Vaccines can outpace the spread of the highly contagious Delta Variant. Right now it is not looking good. More than half of u. S. States, mostly republican led, have a Vaccination Rate below the national average. The new surge beginning to imperil returntowork plans. Last night republican governor of alabama, Kay Ivy, said bluntly in an interview most of her colleagues will not say, that the blame for much of the continued suffering in her state rests squarely on the shoulders of those refuse to go get vac nated. What is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms . I dont know. You tell me. Folks are supposed to have common sense. But its time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. Its the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. Wow. One might think governor iveys frustrations could represent a crack in the republican firewall against covid protections. And even in washington there are signs republicans are beginning to acknowledge that their voters might be a part of the problem. Yesterday House Republican leaders gathered with a group of doctors for a Press Conference billed as a Press Conference to discuss the need for individuals to get vac nated, uncover the origins of the pAndemic And keep schools And businesses open. Sounds promising. Here is how it played out according to The New York Times. House Republican Leaders used the event to attack democrats who said without proof dissembled about the virus. The new york times ads the appearance by the second And third ranking House Republicans, representative Steve Scalise along with doctors said the spread had not prompted the party to change its town. The doctor of the previous president even tried to suggest democrats were being misleading. Asking questions of the democrats as well. How many of the democrats are willing to say whether or not theyve been vaccinated . Here is the thing, dr. Jackson, it was reported as early as may that 100 of the democrats had been vaccinated. Sean hannity, who was praised for issuing a full endorsement of vaccines And vaccine science, is pushing back against the suggestion that he urged his viewers to get vaccinated. Last night on his program he stressed that he has always cheered on the scientists And their advances against covid but insisted, quote, i never told anyone to get a vaccine. I have been very clear. I am simply not qualified. The Republican Party And the ongoing threat to where we are today. Dr. Ashish jha And Eugene Robinson And former republican congressman. Dr. Jha, you have said were just starting the delta surge. What are you watching for . What can we expect . And how concerned are you about the surge among those who were unvaccinated And spilling over into those who are . Yes, thanks for having me back here. I am concerned about where we are as a country. The surge is just getting going. We have quadrupled the number of daily infections the last few weeks. And were nowhere near done. Were at about 40,000 new infections a day. Were going to, i think, get to 100,000 a day over the next month or so. And probably keep going. This largely affecting unvaccinated people. The truth is vaccinated And unvaccinated people mix, in Grocery Stores And restaurants. Vaccinated people are getting Breakthrough Infections because of the high rates of unvaccinated. So its a really complicated situation. Vaccinated people still remain relatively safe from severe illness. But until we get a lot more people with the shot in the arm, its going to be a very tough ride for us. Dr. Jha, the vast majority of Unvaccinated Americans say they probably or definitely wont ever get vaccinated. Is there anything, anything, experts And official cans do to break through to them . Absolutely. I think there are some people still on the fence. I also think what is going to move most people, And by the way, weve done this with lots of other vaccines, mAndates. I dont mean from the government. From businesses And schools. If more And more places did that And people had a choice, you could go to your job or you could get And be vaccinated or not. Most people, i think, not vaccinated would jump off the fence And get vaccinated. The true core of antivaxers is quite small. We have to help others get over the hurdle. Ten states have less than half of their Adult Population fully vaccinated. Nine of those ten have republican Governors. 28 states, mostly republican, are below the national average of adults fully vaxed. In a Press Conference, supposedly aimed at promoting vaccinations surrounded by doctors further politicizing the issue by blaming covid origins. How do you reckon with that abdication of responsibility, that level of complete disregard for Public Health outcomes . Alicia, you mentioned it. The sin was politicizing this. You can respect Peoples Health Care decisions. You can encourage people but once you politicize it And make people believe that in order to be real conservatives they shouldnt get vaccinated, thats when youre crossing the line. And republicans did that. Theyve done that to try to criticize President Biden And even when he was running, they tried to politicize this. And now you see a lot of them change course, come back, wait, wait, no. This is important. Now you should do it. But it is too late for some people already. I think some republicans are trying to wake up to the reality its their voters that are passing away, that are getting really sick. Its a shame that it took this situation to get people to stop politicizing this. Thats the kind of politics we have to live with these days. Eugene, you underscored this in what used to be the Conservative Movement in this country is becoming a death cult. The measure of its power is less in ballots cast than in how many died. Its not just in my view immoral but its completely incoherent. Theyre saying, well, you should be giving Donald Trump Credit for the vaccine. Okay. Operation warp speed. He green lighted that And a whole lot of money, great. Theyre saying that we should be pointing the finger at china And lets look into that. Absolutely. But none of that has to do with whether people protect themselves And what will happen, i fear, And dr. Jha is the expert, of course, but it sounds like thousAnds And maybe Ands'>Tens Of ThousAnds of people are going to die who dont have to die And shouldnt have to die. Its readily available everywhere. Its incoherent. Bravo to governor ivey. Dr. Jha, this is why we circle back to the message And messenger. Would we be looking at a different country right now if Tucker Carlson told the world hed been vaccinated . Whats the mixed messaging And the just asking questions about the credibility of science making all of this an unwinnable war . Theres two parts to this. For one is that for a year a lot of people have been downplaying the virus saying its nothing worse than the flu, sniffles And the cold. That sets up pretty tough context to encourage people to get vaccinated. Who needs to get vaccinated against the cold . And then, now, theyre raising questions And really making up nonsense about the vaccine. And so a year And a half of this campaign, its going to be pretty tough to reverse. I think it will happen. I think people will see their Loved Ones getting sick And that will motivate people. I think mAndates from businesses will motivate people. Weve built up this difficult barrier that weve done to ourselves, a subset of people have done that. And now we have to figure out how to climb that hill. And, eugene, that is why were coming to this conversation about mAndating vaccines And about a return to mAndating masks. Your colleague writes those who didnt see the virus as a Threat Wouldnt have been worried about masks or vaccines. This is also the problem with reintroducing rules promoting mask wearing. It is unlikely to be embraced by legislators with significant vaccinehostile constituencies. Americans who are indifferent to the risk posed by the virus would be unlikely to embrace such a reintroduction. Those who would approve of Mask Rules probably have already been vaccinated. What more can the biden administration do And what more will they be willing to do politically . Im not sure. First of all, as you know, the federal government, the biden administration, cannot impose any sort of national mask mAndate. Thats in the providence of Governors And local officials. They could urge such a thing. I dont know if that would be productive or counterproductive at this point. Look, where i live, everybody is vaccinated And a lot of people still wear masks. I mean, in the Grocery Store And other places indoors because of this uncertainty. Because there are so many unvaccinated people around And i think thats going to continue. I think a lot of people will continue mask wearing in some circumstances And, of course, you have to wear a mask on airplanes And trains And buses in a lot of places. And so this weird sort of Hybrid System where some people are being extremely safe And other people not safe at all. I am just intrigued by the politicalization of all of this, not just the Vaccine But Something as simple as mask wearing. Tennessees government is restarting nearly all vaccine outreach. How concerned are you, carlos, about another uptick in political clashes that could further divide these hardhit states . Well, look, thats exactly whats happening. And look at what happened in the capitol with this Press Conference. Republicans came together ostensibly to encourage their supporters, really, because its their half of the country that isnt getting vaccinated, And then they take a sharp turn And just start using the Press Conference to attack democrats. You asked a question earlier what else can the biden administration do . I think they are doing everything they can to encourage people to get vaccinated. Its up to Republican Leaders. And to be fair, Mitch Mcconnell has done his part, but many others have to step up And tell their supporters, their voters, people who trust them, look, you need to do this if you want to protect yourself And everyone else from getting sick And potentially from dying. Thats what needs to happen now And if it doesnt were going to continue seeing more of the same And the country will be stuck not just for months but maybe for years. Dr. Jha, is Andate'>Vaccine MAndates where were headed . Will that be necessary . Colleges will try to open up campuses without Andate'>Vaccine MAndates And well see large outbreaks, And business also have a hard time bringing workers back. Theyre going to look for solutions And theres one, mAndate their workers be vaccinated. I think its the reality on the ground thats going to push organizations And when that happens the experience is Andate'>Vaccine MAndates work. Most are fine to get vaccinated if their employer asks them to do so. Eugene, in this moment, can you disentangle a mAndate of any sort, a Andate'>Vaccine MAndate or a mask mAndate, from what i think weve seen is the ideological Kneejerk Reaction that any mAndate of any kind is a violation of liberty . Well, you should be able to if they are mAndated by private companies, by universities. A court recently said, i think the university of indiana, was justified in imposing a Andate'>Vaccine MAndate to returning students. If it comes from the government, thats a big problem for people. If it comes from institutions And companies, the companies that people work for. And i hope dr. Jha is right. I hope dr. Jha is right when he says most people begin that sort of mAndate from their employer will comply without a whole lot of trouble. Dr. Jha, one last thing, this video from the olympic opening ceremonies, for those of you listening, it is an empty arena. We have become accustomed to seeing these. A major reminder we are very much not back to normal. Whats it going to take . How long will it take for us to see crowds in stAnds once again . 80 to 90 of the world vaccinated. That is doable. We have the technology. Its probably some time early to middle part of next year if we put all of our time, effort, energy into it. We have the capability, the science, the resources. We now need the political And-combat'>Will And Combat the misinformation thats holding us back. I appreciate your optimism. Carlos curbelo, thank you for starting us off. Eugene robinson, you are sticking around. The former president has spent Time Out of Office Raising Money off the lie he continues to spread. The grift Goes On now with serious consequences for voters. That story is next. Plus, bidens And-security-secretary'>HomelAnd Security Secretary saying trump has create Add Space for domestic terrorism with his rewriting of history around January 6th. More evidence of that being true as we hear firsthAnd from the defendants working their way through the courts, the very latest coming up. And one of the most consequence And controversial decisions for the Supreme Court could be a few short months away. The impact that could affect millions. All those stories And more when deadline White House continues after this. Ng] [ringing] you bring your best. Well block the threats. Cyberprotection for every one. Malwarebytes millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable Transportation Cyberprotection to their medical appointments. 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How much of that 75 Million went to any of the Ballot Reviews And socalled audits . Zero. Reporting instead the save America Leadership Pac which has few limits on how it can spend its money has paid for some of the former president s travel, legal staff. Trump continues to stoke the Big Lie so profitable for him And his pac with a Speech Tomorrow in arizona, home to the audit so central to keeping baseless Election Fraud conspiracies alive. The event is billed as a, quote, rally to protect our elections. Joining our conversation jonathan lemire, white House Reporter And an msnbc political analyst, Eugene Robinson is back with us. Eugene, i just want to you react to the Washington Post report. 75 Million. Thats an incredible sum of money much less an incredible sum to raise off a lie. It feels like the presidency may be over but the grift Goes On. Well, im not hearing shock in your voice. Im not seeing it on your face or on johns face. The grift Goes On. I was surprised that Donald Trump raised all that money And is using it himself, is using itselfishly. The most weve ever seen in our life. You might feel sorry for the people who are giving all this Money Thinking that it is going to fight this imaginary Voter Fraud when, in fact, its going to pay for Trumps Staff And his travel And whatever else. But they should know by now that that is what would inevitably happen And thats who he is. What i feel, eugene, is worry for our democracy And i know you share that concern. Jonathan, i want to talk about the latest brennan center report. The big Lie Good for trumps bottom line. 18 states have passed 30 laws curbing ballot access, four curbing the use of drop boxes, two states cutting back on early voting hours. None of The States have produced any evidence of the Election Fraud that led to these voting restrictions. Are they past even trying to justify why theyre doing this . It sure seems that way. For a lot of these states these are measures the republicans wanted to put in place a long time ago, And what happened was trumps Big Lie gave them a catalyst. They had an excuse to do so. Those states And others are considering similar measures. And this is, for many democrats, the existential threat to our democracy And their ability to win elections. If their voters are the ones disenfranchised it will be hard to win in states where the margins are so close. Thats why theres been mounting pressure on President Biden to do more here. I was with him last week in philadelphia when he gave his Voting Rights speech, And it was a good speech, well delivered. One of the best hes delivered since office t. Made no mention of the filibuster. None at all this week at the town hall, he said he supported a talking filibuster but there wasnt any specifics in terms of whether or not he would lobby democrats to do that, to make it harder, to make it harder for republicans to stop federal legislation that would protect Voting Rights which many believe is the only way to do so. Instead the message from the White House is they want to out organize, do voter turnout, make sure Registrations Cant be challenged, to rely on legal battles, rely on the department of justice. Thats all well And good, many democrats And activists say, but not enough. Theres no substitute for federal legislation And they need the president to step up. Your sense of where that resistance is coming from on the part of the president . You know, im not sure. Im not sure whether hes just deliberately trying to play it soft And plans to come in with more force And directness. I tend to suspect not because time is awasting as these measures get passed And were going to be in the election year cycle. Before you know it And then it becomes utterly impossible, probably. And so i think i dont like to resign myself of a bad outcome, but im also resigned to the fact that democrats are going to be fighting uphill in the next election And maybe the next couple elections if they had a bigger majority in the senate, they could do something about the filibuster. But they cant now. Its especially interesting, jonathan, because at the same time that you have that astute analysis from eugene, you also have republicans actually trying to expAnd the field on which theyre playing. So The Post reporting support is growing in the Texas Gop for an audit of the election results, but only in big counties which mostly went for biden. I mean, didnt Trump Win texas . What is the point here . Eugenes analysis is always astute, first And foremost. Youre right, theyre running up the score. The will of the people, the will of their constituents, to challenge votes, to challenge, to restrict access to the ballot. Trump won texas And fairly hAndily, but that could change. For a while now weve been hearing how the democratic shift in that state, the second largest in the country, could eventually favor democrats. Certainly most analysts believe were a couple cycles from that, but it could accelerate. If there is more influx of lets say people from california moving to texas. Now democrats have to do a better job than they did last time around, but that still is something that is a deep concern. They know if they lose texas And california is already in the democratic column it will be very hard to ever be elected president again. That is whats fueling a lot of this in these states. Some more obvious swing states like florida, georgia, et cetera, where theyre trying to just hold on to power there And they have the State Legislatures to do it. And right now they dont really see any consequences. Theres no federal legislation on the And-nothing'>Horizon And Nothing the democrats in these states can do except for leave And go to washington, d. C. Thats a temporary solution not a permanent one. Eugene, of Course Jonathan is right to underscore demographic change in a place like texas especially because its a big part of the story. The audit would be in larger counties. If you look at the demographics of those counties really gets at the dark racist aspects of the Big Lie, this idea there was mass Voter Fraud not just generally but specifically among voters of color. Yeah, right, massive Voter Fraud where black And brown People Vote And where white People Vote. Everything is fine. No problem. These sorts of voting restrictions, this is a new load of Voter Restrictions were getting, likely to get. In the short term they can tick people off. In the short term they can help democrats drive turnout And so in that sense republicans should be careful what they wish for. In the long term thats what i worry about. That initial sort of And-resistance'>Anger And Resistance that you might get from democrats in the next Election Cycle or the next one after that eventually could fade And then youre left in a situation where democrats are more permanently disadvantaged. And to say nothing of the ways in which they are structurally restructuring elections. Jonathan, i do want to ask you trump issued a statement attacking an Arizona State Senator who said he was embarrassed by the audit And endorsing his challenger. What is the message hes sending here . Is he telling republicans you have to be all in on Election Fraud fantasies or you dont belong . Trump put out something on bashing clevelAnds new name. He is targeting republicans who are not fully devoted to him. We know how much loyalty matters to the former president. Its a oneway street often as hes been quick to cast aside those who disappoint him. He has been not shy in attacking those, whether theyre federal officials or in this case local ones who arent doing that. The Litmus Test in the Republican Party is whether or not you go along with the Big Lie. That is what is fueling the gop as it heads to 2022 And tries to reclaim the majority in the house even if perhaps not the senate And 2024. Whether or not trump runs or not this is suggesting that trump was robbed And the voter roles are to be dealt with with suspicion And theyre trying to take the votes away. No evidence of widespread Voter Fraud. None. This is what theyre doing. Trump demAnds it And very few republicans are willing to defy him. I have to read from State Senator boyers response. Had trump built the wall like he promised, perhaps he would have prevented the 40,000 bamboo ballots from being imported And if he hadnt started an insurrection, i could have responded directly to him. So theres that. Eugene And jonathan, we have been up together since 6 00 this morning. Thank you both so much for making some time for us. Now to a new development in the story we brought you earlier this week, a federal judge is allowing 2017 trump inaugural Committee Chairman Tom barrack out on bail. The top Trump Ally was arrested on tuesday on charges of violating Lobbying Laws And lying to the fbi. Prosecutors have accused barrack of acting as a foreign agent to influence Foreign Policy during the trump administration. All to benefit the United Arab Emirates providing officials with sensitive information. Now hell be released on a 250 Million bond ahead after hearing on Monday A. Spokesperson for barrack said he had plead not guilty to the charges. 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The president invited people to be there And then who told the police that it was okay to collect weapons And assault those people . Like, thats preemptive assault. Its hard for people to look at that And think police are assaulting the crowd. Well, i understAnd that but that would be like me inviting you to my house. It wasnt his house, though. Well, i understAnd that but hes the leader of the Executive Branch of the united states government. And that property that we were on was federal property. Like where did the orders go wrong here . Wow. Lets bring in Nbcs Washington investigative And-clint'>Reporter And Clint watts, former consultant to the Fbi Counterterrorism Division And Msnbc National Security analyst. Scott, youve been following all of these Capitol Defendants. Unpack that. They had an invitation from trump that gave them what they thought was a right to an insurrection . He doesnt think he commit Add Crime though he acknowledges he laid hAnds on police And he keeps saying its because the president sent him there, sent the crowd there, they were following the president s direction, according to our interview. Something else is underscored in this interview. While We Saw a series of case goes to Plea Agreement this week, even a sentencing this week, some closure. In other cases like lAndon copelAnds, these cases are stuck in the mud. CopelAnd is still in pretrial detention in utah. He hasnt had a chance to enter a guilty or not guilty plea. He was supposed to appear in Court Today but they cited a Scheduling Conflict And postponed it further. There are a lot of defendants in pretrial detention trying to get out, trying to get Plea Agreements. Trump attacked a republican State Senator who criticized arizonas audit. He said he spoke to a, quote, Loving Crowd at the January 6 rally. The secretary of And-security'>HomelAnd Security knowing how big of a problem these rioters And trump are saying trumps Words Matter And Might Fan the flames of domestic extremism. What can be done to stop the message . Its fascinating. Were seeing discussions about future mobilizations for the first time, And thats because former President Trump is talking again. And when he starts talking, his supporters start walking to places he designates as places they need to go to. The Arizona Audit is of concern, talk for rallies for the first time in six to seven months. This shows what happens when the leader of the country And one political party just sort of undermine the idea there was an insurrection at all. This gives acceptance, gives a free pass to others to repeat those sorts of activities. Im quite concerned the more the president is out And is vocal, the more people hear it. If he picks locations or talks about having rallies or people should go to a certain location, this came up during the election several times. Philadelphia was one of those examples when they were doing the Vote Recount there. D. C. Twice before the insurrection. If the former president starts picking locations And the party continues to support this Big Lie, you will see people start showing up again. And usually these protests bring counterprotests And violence And incidents like the insurrection. If that terrifying reality were to come to pass, what then does the fbi do . I think the fbi is doing everything they can. The one sort of Silver Lining of the awful events of the insurrection it did give probable cause, a motive. It gives them lots of evidence And leads to go after many of these networks that would have been impossible to investigate before because they actually committed an overt act on January 6th. You can see the fbi spanning through networks now going beyond simple charges of assault or disorderly conduct to conspiracy charges And thats really where it has to get to to disrupt these networks overall. What i would note there are other supporters that were not there on January 6th. Remember, January 6th i would say people could make it to washington, d. C. , in the middle of the week in january. That is not the norm for a lot of extremists around the country who are going to probably look to targets closer to home. I think as the fall starts to approach, as we have the Delta Variant spreading around, talking about mask mAndates or closures, youre going to have massive complex in terms of The Public Interest where you will see people start to rally, And if the president continues to push that they were peaceful protesters, based on that behavior there, a lot more protesters show up committing a lot of violence. Part of why were also interested in whats happening, your sense of what the latest revelations are from the January 6 cases. How do they further prove the current threat of domestic terrorism And how obligated these people feel they need to do Something Else . Every hour brings a new development seemingly including weekend hours. Flagging a couple cases in particular. Thomas robertson, a former Virginia Police officer. He was on January 6th. Hes since lost his job. He was released from custody with restrictions. No firearms. The feds say not only did they find firearms in his home after his release, they say they found an active set of components that could have been used to make an ied. He now faces the prospect of going back to jail. Also micah j. Jackson arrested in arizona appeared for arraignment today. The feds say they saw him amongst the proud boys. He, they say, tried to argue it was antifa And blm, that denialism continues to this day. Clint, we talked at the top of the show about Vaccine Hesitancy And what the message is, who can be the messenger. When it comes to being honest about what happened on January 6th, why it happened, is there someone who can be the messenger that actually breaks through to these people if they were to come to reality themselves . I think it mostly comes interest capitol hill. Its got to be republican congressmen that are honest with the american people about the damage done to our democracy on January 6th. Mike pence, the former Vice President , he alone should be a messenger out there saying, hey look, these people were trying to attack me. They interrupted the democratic process. They did not allow for the peaceful transfer of power. In many of these jurisdictions, arizona, michigan, were these notions of a recount constantly being pushed forward, we need to protect our democracy. In some places, for example, in michigan, there was a republican who came forward And said the election was not stolen. We did a recount And it was accurate. Those messages do matter at a local level. We dont always talk about it at a national level. Local messengers that look like And talk like And come from the local audience that is are in disbelief, they have an outsized impact when they say the election was fair. We double counted it. These audits are ridiculous. We have to believe in our defensemen crass or go through the endless rounds of this over time. Hopefully well see more coming forward. Thank you both so much for spending some time with us. Up next, one state officially calling on the Supreme Court to overturn roe v. Wade. The conservative justices could make abortion legal nationwide fulfilling trumps promise to take away a womans right to choose. [grunts] [grunts] Pnc Bank believes that if a pair of goggles can help your backhAnd get better. 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Casey the Supreme Court upheld roe v. Wade And said that a woman has the right to elect to have an abortion up until the point of viability of the fetus, meaning when the fetus can live outside the womb And a state cannot impinge on that right the woman has before the Viability Point of the fetus. Im not a doctor, people much smarter say viability happens towards the end of the second trimester. The state doesnt get involved according to the law now. What mississippi did was put in place a near total ban on abortion after 15 weeks. The point of viability. So if mississippi were to win here it would be allowing states to impose regulations on what we understAnd currently to be the womans right to elect to have an abortion before that point of viability so other states could be well within their rights to impose similar laws or perhaps even stricter ones. Just as you are not a doctor, i am not an attorney, so i want to you break down the legal argument they are making. Its my understAnding their argument has evolved since it was first filed. How And why has It Evolveevolve . They were saying, look, you dont need to overturn roe v. Wade. We need a clarification of the precedent. Theres confusion here. Science has advanced. We have a different understAnding of viability. Many arguments made. Then yesterday, now that they have four grants, four justices who have agreed to pick up the case, there are no holds barred. Theyre saying now is the time to overturn roe v. Wade. It is to overturn the precedent to allow states, individual states, to make their own decisions about how they will restrict or allow women to have access to abortion. Katie, how do the new judges change the scope of this battle . They absolutely do. We know that all six conservative justices have been hostile to abortion in different ways, either in their personal lives or professionally as a judge or even working for republican hobbled to abortion in personal ways, either in personal lives or professionally as a judge or working for republican administrations in the past. Now, Justice Amy Coney barrett, of course we know she is personally against abortion. We dont know how she will rule but we can guess, And we can guess it will be hugely different than Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who she replaced on the bench. Justice kavanaugh, equally important replacing justice kennedy. When kavanaugh was on the sivgt, ruled allow to a 17yearold Immigrant Minor in u. S. Custody, they allowed her to get an abortion in custody. Justice kavanaugh wrote a fiery dissent in that case, saying that the government created a new right for unlawful Immigrant Minors to obtain abortion on demAnd. Also an indicator that he would not be friendly to those who are seeking to protect the rights to abortion, And this court you need five votes to win. The three liberal justices would need Justice Roberts And Justice Kavanaugh or Justice Barrett or one of the others. That seems unlikely at this point. Katie, i do want to ask you about another story because it is all happening as democrats are blasting the fbi over their inquiry into Kavanaughs Background. From nbc news, a group of democratic senators demAnding more answers from the fbi after the agency revealed new details about the limited scope of its supplemental investigation into brett Kavanaughs Background when he was a nominee for the Supreme Court. Jill tyson of the fbis congressional Affairs Office acknowledges the department conducted only ten additional interviews in its supplemental investigation even though it had received over 4,500 tips. Tyson said relevant tips from Phone Calls And messages were forwarded to the White House counsels office. It is unclear what became of the tips after. Katie, what happens now . Look, this is one of the huge debates that is happening right now with President Bidens commission on Supreme Court reform. The american people through the fbi investigation, through Justice Kavanaughs confirmation, through all of the confirmations that weve seen in modernday times, are looking for transparency, are looking for an understAnding of the process, who these individuals are, what the government knows about them And what theyre willing to reveal about themselves. And the Supreme Court is not the most transparent organization in our government, And, in fact, there are many ways we can improve transparency, And thats what Bidens Commission is looking on. Whether they will actually attempt to make any moves to do that, we will see. It is questionable whether anyone can make them, right. 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Johnson was arrested yesterday after taking part in a rally And stAnding outside the Senate Hart Building with protesters, demAnding the senate take action to protect the right to vote. Johnson tweeted a video of him And others chanting while their hAnds were bound with Zip Ties writing, i was arrested today protesting on Senate Inaction on voting Rights Legislation in the spirit of my dear And-mentor'>Friend And Mentor the late congressman john lewis, i was getting in good trouble. Johnson was the second House Democrat detained in just a week. Last Thursday Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of ohio was also arrested but the u. S. Capitol police for demonstrating for Voting Rights. These protests come as the assault on the right to vote in this country only mounts. According to new numbers from the brennan center for justice, 30 restrictive laws have been passed across 18 states since the beginning of the year, And theres new reporting on the efforts in texas to hold an Arizonastyle Audit of its own despite officials there finding no evidence of widespread fraud, from the Washington Post. Support is growing among texas republicans for a push to audit the results of the 2020 election in a state that former president Donald Trump won hAndily, but the proposal introduced in the house earlier this month would only reexamine votes in texass largest counties, most of which went for President Biden. The legislation, House Bill 241, calls for an independent Third Party appointed by The States top Gop Official to conduct a forensic audit of results in counties with more than 415,000 people. Now, folks, of the 13 counties that meet that criteria, ten voted for Biden Last year. Texas is already home to one of the major flashpoints in the fight for Voting Rights. Democratic state lawmakers there fled their state earlier this month to block the passage of new restrictive Voting Bill And are now in Washington Lobbying for federal legislation. But in the Nations Capital things are at a stAndstill with republicans unified in their opposition, any federal legislation remains impossible without reforming or removing the filibuster, which is what many democrats And Voting Rights advocates are calling for. But theyre disappointed in what they feel is a disparity between President Bidens words And his actions. The new york times reporting, Voting Rights groups say that mr. Biden is not expending sufficient political capital or using the full force of his Bully Pulpit to persuade congress. They point to the contrast between his soaring language, Jim Crow on steroids he has called the Gop Voting laws, And his opposition to abolishing the senate filibuster. Ultimately the advocates fear that the biden administration, currently focused on a bipartisan Infrastructure Deal And an ambitious spending proposal, has largely accepted the republican restrictions as baked in And is now dedicating more of its effort to juicing democratic turnout. The debate over how to combat the continued assault on our democracy is where we start this hour. Joining us now, the reverend Al Sharpton, host of msnbcs Politics Nation And president of the national Action Network. Also with us, tarasett mayor, former republican strategist, former Senior Advisor to the Lincoln Project And now a resident scholar at the university of Virginia Center for politics. And kneel cotell, an msnbc contributor. Welcome, all. Start with you, my friend. We heard the president call these new laws Jim Crow on steroids, And then on wednesday he defended the filibuster. I dont know about you, but how do you reconcile these two comments . You know that about two weeks ago we met with the president , leaders of eight national civil rights groups, And really wanted Him To, one, use his Bully Pulpit to speak, which he did do the following tuesday And i was there. And we pushed on the filibuster. He said to us, one, that he was not there yet on the filibuster, And he did not know if we had the votes to change the filibuster. So we then said, well, the challenge is what Congressman Clyburn has raised, is can we do a work around the filibuster. Our objective is to make sure that we can get Voting Rights voted by the senate in a majority vote. They do that in other workarounds. Mitch mcconnell has done it in other workarounds. Lets do the work around. Thats where were trying to put pressure on now. We came out of the meeting at the White House saying that were going to be, various groups including ours, that were going to be doing Civil Disobedience rallies, culminating in the march on washington on August 28 that Martin Luther King iii And Andre-king'>Andre King And i have called, And you will see it all summer long, pushing for the work around the filibuster if theres a required number of amount of votes that you need to stop the filibuster, which theres a debate on whether you need 60 votes to even change it. But the filibuster has a history of being used for anticivil rights, antiVoting Rights techniques. It is a Jim Crow method. It should be abolished either way, but we should do the workaround to save us from the fact that right now states are changing laws. We cannot wait And we cannot in any Way Act as though as time is moving on we are not being disenfranchised in states every day. Tara, i want to pick up on the Revs Point about the civil rights organizations out there that are engaged, working with the reverend, national Action Network And others, 150 of them by the way wrote a letter to the president urging Him To push harder for the two federal Voting Rights bills to pass. They write in part, while we fully support the ideal of bipartisan cooperation on Voting Rights, the partisan political agenda of some in the senate cannot be allowed to block legislation that has broad bipartisan backing And we certainly cannot allow an arcane senate procedural rule to derail efforts that a majority of americans support. We urge you to work closely with congress to support the passage of these bills by whatever means necessary. I love that last part, by whatever means necessary. Talk to us always bit about the gridlock in the senate And what democrats should be doing right now to sort of break that strangle hold that republicans seemingly have, And how things would go if the shoe were on the other foot And republicans are trying to get significant, important legislation to them passed through the senate. Well, michael, i think we all know that they would republicans are masters at using the rules of the senate to their advantage. So i think it is clear that they would do everything it took to get what they want. Thats what they did when they changed the rules And used the nuclear option to get judges passed. But i think that there is something to be said about being cautious about just blowing the filibuster up, because when you are not in power anymore And you are in the minority, the filibuster is a useful tool. I know the history of the filibuster, And it has it has been used in ways that have been untoward in the past, but we have to be we have to think more than just what is in front of us now. Because what happens when republicans take congress back over, take the senate back over And democrats, Theres Something that they want And you dont have or they want to stop And they dont have the filibuster there as a tool. I think what is being discussed right now is a compromise where the filibuster is not something thats statutory. It is a rule in the senate that can be changed And theres a compromise being discussed now where you can make a carveout. I believe Congressman Clyburn has discussed this as well. It is something that the house is talking to the senate about, but theres a carveout where you can use it for you can withdraw the Filibuster Rules for issues that are specific to constitutional rights. Now, i think that there is a room for compromise there in the discussion that way instead of completely blowing up the filibuster, because i think it would come back to haunt democrats if they did that And lost power in the future. Neil, talk to us a little bit about the need for federal legislation in light of the supreme Court Decision We Saw earlier this month on arizonas voting laws. How do you see that weighing in on what tara raises And reverend al on the impact of the filibuster on the behavior of senators . Theres no question federal legislation is necessary. Let me say it is so exciting to see you in the chair, my friend. Thanks. But, look, i think that this conversation were having with tara, i think biden And the Attorney General need to be stepping it up every day. This is not like other issues. It is not like infrastructure even. Theres no constitution for infrastructure. Theres no bill of rights about infrastructure, but voting is central to who we are as americans. And giving a speech last tuesday, even a great speech, is not nearly enough. I understAnd the impulse, which is to reach across the aisle, you know, not blow up the filibuster, you know, And so on. But when one party is unilaterally making it harder to vote, both sides are not equally invested in a democracy, And thats one value we should be holding up much higher than bipartisanship. It just seems like how can we expect americans to put their faith in the federal government when it wont even protect their right to vote. The way to do so, as you say, is federal legislation, And that was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013, with the Predecessor Case in the Supreme Court that saved it in 2009 And that was about the voting Rights Act reauthorized in 2006. The Reauthorization Vote was 4213 in the house And 980 in the senate. That was just in 2006. Now we cant even get a dozen republicans to come up And stAnd in favor of Voting Rights. Theres something fundamentally wrong thats happened to that party. Reverend, neil makes a number of important points, And i want to read a little bit more to you from The New York Times reporting. Quote, in private calls with Voting Rights groups And civil rights leaders, White House officials And close allies of the president have expressed confidence that it is possible to outorganize Voter Suppression. According to multiple people familiar with the conversations. Now, i have heard And emphasis on organizing said the president , directorcounsel of the naacp legal defense And educational fund who visited the Oval Office to meet with the president two weeks ago. But, she added, we cannot litigate our way out of this And we cannot organize our way out of this. Now, i know you met with the president as well And you have had these conversations both in person And through various chance. What is your reaction to the out Organizing Option in this scenario . Well, first of all, the first reaction i have And i said this to others both in the White House And among my colleagues in civil rights leadership, we wouldnt have to out organize. We have the right to vote, And, therefore, we are arguing about whether or not americans rights are being undermined, And the senate should have a workaround this whole question of the filibuster And affirm our rights. I was in the courtroom during oral arguments in 2013 with Shelby Versus Holder when they began eroding the impact of the voting Rights Act. And then the decision of just three weeks ago by the Supreme Court that really in many ways carved out section two of the voting Rights Act. Theyre making the voting Rights Act, which has been voted on And renewed several times since 65 with republican support, now that the republicans have become the cult of trump rather than another of the national parties, they cant get any republicans to stAnd up And deal with the fact that were dealing with the right to vote. Thats like telling us, well, go out And outorganize segregation or go out And outorganize other abuses to blacks that are being done by whites that are racist. We should be protected by the law, not told to outorganize those that are breaking or bending or eradicating the laws that protect us. I think the reverend has put a very fine point on that issue, if you did miss it, folks. Neil, a huge And alarming part of these new laws that were seeing being passed is the Nullification Aspect of them. You know, the putting in place of mechanisms that would enable partisan officials to overturn results they dont like. You know, in reality it is pretty tough to outorganize if the results could be overturned, right . 100 . These laws are scary, michael. They literally say that the State Legislature can undo an election And put in whomever they want. Like thats what is going on with the bill in arizona right now. Other places, theyre just making it much harder to vote. All of these things are as silly, frankly, as checking under your kids beds for monsters. I mean the monsters arent there in the first place And you cant really convince them otherwise, but theres this Bogey Man of Voter Fraud And so on. And, you know, republicans are not even willing to fund election security. They just want to cry about the last And-pretend'>Election And Pretend like there was some fraud when over 60plus courts have said to the contrary. You know, it is a quixotic attempt but it reflect theyre afraid of democracy now. They dont have the votes so they want to suppress the vote. And that suppression of the vote is really what has moved members of congress to take extraordinary measures. So, for example, tara, after she was detained last Week Congresswoman Betty pointed out the difference in how January 6th rioters were treated, And it is a striking comparison, And it gets us to the issue at the heart of these restrictive laws, how black And brown people will be disproportionately affected by them. How do you see that narrative when you have, you know, folks storming, you know, the congress, none of them arrested, none of them hAndcuffed, none of them put in Zip Ties, right . Congresswoman, you know, is trying to just get some action on getting good, healthy legislation passed for voters, And there she goes in Zip Ties off to jail. Right. I mean we all know that there is definitely a difference in how both those crowds were treated. Theres no question about that, which is infuriating. But, look, i think it is important that they continue to bring attention to this. There cannot be any they cant take it for granted that people just understAnd the importance of this issue. We have not seen an assault on Voting Rights like this since the civil rights era, And without question there needs to be consistent messaging on this. There needs to be continued efforts, not only to the Revs Point, it shouldnt be about outorganizing, it can be a combination of both. There has to be organizing on the ground And grassroots efforts. We saw what Stacey Abrams was able to accomplish in georgia. Ultimately, voting And elections are run at The State And local level. It has to be a Wakeup Call to folks in The State to make sure they are doing what they need to do at their state And local level to have elected officials that are not going to suppress your vote, that are not going to vote for legislation that makes it more difficult to vote, And that you have people there that are doing what theyre supposed to do to protect the vote. But at the same time there should be also national, national outcry, to neals point, because what republicans are doing is absolutely despicable. Unfortunately, michael, you And i know this all too well, it is not new. It is just out there in the open now. They are out there saying the quiet parts out loud. When you were rnc chairman you knew what some of the Voter Suppression efforts were going on out there, And you were trying really hard to make sure those sort of untoward things didnt happen And it was a challenge back then. But now because of Donald Trump And the mindset that we are in now, it seems to be okay. Theyre telling us what theyre trying to do. Republicans admitted in arizona they cannot win if everyone has legal access to vote. So everything needs to be done from both a state And local level, And then you know me, im a conservative, i get always weary when it gets to the federal level, but i think theres a way you can do it with a compromise, like i said, versus just throwing out the filibuster, throwing out the baby with the bath water. But democrats need to continue to sound the alarm, And i think good, reasonable americans who feel strongly about the right to vote, it is one of our most fundamental aspects of our democracy, are on board with this And that needs to be an issue going into the midterms all right. We are going to leave it there for now. My maim neal katyal, thank you for starting us off. Reverend Al Sharpton And Tara Setmayer are sticking around. When we return Nancy Pelosi is energizing representatives by taking it to them ahead of the new select committee. 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Something as predictable, it is my responsibility as Speaker Of The House to make sure we get to the truth on this, And we will not let their antics stAnd in the way of that. Speaker Pelosi Yesterday drawing a line in the sAnd, refusing to give into republican attempts to derail the January 6th investigation by allowing trump allies like Jim Jordan to have a seat on the select committee. The Washington Post reporting on how pelosi united her party around rejecting mccarthys appointments, giving congress a shot at a serious investigation that would get to the bottom of the January 6th attack. Pelosis move won strong backing from House Democrats, many who remain disturbed And angry about the violent incursion of trump supporters into the capitol. The upheaval of congressional norms, several said on thursday, was outweighed by the risk of giving republicans an official platform to distort, minimize And deflect a focused inquiry into the causes of the riot. We are back with the reverend Al Sharpton And Tara Setmayer. Tara, politico is reporting on how taking on trump is a central mission of pelosis, quote, the volatile former And-pelosi'>President And Pelosi foe is long gone from the White House, but still haunts capitol hill. And as much as some in her party might want to move on from trump, the speaker has made over seeing an investigation of the deadliest attack on the capitol in two centuries into a Core Mission this year, putting her squarely in the path of the former president who democrats said played a central role in the insurrection. The truth is there is no moving on from January 6th, now, is there . No, And i have to say that Nancy Pelosi is a boss. I spent a lot of years battling Nancy Pelosi And democrats on the other side of the aisle, And i have to give her credit where credit is due. She is stepping up as Speaker Of The House, using every resource available to her to make sure that the insurrection is investigated And taken seriously. What happened on January 6th is a national tragedy, And the republicans trying to white wash it And gaslight the american people into thinking it was tourists, a regular Tourist Day or as trump said there was a lot of love there, we all know that is a bunch of bs And they should be ashamed of themselves. All of the republicans that used to march around with, you know, pocket constitutions, with this bravado about how theyre patriots stAnding up for the Rule Of Law And the constitution, where are they now . Theyre nowhere to be found. They have abdicated their Oath Of Office in order to bend their And-pledge'>Knee And Pledge fealt yrkts to Donald Trump And to disrupt And distract from what happened to that day And from serious people trying to get to the bottom of it. I applaud Nancy Pelosi putting her foot down And saying no to disrupters like Jim Jordan And saying it is going to be serious. I applaud the democrats And Nancy Pelosi for taking it seriously because the american people deserve it. Reverend, i just want to touch on you about this for a moment. Given the ties between the gop And January 6th, is the gop worried about what the committee may uncover . Are they concerned about what is there, their behavior, the Phone Calls, all of those things . How does that play in the mix of what will start next week . It undermines the real credibility that they have in even being involved in this process. Lets not forget that it was congressman mccarthy, the minority leader, that according to all reports confirmed that called Donald Trump in the middle of the insurrection And told him what was going on, they were under threat, And it was reported trump said something about And-mccarthy'>Antifa And Mccarthy said, no, these are your people. Mccarthy will likely, if the proceedings are as thorough as they appear to be headed, to be called as a witness, to talk about what happened in realtime during the insurrection. For mccarthy to be deciding who is goes to be judge the evidence when he himself is part of the evidence, he should recuse himself. And certainly those that dont want to have to testify in any way, shape or form, should not be sitting on the panel. Clearly those that have been accomplices to the distortion of one of those that are the people they have to investigate, Donald Trump. Donald trump said, we are going to go to washington And were going to have these kinds of times, inferring exactly what happened. Hes the one that called them to go ahead, were going to march And go to the capitol And let them know how we feel about this vote. Well, just imagine if any of us in civil rights, if i had said were going to march to the capitol And five people ended up dead, you would be given a Prison Pass to have this. And the difference between trump And i is i show up at my marches. He didnt show up. He watched it on television And then stopped it when it started to get violent. Rev, bringing the heat. Hes absolutely right. He is, absolutely. You know hes right. Wait a minute. I know hes right. Absolutely i know hes right. Thatschuckling because that speaks louder than anything. I want to play for you what one of the members said right here on msnbc, pete aguilar, when he was asked about potential witnesses. We will set a series of discussions after that where we will talk about the events that led up to January 6th, how it was financed, how it was carried out, what their intentions were. We will start to peel the onion to get to the truth. And so if individuals, as chairman Bennie Thompson has mentioned, if people have information that is pertinent And helpful to us, to our And-discussion'>Investigation And Discussion into this, then we would hope that they would share those stories. But were only concerned about the causes, the effect, ensuring that this doesnt happen again And what led up to the events of January 6th. So to the extent people have information And knowledge, we would hope that they would voluntarily come forward And share their stories. Tara, to that point you know when you start to peel an onion, what happens . You start crying, right . It is safe to say mccarthy And republicans arent going to come forward voluntarily And it could wind up being very frustrating for democrats. What say you . Well, thats true because there are a hAndful of republicans there that are basically the proverbial unindicted coconspirators. The reports there were some members of congress that had given tours beforehAnd or they were tweeting out locations And encouraging them. We already know what congressmen those are. Mo brooks said, go out there And lets kick some ass. They were inciting this And they were a part of the stop the in bed with the stopthesteal organizers. This is something that the Leadership Leaders in the Republican Party, they dont want to face that, that you could have members that were part of an active insurrection. No, they dont want to see what happens when you peel the layers back because in their hearts Kevin Mccarthy knows good And well that this was wrong. He knows that trump was behind it. He knows that there are members of congress that were problematic in their, you know, participation in this. But they dont want that because it looks bad for them politically so they are sacrificing what is best for our democracy, stAnding up for our country in order for political expediency, And it is despicable. I, frankly, dont want to hear Kevin Mccarthy or any of the other republicans whining about how mistreated they are, how victims they are. Tell it to the families of the 140 Police Officers that were injured that day. Tell it to the faces of the Police Officers who defended them that day to hold our capitol. These members of congress are actually disrespecting their service. So im glad to see that the Police Officers will be the first to testify on tuesday because that sets the tone. The video is undeniable. Their testimony will be undeniable, And those republicans will have to face that. I would like to see them try to tell those officers that it was an average Tourist Day. The reverend Al Sharpton And Tara Setmayer bringing the heat. We appreciate you both. Thank you for spending some time with us. When we return, with the Delta Variant driving a steep rise in covid cases, theres a shift in messaging towards those who remain unvaccinated. Thats next. Most reliable network by rootmetrics. And our customers rated us 1 for Network Quality in america according to j. D. Power. Number one in reliability, 16 times in a row. Most awarded for Network Quality, 27 times in a row. Proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon. 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And im gonna eh, eh, eh. Donny, no. Oh. If you dont get the overwhelming proportion of the population vaccinated, you will have the continual And-replication'>Circulation And Replication of the virus in the community. There are enough unvaccinated people that this could go on for a considerable period of time. There will be hospitalizations. There will be deaths. And every death And every hospitalization, particularly every death, is a tragic, avoidable phenomenon. Dr. Fauci telling it like it is on fox news. His warning come amid waning vaccinations And a startling new model that shows us the potential of the highly contagious Delta Variant. According to the projections from researchers working with the cdc, infections will steadily increase throughout the And-fall'>Summer And Fall And peak in midoctober when Daily Deaths will be more than triple what they are today. Meanwhile, local leaders And Business Owners across the country are putting all of the blame on the unvaccinated, including in touristy provincetown, massachusetts, where a new Mask Advisory is now in place after an outbreak of covid cases among vaccinated residents. Officials there blame the spread on unvaccinated outoftowners who enjoyed relaxed masking And social distancing rules over the 4th Of July weekend. Lets bring in Nbc Correspondent Antonia Hilta live in provincetown, massachusetts. Antonia, give us a sense of what people are talking about in the community. Are they you know, what are they saying about the unvaccinated people around them, many from out of town . You know, have they felt an impact to their progress in the safety of their community . Reporter absolutely. I have been having conversations like that all day today. Theres a lot of And-frustration'>Confusion And Frustration right now. You know, there are 256 one firmed cases here, And of that 70 of them have been Breakthrough Cases. So people who were fully vaccinated. And as people sort of process that information here, they are feeling a bit frustrated because officials have explained to the community here that they believe this comes from large numbers of unvaccinated people, nonresidents, coming here, partying here, not wearing masks through that holiday weekend. Actually, they just confirmed to our team that all of the samples they tested coming out of that are of the Delta Variant. So they know that this infectious variant is here in the community, And, you know, to put the concern here in perspective, massachusetts is one of the most vaccinated states in this nation And then the Cape Cod Area is the most vaccinated part of massachusetts. So people here feel like they did their part, they listened to their doctors And scientists, they went out And they got vaccinated. Almost everyone in this community. Now as theyve tried to open their businesses And welcome people here with open arms, they are worried that their health is going to be put at risk. Thankfully, these cases have been mild or asymptomatic, but people feel they need to reassess how businesses are going forward. Listen to a man who runs a Boutique Hotel down the road from me And has a Zero Tolerance policy. Everyone who comes on his property has to be vaccinated. It is absolutely infuriating when we hear the number of cases here in town And you trace it back to people who are not vaccinated, yet put themselves in a crowded situation maskless. I could never do that. My philosophy is if you are not vaccinated, dont come here. Please. Reporter ken actually told me that several of his employees are some of the Breakthrough Cases, And in some cases he has sequestered them in his own hotel rooms, which has meant he has also lost revenue. So for the community here, for Business Owners who have been waiting through this really challenging year to make money And finally host people, they feel like this isnt just about health And safety. It is about the health of their businesses, And they are asking people who want to come to ptown this summer to please get vaccinated before you get here. Michael. Antonia hylton in provincetown, massachusetts. Thank you very much for your reporting. Joining us now, dr. Anne ramone, epidemiologist, professor of epidemiology at Ucla Fielding School of public And-director'>Health And Director of the center for global And immigrant health. And philip bump, Washington Post national correspondent. So, dr. Ramone, according to npr, quote, the model offers four scenarios as far as projections, varying based on what percent of the population gets vaccinated And how quickly the Delta Variant spreads. Each scenario also includes a range of how bad things could get. The very worst end of the range for the most likely scenario shows about 240,000 people getting inspected And 4,000 people dying each day at the october peak, which would be almost as bad as last winter. Help us, please, put these new predictions into perspective for us. Daily deaths in this country are already at 237, And the cdc reported more than 1,500 in just the last week. Speak to the importance of vaccines And how it could improve where we are in october. Well, thank you for having me. Here is the thing. Where we are right now is a very different please than we were a year ago. We Cant Talk about this coronavirus the way we talked about it a year ago. It is like when you are playing a Video Game And you get to the next level And all of a sudden you are dealing with an opponent that is much more difficult to play against, all of the terms have changed here. So this variant, the Delta Variant, is 200 times more contagious than the original variant. So when you come in contact with this variant, it is much more dangerous. Thats true for everyone. We have so much virus circulating, And also when you are infected with this virus you have to remember 1,000 times more viral copies that are being shed than from the original variant. It is just tough for everybody. So when you have a lot of unvaccinated people around, you have a lot more virus circulating. So as a result, everybody becomes at risk. The vaccines are great at preventing hospitalization, death, severe disease, but they dont necessarily protect you against just becoming infected with that virus. What we dont know is how well a vaccinated person who is infected can spread to other people. It is certainly possible, And thats what were beginning to see. So it all hinges on how many people can we get vaccinated. How much of this virus can we just tamp down . Thats what were going to see this models continue to change. If we dont have enough people vaccinated, this virus is going to burn through us quickly. We will be in a lot of trouble. Philip, to dr. Rimoins point, take a listen to what alabamas republican governor Kay Ivy said yesterday. Reporter what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms . I dont know. You tell me. Folks supposed to have common sense. But it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It is the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. Phil, speak to the change in the messaging that were hearing now from elected officials on getting vaccinated, including even a republican governor blaming the unvaccinated as the problem. Right. Well, shes obviously right. I mean i think that one of the things to keep in mind about that provincetown story, for example, is that the number of infections you saw among vaccinated people would have been way higher had they not been vaccinated. Even when you have the vaccinations, thats an important bulwark, but her point is correct, that this is going on it has been called a pAndemic of the unvaccinated because they are most at risk. But a lot of republican officials have found themselves in this difficult spot because they have spent months saying, oh, mask mAndates are bad, oh, these social distancing restrictions are bad, im not going to impose those. You have sarah Anders'>Huckabee SAnders who was running to be governor of arkansas, which is one of the hardest hit states right now, saying on Cable News she wasnt going to impose any of those things. If you are not going to do that, you have to have a high level of vaccination or else the virus will burn through your state. A lot of the Governors And officials made the bet, hey, the vaccinations are pushing the numbers down, this pAndemic is waning, i can come out strong against mask mAndates And social distancing mAndates And now they found it is being pushed back up. Then you have republican governor Ron Desantis saying, you have to get vaccinated because either you get sick And potentially people die or he has to say you have to start wearing masks again, And he doesnt want either of those to happen. Phil, you say there was a lesson to be learned from how the Mask Advisory. There are those who are most concerned about the virus were most eager to get vaccinated. And those individuals were more likely to be democrats than republicans. This is also the problem with reintroducing rules promoting mask wearing. For President Biden, the best hope is that the new increase in cases stalls And the number of deaths it prompts is lessened by the vaccines themselves. Everything beyond that introduces a series of largely difficult choices. Do you think it is worth a shot to try mAndating masks at this point . Well, i mean, look, im very glad not to be in the position of leadership on this And having to say these things, right. I know from my personal stAndpoint, my wife And i are both vaccinated And were both very conscientious because we have two little kids that cant be vaccinated, how And where we expose ourselves to the risk. This is the point. You have two groups of people in the country. You have people worried about the pAndemic, took the measures seriously from the outset And got vaccinated as soon as possible. You have people who arent worried about the virus, never have been, didnt take a lot of the precautions And arent particularly worried about getting vaccinated. Those tend to overlap with partisan politics to a large extent, but the problem is even now you are not going to get the people who werent worried about the virus ever And who didnt take the precautions ever And who havent been vaccinated, what now is going to convince them after 16 months that this is the moment in which they need to start taking it seriously . Thats the question to which we dont have an answer. Exactly. Philip bump, thank you for your being with us this evening. Dr. Anne rimoin is staying with us. When we return, not everyone is on board with the national Football Leagues strict new policy on vaccinations. Thats ahead. Good boy [laughs] hold my pouch. Trust us, us kids are ready to take things into our own hAnds. Dont think so . Hold my pouch. [relaxed summer themed music playing] summer is a state of mind, you can visit anytime. Savor your summer with lincoln. Millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable Transportation Summer is a state of mind, to their medical appointments. Thats why i started medhaul. Citi launched the Impact Fund to invest in both women And entrepreneurs of color like me, so i can realize my vision And give everything ive got to my company, And my community. I got you. For the love of people. For the love of community. For the love of progress. Citi. Vo the Climate Crisis is here. 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Kevin, what Andre-hopskin'>DeAndre Hopskin dont understAnd is freedom exist Freedom Of The Press comes with a tremendous number of responsibilities And i have to uphold those responsibilities. The real cruelty of what Andre-hopkins'>DeAndre Hopkins may not understAnd is relief upwards of 16 or 1700 players, they dont need him. And, the majority of players in the league right now have gotten at least one vaccine dose. So, most of the league believes that vaccines are the way to go. The interesting thing about this is of course the Andate'>Nfl Cant MAndate this. That would have to be negotiated in the selective Bargaining Agreement but they walk right up to that line. They put the owners And everyone involved in the league And other players And owners as well. Everybody has to pay a financial price if they dont get in line. Doctor, here is what the nfl is working right now. According to batista at nfl. Com, there is progress of vaccines of 78 of players in the league, league wide have at least one vaccine And 14 teams have at least 85 of players vaccinated. A quarter of the league remains unvaccinated. This is a move that targets the unvaccinated. We are going to broaden this out a little bit And beyond sports, are we going to see any increase in numbers of efforts to put pressure to bring about Pressure Campaigns elsewhere in american life with the same desired effect, putting pressure on the vaccinated to force those communities to get over that hump. Well, this goes along with the whole idea that an infection anywhere ends up eventually to be an infection everywhere. We need high rates of vaccinations. Vaccine mAndates are going to be a way to do this. The nfl able to walk up to that line but it requires a lot more if you get to that point. It is going to require these kinds of bold moves to get everybody vaccinated. You go back to this whole idea, there is no i in team but there could be a lot of infections amongst teammates. The risk of infection And exposing other people And creating Breakthrough Cases And people who even done what they needed to do is very high. We have seen this Province Town which we just discussed And we have seen it everywhere. This is going to be a trend. I am supportive of where we can to make sure we do everything we can to get people vaccinated. It is really the only way forward. So before we go, kevin, we have to asked you about todays big news out of clevelAnd, their Baseball Team dropped the indians nickname And brAnding. Theyre now the guardian. Whats your reaction to that . It is a long time coming. I have been working with the indians for a number of years now. Obviously native americans being first And for most. This is something suzanne harjov has been fighting as a writer And a scholar. You see these names starting to finally disappear. They were never honorific And they did horrible damage to neighbor youths. And, this is just the latest one to go. There are several others where i think will soon feel the pleasure And change their names as well. Change can be a good thing. You hear that, congress . Kevin blackistone And doctor, thank you for spending some time with us. Thank you for spending the hour with us today. Nicole will be back on monday. The beat with Ari Melber starts after a quick break so dont go anywhere. Ts after a qu dont go anywhere. Gold. Your strategic advantage. This chimes is the sound of change from Pnc Bank. Its the sound of low Cash Mode, vibrates giving you the options chime And extra time needed to help you avoid an overdraft fee. Low Cash Mode Phone Alert on virtual wallet from Pnc Bank. One way were making a difference. chimes all by yourself. You look a little lost. I cant find my hotel. Oh. Oh this is not normal. No. So . Right . 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Say show me the olympics in 4k so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. Welcome to the beat, i am Ari Melber. Covid is surging. It is worse for areas not getting vaccinated much leading the governor of alabama to say this. Almost 100 of new hospitalizations are with unvaccinated folks. What is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms . I dont know, you tell me. Folks are supposed to have common sense. It is time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks And not the regular folks. The unvaccinated folks with letting us down