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chris jansing for us not far from 30 rock. chris, thank you as always, my friend. and tomorrow be sure to watch our msnbc town hall with president biden. he'll sit down with lawrence o'donnell on the push to get every american vaccinated. the surgeon general, hhs secretary beccera will be joining us as well. an msnbc town hall tomorrow at 10:00 eastern only on msnbc. >>> happening right now, as you can see, a critical hearing in the senate on voting, money and politics and corruption. the tense showdown that's just getting started in the upper chamber on the for the people act. senator ted cruz speaking now. >>> also, quote, we need to make a change. that's what the top house republican said about booting liz cheney from her leadership position. where things stand ahead of tomorrow's vote, and south carolina poised to allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available. we'll talk to a woman whose father is on death row in that state. how they're trying to appeal the sentence coming up. ce coming up this is how you become the best! [music:

i'm chris jansing. niccole wallace will be back here tomorrow.ief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and then delivered remarks. in the speech president biden stressed not only general rags of americans fought and died to protect democracy but that that fight is ongoing. here and now in the united states. >> our troops have fought this battle on fields around the world, but also, the

i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. the representripple affects of 6th felt on capitol hill. >> we put country above party without bias. the events before, during and after the attack. today, democracy faces a new threat. the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol was one of the darkest days in the history of our country. americans deserve an objective and accurate account of what happened as we did in the wake of september 11th. it's time to set aside partisan politics, come together in common pursuit of truth and justice. we are very pleased that the number of republicans who voted for truth and justice. a bill is based on the findings of the report. general honore had a task force of experts who prioritized and sequenced how we should proceed and also reflects the inspector general's reports to the appropriation and house administrations committee. the funding will respond to the cost to harden the capitol, to repair the capitol and then to harden against future attacks and it also honors the sacrifice of the capitol

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sam brock is live in south florida, chris jansing, poor chris live in italy today and dr.nt to start with sam in miami. there is one new solution to these worker shortages that some restaurants are facing. it's robots. how does it work? >> and the robot, peter, is named astro for automated service tray organizer. >> you see them walking around with big plates. [ speaking foreign language ] >> felipe is the manager. he told the robot what station this is going to and it is all digitally mapped and it's a mixture of new hardware and software that's making this possible. so now we're going to do it. press the table once we find it. go. you got it. check this out. all right, astro, after you. the cool thing, peter, about astro is that this is essentially like self-driving car technology. he will navigate based on who is or is not in the restaurant. if there is someone in its path it will move the other direction to not have any congestion. it's the path of least resistance and sergio's where i am in miami and it's the first restaurant in the state of florida to introduce this

for the latest on how it's going, first to chris jansing in connecticut, chris, when are the restrictionsted? connecticut is doing an awesome job getting people vaccinated. >> they have and now they'll follow the cdc guidelines. for places like the brewery here, good news. no more social distancing and size restrictions and they'll continue to be nimble. when covid started you couldn't just sell beer and make it work so they also opened a cafe, and you can have breakfast here and your coffee, as well. as for those face masks, you don't have to wear them if you're fully vaccinated in connecticut, but the owner here and a lot of business owners are waiting to gauge exactly how customers feel and that means that maybe within three or four weeks they may drop them altogether. what this does allow them to do is plan ahead. so this whole space is going to open up in a big way behind me. a co-working space, much more seating and potentially a concert venue. you can be going to live music here in early june. that's what's happening in connecticut. for what's happening in tennessee, let's go to ca

chris jansing in philadelphia, tell me what you're hearing from officials about what we can expect today? >> first, i think it is notable that we're continuing to see the president give weekly dresses on the state of the u.s. fight. there is a value in giving the updates to the value. we're seeing cities and towns put more open signs, so many families are looking at the closes, the white house is acknowledging they're at a different moment now, they need to do more hands on work. they need to meet people where they are in order to keep the vaccination rates where they are. it is heard immunity. the fda potentially set to greenlight pfizer's bid to give the vaccinations to children in adolescents. a lot of talk about getting students back into classrooms. some are looking at requiring vaccines for that to happen. an important update for that perhaps as soon as this week. >> it looks like the tristate area is looking to move up their opening deadline sooner than expected? >> yes, new jersey, new york, connecticut, all businesses going to open up and that is exceptionally good news. times s

chris jansing outside a brewery following what this means for small businesses there. navigating these lifted restrictions? >> reporter: you know, navigate is absolutely the word, as it has been throughout this pandemic. look behind me. you have a barista and doughnuts. you think it's a coffee shop. come over here. what this started out as and still is is a brewery. when the pandemic happened and all you are trying to support yourself with or your business with is canned beer, you have to pivot. they pivoted to also being open in the morning and having a cafe here and being around the clock for people who are around here. starting today, they can fill all these tables. they don't have to socially distance. and if you are fully vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask. but that is on the honor system, which leaves businessowners everywhere in connecticut with the question, to mask or not to mask. here is what the owner of this establishment told me. >> i think there's a couple things you need to think about. one is employee safety. i think we have a lot of people that

i'm chris jansing. niccole wallace will be back here tomorrow. today joe biden served the first memorial day as commander in chief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and then delivered remarks. in the speech president biden stressed not only general rags of americans fought and died to protect democracy but that that fight is ongoing. here and now in the united states. >> our troops have fought this battle on fields around the world, but also, the battle of our time. and the mission falls to each of us, each and every day? democracy itself is in pearl. here at home and around the world. what we do now, what we do now, how we honor of the fallen, will determine whether or not democracy will long endure. democracy thrives when the infrastructure of democracy is strong. when people have the right to vote. freely and fairly and conveniently. >> the president's decision to frame the address around the threats to democracy and specifically to call out threats to voting feels pointed after what happened last night. democrats in the tex

chris jansing is in connecticut and sash a sha burns is in nink. and so chris, let me start but.m people there trying to grapple with the sudden shift? >> yeah, it is sudden. but for businesses here in connecticut, this is a huge day because pretty much all of the covid restrictions that have been in place have now been lifted. take a look here at this brewery. this is midday, but these tables are socially distanced. and they don't have to be anymore. folks can come in, have as many people as they want. and this is something that the governor says that we've earned it because the number of people getting vaccinated is up. about half of the population is vaccinated and the number of cases is down. and i guess you think of it as the more traditional businesses like this brewery or a restaurant, but also places like churches, they can fill those pews. sports stadium, they can fill those stands. and the folks around here are excited. they see the possibilities that this presents for them coming into the summer the one business owner put to me, it is a whole new day. >> i think that w

joining me now is msnbc correspondent, chris jansing. tell us more about the pop-up sites there in times square? >> reporter: yeah, they are in all the tourists people would want to go, here in time squares and the empire state building and brooklyn bridge park, and all of those ages where tourists, as long as you are of age and a citizen of the united states you can walk in and get a shot and leave with a lot of freebies. there's passes to the bronx zoo, and even live performances throughout the city. i talked to one of the officials from new york city tourism. here's what he told me. >> people have not had an opportunity to travel in more than 13 months, so there's an extraordinary amount of built-up demand, and you can get vaccinated while you are here and we'll take care of everything. it's one more thing that can make the trip more appealing. >> reporter: now, it's not an exaggeration to say new york tourism needs this boost, this shot in the arm if you will ignore the pun, and it was another record year in 2019 for new york city to

aja, shannon pettypiece, chris jansing, thank you for joining us. >>> in india, restrictions on travel to and from the country began after cases surpassed 20 million. taking thousands of lives each single day and basically collapsing india's health system. in the last couple hours, cdc director rochelle walensky said while they're hopeful researchers can stem the virus in india, there's one to learn. >> the one that people have been talking about is the 617 variant. that's the variant they're seeing in india. so, we are working now to understand that variant in the context of both the vaccine they have there, as well as astrazeneca, as well as the vaccines that we have here. we don't yet have data on that. we have some -- india has put out a statement that they believe the vaccines are working and we're trying to verify. >> let's get the very latest from the ground there, sky news correspondent alex crawford reporting on the crisis from new delhi where she fold a local hospital's medical team. alex. >> reporter: hi, ayman, yes, more grim statistics coming outside of india, with the wor

ramirez and chris jansing, thank you both as well. >>> now, health experts racing to keep one country's terrible new wave of coming here. the surge in india is getting worse by the day, and they have more than 20 million cases, and hospitals at a breaking point overwhelmed with the sick and dying, and critical life-saving supplies are now running low. sky news correspondent broke with the doctor that runs the hospital in new delhi. >> we're working with the numbers, and the numbers are overwhelming. there's not one single hospital that can do this much and we have reached our limits of what we can do as a hospital. and it should have started earlier, and the government has to intervene in more ways than just providing oxygen. >> in the united states, many indian americans are desperate to find help for their families thousands and thousands of miles away. communities like this one in seattle banded together sending supplies and coordinating support for relatives abroad. joining me now from seattle is msnbc medical contributor, dr. vin gupta. >> with all of these activities here across t

>>> good afternoon, i'm chris jansing in for ayman mohyeldin. this is a momentous day. moments ago the biden administration making the announcement as they put it that we've all been waiting for -- fully vaccinated people can take off their masks outside and inside. >> anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities large or small without wearing a mask or physical distancing. if you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. we have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy. once you are fully vaccinated, two weeks after your last dose, you can shed your masks. >> and president biden will have more to say about this just later in this hour. we're going to bring you those remarks, of course, when they happen. >>> right now the president is in the oval office meeting with a group of republican senators to talk about his nearly $2 trillion jobs plan. still holding out hope for some bipartisan compromise. >> i assure you i know this is in good faith

i'm chris jansing if for ayman mohyeldin. we're following breaking news this hour.l greenberg, the ally of congressman matt gaetz has agreed to cooperate with investigators. greenberg will plead guilty to six charges, including sex trafficking of a minor. we'll have much more on that in just a moment. and this just in. north carolina's governor, roy cooper, has lifted covid-19 restrictions upon business capacity and nearly all mask-wearing mandates, as many states are scrambling to make decisions after the cdc late yesterday changed its guidance and told fully vaccinated americans masks are largely unnecessary for them. but what their employers, local stores, and states do is a major question this hour. >> you've read the cdc requirements, you've talked to your public health officials. what conclusions are you coming to? >> well, it is confusing. >> as of today, there are nearly 119 million fully vaccinated people in this country. the seven-day rolling average of new cases is at 36,000. now, that's still high, but significantly lower than a few weeks ago. a sign tha