Simple, safe, available vaccine. The importance of vaccination is that our vaccines that were 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 its 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 covid19 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 fda approval. As A
Jim jordan. Both ardent trump loyalists who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As pelosi explained, the unprecedented nature of January 6th demands this unprecedented decision. But she also said she had raised up her objections with mccarthy, asking him to recommend two other members in their place. Instead mccarthy threw a tantrum and pulled all of his proposed appointees, including the three that pelosi had already approved. As he made clear in a hastily arranged press conference, republicans are literally taking their ball an going home. Its an egregious abuse of power. Pelosi has broken this institution. Pelosi has created a sham process. Unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five republicans, we will not participate. Mccarthy claims pelosi is somehow abusing her power, but her authority was literally spelled out in the resolution the house passed to create the select committee. In fact, it was the exact same language that republicans used when they f
Bill. Its revised because, if youll remember, state democrats blocked the gops initial attempt. Remember, they staged a walkout . Said were not going to be part of this attempt to suppress the vote. It happened back in may. Just a few minutes before a house deadline. But it was kind of the only bullet they had, to stop it. They dont have the votes. Will another Walkout Work . Or is it just delaying the inevitable . The real question, though, is why the governor is now saying, now, that he must fix something that he admitted, in the past, was not broken. Listen. Right now, i dont know how many, or if any, elections in the state of texas in 2020 were altered because of voter fraud. So, he didnt know. He suggested there may be none. No proof to bolster any sense that there was fraud, ever, came thereafter. Nor, does he offer any. Yet now, there is something he must fix. It is the game. But again, the Democrat Walkout may not work, completely, but it did soften the suck that they now face
Briefing in surf sside. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Tonight Government Health experts and the maker of one of the most widely used covid19 vaccines here in the United States are at odds over whether americans who received the Pfizer Vaccine need a Booster Shot. Cnns senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is joining us now. Elizabeth, there seem to be mixed messages about whether a Booster Shot is necessary. Whats the latest . Reporter the mixed messages are incredible. Pfizer says oh, immunity is waning. We think people need the booster. The fda, cdc and every expert we talked to say this isnt true. Late Yesterday Pfizer very unexpectedly said were asking the fda for Emergency Use Authorization. We intend to ask next month, which is soon. We think immunity is waning to just two shots. They were almost in some ways denigrating their own product. They put out a statement. They didnt say based on a new study. They pointed to some israeli data put out. Its based on
Laws, implemented after black and brown voters in georgia gave Joe Biden the presidency and Democrats Control of the united states senate. A lot of people were hailing lewis on this anniversary including arizona conservative democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema, who got quite a bit of blow back for calling him her dear friend and personal hero. Since Sinema Stands in opposition to ending the filibuster. Meanwhile, other democrats were making good trouble in atlanta today. For the first time in 20 years, the senate Rules Committee held a Field Hearing, Starting With Impassion remarks from georgia senator, the reverend raphael warnock. John Lewiss Pastor at ebenezer baptist church. Sadly, what were seeing in georgia is an attempt to deny certain people the ability to have their voices heard in our democracy. As i have said time and time again, some people dont want some people to vote. Congress must take action on Voting Rights. We have no time to spare. There is nothing more important for