the coronavirus pandemic which struck in january 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic which struck injanuary 2020 and this refers to the uk government and the devolved administrations. baroness hallett, the chair, does say in her report that health and social care, civil service, scientists and advisers had battled the pandemic and at the uk was spared the worst but from that moment on she goes on to set out a catalogue of failings and say there must be radical reform and say there must be radical reform and quotes, never again can a disease that lead to so many deaths. she says that the uk was ill prepared for dealing with a catastrophic emergency let alone a covid pandemic. the uk lacked resilience and there had been a slowdown in health improvement and wider health inequalities, public health services were close to capacity and these were all factors that contributed to the uk s lack of resilience. and quotes, had the uk been better prepared and resilient then some of the fin
starting with several anti-government comments he made on facebook live during his standoff with police today. and, of course, no matter what his motive is, this underscores the ongoing danger faced by u.s. capitol police in the months since january 6th and the urgency of another brand new dhs bulletin released just late last week that warned of a heightened threat of domestic terrorism. it is against that backdrop that today s incident played out among the police and residents of capitol hill. we start with some of our most favorite reporters and friends on this breaking news story. nbc news investigation correspondent tom winter, capitol hill correspondent garrett haake is here for us, near the site of the bomb threat, and former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence and msnbc national security analyst, and our friend, former senior aide to mike pence and director of the accountability project. tom winter, take me through all of nbc s reporting. i know a lot of it
simple, safe, available vaccine. the importance of vaccination is that our vaccines that we re using in this country are very effective against this variant, particularly i point out to the situation regarding advanced disease leading to hospitalizations and deaths, where it s still well in the 90% of effectiveness. nbc news learned today that the fully vaccinated aide to house speaker nancy pelosi and a fully vaccinated white house staffer both tested positive for the virus. new cases of covid-19 are moving in the wrong direction, way up, not down in 47 states. hospitals across the south are bracing for a surge not seen since last winter. the university of arkansas school of public health expects hospitalizations will triple there over the coming weeks. with this new search in cases driven by the unvaccinated, there is increasing chatter among public health experts about vaccine mandates in the future, if and when the vaccines, which are safe and effective, receive full
weisselberg. this is a sign that the da is probing deep into the organization s finances. joining me now is the justice correspondent for the nation. nick akerman and christina greer, okay, so we re going to start off with this because, look, every single time we hear about new trouble in the trump organization, my immediate skepticism is like, is this going to result in anybody getting in trouble? so, nick, i ll start with you. how is this new place in the investigation? how is mcco initial ney being brought in and now being investigated? how does that change the trump organization? i think this really shows how widespread this financial investigation is spreading. it is not just donald trump. it is not just his tax preparer, weisselberg. this goes to all of the financial dealings of the trump organization. so what maybe everyone thought of as a tax investigation really may be more of a widespread investigation into the financial dealings of the trump organization, which i
capitol riot saying he was just doing his job as president. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we begin with the national lead and the murder of a black man one year ago today that ignited a movement. this afternoon in minneapolis a moment of silence for george floyd killed by a police officer who kept floyd pinned to the ground with his knee on floyd s neck. the act amplified by a teenager s cell phone video and seen around the world. his death sparked protests, conversations about race and debates over patterns and practices in policing. one year later, a more solemn tone with memorials, not just in the u.s. but also overseas. we saw demonstrations in britain. a crowd took a knee to remember floyd in scotland and in washington, d.c. the floyd family discussed the need for police reform with members of congress, and just moments ago the floyd family also came out to talk to reporters at the white house after meeting with.. his daughter gianna led