Necessary. The question is was the chaos avoidable. And there is a growing humanitarian crisis in haiti as Crews Struggle to get to the country following a deadly earthquake and tropical storm. The question is much more can be done to help the Island Nation recover. It is Way Too Early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early. Im Alicia Menendez on this august 19th. The biden administration is employing new strategies to fight the new virus like encouraging Booster Shots and mandating vaccinations for staff. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has the latest. Reporter making it official, the first Booster Shots for the General Public will go in the arms on the 20th. Most adults fully vaccinated for the first eight months will qualify. A top priority, protecting Health Care workers, Nursing Home residents, and seniors who were vaccinated first. The Booster Shot, a third dose of the same Formula And Vaccine for those who were fully inoculated with pfizer or moderna. It will be easy. Just sho
For relief. A major step for britney Spears Control of her own life. Her father is willing to step down as her conservator. Could that lead to the pop Stars Freedom . And a group of house moderate democrats threatening to withhold votes for the 3. 5 trillion Spending Package until the Infrastructure Bill is passed and signed into law. We begin this hour and this morning with Breaking News out of afghanistan where things are falling apart with stunning speed in the last 24 hours. Taliban forces seized four major capitals, grand Canyon Control of southern and western afghanistan, putting them within striking distance of the capital of kabul. Officials that thought the afghan government would and could stand for at least six months now fear it could collapse in half that time. 3,000 u. S. Forces are sent back into the country to help the united States Embassy Staff evacuate before the taliban takes over. Kelly cobiella talks to us. Bring us Up To Speed. We have been checking in daily, the
Theyre saying that the land in siberia has never been this dry in living memory, the temperatures are far higher than they ought to be at this time of year. Thats causing the permafrost to medical which is fueling the fires and the environmental disasters have knockon affects. As the fires rage, thats causing dangerous carbon emissions, which is making the Air Pollution very, very bad. And scientists are warning that time is running out. If Something Isnt done about this, these floods, these fires, are going to be regular features in our life at great cost to our planet. So its time to wake up and take these things very seriously, otherwise were not going to leave much of a future for generations to come. It is a stunning and sobering report. Thank you so much. Good to see you. A very good day to All Of You from Msnbc World headquarters. Welcome to Alex Whit reports. Were beginning with the rising number of covid19 hospitalizations and deaths. The daily averages in the u. S. Are averag
Another republican voice to the table, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. The question is, what does Kevin Mccarthy have to say about the move . And Team Usa continues its quest for medals. Katie ledecky comes up for the first event, but the question is can she still bring home the gold . It is way too early for this. Whats up, everybody . We will start with the news. Coronavirus continues to rise and the nations top infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Anthony fauci says the u. S. Is headed in the wrong direction. Nbc News Correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest. Reporter the Worstcase Scenario among the unvaccinated. It feels like were going back in the bowel again, and its definitely another wave. Reporter the highly contagious Delta Variant fueling a new surge in cases across the country. The countrys top doctor. We could have a considerable problem with the surge of infections. Reporter the variant sweeping through the South Accounting for 40 of the new cases in the country. But in miam
Fact is it is happening. And if its happening anywhere in this country, that should alarm you. A new report from the Brennan Center For Justice reveals that 18 states have enacted at least 30 laws this year that make it harder to vote. And its only july. Republicans in texas are actively trying their hardest to adages even more restrictive Voter Laws to the list. But for the moment theyve been held off by a brave group of democratic state legislators. Theyve been in washington, d. C. Nearly two weeks trying to foil the republicanled Legislatures Effort to pass a bill making it harder for potentially millions of texans to vote. The Governor Greg Abbott threatens to airports the lawmakers upon return, arrest them for fighting for Voting Rights, every one of them with whom ive spoken are willing to face arrest because thats the new Civil Disobedience in america were at a Turning Point and now is not the time to stand by while Republicans Attempt to kill democracy by A Thousand cuts. The t