good morning i m brianna keilar alongside john berman on this new day. as hospitals are overrun in several states and many governors across the u.s. are fed up with the unvaccinated. plus, in what could be a dramatic escalation, president biden considers with holding federal funds to help spur vaccinations. a top democratic congressman is telling one wing of his party enough. why hakeem jeffries is slamming what he calls the woke left. and we ll speak live with two men who predicted that donald trump would attempt a coup and now after new evidence shows he did, they re saying we told you so. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, august 6th. hospitals across the country are facing desperate staffing shortages as their icus are overrun with mostly unvaccinated coronavirus patients. this morning, mayors, governors and health officials are sounding the alarm. today we find ourselves in a difficult situation. we find
wakefield, massachusetts. it started overnight when police found a group of men heavily armed refueling their vehicles on the side of the highway. they ran into the woods after refusing to comply with police. earlier today state police detailing the weapons found among this group, which identifies itself as rise of the moors, which claims to be immune from state laws. the number of firearms have been seized, i cannot share with you the exact number. the two vehicles that were at the scene are being towed from the scene. they will be processed pursuant to a court-authorized search warrant and we will know the number of firearms that have been seized. i can tell you both land guns and handguns are in plain view and we anticipate those will be seized. nbc s kathy park is watching developments in massachusetts and joins us live. how did all of this unfold and how are police able to come to a peaceful conclusion? reporter: well, lindsey, it certainly was an unusual situation
number of cities in between. in a few minutes, the very latest on the investigation from atlanta. meantime over on capitol hill, the fight over the burst. the provision that could determine the fate of president biden s major legislative goals spilling onto the sunday talk shows today with a renewed sense of urgency from lawmakers on both sides. if someone cares enough to stop the senate in its tracks, to say to the measure you cannot even consider the measure before you, is it too much to ask them to stand at their desk to show that personal commitment? right now they phone it in, they call the cloak room, the room off the senate chamber, and say, yeah, i m going to a filibuster. that s all it takes. there s something to be said for compromise and bipartisanship and respect for the minority rights in the senate. these rules have been in place since the beginning of our republic. there s a lot happening over the next three hours. in a few minutes, reaction to a new st
american people that help was on the way. today, i can say we ve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise that help was on the way. i want to thank start out by thanking the vice president, but i want to thank all of the senators who worked so hard to reach a compromise to do the right thing for the american people during this crisis and voted to pass the american rescue plan. it obviously wasn t easy. it wasn t always pretty. but it was so desperately needed, urgently needed. also, i also need to say a few words about the majority leader, chuck schumer, who i spoke with many times in this and again this morning. i served in the senate, as you all know, for many years. i ve never seen anyone work as skillfully, as ably, as patiently with determination to deliver such a consequential piece of legislation that was so urgently needed as the american rescue plan. chuck schumer, senator chuck schumer, when the country needed you most, you led, chuck. and y
11-year-old you just saw gleefully playing in the snow. his body found 24 hours later, after a brutally cold night without power inside his family s mobile home. senator ted cruz in damage control this morning. what he s now saying about his trip to cancun in the midst of a crisis. the gop split widening. donald trump refusing to meet with nikki haley and the senate s number two republican, accusing trump allies of engaging in cancel culture. new developments in the capitol hill riot investigation. 35 officers now under investigation for their actions during the insurrection and new indictments targeting six more people linked to the oath keepers militia. and today marks one month since joe biden took office. how is the president ramping up his efforts to undo trump s policies, both domestically and abroad? this administration s going to be guided by science, to save lives and to make lives better. we will dive into that, but first, good morning. it is saturday, f