Set to expire tomorrow. We start with the urgent new concerns over rising covid cases. Shannon pettypiece is at the White House. Gabe gutierrez is outside of bellevue hospital. Heidi presbola, and dr. Hilton. Good to see you all, shannon, let me begin with you. Nbc news obtained an internal cdc document, what else does it say . It is really researchers sounding the alarm about the new risk posed to the Delta Variant. Were dealing with a more severe serious virus than we were this time a year ago. It outlines some of data that the cdc used to help make this recommendation this week that vaccinated people should start wearing masks particularly in areas where there is a lot of virus spreading throughout the community. It talks about people who are vaccinated can transmit the virus in some instances as those who are unvaccinated if they become infected. It also talks about some of the challenges that the cdc faces. There is a concern as there is a breakthrough in more cases, but there is
Federal workers to get the vaccine or else face mandatory masking and weekly testing. Hours later the pentagon said that Military Service members would be subject to the same rules or comply with mandatory masking and weekly testing, as well. People are dying and will die who dont have to die. If youre out there unvaccinated, you dont have to die. But in a sign of the challenge facing the country, one in four Health Care workers who are caring for the sick are still refusing to get vaccinated. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez spoke to one in north carolina. I have the right to question anybody in this country i want to question. Youre entitled to an opinion, but these are facts. Are they, though . Are they facts . Really, all of this amid growing, sometimes physical pushback to vaccines and cause to mask up. Protests by republicans in Congress Yesterday on the clash of the floor of Italys Parliament where lawmakers were fighting over the green door passes at venues. Kelly odonnell at the White Hous
Contrast to the the cdc has evidence and they seem bound to change the guidelines and they have not explained it fully aside from leaked memos that the washington post got. right. two questions come it mind. one is why did they not produce the evidence and then change the guidelines which is the other way around which is changing the guidelines and then leaking out the evidence. if they d shown the evidence to guide us in making the decision. a speech at 4:00 p.m. which was a speech directly to the public trying to outline the need to remask, and perhaps the audience would have been there at a more prime time hour and the white house to their credit have gotten more communications in the last couple of days and what you see from the feds is that vaccinations are on the upticks and this more alarmist approach
Very clear that these mandates need to go in place to protect people and you ve had people like mitch mcconnell urging people to get vaccinated and in his own home state, still less than 50% of people in kentucky have gotten the vaccine. you are seeing this red/blue divide when it comes to the vaccine at a time when the variant is posing a big risk. what about mayors, leaders and city councils and nothing is happening at the local level, but we see it in georgia, texas and arizona. what are they supposed to do? it is complicated when local elected officials want to protect the citizens of their city or town, and yet they re in a state where they have are faced with a governor who is sending a completely different message from the cdc and the federal government which is why i think there has to be a kind of universal application of
Set to expire tomorrow. we start with the urgent new concerns over rising covid cases. shannon pettypiece is at the white house. gabe gutierrez is outside of bellevue hospital. heidi presbola, and dr. hilton. good to see you all, shannon, let me begin with you. nbc news obtained an internal cdc document, what else does it say? it is really researchers sounding the alarm about the new risk posed to the delta variant. we re dealing with a more severe serious virus than we were this time a year ago. it outlines some of data that the cdc used to help make this recommendation this week that