Live once the witnesses Start Talking and have a report coming up in just a moment. Were also following some Breaking News overseas. President biden now briefed and monitoring that attack on an Iraqi Military base hosting american soldiers. What we know about who is responsible. That provocation another challenge for the president as he makes a Surprise Announcement on the one here at home, promising enough Vaccine Supply for every american months earlier than expected. We will talk about why some states are not waiting to start rolling back their restrictions. Our live report from texas coming up. We have a lot to get to in the next few minutes, im Hallie Jackson in washington with nbcs Garrett Haake on capitol hill and New York Times reporter zolan is with us as well. Garrett, talk about what we can expect to hear today and what we are hearing from some of those Witness Statements that have been released in the last couple of minutes. Reporter thats right. So remember last weeks hear
house of representatives is expected to hold trump confidant steve bannon in contempt of congress and refer the matter to the justice department for prosecution. then it s up to the acting u.s. attorney in dc and ultimately the attorney general on whether to bring criminal charges against bannon. the house of representatives votes for referral of a contempt charge. the department of justice will do what it always does in such circumstances. it will apply the facts and the law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. the pressure on merrick garland will be intense. and his decision on whether to prosecute will be consequential, not only for bannon and donald trump, but also the future ability of congressional power to call witnesses, demand information and documents, and enforce subpoenas for those who refuse to cooperate. now, if history is any indicator, the doj has historically been reluctant to use its power of prosecution against witnesses fo
Care workers or have other conditions, obesity, diabetes, that put them at high risk. so don t rush now, it will be a week or two before that all gets settled. got it. i want to also ask you about covid vaccines and kids, because this morning, the u.s. surgeon general said that he anticipates schools and local governments will require the covid vaccine for students. on a policy level, is that the right move right now? because as you can imagine, there are parents who aren t anti-vaxxers but they would at least live to have a couple of weeks, a couple of months just to sit with it for a while. and those kids who are between the ages of let s say 5 to 7 who don t like to get shots, who instead of getting a flu shot might get the nasal mist, there s no option for them. yeah, let s be clear about the situation. over the next few years, as one expert put it, you re either going to get covid or you re going to get a covid vaccine.
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Pledging to reopen fully July 1, the strangely unimposing six-foot-five NYC mayor, Bill de Blasio, declared this “the summer of New York” at a news conference Thursday.
“We’re all going to get to enjoy the city again, and people are going to flock here from all over the country to be a part of this amazing moment,” said de Blasio.
From all over the country? Sounds like a plan. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Now, don’t misunderstand me. I am as much for reopening as anyone; having both been infected by Covid-19 and vaccinated, I am a walking antibody for certain strains, anyway. We should open here in New York and enjoy the summer; it will not be long before another strain starts to spread and brings all the fun, albeit temporarily, to a halt. Particularly if the unvaccinated continue to act moronically.