This sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. The Coronavirus Variant Strain first identified in u. K. Is now spreading through the United States. The cdc is urging the government to take action to avoid another surge in the next six months. At least 16 variants have been confirmed in 33 states. Dr. A doctor from atlanta is here to tell us. Should we be worried . The variants is doubling every day, and it will become the dominant strain by march 3rd, probably. It really looks at the need to double down on precautions. This is much more serious in a rapid spread. Cases are coming down, hospitalizations are coming down in our country. It could turn around very rapidly as a result of this strain. And just yesterday, saturday, marked the eighth straight day where less than 105,000 hospitalizations were reported. Is there a bigger worry here . Cases are coming down, but it reminds us we had 80,000 hospitalizations, so were still at a very high rate, i just want to see cases come down. I want to get
Republican senators to vote to convict. Members of the party are now faced with the question about whether a former president impeached twice is still the best representative for their party. You still believe President Trump is the best face for the Republican Party . Yes or no . I think hes the i think, yeah. I think Donald Trumps policies served the country well. I think donald trump has to rehabilitate himself as a politician. Cnns senior washington correspondent joe johns joins us on capitol hill. Joe, we heard from a number of republican senators today about the odds trump will be impeached or convicted i should say. What are they saying . Reporter 48 hours ago were really starting to see a refinement of the arguments especially from those members of the United States senate who are probably most likely to vote against convicting the former president and from Lindsey Graham one of the most interesting things i heard him say today is something playing in the background and that is
i don t care. president biden wraps up a visit to france honoring the world war ii veterans there, while donald trump campaigns in las vegas post conviction. we ll have more on that split screen from over the weekend. meanwhile, today, donald trump is reportedly set to have an interview with a probation officer. we ll explain what that means for the upcoming sentencing for his criminal conviction. plus, the dramatic rescue by israeli forces of four hostages from hamas captivity. we ll go over what we re learning about that operation. the emotional reunions that took place afterwards. and the potential impact on the remaining hostages and the overall war in gaza. some incredible scenes on both sides. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 10th. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay is with us. and president emeritus of the council on for