chip. Hi, tony. Nice to meet you, sir. Jack, good to se e you. Flash, flash. Now, mr. President , would you mind standing here too . Is that okay . Come on up. Okay. [ applause ] as they say in southern bell, you done good. Thank you, Thank You. Thank you very much. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Okay, well ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we conclude Todays Ceremony of Colonel Puckett. I see the same Grit And Determination of the young lieutenant in our body of vesture. Join me in a word of prayer. Most he loy god as we leave the ceremony. Our nation and armys people. Give us the fortitude to always give 100 and then some. May you bless Colonel Ralph Puckett jr. As he joins the Pantheon Of Heroes who have distinguished themselves through selfless acts of bravery, may his Leadership And Legacy be a Way Point for us To Follow, keep us all strong in spirit, and give our Leaders Wisdom as they serve our nations keep the lamp of liberty burning bright on the united states of america, our allies around the world as well. I ask these things in your most blessed and holy name, amen. Breaking military protocol, but come on up and said hi. The Vice President what am i talking about . Vice president . Its an honor. 94yearold Colonel Ralph Puckett, now the recipient of the Medal Of Honor, big smile on his face, what a day, an amazing man, truly a hero. Quick break, well be right back. Dignity. It demands a rapid covid test, because we all deserve an answer. It demands your heart stays connected to your doctor, so you know its beating as it should. And a rapid test to help evaluate concussion, in Case Something were to happen. 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What are we learning, chris, about what investigators took and what they found . Reporter lets go through it. Weve learned a lot more about as you said a raid that took Place End of april. Lets go through. You went through the numbers here. 18 devices seized. Initially we thought it was 18 electronic devices that were just rudy giulianis, no, there were some other once related to he and his Staff. 11 they have gotten the data off of. Seven remain password protected, obviously trying to get through that. Now, this is whats interesting. Most of what theyve gone through to date actually comes from a 2019 Covert Search of his icloud account. Not related to what they got in april. Most of it comes from way back when. As you mepgntioned this is not new investigation. Its been going on for years. What happens now . Interesting question, because, of course, theres a debate because this is a legal proceeding. Ill hit on the what now button. That will help us handle that, ana. Okay, first of all, theres a privilege review. So at the 2019, when theyve got his icloud stuff, they used a filter team, attorneys and fbi agents to go through it and figure out what might deal with attorney client privilege, and what might not. Now the prosecutors want to appoint a special master, an independent person who goes through and says this is protected by attorney client privilege, and therefore Prosecutors Cant use it, and this is not. The giuliani folks are fighting that, they are saying, well, we want to find all of the reasons, the affidavits that allowed you to make these initial searches back in 2019 to which the prosecutors have essentially said, you can read this yourself, theyve said theres no reason for us to do that, we dont typically do that and were not going to do it in this case. That is pending at the moment and thats where we are, look, none of this is good for rudy giuliani, 18 devices seized, not a good thing, 2019 icloud account covertly looked into, he has not been charged yet, shouldnt say that, but it doesnt bode well reading the tea leaves. Well see where it lands. I have to ask you about something else as well. Senator Ted Cruz is essentially trolling the u. S. Military, lay it out for us. Yeah, yeah, so youd be surprised, always republican saying we support our troops, we support our troops. Okay, lets i want to first, were before we get to anything else. Give context. Here is something a uber tweeted, itsatic Tok Video comparing Russian Military Ads and american military ads. Well play that. It begins in california with a little girl raised by two moms. Also marched for equality. I like to think ive been defending freedom from an early age. To marry my other mom. With such powerful Role Models i finished High School at the top of my class. And after meeting with an army recruiter, i found it. A way to prove my inner strength. Okay, so Ted Cruz united States Senator said this, holy crap, wraps a woke emasculated military is not the best idea attached to this tweet. I dont know what he objected to, graduating top of her class, tammy duckworth, served, perhaps u. S. Senators shouldnt suggest that the russian military is better than the american military that protected him from an this is ridiculous, ana. This is Ted Cruz trying to troll the liberals to apiece the Trump Base because he wants to run for president in 2024. I understand what he is doing. Doesnt make it right. And in the process putting down people serving this country right now. Chris cillizza. Active military. Exactly. Thank you for that. Thank you. Tokyo olympics, the organizers scale back the number of people allowed from foreign delegations as covid Cases Surge in the host nation. The games are all about bringing the world together, right. But in a pandemic can it happen safely in Bob Costas weighs in next. The International Olympic Committee says its, quote, clearer than ever that the games will be held, just two months from now. But they wont look anything like we are used to seeing. The number of foreign athletes and Staff'>Support Staff coming to games cut in half, down to 78,000. No foreign spectators allowed at the games. That means no families. 230 doctors and 300 nurses will be on site. Between 50,060,000 covid tests carried out every single day. And once athletes are done competing they have 48 hours to leave the country. Not one thing that wont be required, is vaccinations. With us now a man synonymous with the olympics, the one, the only, Bob Costas. Great to have you here, bob. I wish we had more time to have the discussion today, because i love the olympics. You have hosted every single Summer Olympics since 1988. You mow what the games are like, the village like, whats going on behind scenes. We have seen other sports make adjustments for covid and olympics is a different animal. Do you think the games can go on safely . Well, some 70 of the populace in japan thinks they should be postpone he had or cancelled altogether. There is a large number of Health Officials in japan and internationally feeling the same way. Internationally known japanese athletes like the tennis great Noam Osaka or Hideki Matsuyama who won the masters expressed reservations. But as you just said, the Organizing Committee says full speed ahead. In truth the final decision barring the most extreme circumstances, the hammer belongs to the ioc and they rerated today that the olympics will happen this summer. Its nine weeks to the day that the Opening Ceremony is scheduled. But as you said everything will feel different. Is is the competition at the heart of it . Yes . But so is the pageantly the cultural pan room, the travel log aspect, the interaction between athletes,o, many who dont speak the same Language But Share Athleticism And Commitment to the event. All of that is different. You feel for the athletes who have tried to peak for 2020 and its been pushed back. So and i feel for my longterm friends and colleagues at nbc devoting themselves to putting on the best possible presentation. And they will still do it, work tirelessly to do it. But the back drop, the texture, will be different and some ringing hollow and wont be nbcs fault and athletes fault. I worry about the magic being lost because of the changes that are necessary in terms of safety. But as a mom and as an athlete myself one of the things that always stands out to me during the games is the reaction from the athletes parents, Fans A as the athletes the compete. I think a lot of people remember a gymnasts parents squirming in the stands in rio. What do you think its like for the athletes to compete without their families and big supporters there . There may be some disaspen sayings for immediate family. Maybe. I dont know. Its worth noting only 3 of japanese citizens have been vaccinated at this point, fully vaccinated. Theyve had a lot of difficulty with their rollout. Far less than 100 of athletes and officials will be vaccinated upon arrival in japan, although they say they will ramp it up and have daily testing and all the rest. Its a peculiar experience. What im sure occurred to a lot of people is why dont they postpone until 2022, until the 90s they used to have the Winner And Summer olympics in the same Calendar Year anyway, giving them more time. The athletes adapted once. They can adapt twice. But there are contracts to consider. You know, the venues, theyre already theyre already committed to other businesses. Or they turn the Olympic Village into residential housing or commercial real estate. The contracts have been pushed back by a year already. The broadcast contracts. Advertisers made it clear decades ago they didnt want to commit the big advertisers to that much of a budget for two olympics in the same Calendar Year. But these are explanations not excuses. These are extraordinary circumstances. And to the average person it would seem it makes more sense to postpone it than cancel it and makes more sense to postpone than carry on starting nine weeks from today. Right, because a lot seems to be going in the wrong direction. The surge. Host citying are pulling out. More states of emergency enacted. It doesnt make logical sense to keep plowing forward and trying to force this in. Well see whapz. Bob costas lets continue the conversation as we get closer Thank You for being with us. Sure thanks ana. This week i asked you to show me hour making your comeback from the pandemic. Here is some of what you share. I loved the pictures and videos. Rachel says i got to finally hug my 77yearold Critical Care pulmonologist dad, my own personal hero. Gem writes, Arjun Teen Dance socials are back at the milford arts council. Tango Friends Hug and dance for the first time after more than a year. Alex says seeing friends seeing with Margaritas Era again. One of a Viewer Sharing hanging out in mexico. And clearly he is not alone. Keep sending pictures or your videos. You can say something in the videos too. Tell us what you are doing in the Videos Tp Tag me ana cabrera. Use the hashtag which is important when we come back and round them up, the hashtag, the comeback and well feature you on this show next week. Thank you for being with me today. I hope you smiled watching the ceremony like i did. The news continues next with alisyn and victor. Hello, everyone. Welcome to newsroom im alisyn camerota. And victor blackwell. We begin with the new and fragile Cease Fire in the Middle East. And these are some of the clashes today. But so far that has not disrupted the pause in strikes between israel and the palestinian Militant Group hamas. But this