And Unemployment Benefits have run out for millions the questionof is will it hurt help the economy . Its way too early for this. Y good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that wouldnt wear white after or even before Labor Day. Im Jonathan Lemire on this tuesday, september 7thon. Well start with the 7 news. The United States has hit another grim new milestone in the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Case Counts across the country now tops 40 Million as the Delta Variant causes infections to casurge. New cases have climbed steadily in weeks and the country is averaging more than 1,500 death as day for the first time since march. When it comes to vaccinations, about 270 Million people have received their first dose. More than 175 Million have been fullymi vaccinated, which is abt 53 of the total population. Millions of americans are returning home Afterer Travelin over the Labor Day Weekend And Health experts fear a Covid19 Surge could already be brewing after several days of Potenti
in year two? my guests this morning, democrats congressman jim clyburn of south carolina and democratic strategist james plus growing fears that russia is taking steps to invade ukraine. we have been very clear with russia on costs and consequences of further military action. now the u.s. is accusing russia of sending saboteurs into ukraine to create an excuse for an invasion. i ll speak with mitt romney about that and about the state of the biden presidency. also, the covid surge. there are many hospitals in the country on their knees. they re overwhelmed. cases, hospitalizations, deaths on the rise. testing, too, but is that too late? should we have done that sooner? we are doing it. should we have done it sooner? we are doing it. are rural hospitals ready for this wave? joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andra mitchell, eugene robinson, amna nawaz, and anthony continetti of the american enterprise institute.
it lasted just over two hours. this is a video from russian tv at the start of that videoconference according to a senior administration official. president biden planned to warn putin of very real costs if russia did take action against the ukraine. what those costs will be and whether it will deter from vladimir putin is still uncertain. u.s. intelligence suggests that the kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive that could involve as many as 175,000 troops and it could begin as early as next month. today s meeting clearly has the attention of not tonal president himself but the entire administration. the white house said the president spoke to ukrainian president zelensky ahead of today s conference as well as other nato leaders. defense secretary tony blinken also spoke with president zelensky. look, it would not be hyperbole to call today one of the most consequential of president biden s 10 1/2 months in office so far. this is about avoiding war, folks. it s what the
redirect police funding, because they have way too much money, a big change from three years ago. when he was running last time, at the democratic convention, he campaigned on the idea that police are racist, the dnc s platform stated millions of people in our country have good reason to fear that they may lose their lives in a routine traffic stop or while standing on a street corner. really? joe biden isn t talking like that anymore. it is not hard to see why. the anti-police movement that he supported big-time has destroyed major democratic controlled cities. take, for example, seattle. they lost many officers and hit a 30-year low in the number of officers on the payroll. on top of that, seattle s state government where the senate and hougs are controlled by democrats has decided to decriminalize drug possession, effective july 1st. no state law in washington against drug possession. that is absolutely true. democrats refused a compromise bill are republicans because it i
examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. vice president kamala harris says russia must be held accountable to actions against ukraine. meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken meets with his chinese counterpart to address the suggested surveillance balloon shot down earlier this month and it comes with king jong-un issuing a direct threat to the u.s. and south korea. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 20th. i m jonathan lemire alongside nbc s ali vitali. we have breaking news this morning. president joe biden is in ukraine. he made the trip ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. he had been scheduled to depart tonight from washington to poland. he would give a speech marking the anniversary of the war and the u.s. s commitment to ukraine s cause, but he made this trip days in advance. we re seeing now brand-new images of president biden