Changing with the delta variant. In some states, mostly the south, icus are overrun, medical staff pushed to the brink. But the governors in florida and texas wont let businesses, towns or School Boards address the crisis the way some of them want, even though florida is now seeing record hospitalizations. This morning, more covid patients are in the hospital in florida than any other state in the nation. Phil murphy the governor of New Jersey were Speaking Act and other elected officials are losing their patience with the unvaccinated. These folks back there have lost their mind youve lost your minds. You are the ultimate Knuckle Heads and because of what you are saying and standing for, people are losing their life. People are losing their life. Those of you who refuse to get vaccinated at this point are willfully and unnecessarily putting yourself and others at risk of hospitalization and death. You are the ones threatening the freedoms of all the rest of us. Please, just get the da
Represent less than 0. 8 of the 164 Million people who have been fully vaccinated here in the u. S. So that is less than 1 . And 98 to 99 of the people who are dying are unvaccinated. So these are the preventable deaths. This is not like last year when doctors were overwhelmed watching the patients die as they tried in vain to save them, so now we have vaccines and while they are not to Stop Transmission 100 of the time, they do Stop Transmission in the vast majority of the people. And the people who are vaccinate and get sick are less likely to be hospitalized so say the experts. Now to the flip side, and to say it is alarming is an understatement. It is a pandemic of the unvaccinated but that is still the epidemic of the unvaccinate and still in arkansas and Louisiana And Missouri is an epidemic that could have been prevented and the stories of the people in the icus saying that i wish i had been vaccinate and a final Text Message from a 39yearold Father to the wife, i wish i had the
Come to light. The question is what will the president do about it . Its way too early for this. Good morning. And welcome to way too early, the show that always turns on twostep verification, you should, too. Im Kasie Hunt on this wednesday, july 7th. Lets get to the news. Tropical Storm Elsa is lashing florida. Its been downgraded as a category 1 hurricane as it nears landfall near tampa. 10 Million people are in the Storms Path as strong winds and Heavy Rain Pummel the gulf coast. Lets get to nbcs Janessa Webb for the Storms Path. Janessa, good morning. Good morning, kasie. I do have better news this morning. We do have a lopsided Storm System so things are starting to crumble apart. You can see the western side of The Storm nonexistent. Its the eastern part that is lashing across central florida, and right now that is causing a severe weather threat. We have tornado wants expanding every from from ft. Myers to orlando. Well be watching that. The latest update from the national Weat
Welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for jake tapper. And we start with the Politics Lead. And President Bidens new plan to get more people vaccinated. He spoke just moments ago at the White House and unveiled a new approach, making covid vaccines more accessible and explaining why the vaccine is so important. And heres why his focus may need to change. Covid cases are rising. On average, three times higher in states with lower vaccination rates. You see the map on your screen. And bidens new plan comes after the u. S. Fell short of his July 4th goal to have 70 of adults with at least one shot . And as the aggressive Delta Variant spreads, Biden Today warned that people should think twice about not getting vaccinated. Cnns Indcaikaitlan Collins Sta off from the White House. Reporter President Biden walking a Fine Line when it comes to coronavirus. Were closer than ever to declaring our independence from this deadly virus. Reporter new cases and deaths are down dramatically nationwid
Me and you listening to the rain Me And You we are the same Me And You have all the fame we need indeed, you and me are we Me And You singing in the park Me And You, were waiting for the dark brand new hour. Any moment now, President Biden will speak from the White House about his new plans to get more people vaccinated after mising that July 4th goal. He rwants to ramp up outreach, but how . Phil what is the president s plan to get the 100 Million plus adults who are resistant vaccinated . Reporter you look at it through if Framinge Ing they mi the 70 by July 1 goal but you view right now, in this moment and what youll hear from the president through the lens the urgency the White House feels now. Youre starting to see Case Counts rise, particularly in areas with low vaccination rates. What youll hear the president say is not necessary lay stream of initiatives. More expansion of the strategy they had in place. Heavy focus on trying to get the Message Message out about what the vaccin