i want to go to mike memoli in travers city. good to see you, my friend. >> reporter: how you doing? >> the president is taking heat for this trip as he falls somewhat short of his goal to have 70% of the country vaccinated by july 4th. talk me through the messaging on this trip and how it is being received so far. >> reporter: well, yasmin, it is fair to criticize them for this. this is a white house that has loved to set these kind of goals, and they've been very quick to tout when they've hit them. in this case it was clear a few weeks ago from the white house's side that they were not going to hit that 70% of a single vaccination for most adults. but part of the messaging from the white house is the scenes you see behind me, this is the first day of the national cherry festival in travers city, there was no cherry festival last year. the strides that the country has made to getting back to pre-pandemic life is so important and that's what the president is touting today. what the president is doing is calling attention to the

nbc's mike memoli in travers city, michigan, thank you. we had technical difficulties with daniel lippman. we apologize to the audience and to daniel as well. did want to talk to him. >>> former president trump holding a rally in florida days after his cfo and his company were indicted. prosecutors say weisselberg used his position to get out of paying taxes on $1.7 million in income. both he and the trump organization pled not guilty. i want to bring in ali vitali who is following this for us. thanks for joining us on this. what are we expecting to hear from the former president today and what specifically about the indictment? >> reporter: yeah, yasmin. it is highly likely we are going to hear about the indictment, those criminal charges that were finally filed this week. last weekend we were talking about how they were coming. they were not mention at the former president's last rally last weekend in ohio, but certainly now that we're here a trump aide tells me the way the former president is likely to frame it is that this is an exampl

so president biden will travel to travers city, michigan, where he will tour a cherry farm trying to make an example for americans of things that you can do without fear in the country if you are vaccinated. it's part of this america back together tour that the white house is putting on this weekend all to promote and celebrate how far this country has really come. take a look at how this country is getting back to pre-pandemic life. now it's really a full-court press this weekend. first lady will drive home that message when she tours maine and new hampshire and the vice president will drive home that message in nevada. now it's as you guys said, boris and christi, right? it still comes as the white house is grappling with how to deal with this delta variant. yesterday at the white house president biden said that he was not concerned that the more contagious variant would cause major outbreaks or cause the country to shut down but he was concerned about those who have not yet been vaccinated. take a listen. >> i am concerned that people who have not gotten vaccinated have the capaci

arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in travers city, michigan. >>> a record-breaking heat wave is overwhelming parts of the pacific northwest, plains and canada. millions are under heat warnings. in 2017 and 2019 there were only 12 deaths from hyperthermia in the whole state. overall almost 100 people have died in oregon from the recent extreme weather. >>> today is july 4th, independence day in the u.s. americans are ready to enjoy the long holiday weekend but some are worried spectacular traditions could be dangerous during this historic heat wave. paul vercammen explains. >> reporter: up and down the west coast they're worried about the combination of drought, high temperature and fireworks. come down to the beach, cool off. if you need to set a fire, do it in one of the cement rings. the big concern is so many people get their hands on illegal fireworks or legal fireworks and setting them off in the city. los angeles has had its problems here and just the other day they confiscated 5,000 pounds of fireworks, put them in a bomb squad van and somehow that detonated. extr

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arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in travers city, michigan. >>> the threat of escalatingan has led u.s. officials to update their emergency evacuation plans at the american embassy in kabul. it comes just days after u.s. troops left bagram airbase, the center of military power in afghanistan, during 20 years of war. the taliban have made recent fw gains across the country. top u.s. military commanders warn civil war could come from the pullout. many are asking how long can the u.s. keep its diplomats in the country? >> reporter: 650 marine also look after the embassy in kabul and contractors will secure the international airport. i don't know that, kim, there will be no other u.s. presence left in afghanistan. that is certainly unnerving people here, obviously u.s. and nato forces flying out of bagram airbase which was the nerve center of 20 years of u.s. operations early friday morning, that was the end of a chapter and for many local afghans, they feel a sense of betrayal, they feel like the united states is abandoning them and even though president biden says we are no

. >> nbc's mike memily is in travers city. i was promised you would be on a ferris wheel. a little disappointed, but tell me what you can about the second stop from the ground. >> reporter: allison, you mentioned it a few moments ago, the fact that the white house conceded a few weeks ago they were not going to hit the president's goal of having 70% of adults with at least one dose of the vaccination. but if you look here, the sights and sounds around me, this is according to the white house telling a much bigger story about the success in their view of how the president has effectively managed, the president of this country, out of the pandemic. we are at the first day of the national cherry festival here in travers county, michigan. it is one of the biggest drivers of tourism to this area. there was no cherry festival a year ago. you can see around me it is packed. i don't think i have been around this many people probably since well before -- maybe the iowa state fair two years ago. that's really the message the white house is trying to hammer home this weekend, that am

happening on an attraction called the magic carpet ride at the annual national cherry festival in travers citye it started moving, i was like this is not happening. it was to the point where the base of it was, like, leaning way back. i was, like, that looks like it's about like to fall back into the river right now. it was just -- i could not believe what i was seeing. >> reporter: so how can you be sure something like this won't happen at your local carnival this summer? the consumer product and safety commission technically oversees the safety of all portable rides which travel state to state, but it's up to each state to implement that oversight. some states like california and new york require regular inspections while others like texas require yearly. according to safeparks.org, nine states require no state oversight at all.w, according t department of licensing and regulatory affairs, carnival inspected annually. arnold amusement said it inspects their rides every morning prior to operation. guys? >> thank you so much. >> thank you, eva. >>> coming up next, we have george, the next gues

at least today the president's going to be in travers city, michigan, he's talking about the great progresser of other things. mark meredith at the white house with more. >> reporter: neil, good morning to you. the biden administration certainly making a big public push to get more americans vaccinated. the just left the white house a -- the president just left the white house, the first lady is going to be up in maine and new hampshire. the cdc has given us a breakdown of where things stand with the vaccine, close to 158 million americans have been -- excuse me, 56 million americans have been -- 156 million americans have been fully vaccinated and close to 58% of adults 18 and older are fully vaccinated. the white house certainly wanted those numbers to be a bit higher than right now. the president, though, insists that progress being made. he did issue a warning on friday with covid cases on the rise in some communities. >> i am concerned that people who have not gotten vaccinated have the capacity to catch the variant and if spread the variant to other people who have not been vaccinated