>> yeah. i'm hoping we can get school off the ground safely in the southern state. i'm hoping delta goes as quickly as it came. thank you for making time tonight >> thank you for having me on. that is all in on the wednesday night. wednesda night. chris, good evening to you and you have an excellent night. rachel is on vacation. we start tonight with a man in virginia named travis campbell who has been in the hospital more than a week because of complications from covid-19. he was unvaccinated, so were his wife and their children, all caught the virus in july. wife explained to nbc quote, we thought we were invincible, weren't going to get it. now he's in icu struggling to breathe and has urgent warning for anyone who like him has not

gotten their covid vaccine. >> the delta strain is something else. i would ask you if you thought that you had to sit down and plant your good-byes and funeral or go get the covid vaccine, what -- what would you do? i'd hope to god that all my friends and family would not say somebody hand me a piece of paper and a pen. that's a sobering thought of which i have done.

i have planned. last night my wife and i had to make a decision if i was going to allow them to put me on a ventilator. worst-case scenario. and i don't want to be on one. but i want to live. >> i want to live. as far as how his family is doing, he gave this update in a facebook update. my whole family has covid, i truly regret not getting the vaccine. testifying to all my bulletproof friends holding out. it's time to protect your family. it's not worth getting long-term lung damage or death. please get the vaccine.

i hear my kids with the rattle lung cough. they're so dizzy they're getting sick or they or i are dehydrated from diarrhea. i realize i could have prevented this. i'm over the stupid conspiracies, it's time to be rational and protective. don't be stubborn like i did. >> that's the common narrative in pockets of the country dealing with worst outbreaks. ten states with highest cases are the highest states with the first shotsed a anyonestered. that has been the trend for the past three weeks now. overall the average pace of vaccinations across the country is steadily rising once again. look at the bottom right of your screen. people are scared. without full protection from the vaccine, they've got good reason to be. according to data kept by johns hopkins university just crossed 200 million cases across the globe. with delta variant dominating, the number keeps rising. cdc reports that delta variant accounts for more than 93% of

infections in the u.s., and that number is as high as 98% in certain regions of the country like the midwest. in all the bad news a shred of good news. california one of the first states where cities, businesses and venues imposed sweeping vaccine mandates and it's working. that state has just seen a significant bump in number of daily vaccinations, rising after months of decline. that is what can happen when a state takes this seriously. also starting to witness what happens when a state does the exact opposite. florida is in the middle of another record-breaking week of coronavirus spread. that state's covid hospitalizations are 13% higher than the peak in july of last year. 84% of all the state's inpatient beds are full. 86% of all icu beds are occupied. state broke the hospitalization

record for third day in a row. florida accounts for 16% of the country's new cases, it only makes up 6.5% of the population. you can do the math here. this is a state clearly in trouble. when it comes to solving the problem, governor ron desantis is having trouble balancing this equation. during a press conference yesterday, desantis downplayed the crisis claiming that hospitalization numbers are lower than last summer, saying that media is promoting, quote, hysteria around covid. today, the governor deflecting his poor performance by pointing on president biden's handling of migrants at the border. because in ron desantis's florida, one plus two equals 751. >> joe biden has taken it on himself to single out florida over covid. he ran for president saying he

was going to shut down the virus. what has he done? imported more from around the world having wide open southern border. why don't you do your job. why don't you get this border secure. until you do, i don't want to hear a blip about covid from you. >> rather than doing anything about the rising hospitalizations in his state, governor desantis is using the moment to fundraise. literally this is a fund-raising email sent this afternoon. friend, joe biden wants me to get out of the way because i refuse to yield power to federal govern and strip floridians of their liberties. until joe biden gets the border secured and under control, i do not want to hear a blip from him or hig organization. chip in now to continue the fight.

not against covid but joe biden. meanwhile his hospitals are creeping dangerously close to capacity. since no amount of fund-raising can help with the covid spread. children's hospital in miami, only free-standing pediatric hospital in south florida, doctor, thanks for being here tonight. one of the reasons we've got you here is your hospital is experiencing how serious this is. i just want to read to my viewers. at nicholas children's hospital in miami, six are in the icu, one who needed a ventilator. that's what you told the "associated press." half under 12 and rest were older and eligible for vaccine but none with covid-19 on friday were vaccinated. you are seeing this at your hospital. you're seeing it around your state. >> that's exactly right, ali. what we're seeing now, we're seeing up to 20 patients. we've got 16 patients on the floor, six in the icu, one on

the regular floor, and one in the emergency room to be admitted. we're seeing an increase in cases admitted and emergency rooms and urgent care centers across the city. >> and you're a children's hospital, but we seem to be seeing anecdotally and statistically more young people are being hit by this right now. what's your sense why that's the case? >> definitely there's a higher percentage of children affected given that the older population is vaccinated, and for those 12 and under, they can not do be vaccinated. there is a greater percentage of children affected as compared to beginning of the pandemic. in regards to raw numbers, we're not at numbers we saw in july of 2020. but getting close. with the peak possibly lasting two to three weeks, we could surpass it. >> what do you want to be done? what do you want authorities to do, and what do you need people to do? >> what we recommend for

everybody is obviously the vaccinations. that's the way out of this pandemic. for those children 12 and over, as a father of three, i completely understand why parents are a little cautious about it. and the other thing i like to tell parents is this is very safe. even though there were some cases initially of myocarditis reported, they were mild and resolved with run-of-the-mill anti-inflammatories. and effects from covid are much greater than benefits of receiving the vaccine. under 12, get vaccinated yourself to protect your child. if not you as parent but your child. and for those 12 and under that can't get vaccinated and are indoors around other people, large crowds, the importance of wearing masks. those are the three points i would love to get across to the members of your audience.

>> and masks are an issue. some of the schools in your state have backed away from mask mandates because the governor has come out against them. >> sure, and again, from our standpoint, our job as experts is recommend what's best in terms of the safety of the children in our community. we don't get into politics, but recommending safety for the kids in the area. and perhaps earlier in the pandemic when we were dealing with a different strain of the virus, the spread in children wasn't necessarily a concern. this delta variant is different. as the cdc said, this is a different ball game. we need to protect the children and those around them by wearing masks especially while indoors. >> protect the children. that's, i think, a good enough reason for a lot of people to put the mask on. dr. mestre, thanks for being

here and the work you do in miami. >> thanks you. headline from editorial board, you should resign governor cuomo. the head of the board had already called on governor cuomo to resign earlier this year. they're out today with another editorial saying cuomo is unfit for office. "the buffalo news" editorial put it in these terms. a.g.'s report documents misconduct that covid cannot overcome. the "ithaca journal" and "rochester chronicle" are owned by the same company and they're using the same headline. report is in, it's clear, governor andrew cuomo must resign now. been a whirlwind 24 hours since the attorney general accused governor of sexually harassing 11 women. he disputes the allegations and denies wrongdoing. in addition to every major

newspaper in new york, cuomo is also facing calls to resign from nearly every member of his party including the new york congressional delegation and the president of the united states. just today a longtime cuomo ally joined the chorus in calling for the governor to step down. a new marist poll conducted last night after the news broke out found 63% of the registered voters in new york think the governor should resign, including a majority of the democrats. majority of the assembly members support impeaching the governor if he doesn't step down. he's facing more than political pressure. prosecutors in manhattan, nassau and westchester counties have requested information from the new york attorney general leticia james' office saying criminal action could be on the way. district attorney david suarez is announcing he's already

opened a criminal investigation into alleged behavior in the capitol. >> the allegations early on led myself and other prosecutors with current jurisdiction to believe that criminal activity had taken place. but we will conduct our own independent criminal investigation expeditiously. >> in addition, lawyer for cuomo's first public accuser lindsey boylan tells the "new york times" she plays to sue the governor and advisers for retaliatory actions taken when she came forward. will cuomo resign? rebecca traister, writer at "new york" magazine has been covering the saga, good to see you. city newspaper saying no longer a matter of if but when. political observers who have known cuomo for years. it's interesting, he's combative and said he would not resign, after the findings came out, pushed back hard.

what do you think is happening here? >> well, i'll be very fascinated if his stance has changed because you're right. his initial reaction to this report, extensive document, 168 pages, over 1,000 footnoted sources, corroboration, something like 74,000 documents the attorney general's office made reference to almost 200 sources they went to for testimony. his immediate response to astonishingly robust investigation was a swift, aggressive, and, i believe, dishonest set of denials and an indication he wasn't going to go anywhere. it's in his nature to try to retain his power by refusing to budge. if the amount of pressure being brought to bear by the press and

fellow democrats is strong enough to get him to budge and to step down, that's going to be a remarkable story. >> tell me what that's like because he has built up a remarkable set of allies in state, around the country. he was a secretary in the administration at one point. the president has asked for him to design. governors have called for it. everyone in the new york assembly, democrats, congressional delegation, polling indicates people want him to resign. what does support for cuomo look like right now? >> it looks like andrew cuomo, his relationship to power is what so many of the allegations are about. he has old-fashioned grip on power. governor, son of a former governor. classically white literally patriarchal grip on power. he believes on top-down power. a lot of the allegations, some of which are about sexualized

harassment and in a couple of cases assault, others are about bullying and abusive professional practices within his office and the executive chamber. then, of course, a whole other set of reporting about the coverup of nursing home deaths. a lot of this is about a very old-fashioned approach to power. intimidation, fear, threat, fostering the kind of loyalty that he would count on in a moment like this. what you're seeing, as you're describing, all of his political allies giving way in face of this incredibly damning evidence. what does that look like for andrew cuomo? he doesn't have a lot of that loyalty he ploebl would have counted on for a lot of his career. but on the other hand we have contemporary models, including donald trump and ralph northam and justin fairfax in virginia who had members of their own party calling them to resign in face of scandals and they didn't. they kept their jobs.

donald trump was impeached and kept his job. there are models for how you power through this and keep your job. in fact, cuomo did this in the spring. he had his party and the senators from new york calling on him to resign back in march, and he's still the governor. there is a model for him having toughed it out already once this year, but this is a very different circumstance. this is an attorney general's report. >> we'll continue to cover this report. thank you, rebecca traister. we always appreciate your time. donald trump might not be president anymore but courts and rest of the country are still dealing with loose threads of his legal issues. that's coming up.

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unlike every other president in modern history. but with new administration in place looked like congress would get access to the returns they've been after for years. but now may be able to tie it up in court for much longer. donald trump's presidency may be over, but there are many trailing ends hanging out there that need to be dealt with in some way. here's another thing that's not over, finding out how close we came to the trump white house actually intervening to overturn the 2020 election, actually using the power of the executive branch to change the results of the election. abc news got hold of letter by senior trump justice official addressed to republican governor of georgia and legislative leaders in the state. the draft lester would have told those georgia officials that the justice department, the united states justice department believed that the election results in multiple states were in doubt. the letter instructed georgia's republican leaders to call a special session of the legislature in order to

potentially overrule biden's win in that state and appoint a slate of presidential electors for trump instead. when trump's acting attorney general refused to sign off on the letter, trump wanted to replace him with the guy who drafted the letter telling georgia to overrule its voters. it was only a threat of mass resignation from the justice department that actually got trump to back off tonight, and we know it was not abstract. politico drafted another letter from another senior official in trump's justice department. he wrote it on january 3rd when trump summoned acting attorney general jeffrey rosen to the white house, when everybody assumed he was going to fire the acting attorney general and replace him with a senior guy,

another guy at the justice department wrote a resignation letter, ready to hit send. this evening after jeff rozen in last week refused the president's direct instructions to utilize the department of justice law enforcement powers to his own end, president removed him from the department. rich donahue. that's the number two in command at the department. rich donahue and i resign effective immediately,ent quote. but the acting attorney general survived that white house meeting, so the resignation letter was never sent. the reason we're learning this now is because there are ongoing active congressional investigations into the final weeks in the trump white house. senate judiciary committee, chairman told ari melber they'll be calling witnesses and oversight reportedly spent several hours interviewing the top justice official who drafted the resignation letter. what more can we expect to learn?

joining us now is a member of the house committee. congressman, thank you for joining us. we've talked about amazing things in the last few years, but this is really out there. there was a senior official of the justice department fully expecting his two bosses to get fired because they wouldn't agree to donald trump's request to call the election corrupt or somehow undermine the election, he was ready to hit send. it was surprising to him that jeffrey rosen didn't get fired. >> that's right. it shows how close we were to a calamitous result at the justice department. this gentleman, fellow member of the complicated surname club decided it was possible his boss and boss's boss were about to be

fired for not calling the election corrupt and not trying to overturn it. goes to show how close we were to donald trump getting his way. >> congressman, the other thing that we were looking at, this justice department draft that was going to go to georgia election officials. again, we know about the phone call to brad raffensperger and that he asked him to find 11,000 votes and asked for favor, told the justice department, you don't have to find anything, just say this, leave the rest to me. and we know they actually wanted georgia republicans to basically throw out the election, to elect a slate of pro-trump members of the congress. in the context of everything that's going on today with the voter suppression laws, this brings it all into sharper belief. >> it sure does. it turns out this guy jeff clark was writing or drafting these types of letters to all the six states that ended up going for joe biden.

and i think that what we see is the beginning of the effort to overturn the election. and i think that now voter suppression efforts are just a continuation of those efforts, and unfortunately probably what we're going to see more of in the run-up to 2024. that's all the more reason we need transparency as to what happens in the aftermath of the 2020 election as well. >> you know, i'm pleased we've seen an example of the justice department by someone in this letter willing to stand up to injustice, and jeffrey rosen was willing to stand up. other people i have interviewed say there's people in the government willing to do the right thing. how can we assure ourselves a

corrupt president can't corrupt the justice department and overturn democracy. >> i think that's a great question, ali. at this point we have to realize that we can't just trust there will be people of integrity in high offices including the presidency, so what needs to be done at justice department to put in place reforms to prevent it from being used as instrument for overturning an election by the very president who lost. those are types of questions we have to ask now. and all the more reason i would say that we need to put in place whatever reform is necessary to shore up our democracy and protect it for the next elections. and let me put in a special plug for the h.r. 1 and s-1, the for the people act. we need that right now. >> seeing evidence that's more

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40 years behind bars in missouri for a triple murderer he maintains he did not commit. what makes the case unique, everyone else believes he's innocent. the case is based on a single witness who recanted her testimony. other men involved with the crime say he had nothing to do with it. the prosecutor's office thinks he's innocent, called conviction result of a profound error so why is kevin strickland still in prison? one person in missouri with power to free him is governor mike parson, he's no stranger to pardon power. since prosecutors stated their belief that mr. strickland was innocent, governor parson has issued three rounds of pardons, commuted sentences of two, pardoned 63. but kevin strickland never made the cut.

when asked about mr. strickland's case back in june, governor parson said mr. strickland's case is not a priority and he shouldn't be able to, quote, jump in front of the line. shouldn't be able to jump in front of the line. that's missouri number one. missouri number two rewards this kind of behavior. mark and patricia mccloskey who got famous pointing guns at black lives matter protesters in front of their mansion. though actions led to an invite to speak at the republican national convention and then to a u.s. senate campaign for mark mccloskey. earlier this summer the couple pleaded guilty to multiple misdemeanor charges incluing harassment and fourth-degree assault. far from showing remorse, mark mccloskey pledged from the white house steps he would, quote, do it again, if faced with the same circumstances. yesterday, missouri governor

mike parson pardoned mark and patricia mccloskey, neither facing jail time. they got to jump to the front of the line, but kevin strickland, jailed for 40 years for a crime he and the state says he didn't commit. think about that for a second. joining us now is crystal quaid, a democratic minority leader in missouri. representative quade, thanks for being with us. what do you make of this? governor parson saying strickland can't jump the queue, but this other couple gets a pardon? >> first of all, thanks so much for having me. what i think about this, frankly disgusting. we have been discussing kevin strickland's case for some time, prosecutor's offense and eyewitness and victim have recanted, the prosecutors saying he needs to be released, he's innocent, and the governor says

it's not a priority, and a few minutes later he pardons the mccloskeys that we know jumped the line. pure politics and nothing new from the governor of our state. >> what are those of us outside missing here? this many people say he didn't commit the crime and he's been in jail 40 years, what is the governor's patience he needs to slow down and not rush this thing? >> only thing i can say is politics. as i said, we have a very contested senate race in missouri. senator roy blount is not seeking re-election, so former disgraced governor, attorney general running, and mark mccloskey running. governor parson's jumping in and doing this, disregarding innocent man in prison and we have another high-profile case in lamar johnson as well and ignoring these individuals and moving to the mccloskeys is pure politics.

one has to question if it's an endorsement from the governor himself. >> that's the next question i was going to ask, has the governor weighed in on the fact that man he pardoned is running based on this whacky fame that he's -- he got from pointing a gun at these protesters? >> he hasn't said anything specifically about an endorsement, but during governor par son's own campaign, he said he planned to pardon them as soon as he was elected again. my opinion and i know a lot of folks in the state of missouri, this is essentially an endorsement. he says he supports these folks and he believes they're more important than the innocent individuals incarcerated. >> what does justice for strickland look like right now? >> i don't know we can quantify that. this man has been in prison over 40 years in our state without dna evidence. there's not financial benefit he could receive.

i believe just let the man live his life. everyone who's involved in the case says he shouldn't be in prison. and we're in a state where we're talking about trying to do criminal justice reform. the governor himself said once upon a time he was trying to get folks out of prison. the fact that this is a discussion still going on is shameful. >> let's talk about what else can be done for him. a pardon would be good, but what else is happening with kevin strickland, what else can be done? >> fortunately this legislative session, we did pass some new legislation that will go into effect at the end of office to allow a prosecuting attorney to file a petition of the court for the judge to release him based on the petition. we're hopeful that if the law goes into effect by the end of the month, she does intend to move forward with that and hopefully we'll be able to get

justice. >> crystal quade, thanks for joining us, we appreciate your time. weeks away from united states completing withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, but the fate of thousands of afghans who worked with the united states remains uncertain. you're not going to want to miss this. i will be joined live from former afghan translator from inside afghanistan right after this. 4

it was october of 2010, fighting between the taliban and u.s. troops was intense. in a small district in helmand province in afghanistan. over 100 u.s. and british troops died in action in the battle of sangin. a chicago native believes this was the fiercest battleground in the entire war. he was in the face of it. he knows. he was there. he stared death in the face but had a secret weapon, an afghan interpreter.

major calls him zak. not his real name, young man who teamed up with u.s. troops, few ventured to do so because that particular area was dangerous. day in and day out zak risked his life to help the u.s. troops. on one occasion in november 2010, zak overheard a radio conversation that the americans had intercepted featuring a taliban commander. he heard enough to gather where the enemies were hiding. schuman told him they would dispatch a unit as soon as he could, but he knew he couldn't wait long. zak crossed the field on his own to tackle the taliban commander, saved many lives that day. in another instance, he picked up rifle of wounded american soldier and assisted u.s. troops in battle. zak worked for the u.s. marines for nine months before going to work for two years for a contractor who provided services for the u.s. army. despite all his work, zak has been denied a visa to come to the u.s. since the threshold to qualify

to come to the u.s. is two years of service, the u.s. government wants zak to verify the time he worked with the contractor, but they're no longer active and they want to find them. he applied in 2015, but there was no answer. but he has heard from the taliban who see zak as a traitor who protected americans and want him dead. sent him letters asking him to surrender, pay ransom or die. been in hiding awaiting recognition from the u.s., major shuman helping in official capacity, marine who wants to keep the interpreter alive. he's not the only one who's helping zak. he's not the only one trying to keep zak alive. dirk durbin questioned blinken about zak's case. >> i'm going to send you an article from the "chicago

sun-times" by marine thomas schuman. he talks about the fact that an interpreter who risked his life to save this marine corps officer is at risk himself. >> i saw that. read that article. >> can you give me assurance, as you've been asked by others, this will be a high priority to protect the men and women and their families whose lives are at risk because they're willing to stand up on our side? >> yes, absolutely. >> that was june 8th. it's been almost two months. still no answer. that sadly means that situation for hundreds of afghan nationals who fought alongside troops are in limbo now that u.s. forces are departing. they don't ask for much, just a u.s. visa for risking their lives in support of a u.s. effort. joining us now, major shuman, served two tours in afghanistan and zak who worked as interpreter, awaiting visa approval.

zak is not his real name, but we are protecting his identity and location for security reasons. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. zak, thank you for being here. i would like you to please tell us and tell our viewers what the threat is right now. the taliban knows your phone number, know things about you, know where you lived and made it clear they will kill you and your family. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate it. my wife's worried. the taliban knows everything about us. they're looking for the people who has worked -- who has done the work with u.s. forces, and they're looking for them. they're targeting them and kill them.

now with the help of major tom shuman i'm out of my province and living in apartment. and because of this situation, but still u.s. army wants me to send them update accommodation later, but i don't have that, and i don't have contact with my army, the team which i worked with. i don't have contact. i have an email. when i email them, they say this email does not exist in the system. and the work i has done with marine forces in sangin, i had hr recommendation but unfortunately they didn't accept that because it's for nine months. and -- >> just so my viewers understand --

>> mm-hmm. >> -- the u.s. requires that you work for two months -- two years. you had nine months with the marines. you spent extra time with this contractor. this is the person you're emailing, and you're trying to get a letter or confirmation of the work you did, but you can't find him, and the u.s. is not authorizing you because of that. >> because of that, yep. this email is not working now. when i contacted them, they said this email is not in the system. that's why they want me to work with the army, and i don't have the -- the email is not working. i'm wondering how to have contact with them. still i just started my process in 2016, and it is still

nothing, no progress in it. and i just -- >> major -- major schuman, this is a remarkable situation. can you attest for purposes of ow viewers and americans who are wondering about this, can you attest what zak did with this team? >> yes, sir. zak undoubtededly risked life and limb. zak undoubtedly went above and beyond his duties as an interpreter, whether that was running through a minefield to detain an m.e.d.p.w. or picking up a rifle, zak has made more sacrifices for this country and risked more for this kunly than most of our citizens.

he has nine months of valorous service with the marine corps. you would think nine months would be sufficient. it's not, and we have not been able to push his case forward for over five years because nine months apparently is not sufficient. >> and you have advocated for him, senator durbin has advocated for him. in fact, in helmand province where you both worked together, the taliban has made great advances there already. there is real danger to these interpreters are who left behind on what sounds like technicals. but for people like zak, major schueman, this is a matter of life or death for his family. >> absolutely. my thoughts and prayers are with the soldiers there that are fighting. the province that zak was in is

now completely overran by the taliban. i had to support zak with about $9,000 over the last week to be able to transport his family safely out of his province because it takes a lot of money to get through some of these checkpoints and get all the way to kabul. even with that, zak is still not safe, and zak is still potentially not going to be evacuated when the evacuation finishes. and the thing is that we're fortunate that we're able to assist zak, but many, many interpreters -- you say hundreds. i say thousands. they don't have the support and it's something that needs to be addressed. >> zak, people are curious about this story. they care about interpreters and others who carried the u.s. what message do you have for the united states and americans about the situation you and others like you face?

>> i, first of all, said to president biden we are respecting you because you're the leader of america, and we were your alliance in the field, and in the mission of the united states, we worked for the mission of the united states. now it's your time. our american friends, our american partners need to help us through this crisis because the enemy are looking for the people who work for the americans and american mission, to find them and kill them and kill their family, and now i just ask mr. president to please help us and rescue our lives and take other discourses now to

help us, please. this is my message to mr. president. if he can find a way to take on this crisis, we cannot stay long. yesterday the taliban attacked an interpreter. and also in the future, maybe their target is in killing us. when we go out, we cannot go. we cover our face and go get food for the children in the town, in the city because we are interpreters of americans. we were working for them, for the american mission, for the american mission. now, please, mr. president, it's your time to help us and take on

our discourses. >> it is our time to help you, zak. as an american, we would be honored to have you and people like you as our neighbors. zak worked as an interpreter for the u.s. government in afghanistan. major thomas schueman and others like him are working to get them to america. we thank you for your time. more ahead. stay with us. time more ahead. stay with us

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