Simple, safe, available vaccine. The importance of vaccination is that our vaccines that were using in this country are very effective against this variant, particularly i point out to the situation regarding advanced disease leading to hospitalizations and deaths, where its still well in the 90 of effectiveness. Nbc news learned today that the fully vaccinated aide to House Speaker Nancy pelosi and a fully vaccinated white House Staffer both tested positive for the virus. New cases of covid19 are moving in the wrong direction, way up, not down in 47 states. Hospitals across the south are bracing for a surge not seen since last winter. The university of Arkansas School of Public Health expects hospitalizations will triple there over the coming weeks. With this new search in cases driven by the unvaccinated, there is increasing chatter among public Health Experts about Vaccine Mandates in the future, if and when the vaccines, which are safe and effective, receive full fda approval. As A
Outbreaks. And in the nations capitol, officials confirm that both a white House Staffer and senior Communications Aide to Speaker Pelosi Have also tested positive despite being fully vaccinated. Pelosis aide was diagnosed after coming in contact with members of the Texas Legislature last week. Six of those members now with positive tests. Later this hour, well talk to a member of that Texas Delegation about how the virus is impacting their stay in d. C. And well ask about the meeting with White House democratic meeting whip jim clyburn. And what now . After Kevin Mccarthy announces his picks for the January 6th committee, well talk to democratic Senator Alex Poe dea about that and where the Infrastructure Talks stand. And the blue Origin Crew completing a historic Space Launch with Aviation Legend wally funk becoming the oldest person ever to travel to space. We had a great time. It was wonderful. I want to go again fast. So a lot to get to. Well begin with that Breaking News out of w
Good afternoon. i m chris jansing in for ayman mohyeldin. we have major breaking news on what is turning out to be a very busy tuesday. tom barrick, a close ally of former president trump is arrest ond federal charges related to illegal lobbying for trump. pete williams will have the details in just a minute. also, six months since president biden took office, we re just minutes away from what will be the second meeting of his cabinet. key to that agenda, as we re seeing the delta variant cause a spike in coronavirus cases exactly that. we ve had several high profile folks testing positive over the last 24 hours or so. two more u.s. olympians announcing this he have covid-19. just days before the tokyo games begin. and as olympic organizers struggle to could be taken