the good economic numbers are also matched with warning signs, big ones. that it could be short lived. the number of daily cases and here is why the number of daily cases rose to 103,000 on wednesday and a surge that has not shown an end in sight with implications for all of us and everywhere. phil mattingly is joining me now for more on it from the white house. phil, what are we expecting to hear from the president any moment now? reporter: there is no question he will focus on economic report. they acknowledged that when you deg through the data of this report, there is not a lot that you could be uncomfortable with or worried about. the top line number was bigger than analysts estimates heading into the report. wage growth is solid. upward revisions in may and june. the president is going to want to talk about all of those things and try and make the point that he believes it is an acknowledgment that his program is working. yes, the infrastructure proposal moving thro
gunfire exchanged and there were several casualties. new york city requiring proof of vaccination. if you are unvaccinated you will not be able to participate in anything. our city s restaurants have been absolutely devastated. an american gold medalist showcasing her love for the country. you are the second american woman to win gold. really very happy and i keep trying not to cry but it keeps happening. staff steve good morning, folks, it is wednesday, august 4th, 2021, take a look at that woman. that is tamyrna it mensah-stock she is the first ever black woman to win gold in women s wrestling. what is different in her from other athletes she lost that flag draped around her shoulder. ainsley: i love representing the u.s. i freaking love living there i love it, and i m so happy i get to represent u.s.a. lawrence: a proud moment from that olympian she is from the great state of texas, of course. she talked about her love for god. she talked about the fact
one of them put out a statement. what can you tell us? reporter: all three of these individuals from texas, democratic house members. there was one senate member that went. one particular state representative, celia israel, who put out a statement after coming in close proximity with their reporter. part of her statement says, in part, quote, let this be a reminder that covid-19 is still very much among us. most importantly, i hope this instance highlights the sacrifices we re willing to make for the cause of democracy. i would not change anything to protect the right to vote. again, more than 50 of these lawmakers, they said they were all vaccinated as well as their staff and we know, though, that there is still a chance of transmission, even despite having the being fully vaccinated. this particular lawmaker suggested that she only had mild symptoms. of course, these other lawmakers said that they will continue to press up on capitol hill into washed for federal voting
freedom. they are calling for an end to the communist dictatorship and a shortage of basic life necessities. republican congressman byron donalds is noting this glaring contrast. here is what he tweeted. protestors in america burn the u.s. flag, a symbol of freedom, liberty and justice. ideals that every american possesses and ignored. protestors in cuba who fly the american flag and are willing to die for the freedom, liberty and justice that is synonymous with the usa. republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis is the daughter of a cuban immigrant who fled the country after fidel castro came into power. she says this today. so far the biden administration has done nothing. we as cuban americans want to see freedom and democracy and we want to see human rights. people in cuba right now are starving. they don t have food. they are marching with the american flag and i think that s a reminder to americans here how lucky and fortunate we are to be in this country where we do
texas democrats used to block a redistricting proposal in 2003, but the latest move is not without risk as jane reports the lawmakers could be arrested. she writes this. under the texas legislature, the quorum of 2/3 is required for the legislature to conduct business and they could be compelled to report to capitol and they could be tracked down. the white house press secretary a short time ago teeing up the speech by calling the republican push for voting restrictions across the country, the worst challenge to democracy since the civil war. and with that, we will bring in our guests, priscilla thompson in texas, and the digital reporter the aforementioned jane tim, and playbook political reporter eugene daniel. and priscilla on the ground, as i understand it, you have the lawmakers in the airport in austin ready to board planes ready to come here to washington. yeah, and that is exactly right. we began hearing the murmurings of this picking up yesterday and i was in the c