progressives and moderates battling for the soul of the democratic party. and the pressure is mounting as millions brace for the possibility that they could get kicked out of their homes when a official eviction ban expires tomorrow. welcome to meet the press daily, i m chuck todd on a busy friday as the white house confronts a big messaging mess on its hand when it comes to the covid response and the cdc has just put out new data on breakthrough infections. and the data is quite alarming. all of this as an internal cdc document first reported by the washington post paints an alarming portrait of the delta variant. for both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated. this preliminary finding warns that breakthrough infections may be as transmissible as unvaccinated cases. it recommends universal masking which goes well beyond current guidelines. and it also points out that the delta variant is more contagious than ebola, the spanish flu, smallpox and the common cold. it is as
a really tight vote there. indeed. benjamin netanyahu looks like he s gone. isn t it interesting. people say voting doesn t matter, my vote doesn t count, yet america and israel have both gotten rid of benjamin netanyahu and donald trump in some pretty tight votes. have a great rest of your sunday. we ll see you soon. this week made it clear, american democracy is in crisis. the latest assault happening in texas. is the white house taking it seriously enough? my one on one with beto o rourke. plus, why maya is soaring to the top of the new york mayoral race. what s behind the surge of maya? i ll ask her. mike pompeo said the trump administration was the toughest on russia. really, he said that. and islamophobia, leading to real-world violence and murder. i ll talk about it. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. since this show launched in october, i ve been warning about the crisis of democracy that is engulfing this nation. i m sorry to have to report this to, but the pas
media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. i ll talk about it an author. good evening. i m mehdi hassan. since this show launched in october i ve been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. and i m sorry to have to report this to you. but the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. in texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. it s one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had house democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. a provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. one of the
that chauvin s use of force with his knee on george floyd s neck for more than nine minutes was not part of department training. that s what police lieutenant johnny mercial, who oversees the minneapolis police department s use of force training and who trained chauvin on defensive tactics in 2018, testified to. when presented with the image of chauvin with his knee on floyd s neck, which he which we warn may be disturbing for some viewers. is this an mpd trained neck restraint? no, sir. has it ever been? not that i neck restraint? no, sir. now, the department s policy does not forbid the act of using a knee on a suspect s neck, which lieutenant acknowledged but he did say that the technique is no longer authorized once the person is handcuffed and under control as floyd was. say, for example, the subject was under control and handcuffed, would this be authorized? i would say no. under cross-examination, the defense countered that chauvin s knee was at tim
50,000 people, including scores of young fans, were there in attendance. and the concert quickly turned into a fight for survival. i ve never been in such chaos. so unorganized. people slamming into me. it was really hell. it was really hell. travis scott was the headliner and organizer of the event. it s not clear what he was able to see from the stage or whether he was aware of the tragedy unfolding before him. the first lawsuit has now been filed by a concertgoer against scott, live nation and others. they claim they failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner. thank you so much for being with us to tell us what happened that night. can you tell us what you experienced at the concert? i was trying to go into the middle of the concert. this dude with a north face backpack with a whistle, he kept blowing it and said, dead body, dead body. it was chaotic. you were on top and packed like sardines. i went to the memorial and found out the person i s