THOUGH, WITH THE WHITE HOUSE
STEPPING UP ITS PUSH TO GET
MORE AMERICANS VACCINATED. NOW
REQUIRING FEDERAL WORKERS TO
GET THE SHOT OR FACE
RESTRICTIONS AND OFFER NEW
INCENTIVES. IF YOU DO SO IT
COMES AS THE DELTA VARIANT
CAUSES DAILY NEW CASE NUMBERS
TO REACH LEVELS. WE HAVENT
SEEN IN MONTHS. MORE THAN A
102,000 AMERICANS HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE IN JUST THE PAST DAY.
PRESIDENT BIDEN REPEATING THE
MESSAGE THAT THIS IS NOW A
PANDEMIC OF THE UNVACCINATED.
>> THIS AMERICAN TRAGEDY.
PEOPLE ARE DYING AND WILL DIE.
THROUGHOUT THEIR INFECTION.
YOU DONT HAVE TO DIE. BUT
THIS IS NOT ABOUT RED STATES
AND BLUE STATES. ITS ABOUT
LIFE AND DEATH. ITS ABOUT
LIFE AND DEATH. THATS WHEN
THE SPOUSE.
>> THE WAVE OF VACCINE
MANDATES COMES AS LEADERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACE A
TOUGH QUESTION. SHOULD MASK
MANDATES COMEBACK. THATS NOW
THE CASE IN THE NATIONS
CAPITAL. AND THAT IS WHERE WE
FIND NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT
HEIDI PRES BELL. HEIDI, GOOD
MORNING. SO NEW INDOOR MASK
MANDATE GOES INTO EFFECT
TOMORROW. BACK INTO EFFECT.
WHATS BEHIND THIS DECISION TO FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDANCE AND
FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDANCE AND
MASK UP.
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
WE ARE IN NEW WATERS OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THEYRE
POTENTIALLY EVEN MORE
CONFUSING WATERS TO NAVIGATE
DC IS ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY
WELL WHEN IT COMES TO
VACCINATIONS ABOUT 72% OF THE
POPULATION HERE HAS HAD AT
LEAST ONE SHOT. THERES NO
PROBLEM. REALLY AT HOSPITALS
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN AND
YET THE RELATIVE NUMBER OF
CASES HAS QUADRUPLED JUST OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND
THAT IS WHY THE MAYOR HERE MADE THE CALL. HERES WHAT SHE
MADE THE CALL. HERES WHAT SHE
HAD TO SAY.
>> NOW THAT DC RESIDENTS HAVE
BEEN VERY CLOSELY FOLLOWING
THE PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
ON AND. THEY WILL EMBRACE
BUSINESSES WILL EMBRACE IT AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO KEEP DC SAFE. WE
WANT TO BE CLEAR AND THE
BUSINESSES CANT DENY YOU SERVICE FOR NOT FOLLOWING
SERVICE FOR NOT FOLLOWING
THEIR RULES AND OUR RULES.
>> NOW SHE SAID THAT THIS IS
AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID EVEN MORE
DRACONIAN MEASURES SUCH AS
LOCKDOWNS THAT WEVE SEEN IN
THE PAST CAPACITY LIMITS.
HOWEVER, JUST OVER THE RIVER
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA WHERE
WEVE SEEN EVEN MORE SPREAD IN
SOME LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR THERE,
GOVERNOR NORTHAM HAS SAID
WERE NOT DOING THAT RIGHT
NOW. SO THIS IS THE NEW WORLD
THAT WERE LIVING IN HERE,
WHICH IS A PATCHWORK.
>> A NEW WORLD WITH THE SAME
OLD CONFUSION AND MIXED UP
MANDATES EVERYWHERE. AND I
KNOW THAT THAT LEADS TO A LOT
OF CRITICISM AS DCS MAYOR IS
ALREADY FACING OVER THE NEW
MANDATE. TELL US WHAT YOURE
HEARING.
>> YOU CAN SEE IT. YOU CAN SEE
IT ON THE STREETS. YOU CAN SEE
IT IN CONGRESS JUST LESS THAN
A MILE FROM HERE WHERE YOU HAD
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS SEEING TENSIONS WITH
REPUBLICANS MARCHING FROM ONE
SIDE OF THE CAPITOL TO THE
OTHER WITHOUT MASKS AND
PROTEST. WERE STARTING TO SEE
THAT AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE IT
IN YOUR TWITTER FEED IN THE
REAL QUESTION HERE IS THE SAME
THAT WERE GOING TO FACE IN
CITIES AND STATES AROUND THE
COUNTRY WHICH IS WHO IS GOING
TO ENFORCE THIS. THERE IS NO
MASK POLICE. WHAT WEVE SEEN
IN THE PAST IS THAT IT IS
REALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH. I WERE GOING TO HAVE
PEOPLE CALLING. THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ON THEIR NEIGHBORS.
REALLY IT COMES DOWN TO
BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES WILL
HAVE TO ENFORCE IT AND THEY
WILL HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE
SIMILAR TO THOSE SIGNS THAT WE
ALL GREW UP WITH ON THE DOOR.
NO SHOES. NO SERVICE, NO MASK,
NO SERVICE.
>> SO MANY THINGS THAT
BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO DEAL WITH. ALSO WITH
VACCINE MANDATES. WE JUST
HEARD DANNY MEYER COME OUT BIG
RESTAURANT OR YESTERDAY SAY
GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A
VACCINE AND WERE GOING TO
ENFORCE IT JUST LIKE WE WOULD
IF YOURE NOT 21 IF YOU CAN
DRINK ALCOHOL OR NOT. ITS
GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE
AND IM SURE NOT WITHOUT
CONTROVERSY. HEIDI, WHERE ELSE
ARE WE SEEING MASK MANDATES.
HOW ARE SOME OTHER MAJOR
CITIES REACTING TO THE CDC
GUIDANCE AND THE RISING CASES.
>> RIGHT. SAVANNAH. SO HERE IS
WHERE WERE HEADED IN NEW YORK
CITY. THE MAYOR THERE SAID
THAT HE IS NOT TAKING ANY
STEPS YET. HOWEVER, HE TEES
THAT EARLY NEXT WEEK CITIZENS
THERE COULD EXPECT SOME NEW
GUIDANCE IN ATLANTA. THE MAYOR
HAS ISSUED AN ORDER SIMILAR TO
HERE. BUT THERE THE GOVERNOR
DISAGREES. SO WHO WINS. IF IT
COMES TO BLOWS. WELL, WE CAN
SEE WHATS HAPPENING. IF YOU
MOVE ALONG TO KANSAS CITY
WHERE THE SAME THING IS
HAPPENING WHERE THE MAYOR
ISSUED AN ORDER BUT THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ALREADY
DROPPED A LAWSUIT ON THAT
MAYOR AND GUYS, ITS HARD TO
NOT LOOK THROUGH THE LOOKING
GLASS HERE AND SEE THAT IN THE
FUTURE ONCE THE VACCINE IS
FULLY APPROVED THAT YOURE
GOING TO SEE CITIES AND STATES
BUSINESSES ALL MOVING TOWARDS
SOME KIND OF VACCINE MANDATE.
ALL RIGHT, HEIDI, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> ISRAEL IS NOW OFFERING MORE
PEOPLE. A 3RD DOSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. ITS PART
OF AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN THAT
COULD LEAD THE WAY FOR THE
REST OF THE WORLD. NBC NEWS
GLOBAL CORRESPONDENT RAF
SANCHEZ JOINS US NOW WITH
MORE. GOOD MORNING. ROUGH
STARTING TODAY ISRAELIS 60 AND
OVER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT
BOOSTER SHOT OF THE PFIZER
VACCINE. SO TALK TO US MORE ABOUT THIS NEW IT REALLY IS A
ABOUT THIS NEW IT REALLY IS A
FIRST OF ITS KIND EFFORT.
>> 50 GOOD MORNING. THATS
EXACTLY RIGHT. ISRAEL HAS LET
THE WORLD THAT SO MANY
STATIONS DURING THIS PANDEMIC
EARLIER THIS YEAR IT HAD THE
FASTEST MASS VACCINATION
CAMPAIGN IN THE WORLD A FEW
WEEKS AGO BECAME THE FIRST
COUNTRY TO START GIVING A
BOOSTER DOSE TO PEOPLE WITH
WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. AND
THIS MORNING THE FIRST COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD TO OFFER THAT 3RD
DOSE TO EVERYBODY OVER 60 THE
VERY FIRST PERSON TO GET THAT
SHOT THIS MORNING. WITH
ISRAELI PRESIDENT ISAAC
HERTZOG. HES 60 YEARS OLD. HE
JUST QUALIFIED. HE WAS JOY AND
THE VACCINATION CENTER BY
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI
BENNETT WHO MADE THE DECISION
YESTERDAY TO MOVE AHEAD WITH
THIS NEW VACCINATION CAMPAIGN.
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THE
PRIME MINISTER HAD TO SAY
ABOUT THE REASONING BEHIND
THAT DECISION.
>> THAT DECISION WAS BASED ON
CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS AS WELL AS THE RISE
IN RISK OF THE DELTA VARIANT
WAVE. ISRAEL HAS ALREADY
VACCINATED 2000
IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PEOPLE WITH A
3RD DOSE WITH NO SEVERE
ADVERSE EVENTS AND NOW WERE
ROLLING OUT A NATIONAL 3RD.
THOSE COMPETING.
>> NOW. THE PRIME MINISTER
WENT ON TO SAY IT IS OLDER
PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING THE
VACCINATION BUT YOUNGER PEOPLE
HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY HERE. HE
TOLD YOUNGER ISRAELIS, CALL
YOUR PARENTS CALL YOUR
GRANDPARENTS AND MAKE SURE
THEY ARE GOING OUT AND GETTING
THAT BOOSTER SHOT VACATE.
>> WRAP. IT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS
IN PART BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE
BOB PROBABLY GOT THEIR SHOTS A
LOT EARLIER AND PERHAPS THAT
IMMUNITY IS WANING, WHICH IS
WHY THEYRE OFFERING THAT 3RD
DOSE. SHOULD WE TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT VACCINE INEQUALITY,
THOUGH. WHAT DOES THIS DO FOR
STRUGGLING COUNTRIES WHO
HAVENT EVEN GOTTEN THERE
FIRST AND SECOND DOSES YET.
>> YEAH. THIS IS A MAJOR
CONCERN FOR POOR COUNTRIES,
THE WORLD AS YOU SAID, THERE
ARE MANY PLACES THAT HAVE
STRUGGLED TO EVEN GET A FIRST
DOSE AND NOW WEALTHIER
COUNTRIES LIKE ISRAEL, LIKE
THE U.S. STARTING TO THINK
ABOUT MOVING TOWARDS 3RD DOSES
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS PUT
OUT A STATEMENT EARLIER THIS
WEEK SAYING THIS IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE. WE CANNOT HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE SOME COUNTRIES
HAVE 3 DOSES AND SOME HAVE NOT
THINKING. THEY SAY THERE IS A
MORAL THAT ALSO A PRACTICAL
ARGUMENT BECAUSE WEALTHY
COUNTRIES THE WORLD CAN GET
THEMSELVES FULLY VACCINATED
THEY CAN GET BOOSTERS ON TOP
OF THAT. BUT IF POOR COUNTRIES
ARE NOT ABLE TO GET VACCINES.
WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE
MUTATIONS. WERE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO SEE NEW VARIANTS
AND VICKI, THAT WILL THREATEN
EVERYBODY A VERY GOOD POINT,
RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE SHOULD
NOTE THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION IS NOT
RECOMMENDING A 3RD DOSE OF THE
COVID VACCINE.
>> RAPH. THANKS SO MUCH.
THATS EXACTLY WHERE WILL PICK
IT UP WITH DOCTOR ALI RAJA HIS
EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR OF THE
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL
HOSPITAL. ALSO THE CO-FOUNDER
OF GET US PPE DOCTOR, RUSSIA
AS VICKY JUST VERY SMARTLY
MENTIONED.
>> WE ARE NOT SEEING THIS
RECOMMENDATION FOR BOOSTER
SHOTS COMING FROM ANY OF THE
WORLDS MAJOR HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS OR THE CDC HERE
IN THE U.S.. SO WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN FOR THE U.S. AS WE DO SEE
A COUNTRY ROLL OUT A 3RD SHOT.
>> SO THATS REALLY
INTERESTING. I THINK MOST
PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR
SOME MORE DATA. BUT IVE GOT
TO SAY THE DATA THAT GRAPH
JUST TALKED ABOUT IN THE DATA
IT UP AND REVIEWING COMING OUT
OF ISRAEL OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS SHOWS THAT THE COMMUNITY
DOES WANE AND WE ARE LIKELY
GOING TO NEED BOOSTERS HERE IN
THE U.S. AS WELL. WE KNOW THIS
SAID MOST VACCINES NEED
BOOSTERS. AND WEVE BEEN
PLANNING FOR THIS POTENTIALLY
FOR MONTHS. BUT WE NEED TO DO
NOW IS START THINKING ABOUT RE
ENGAGE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE BUILT IN FOR THE FIRST
VACCINATIONS AND AND START
THINKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY
GETTING MINISTERS AND HEALTH
CLINICS AND PHARMACIES AND
MOBILE VACCINATION SITES AND
MAYBE EVEN MASS VACCINATION
SITES. BUT WHAT I WAS GOING I
THINK THAT DRAFTED A GOOD JOB
OF COVERING THIS IS. WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT POOR
COUNTRIES GET VACCINES FOR THE
FIRST DOSES. WELL, WELL
RESPONDING DELTA VARIANT NOW.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER VARIANTS
THAT ARE GOING TO DEVELOP IN
OTHER COUNTRIES IF WE DONT
GET VACCINES TO THE ENTIRE
WORLD. YEAH, IM SO ITS
SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY
WATCH, ESPECIALLY AS THIS
CONVERSATION SORT OF
INTENSIFIES, THIS HYPE AROUND
A BOOSTER SHOT. ONE TO KEEP IN
MIND TO GET THE FLU SHOT EVERY
YEAR. SO ITS JUST ANSWERS. I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WAITING FOR. ALLISON, I WANT
TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP
OF THE SHOW, AN INTERNAL CDC
REPORT.
>> FIRST OBTAINED BY THE
WASHINGTON POST NOT YET
CONFIRMED BY NBC NEWS ON NOTE.
ITS AS THOUGH THE DELTA
VARIANT OF THE CORONAVIRUS
APPEARS TO CAUSE MORE SEVERE
ILLNESS THAN EARLIER VARIANTS
AND SPREADS.
>> AS EASILY AS CHICKEN POX.
AND IT ARGUES THAT OFFICIALS
MUST, QUOTE, ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WAR HAS CHANGED. WHAT DOES
THIS TELL YOU ABOUT THE
SEVERITY OF THE DELTA VARIANT
AND DOES THIS KIND OF SHED ANY
NEW LIGHT FOR YOU ON. HOW ARE
US GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
ARE APPROACHING THIS VIRUS AND
WHERE WERE CURRENTLY AT.
>> IT SPENT. I READ THAT
REPORT LAST NIGHT AND A LOT OF
DETAIL. AND THE FACT IS THAT I
THINK IT CONFIRMS WHAT A LOT
OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT
THAT THE DELTA VARIANT IS MORE
CONTAGIOUS NOW THEY COMPARE IT
TO OTHER ITS MORE CONTAGIOUS
THAN VIRUSES THAT CAUSE THE
BOLA AND SARS AND THE FLU NOT
THAT ITS MORE SEVERE THAN
THINGS LIKE EBOLA. BUT ITS
MORE CONTAGIOUS. WHAT IT DOES
ALSO SHOW THAT REPORT. IT SAYS
THAT THE DELTA VARIANT
ACTUALLY DOES CAUSE MORE
SEVERE DISEASE AND THE
ORIGINAL COVID STRAIN. AND I
THINK WEVE BEEN SEEING THAT,
ESPECIALLY WITH UNVACCINATED
PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AND
HES BEEN GETTING IT. IT ALSO
SHOWS THAT THERES HIGH RATES
OF HOSPITALIZATION WITH THE
DELTA VARIANT IN OTHER
COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA,
SINGAPORE AND EVEN IN THE U.S.
BUT IT DOES HAVE SOME
REASSURING DATA AND IT SHOWS
THE VACCINES ARE WORKING AND
THEYRE STILL ABOUT 90%
EFFECTIVE EVEN AGAINST THE
DELTA VARIANT AND PREVENTING
SEVERE DISEASE.
>> DOCTOR ALI RAJA SO MUCH TO
UNPACK. THANK YOU FOR HELPING
US WALK THROUGH IT ALL. GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
>> NOW WE TURN TO TOKYO WHERE
TEAM USA IS CELEBRATING SOME
BIG WINDS THIS MORNING,
INCLUDING OF COURSE, AND LEE
WHO WON GOLD. WE WATCH IT LIVE
YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE
GYMNASTICS ALL AROUND, BUT
ALSO SEEN A SILVER MEDAL
SWIMMER CLAIM SOME COMPETITORS
MAY HAVE BEEN CHEATING AND
TRACK AND FIELD IS GETTING
UNDERWAY TO COVER ALL THAT AND
ANY OTHER OLYMPIC NEWS. WE
NEED TO HEAR NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT STEPHANIE GOSK
JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM TOKYO.
STEPHANIE, GOOD MORNING.
>> OF COURSE WEVE GOT TO
START WAS SUNI LEE. I MEAN,
SHES WINNING GOAL JUST AS
WERE WRAPPING UP HERE.
YESTERDAY WE WERE LIKE AND
STUFF AS WE AS OUR SHOW IS SHE
STEPPED UP AND MILES STEPPED
BACK IN THE WOMENS GYMNASTICS
ALL AROUND. SO TELL US WHEN
CAN WE SEE THE SUPERSTAR NEXT.
I KNOW PEOPLE ARE JUST
OBSESSED WITH HER AS WE ARE
RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO SEE HER NEXT AND WE SEE HER
COMPETE ALONGSIDE SIMONE
BILES, AN UPCOMING EVENT SINCE
WE DONT KNOW YET IF WELL SEE
SOME ON AGAIN. THERES A
CHANCE. YEAH. FIRST, LET ME
SAY, SAVANNAH, THAT I WAS NOT
SILENT. LOUDLY YOU ARE
SILENTLY DURING.
>> AND THAT WAS WITH A BIG
GROUP OF OTHER PEOPLE HERE
FROM NBC NEWS WHO ARE DOING
EXACTLY THE SAME THING. YOU
KNOW.
>> SHE SHE CAME IN TO THAT
EVENT.
>> AND SHE HAD BEEN ALL ALONG
THINKING SHE WAS GOING FOR
SILVER. SUDDENLY THIS
OPPORTUNITY OPENED UP FOR ALL
THAT PRESSURE ON HER. ALL OF
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ON HER
AND WHAT DOES SHE DO. SHE
PULLS IT OUT SHE PULLS IT OUT
AND WINS THE GOLD MEDAL IN
FANTASTIC FASHION. THERE WAS
JUST SUCH A SENSE OF JOY IN
THAT ARENA. ALSO QUITE A BIT
OF RELIEF. I THINK FOR PEOPLE
THAT WHO ARE THERE. YEAH. WE
WILL SEE HER WE DONT KNOW
WHETHER WERE GOING TO SEE
ALONGSIDE SIMONE BILES. SHES
DEFINITELY QUALIFIED FOR THE
UNEVEN BARS WHERE SHES THE
FAVORITE FOR THE GOLD AND ALSO
THE THEME. YOURE LOOKING
PICTURES OF HER FAMILY. THESE
WATCH PARTIES. I HAVE TO SAY
PROBABLY THEY GET THE GOLD
MEDAL FOR SO AMAZING BECAUSE
NORMALLY YOU SEE A COUPLE OF
PARENTS MAY BE SOME FRIENDS IN
THE STANDS. BUT THE WATCH
PARTIES RUNNING AND THIS IS
YOUR HOME COMMUNITY IN
MINNESOTA. AND, YOU KNOW,
SHES PART OF THE HMONG
COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ON AN
>> MINORITY COMMUNITY FROM
SOUTHEAST ASIA. MANY OF THEM
CAME OVER AFTER THE VIETNAM
WAR. THEY ARE SUPER TIGHT KNIT
AND INCREDIBLY BRATCHLEY SUNI
LEE DOESNT JUST REPRESENT OUR
COUNTRY. SHE REPRESENTS YOUR
PEOPLE AND THEY ARE ENORMOUSLY
PROUD THAT ONE OF THEIR OWN IS
IN THE OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST
TIME. THE LOOMING QUESTION, AS
YOU MENTIONED, IS WHETHER OR
NOT SIMONE BILES IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO COMPETE IN THE
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS THAT ARE
COMING UP. SHE POSTED 2 VIDEOS
ON INSTAGRAM THIS MORNING THAT
SEEMED TO SUGGEST SHE WILL
NOT. SHE SAYS SHE STILL HAVING
TROUBLES. ONE OF THEM IS HER
THIS MOUNTING OFF THE UNEVEN
BARS AND LANDING FLAT ON HER
BACK AND BILE SAYS SHE STILL
SUFFERING FROM WHAT JIM IS
CALLED THE TWISTIES, WHICH
SOUNDS LIKE YOU NAME BUT IS
ACTUALLY REALLY DANGEROUS.
GYMNAST LOSE THEIR SENSE OF
WHERE THEY ARE IN THE AIR AND
THEYRE LANDING GETS CONFUSED
AND THEY CAN REALLY HURT
THEMSELVES. SO IT APPEARS LIKE
SHE STILL SUFFERING FROM AT
THOSE VIDEOS WERE LATER TAKEN
DOWN OFF OF HER INSTAGRAM
PAGE. IM NOT SURE WHY, BUT
WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THAT. STILL NO
DECISION MADE.
>> FOR HER WE CAN TALK ABOUT
GYMNASTICS ALL DAY ALSO IS
ANYBODY IN MY ONLY ONE WHO
STARTS CRYING EVERY TIME WE
SEE EUROPE AND THE SWEETEST
THING WITH YEAR ASSUMING AD
TALKING. ABSOLUTELY. AND SUNNI
TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE SHARES
THIS GOLD MEDAL WITH EVERYONE
FOR COACHING DOESNT GET A
MEDAL. I MEAN, IT WAS VERY
VERY EMOTIONAL. ALSO A VERY
BIG DAY FOR THE U.S. WHEN TEEN
STAFF, THEYRE BRINGING HOME
MORE MEDALS. BUT THIS IS
DRAMA. ONE STAR SWIMMER NOW
SAYING HES NOT SURE HIS RACE
WAS CLEAN. YOU HAVE TO GET US
CAUGHT UP YEAH.
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, RYAN MURPHY
SWAM THE 200 METER BACKSTROKE
AND YOU HAVE TO GO UP INTO
OLYMPICS. A TEEN USA OWNED THE
BACKSTROKE NIGHT. HE GOT THE
SILVER. AND DURING THE PRESS
CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE
EVENT. HE SAID HE DIDNT THINK
THE RACE WAS CLEAN. NOW, KEEP
IN MIND HE SAYING ABOUT 4 FEET
AWAY FROM THE GUY WHO WON. IT
WAS PART OF THE RUSSIAN
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. AND WE KNOW
THAT THEYRE CALLED THE
RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HERE
INSTEAD OF JUST RUSSIA BECAUSE
OF THE DOPING SCANDALS IN THE
PAST. NOW WHEN WHEN THE
RUSSIANS WERE WAS ASKED
POINTEDLY WHETHER OR YOU KNOW,
THE ALLEGATION WAS TRUE. HE
SAID, LISTEN, IVE GONE
THROUGH EVERY SINGLE TEST
POSSIBLE TO BE HERE. IM CLEAN
THE RACE WAS CLEAN, BUT IT WAS
QUITE A THING TO SAY AND TO TO
DROP IT IN THAT MOMENT WHEN,
YOU KNOW, TEAM USA CONTINUES
TO TO REALLY DOMINATE THE POOL
2 SILVERS AND A BRONZE TODAY
AND AND A LOT TO CHEER ABOUT
FOR THEM. AND THERES MORE TO
COME.
>> ALSO MENTIONED JUST A
SECOND AGO, ANOTHER MAJOR
EVENT JUST QUICKLY TELL US
TRACK AND FIELDS GETTING
UNDERWAY. WHAT WATCH FOR
THERE.
>> YEAH, ITS GOING ITS GOING
TO BE REALLY EXCITING. I YOU
KNOW, FOR FOR ME. I HAVE TO
SAY I LOVE ALLYSON FELIX.
>> THIS IS HER 5TH OLYMPICS.
SHES WON 6 GOLD MEDALS. SHES
GOING FOR ANOTHER SHES A MOM.
I MEAN IT. AND SHES SUPER
FAST. STILL AND ITS GOING TO
BE REALLY FUN TO WATCH THE
RACE. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
AMERICANS WHO.
>> WE HAVE HIGH HOPES ON YOU
USE A BOLD IS OUT OF THE IS IS
NO LONGER RUNNING SITE OPENS
UP THE FASTEST MAN IN THE
WORLD POSSIBILITY. AND SO, YOU
KNOW, ALL EYES WILL BE ON
THAT. THAT IS EVEN STARTED.
BUT STARTED TODAY. THATS
GOING TO REALLY BE THE
HIGHLIGHT IN THE COMING DAYS,
GUYS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GOSH.
SO MUCH TO KEEP WATCHING FOR
STAFF. THANK YOU FOR GETTING
US CAUGHT UP. WELL SEE YOU IN
A BIT. ENJOY WHILE YOURE
THERE. GOLD MEDAL FOR
STEPHANIE GOING TO TURN NOW TO
SEVERE WEATHER RIPPED THROUGH
PARTS.
>> THE PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
JERSEY OVERNIGHT AT LEAST 5
PEOPLE WERE HURT AFTER A
TORNADO WENT THROUGH BUCKS
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA COST
LOOKING TO TAKE A LOOK. CAUSE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE THERE. YOU
CAN SEE BUILDINGS WERE TORN
APART. SOME HOMES AND EVEN A
CAR DEALERSHIP JUST RIPPED
APART. THEIR AVERAGE. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CONFIRMED THIS WAS A TORNADO
AND THATS WHATS TO BLAME FOR
ALL THAT DEVASTATION YOURE
LOOKING AT ENOUGH. FOR MORE ON
THAT AND A CHECK ON YOUR
MORNING NEWS NOW WEATHER WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND. BILL KARENS IS HERE.
HEY, BILL.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING. YES,
SCARY TIMES. I MEAN, WE DONT
GET A LOT OF TORNADOES LIKE
THAT. THE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW
JERSEY BORDER AREA AND THIS
ONE WE HAVE 2 THAT WERE ON THE
GROUND FOR APPARENTLY A WILES
AMAZING. WE DIDNT HAVE MORE
INJURIES AND MORE PROBLEMS
THAN WHAT YOU JUST 5 INJURIES
IS BAD ENOUGH BUT IT COULDVE
BEEN SO MUCH WORSE AS THOSE
STORMS TORNADOES WENT THROUGH
PRETTY POPULATED AREAS. SO
RIGHT NOW STORM THREAT IS
SHIFTING FROM THE NORTHEAST
YESTERDAY. BACK TO THE PLAINS
AS WELL TRACK OUR NEXT STORM
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE
NORTHEAST HAS CLEARED OUT FOR
THE MOST PART, A FEW SHOWERS
LEFT AROUND AROUND ALBANY, NEW
YORK THIS MORNING. SO SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY. I
THINK MAYBE SOME DAMAGING WIND
OUT THERE. WERE GOING TO SEE
TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH HAIL
AND TORNADOES TODAY. BUT WATCH
OUT OUR FRIENDS RIGHT AROUND
OMAHA OFF AND THEN HEADING
DOWN INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI AS
WE GO THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
BUT HOW ABOUT THIS? WE LAW
ANYWHERE, WHETHER WE CAN GET
IN THE WEST. WEVE HAD A LOT
OF RAIN LATELY IN ARIZONA.
THATS FANTASTIC. ITS
ACTUALLY HELPING IT TO DENT
THE DROUGHT A LITTLE BIT.
WELL TAKE THE RAIN TODAY.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES. OF COURSE
WE DONT WANT ANY PROBLEMS
WITH FLASH FLOODING THINGS
LIKE THAT. BUT WE DO WANT THE
WET WEATHER COLORADO,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS
AREAS IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS.
ANYWHERE YOU SEE IN YELLOW
COULD GET UP TO AN INCH OF
RAIN AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE
LOVING THIS AND IDAHO AND
PORTIONS OF OREGON AND EVEN
MONTANA TO STILL TAKE EVERY
DROP OF RAIN THEY CAN GET
AFTER THIS HORRIFIC START TO
THE FIRE SEASON. SO FOR
TODAYS FORECAST DOESNT GET
ANY BETTER THAN THIS. IN THE
NORTHEAST. LOWER HUMIDITY
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S ENJOY
THAT. BUT IT IS STILL
DOWNRIGHT HOT AND SULTRY FROM
MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY FROM
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA, TEXAS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THE SOUTH AND
LOOK AT NEW ORLEANS TODAY, 100
DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX WILL
FEEL LIKE A 110. AND LETS
TAKE YOU THROUGH YOUR WEEKEND
FORECAST SATURDAY. STILL
HOLDING ON TO FANTASTIC
WEATHER ON THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. LITTLE WARM LIKE
DOWN IN THE CAROLINAS. RAIN
LIKELY IN AREAS NEAR ST. LOUIS
ALSO ILLINOIS. AND THEN BY THE
TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY, THAT
STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY
TO THE EAST COAST FOR SOME
AFTERNOON STORMS. AFTER
COMPARING WHAT WE DEALT WITH
YESTERDAY IN THE NORTH. YEAH.
I HAVE 2 FANTASTIC DAYS IN A
ROW FOR YOU. SO I DONT WANT
ANY COMPLAINTS THIS TIME
AROUND. WE WOULDNT BELL
COMING FROM BILL. BY THE WAY,
IM NOT GOING YOU KNOW, I
DONT KNOW. ALL RIGHT. PHIL,
THANK YOU SO TO THE SCENE OF