Another republican voice to the table, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. The question is, what does Kevin Mccarthy have to say about the move . And Team Usa continues its quest for medals. Katie ledecky comes up for the first event, but the question is can she still bring home the gold . It is way too early for this. Whats up, everybody . We will start with the news. Coronavirus continues to rise and the nations top infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Anthony fauci says the u. S. Is headed in the wrong direction. Nbc News Correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest. Reporter the Worstcase Scenario among the unvaccinated. It feels like were going back in the bowel again, and its definitely another wave. Reporter the highly contagious Delta Variant fueling a new surge in cases across the country. The countrys top doctor. We could have a considerable problem with the surge of infections. Reporter the variant sweeping through the South Accounting for 40 of the new cases in the country. But in miami, thousands packing a stadium for a live concert as the cdc now says they could recommend masks for the fully vaccinated indoors. But in arkansas, a new Law Banning Mask Mandates goes into effect this week. Its important not to have the current debate about mask wearing but to have the current emphasis on getting a vaccine. Reporter only 49 of the country is fully vaccinated. Those without the shots making up 99. 5 of covid desks. Frontline workers once again with urgent pleas to the public. Were seeing younger patients all unvaccinated that are sicker. Reporter dr. Michael bolding has been working in the Covid Ward in arkansas since the pandemic. Hes seeing more patients now than ever before. What would it mean for you and your colleagues if more people got vaccinated . Less Pain And Suffering and call less families to tell them their Loved Ones didnt make it. Reporter thats linda mercers greatest fear. Shes a grandmother now fighting for her life. Im wrong because i was being selfish by not getting vaccinated. It really changes your outlook on life when you feel like i may be called home. Our thanks to Meagan Fitzgerald for that report. Meanwhile florida has been the third epicenter for the coronavirus in the united states. No state is coming closer. Hospitalizations in some areas are increasing at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic. According to the cdc, florida accounts for one in five new infections in the united states of america. Over 73,000 new cases were reported over the past week alone. Since the start of the month, the weekly total of new cases reported by florida jumped more than fourfold, reaching its highest point since midjanuary. And with all of that as a backdrop, dr. Anthony fauci is weighing in on the possibility of Mask Mandates returns for vaccinated americans. Heres what he had to say about that when he was asked yesterday. These sources are telling cnn the top Health Officials are weighing whether to revise Mask Guidelines for vaccinated americans. Are you part of the conversations, and if so, are you advising that Mask Mandates be brought back for vaccinated americans . You know, jake, this is under active consideration. If youre asking am i part of the conversation, yes, i am. The Washington Post reports inside the White House top officials are growing increasingly anxious about the state of the pandemic. Theyre gravely concerned about the situation spiraling Out Of Control in some areas of the country with low vaccination rates. Thats according to two people who work in the administration and others in touch with the White House. Officials are looking at models that predict anywhere from a few thousand covid cases to more than 2,000 every single day this coming fall. One forecast shows the united states could see three times the number by october compared to right now. The current sevenday average right now is about 250 deaths every single day. As the threat of the Delta Variant grows, Health Officials are increasingly eyeing booster shots. Senior officials now say they expect people 65 years and older or who have compromised Immune Systems will most likely need a third shot of Pfizer Biontech or moderna, two vaccines that employ mrna technology, and have been used to inoculate the majority of those who have taken the shot. Theyre exploring options to provide booster to everybody who needs it most before they expand the emergency use authorization. Pfizer is expected to apply for that authorization coming up soon. Even as new cases rise, new polling is showing the majority of those unvaccinated are unlikely to be moved in their thinking. 81 of Unvaccinated Americans say they probably or definitely would not get the shot. On the opposite end, 19 said they likely would get vaccinated. The same poll shows 220 have high confidence. Joining us now is practicing Internist Dr. Lucy mcbride. Good morning to you. I have to ask you, what are you learning about these booster shots, and whats the likelihood americans are going to need one . My immunecompromised patients, my patients who are older, who have underlying Health Conditions probably would benefit from an extra dose to fight off this more contagious Delta Variant. So i think it does perhaps make sense. It depends on the patient and their clinical situation. So the last thing we want to do here, jacob, is panic the public and make people think that just because were talking about a third shot means the third Shot Isnt effective. We have to remember these vaccines are stunningly effective at preventing the severe outcomes of covid19 even with delta in circulation. I was on a family vacation, dr. Mcbride, including with my own parents. I think what im hearing and im relating this to my mom, call your doctor, and you make the decision. Dr. Mcbride, what recommendations would you offer the White House etc. Over the Mask Mandates. Frankly, its getting confusing. When you go out in new York City, youre starting to see people put masks on again, whether theyre outside or inside. I think this. We really need to understand how very effective the vaccines are. More effective than masking is your ability to get vaccinated. When you get vaccinated, you are not only protecting yourself from Death And Hospitalization if youre confronted with covid19. Youre also protecting other people. Even if youre at low risk yourself, say youre a 20yearold healthy person, when you get vaccinated, youre protecting yourself and those around you because youre less likely to transmit the virus when you are immune to covid19. Masking, i think, should be optional for people who want to if they are immunecompromised, at high risk, even if theyre vaccinated, but i dont think necessarily that we should have a mandate because, one, that undermines confidence in these extraordinary vaccines. It helps undermine Peoples Desire to get vaccinated when they think, hey, why should i get vaccinated if i have to mask up again. Of course, if people want to get masked up, they should be allowed to. That is their right, their choice. And unmasked should get vaccinated because theyre at highest risk for covid19. What about dr. Mcbride testing . Im an extremely neurotic person. I think ive tested three times in the last two weeks. There are colds going around. Are you recommending or how often are you recommending people to go get tested for covid 19 . . If youve been tested and have been vaccinated, you do not need to be getting tested if youre asymptomatic. It doesnt make sense. But if youre unvaccinated, it can be a useful way of surveying because people are spreading it without knowing it. Thats the reason were in this horrible situation, this pandemic at all, is because theres this stretch of time between being exposed to coronavirus and feeling the symptoms when you can unwittingly infect other people. So, in other words, unvaccinated people could benefit from surveillance testing. So what youre saying is i have my vaccination, my double vaccination, maybe im a little bit too nervous, i might continue to do it, but everybody take dr. Mcbrides advice. Thank you for waking up early with us. Still ahead, will we see a bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Today or will we not . Thats what senators on Capitol Hill are hoping for. Plus all the highlights in the Tokyo Olympics and where Team Usa stands in the medal race. Those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. Hi, im debra. Im from colorado. 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Mens Basketball Team continues in tokyo as Team Usa fell to france, 8376 in yesterdays opener. They lost a 25game olympic winning streak for the united states. In the pool, Caeleb Dressle capped things off and Ariane Titmus dethrones Katie Ledecky in the thrilling 400 meter free final. Steve kornacki will be live. Stick around for that. Right now its time for the forecast. Lets go to meteorologist janessa webb. Janessa, humid in new York City. Oh, definitely. We have high pressure taking over the east coast, and were going to see Dryer Conditions before another front starts to come in. Were all watching this tropical system that formed in the Philippine Sea that now is a tropical storm and it looks like it will continue to make its way across northern japan. So our olympians are going to get lucky with this storm system. By tuesday, still winds 259 miles per hour. Its more toward the northern section where well see that landfall wednesday all the way into thursday afternoon. So thats some better news for our olympians across tokyo. Widespread rain, though, still going to be an issue across this area where we can see 3 to 5 inches. Now, closer to home, we are watching a slight disturbance just across florida. This is associated with a cold front. The national Hurricane Center Forecasting right now a 50 chance of development. It continues to be offshore, but the bands of moisture are really going to be impacting that area. Where is this humid air coming from . We do have a cold front thats sitting in the Upper Midwest and thats allowing the Dryer Conditions were seeing in the east coast. This is going to cause storms throughout the day. High humiditied is going to be throughout the day, jacob. All right, janessa, thanks a lot. Im curious what the surf does for the swell in tokyo for the surfers. Still ahead, Police Officers and bystanders rescue a baby under a car after an Outofcontrol Vehicle slams into a building. That dramatic video is coming up next. 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An astonishing rescue was caught on camera after a Woman And Baby were pinned under a car. Bystanders and police rushed to help lift the vehicle up. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard has that story. Reporter startling footage of Frantic Earth to save a baby trapped under a car. A driver swerved Out Of Control in an intersection toward a mom and her daughter, the car slamming into a pair and barreling them into a barbershop. Within moments, these two enter. Weve got a baby under the vehicle. One Officer Radioing for backup, the other, shouts for support. The Body Camera shows the seriously injured mom lying next to the car. Her baby seen wriggling beneath it. Others step in to assist. Seconds pass as an officer lifts. Another officer reaches, grasping for, and finally pulling out the child. Authorities charged this man for driving while intoxicated and vehicular assault, brabing the Mothers Leg and fracturing part of her daughters skull. Police say both will be okay as they remain in the hospital. I think that that is anyone parents worst nightmare. Our thanks to Vaughn Hillyard for that report. Moses who failed violence and intimidation to registration black voters in the 1960s died yesterday. In 1960 he left his job as a high School Teacher in new York City for mississippi where he organized poor, illiterate, and rural black residents. At one point during a voter registration drive, a Sheriffs Cousin bashed Bob Moses head with a knife handle. He kept bleeding staggering up the house steps to register a couple of black farmers. He earned a masters in philosophy from harvard in 1957. In the late 1980s he started a national organization called the algebra probably. Bob moses was 86 years old. And still ahead, House Speaker Nancy pelosi taps republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger with the taf Okay F investigating the January 6th capitol riot. Were going to talk about what that move means for the ongoing divisions within the gop. But before we go to break, we want to know. 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Selfgovernance needs it. Let me be clear. Im a republican dead indicated to values but i swore an oath to uphold the constitution. When duty calls, i will always answer that. Thats adam kinzinger. Top House Republican Kevin Mccarthy reacted by attacking the speaker. He said, the rejection to serve on the Committee And Selfappointment of members who share her preconceived narrative will not yield a investigation. Pelosi denied two, banks and jordan, due to previous comments they made about the attack and their false claims about the election results. Senators announced an agreement on the framework on the bill with President Biden a month ago, but Negotiation Disagreements have slowed the process down. Last Week Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to force a vote on a procedure to move that bill forward but it failed. Also complicating things, House Speaker Nancy pelosi said she would not bring the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to the floor without that democratonly Reconciliation Bill. I hope that they will pass the bipartisan legislation. Infrastructure has always been bipartisan for all the years ive been in the congress. I hope that it will pass. I wont put it on the floor until we have the rest of the initiative. 87 of the american people think we should do a bipartisan infrastructure practice. President trumps propose allege was for 1. 5 trill. Ours is for 79 Billion ore five years, so this is the right thing to do. Its been totally bipartisan from the start. The way we ought to do it. I cant believe the speaker of the house would be blocking it. Joining us now, the cofounder of punchbowl news, jake sherman. Hes an msnbc political contributor. Jake, good morning to you. With two republicanings now serving on this January 6th select committee, can you break down what is going to be the public messaging to basically stay opposed to it . Well, good morning, jacob. A few thoughts. Theres going to be nobody on this committee, nobody at these hearings whos going to be defending Donald Trump or the republican, the modern republican party. I mean its going to be a very tricky thing for Kevin Mccarthy. He has a very bad hand. Hes been outmaneuvered by Nancy Pelosi for several months. He rejected the committee. Kevin mccarthy rejected it and senate republicans rejected the committee that gave republicans equal power to democrats, so, you know, they had the opportunity to be involved here. They had the opportunity to investigate in a way that they wanted to, that they said they wanted to, and they didnt do that. If they set up what theyre threatening to set up is sort of a parallel shadow republican committee, what type of authority or teeth if any at all would that have . Zero. They have no s p authority. They can hold hearings, but they wouldnt be able to get rooms in the capitol to hold hearings, so im not entirely sure how they would do that. I dont think theres much to that. I think thats Kevin Mccarthy and the House Republicans trying to find a way out or excuse or some sort of cover to oppose this committee and not seat any members on it. It wouldnt be much of anything. What about the Infrastructure Bill . The vote in the house is going to be determined by, you know, the Reconciliation Bill as i understand it. Whats the Time Line for all of that in the senate . Yeah. Well, thats a very good question. They need to get a deal this weekend or else this bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is going to collapse. Theyve been at this now as you noted the opening for months. If it gets through the senate, we still have several months of negotiations between the house and the senate and several months of legislating before the house can stake this up. This is not a shortterm proposition. I imagine well be dealing with this through the fall and perhaps the new year. Jake, i havent seen the News Letter yet. What are you going to be putting out in the News Letter this morning . It wont be out yet. Hopefully when i get off tv hopefully. We talk about the three big issues, the Infrastructure Bill, January 6th, and also government funding. We cant forget the government runs out of money in 60something days, another shutdown looms. Congress has done absolutely nothing to fund the government. Also a very big issue. Go send it out. Jake sherman of pub. Bowl news. Good to see you, my friend. Thank you very much. Coming up a 20,000 discovery, im not kidding, in a bag of doritos. And a totally different trophy for a player in tokyo. Way too early is back in a moment. 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Joining us now is the one and only, the legend as i said, Steve Kornacki, Live In Tokyo breaking down tokyo. Good morning or eve, whatever it is there. I want to ask you about the Gymnastics Team. Simone biles seems unstoppable, but there have been a couple of struggles. Whats going on exactly . Reporter good morning to everyone. Good morning. Everyone else is saying good evening. Im still not used to the time zone change. A very unusual olympics given this situation with covanld all of the precautions being taken and the empty venues, and yet still all of the Drama Youve come to expect at the olympics and that brings us to the Gymnastics Team. They came here to tokyo, the prohibitive favorites to win the gold, what was expected to be their third consecutive Gold Medal in Womens Team gymnastics. They had the Qualifying Round. The Usa Team qualified. No one thought that was in jeopardy. The headline coming out of the qualifying is the u. S. Womens team actually finished second behind the rugs in the Qualifying Round. To put that in some context here, that is the first time in more than a decade. Thats the first time since 2010 that the u. S. Womens Gymnastics Team did not finish first in a Qualifying Round or in any round of any major international competition. So i think that got everybodys attention, just the fact that the u. S. Didnt finish first in that Qualifying Round. Now, look. The way gymnastics works, they wiped the slate clean. You can see simone biles, two of her strongest events, the vault, the floor exercises, her scores in the Qualifying Round are not what you would normally expect from simone biles. Theres an opportunity for her to get back to her way, Jordan Chiles as well. If they do Anything Approximating what weve seen in the last two years, they should be able to win a Gold Medal. Did they let you bring the Big Board . I wanted you to break down the Medal Count stands. You can do it without, but do you have it there . We do have it. A beautiful backdrop we have it. Unfortunately were on a small balcony, but i dont know if the balcony could hold it. Look at. That theres My Old Friend back in new york, the Big Board at 30 rock. Lets take you through, though, what were seeing when it comes to the medals. Interestingly there, theres the u. S. , one behind china in overall medals. Theres a big streak on the line for the olympics. Its been six consecutive summer olympics that the u. S. Has finished with the most medals of any country in the world. Youve got to go all the way back to 1992 in barcelona to find a summer olympics where the u. S. Didnt have the most medals. That streak is on the line. Its very early here, but it looks like china could give them a run. Japan, the host nation, always gets a little bit of a boost it seems when the games are on home turf. The other streak u. S. Is working on when it comes to medals, Gold Medals, theyre trying to make this the third straight games the u. S. Has the most Gold Medals of any country in the world. Theyre trying to make it three total Steve Kornacki i will make a prediction right now that has nothing to do with sports. The Steve Kornacki edition of the nbc Olympic Pullover is going to begin flying off the shelves quickly. Ill see you this morning on the third hour of the Today Show where i am also filling in. Earlier in The Show we asked why are you awake . Ed writes, She Who Must Be Obeyed demanded breakfast. Lori writes, my husband left for a Business Strip and now i get the 5 00 a. M. Dog walking job. Susan tweeted getting up way too early because i have to report for jury duty. Good on you, susan. And catlhleen writes i am waiting for Steve Kornacki, hashtag khaki kornacki. And on Morning Joe a check in with leading Health Experts as the coronavirus continues to rise among Unvaccinated Americans. 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Wildfires continue to rage across the west, destroy homes, forcing Community Evacuations over this weekend, Nbc News correspondent has the latest. Reporter homes and vehicles destroyed as the Dixie Fire tore through this northern california community. Its the largest Wildfire Burning in the state, expected to reach 200,000 acre, the size of all of new York City, with more than 5,000 firefighters battling the flames and thousands of residents evacuated. People are losing their homes and everything. Reporter also fighting the Tamarac Fire near lake tahoe. The fire seems to be outpacing the efforts, theyre spotting over a mile long. Reporter 85 large fires are burning across 11 states in the west, with extreme Drought Conditions extending through the region. This is super dry. You cant find moisture under there. The fires are getting bigger, faster. Reporter in oregon the Bootleg Fire is the nations largest, torching more than 400,000 acres and destroying 67 homes. Gauge clarks among them. I would come back thinking i had something to come home to. When i got here i was gut shot, nothing left. Reporter all eyes now on montana where more than a dozen large fires are burning and five firefighters remain hospitalized. Crews rushing in this weekend to help against the flames. Thanks for that report. And joining us now with a look at Axios A. M. , congressional reporter alayna treene. Whats the one big thing this morning . Hi, jacob, great to be here with you today. Our thing is, first look at a poll that gauges the popularity of seven key republican figures. I think, you know, you see the top two leading on that poll, Donald Trump Jr. And Ron Desantis. Lead respectrespectively, but t interesting thing Kevin Mccarthy, if you look and compare the leaders, theres a 22 Point Difference between Kevin Mccarthy and mitch mcconnell. Which shows how intune Kevin Mccarthy is with the base right now. And Donald Trump Jr. Hes the Trump Child that shows the most most connection to the republican electorate. And thirdly, you see that florida governor Ron Desantis is pulling his weight here and could be an early 2024 Front Runner should former president , Donald Trump, not run. Youre also reporting on senate democrats including Border Security Funding in that 3. 5 trillion infrastructure package. I think a lot of people are surprised by that, maybe even confused by it. What exactly would those funds be put towards . Is that a wall . Its not a wall. I think, you know, democrats are very much not behind or supportive of the idea of building a wall. Its more for asylum claims, theres a ton of back logs that they filled up over the years that they want to deal with, to help increase technology at the southern border. Checks and Security Checks and things like that to also help with looking at the different Border Facilities and potential to hold a lot of the increase of migrants coming across the border as weve seen the increase over the past several months. And it is surprising. I think that everyone expected and knew that there would be, weve reported, about 120 Billion to handle different for dreamers and gbs holders, but not a lot about Border Infrastructure and security, as theyre calling it this number is fluid, were reporting about 10 Billion is in there for the Border Infrastructure but parts of the Reconciliation Package is changing but the Idea Theyll have this money in there. Great to see you, thanks for waking up early. And thanks for you at home getting up way too early on this monday morning. Morning joe starts right now. I know folks are watching the number of cases rising again and are wondering what it means for them. Heres the truth. If youre fully vaccinated, youre safer with a higher degree of protection. But if youre not vaccinated, you are not protected. And now, what we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. By the way, you know, the old expression, notice our conservative friends have finally had an aller call, theyve seen the lord, whether its on Fox News or whether its the most conservative commentators. And more of those republicans and conservative commentators have seen the lord, as President Biden put it. Well tell you about one conservative Radio Host in tennessee who originally didnt think he needed to be vaccinated until his own struggle with the virus. What hes telling his listeners now. Were also following the first house committee, the hearing on the January 6th capitol riot. It is set for tomorrow. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing another republican voice to the table. Well tell you who it is, and talk about whats at stake. Also, Team Usa continues its quest for more olympic medals. Well get you up to speed on all of the action in tokyo. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe, it is monday, july 26th. Joe, welcome back. We missed you. Well begin this morning with what weve been talking about as it gets worse and worse. Coronavirus infections continuing to rise among the Unvaccinated Americans and