Final vote on infrastructure now likely to come saturday and the man who heard donald Trump Press Ukraines President to dig Up Dirt On on Joe Biden retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joining me this hour. But first, the coronavirus and gatherings in hot spots this weekend. Ellison barber, ahead of this Monster Jam. Ellison, first to you. This is an area that people didnt know about until there were photos that went viral last summer. You might remember them. There were a series of photos that made the rounds on the internet of packed bars with people not wearing face masks. There are people who come here because they want to get away. They want to be outside on the lake safely by themselves with their families and get some fresh air, but for other people, this area has become a place to visit that symbolizes what they see as personal freedoms. There are very few masks, no mandates here and there really never have been and there is not many people who feel pressure or lik
President . Governor who . Desantis. That was president Bidens Reaction to floridas republican governor, Ron Desantis. Willie, he is just his childish response to not just the president but other people concerned that Ron Desantis is passing topdown mAndates, forcing people whether its Small Businesses in florida to not be able to protect themselves or School Boards not be able to protect themselves. Hes trying to run covid like an emperor out of tallahassee, florida. One size does not fit all 67 counties. But Ron Desantis acting like a socialist thinking it does. Of course, theres irony in him complaining about the top down from the White House Giving Orders where hes going top down at the State House telling School Districts what they can And cant do. There are many that are different saying were going to go ahead with the Mask MAndate. Theres a big problem in florida right now well get to covid infections, hospitalizations And deaths as Delta Variant goes across the country. And now
Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early, the show that would drag race against President Biden and probably lose. Im Jonathan Lemire on this friday, august 6th. Lets start with the news. As the Delta Variant rages across the country, Hospitalization Rates are surging. According to the cdc, the number of people in the hospital with covid has almost quadrupled in the past month to over 45,000. Florida has a new record for the sunshine state. Over 2,500 of them are in intensive care. Florida has also seen a rise in pediatric cases. Texas is the only other state to conform more pediatric cases than florida. There, 142 children are hospitalized. A war of words between governor Ron Desantis and President Biden continue. Yesterday desantis was asked about the criticism of him when it comes to covid. Heres how it played out. Just two states. Florida and texas account for one third of all new covid cases in the entire country. I say to these governors, please help. If youre not going to help,
Wildfire. Homes, businesses and cars wiped out in a matter of hours. The inferno exploding to the size of los angeles, and the new Fire Threat were monitoring. The fifth day of Travel Nightmares for Spirit Airlines passengers. Over half its Flights Today canceled. How long will it last . New York Governor Andrew Cuomo under mounting pressure to resign over Sexual Harassment allegations. The new deadline in his impeachment inquiry. And the u. S. Womens Soccer Team bouncing back from disappointment here in tokyo. But in the mens relay, a heartbreaking finish, and my conversation with Usa Superstar Allyson felix, going for gold in her fifth olympics. Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt reporting tonight from tokyo. Hello from japan as the olympics round the corner toward the final weekend over competition, well have the latest from here just ahead. But first, increasingly alarmed by the aggressive delta covid variant, the head of Vaccine Maker Moderna tonight telling Nbc N
Educated. Most will take it and most have. According to the cdc data 67 of all american adults have received the covid vaccine. Thats a huge number. Think of Anything Else that is 67 of all adults have done. Only 24 of the Country Population voted for Joe Biden and that made him the president of the united states. So the administration has done something amazing get the vaccine or else. That was their message from day 1. Most people did but not everyone did. There are hold out. These are not people who have not heard of the Vaccine Or Cant find a dose. Its free and its everywhere and the media never stopped talking about it. Every News Hour is a pfizer commercial. These are people who dont want to take it. Many have recovered from covid and have active antibodies and dont need the vaccine. Others may have religious objection. That was a valid reason when our leaders acknowledged god is more powerful than themselves and others noticed the vaccine was developed very quickly and hasnt rec