we re not out of the woods yet. with the delta variant on the rise, that sobering warning from the cdc director in a call for unity as the nation reaches another crossroad in the pandemic. the question is, will americans listen. plus, on the eve of today owes s opening ceremony, new cases of coronavirus hit a high. the question is, will the games go on? and, democrats consider adding a second anti-trump republican to the committee task ed with the committee on the insurrection. it s way, way too early for this. good morning. it s way too early. we ll be covering 16 days of the olympics. i even jonathan lemire. there s a lot going on. we ll start with the news. there s an elevated concern about the spread of the delta variant among the unvaccinated across the u.s. after months of progress. with a spike in new infections and hospitalizations, major hospitals are preparing for an influx of patients, if they don t already have them. nbc news national correspondent mi
afghanistan, and the cry for freedom in cuba. we have a lot to cover on this friday, july 23rd, and willie, we ll start with this. how about those yanks, they re so great. the yankees, love them. why would you do that? sounds like joe has been up telling you what to say. we ll skip the yankee game last night. too much to get to. as you heard from governor kay ivy, also the republican senators in that state coming out, imploring the people of alabama to get the vaccine. frustration is mounting over the unvaccinated. coming up kelly o donnell, talks about the white house and masks. but miguel almaguer has more. reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis. as we surpass 50,000 infections a day, new cases, hospitalizations, even daily deaths are spiking again. it is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses that we know of and i have seen in my 20-year care
( ringing bell ) the economy roars back, rebounding faster than it did in the great recession. gold medal performance, meet the american gymnast who excelled amid pressure while simone biles scoting heat wav stands.thteidi. 110 million americand severe ost the east coast. tragedy at sea, new video of a military accident that killed nine service members. what family members to have the victims are demanding a year later. sharks spotted as americans head to the beach, why climate change could be a factor in recent uptick in shark sightings. and the power of social media, how it changed the life of an airport piano man. programs. norah. o donnell: all right, weijia jiang, thank you. tonight, florida and texas lead the nation with the highest percentage of new cases. louisiana isn t far behind and nearly every hospital there has canceled or postponed surgeries and other nonemergency care. the state is also seeing an alarming spike in cases amongen cbs s david begnaud repor
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