new variant, and he urged americans to get that shot. the new variant will leave unvaccinated people even more vulnerable than they are a month ago or a month ago. this is a serious concern especially because of what experts are calling the delta variant. it s a variant that is more easily transmissible, potentially deadlier and particularly dangerous for young people. could the delta variant force us back into lockdown? i don t think so because so many people have already been vaccinated. world health organization says this delta variant is becoming the dominant covid strain across our world. cdc says it will likely become the dominant strain here within a few months. experts are particularly worried about what it could mean come fall, what it could mean in parts of the south where vaccination rates have lagged way behind the rest of our country. we re going to see regional surges in places like the south, the southeast of the united states. low vaccine uptake rate
in new york nypd officers have been instructed not to take days often until further notice. in washington the d.c. national guard activated approximately 250 troops. metro pd is at full activation posture with leave and vacation canceled for officers this week. and at the white house, president biden just told reporters he spoke to the floyd family and here s some of what he said about that call and the case. i can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they re feeling and so i waited until the jury was sequestered and i called. they re a good family. they call for peace and tranquility, no matter what the verdict is. i pray the verdict is the right verdict. it s overwhelming in my view. i wouldn t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, you would not hear me say that. so we just talked and i wanted to know how they were doing personally. we talked about personal things. for nation on edge, local and national officials were preparing for demonstrations for a verdict
michael harrison, and historian keith mayes of the university of minnesota. plus. we are no longer recommending a pause for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc recommends a warning label for j&j vaccines with a rare blood clotting disorder. with vaccination rates already falling, will the j&j episode contribute to vaccine hesitancy? it is alarming that this is so widespread at a time when we re right on the edge of being able to get past this disease or not. my guest this morning, the director of the national institutes of health, dr. francis collins. and our new nbc poll. where president biden stands 100 days into his administration. the early successes and the early warning signs. joining me are washington post eugene robinson. joining me are wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington. the longest running show in television history. this is meet the press with chuck to
a black man killed in police custody international condemnation grows as china imposes new security laws in hong kong the legislation could roll out within weeks and confined to their homes the argentinean shanty town where hundreds of people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. yard. he was president donald trump has signed an executive order targeting the legal protections of social media companies it s in response to twitter labeling 2 of this tweets misleading and referring users to a fact checking page from says the order would remove the liability shield that internet companies currently enjoy he also said the choices twitter makes when it edits or blacklists people are editorial positions and nothing more then political activism. had unchecked power to censor restrict and shape i alter virtually any form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences there is no president in american history for so small a number of corporations to control so
military leader, two-time recipient of the presidential medal of freedom and a political icon to many, passed away this morning at walter reed hospital due to complications from covid-19 according to his family. he was 84 years old and fully vaccinated. powell had been suffering from a type of blood cancer that can weaken the body s ability to fight infections. the president said he, quote, embodied the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat. in the last hour we heard from the secretary of state. we heard him talk about powell s lasting impact in diplomatsationed around the world. and lloyd austin spoke in personal times after learning about the loss of his mentor and friend. i feel as if i have a whole hole in my heart just learning of this just recently. first african american chairman of the joint chiefs. first african american secretary of state. a man who was respected around the globe and reason quite frankly, it is not possible to replace a colin powell. we wi