Struggling to survive the delta surge. Vaccination rates lag in the deep south. Speak with a health officer in alabama where hospitals are literally turning patients away. Welcome to meet the press daily. I am chuck todd. If it is tuesday, someone is voting somewhere. Today that somewhere is a big one. It is california. Gavin newsom faces a recall election that s got 22 mail in ballots and hundreds of millions in the making. Governor newsom is expected to survive, perhaps not by a wide margin. That s not the only story in the race, it is the sadly predictable republican efforts in the final hours to create a mythology of doubt on the legitimacy of the vote before they ve been counted. There s zero evidence of any election impropriety in this race, yet larry elder, leading republican candidate if newsom is recalled the democrats were going to cheat, he had no proof, his campaign is claiming they have proof that the racist results are fraudulent. It is impossible, there are no results ye
Equally blunt about the difficult road ahead. While america is in much better shape than it was seven months ago when i took office, i need to tell you a second fact. We re in a tough stretch, and it could last for a while. President biden laid out a sixpoint program to combat the virus, and we ll talk about them with chief medical officer dr. Anthony fauci. Authorize been cases and deaths higher than they were one year ago. First we want to lay out the basics of the administration s sixpart plan. First new vaccination requirements. Perhaps the headline here, employers with more than 100 workers be required to have mask mandates or weekly testing. Although that testing comes with a requirement that the employer provide paid time off. Failure to comply could mean fines. Also a new mandate for federal workers and contractors. Plus one for health care workers at facilities that take funding from medicare or medicaid. The white house is also calling on entertainment venues like football st
Good evening. It is unusual and extraordinary to hear a president address the nation so obviously frustrated with millions of his own fellow americans but that was the tone president biden struck late this afternoon, as he announced a series of new steps to fight the coronavirus surge. Frustration at republicans fighting mask mandates in schools. Many of whom, have been defiant if their response to the new rules and guidance. But also, tens of millions of vaccineeligible americans who remain unvaccinated. Saying at one point, we have been patient but, quote, our patience is wearing thin. Unsparing in who is to blame, equally blunt about the difficult road ahead. While america s much better shape than it was seven months ago when i took office, i need to tell you a second fact. We re in the tough stretch, and it could last for a while. President biden laid out a sixpoint program to combat the virus. And we ll talk about them with the president s chiefmedical officer dr. Anthony fauci an
Health repercussions. Right now we want to focus on what officials say will be one element of that plan which is safeguarding kids in schools. It comes as new data that the american academy of pediatrics says one in four cases is in a child. There s been a 250% increase in infections in children from five weeks ago. Vaccines are unavailable for those under 12. One thing that unites a lot of people is that kids should be in school which leaves masks as one of the next best lines of protection. Most notably in florida, mask mandates have become deeply polarizi polarizing. Governor ron desantis ordered an option to opt out. We want to remind you of the vitriol these fights have caused. The doctors sitting up here sneering at us looking at us like we are scum bags, they need to go back to [ bleep ] medical school. Right here. Look, right here. As you can see, fists are now flying. Bully him into wearing a mask? that s what we do. We love our state. Well, i don t believe that. I don t belie
Is down by 26% from a month ago. We should caution, these vaccination numbers come after a holiday weekend. Officials tell cnn the president s gonna lay out a sixpoint plan with obvious political, economic, and public health repercussions and we will talk about that more tonight. But right now, we want to focus on what officials say will be one element of that plan, which is safeguarding kids in schools. The spike in cases comes not only as america s schools reopen but as new data from the american academy of pediatric says one in four of these new cases is in a child. Not only that, the organization says there s been a 250% increase in infections of children from five weeks ago. Vaccines are, as you know, unavailable for those under 12. But one thing that appears to unite a large swath of democrats, republicans, and parents at this moment is that kids should be in school. Which leaves masks as one of the next best lines of protection. But as we have seen most notably in florida, mask