team usa's gymnastics and volleyball teams all compete in a few hours. we'll talk about how far the olympics have come for women and how far they still have to go. >>> and jeff bezos' rocket launch has a lot of people excited about space tourism. others are cynical about the billionaire space race, but i see a problem with both sides of this debate. i'll explain in tonight's essay. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." >>>, you know, after more than a year indoors and with vaccinations on the rise this summer was supposed to be much more fun. ♪♪ scratch that record. the delta variant is threatening to pull everybody back indoors perhaps for a long time. just over 57% of eligible adults are fully vaccinated. and the biden administration is calling this new wave of infections the pandemic of the unvaccinated. cases are surging in states with some of the lowest vaccination rates like louisiana, mississippi and alabama. but there's some good news. these states are also seeing an uptick in vaccinations. a

interestingly, yesterday, no medals for the american team usa. we have sent scored some will, have more on that later. but it was the longest since 1972 that's happen. >> yeah, and this for somebody from believes, it's been the longest since we've metal. >> it all comes back to belize. >> we understand your pain. we do have a team of reporters and correspondents and analysts following the news for you this morning. from japan, to bloomington, delaware. but we're going to begin right here in the west. specifically capitol hill. house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection is gearing up for the first public hearing, tuesday, kicking off what with testimony from capitol police officers. >> there will won't be any members nominated by republicans, after leader kevin mccarthy pulled his picks. but speaker pelosi may bring on new gop reinforcements. including congressman adam kinzinger, as a potential member. and former congressman deb riggleman as. an adviser. julie stark and is on capitol hill with the latest. julie, you've been

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they wrote, sam is an incredible and accomplished team member of team usa. officials are alarmed as cases hit record highs. the city recorded an all-time high yesterday as it exceeded 3,000 new infections for the first time. >>> also in sports the new york yankees have struck a deal. we'll have complete team coverage at 6:00 a.m. on "morning joe" with joe scarbrough. >>> now time for the weather. let's go to meteorologist bill karins. >> everyone loves those baseball segments t ones that go on for five minutes analyzing the red sox? so let's get into the forecast first. as we go throughout the day today, these storms are going to fly. they've been in the midwest overnight. they're still ongoing and are about to roll through chicago. actually they just did. they're going to spread into the ohio valley and eventually the northeast. if you have afternoon plans especially around philadelphia, washington, d.c., baltimore, you're at enhanced risks for severe storms. we could get strong storms and strong winds and power outages with the storms later on today. keep

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. say "show me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> welcome back. time for olympic headlines. anastsija won. and lee kiefer defeated the olympic champion, becoming the first american ever to win. 20-year-old will shaner who was the youngest to qualify for the rifle competition delivered a gold. and vincent hancock regained his throne as the olympic champion in men's skeet shooting, complementing a u.s. double after amber english won the women's event. joining us now is the one and only, the legend as i said, steve kornacki, live in tokyo breaking down tokyo. good morning or eve, whatever it is there. i want to ask you about the gymnastics team. simone biles seems unstoppable, but there have been a couple of struggles. what's going on exactly? >> reporter: good morning to everyone. good morning. everyone else is saying good evening. i'm still not used to the time zone change. a very unusual olympics given this situation with co-vanld all of the precautions be

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cat osterman delivered once again for team usa pitching a complete game shutout. the team hoping to keep their undefeated streak going when they face australia next. >>> california is on track for its worst fire season ever. with the number of wildfires quadrupling since the same time last year. >>> with 85% of california under extreme drought conditions fire officials are warning the worst is yet to come. joining us for the latest is nbc's correspondent gaud venegas. >> reporter: california fire authorities are battling against six major wildfires, the latest one about 50 miles from here. they're trying to prepare the forest for these fires, behind me you can see a masticator, the machines essentially trimming down the forest and it's like a vacuum with a shredder that takes out the smaller vegetation, the state of california has allocated almost $1 billion or more than $1 billion to try and clear. the goal here is to clear 1 million acres of this type of vegetation, now under the current drought conditions, all of this stuff will ignite much faster. you can see

while team usa was led by w. nbc star el deeb alvarez. cameras catching the reaction of their proud families back home. >> i'm just really proud of her, it's an honor to represent her country. >> while tonga's flag bear was a fan favorite again at his third olympics. the athletes who couldn't be there just the part anyway, joining in the excitement. the ceremony celebrating the culture and achievements of this beautiful country. including this showstopper -- >> those are 1800 drones. the >> drone soaring into the sky creating a globe. and there was this moment of levity, bringing olympics sports icons to life. but they're also reminders of the pandemic everywhere. first lady jill biden was one of less than 1000 -- less than 1000 vip's inside. outside, protesters gathered in the shadow of the stadium. 19 new covid cases were reported today among people involved with the olympics. bringing the total to 106. including american beach volleyball player taylor crab, devastated to watch the ceremony from quarantine. >> it was pretty emotional fo

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you've got two more team members now in quarantine, just the latest setback for team usa. we've got it covered with a busy start to the day here on this monday for you in washington. nbc news team is following the developments on covid overseas and at home. cal perry is in l.a. county, dom chu is watching wall street. stephanie gosk in tokyo, matt bradley in london. cal, the news on the air about mask guidance for students. this is something that i think a lot of parents are very interested in, because state to state, even district to district in some cases, places are doing their own thing when it comes to masks at school as we get ready weeks from the start of a new school year this fall. >> parents are waiting to deal with this. the aap, the american academy of pediatrics, the largest association of pediatric doctors around the country as you said is recommending that students in school this fall be wearing masks. local debates are how each state and locality wants to handle this and efforting and saying folks should be at home when necessary, that at-home learning shou

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cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. say "show me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> president biden is calling it an historic deal. the senate voting to advance the largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century. historic amounts of money for roads, bridges, public transit, clean water, broadband access. hard infrastructure. this thing hasn't even been written yet and is nowhere close joining me to discuss, nbc e reporter sahil kapur. no policies or laws have changed here. >> reporter: it is a big deal, but it is not a done deal. the fact that 67 senators are now invested in the process of the bill suggests it is in a good place in the senate. that is 17 republicans. not just moderates or members of the working group like rob portman, susan collins, it is conservatives like kevin kramer, chuck grassley, it is mitch mcconnell who styled himself as the grim reaper of progressive legislation. this is a bipartisan bill. think of what it does. $110 billion to finance roads and highways,

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team usa pulling out a 6-1 win, just the bounceback they needed after losing the opening game to sweden. but as competition is under way, covid cases are climbing among people accredited for the olympics and severe weather is threatening to disrupt the competition. nbc's stephanie gosk is in tokyo with all the details. hey, there, steph. >> reporter: hey, alex. as you know, the pandemic delayed these games a year and they've also been battling incredibly high temperatures here and heat that has been disruptive, and now as if that wasn't bad enough, there is a possible typhoon headed towards tokyo. now, it's still a tropical storm, and they're saying it could be upgraded, but they're worried about it potentially affecting some of the competition. they've moved the rowing that was supposed to take place on monday, they've moved it to sunday just in case. they've got their eyes on maps and forecasts to see what's going to happen with this storm. in terms of covid here, we now have 127 cases, positive cases of covid connected to the games. but i want to put that into perspective a little bi

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. ♪♪ ♪ watch the olympic games on xfinity ♪ ♪ root for team usa and feel the energy ♪ ♪ 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display ♪ ♪ with xfinity you get every hour of every day ♪ ♪ different sports on different screens, ♪ ♪ you can watch it anywhere ♪ ♪ and with the voice remote ♪ ♪ you never have to leave your chair ♪ show me team usa. ♪ all of this innovation could lead to some inspiration ♪ ♪ and you might be the next one to represent our nation ♪ ♪ this summer on your tv, tablet, or any screen ♪ ♪ xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams ♪ >>> today on capitol hill, protective fencing around the complex is being taken down, installed six months ago, after the deadly riot which the justice department is releasing more officer body cam footage of. the video reveals just how violent the scene was that day. and we have to warn you, this video is disturbing. in the new footage, you can see what appears to be a capitol police officer being physically dragged by rioters, being pulled into the mob. while the former president has been accused of

i spoke with some team usa athletes about how they're responding, and what they want the world to know. these are some of the asian-american athletes representing team usa in tokyo >> this is something that i've dreamed of since i was a kid >> representing the u.s. and representing the sport is very special. >> tokyo and japan is such a special place it to not only play volleyball but a part of our family history. >> it's such an honor and to do it on a world stage like in tokyo is such a cool thing. >> but even as members of team usa they aren't immune to anti-asian hate. in one year more than 6,600 hate incidents were reported ranging from verbal to physical assaults. this athlete was training at a public park when a man harassed her. >> this thmt born in south korea and adopted by american parents detailed a similar experience. >> this lady cuts me off. at the next red light she screams out her window, go back to china. >> paralympic tennis star dana matthewson is chinese american and been the subject of asian jokes mostly by people she knows >> friends joked to me oh did you bring

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first, a golden moment today for team usa gymnast suni lee. she won the gold medal, just the fifth time in a row an american has won gold in the all around. it comes even after simone biles crew from the event. she is the first among the americans to compete in the games, congrats! news in alaska. officials are now lifting tsunami warnings issued after a massive 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of that state. it happened around 2:15 this morning eastern time. the u.s. geological survey says the epicenter was about 64 miles southeast of perriville, alaska. that's about half way down the alaska peninsula. this earthquake hit the same exact zone as the second biggest earthquake ever recorded on modern instruments. that was a 9.2, the great alaska earthquake of 1964, and now to a different kind of emergency out west. what scientists are now calling a mega drought. we're seeing the effect in several states and now the nation's second largest reservoir, lake powell, is at its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s. the lake sits on the ari

team usa is putting on a show. america leads in the overall medal count with 38. 14 of those are gold. nbc's tommy yamis in tokyo for us. >> incredible moment in sports here in tokyo. there have been a lot of setbacks to the olympics. a lot of setbacks to the women's gymnastics teams. there are not story book endings lately. to night there is a new hero. name is suni lee, she delivered a gold medal for team usa and the most thrilling night of the olympics. it capped off an amazing day for team usa that started with caleb dressel winning a gold medal. caleb getting emotional lanter telling me he could feel the pain in the race but he did not want to give up and we're glad he didn't. he ended up winning a gold medal. also in swimming as well, the women's relay team in the 200 meter freestyle, another amazing race. katie la decky swimming the anchor position, coming back to get silver for the team. so happy. at one point in that race they were about a swimmer's length behind both china and other countries including au

(uplifting music) ♪ watch the olympic games on xfinity ♪ ♪ root for team usa and feel the energy ♪ ♪ 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display ♪ ♪ with xfinity you get every hour of every day ♪ ♪ different sports on different screens ♪ ♪ you can watch it anywhere ♪ ♪ and with the voice remote ♪ ♪ you never have to leave your chair ♪ show me team usa. ♪ all of this innovation could lead to some inspiration ♪ ♪ and you might be the next one to represent our nation ♪ ♪ this summer on your tv, tablet, or any screen ♪ ♪ xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams ♪ >>> this morning one of former president trump'sallies is arrested. he unlawfully influenced the portion positions of the trump campaign and the administration. he is charged with the obstruction of justice. tom winter has been following this story for us. you were on with me yesterday as it was breaking. we should say since then a spokesperson says he will plead not guilty to all charges. but tom, walk us through the latest. >>> yes, since we spoke yesterday and as a matter of fact ear

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cheer on team usa with xfinity internet. and ask how to save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill when you add xfinity mobile. get started today. that is up for tonight. rachel back here on monday. i will see you from here in portland oregon tomorrow on velshi, well i will air the rest of my interview with pete buttigieg. it's time now for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. lawrence, i have to tell you, watching the arrest of joyce baytieh and the others, and these texas representatives who are threatened with arrests, and quite likely will be arrested when they return home to texas on the eve of the anniversary of the passing of john lewis, i think to myself that there is deep pride that americans should have the long history of civil disobedience that this country has seen, that south africa saw, the country of my ancestry saw in india with mahatma gandhi, this does sustain and does work. >> and ali, joyce betty was here last night after her arrest yesterday. latosha brown will join us. she was with joyc

they represent 1,600 athletes for the team usa. the "today" show will air the opening ceremony live. coverage begins at 6:55 eastern on nbc. >>> but as the games kick off in tokyo, the city has hit another six-month high for new covid infections. yesterday nearly 2,000 new cases, the highest reported number since january as tokyo remains under a fourth state of emergency put in effect on july 12th. meanwhile another three olympic athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus. tokyo organizers say olympic cases rose by 19, which brings the number of disclosed cases up to a total of 106. a cluster of covid cases has occurred. with six of its members including four athletes testing positive and in isolation this morning, the czech olimb pimm committee is discussing whether lax behavior on a team flight to tokyo last week might be to blame. the czech team reported it. meanwhile there's growing concern about another type of test at these games and how it could impact performances. for several months at the height of the pandemic, te

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. ♪ watch the olympic games on xfinity ♪ ♪ root for team usa and feel the energy ♪ ♪ 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display ♪ ♪ with xfinity you get every hour of every day ♪ ♪ different sports on different screens, ♪ ♪ you can watch it anywhere ♪ ♪ and with the voice remote ♪ ♪ you never have to leave your chair ♪ show me team usa. ♪ all of this innovation could lead to some inspiration ♪ ♪ and you might be the next one to represent our nation ♪ ♪ this summer on your tv, tablet, or any screen ♪ ♪ xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams ♪ >> we have to go out to the churches to the schools to the athletic events and we have to talk to these individuals one-on-one and answer their questions, and let them know it's okay to be hesitant, but look at the facts. don't talk to your friend, your neighbor, your family member. you understand that the benefits outweigh the risk. >> that's the message from the operations manager at a health center in mississippi, a state where only 36% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccin

now she is team usa's top hope for gymnastics gold. what a story she has, a history of facing high pressure situations and soaring. our report tonight from nbc news correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: sunisa lee, suni, knows a lot about how to handle life's twists and turns. >> i mean, it's just so fun, flying from one bar to the other bar. >> reporter: do you feel like you're flying? >> yes, you're literally flying. >> reporter: she grew up in st. paul, minnesota, surrounded by siblings and a large extend family. her parents moved here from laos, she's the first lao american to compete for team usa with a huge family cheering her on. >> we're all family, we're all related somehow. >> reporter: her olympic dreams started young and she found a partner in her dad, john. >> my dad is like my best friend. he's been through the whole journey with me. he would give me pep talks and make me feel better about myself. >> reporter: but two years ago he was about to drive suni to nationals when he fell head first off a ladder. >> his foot slipp

now, she is team usa's pick for olympic gold. what a story she has. a history of facing high pressure situations and soaring our report tonight from kate snow. >> sunisa lee knows a lot about handling lives twists and turns. >> i mean, it's just so fun, flying from one bar to another bar. >> do you feel like you are flying? >> yes, you are literally flying in between. she grew up in st. paul minnesota, surrounded by siblings and a large extended family. her parents moved here from allows. she's the first american to compete on team usa with a huge community cheering her on. >> we are basically all like family. we are all related somehow. >> sunnis olympic dreams started young, and she found a partner in her dad john. >> my dad is like my best friend. he has been through the whole journey with me and he would give me pep talks and make me feel better about myself. >> two years ago, he was about to drive suni to nationals, when he fell head first off a ladder. >> his foot slipped, he landed headfirst on the ground and he was powerlines from the waist do

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and in softball, team usa on the road to gold with back-to-back victories. on the field, and in the water, athletes are contending with extreme heat. >> i just got off the water now and i'm exhausted, and i'm hot, and it's tough, but it's part of. it >> the olympic action coming as covid cases continue to rise in tokyo. nearly 2000 infections since yesterday, including two more in the athletes village. tonight, we're hearing from the american beach volleyball player who tested positive, taylor crab says he was vaccinated, has no symptoms, and is devastated to miss the games. and now, olympic officials dealing with a pr crisis. the director of the ceremony was fired today, just one day before the global event, because of past comments he made about the holocaust that were offensive. both he and the olympic organizing committee have apologized. they say the opening ceremony will go on as planned. first lady jill biden will be one of the few watching in person. >> for ready to go, we're ready to walk, we're excited to experience that feeling. and i know that al

a major upset for team usa at the summer games. the u.s. men's basketball lost to france, 83-76 in the olympic opener. this is first u.s. loss in men's basketball. a big victory for the usa swimming. they got gold and silver medals in the individual medley. he's no longer going to be able to compete in the games. ten new covid cases today. she's a two time olympic gold medalist. really an honor to have you here. what do you think it's like for athletes to get to this level and compete without cheering fans? what's that like? >> thanks for having me. it's very difficult. it's a tough time to have there situation. everybody has been dealing the brings some difficulty in something they have to deal with as they move forward in the games. >> here is another thing. that is the challenge of practicing and competing with the threat of covid. what kind of challenges do you think that creates? >> it's really hard. you know, you're seeing all these cases pop up with athletes that are probably assuming they were doing just fine in their preparation an

cheer on team usa with xfinity internet. and ask how to save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill when you add xfinity mobile. get started today. >> >> here's the here's the headline in the headline in the kansas city star kansas city star tonight, tonight, springfield springfield facing facing overwhelmed overwhelmed hospitals asks missouri to hospitals helps asks fund alternative care site missouri to fund. alternative care the county health sites. director in springfield missouri convened they can fiend a press a press conference conference today along with officials from the along with officials from hospitals there the hospitals there to to ask ask for immediate for immediate help. >> help. >> 231 patients are 231 patients are currently in the currently in the hospital being hospital being treated for treated for covid-19 covid-19 which is the which is the highest number highest number we have seen. we have seen. they are patel and mercy are projecting to see additional projecting to hospitalizations see in the comin

the women's hundred team will be strong, the men's 400 and so many phenomenal athletes for team usa. so it will still be amazing to watch, and i hope that you will support these athletes who have worked so hard for not four years now, kasie, five -- five years to have the opportunity to compete for team usa. so the olympics will be awesome and i am so fortunate that i'll get a front-row seat and i'll be in tokyo calling for team usa for track and field and i'm excited about that. >> i cannot wait to listen and watch while you do that and while other incredible athletes get out there to represent us. an extra year of having to wait for this competition. sanya richards-ross. it is an honor to have you here today. of course, you can watch the olympic games from tokyo beginning with the opening ceremony july 23rd on nbc. >> up next, honoring the heroes. new york city takes a moment to celebrate the workers who gave so much to help so many. this is "andrea reports on msnbc. s on msnbc. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. e

team continuing to be dominant in the pool. there is bad news for team usa in golf. bryson dechambeau tested positive for covid before flying over here, and also in golf, jon rahm who won the u.s. open, he also tested positive. they're not going to be able to participate. but there is enough time for them to get replaced. there have been some other challenges for athletes on the ground here. that heat continues. organizers have done some things like move events earlier in the day so they're cooler. they've also set up cooling tents and misting sprays to try to help them. then there's the problem of that potential typhoon heading in this direction. it's not going to be that strong. the winds aren't going to be damaging and it may not be that disruptive because it will hit overnight. it also, ironically, could be good news for the surfers. back to you. >> stephanie gosk in tokyo, thank you. >>> as we begin a new hour, republican reckoning with lies about the election and lies about the vaccine. the party of trump is starting to reap what it sowed. >>> plus, should mand

cheer on team usa with xfinity internet. and ask how to save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill when you add xfinity mobile. get started today. >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in the east. i'm ali velshi in for nicolle wallace. as democratic lawmakers in washington are taking their fight against the republican-led assault on voting rights national. for the first time in 20 years the senate rules committee is conducting a field hearing in atlanta, georgia. the state now home to one of the nation's most

. ♪ watch the olympic games on xfinity ♪ ♪ root for team usa and feel the energy ♪ ♪ 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display ♪ ♪ with xfinity you get every hour of every day ♪ ♪ different sports on different screens ♪ ♪ you can watch it anywhere ♪ ♪ and with the voice remote ♪ ♪ you never have to leave your chair ♪ show me team usa. ♪ all of this innovation could lead to some inspiration ♪ ♪ and you might be the next one to represent our nation ♪ ♪ this summer on your tv, tablet, or any screen ♪ ♪ xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams ♪ >> mr. dial had had a violent pass. the best opportunities of success is to get hard and fast. >> it was april 4th, 2005. bobbi parker and randolph dial had been missing for ten years, seven months and five days. was bobbi just finishing up work at a chicken farm near her home. she had no idea the place was surrounded by cops. >> i was greeted with three law enforcement officers, in assault gear. >> what's the first thing you told them? >> my name. i actually said my name for the first time in so long.

and one early favorite is nyjah huston from team usa. nbc's tom llamas spoke with huston about his journey to the olympics. >> ryan: nyjah huston has been ramping up for this moment. a skating superstar known for taking on anything in his path. >> oh! >> ryan: now ready to compete on the biggest stage of them all, the olympics. talk to me about where your mind's at right now. >> excited. very excited. a lot of pressure. a lot of nerves obviously. way bigger than any skate contest i've ever skated before. i've never had anything like this. i'm stoked for this opportunity. >> ryan: huston is part of the first ever u.s. olympic skateboarding team. >> it's amazing. it's a special feeling. it's a special time for skateboarding in general. i'm thankful that i'm still in a good point of my career to make the team first and to have a good chance of going out there and getting the gold. >> ryan: huston started skating as a kid and quickly found his footing. he was a preteen prodigy whose signature style and gravity-defying feats launched him to i

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team usa heading to the semifinals thanks to meghan are a -- rapinoe. and sitting down with suni lee. >> you have your gold medal around your neck! how is it feeling? how does the medal feel on you these days? >> heavy. >> is it heavy? >> yeah. it's amazing. >> we are your home for all things olympics coming up later in the show. >>> we start in washington with nbc at the white house. gabe gutierrez is in new york city. shannon, let me start with you here on this new cdc internal document that we have now obtained, talk through the key take aways and what the white house is saying this morning, if anything, about it. >> reporter: it's the cdc sounding the alarm here about the risk of this new variant and some of the data backs up the recommendation. we heard from the cdc earlier this week that even vaccinated people should wear masks. people who are vaccinated can transmit the virus as easily, in some instances, as people who are unvaccinated. we were also told about the challenges around the messaging here. it says there are going to be more breakthrou