Numbers not seen since february. Hospital admissions are up 40 over the last week, deaths up 39 over the same period. These cases are concentrated in communities with low Vaccination Rates. Over the past seven days, florida and texas have accounted for about one third of new cases. Health officials in texas are among those sounding the alarm about the virus resurgence. They say this outbreak is different from what we have seen before. What you can see is the rise in cases is similar to what we have seen in previous waves, and may even be deeper. And that really shows how contagious the Delta Variant is. Its spreading much more rapidly among unvaccinated people than the viruses we saw last year. And the houston area, where the Covid19 Threat Level has been raised to code red, officials paint a stark portrait of the situation. We find ourselves retracing our steps, toward the edge of a cliff. It is very conceivable that we could once again be heading toward a public health catastrophe. T
Toby keith is going to be on fox and friends which is exciting, the red, white and blue. The Fourth Of July. Todd we have patriotism covered. I am dressed like a flag and you look like the fireworks. Carley i will take the fireworks. We to explode into the sky. Carley a great Fourth Of July. People gathered, we hope everybody has a great weekend. Fox and friends first on friday morning. Todd we begin with democrats renewing calls to pack the supreme court after Justices Side with conservatives in two killings. Carley one of the levels voting restrictions in Arizona And President biden is calling on congress to repair the damage. Mark meredith joins us with more on this important front. Reporter there is mixed reaction to the supreme court athletes ruling. The debate over the current Size And Makeup of this court will not go away anytime soon. The court ruled 63 to allow arizona to keep stricter Voting Laws in place. The state will be able to ban Ballot Harvesting and discard ballots pe
The crucial issue of Voting Rights in this country. We shouldnt have to debate the Voting Rights. We shouldnt have to debate Voting Rights on the floor of the united states senate. These rights should be sacrosanct but the events of the last few months compel as to how this debate now. I challenge you, republican senators. Come to the floor, defend these policies. Tell us how they secure the vote. Tell us how they prevent nearly nonexistent voter fraud. Well Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has promised no republicans will vote to advance the bill. That means it will likely fail, falling short of the senators needed to overcome a filibuster. Senate democrats entered in agenda that was designed to fail. Democratic Leader Plan votes on a host of the lefts most radical priorities. The particular Radical Proposal took priority, as one has been the same bill since the house introduced its version back in 2019 with the same partisan voters. So Tomorrows Vote is now basically a show of unity f
from msnbc world headquarters. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour, from america s notorious tornado alley. more than a dozen tornadoes putting through a small town. revealing the devastating punch, dozens of buildings and homes destroyed. authorities are right now out searching for potential victims. as of now there are no reports of potential deaths, and only a handful of minor injuries. authorities are expected to brief the media at any moment. we re going to update you with any developments. by the way the same town was devastated by an f five tornado, years ago, that one killed many people. we also have a report some civilians have been allowed to leave the steel plant where hundreds have been cornered by russian forces for weeks now. nbc news correspondent will be joining me with the latest. also new weapons shipments arming hope at this hour. dozens of shipments of u.s. weapons and other supplies are arriving in europe. this, right here, some ne
president lyndon b. johnson signed the voting rights act into law. removing legal barriers for black voters, johnson not only made a quality at the ballot box of reality for everyone but he also ensured this nation s laws matched its revered ideals. and yeah, it s over the ensuing indicates protections under the act have been chipped away. most notably after the 2013 supreme court decision in shelby v. holder which made it easier for states to pass restrictive voting laws. still, the outcome of our elections and our democracy held firm. until january six 2020 line. an angry red violent mob stormed the capitol driven by one terrified goal. overturn a free and fair election. they were motivated by the lives of one. dan donald j trump. the new twice impeached thrice indicted for now former president of the united states. that dark day expose just how fragile american democracy, our democracy, really is. but, trump is now finally facing accountability for trying to illegally stat