Welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for jake tapper. And we start this hour in the Health Lead and the beginning of a new round of covid shots in the u. S. This afternoon a cdc advisory panel voted to recommend a third round of vaccines for people with weakened Immune Systems. Meanwhile, some of those suffering from the worst of covid have a message for americans yet to receive even their first covid shot. Take a listen. I think everybody ought to try to get it, yeah. If Itll Help prevent you from getting really sick maybe it wouldve kept me from getting worse. This is something that could save your life. Each person there was unvaccinated and got sick with covid. And as Cnns Nick Watt reports, its these kinds of cases overwhelming hospitals nationwide. San antonio we had 26 minutes where the seventh largest city in the united states was without ems units to transport people. Reporter more than 10,000 texans are in the hospital now fighting covid19. In dallas we have zero Icu Beds
Of the Vaccination Fight in the current Covid Epicenter to a massive gathering of Hundreds Of Thousands of bikers in a highrisk area, were looking at how the nation is again fighting to balance the pandemic and the hope of returning to normal. Adrian broadis is at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota for us. A rally that last year led to a massive outbreak. But we begin with Natasha Chen in orlando. Natasha, are people there in florida taking the reality of this seriously with florida now the worst in the nation when it comes to this pandemic that just wont quit . Reporter well, jim, i think people are definitely sensing urgency here and thats because at the mobile Vaccination Clinic that we were at today at a Shopping Mall where there was a taxfree weekend for backtoschool, there were double and triple the numbers that Health Staff had seen compared to earlier this summer. More than 20 people here at the mexican consulate were vaccinated today. Over at the mobile unit, we talk
I ask you, i plead with you, listen to Public Health and please stand by this order. Plus, the stunning Republican Plan to take over elections in Fulton County, georgia, and Congressman Jamie Raskin on his plan to expose the truth about January 6th. Those who attacked you and those who beat you are fascist traitors to our country and will be remembered forever as fascist traitors. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Since the very beginning of the pandemic, professional sports has been a laboratory. Testing policies that we could use to deal with the virus in society or at large. Remember, Professional Sports Teams were among the few organizations in the very beginning back in the spring of 2020 that had access to testing, which revealed early outbreaks among players. It all started on March 11th of last year. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Game Tonight has been postponed. You are all safe. And take your time in leaving the Arena Tonight and
Plus, the stunning Republican Plan to take over elections in Fulton County Georgia and Congressman Jamie Raskin on his plan to expose the truth about January 6th. Those who attacked you and those who beat you are fascist traders to our country and will be remembered forever as fascists traders. When all in starts right now. Righ now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Since the very beginning of the pandemic professional sports has been a laboratory, Testing Policies that we can use to deal with the virus in society at large. Remember professional sports teams were among the first few organizations at the very beginning back in the spring of 2020 that had access to testing, which revealed early outbreaks among players. And it all started on March 11th of last year. Due to unforeseen circumstances the Game Tonight has been postponed, youre all safe and take your time and leaving the arena and do so in an orderly fashion. Thank you for coming out tonight. We are all safe. Rememb
Resistance to vaccines. This is an american tragedy. People are dying. They will die. They do not have to die though. If you are out there unvaccinated, you dont have to die. The administration is now confronted with the reality that it has worked to Stopread D potentially face a major setback. Today, the President Acknafct millions. Its time to impose requirements on key groups. Every federal in Government Employee will be asked to attest to their vast Skin Nation Vaccination status. Anyone who doesnt a test, they will be required to mask, no matter where they work. Test one or two times a week. If in fact you are unvaccinated, you present a problem to yourself, to your family, and to those with whom you work. Tonight, the pentagon says it will also impose the same rules on all military and civilian personnel. President biden added that the Justice Department says it is for local communities and businesses to require vaccines. Several major companies have already announced the Vaccine