A dozen new covid cases reported among athletes, with the pandemic not close to being over in tokyo. We are live there, going One On one with japans Prime Minister in an exclusive, new interview on whether the games are worth the risk, and were live here at home with Health Officials in overdrive Coast To coast, Breakthrough Infections leading headlines, mixed Mass Messaging creating Confusion And Controversy and so is a new nfl rule. Were all over it this hour. The Blockbuster Case Filing in front of the Supreme Court. Mississippi formally asking justices to overturn roe v. Wade, a case and a decision that could make abortion illegal nationwide less than a year from now. What you need to know, Coming Up. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington with our nbc News Team starting us off. Keir simmons in tokyo, Cal Perry outside Los Angeles, Antonia Hilton in provincetown, massachusetts and dr. Natalie azar. Covid is the big story, it always has been, and today keir you are at the cen
Republican voices for the select committee. And a new snag in the Infrastructure Bill in time it is about public transit. We start with the latest on this pandemic. Morgan cheskey is at an over Flow Covid Testing lot. And i also want to bring in internal Medicine Position Dr. Shashana. So you are talking to folks there that are seeing an increase in the number of kids getting tested. Summer camps in Central Texas shutting down to outbreaks. Tell me what youre seeing there on the ground. Yeah, were were at this site this time last year as that surge went across texas and now were back here again. A week ago they had about 30 cars roll through. They are attributing that to a couple different reasons. Number one the spread of the Delta Variant coming across the south, midwest, and here in texas. Number two theyre seaing a new kind of patient when they show up to get tested and that is adolescence and children around the age of 12. Some of whom are still ineligible for the vaccine. We have
A lot more with krs jansing picking up coverage right now. good morning, i m in for craig melvin and right now in some areas the delta variant is unraveling months of progress we made in this pandemic. across the country cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all up. this virus is hitting everything from summer camps to hospitals. and the cdc director is calling this one of the most infectious respiratory viruses she has seen in her 20 year career. our reporters are spread across america and in tokyo. until the last minute we were not even sure would happen are officially getting under way. also we re staying on top of big developments on capitol hill. the new reporting on possible
It. thank you so much. please get back to us with any other breaking news. let s turn now from brussels to paris and go to krs jansing. she is lef in paris for the latest developments there. chris, we re coming up on a week, last friday neat since these tearor attacks took place and shook that city to its core. a lot has gone offer the past week approximately it will. ecan tell you everybody here is still unare in fd. california it be there s been a lot of activity already this