educated, most of them will in the end take it. according to the latest cdc data, 67% of all american adults have received the coronavirus faxing so far. 67%. that s a huge number in a country like this one. try to think of anything else that 67% of all adults have done recently. for perspective, only about 24% of the country s population voted for joe biden in november and that was enough to make hims the president of the united states. so in some ways the administration has done something amazing. get the vaccine or else, that was a message from day one. and most people did it, but not everyone did. there are still holdouts, these are not people that haven t heard of the vaccine or can t afford it or just can t find the dose, it s free. it s everywhere and the media never stop talking about it. every news hour is fis or commercial. so these are people that just don t want to take it. many have already recovered from covid and have active antibodies, they don t need the vacc
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the 80s and won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s. now, he s a visual artist who records new music sparingly. he says the best art is about bravery, confronting fear. so what has he been frightened of? michael stipe in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. how are you, stephen? i am very well, delighted to see you. i think it s fair to say that we all think of you, first and foremost, as a musician. but these days, your primary focus seems to be visual art. and i m just wondering whether that visual sense was with you from the very beginning. yeah, i actually started as an art student, but prior to that, i took up photograp
now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so, it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the 80s and won world wide acclaim in the 1990s. now, he s a visual artist who records new music sparingly. he says the best art is about bravery, confronting fear. so, what has he been frightened of? michael stipe in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. how are you, stephen? i am very well, delighted to see you. i think it s fair to say that we all think of you, first and foremost, as a musician. but these days, your primary focus seems to be visual art. and i m just wondering whether that visual sense was with you from the very beginning. yeah, i actually started as an art student, but prior to that, i
reporter: i can go home now. okay. they sent the right guy because i would have been walking through the vault like i just want to touch it! they would have had to put me out of there. that was nbc s richard lui reporting. incredible. it is the top of the hour. it is good to be with you tonight. people across the country are venturing out as states reopen and companies loosen restrictions, but are we ready to unmask? as if we don t have enough to deal with, some members of congress are now saying we might have a ufo problem. we ll explain. the royal family speaking out about that infamous bbc interview with princess diana. her sons say it contributed to her death and to decades of trauma for them. also, forecasters are projecting a record-breaking hurricane season and we will graduate from this covid year with some words of wisdom from commencement day. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. you know, every
tonight. people across the country are venturing out as states reopen and companies loosen le restrictions, but are we ready to unmask? en as if we don t have enough to deal with, some members of congress are now saying we might have a ufo problem. we ll explain.eawe the royal family speaking out about that infamous bbc th interview with princess diana. her sons say it contributed to her death and to decades of an trauma for them. also, forecasters are projecting a record-breaking hurricane season and we will graduate from this covid year an with some words of wisdom from commencement day. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson.rs welcome to the week. you know, every week we see more signs that america might just enjoy a summer without covid.am fingers tightly crossed. this morning california s great america theme park opened to visitors for the first time in more than a year. california outlined plans for a full reopening on june 15th, a