that our democracy is fake. elections and domestic politics are just a sideshow no matter who you vote for in the end, the same people still run everything peer that is a pretty dark understanding of the american system. if you are a normal person who grew up here it is the last thing you want to believe about your own country. it seems crazy. then you read stories like this one. according to reporting this summer in the days after last november s election, the chairman of the joint chiefs of scratch held a meeting with senior military officials at the pentagon. general millie wanted to inform them of what he described as a serious threat to national security. a threat so grave it impaled the stability of the republic. that threat, millie said, was the sitting president of the united states. donald trump question to the election. for this, force against the u.s. president. where the guys with guns, millie said. apparently he had been preparing for this moment. he had conve
maybe he figured it out years ago when he was positioning himself to be a producer of jeopardy. maybe this was a long game. but actually he has hosted game shows in the past for gsm, cw, reality shows as well. so he does have a hosting track record and did get pretty strong reviews when he did fill in. i think something that s going on here, john, is interesting the producer of jeopardy i m told want a full-time host, somebody committed to the show, known for only doing jeopardy. that s a hard thing when you re trying out some of the biggest stars in the world like iron rodgers, for example, who really wanted the job. the reality is a lot of people really wanted this job. maybe choosing the producer is the easy way out. maybe. it s hard to get the job when the producer wants it. just saying. just saying. no sour grapes. you were a great contestant. brian, awesome to see you this morning. thanks. and new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers here in the
i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we start today with our health lead. and while there are encouraging signs that more americans are getting vaccinated against coronavirus, there is also worrying new data out today showing how great the threat still is. the highly contagious delta variant now makes up more than 93% of all new cases in the united states. that s according to the cdc. the number of americans dying from covid every day is up 42% from just last week. and hospitalizations are three times higher than one month ago. and we know vaccines are the best way to stop the spread. but combating misinformation about the vaccines is still one of the greatest challenges for health officials. and the new poll out today shows that among unvaccinated americans, 53% think getting the shot is a bigger risk to their health than catching covid, 53%. adding to the confusion, the contradictory messages coming from the biden administration. as cnn s kristen holmes reports from vac
insider reportedly wanted officials to investigate trump s big lie. the leader of the state democratic party is now joining the chorus of people calling on him to resign as the manhattan d.a. begins investigating potential sex crimes by the governor. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with the worsening covid crisis in the united states and increasingly urgent efforts by the biden administration to get the current surge fueled by the aggressive delta variant under control. let s go to our chief correspondent, kaitlan collins. the numbers are not good and the they could get much, much worse in the coming weeks. that s exactly what the hecdc is worried about. they are expected to seek authorization for mandating coronavirus vaccines for all active duty troops. that is not the case now, but it is something we re expecting in the coming days, and we ll see how much time the s
the stands and heckling overpaid athletes with their favorite four letter words. juan has been practicing en masse all month, beaches reopening for the summer, you can already see tiny bits of sand falling out of jesse s hair. bars and restaurants finally filling up, people partying in the wee hours, dana was seen drawing up outside a club, it seems everything will be okay except for that fire hydrant. but it makes sense after being locked down for so long, people have to learn how to be normal again, deodorant and teeth whiteners are flying off the shelves apparently because for the past year we stopped brushing and bathing. of course the weather is heating up, more people outside enjoying nature and communing with the beautiful animals within or in katy s case, shooting them and eating them. meanwhile, a surge in membership with customers returning to the gym, good news for chris cuomo, what s the point of flexing if no one is watching, have you seen his ratings? they are l