That and more to cover on this thursday, july 22nd. But first, willie well start on yesterdays move by Nancy Pelosi that is being called unprecedented. House speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthys picks tasked with investigating January 6th. Garrett haake has details. Reporter a committee in chaos. Its an egregious abuse of power. Pelosi has broken this institution. Reporter republican leader Kevin Mccarthy withdrawing all of his selections for the January 6th special committee after Speaker Pelosi announced she would reject two choices for the panel. Republicans now calling the committee a sham while democrats vow to push ahead. We have a bipartisan quorum we can proceed. Reporter the speaker saying not seeing them was necessary to protect the integrity of the p investigation. The fact that she rejected two members that indicated they are not supportive of the committee, is serious and how serious it is to have patriots. Reporter now just one republican r
Misinformation is going to kill people, not a joke. Not a joke. It is like telling your kid i tell you what, when you see a red light, cross the street. I mean, Come On. So what were trying to do is use every avenue we can, public, private, government, nongovernment to try to get facts out. And right now in the nations capitol, steve scalise, Elise Ste Panic are joinings a new push to encourage people to get vaccinated. Todays event is after months and months of republicans promoting Vaccine Hesitancy or ignoring those who did. In a new report it reveals part of the tragic toll the pandemic inflicted. More than 1. 5 million kids around the world have lost a primary or second Degree Caregiver due to covid19. Think about that. All who call this a hoax. Here to make sense of all this, Sasha Burns in North Carolina where new cases are surging. Ben collins following the latest on the battle of misinformation, and dr. Peter hotez with the vaccine for development. Cases arent just jumping up
Those texas democrats, so theres no concern there. That delegation of lawmakers though facing criticism for the nowinfamous Plane Photo where they were seen wearing no masks despite Cdc Guidelines saying mask wearing is required. The Surgeon General defended the Mask Guidelines also pushing for choice over a widespread mandate. Even though your risk of getting sick and especially seriously ill or transmitting the virus to someone else if youre fully vaccinated is low, theres some people that may decide to continue wearing masks. I dont wear my mask outdoors and when im with people who are fully vaccinated, but thats my personal choice based on my individual circumstances at home. Eric but the cdc i says you have got to wear a mask onboard which those legislators clearly were not. David spunt with the latest. Reporter hi, eric. Also rules from the faa, that is a mandate that you have to wear a mask on a plane. While President Biden is at Camp David and returning to the White House later
Guidance for the vaccinated. Potentially very big news. Also President Biden making a case for his economic and legislative agendas. In a bipartisan investigation of the January 6th insurrection but his primary focus was fighting the resurgence of coronavirus. Its real simple. We have a pandemic for those who havent gotten a vaccination. Its that basic. Its that simple. If youre vaccinated, youre not going to be hospitalized. Youre not going to be in an icu unit, and youre not going to die. Theres legitimate questions people can ask they worry about getting vaccinated. When will children under 12 be able to get vaccinated. Soon, i believe. They are doing the examinations now, the testing now and making the decision now. The cdc is going to say that what we should do is everyone over the age of under the age of 12 should probably be wearing a mask in school. Thats probably whats going to happen. I dont care if you think im satan reincarnated. The fact is you Cant Look at that television
Of his January 6th committee picks after Speaker Pelosi rejects two of them. The question is will the bipartisan Credibility Rest solely on Congresswoman Liz Cheney . Plus, coronavirus cases have spiked. The question is what can cities do to get more people vaccinated . Also, a blocking of a vote on the bipartisan deal. The question is will we see another vote, and when . Its way too early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that still has one day to fill its olympic dreams. Im Jonathan Lemire on this thursday, july 22nd. Well start with the news. Over the past two weeks, covid19 cases nearly tripled in the united states amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation. Its putzing some hospitals at a tipping point. Meanwhile concerns are mounting over the covid deta variant. This comes after an alarming report of a child who died. Its calling on the Vaccines Effectiveness against the delta strain. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the latest. Reporter as the u. S. Sees A Th