it is 8:00 a.m. on the east coast, it is monday july 8. hope you had a great holiday weekend. this is fox and friends. a fox weather alert. hurricane beryl making landfall in texas, live report from the ground ahead. steve: and another storm brewing on capitol hill as congress return to d.c. today to talk about joe biden. fur senior democrats called the call for joe to go after that abc interview on friday. specific cognitive test and have you had a neurologist or spe specialist do an examination? no, no one said i had to. ainsley: democrats are scrambling and media singing a different tune, few months after going to bat for joe biden. remember this? for lucid and well informed and he speaks quietly and slowly, but we ve spent too much time talking about this president s age. ainsley: the final hour of fox and friends starts right now. remember mornings are better with friends. steve: this hour, in new york city, another fox news alert. four senior democra
terrorism has spread around the world and the need for us to focus on other parts of the world that could create an even greater danger of an operation like al qaeda beginning can t be ignored. we are a number of places where we re doing that without permanent basing of american forces there. so i think when this is over the american people have a clear understanding of what i did, why we did it, but look. that is the job. my job is to make judgments. my job is to make judgments no one else can or will make. i made them. i m convinced i am absolutely correct and not deciding to send more young women and men to war for a war that in fact is no longer warranted. still, the situation potentially complicating what could be among the most consequential weeks of the biden presidency as nancy pelosi and the house return tomorrow to begin work on the trillion dollars infrastructure package, the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, and a voting rights bill. the big question facin
the first honor flight since covid struck we re on board announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone in a major step to get us in front of the quickly spreading delta covid variant, american adults who have received the full doses of moderna or pfizer vaccines were told today they ll need to roll up their sleeves again. the biden administration says a booster or third shot will be necessary to increase our immune responses to the virus. the announcement today by federal health officials acknowledging that over time, those original doses become less effective in preventing infections, while emphasizing they are still robust in preventing severe disease and hospitalization. still, officials say you ll need that booster eight months after your second shot the jury still out on the johnson & johnson vaccine tonight. miguel almaguer has late details reporter: making it official today, the first booster shots for the general public will go in
weekend citing covid staffing shortages and bad weather, leaving passengers in limbo. we won t be able to get home. we ve been checking all websites, the airports, the airlines. reporter: from coast to coast on christmas morning, those who did plan to see loved one, taking no chances. my girlfriend tested positive earlier this week and, you know, it s christmas morning, i m trying to see my family and, you know, they re real covid conscious. i m vaxxed and boosted. but we re trying to be safe. i m getting tested because i m seeing my family today. reporter: those lucky you have to get a test. the line goes all the way back there. we ve been here two hours. reporter: others saw their christmas plans wiped out by a covid diagnosis. i tested positive for covid. currently just hanging out at the apartment by myself. i was devastated that i was going to have to miss the holidays. reporter: the surge in cases leaving many medical workers and personnel stretche
critics are calling it a threat to free speech. we have a first amendment. they ought to abide by that you need ministry of truth against the government. it used to be called a free press. scores. and pittsburgh wins. it. ainsley: good morning, green bay, wisconsin. what a gorgeous shot. i don t say anyone out there. brian: snow. steve: cheese heads are in their beds. it s early there. brian: ranger fans probably still have a headache. trip pell overtime loss regulation but they called it back. steve: welcome aboard, folks. it is the middle of the week and so much news is going on. man o man. ainsley: we have to start in l.a. last night dave chappelle is performing. we all love him and talk about his netflix series during the commercial breaks and followed his career. we all have. and he was attacked last night when he was on stage which everyone feared after the will smith oscar event this guy rushes up on stage and tackles him and dave chappelle is asking fo