Fun. And don t worry about the rest. You know? you have good hygiene, if you re going to get it, you re going to get. It is a matter. Presidential conmen? the scathing new oped accusing trump of conning his own political donors and lying about where he is spending the money. The closing ceremony for this year s historic olympic games is getting underway right now. And team usa, going out with a bang. After women s volleyball and basketball take home the gold. The canadian border set to reopen tomorrow. Reuniting loved ones separated by the pandemic for more than a year. We re going to talk with one couple whose 15 minute drive to see each other turned into over a year apart. I am so looking forward to talking to them. They are so sweet. They have such a beautiful love story. But for now, good morning. It is sunday, august 8th. I mean the riser. I m candice gibson. At msnbc world headquarters. We re keeping an eye on what s happening on the canadian border. But also what is happening ri
To the stark number of people who still refuse to get a safe vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci is warning if the overwhelming proportion of people do not get the shot, there is ample chance we could see an even more aggressive variant than delta in the future. The virus is always thinking, it s always changing. Biden administration is on the verge of taking major steps on mandating covid19 vaccines for foreign visitors to the u. S. As well as for all active duty members of the military. We are expecting updates on those new steps in just a few hours. We ll bring them to you when they happen, when the white house covid19 response team briefs the media later today. Joining me now to discuss all these developments, dr. Paul sacks, clinical director, division of infectious diseases at brigham and women s hospital. Doctor, good to have you back on. First where we stand on vaccines as delta numbers emerge. Doctors acknowledge it will be likely vaccinated folks like you and me may need a third shot,
Hi there. I am stephanie ruhle. It is thursday, august 5th. This morning, we re following several big stories. New york governor andrew cuomo running out of time and options, facing new calls to resign as state lawmakers say the other option is impeachment. Major push to vaccinate the nation continues. 30 health officials from the last four administrations writing a letter to corporate america, urging companies to mandate the vaccine. We talk to one of the officials behind that letter. And new legal fight, less than 24 hours after the biden administration issued a new ban on evictions, a group of landlords, realtors filed a lawsuit challenging the move. We have got to start with a dramatic new weapon in the fight against delta variants. A white house official telling nbc news the biden administration is developing a plan to require foreign visitors to the united states be fully vaccinated against covid19 when travel restrictions are lifted. Current restrictions are in place for several
According to the paper, is set to announce any minute, i don t think we have that live stream up just yet but we ll bring it up in a second as it gets going set to announce vaccine requirement indoors in the nation s biggest city. I believe this would be the first of its kind mandate in this country, similar mandates have been put in place at areas overseas. I wondered just initially hearing this, dr. Ashby, what your take on this is, and what the impact could be. That s a loaded, loaded question. So let me start with the fact that break it down then. Pick apart where you want to go with that, doc. Let s establish the fact vaccines do work, they re safe and effective and compared to getting the virus, you want to get the vaccine, and second part of that is that at this point, everyone s going to get the coronavirus. It s not going anywhere. It s going to be here for the rest of our lives and we need to learn how to live with this virus and vaccines are a fundamental tool in that mitiga
May be just as contagious as those who are unvaccinated. At the very same time president biden announcing new incentives to help boost vaccinations calling for $100 to every newly vaccinated american along with unveiling new requirements for federal workers to get the shot or face increased testing. Look, this is not about red states and blue states. It s literally about life and death. It s about life and death. That s what it s about. Life and death. The sevenday average of new covid cases in the united states reaching nearly, are you ready for this number, 64,000 yesterday. That s up from around 11,000 on june 19th. I want you to take a look at this map. All of the areas highlighted in red are seeing very high transmission levels. The cdc now recommending people should wear masks indoors in these specific areas, and that includes vaccinated americans. Joining us now to discuss an allstar team because we need to get smarter and safer right now. Geoff bennett at the white house, heidi