And i will do the scans and see whether you have cancer or not. I dont get that. But anyway, of those five governors, three republicans, but only Ron Desantis doesnt want to talk about covid. He says work on your backswing before i work on anything. No. Hes talking about the border as if you cant do two things at once. Of course, that strategy didnt work too well for Donald Trump and its not going to work too well also for parents and children and teachers in part of Rons State that are experiencing extraordinarily high levels of covid. Im a parent and i certainly hope that my kids and kids in their classes are going to be able to wear masks. If that is, in fact, what mandate the teachers and the students, the local school board, local school board, imagine that, decisions being made on the local level, imagine that, decisions being made by parents, teachers, principals and students, imagine that. Why that almost sounds like a conservative concept. But ron, he says no. The power of the
Were 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 Owess Opening ceremony, New Cases of coronavirus hit a high. The question is, will the games Go On . And, democrats consider adding a second Antitrump Republican to the Committee Task Ed with the committee on the insurrection. Its way, way too early for this. Good morning. Its way too early. Well be covering 16 days of the olympics. I even jonathan lemire. Theres a lot going on. Well start with the news. Theres 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 dont already have them. Nbc news national Correspondent Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporte
Stop the bill. Were going to talk with two leaders in that fight. Georgia democratic Congressman Hank Johnson and melanie campbell, president of the national coalition on black civic participation. Meantime, democrats are slighting the fbi over the handling of the investigation into Sexual Assault allegations made against now supreme court just Brett Kavanaugh during his Confirmation Hearings in 2018. Were going to talk with a New York times reporter that cowrote a book on Justice Kavanaugh. And a virtually empty stadium did not stop the Tokyo Olympics from kicking off in style after a year long delay. With Tennis Superstar Naomi osaka having the honor of Looit Lighting the olympic caldron. The surge driven by the Delta Variant could accelerate as we head towards fall and triple the current number of daily deaths. Thats according to new projections from the Covid19 Scenario modelling hub. A group of researchers working with the cdc. Now across the country, were seeing new cases heading
In tokyo, and vulnerable communities here at home. And back to the former guy, one of Donald Trumps close friends busted by The Feds and it goes straight back to what was happening inside the trump administration. Well get to that developing legal story in just a moment, and a lot more on this wednesday, july 21st, but first, willie, lets begin with the very latest on the virus. Good morning, mika, the dangerous, highly contagious Delta Variant as of this morning was responsible for 83 of new covid infections, a full seven months after the first highly effective vaccine became available in this country. Hospitals are inundated with a surge of patients who are very sick, and the number of cases is climbing across the country. This latest wave is impacting the most vulnerable states and communities that have low Vaccination Rates. In a moment, Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez will report from louisiana on why people are deciding not to get the shot. First, Miguel Almaguer with the latest numbers. Ins
Any time in history, still higher than any time in history. So thats not how i judge whether or not we have economic growth. Mr. President , On China and cyberattacking, your administration is naming and shaming china, but no sanctions. Why . Theyre still determining exactly what happened. The investigation is not finished. Thank you all very much. What is your understanding of the biggest difference between what theyve done versus what russia has done in terms of cyberhacking . That would take a longer explanation. We have all the time in the world. No, we dont. I have to go see king jordan. To the best of my knowledge, and im getting a detailed Report Tomorrow Morning, my understanding is that the chinese government, not unlike the russian government, is not doing this themselves, but is protecting those who are doing it and may even be accommodating them being able to do it. That may be the difference. Thank you. This is Andrew Mitchell reports in washington as the president taking