so far it s been good when it comes to our children. and over possible vaccine mandates for teachers. my guests this morning, dr. anthony fauci and the head of the country s most powerful teachers union, randi weingarten. also, andrew cuomo facing impeachment. governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and by making inappropriate comments. the new york governor denies the allegations, but his fellow democrats say it s time for him to go. are you now calling on him to resign? yes. joining more for inside analysis, amy walter, editor and chief and publisher of the cook political report, jake sherman, co-founder of the punch bowel news website, former maryland congresswoman donna edwards, and former white house political director for george bush, sara fagen. welcome to sunday, it s meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the pr
past assassination attempts, currently facing accusations of sedition. is the pakistani state out to silence independent journalists? hamid mir, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen sackur, for inviting me on your show. well, it s a pleasure to have you on this show. clearly, you can talk to me in london from pakistan, but it seems you cannot speak to your own tv audience inside your own country. your show is currently banned, and indeed, your newspaper column seems to have been suspended too. why is that? yes, i am banned on my tv channel and i cannot write my regular column in my newspaper. this is not the first time. when pervez musharraf was in power, he also banned me on tv. but you see, he was a military dictator. he only banned me on tv. he never banned me on newspaper. now mr imran khan is the prime minister of pakistan, and unfortunately, i am not only on tv, but i am also banned to write a column in my newspaper. so it is democracy in pakistan, but
plus, an entire school board suspended for refusing to comply with state coronavirus protocols. the man who made that decision joins us live. and golden girl. olympic track star allyson felix leaves tokyo as the most decorated american olympic track star ever. new day starts right now . thank you so much for spending your sunday morning us with. it is august 8th. we appreciate you tuning in. good morning, christi. great to see you, as always. good morning to you as well, boris. so despite, you know, it s good to see you despite what we have to talk about this morning. this new data that shows a dramatic surge in the number of coronavirus cases across the country. the u.s. now averaging more than 100,000 new daily covid-19 cases each day. that is the highest rate in nearly six months. yeah, in fact, the last time the seven-day average was that high was in february. compare that to the end of june of the average just over 11,000 cases. remember, roughly half the u.s.
and propel us into the future. from pandemic star to politic al parriah. i never touched anyone inappropriately. that is just not who i am. the governor must resign. can he no longer do the job. inside politics, the best stories sourced by the best reporters now. i m manu raju in for abby. 108,753, the new number of cases a day right now, the highest in six months. in 50.1, half the country is fully vaccinated, a major milestone, but that means half the country still is not. today, about 400 people will die because of the delta variant in this country. a tragedy. virtually all of these deaths are preventable if people had gotten vaccinated. get vaccinated, please. it s safe. it works. it will save lives, maybe save your life. polls show most unvaccinated adults say they won t ever get the shot. messages like biden s are just not breaking through. perhaps this one will, from a 43-year-old father in the icu. any second, it could be over. i can t go back and chan
all we can handle from the current delta variant, which is now over 90% of all new cases in this country. 9 out of 10. it is now seen as a potential national security risk. how so? lloyd austin, the defense secretary, is expected to seek authorization to make vaccines mandatory for all active duty troops, more than 1 million service members. why? it can tear through and take down so quickly, it could affect our defense capabilities. delta is already affecting our kids in a way that we have not seen before. i know the talk just as you. as long as you get the elderly vaccinated, you ll be fine. no, not with delta. almost 72,000 kids and teens were infected last week, 84% more than the week before, and five times more than june. we ve never seen it like this. cases are worse, and this is not just about the elderly needing protection anymore. okay? and yet the reality is still being clouded by politics. joe biden has taken to himself to try to single out florida over covid. thi