Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are so grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Nicolle, thanks so much. Welcome to The Beat. This general Election Clash between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has really come into full view today. Trump on defense over his own Running Mate Pick and other issues and rough outing at a black journalist conference. 10,000 People Uniting in a raucous display as the Washington Post put it, the Vice President On Offense as well taunting trump over running from his past battles to debate the democratic nominee. Donald, i do hope youll reconsider to meet me on the Debate Stage because as the saying goes, if you got something to say, Say It To My Face Say It To My Face. Fair. Harris showing some confidence, we also saw her there arriving today in texas for her campaign travels. And plenty of buzz still coming throughout the day and in coverage Last Night from that big rally. Shes now flipped
Were not Out Of The Woods yet. With the Delta Variant on the rise, that sobering warning from the Cdc Director in a call for unity as the nation reaches another crossroad in the pandemic. The question is, will americans listen. Plus, on the eve of Today Owess Opening ceremony, New Cases of coronavirus hit a high. The question is, will the games Go On . And, democrats consider adding a second Antitrump Republican to the Committee Task Ed with the committee on the insurrection. Its way, way too early for this. Good morning. Its way too early. Well be covering 16 days of the olympics. I even jonathan lemire. Theres a lot going on. Well start with the news. Theres an elevated concern about the spread of the Delta Variant among the unvaccinated across the u. S. After months of progress. With a spike in new infections and hospitalizations, major hospitals are preparing for an influx of patients, if they dont already have them. Nbc news national Correspondent Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporte
Afghanistan, and The Cry For Freedom in cuba. We have a lot to cover on this friday, july 23rd, and willie, well start with this. How about those yanks, theyre so great. The yankees, love them. Why would you do that . Sounds like joe has been up telling you what to say. Well skip the yankee game Last Night. Too much to get to. As you heard from Governor Kay Ivy, also the republican senators in that state coming out, imploring the people of alabama to get the vaccine. Frustration is mounting over the unvaccinated. Coming up Kelly Odonnell, talks about the White House and masks. But Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporter painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis. As we surpass 50,000 infections a day, new cases, hospitalizations, even daily deaths are spiking again. It is one of the most infectious Respiratory Viruses that we know of and i have seen in my 20year career. Reporter struggling
You are in the cnn newsroom. And let this sink in. Right now 97 of people in the hospital with covid19 are not vaccinated. So are 99. 5 of covid19 deaths. Hospital and deaths which typically lag behind those those Case Counts is rising again. More than 80 of live in a county considered to have, quote, substantial or high rates of Covid19 Transmission right now. Now, if youre vaccinated, the good news is youre not likely to get seriously ill, and your chances of dying are minuscule if youre infected. Now, vaccinated people can still get the virus, yes. But the real risk is spreading it to someone who hasnt had or cannot get the shot. So lets head out to california now. One of only 20 states that has managed to vaccinate at least half the people who live there, but people are still getting sick at an alarming rate. Cnns Paul Vercammen is in tarzanna. Paul, you spoke to an icu doctor today. What did he tell you . Reporter well, he told me he is seeing just what youre discussing, ryan. And
A. M. In New York, 11 00 a. M. In geneva switzerland. We begin with breaking news. A historic showdown in geneva that President Biden has framed as a fight for democracy itself. Moments from now the world will witness a high Stakes Summit between President Biden and russian president Vladimir Putin. A man biden once called a kill who are has no soul and who he now calls a worthy add vary. The White House has released the schedule, 7 35 a. M. The stakes for President Biden could not be higher. He will be facing off against one of the worlds most cunning leaders whose main foreign Policy Objective is undermining u. S. Political stability and prestige. Mr. Bidens goal, returning Stability And Predictability to u. S. russian relations. Cnn is live in geneva with Wolf Blitzer, anchor of the situation room. Wolf, a huge day ahead. It certainly s Lawyer Ration christine. This is a truly huge moment in american history, u. S. russian relationship. That relationship between the United States an