today we are celebrating the international day of the girl. promoting the empowerment of millions of girls including afghan girls who face an uncertain future under the taliban rule. this morning savannah guthrie spoke with nobel peace prize laureate malala yousufzai, an advocate for afghan girls as part of the today show s special coverage. there are a lot of young girls who look up to you. what s your message to girls who want to make a difference in their own communities? believe in yourself. believe in your voice. believe in the dedication and determination that you hold for the things that you believe in. but we begin today with the coronavirus. joining me now, nbc s kerry sanders in florida and dr. vin gupta, pulmonologist and affiliate assistant professor at the university of washington. welcome both. dr. gupta, first to you. i want to talk about what the former fda commissioner and current pfizer board member scott gottlieb had to say about the timing of merck
and the fda considers emergency approval of a new anti-viral drug. and a remarkable story of espionage, nuclear secrets, and peanut butter sandwiches as the fbi accuses a u.s. nuclear engineer and his wife of plotting to pass state secrets to foreign government sources. welcome to meet the press daily . i m garrett haake in for chuck todd. the last 48 hours have been a sobering reminder about the current state of politics in america and the unstable future that lice ahead for us. it s not just that republicans in congress and across the country have acquiesced to trump, despite him losing the election. it s what they seem to be acquiescing to. that the future of the party rests with lies and misinformation like this. the election was a fraud. if we want to save our country and make america great again, we have only one choice. we must elect strong and unyielding america first republicans at every level, and we must pass a complete overhaul of our entire election system t
Presented a negative covid test or proof of vaccination. you have a lot of the celebrations the boston marathon is back. wish we were up there with you, and all the marathon action on nbcsn and peacock today. that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports . garrett haake is in for chuck todd when mtp daily starts. if it s 3407bd, it s a democracy in crisis, because as we ve seen over the last few days, the lie that incited an insurrection over the last election is a rallying cry for republicans trying to take back congress and the white house in the next elections. plus a steady dose of hopeful news in the battle against covid as the u.s. sees declines in infections, hospitalizations, and deaths.