Waiting to pick up other americans and atrisk afghans who are still on the ground In Afghanistan because of a continued dispute with the taliban over passenger i. D. S. Here in Washington Police are bracing for the justice for j6 rally, thats what theyre calling it on September 18th for the insurrectionists on the January 6th riot. Among the precautionary measures reinstalling the fencing around the capitol. It isnt up yet, but thats what its going to look like. The fbi is releasing New Video of the suspect who planted live Pipe Bombs outside both the Rnc And Dnc headquarters the night before the insurrection in the hopes that someone would have seen him, but lets begin with the president s big speech this afternoon on the Coronavirus And Nbc white House Correspondent kelly odonnell, nbcs Kerry Sanders in florida. Dr. Ashish jha and robert gibbs. We know a lot as your team has been reporting with your speech and what the president hopes to accomplish. Andrea, this is an opportunity for
Be the superintendents and the School Boards. The real constitutional question here is does the governor have the authority to withhold their salaries and essentially tell them what to do, or as the local Home Rule in the state of florida, 67 counties the governor has been hammering over and over again that if children are going to be masked that decision will only be made by the parents. It will not be made by the government. This is what the governor here, Republican Ron Desantis had to say yet again on this issue. Its a parents decision. If you believe in the masking during the school, youre free to do it. No one is saying you cant do it. But if youre somebody that is concerned about that, that thinks that may not be the right thing for your child, then i think you should have the right to make that ultimate decision. I dont think government should override that. I was in naples yesterday. Thats Collier County. First day of school, the kids are all excited showing up to school and i
Hello, and welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper on this monday. And we begin this hour with our health lead. Cdc data now shows more than 99. 99 of fully vaccinated people have avoided a severe Breakthrough Case of covid. But nearly a third of those eligible still havent gotten the shot. Testing Lines Stretch for hours in orlando. Dr. Anthony fauci warning the unvaccinated are seeing a smoldering level of infection. One Miami Doctor says, quote, our Childrens Hospitals are completely overwhelmed. Vaccination rates are increasing, we should note, but not fast enough to slow the spread of the Delta Variant. One virologist in texas telling the washington post, its like jurassic park, the moment you realize the dinosaurs have all got loose again. And, yet, lies and misinformation are also running wild. A handful of republican governors fighting against Public Health measures, and some extremist lawmakers still spreading dangerous Conspiracy Theories about the vaccine. As
So you can breathe easier, knowing that you and your family have added protection. As we come on the air down in florida, new details are breaking this morning, Nbc News showing the head of the Condo Board sounding the alarm about possible structural damage to the building just a couple of months before it collapsed. An 11th Victim found in the debris youre looking at with officials set to give an update next hour for the first time we are hearing internal Radio Calls from the first responders as they arrived to the horrific scene. Plus Capitol Hill Today the January 6th select Committee gets its first procedural vote ahead of the real Deal Vote Tomorrow as Speaker Pelosi considers a republican for the battle as one of her own picks. And Nbc News reporting on Police Reform apparently teetering on the brink of collapse, and another Decision Day at the Supreme Court, with time ticking on the term. Five cases yet to be decided. We are watching for opinions on two big ones around Voting Ri
Americas newsroom. The controversy igniting on monday with Congresswoman Omar questioning antony blinken. Then she tweeted this. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the u. S. , hamas, israel, and the taliban. That Drew A Strong Review from Nancy Pelosi and party leadership. She has since taken us back but she says its too little, too late. Dana first lets get to jackie with the story live on the hill. Lets begin there. Good morning. The fact that this comment was not just made in that interaction and was also repeated with the tweet was a concern that is lingering with a few of the democratic colleagues of Congresswoman Omar. The equivalency between the u. S. And Israel And Terrorist Groups like hamas and the taliban that Falls Equivalency a review from 12 jewish lawmakers who asks for clarification as well as as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the democratic Leadership Team who addressed her comments. Congresswoman omar initially pushed back on that letter from her co