Intensive care. We now at the moment have two pediatric Icu Beds. These are not just for covid. Car wrecks or anything else. If your child needs the icu and a ventilator in a 19county area, we have two. Now is the time we must make sacrifices. Masks small, but its a small sacrifice to save lives. The Dallas School District has started defying Texas Governor Greg abbotts ban on Mask Mandates. Meanwhile in florida, where republican governor Ron Desantis has vowed to stop Mask Mandates in his schools, over 15,000 of his constituents are in the Hospital Tonight with covid. The number in the icu in just florida now north of 3,000 patients. Nbc news reporting the federal government has sent Hundreds Of Ventilators and other equipment to florida from the strategic national stockpile to help hospitals dealing with the surge in new patients. Earlier today, the governor said he was unaware of any of this. I didnt ask i dont know i did not know about that. Ive not heard about that. We have a lot of stuff that we stockpiled over the last year and a half. I have not had any requests that crossed my desk. I have not been notified of that. Other southern states, all deep red states on the political map, are seeing their Health Care systems being pushed to the brink right now. In mississippi, officials are warning there are no Icu Beds available and some of the States Toplevel hospitals. Some alabama hospitals have started limiting elective procedures as covid admissions rise. Well have much more on this worsening situation just ahead. Meanwhile, even as the White House works to get this latest surge under control, the president did score a big win today. The senate passed the 1 Trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Bill at long last. A big part of the president s agenda. The vote was 6930. Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell and 18 other republicans actually crossed the aisle to vote yes with the democrats. Earlier today, Vice President Kamala Harris summed the administrations view up after presiding over the vote. Madam Vice President , your reaction to the Bill Passing . Its a good day. Elections matter. At the White House, the president praised the bipartisan group of senators who worked on the bill. I want to thank the group of senators, democrats and republicans, for doing what they told me they would do. After years and years of infrastructure week, were on the cusp of an Infrastructure Decade that i truly believe will transform america. This bill declared more often than anyway. Bipartisanship was a thing of the past. It was characterized as a relic of an earlier age. As you may well remember, i never believed that. I still dont. Now sadly, if you think this was the hard part, you would be wrong. The senate is next to work on a 3. 5 trillion Budget Package which includes the president s proposal to expand the nations social safety net. Today, House Democrats announced they plan to cut short their summer recess, come back to washington by the 23rd of august, to take up the Infrastructure Bill and eventually the Budget Bill. As we mentioned earlier, there is also major political news out of the state of New York where Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation today. But in a very cuomo move, hes not leaving right away. Hes given himself two more weeks in office. His goal of beating his Fathers Record of three terms ending early amid nearly a dozen accusations of sexual harassment. The Governments Resignation came a week after this report detailing those allegations released by New Yorks attorney general. And as State Lawmakers were in the process of starting impeachment hearings. Right now its unclear if impeachment will continue. Today the governor, again, denied any wrongdoing. The report said i sexually harassed 11 women. That was the headline people heard and saw and reacted to. The reaction was outrage. It should have been. However, it was also false. Now, dont get me wrong, this is not to say that there are not 11 women who i truly offended. There are. And for that, i deeply, deeply apologize. I have been too familiar with people. My sense of humor can be insensitive and offputing. I do Hug And Kiss people causally, women and men. I have done it all my life. And i think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore thats what ill do. A reminder, the governor has not been charged with any crime. Lieutenant governor, former congresswoman Kathy Hochul will take over august 24th. She will be the first woman to hold the states highest office. Today president biden was asked for his reaction to cuomos resignation. What impact does his resignation have on the democratic party . I think the impact is all on Andrew Cuomo and his decision to make that judgment and i respect his decision. With that, lets bring in our leadoff guests on this Tuesday Night. Phil rucker, senior Washington Correspondent for the Washington Post. His new book i alone can fix it is now a New York times best seller. Susan del percio, msnbc political analyst. She served as a Special Adviser to Andrew Cuomo. And founding director of columbias national center for Disaster Preparedness who advises us on public Health And Professor of pediatrics. Good Evening And Welcome to you all. Mr. Rucker, i would like to begin with you, what are you hearing from the White House deprived as they were of feeling like today was a big victory, given all else thats going on . Well, brian, it was a big victory and you saw president Biden Pausing there during the day to celebrate it. And note that bipartisanship is alive and well on that one bill. But there is also simultaneously the 3 1 2 Trillion Dollar Budget Bill thats moving through notably without any bipartisanship. The republican opposition to that Spending Package is unified and fierce and it means the democrats are going to have to push it through using the process known as reconciliation where they would just have that 50 Plus 1 majority in the senate to get it passed. There are tensions within the democratic party on Capitol Hill among progressives in the house who refuse, who say they will refuse to pass the bill that just cleared the senate in a bipartisan fashion for infrastructure unless the senate first also passes this reconciliation budget measure. And so there are a lot of moving pieces here for the biden White House to be dealing with over the next couple of days as they hope to get two victories, one on the infrastructure package, the roads, the bridges, the tunnels and the other that theyve promoted as human infrastructure, key Safety Social Net Programs that are core to the democratic agenda, while grappling with the rising number of cases in coronavirus, in florida, texas and across the country. Susan, over we go to the other political story of the day. Its great to have you back on the broadcast. Talk, if you will, about the familiar cuomo traits that were on display today, even on his way out the door. Well, just look at the way the whole thing was orchestrated, brian. First he had his attorney lay out his case which he thought would be the best way to present it to the public. Perhaps his swan song, if you will. And then he went on to say, i did nothing wrong. But im going to step aside. These women i didnt you know, i may have offended them, but i didnt mean it. This is typical Andrew Cuomo. But now hes going to be gone. Its also not surprising that he asked for an extra 14 days. When you look at what happened with Elliot Spitser several years ago, he left two days later. In some ways this will be helpful to the Lieutenant Governor for a transition, but i do wonder what the governor perhaps will do in the next 14 days. Yes, you and former u. S. Attorney Preet Bharara who was wondering that aloud. To the other topic were following tonight and that is our so far, not fully under control pandemic. I want to play for you something dr. Fauci said on this network earlier. We are in a major surge now as were going into the fall, into the school season. This is very serious business. When youre talking about local mandates, mandates for schools, for teachers, for universities, for colleges, im sorry, i know people must like to have their individual freedom and not be told to do something, but i think were in such a serious situation now that under certain circumstances, mandates should be done. So, doctor, your reaction to what your friend Tony Fauci said there. Do you agree or disagree and how much do these new numbers worry you . Well, they worry me a lot, brian, and i think that all of us in the field are concerned that were seeing such a huge surge. This is not a minor blip. This is a major unpredicted, huge increase in the number of cases and the number of hospitalizations. And the reports that you cited earlier in the broadcast, brian, having to do with whats gone on in texas, in florida, in louisiana, are just absolutely shocking. Icu beds filled up in state after state, presents a very dangerous situation for people. And as far as mandates are concerned, im extremely concerned that we allow any exceptions to people getting vaccinated. Of course, the federal Government Cant Issue a mandate in our federalist society. But State Governments can, cities can, as mayor De Blasio did last week in terms of New York city, mandating proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, gyms, indoor events and so on. And i think, you know, especially now with children about to return to school, 50 to 60 Million kids going back into classrooms, we need to absolutely mandate, no exceptions, every single teacher, adult administrator, Bus Driver must be vaccinated before they walk into a school, period. And im going to be speaking to some leaders from one of the teachers Unions Tomorrow Night to emphasize that point. I think we all understand, if kids are going to be going back to school, we need to make sure that the environment is as safe as humanly possible. Phil rucker, back over to you. The president is still awaiting other wins. Your best read of the situation, whats the real chance hes going to get what he and other democrats want on something like Voting Rights . You know, brian, its a bit of an open question at this hour. Democrats in the senate have vowed that they will not be leaving for their August Recess until they vote on that measure for Voting Rights. But its unclear what that Vote Total will be, if it will pass that chamber, and then what happens in terms of the ultimate bill that lands on the president s desk. This has been as we all know a top Agenda Item for democrats throughout the year and yet there has been frustration among Voting Rights advocates and among progressive democrats in the congress that it has not been the top priority, top of mind, day in and day out from this White House. They at moments have prioritized infrastructure instead. Clearly reaping the rewards of that today with the passage in the senate of the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. But theres a feeling among some in the democratic party that Theres Nothing more important than Voting Rights and nothing more critical to pass legislatively in terms of preserving the integrity of the vote in this country, especially looking ahead to next years midterm elections. And so its incumbent on the president and on his Vice President to be out there advocating as aggressively and forcefully as they can in these next couple of weeks to try to get something passed through the congress. But its unclear that the numbers are going to be there in terms of the votes among lawmakers. Susan, back to new York Politics because it can very often effect national politics. And you know it well, already tonight, theres a piece in tomorrows new York Post speculating as to whether or not the Cuomo Name in this Case Governor Mario cuomo should come off what we oldtimers still refer to as the bridge across the hudson river. A little bit of political Grave Dancing going on already. Does Andrew Cuomo, in your view, have a political future at all, or is it best for his party to go away and do so silently . Well, brian, he has 18 Million in his campaign war chest. Theres money there if he so chooses to use it for a, quote, comeback. I dont think that will be possible. Mostly because hes built a career on other peoples backs. And he has not made friends on his way up and people are very happy to see him on his way down. So i dont see him moving forward in any meaningful way politically. Right now, he also has several other investigations. That Mario Cuomo is one of them. Its a serious investigation as far as construction and other issues. He has his hands full. I dont think hell be coming back. And, finally, doctor, the last word goes to you. I cant ask you to endorse a third shot for people on a broadcast like this one. But i can ask you for your opinion of people who are finding a way to finagle a third shot, in effect a booster, whether or not theyre going into doctors offices or pharmacies. Do you endorse the notion of them . Do you have any problem with people getting that Third Pfizer or Third Moderna . Yeah, you know, brian, this whole issue with covid in the pandemic, its really getting increasingly dangerous to make predictions. But i do predict this, i do predict that were going to come down on the side of allowing or permitting or even encouraging people with certain very highrisk conditions, immunocompromised, very elderly people, people with certain kinds of ailments that should get a third dose most likely. The Counter Convening issue here is what the World Health Organization has been promoting, that no wealthy country should be encouraging third doses until all countries on the planet are getting their fair share. We have countries like South Sudan where less than 1 of the population has been vaccinated. Those become breeding grounds for more and more dangerous mutations just on a practical level. On a moral and ethical level, we really do have to make sure that were safeguarding, protecting, taking care of the planet before we in a sense indulge ourselves, especially for people who might not need a third dose. So a little bit of a complicated issue, but i think were going to come down somewhere in the middle, brian. The shining example in our country remains the Navajo Nation at a 91 vaccinated rate. To our guests, our thanks for starting off our conversation tonight. Phil rucker, susan de percio, doctor, appreciate it very much. If the Infrastructure Bill is such a big win for this president , why doesnt it feel more that way, especially among all of his fellow democrats . Ill ask our political experts who are standing by. And later, how bad is it . One Alabama Physician warns the Health Care system in her state is stressed to the max. Some Hospitals Cant perform surgeries. Other problems exist. All of it as the 11th Hour is just getting under way on this tuesday evening. Ening. Ready. Itr the Savings Event of the year. The Homeandautobundle Xtravafestasaveathon at this Homeandautobundle Xtravafestasaveathon, theres no telling what we might bundle Homeandautobundle Xtravafestasaveathon bundle cars, trucks, colonials, bungalows, and that Weird Hut your uncle lives in. So strike up the Homeandautobundle Xtravafestasaveathon band for the deal that started forever ago and will probably never end. Homeandautobundle xtravafestasaveathon. Say it with me. Homeandautobundle no ones leaving till you say it right. 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I know a lot of people, some sitting in the audience here, who didnt think this could happen. I want to thank the senators who worked so hard to bring this agreement together. I know it wasnt easy. For the republicans who supported this bill, you showed a lot of courage. The biden administration taking a bit of a Victory Lap after a huge bipartisan win on infrastructure in the u. S. Senate. But celebrations has we said in the previous segment may be pre mature. Our Nbc News political team points out, quote, theres already a growing standoff between moderates and progressives with boast factions enjoying significant leverage thanks to slim democratic margins in both houses. Just one senator, or just a small handful of House Members can threaten to sink everything. Speaker pelosi said again today she has no intention of holding a vote on the Senate Bill until the senate passes the next bill, the 3. 5 trillion companion bill. With all the respect in the world for the Senate Bill, im glad it passed. Im glad its bipartisan, strongly so, important, Job Creation and the rest. But it is not the totality of the vision of Joe Biden and the congressional democrats. So i have said that until we see, you know im not taking up that bill. So its a good night to have with us these next two guests. Robert gibbs, former Obama Campaign senior adviser and white House Press Secretary under one barack obama. And Michael Steele, former chairman of the republican national committee, former Lieutenant Governor of maryland, host of the Michael Steele podcast. Welcome to you both. Mr. Gibbs, i would like to begin with you. Put in your own terms the scope of the Victory Today in the senate. Heres the tougher question, what do you make of the Lefts Ability to sink the fortunes of a president in their own party . Well, i know were on cable, brian and im almost excited to quote Joe Biden on Health Care. I think it is a big deal. Ill leave out the middle word. I think its a significant achievement for this administration. Joe biden campaigned on this vision of trying to do things in a bipartisan way and a lot of people said he was naive or crazy. And i think he took a big Step Today and democrats took a big Step Today in getting all of this passed. To your point, democrats operate in a very closely divided congress. Both in the house and the senate. I think theres a challenge on both sides. You could have progressives on the left, you could have still Joe Manchin and others on the more conservative side of the democratic party. A needle is going to have to be thread for many months on this and the euphoria is probably somewhat contained, brian, because this is really the first of many steps. Were going to be doing this well into the fall. Make no mistake, today was an important step because i think for democrats to get that Reconciliation Bill to help families and to tackle Climate Change in a significant way, today had to happen. I think its part of a Twostep Process and it was a significant, significant day for this administration. Michael, be honest, were you surprised at the extent of the republican crossover, starting with mcconnell, but then 18 more after that, and is it proof that some of them at least can read Opinion Polls . To your second point, yes. To the first point, no. I wasnt surprised at all. Mcconnell telegraphed what his caucus was going to do. The only question is, was it 15 or 16 or 17 . It would be more than the normal 10 that you would expect or be required and thats because, yeah, their internal polling showed something that i still dont think the democrats fully appreciate for the Longerterm Strategy here. And that is the american people like this bill. We have a Infrastructure Bill that has been passed. It is no longer infrastructure week. It is no longer infrastructure Hour Or Infrastructure month. Its done. A chamber of our united States Congress has taken care of that part of the business. Now, it will flow to the house. And this is where i think it may be unnecessarily gnarly because as much as the progressives may want to hold their ground, they can only hold the ground the american people give them. And thats the limit here. So you may you can draw up a Santa Claus Wish list of every liberal, progressive dream you have, but if the american people arent going to buy it, theyre not going to be sold it. And that means youre not going to have the votes there that you need. What worked in this instance, brian, was the president made the case to the american people for that package. The american people bought it. There has not been a case made for the other 3 1 2 Trillion Dollars. Maybe that case will be made. But thats going to be a tougher sell, i think, for a lot of americans. Take the half loaf, feed like we saw with the loaves and fishes, feed as many as you can and pick up the crumbs after 2022 when you have a larger number of members in the House And Senate to help you complete the agenda. Robert, I Cant quote the good book the Way Michael can, but i can quote Senator Manchin whose Name Youve already invoked. I want to play for you a bit of his reaction to todays bipartisan vote. Im not surprised. I knew it would happen because i thought when the president took it under his own wing and knew how important this was and it was one of his missions to make sure he could show that he has those bipartisan stripe and is he really does. When he went out around the country, i knew we were in a pretty good zone. So, robert, lets Talk Turkey here. West virginia is going to get a lot out of this and they indeed need a lot and he can take a Victory Lap back home for bringing home the bacon. Then there is, as michael reminds us, the matter of that 3. 5 trillion mark. Where do you think mr. Manchin is going to end up on that . Well, i think probably in a practical sense, Hell End up supporting something thats less than 3. 5 trillion. But let me pick up on something that michael said, because i think it plays into the motivations of Senator Manchin and others throughout the democratic party. The components of the Reconciliation Bill that holds corporations accountable to the taxes that they owe, that helps families with a permanent child tax credit, and lord knows the Planet And Country feels like its on fire every day, to invest in clean energy, all of those things are enormously popular. Again, i think this is going to always be a tough road because its just its a very evenly divided congress. But i think the Component Parts of what are in that Reconciliation Bill are equally as important and as popular as what passed today. And i think maybe the most important animating thing for democrats going into 2022 is they need accomplishments, right . The difference between 3. 5 and 0 is a big deal on the Campaign Trail in November Of 2022 when youre trying to convince people theres a reason democrats are in Control And Theyve accomplished something. I think that in The End will animate both sides of the party to come together with the pressure of Joe Biden wanting to get something done as well and make significant progress on getting something done in reconciliation thats a pretty healthy number. Gentlemen, dont move. I got to fit in a break. Coming up, the republican politicians staying on brand at all costs, no masks, no lockdowns, no problem. But the problem is, truly, their constituents are dying. Who do we see about that . E about hey google, turn up the heat. You have the best pizza in town and the worst wait times. You need to hire. I need indeed. Indeed you do. 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Of course, the governor himself is one of those Red State Governors leading the charge against Mask And Vaccine mandates. As you heard him say. Robert gibbs, Michael Steele are still with us. Theres a risk that we dont talk often enough about what the Lincoln Project called the ghoulishness of some of these republican politicians, siding with covid over constituents. Ron desantis has degrees from Harvard And Yale and yet he seems so concerned that masks are off brand for him and might cost him the love of the maga crowd. Not a great ad for Harvard Or Yale if thats the product at The End of the day when youre talking about public leadership. Which is oxy moronic in this gentlemans case. Hes not a leader. Hes a sycophant. He thinks by his own political calculation that hes willing to make the bet that it will set him up nicely in a republican primary should donald Trump Wink and nod at him and give him that juicy look, to set him on the course to become the nominee of the party in 24 months or so. The reality of it is, people are dying. His state is in a covid mess. It is a hot mess. If it were a country, it would be leading the globe in a number of deaths and infection rates. So thats what his republican leadership is giving him given the people of florida. They have to decide, is it worth it . Because Theres Nothing that we can do about it here. They have to make that choice. Hes their governor. And if he wants if he wants to tell a parent, im sorry, i dont give a dam than your child is going to go to a school that may or may not have some kids in there or teachers or Bus Drivers who have the covid, thats not my problem. Thats essentially what hes saying. They have to decide if theyre okay with that. And if they are, then we need to just stop talking about it and take care of the states that want the help, need the help to make themselves whole. Because its a waste of time otherwise, brian. Its just a waste of conversation. Robert, i got about 60 seconds remaining. Talk about the fact that the true political encourage were about to see on display is going to be local officials, state and local officials, including school boards, that have to go against their republican governors. Absolutely, brian. And some of them in florida are going against even the threat of losing funding in order to institute Mask Mandates because we know kids that are under 12 cant get vaccinated. And we know all too many between 12 and 18 in these states arent. I will say this, i think what the governors in texas and florida are doing from a Public Health standpoint, its deadly. I actually think from a longterm political standpoint, its also deadly. I dont see how its going to work in their advantage if they were to become the republican nominee. If i was a parent in each of these states, I Cant imagine what i would be thinking going to Bed Tonight with school just around the corner. I want my child to be protected. We shouldnt be choosing between sending our children to school and making sure theyre safe when they go. Cant thank you, gentlemen, enough for your comments and thoughts today. Our guests have been robert gibbs, Michael Steele. Hospitalizations soaring right now in one of the nations least vaccinated states. Well check back in with one of the Infectious Disease doctors in the thick of the fight right now. Of the fight right w. No vo the rule in business used to be, location, location, location. Now its, network, network, network. So you need a network thats built right. Verizon business unlimited starts with americas most reliable network. Then we add the speed of verizon 5g. 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For more, we welcome back to the broadcast an infectious Disease Expert and professor of medicine at the university of alabama birmingham. Doc, thank you very much for staying up with us and coming back on. Two weeks ago, in fact, on this broadcast, i was reminded tonight, you said the number of new hospitalizations was really concerning. Tell our audience in just the space of two weeks, how your answer to that might change tonight. Well, its only gotten worse as you showed with the graphs that you just displayed. Things are not just spiking, but were seeing an almost vertical rise. Not just in the number of cases, but more worrisome in the number of hospitalizations and even more concerning we know that hospitalizations follow the Case Peak which then are succeeded by deaths. So our fear is that we are just beginning to see the beginning of a surge that could stress our system to the max where we really are facing the kinds of problems that we heard florida is facing today where theyre seeking ventilators from out of state. So very, very concerning trends here. Over 90 of our Icu Beds in the state are being utilized right now, mostly by covid. Were not a state that has a lot of medical facilities. Were not like miami. Were not like philadelphia. Were not like boston. So when you hit a state like ours hard, youre really hitting people hard who are already very vulnerable to some of the worse effects to something like covid. You mentioned florida is importing ventilators, even though the governor says he knows nothing about it. Texas is importing doctors from other states. Could you foresee a level of disease in alabama where youre forced to do either or both of those things . You know, i think anything can happen. I wish i had a good Crystal Ball and could reassure people. But the infectiousness of this surge is very different than anything weve seen before. The other thing thats different is that were seeing more pediatric cases in the hospital than weve seen before. And that should really alarm people. The final thing i will say is that even if Health Care workers are vaccinated fully and many of ours are, which is really good, they can still get infected with the delta variant. These cases are less severe. Theyre less likely to be hospitalized, less likely to be really ill. But they still have to stay out of work. And so were facing a Potential Decimation of our workforce just by virtue of this incredible wave of delta. So thats going to really compromise our ability to provide not just covid care, but care for all the usual stuff that our community really needs to be attended to. And, doctor, just back up to the pediatric cases you mentioned. I think theres a belief out there that, yes, kids are getting this delta variant, but theyre not getting really more than cold symptoms, theyre not getting that sick. Tell folks the truth. Well the truth is that were seeing a high of Inpatient Hospitalizations for pediatric cases. We have now 33 kids hospitalized in alabama. We have never seen that before with covid. Its really approaching a level that we might have seen with influenza in a very bad year. But this speaks to what i think is different about the delta variant. Were still learning whether it causes more severe disease in general, but it seems to be acting differently in children. These kids are not getting the miscellaneous inflammatory condition that we saw with the previous stains of covid. Theyre in the hospital getting intubated. A third of them appear to be intubated or in the icu. When you see the kids under two years old getting a Respiratory Virus that is causing them to be intubated, that should wake them up. I cant emphasize enough, masks right now are the only way were going to get out of this. If you get vaccinated tomorrow, you are not going to escape delta. You need two doses of both of those mrna vaccines and you need some time to make antibodies. Right now, people have to step up and mask up. Doctor, i love your state and its people, as i know you do, and were hoping for nothing but the very best for the people of alabama and throughout the south. Doctor, thank you very much for taking our questions tonight. Coming up, americas longest war may be over, but the fighting, the suffering is just starting for those left behind. . On it. On it. On it, with jardiance. Theyre 22 Million prescriptions strong. Meet the people who are managing type 2 Diabetes And Heart risk with jardiance. Jardiance is a oncedaily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. So it could help save your life from a Heart Attack or stroke. 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And tonight, indeed, the Washington Post is reporting the biden administration is now preparing for the Capital City of kabul to fall sooner than feared. Writing, quote, one official said tuesday that the u. S. Military now assesses a collapse could occur within 90 days. Others say it could happen within a month. We get our Report Tonight from kabul and Nbc News Foreign Correspondent kelly. Reporter taliban fighters have taken at least six capitals since friday. Locals hid, then fled. Families who reached the capital of kabul say the militants are more brutal than ever, forcing women into marriage and killing government workers. Do you know of anyone who was killed by the taliban while you were still there . Reporter the Court Clerk told me that the taliban took her captive and burned her hair and killed her. The u. S. Now three weeks from its deadline to withdraw troops is providing some Air Strikes but no backup on the ground. Instead, sending a special envoy to the region. He will press the taliban to stop their Military Offensive into negotiate a political settlement. Reporter people are tired of war but have Little Hope for peace. She says our children have no future. And as the fighting continues, the United Nations said today theyre deeply disturbing reports of taliban militants executing Government Troops who have surrendered. Brian . Thank you for that report. Another break for us. Coming up, a headsup on something coming your way tomorrow. Just so youre not alarmed when it happens. Alarmed when it happens hey google, turn up the heat. For people living with hiv, keep being you. And ask your doctor about biktarvy. Biktarvy is a complete, onepill, Onceaday Treatment used for hiv in certain adults. Its not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights hiv to help you get to and stay undetectable. Thats when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. 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These days, though, its called the Emergency Alert System because theres a far greater chance youre going to have your phone with you than the chance that youre watching tv or listening to the radio. Were telling you all this, heres the news you can use part, because of whats going to happen tomorrow. Sometime after around 2 20 p. M. Eastern time, so, 11 20 a. M. On the west coast, all of our phones are going to go off and those phones that are enabled to receive alerts are going to display this message along with the incoming scary tone. It will also be broadcast on Television And Radio simultaneously. Tomorrows alert is a test by fema and our friends at the fcc for that day we hope never comes. On the local level, theres a good chance your phone has gone off for Amber Alerts or silver alerts. And its a hugely useful Warning System for severe thunderstorm, hurricane, flash flood, tornado warnings, wildfires as well. So, especially if you have Loved Ones who are apt to get flustered when that Piercing Tone breaks through, this is your warning that its coming tomorrow. Not an actual warning, that is, it will only be a test. That is our broadcast for this Tuesday Night along with our thanks for being here with us. On behalf of all our colleagues at the networks of Nbc News, good night. Im going to show you an ad from a few years ago and i will tell you in advance, based on this ad alone, its hard to figure out what the dude is talking about besides the fact that he is disappointed, that he is very sorry, that hes trying very hard to look very sincere. Very hard to look very sincere