Its brand new hour. Its good to be with you. Im victor blackwell. U. S. Is reaching major milestone today. Half of the u. S. Population is vaccinated against the coronavirus. The average u. S. Daily Case Count is above 98,000. Covid wards are getting close to capacity. The Delta Variant is continuing to surge across this country. Predominantly preying on the unva unvaccinated. Republican governors are low vaccination rates are urging people to get the shot before its too late. Theres more and more concern about getting yourselF Vak si F Vak si city nated and were returning out of time. We live in state with two group of people. Those who are vaccinated and those who are not. Two groups of people. Those vaccinated, who are safe and sadly those who are not vaccinated, who are not safe. In florida the national epicenter the crisis is deepening. It counts for one fifth of all cases in the u. S. The state also leads the flags in number of adults and children hospitalized. Look at that chart
System, in just moments julian Castro And Joaquin castro with a warning about it happening in your state, too and how to fight it. Pandemic backlash as delta rages, new Mask And Vaccine mandates are being mocked and even ignored. And trumps attempts to keep the White House and the mountain of cash hes raising to win it back. With no federal help in place, millions now face the reality of eviction. What to do if you are one of them. This is American Voices. We begin this hour in texas. Tuesday marks two years since a gunman killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart targeting mexicanamericans. Its a tragedy as how powerful words are. Youll remember authorities claim the accused gunman bought into donald trumps antiimmigrant rhetoric and if you think republican politicians have learned their lesson from trumps words and attacks on immigrants, think again. Greg abbott ordered State Troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants blaming them for rise in covid infections. The doj has since sued T
Millions now face the reality of eviction. What to do if you are one of them. This is American Voices. We begin this hour in texas. Tuesday marks two years since a gunman killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart targeting mexicanamericans. Youll remember authorities claim the accused gunman bought into donald trumps antiimgrant rhetoric and if you think republican politicians have learned their lesson from trumps words and attacks on immigrant, think again. Greg abbot ordered State Troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants blaming them for rise in covid infections. The doj has since sued The State over the move. Its this type of antiimmigrant scapegoating that can lead to dangerous consequences. The Dallas Morning News writes two years after the alleged shooter drove ten hours from allen to El Paso, to quote, stop the hispanic invasion of tex as, this is especially the case in texas where oncecontrite politicians are emboldened and political promises are broken and Gun Laws have been
It could easily be spread by vaccinated people. President biden is meeting with Nancy Pelosi to talk about Voting Rights as congressional democrats look to restart debate on that critical issue. And as the senate officially begins bipartisan Infrastructure Bill this is not stopping senators from wanting to get it through the chaum better. Were chomping at the Bit And Raring to go. We want to finish the bipartisan bill and then we want to put the Reconciliation Instruction Bill on the table. First group of afghans are now on american soil. Were going to speak with the former translator who already resettled in the United States. And were going to look at the debate over what to do with the site of a Condo Building near Mu Amy that collapsed last month killing 98 people. But we begin this hour with Nbc News Justice correspondent Pete Williams in washington. Walk us through this decision by the Justice Department and what means going forward. Well, what it means is that congress may final
Bill. Chuck schumer saying he intends to get the legislation along with a Budget Resolution paving the way for the 3. 5 trillion Reconciliation Bill through before the August Recess. We are on track to pass both elements of the two Track Strategy before we adjourn for August Recess. It took some prodding and a few dead line but it all has worked out for the better. Were going look at the road ahead with colorado democratic senator John Hickenlooper who helped negotiate that bill. A House Committee heard from some of the texas democratic Law Machers who fled the state to block passage of a voting Restrictions Bill as protesters march towards the State Capitol in texas demanding action on Voting Rights. Were learning more about how far Donald Trump went in his efforts to get the Justice Department to help him pursue his false Election Fraud claim. Well talk with a reporter that broke that story and get reaction from Senate Judiciary Committee chair dick durbin. And nbc News Washington in