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hoda has her first exclusive interview with meghan trainor and her family. she's a mom now. we're going to meet baby riley. that's happening. >>> but, wait, there's more. also next week, coach ted lasso himself. actor jason sudeikis joining us as that megahit comedy series kicks off its second season. can't wait. it's become one of my favorite shows. >> i love it so much. second season is coming up. >>> busy morning. let's get right to your news at 8:00. americans getting a tough reality check this morning as the delta variant fuels a sharp rise in new covid cases. los angeles is once again requiring masks indoors, even for the fully vaccinated. and in tennessee, infections are up nearly 340% in two weeks. in the meantime, an fda official saying vaccinations for children under 12 probably won't be approved in time for the start of school this fall. vaccine myths that are keeping many adults from getting their shots are posing an imminent threat to our nation's health, as well. >> meanwhile, there are new covid fears in the world of baseball this morning after an outbreak in t

just days away coming up tomorrow on "today," we have an exclusive conversation with our pal, meghan trainoreer goes to talk about parenthood, the baby, and it was a bit of a rough start with the baby, but all is good right now. >> looking forward to that tomorrow >>> let's get to your news at 8:00 and the latest on the coronavirus as the cdc says the delta variant now accounts for 83% of new infections nationwide nbc's gabe gutierrez is in times square with the latest good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning in new york city the mayor is expected to announce that all employees at city-run hospitals must be vaccinated or get weekly covid tests. the city will join san francisco, which mandated that all city employees must get vaccinated last month. this all comes as the cdc is sounding the alarm over that highly contagious delta variant which it says accounts for 83% of all new infections nationwide these new health rules are prompted by alarming virus spread the country is now averaging more than a thousand new infections every hour. in 22 states, cases have skyrocketed over 100% in the