So now they can focus on doing what they do best for the next five years. Thats a lot of bread. You got this. The Comcast Business 5year Price Lock guarantee. Switch today for a limited tim. Good morning. It is saturday, july 20, and you are watching velshi on msnbc. I am Charles Coleman junior, filling in for my friend this morning. We come On The Air with sad news that brooke overnight, democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson lee has died after a battle with cancer. She was 74 years old. In june, she had announced that she had been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and was undergoing treatment. Jackson lee, who was born in texas, serve the public for more than 20 years, beginning in Cindy Council and in House Of Representatives since 1995. Throughout her tenure, she served on several committees, including judiciary, homeland security, and budget. She was also a fierce and outspoken advocate for the interests of black americans. For more on this, i am joined by congressional correspond
Situation . Reporter as you mentioned, the haitian Prime Minister has confirmed that there are deaths, and were expecting those deaths to be significant and casualties also to be significant. I spoke to people in portauprince earlier this morning and the person i spoke to did not report any damage from this earthquake, that he could see, whereas back in 2010, the damage in portauprince, the capital of haiti, was catastrophic. This Earthquake Hit further to the south. So theres at least hope that the Human Cost will not be as cataclysmic as it was back in 2010. This earthquake comes at a difficult time for haiti. Last month the Prime Minister sorry, the president , the head of state, jovenel moise, was assassinated. Foreign powers have selected the acting head of state, the Prime Minister, a Core Group led by the united states selected that Prime Minister. And Joe Biden has just been informed of the earthquake and he has authorized a humanitarian response to be headed up by usaid. Ed au
Which has the lowest Vaccination Rate in the country with 34 of the people fully vaccinated. And where virtually every county is considered high risk for the unvaccinated. This is a source of frustration of course for the republican governor there, kib. What is it going to take to get shots in arms . I dont know, you tell me. Folks supposed to have Common Sense. But its time to start blaming the unvaccine mated folks, not the vaccinated folks, that are letting us down. Dont you feel its your responsibility to try and help get the situation under control . I have done all i know how to did. I can encourage you to do something. I cannot make you take care of yourself. A few thoughts about Common Sense, what we have found that Common Sense is not as prevalent. We are seeing Arkansas American who is are refusing to get vaccinated, including the parent on of an 8yearold child sick with covid. He is sick a lot, he has been sick a lot for a while, and he is still sick. We will get him looked
Newspaper of the villages in florida, Delta Variant fuels rise and hospitalizations. Its right there on their front page. Heres the Marietta Times right in mariata, ohio. I should tell you in ohio it is literally front Page News they want people to start backing into parking places on Main Street instead of going in head first. Thats the usual level of like news you can use in the meriata times. Look at their banner headline today. Covid cases in the u. S. Triple over two weeks. Up in idaho, idaho leaders urge shots as Covid Cases rise. In austin, texas, The Front Page of the austin statesman today, Delta Variant driving virus spike. East austin lags in vaccine coverage. Over in san antonio, texas, The Front Page of the San Antonio Express News, says 40 ill in assisted living outbreak. Also on The Front Page on the San Antonio Express News at the Top Today Governor abbott shuns more mask rules. In Western Pennsylvania heres the front Page Today of the tribune review, covid on the rise
Vaccines can outpace the spread of the highly contagious Delta Variant. Right now it is not looking good. More than half of u. S. States, mostly republican led, have a Vaccination Rate below the national average. The new surge beginning to imperil returntowork plans. Last night republican governor of alabama, Kay Ivy, said bluntly in an interview most of her colleagues will not say, that the blame for much of the continued suffering in her state rests squarely on the shoulders of those refuse to go get vac nated. What is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms . I dont know. You tell me. Folks are supposed to have common sense. But its time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. Its the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. Wow. One might think governor iveys frustrations could represent a crack in the republican firewall against covid protections. And even in washington there are signs republicans are beginning to acknowledge that their vote