and governor phil murphy, we are neighbors. we've done a lot of great work together and any way i can help, any way any of our colleagues can help, i'm sure as you know, we'll all be there. governor mills, we're all excited about going to maine. i've been there many times. but i'll tell you. i made a note if governor scott has been to all 12 racetracks, i'm going to get some tips from governor scott while i'm up there. but governors, it's been a heck of a year. we did it. we did it together. we're going to move this country forward. we're going to do even better going forward. asa, congratulations. phil, congratulations. i ask for a motion to adjourn this summer meeting of the national governors association. all in favor. >> aye. >> thank you very much. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> now state and federal judges testify on judicial branch diversity before the house judiciary committee on courts. topics include access to minorities and nominees to the federal bench, this is just 2 and a half hours. >> committee will now come to order and

i also wanted to welcome governor phil murphy. he will be vice chair and phil, i'm excited about working with you. and i look forward to -- our working relationship, along the others on the executive committee. thank you for your continued commitment to the n.g.a. >> same right back. congratulations. and i also want to salute my neighbor governor cuomo for great term as chair. looking forward to working with you. governor hutchison: thank you, phil. and hear, hear, to your comment on governor cuomo. i want to thank everyone for giving me this privilege. looking forward to next year and i'm going to turn back to governor cuomo for his final words. andrew, it's been a pleasure. i look forward to seeing you and continue to work with you. governor cuomo: thank you very much, asa. congratulations to you. i'm excited about what you're going to do with the n.g.a. and governor phil murphy, we are neighbors. we've done a lot of great work together and any way i can help, any way any of our colleagues can help, i'm sure as you know, we'll al

and i want to congratulate governor phil murphy as being vice chairman. phil is my neighbor here, new york, new rsey, and i can tell you he's going to do an extraordinary job. and the entire executive committee who really pulled together, charlie baker and everyone else. i feel that all the words have been said. we have spoken to you more over the past few weeks than i have spoken to my family, but this is a transformational moment for the world. i don't think we go back to where we were, i think we are changed. i think we went through a trauma. the challenge is to make sure that we are better for the trauma. and transformational for governors, to be sure. when i was going to school, the students would always ask, what does a governor do? they knew what the mayor did. the mayor does police, the mayor does sanitation. they know what the president does, but what does a governor do? governors were sort of somewhere in the middle. and that would be a question from students. no students ask that question anymore. people know what governors do and how important

i'll be talking to new jersey governor phil murphy this hour and there are a few coronavirus concerns across the country, as well with the delta variant causing cases to double in the past two weeks. millions of parents are wondering if it's safe to send children too young to be vaccinated back to school in the fall, and who is behind the disappearance of a ransomware cyber gang responsible for massive attacks on u.s. targets. is it the u.s. cyber command, the putin government or is the group simply going dark offline after feeling the heat? we'll have a live report from moscow, but let's begin with the action right now in washington with nbc capitol hill correspondent leigh ann caldwell and nbc correspondent peter alexander co-host of "weekend today." peter, let's talk about what the white house wants to get with the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the new plan through congress on to the desk of the president to rack up a big legislative win before the august recess and september and how can they get both at the same time with different coalitions. >> andrea, exactly right. that i

new jersey governor phil murphy has confirm ed covid deaths.t continues to spread he joins us right now. phil murphy is with us this morning to talk more about this. governor murphy, everyoneis pretty concerned about the number of new cases that are com coming, the delta variant being more likely to spread and more deadly than we had been before but new jersey has a pretty high vaccination rate, 70% of adults there have already gotten one shot on their way to being fully vaccinated what are your concerns at this point? >> good to be back with you all. it's good to see you all in the studio together for the first time in a long time. listen, this has been said a lot of late. we started saying it a month or so ago this is now, in new jersey, a p pandemic of the unvaccinated in fact, we're well over 70% of folks who are fully vaccinated we've got probably 350 folks in our hospital we keep them in our prayers. i venture to say they're all unvaccinated i would just continue to say, plead with people to get vaccinated we're the densest state in the a

. >> as you mentioned, governor phil murphy announced that this is not a mandate statewide.hool districts but some parents and family say that that is not enough. 20 people including seven students and plan to pursue legal action to prevent them from wearing masks in school. now these are kids coming from 12 different school districts across the garden state. this district has raised more than $47,000 for legal costs. freedom of speech and expression claiming that face covering a social distancing in french on the basic rights of children during their development for years. the parents say they have already seen the toll on the kids, especially those who are afraid to take off their masks after wearing them for so long. >> a lot of them didn't even realize how difficult of a time they were having psychologically. they think they are going to kill somebody but we still haven't seen that data show that kids are causing deaths. and the delta variant and covid doesn't seem to be a childhood disease. >> new jersey governor phil murphy and out of state department of the department

. >>> and joining us now is govern phil murphy of new jersey. governor murphy, this cdc report on the delta variant, more severe illness than the covid we've come to know, and it spreads faster than the common cold. so how does this change things for you? >> it's pretty sobering, john, without question. it only underscores the desperate need we all have to get more people vaccinated. we're among the most vaccinated states in the country. i think we're the most vaccinated big state. and while i completely get the fact that it's not bullet proof, it gives you enormous protections. so we just got to hope that the balance of our fellow residents get vaccinated. in the meantime we have to use common sense. we're strongly recommending masking indoors, particularly when you're in an environment where you're not sure of the vaccine status of those around you. so we're still in the fight for sure. >> strongly recommending is different than requiring. so why not require it? >> listen, at the moment we think strongly recommending in indoor settings when yo

todd: phil murphy leaving it up to school districts to see if mandates of masks in classrooms, they ares are unconstitutional. the plaintiff in the lawsuit, thanks for being here. >> my breaking point around spring of this year, i thought this would go a because it started under temporary emergency order and as time went by i saw it not going away. this is called into question. probably around spring of this year. todd: this is kind of week. why did you make that call. >> the fight over medical evidence. we want to focus on kids constitutional rights and that is being violated, their freedom to associate with other children and teachers, to go to school in an atmosphere of decency and compassion, they have rights. todd: your personal situation is unique, you're dealing with your 2 children and they have situations that led to the conclusion you reached. what you say to critics who say just put on the mask. >> you haven't walked a mile in the shoes of people who cannot wear masks. my son cannot wear a mask. he has epilepsy. wearing a mask is not possible for him, puts his health at risk

i'll be talking to new jersey governor phil murphy this hour and there are a few coronavirus concernsn the past two weeks. millions of parents are wondering if it's safe to send children too young to be vaccinated back to school in the fall, and who is behind the disappearance of a ransomware cyber gang responsible for massive attacks on u.s. targets. is it the u.s. cyber command, the putin government or is the group simply going dark offline after feeling the heat? we'll have a live report from moscow, but let's begin with the action right now in washington with nbc capitol hill correspondent leigh ann caldwell and nbc correspondent peter alexander co-host of "weekend today." peter, let's talk about what the white house wants to get with the bipartisan infrastructure bill and theew

class action lawsuit named new jersey governor phil murphy, head of the state department of education and the state commissioner of the department of health and it's aiming to prevent a similar mandate here in new jersey. families involved say they fear long-term psychological and social development effects on kids. one mom says mask wearing caused her son to regress during the pandemic. >> he basically missed his junior year. he is very active in school, very sociable in school. he was involved in drama. he ran for class president and with his asperger's he needs to see people's faces to read social cues and to communicate. >> so far this group has raised more than $47,000. we did reach out to state officials and they say they will not comment pending litigation. harris. >> harris: thank you very much. i want to bring in dr. marc siegel. fox news contributor and professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center. always good to get your expertise. my good friend, trey gowdy, talking about another topic but we lean in on this one. if you want to persuade someone, start making sense.

among them were governor phil scott, a republican from vermont, governors phil murphy of new jersey and. pritzker of illinois, both democrats, as well as david holt. he is the republican mayor of oklahoma city. the mayor met with president biden to talk about that bipartisan infrastructure framework, but does he also support the democrats $3.5 trillion reconciliation package? it is possible that for any reconciliation bill to pass, all of it might need to pass. mayor david holt joins us now. mr. mayor, welcome to the program. good to have you with us. >> hi. good evening. thanks for having me. >> what were you big takeaways after the meeting on wednesday? >> well, a couple of things. first of all, i think there's some real hope here. if you are in the mayor world, you have been hearing about infrastructure for the better part of a decade, and i really feel like we might be on the goal line here with something tangible and real that would really make a difference in cities like mine. roads and bridges, transit, passenger rail, i mean major investment in all of those areas are a part of t

cities across the country are also contemplating reimposing mask mandates in new jersey governor phil murphy says he'll bring back mask requirements if he has to, and elected officials in las vegas or worried about a covid-19 surge and the effects it may have on the local economy. new york city mayor bill de blasio says he's frustrated as the big apple reports about 600 new cases per day. they're saying well, we're going to wear a mask, so we're not going to get vaccinated. that's crazy. easy and a new cdc report says life expectancy fell by a year and a half last year, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic. in new york. alex hogan fox news. here in the bay area. health officials have also recommended masking up indoors, regardless of vaccination status. all bay area counties and even some surrounding counties have taken this step except for solano county. joining us now is solano counties. health officer dr bela match sesh and first of all, doctor thank you so much for joining us today. thank you very much. why don't we start off with just talking about this decision? why did you decide no

cities across the country are also contemplating reimposing mask mandates in new jersey governor phil murphy says he'll bring back mask requirements if he has to, and elected officials in las vegas or worried about a covid-19 surge and the effects it may have on the local economy. new york city mayor bill de blasio says he's frustrated as the big apple reports about 600 new cases per day. they're saying well, we're going to wear a mask, so we're not going to get vaccinated. that's crazy. easy and a new cdc report says life expectancy fell by a year and a half last year, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic. in new york. alex hogan fox news. all right. a day today pretty much like yesterday, maybe a degree or two warmer in many places like fair phil hit 92 today, annie up 91, but much cooler around the bay like 69 in oakland. that was a little cooler than yesterday. 63 in san francisco. nice, robust sea breeze that low pressure center continuing to give us a good air quality setting, really? pretty and it's a full on westerly flows. so from the entire west coast, it's just sending all the p

cities across the country are also contemplating reimposing mask mandates in new jersey governor phil murphyays he'll bring back mask requirements if he has to, and elected officials in las vegas or worried about a covid-19 surge and the effects it may have on the local economy. new york city mayor bill de blasio says he's frustrated as the big apple reports about 600 new cases per day. they're saying well, we're going to wear a mask, so we're not going to get vaccinated. that's crazy. easy and a new cdc report says life expectancy fell by a year and a half last year, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic. in new york. alex hogan fox news. overseas the new policy went into effect in france, requiring people to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test result all in order to enter a number of different types of public places. the requirements apply to any bar restaurant museum towards the traction and commercial area. more than a million people signed up to receive their first dose of the vaccine right after the french president emmanuel macron announced this new order, france's daily

and today, phil murphy says that he is recommending that people follow the guidelines from the cdc, and mask up when inside whether vaccinated or not. what do people think about it here? take a listen. >> i work with the public and if i can prevent someone from getting sick or someone prevents me from getting sick, it is fine. it is temporary hopefully. >> i am vaccinated, so ideally, i would not like to wear the masks again, but if it is for the safety of others and for our country, i do recommend wearing masks. >> a 24-year-old young man and his friends said to me that they think it is all about fear. people being afraid, and not necessarily that it would help in terms of reducing the positive covid cases, and still another mother of a 3-year-old said to me, and these are her words that wearing a mask indoors is a hel of a lot better than the lockdown than we were in before, and so if that avoids a lockdown, fine. >> and dr. hotez, i will get your reaction of this clip on the other side. >> and seeing new science that demonstrated for those who are vaccinated, that they could in fact

you know, phil murphy's record is pretty simple. most people per capita died in his state and he has killed the most businesses, too. so, they shouldn't be listened to on this at all. we should be following the people who understand this disease. and those people are not calling for mask mandates, brian. we should not be following in that direction. we have teachers that will be vaccinated when they go back into the classrooms. these students are not to be at risk in those classrooms. >> brian: lastly, clearly, parents feel powerless. they are seeing these announcements and pronouncement frlts curriculum to the masks and they feel powerless. what's your message to parents and, after all, you are a parent. >> you bet. and my message is the same to both my fellow republicans and to all the parents out there regardless of your party. stand up and be heard. we should have a full school year this year. a full complete, in classroom school year that in my view extends through next summer because our children have to catch up on everything

governor phil murphy says indoor masking, requiring that is not off the table. take a listen. >> for the time being i hope we don't have to do that. we're, i think, the only state in the nation that didn't letter lurch over the past 16 months. i hope not to do that here. if we have to, we will. >> so if we have to, we will. at what time from your perspective does states move back to broader masking? is there a threshold we should be looking for? >> yeah. great question. i think that we also have to do it with candid support in the counties and states that are putting them in place. these are blunt policies. nobody wants to go back to kind of having everyone required. but it's because of what you are talking about. we don't have mandates. we don't know who is vaccinated. in terms of a threshold, you want to look for a combination of tlesh holds. vaccination rate of your community is important. you also need to look at the actual positivity rate of testing. we're not doing as much as we see. testing is important. you were covering some of the hospital that's are o

and i want to congratulation phil morphias being -- murphy as being my neighbor.rlie baker and everyone else. this is a transformational moment for the world. i don't think we go back to where we were. i think we have changed and we went throughle trauma and challenges to make sure that we are better for the trauma and transformational for governors to be sure. when i would go into schools, the students would always ask, what does the governor do, they knew what the mayor did, the mayor does police, the mayor does sanitation, they know what a president does, but what does a governor do. governors were somewhere in the middle there and that would be a question from students. no students asked that question anymore. people know what governors do and how important governors are. the circumstances brought the governor to the forefront of this nation for better or worse and these were difficult times. i mean, those early days were ho horrendous, no information, different information, no equipment, begging people for ppe, trying to work together to get planes to go to c

phil murphy begged people to get their shots and says he's not ruling out reimplementing restrictionse delta variant. even conservative news personalities are urging americans to get vaccinated. back on capitol hill, the attending physicians said it's a dire health risk to those unvaccinated. and for people fully vaccinated, they might want to take additional protective mesers, like wearing a mask inside or in a crowd. >> we're joined by republican senator, marco rubio. i want to pick up on what she was just talking about. cases are particularly surging in your state, florida. 20% of all the new cases in the country are in florida. are you satsified with the way florida is handling this? >> i'm not satisfied with the outcome. ultimately, people should get vaccinated. the government's been telling people for a long time not to smoke. it causes heart disease and cancer. they still do it. they tell us to watch our weight but it still happens. my whole point is everyone should get vaccinated. i'm vaccinated. my family's vaccinated. people shouldn't listen to people telling them not to. al

they're suing the governor of new jersey, phil murphy, the head of the state department of education attend school in 12 different disdistricts. among them in mark who says given his asperger's connecting with his peers has been nearly impossible during the pandemic. >> i communicate by expression. i see smiles, i see frowns, i see scowls. and without that everyone is emotionless. i don't know what they're saying or how they feel. >> it is one of the many legal battles nationwide to remove masks in class. in this suit the lawyer claims they will gain traction because no other cases brought up their key argument which is the first amendment, freedom of speech and expression. >> they're arguing that children have an associational right to be with other children, to see their faces, to communicate normally, to be able to be up to and touching other kids and to see their teachers. no one has ever argued this before. >> we did reach out to the governor, the department of education and department of health and declined to comment. the governor's office says there is no state mandate for ma

they're suing new jersey governor phil murphy.f the department of health. kids attend 12 different districts, all those involved in the lawsuit across the garden state. among them is mark ford, who says his asperger's created issues during the pandemic preventing him from connecting with his pierce. >> i communicate by expression. i see smiles, i see frowns, i see scowls and without that everyone is motionless. i don't know what they're saying. i don't know how they feel. reporter: it is just one of many legal battles nationwide to remove masks in class. in the suit, the lawyer, claims that they will gain traction because no other cases brought up their key argument which is the first amendment, freedom of speech and expression. >> we're arguing that children have an associational right to be with other children, to see their faces, to communicate normally, to be able to be up to and touch another kid and to see their teachers. no one has ever argued this before. reporter: we did reach out to the governor, the department of educat