Phil rucker of the Washington Post, they interviewed trump at maralago back in march for their book i alone can fix it. And here is what trump told them about the day his supporters laid siege to and desecrated the capitol. And again, in an effort to overturn the election, which of Course Led to trump being impeached for a second time. And it was a loving crowd, too, by the way. Ive heard that from a lot of people have told me that was a loving crowd. And, you know, it was it was too bad that they did that. The Capitol Police were very friendly. You know, they were hugging and kissing. You dont see that. Personally what i wanted is what they wanted. They showed up just to show support because i happen to believe the election was rigged at a level like nothing has ever been rigged before. So loving crowd. And now theres been a melt down of sorts over this bipartisan effort to investigate that insurrection, The One where Capitol Police definitely were not being hugged and kissed. The one that left many People Capitol Police officers with permanent injuries. Today the House Speaker vetoed two of the five republican members that Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy chose for the house select 1 6 committee. Congressman Jim Banks of indiana, Jim Jordan of ohio. They are among some of trumps most vocal acolytes and loyal supplicants. In fact, they both voted against counting electoral votes for Joe Biden. Banks released a statement monday somehow blaming the biden administration for the response to the riot even though it took place as Youll Recall when trump was president. That was the point of the riot. And Jim Jordan has called the Investigation Nothing but a third impeachment of the former president. Pelosi explained her unusual move in a statement that cited, quote, respect for the integrity of the investigation with an insistence on the truth and with concern about statements made and actions taken by these members. That triggered this from Republican Leader Mccarthy who warned, quote, unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five republican nominees republicans will not be party to their Sham Process and will instead pursue our own investigation. This Afternoon Mccarthy joined his five wouldbe appointees to repeatedly denounce the speaker. This represents something that has not happened In The House before for a select committee by the historian. Its an egregious abuse of power. Pelosi has broken this institution. Its true. It is politics by pelosi. It kind of went on like that. Republican Congressman Liz Cheney of Wyoming Who Pelosi had already appointed to the committee and who until recently was the third most powerful member of the republican party In The House, well, today she called out mccarthy. The rhetoric that we have heard from the Minority Leader is disingenuous. The american people deserve to know what happened. At every opportunity the Minority Leader has attempted to prevent the american people from understanding what happened, to block this investigation. I agree with what the speaker has done. Mccarthy, of course, wants to become speaker next year. Do you think that he deserves to be speaker in the aftermath of his actions here . I think that any person who would be third in line to the presidency must demonstrate a commitment to the constitution and a commitment to the rule of law. And Minority Leader mccarthy has not done that. Pelosi says the committee will go forward with its investigation, and today democratic chairman Benny Thompson told the guardian, the actions of former President Trump, his administration officials and lawmakers will all be part of this inquiriy. The White House has said it supports the speaker on all of this. And this evening during a Cnn Town Hall In Cincinnati the president talked about the Capitol Riot and the danger of these conspiracy theories. I dont care if you think im satan reincarnated. The fact is you Cant Look at that television and say nothing happened on the 6th. You cant listen to people who say this was a peaceful march. Some of the stuff, i mean qanon, the idea that the democrats or that biden is hiding people and sucking the blood of children and no, im serious. Thats now, you may not like me and thats your right. But the kinds of things that are being said of late i think youre beginning to see some of the and democrats as well, sort of a Venom Sort of leak out of a lot of it. Weve got to get beyond this. Meanwhile, a big piece of Bidens Agenda has been temporarily blocked in the senate. Its a mess like everything in the senate. Republicans all voted to oppose a Test Vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which is still being worked out. It now looks like that vote will take place next week. We also heard an extraordinary defense of the u. S. Militarys tradition of steering clear of Party Politics today. And it came from a key figure cited often by Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig in their new book. General mark milly, chairman of the joint chiefs of Staff Today was asked about comments attributed to him in the book expressing Fears Trump would attempt some sort of coup to stay in power after the 2020 election. Im not going to comment on whats in any of those books. Let me just say this, though. I always personally provided the best Military Professional advice to President Trump previously, to President Biden or any other president. I always provide the best advice to the secretary of defense whomever is the secretary of defense. And i do that for the national Security Council as well. I want america to know the united States Military is an apolitical institution. Our oath is to the constitution, not to any individual at all. And the military did not and will not and should not ever get involved ipdomestic politics. We dont ever arbitrate elections. Thats the job of the judiciary and the legislature and the american people. With that lets bring in our lead off guests on this wednesday night. Shannon pettypiece, our senior white House Reporter for nbc news digital. Lisa lair, national correspondent for the the new york times, and back with us tonight Phil Rucker, senior correspondent for the Washington Post. As we mention his Brand New book written with his colleague and writing partner, Carol Leonnig, called i alone can fix it, Donald J. Trumps catastrophic final year is now on the market. Good Evening And Welcome to you all. And Phil Rucker, i would indeed like to begin with you and your work. Based on your interview, which of course goes on for 2 1 2 hours in the moment there in maralago, trump is not living in our current reality. And you could argue that through line is living with republican members In The House as of yet. Thats exactly right, brian. To listen to former President Trump talk about January 6th, talk about the election from last fall, tuck about what he expected Vice President Mike Pence to do to try to overturn a democratic election, you realize hes living in a dystopian, alternative reality. Virtually nothing that he said in the course of that interview was true. The Audio Clip you played at the beginning of the show had the president the former president saying there was a lot of love and Hugs And Kisses among the rioters at the capitol, but we all saw with our own eyes the video. There was not love. There was a lot of Hate And Hostility and violence and in fact deadly violence. It was a horrific and haunting event. But trumps mindset has become so warped. And it is as you point out transferred to so many republicans in the congress. Theyre fearful of alienating the former president and in turn alieniating his tens of millions of supporters. And so thats why you see so many republican congressmen including the leader of the house minority, Kevin Mccarthy, latching onto the former president s Big Lie about the election and trying to resist any sort of thorough and fulsome investigation of what happened on January 6th. Lisa lair, lets talk about Jim Jordan who we mentioned last night i think even his house republican colleagues would agree is way more Performance Artist than he is legislator. He is already fundraising on being black balled. He appeared tonight on Fox News. Well play it, discuss it on the other side. The fundamental question, which is why wasnt there a proper Security Posture that day . It wasnt like we didnt know there was a rally in town. Only the speaker of the house can answer that question. So maybe she doesnt want to answer that fundamental question or any other questions. So lisa, you hear the point there. It was security at fault not the violent rioters. Are we missing something or is this anything deeper than just a look over here kind of Bait And Switch . I think its an effort to raise money from the republican base. Ive spent a lot of time in the past few months listening to republican voters and focus groups interviewing republican voters across the country, and a large number of them believe that this was largely a protest with a few bad apples, that the violence was overplayed by the media, and that this was just not that significant of an event even though its the first siege on the capitol in 200 years, of course. So, you know, i think representative jordan has a feel for where his voters are. Its particularly shocking given that these members of congress were themselves witnesses. In fact, they were hiding from these rioters on the house floor. So it is somewhat surprising theyre willing to buy into all this. But i think this is politics, and they have a sense for where the politics are. And sadly, the outcome of all this is that were likely to end up with two separate investigations, both partisan, which is of course a reflection of where the country is right now politically but not all that encouraging for those americans who would like to get to the bottom of what really happened on January 6th. And, you know, how we sort of ended up where we are. Shannon pettypiece, to your beat, what do you think the White House wants from this 1 6 committee . Well, what the White House wants is to be talking about infrastructure and President Bidens build back better agenda and trying to get that through, Voting Rights, trying to get through some Voting Rights legislation. You know, there are a lot of priorities that this White House wants to get through. The clock is ticking on how much time they have to get those through. And when you see things like have been happening today and like on other days In The House of representatives, these polarized days where people are still fighting over what should be a common set of agreed upon facts, it points to, of course, just how divided the country still is on even something that seems apparent that people should be able to agree on is a problem that should be addressed. And it speaks to the division that the White House is going to have to continue to face as they try to get through these bigger priorities like infrastructure spending, extended Child Care Tax credit, Voting Rights, Police Reform, maybe potentially some sort of gun reform legislation. The division theyre going to face and couldfore shadow what theyre going to have to deal with if democrats lose the house in 2022, which i know impossible to predict anything that farout at this point, but is a possibility. And what that is going to mean for president Bidens Agenda going forward when you have a house that will likely be led by Representative Mccarthy who is one of the people whos put up some of the biggest opposition to this January 6th commission. Phil rucker, i want to play more of your audio with former President Trump. And to our audience just to picture the scene as you listen to the audio, this is happening in the lobby of maralago, in effect his public office. So he can see and be seen by all the paying members. Again, over the course of a 2 1 2Hour Interview. This next selection is about his amazement that the Supreme Court refused to help a guy out despite the fact that Donald Trump has appointed fully a third of the justices on the court. Well discuss on the other side. I needed better judges. The Supreme Court was afraid to take it. Dont forget, if you take all of the everything out, take all of the dead people that voted. And there were thousands of them, by the way. We have lists of obitiaries. If you take the illegal immigrants that voted, if you take the indians that got paid to vote in many cases, they said were not going to hear the case. Im very disappointed in the Supreme Court. I guess they thought it would be violent maybe. And it was violent the other way perhaps. From indians to obituaries, its all baloney. Phil rucker, talk about his unique kind of boiling transactional anger at the highest court in the land . Yeah, brian, its transactional anger. And its also of course a series of lies there as you point out with the nice word baloney. But, look, the president was upset what he thought of as his Supreme Court didnt bail him out after the election. He had installed neil gorsuch, bret kavanaugh, and shortly before people went to the polls, amy coney barrett, and the court shifted decidedly to the right. And trump thought that was his calling card, that if the Election Results were close he could basically somehow dial a friend to get some help from the Supreme Court. It obviously didnt work out that way in part becauseoffs the kind of utter failure of the trump legal team to find any evidence or to present it in any sort of acceptable fashion in a series of federal courses courts, rather. Remember it was about 86 federal judges that ruled there was no case here, that the case of fraud the Trump Campaign was putting forward had no evidence to support it. But nonetheless this is a continuing grievance for former President Trump. And, you know, in a different part of our interview he actually singled out Brett Kavanaugh saying that he thought he was especially disappointed in kavanaugh because when kavanaugh needed to be billed out amid those sexual Assault And Harassment claims, trump had his back and decided to keep him as his nominee despite pressure to drop him as his nominee. And therefore kavanaugh should have bailed out trump after the November 2020 election. All of it unbelievable. Hey, letesa, ive got a question for you. Just as reporter whos been around a while, how incredible was it for you to witness Liz Cheney kind of rockribbed conservative republican from one of the more notable conservative republican families in our country taking a swing at her republican leader In The House, denouncing him and supporting the actions of the speaker of the house . It was it was a really remarkable moment given her Family Lineage and, you know, what a major force in the republican party the Cheney Family has been for so many decades. You know, its hard to see her motives. I think when you talk to republicans they see political motives here shes trying to raise her profile. They speculate about some kind of bid for President Or Something like that. Its hard to see how this plays particularly well for her within her own party at the very least. And its also hard to see how she could become a democrat in any way, Shape Or Form given that she still is a conservative on most issues. It just it seems at least when you analyze the politics that shes taking a Principle Stance on behalf of her country and is eager to sort of disown the lies, the baloney as you so nicely put it of the Trump Era and of the siege on the capitol. Shannon, you get the last word. I have this theory that every time we use phrases like procedural votes this close to bedtime we lose 1,000 viewers like that. So leaving that aside how rough a shape is the president s Infrastructure Hopes and dreams as we speak right now to tonight in the senate . Well, this vote certainly wasnt a deathblow by any means. Everyones still talking. Everyones still working together. You know, there have been a number of times when i have heard very optimistic people in the White House in congress saying theyre close to a deal, they just need a few more days, everyones invested in it, everyone has an interest on getting a deal work out. And then it doesnt happen, it falls apart. It was about a month ago we were supposed to get a Police Reform bill, and now that appears to be stuck in the gridlock of the senate. So there is a lot of optimism still as weve heard in the past there is going to be a deal, theres just some details that need to be hammered out. But like i said ive heard that before. So theres never a deal until theres actually a deal. And right now there are a lot of questions up in the air about how they are going to get this through. Nothing is certain. And we were bumping up against an August Recess that when the senate gets back from, theyre going to have a lot of other issues on their plate theyre going have to deal with regarding budgets and debt limits. And once we get out of this year and into 2022 were into Midterm Season and the clock really has run out on President Biden trying to get through a domestic agenda, so its going to be a crucial two weeks in congress to see what theyre able to pull through, and, you know, not to be overdramatic but what happens in the next two weeks could potentially spell out a lot of what the fate of President Bidens domestic agenda is going to look like over the next 3 1 2 years. Weighty words. And there you have it, our fearsome threesome, our Starting Line for the night. Shannon pettypiece, leasy lerrer, Phil Rucker. Our thanks for starting us off. Coming up for us, mccarthy had his chance for an equal number of republican and democrats on the 1 6 committee. He turned it down. 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And ask how to save up to 400 a year on your Wireless Bill when you add xfinity mobile. Get started today. Why were we illprepared . Why did they know on December 14th . Why would they jeopardize the lives of the Capitol Police . We will run our own investigation. I think its very clear to the american public this is a sham, but we will make sure we get to the real answers. A festival of Whataboutism And Denial from Kevin Mccarthy today. The republicans, the party that fomented the Big Lie, are going to do their own investigation and not serve on this 1 6 committee after pelosi said no to two of the members that mccarthy named. The republican party remains deeply committed to Donald Trump, and Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig have released this new audio from their 2 1 2 Hour Interview with trump. In the following portion he reveals his thinking about Vice President pence on January 6th. Rudy actually did a very good job with legislatures. You know when he went before because the legislatures, had Mike Pence had the courage to send it back to the legislatures, he would have a different outcome in my opinion. Is that what you told him to do . I didnt tell him to do anything. What did you want him to do . I thought the election was rigged. Mow of the same. Back with us eugene robinson, Pulitzer Prizewinner for the Washington Post. And of course among the cohost of the circus on show time. Gentlemen, welcome back. Eugene, im told mccarthy went on Fox News tonight and further pounded this theme that its all about pelosi not providing enough security. You just saw him in an olympic piece of gaslighting say it was the democrats who put the Capitol Police at risk. Eugene, am i missing anything deeper here, or does mccarthy pretty much take orders from trump . And are the republicans really at the end of the day worried about what a 1 6 investigation might turn up . Oh, absolutely. I think youre right on all counts there. I mean, its just astounding. There was an insurrection at the capitol that threatened the lives of all members of congress, of the Vice President on January 6th. Thats to me and to any sensible person what needs to be investigated. Yet the republicans have no interest in investigating that. They want to investigate everything else. They want to investigate black Lives Matter protests the previous summer. Congressman Jim Banks from indiana, one of the two congressmen that Nancy Pelosi kicked off the committee while he was still on the committee sent out a release saying were going to get to the bottom of the responsibility of Capitol Leadership and the biden administration. There was no biden administration on January 6th because Joe Biden hadnt taken office yet. But he said the trump administrations response. Thats who responded or failed to respond. Its just its incredible. I do not blame the speaker at all. In fact, i think he did the right thing in taking off the select committee members who were obviously there to do nothing but gaslight, obstruct and do their own sort of sick Performance Art like Jim Jordan. Mark mckennen, for someone who has made your living in and around republican politics all your professional life, you have been so forthright about what you see happening and calling out the crazy in what passes for the modern day republican party. And i want to talk about Mccarthys Flock In The House with the assistance of a piece you wrote called the 2020 candidate slate, send in the clowns. Now were all operating, mark where under this assumption that 2020 could be a Big Night that 2022 could be a Big Night for republicans In The House and a bloodbath for the democrats. Talk about the clowns youre seeing out there. Well, Donald Trump has just set a new bar for republican candidates particularly people running for office. Its become the trump party, and anybody running for office has to meet the Litmus Test of Donald Trump. So people are clawing their way to the bottom as far as they can in the party like Kevin Mccarthy did today in order to to appeal to to appease Donald Trump. So what were going to see in 2022 is a lot of Donald Trumps out there running for office. And we didnt realize how aptly named that would be. We thought that was sort of denigrating politics at the time, but now we see The Real Circus has gone out of business but the political circus is doing better than ever. And eugene, do you care to predict how these various Junior Trumps are going to go over . Do you think there is is a fervor and a fever right now propelling them all to run for their local congressional seat . But do you think that has Staying Power the more time goes by and we learn about what transpired these past four years . Ive seen nothing to make me believe it doesnt have Staying Power at this point as long as Donald Trump remains in charge of the republican party and the king maker. And so, yes, were going to have a whole bunch of sort of university trumps out there running, and theyre going to win a lot of primaries. And so then the question becomes how do they do in the general election . And, you know, i would look at those suburban voters who were certainly turned off by Trump And Trumpism in 2020. And if thats the way it all plays out then maybe im not feeling as bad as i might if im the democrats. And maybe im thinking, you know, ive got a pretty good shot of holding the house, and ive got a pretty good shot of picking up some senate seats. All right, these two gentlemen have agreed to stay with us. And Coming Up after this break, why some republicans and, yes ron desantis, were about to mention your name, suddenly seem to be so provaccine. Nly seem to be so provaccine as gum issues. 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I think rure going to see a real erosion with people over 65 who have gotten vaccinated, who know its safe. Those who are out there pedaling these lies and trying is suggest that the vaccine is not safe or folks dont need to take it. So the Washington Post also among those noticing whats going on here. Republican politicians, Fox News anchors are suddenly okay with vaccines . Some of them advocating vaccines . Thats a sudden and dramatic change. Eugene robinson and Mark Mckinnon remain with us. And mark, this one goes to you. I want to quote David Frum from twitter tonight, easily the best canadian export. Desantis signed Executive Orders to protect vaccine refusers. His fundraising letters attacked Public Health officials like dr. Fauci. He appears on fox regularly to deny and minimize covid risks. Republicans must be seeing gates of Hell Covid Polling numbers among suburban women. Mark mckinnon not helping them. Theyre terrible liars. If you look at Desantis And Scalise on camera over the past 24 hours trying to pretend like theyre on the staff of the cdc. So what do you think the answer is . Both options are gross. Either they have Polling Or Theyve realized its mostly people dying in Red States. Well, i think its both, brian. I mean, its hitting them right between the eyes and right in the middle of their states in states especially that have highly unvaccinated populations. We know now, we see the data almost 100 of the people getting sick are unvaccinated populations and largely in Red States. So i mean everybodys got their own covid story, but theyre starting to see Loved Ones like in my family i have a brotherinlaw right now who didnt take the vaccine. Hes in the hospital. So more and more people are seeing people they love getting the virus, and thats turning things around. Thats changing minds, and its finally changing some opinions on the republican side of the fence about what to say publicly. Thank god. And eugene, of course if youre the president , the staff members around him, the professional staff at the cdc and fda you Cant Worry about the turn around in public opinion. You Cant Worry about whats making republican politicians and Fox News anchors suddenly get out there and sell the vaccine. You have to hope we get up and over 70 some some of these Red States get straightened out. Absolutely. I think mark did a great job of explaining the political impact of all this, but i think the administration should be focused on the Human Lifesaving impact of all this. So if republicans suddenly get religion on the vaccines because theres bad Polling Numbers, great. You know, let them shout it from the rooftops for folks to get the vaccine, and lets hope it has an impact. Lets hope people listen to them, get the vaccines, and were not back where we were months ago. We dont have a terrible problem, we dont have unnecessary deaths. 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Alabama is one of many states reporting a significant surge now in these new covid infections. Today a Facebook Post from one Alabama Physician is getting a lot of attention after a report on alabama. Com. Dr. Brittney cobiia works at grand view medical center in birmingham. She wrote, quote, im admitting young healthy people to the hospital with very serious covid infections. One of the last things they do before theyre intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that im sorry but its too late. Florida, of course, also facing a surge in new cases. Miami herald reporting the rapid increase has some florida hospitals limiting visitors and preparing, again, for the very worst. Here to help us is dr. Eileen marty, professor of Infectious Diseases at florida international in miami. In the past she has worked on global medicine with the World Health Organization among others. Doctor, i want draw you into florida politics except to say that im guessing i join you in welcoming your governor along with his first Class Education from yale and Harvard Law school over to the side of vaccines. That having been established, tell us about the situation as you know it in the state of Florida Tonight. So in the State Of Florida even though theres a substantial percentage of people that have had one dose of vaccine, fully vaccinated people constitute about 51 of the population overall. And thats nowhere near the necessary Herd Immunity. And what were seeing is a real rise in hospitalizations. Just over the last Week Weve had another 45 increase in cases, in hospital. And the bulk of those cases are people from age 20 to age 39 with more in their 20s than in their 30s. So this is very grave. Its absolutely affecting young people. Were even seeing it in children at higher rates than we ever did before. And while i have not had the experience of the physician from alabama, my patients do say that they wish they had taken the vaccine because virtually every single one of these people that were hospitalized with rare exception is someone who is unvaccinated. Doctor, were also were always so fortunate to spend some time with you. This is your lifes work. Youve worked all over the world. Did you ever dream that the antivax movement that politics would make the Vaccine Effort so difficult in this country for us to get up to Herd Immunity . Absolutely not. It boggles my mind. When we all just step back and consider the advances in Public Health, the advances in medicine in the 20s and now the 21st century. Its incredible what were able to do thanks to primarily things like vaccines. Vaccines have eliminated so much suffering in the world and eradicated two diseases, smallpox and from this earth. And the vaccines that we used years ago are nowhere near as effective and as safe as The Ones were using today including the covid19 vaccines. It is unbelievable that there are people especially here in the united states where its so easy now for anyone who wants to get a vaccine dose, that they wouldnt take something that is absolutely to their benefit, to the benefit of their families, to the benefit of our community and to benefit of our economy. So glad you answered that question that way. And final question is this. I ask it of every physician on this broadcast. For the vaccinated what should be their level of concern about the Delta Variant . Yeah, thats a really serious issue. It really you have to do it individually. You have to look at whether or not that vaccinated person has any reason, any medication they may be taking or an age related reason why they may not have that highest level of possible protection. For those individuals in particular they have to absolutely be wearing masks in indoor spays. And all of us even if we are relatively young and healthy, i kind of think im still on the young end. If were fully vaccinated but were going to have to be in an indoor space thats unventilated and crowded for a length of time, its wise to go ahead and use a mask in that point. Because really its always best to layer your protections. This new variant is far more infectious. The infectious dose is less, which means you need less time exposed in order to get a high volume thats going to potentially overwhelm the protections you have. No single public Health Measure is 100 . Layer your protections when its appropriate. Another great and clear answer, and thank you for it, doctor. Were always so appreciative to be able to spend a few minutes with you especially after knowing something about the workdays youre spending on the job now. Dr. Eileen marty joining us from Florida Tonight with our thanks. Another break for us. And Coming Up Opening Ceremony two nights away now, but the Olympic Games are actually and already under way except for the roar of the crowd. For the roar of the crowd. A take off. You downloaded the Td Ameritrade mobile app . Yeah, actually im taking One Last Look at my dashboard before we board. And you have thinkorswim mobile so i can finish analyzing the risk on this position. You two are all set. Choose the app that fits your investing style. Flowers are fighters. Thats why the alzheimers Association Walk to end alzheimers is full of them. Because flowers find a way to break through. Just like we will. Join the fight at alz. Org walk new projects means new project managers. You need to hire. I need indeed. Indeed you do. The moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. 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Theres lingering concern about a last Minute Cancellation still. Our update from Tokyo Tonight from nbc News Correspondent tom yoenis. Reporter for five years the u. S. Womens Soccer Team has been thinking about this game ever since sweden knocked them out in rio. But it was not the result they wanted. Sweden have taken Team Usa apart here In Tokyo. Reporter a stunning 30 loss. We know this wasnt our best. I think we beat ourselves a lot. Reporter the u. S. Softball team starting stronger with games getting under way in fukushima, topping italy 20. Its excitement to finally be back on the stage and get it going for us. Reporter with the Opening Ceremony two days away, japanese Jets Practice writing Olympic Rings in the sky. And Team Usa chose its flag bearers. For the first time there will be two. Baseball Player Eddie Alvarez who already has a Silver Medal in Speed Skating and Wnba Star sue bird. For you what does that flag represent in this pandemic . When i hold that flag thats what its really going to represent to me. Reporter but its Heart Break for another american, Beach Volleyball Player Taylor Crabb Testing positive for covid. More than 1,800 new cases on wednesday. To stay Safe Katey is training on Herble Kane in the village. Seeing everybody come together in a safe way during covid its really exciting to see we can do this. We can pull it off. Reporter and weve learned even though there wont be any spectators at the Opening Ceremony, there will be athletes. Thats more than 230 u. S. Olympians. Our thanks to Tom Yam S In Tokyo for that. Coming up so the games wont look like any other olympics, but we do have a reminder of what theyre supposed to be all about. O have a reminder of what theyre supposed to be all about. Born to be wild see disneys jungle cruise. Applebees and a movie, now thats eatin good in the neighborhood. Good morning, mr. Sun. Good morning, blair. [ chuckles ] whoo. Im gonna grow big and strong. 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Removes germs in seconds, moisturizes for hours. Soft, smooth. New dove handwash. Last thing before we go tonight. Lets talk honestly about the olympics, things that youre probably not going to hear much of during the coverage. Much of the world is shocked at Japans Pandemic response. They are ready in every other way. They spent billions on seating and venues that will now be expensive vacant caverns because the virus is spiking there and out of control. Watching the games will feel different and perhaps even be tinged with sadness, which is why the Olympic Committee offers us this to remind us what the games are supposed to be all about. 100 years. A wonderful display of skill. A life, an olympian. And in her century what did agnes see . Agnes saw a light, a light that helped illuminate the entire world. She saw the grandson of slaves redefine freedom. She saw the mother of two prove that anyone can fly. And she saw the man with no shoes with a new world record. Teach the world how to run. She saw generation after Generation Stand and watched their differences disappear like shadows in the noon day sun. And now she sees a new generation. Sky brown, one of the youngest olympians of alltime. Full of hope running toward their century. A generation who sees the same light agnes saw, a generation who morphs. Together were stronger than the darkness can ever be. The international Olympic Committee to take us off the air tonight. And so that is our broadcast for this wednesday evening. With our thanks for being here with us on behalf of all our colleagues at the networks of nbc news. Good night. So heres how it lays out in the new book by Carol Leonnig and philip rucker. Its not a long thing im going to read you here. Its sort of short. But fair warning even though its a short excerpt, theres a whole bunch of swears here. 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