And later, as the u. S. Finalizes its withdrawal, new warnings from officials that afghanistan could fall to the taliban. Potentially in a matter of weeks. Much earlier than feared. Welcome to meet the Press Minute daily, im Andrea Mitchell in for a few moments for chuck todd. Right now, within 18 months of the pandemic and several months after vaccines in the country, delta is breaking, and major debate about masking in schools. States from texas to missouri, arkansas, Louisiana And Florida all seeing Hospitalizations Surge to record or near record heights. The number of people hospitalized in florida is now larger than any state has ever seen during this pandemic surpassing the surge in new york last year. That is a remarkable statistic, because 50 of florida has been vaccinated. That new York Number came at the start of the pandemic. Long before the vaccine was created. That gives you a sense of just how contagious this Delta Variant is. Thankfully, though, fewer people are dieing,
Wouldn t call you nonjack. But i m talking about ron desantis, the governor of florida and the president of the united states. Tonight and having a cordial meeting, complimenting each other, saying we live in a world where people should get along. Desantis saying he s got all the resources. The president was nice and the president stopping to talk to everybody and he apologized because, i mean, what a difference a year makes. But anyways, go on. This is how it should be. The job should come first. You have absect tragedy, trauma, a community that has no time for pettiness. They are dealing with the heaviest of human consequence. And i ll tell you what i like about it. Is that everybody is doing this the right way including the media. Nobody is magnifying fringe fools on twitter and saying some don t like it, some don t like it. Shut them down. This is the time for the big voices, not to make the most of the least. And desantis should do his job, and that s taking care of his people. An
ukraine. and you re grounded. how one woman s anti-mask moves changed the travel plans for more than 100 others. hello and welcome to the lead. we begin with our health lead and the strongest case yet for getting a covid booster shot or should i say strongest cases yet. three new cdc reports show that adults who had gotten their booster shot had the best protection against hospitalization because of covid and against emergency room and urgent care visits. the new data suggesting getting a booster in the age of the omicron variant is now less of a nice to have and more of a must have. this as we are learning that unvaccinated adults over the age of 65 are nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized for covid than their fully boosted peers. across the u.s. today, more than 160,000 people are hospitalized with covid right now. that s a record high. but as cnn s omar jimenez reports, the number of daily cases are actually trending down, even as some hospitals are growing
hawaii senator maisi hirono joins me next on? donald trump could face a fourth indictment. i did receive notification to appear at fulton county grand jury. now president biden s son may go to trial himself. it is in the special interest to appoint a special counsel. will legal troubles oversee the election? plus crunch time. it s political season at the iowa state fair. give careful consideration to the choice that you will make. with the debate in less than two weeks. the gop should be a party that appreciates a comp tigs of ideas. who will be on stage? republican presidential candidate will hurd joins me in moments. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is in shock. the fire that swept through maui this week is now the deadliest u.s. wildfire in more than 100 years. officials said last night with at 93 people dead and that figure is tragically expected to only grow. as emergency workers uncover more scenes of horror, lines
prosecutors questioning if it is even constitutional. new reaction from the white house about the president s son in court today. as some republicans blast the original plan as a sweetheart deal. and what could be house speaker kevin mccarthy s real reason behind floating an impeachment inquiry for president biden. a member of the speaker as party telling cnn it is a distraction. plus mitch mcconnell ushered away from the microphone after freezing mid sentence. what he is saying now about that startling moment. welcome the lead, i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with our law and justice leads. stunning drama in the courtroom for hunter biden today. the president s son was expected to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanor as part of a plea deal that would also help him avoid a more serious gun charge and possibly jail time. but that quickly unraveled in court. the deal fell nearly apart then came back together only for the federal judge to decide she s no