after six women of asian descent were among eight people killed in a rampage at three spas in the atlanta area. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent geoff bennett in atlanta, nbc news correspondent dr. john torres and heidi presblea. tell us more about the visit to the cdc and the vice president and president s visit meeting with asian-american leaders this hour. the visit to the cdc officials told us that was the president and vice president s opportunity to get a briefing from their medical and health teams about this ongoing fight against the pandemic. but based on what we saw from the president in his own words that was his opportunity to thank the scientists, to thank those career staffers who have been working around the clock at the cdc. he said science is back. he thanked those career staffers he said for changing the psyche of a nation. since then the president has made the short trip from the cdc over to emery university where he s meeting privately w
Thing certainly over new york, which is the largest district, in many significant ways. dr. jonathan ryder, c tnn medic analyst. how significant is this from l.a., which has led on this when it comes to teacher mandates and now anyone over 12? should new york, as the mayor said the other day, still almost 30% of teachers unvaccinated, be following suit? hi, erin. i think it s an important milestone. i hope it sets a precedent for school districts around the united states. right now, every day, about 25% of the infections in the united states are in kids. we have tools to protect kids. we have masks and for kids over 12, we have vaccines. only about 50% of adolescents in the united states right now have
Sweeping moves to break through to the tens of millions of americans who refuse to get vaccinated. nearly 100 million. telling them, their time is up. this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. we made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. the vaccine is fda approved. over 200 million americans have gotten at least one shot. we have been patient. but our patient is wearing thin. your refusal cost all of us. the cost is staggering. as of tonight, about 1,500 people are dying right now with a free vaccine that would prevent those deaths, 1,500 people are dying and 151,000 americans are becoming infected a day. biden s ire, not just directed at the unvaccinated but those in positions of power who continue
Another interesting thing. nearly every republican voter we spoke to expressed some sense of skepticism about this vote. they are worried about fraud. many telling us they will wait until september 14th, election day, to hand deliver their ballots in person. thanks for watching. erin burnett out front starts right now. biden telling the unvaccinated, your refusal is costing all of us. sweeping measures requiring vaccines for government and private workers. will it be enough? inside the dangerous online world where conspiracy theories about the vaccine run rampant. we will talk to the people spreading the lies. trump gearing up for a boxi boxing match on 9/11, announcing who he would like to take on. taking on the unvaccinated. president biden announcing
Start to really get businesses to embrace vaccine mandates, then we should have a standard digital way verifiable, a way that can t counterfeited to document vaccine status. you know, let s look at airlines. united airlines has made a mandate. get vaccinated or you are not. delta announced a $200 monthly fee for the unvaccinated. delta seems to say, they are indicating that s working directionally. 20% of its unvaccinated employees got the shot since that announcement of fines. is that going to work? 20% is 20%. not 100%. united is going to be 100%. i think all of these companies should be requiring vaccination for their employees. if they are not willing to do it because they are worried people