authoritarian strong man working to consolidate control. tomorrow, we re going to speak with a leading opposition figure in that country about her efforts to give power to the people. be sure to join us for that. i m excited about it. that does it for us. chris jansing picks up coverage right now. hi there. i am chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. it is monday, july 19th. we start with breaking news. just days before the olympics set to kickoff in tokyo, a shocker for team usa. an alternate on u.s. women s gymnastics team tested positive for covid. the team already in japan but the name of the athlete has not been revealed. it is just the latest setback for team usa after yesterday s announcement that tennis star coco goff tested positive too. she will not be able to compete. back in this country, new covid cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant are now rising in all 50 states. that s the first time we have seen that in six months. it is driven by cases amo
this has been a big week that continues to be busy this weekend in the fight over democracy in america. duelling democratic priorities are jockeying for attention on capitol hill. first, we ve learned tonight that three texas state lawmakers have tested positive for covid-19. they left their state to try to block passage of new voting restrictions there. these are considered break-through cases since all three are vaccinated. their group is in washington to push the white house and democratic leaders in congress for action on voting rights. the ideal outcome for them is federal legislation to counter the bills that are on track to become law in texas. so far their efforts have yet to bear fruit. case in point, more than a dozen of the texas democrats met with senator joe manchin on thursday. here is what he had to say about it afterward. it was a very informative meeting and it s basically that we ve all come to a total agreement that what we want is basically to prot
and in a long-shot bid to get them back, the texas house speaker, a republican, put a jet on standby, offering those democrats a free ride home. as you can guess, they said thanks, but no thanks. and then there s the so-called audit in arizona s maricopa county that continues with no end in sight. no reporting from the associated press finds only four singular cases of voter fraud in arizona. the a.p. also reports two men have been plotting to blow up the democratic headquarters in sacramento. they discussed their plans through several messaging apps according to a.p., one message reading, quote, after the 20th, we go to war. their hope, according to the reporting, was to ignite a movement, a movement based on that big lie a lie that continues. this weekend we re learning more about how that came to be, taking shape on election night when trump falsely claimed victory. the washington post published excerpts of a new book by philip rucker and carol leonnig titled i alone ca
the u.s. illegally as children. how a new ruling is putting pressure on congress and the biden administration to come up with a permanent fix if they want to continue the program. we begin this hour with breaking news about an alleged plot to attack the democratic party headquarters in sacramento. two men have been indicted, charged with an alleged plot to destroy the building after the election results were announced. federal authorities say ian rogers and jarrod copeland planned to use machine guns and explosives to inspire militia groups and start a movement. the fbi is getting praise for stopping the plot. again, thank you the fbi for their work. but in this day and age, you know, we should not be concerned about violence and terrorism just for participating in a democratic process. this comes as we re learning about new developments in the investigation into the january 6th attack on the capitol. newly approved house spending bills are full of changes inspired by t
internal document now obtained by nbc news. the new warnings about the delta variant, the new data on just how contagious it is, even for people who have the shot, and the call for the biden administration to revamp the public messaging. our reporters and medical experts are standing by live. here in washington, a mad dash before august recess. nbc news has exclusive reporting this morning on that new push for a voting rights bill. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi meeting with president biden about it soon. the bipartisan infrastructure deal facing the next legislative hurdle next hour. the question still, where is the actual bill? seconds ago in tokyo, the u.s. women s soccer team, spoiler alert, pulled off a big, big win against the netherlands. all coming down to nail-biting penalty kicks. team usa heading to the semifinals thanks to meghan are a rapinoe. and sitting down with suni lee. you have your gold medal around your neck! how is it feeling? how does the meda