In the United States and Around The World. It is wednesday, september 15th. Im Brianna Keilar alongside John Berman here in washington on this Special Edition of new day. Governor Gavin Newsom will keep his job, breaking overnight, a Blowout Victory for the democratic governor of california who crushed a republicanled recall that could have ousted him from office. Newsomes restrictive coronavirus policies actually validated by democratic voters in this race. They said, no, to the recall by a nearly two to one margin. The governor thanking his supporters and sounding a warning about republican schemes to undermine democracy. I think about just in the last few days and the former president put out saying this election was rigged. Democracy is not a football. You dont throw it around. Its more like, i dont know, antique vase. You can drop it and smash it in A Million different pieces. And thats what were capable of doing if we dont stand up to meet the moment and push back. The republican
It still presents to life as we all once knew it. Late today, the State Department issued a do not travel advisory for americans thinking about visiting the United Kingdom after the cdc raised its covid Risk Assessment to the highest possible level. The news came after a punishing day on wall street. Investors sending the dow industrial off a 700 point cliff. Frightened at how quickly the Delta Variant has swept the country and what it might do to the economic recovery. The realization was sudden, but the evidence has been building for days and weeks, because as i said, the virus doesnt lie about what it can do to people who have chosen not to get vaccinated, as far too many americans have. Cases are up on average 66 from last week. 145 from two weeks ago. Number of people in hospitals is also rising sharply. Especially where the Vaccination Rate is low. At university of Florida Health in jacksonville, they have more covid patients now than at their peak in january. Thats how brutal th
While on Capitol Hill, major fireworks over the origins of the pandemic and questions about bringing back those Mask Mandates. State to state. We begin tonight with congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram live on Capitol Hill. Good evening, chad. Good evening, bret. Democrats In Washington heralded the texas democrats saluting them and parading them around town like heros in their quest for Voting Rights. These folks are going to be remembered on the right side of history. The governor and the republican legislators will be remembered on the dark and wrong side of history. They brought their fight to washington but they also brought covid are. At least six texas democrats have now tested positive since they fled austin last week. An aid to House Speaker Nancy pelosi tested positive along with a white House Staffer. That came after a reception with the texas democrats. It raised concerns about covid at the capitol. Heres the math, the break through Infection Rate for those vaccinated i
A thin veil of clouds out there, but nothing that i think is going to stop everything. 71 degrees, this doesnt have to take off at a certain time. Its not trying to catch up with the space station, its going to go up and come down. We could delay it if we have to. Haze, fog, Smoke And Sky in the northeast, heavy rainfall in the southeast, and still, that monsoonal moisture in the desert southwest. New day continues right now. Thats where i do the robot. With that music, im not going to Do It. Ill spare you, welcome to our viewers in the United States, and Around The World, its tuesday, july 20th. And its All Systems Go for Jeff Bezos as they prepare for their 11 Minute Journey to the edge of space and back. The new rocket was positioned on the Launch Pad overnight, and its now two hours and counting until Lift Off from west texas. Bezos will be joined by his Brother And 18yearold from the netherlands and 82yearold female aviation pioneer, Wally Funk from texas. His rocket will be launc
My exclusive interview. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening. Theyre still known as the 2020 olympics, and now 12 months for tokyo for Olympic Organizers and some american athletes, it may feel like we are still stuck in that awful year tonight, just days before the opening ceremony, two members of the usa Gymnastics Team are in quarantine after one tested positive for covid both alternates on the team who learned of their status after arriving in tokyo. In japan, where Covid Cases are climbing, officials are relying on strict protocols to protect athletes and others working at the games. A system that has so far identified dozens of covid positive individuals. Our Tom Llamas is in Tokyo Tonight and has late details reporter tonight, the olympics in a tugofwar with the pandemic the first american athlete here testing positive for covid kara eaker, an alternate for the superstar womens Gymnastics Team. The 18yearold from the Kansas City Area was vaccinated sh