this is what he said to hillary vaughn. reporter: are you guys going to forfeit part of your salary by spending time up here and not participateing in the business of the texas legislature which is your job? >> we're doing our jobs. we're fighting for our constituents being here. reporter: so where the press is allowed to ask questions. what your message is to texans who can't just not show up to work and still get a paycheck. do you have a message to texans?

vaughn, what's the scene right now? >> authorities have given the all clear at this airport here, but sheriffs officials remain on scene. this is still an taveon going investigation as we wait to hear the exact cause of today's chaos. kate >> vaughn, thank you >>> the new cdc rules for schools reopening this fall are creating some confusion tonight for families as not all states say they're going follow those guidelines and now a new threat, growing cases of that more contagious delta variant. kathy park reports >> how are you doing >> reporter: it's clear the cdc wants kids back in the classroom this fall. >> if a school or classroom is not able to maintain at least three feet distancing, that should not keep any kids out of the classroom. >> reporter: the agency now saying fully vaccinated students and teachers can lose the mask when they return, despite kids under 12 still ineligible for the vaccine, creating confusion for some parents. >> it might be difficult, you know, keeping track of who is vaccinated, who is no

vaughn, talk us through this. this is worst case scenario for folks there as they are still trying to continue on with this rescue and recovery mission, but dealing with the tropical storm headed up the west coast of florida, which is seeing some impacts, significant impacts where you are. >> reporter: that's right. this was two-pronged opinion on sunday there is the anticipation about the demolition which had families concerned about the impact that would have on the existing rubble site in the search for their loved ones. the demolition went about as well as it could have gone essentially staying in the contained area, mostly just dust getting on the existing rubble, making it easier for as early as yesterday morning throughout the day yesterday for those crews to begin to ramp up their rescue operation and really as officials say get it to 100% capacity, the number of individuals that could be under the rubble without potentially damaging it with weight issues but that's where yesterday afternoon came in, 4:00

. >>> nbc's vaughn hillyard is in is tracking tropical storm elsa. vaughn, let me start with you. we were just listening to the governor of florida, ron desantis as well, as the mayor of surfside, and i know you have been listening along with us to these press conferences. we know the death toll has risen to 27. what else have you learned on the ground at this hour? >> reporter: this is a big 24 hours here. the first front of that was last night, the demolition of this, which was successful. you heard from the mayor, you heard from the governor. you saw for yourself the way in which this building effectively came down in that defined area. it did not disrupt the existing rubble. the mayor of miami-dade county saying just a few moments ago there that only dust had landed on the existing pile, which allowed the rescue crews to get right back in there, literally within two hours after the demolition. they're still working on it. they've been watching them come and go throughout the day. the second part is the concern over the storm. and i'll let michelle talk about the good news that

families of the missing still clinging to hope for a miracle survival story we begin tonight with vaughn hilliard in surfside >> reporter: officials in surfside making a stunning decision tonight to demolish the still-standing portion of the champlain towers ahead of tropical storm elsa landfall >> can be brought down within 36 hours. >> how will this affect's fates of those citizen unaccounted for? >> given the fact you were going to have to do this anyways, it's the prudent thing to do i think it will lead to the course of action that most minimally disrupts the rescue efforts >> reporter: 24 confirmed deceased 121 still unaccounted for. tonight their families struggling to hold on to hope. >> devastating, excruciating, painful. >> reporter: pablo rodriguez's mother and grandmother yet to be found. >> as a family member with loved ones still missing, how do you feel about the decision to demolish this building? my biggest fear is now there's not going to be anything to recover and we're never really going to have a proper burial >> reporter: the mayor waiting until after the storm pass

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vaughn, let's start there, is that what you're seeing?idding, that here to for had been inaccessible? >> that is exactly right. to what extent to they feel more comfortable sending more of the task force crews back on to that rubble. the whole concern in the last 11 days was the potential reality that those rescue crews were putting their own lives at take. they were working very deliberately on the rubble mounds there not wanting to cause not only a collapse, but also not to potentially disrupt the infrastructure, the base, of that still standing building. without that, that looming danger, to what extent are they able to speed up this rescue and recovery process. they're still calling it a rescue process wanting to essentially go through this and not be the ones to distinguish hope that any folks could potentially still be alive. we have that new number. 118 are unaccounted for. the other good news from the mayor just now is her saying that there is only dust from the demolition last night that landed on that existing pile. they put a t

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joining us is vaughn hillyard, vaughn, it's good to see you. it's been another tough day.aiting, of course, for the effects of this tropical storm. what's the latest of where you are in surfside? >> reporter: you know, kasie, the expectations could be far worse. and even 24 hours was there was going to be sustained winds and rain throughout the day. ultimately, just about two hours of pause where it ultimately hit that rescue crew, yesterday afternoon, where torrential downpours, rains, and winds exceeding 30 miles per hour and lightning ascended on the shores here. and it could have been a far longer delay when we were expecting come sunrise that the rains and winds would be kicked up. you can see from that storm it has moved west and moved north of here. the hard part is the continued reality that 109 individuals are potentially unaccounted for. and that just 36 individuals have been recovered at this point. yesterday was an opportunity, after that demolition of that existing building to really ramp up their case and accelerate their search effort. even then, still, ther

jackie: hillary vaughn thank you for that joining the house or recite ranking member congressman jamesstart by giving you some facts that we can ponder data breaches hit a 17 year high in the united states experience a most expensive breach in more than $9 million ofve incidents 6.9 million in the middle east and canada 5.4 million it averages altogether the estimate is four-point to 4 million her estate. what are your thoughts customer. >> i am glad he's taken this seriously i wish he would've started sooner. the cyber attacks have increased significantly ever since joe biden took office in the problem is the two primary violators of the cyber attacks are sponsored by the russian government and the chinese government. they don't fear joe biden like they fear donald trump, that is a fact. what joe biden needs to do is hold these countries accountable and unfortunately one of the first acts joe biden to russia, he allowed them to do their pipeline while he canceled thes. keystone pipeline, that gives russia more money to invest in more cyber attacks and it is bad policy, joe biden canno

jackie: hillary vaughn, thank you for that. i will start giving you some stats we can ponder here. the cost of data breaches hit a 1-year7-year high. united states had most expensive breaches, $9 million per incident. in canada, 4.5 million. when you average them all together the estimate is roughly 4.24 million per incident. we're talking about a massive amount of money here around president biden is just getting to form some legislation to help with this. your thoughts? >> well it's, i'm glad that he is taking this seriously. i wish he had started a little sooner. the fact of the matter is the cyberattacks increased sergeantly ever since joe biden took office and the problem is the two primary violators of the cyberattacks are sponsored by the russian government and the chinese government around they don't fear joe biden like they feared donald trump. that's a fact and what joe biden needs to do is hold these countries accountable. unfortunately one of the first acts joe biden did with respect to russia, he allowed them to do

i should know we are going to vaughn hillyard, our colleague in austin, texas.o elaborate on the development. let me ask you about the president and what we're hearing about his reaction to the ruling and what it means to the current daca participants. >> reporter: immigrant advocates wasting no time in demanding the white house act immediately after this shock ruling on the daca program. now, here is what it will not do, and this is important. it will not affect those who currently have daca status or are in the process of renewing it. that's because the judge, he put a hold on that as this plays out in the courts. but it will prevent any new applicants for relief from the daca program from being able to apply for the time being. but president biden vowing to fight back, issuing a statement, calling this very disappointing and going on to say, while the court's order does not now affect current daca recipients, the decision nonetheless relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future. biden going on to say the department of justice int

and nbc reporter vaughn riddle yard has been busy in surfside following this for us. >>> vaughn, i feelg ever since it went from a rescue to a recovery, i do feel like we're getting updates that have higher and higher death tolls now. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lyndsay, it's accurate. just in the last six days here since the demolition, there are now -- that total is up to 86. before the demolition, it stood at just 24, which speaks to the acceleration of this here. mayor burke had said yesterday, the mayor of surfside here, that this -- they expect this recovery effort to end sooner rather than later, that it is going quicker than anticipated. to give you an idea, initially that rubble mound in some areas of the building were three, four stories high. he says that's now down to either ground level or below ground level to where those garage -- the garage is. we actually just saw yesterday evening, one of our camera crews was seeing some vehicles from that garage area that were being put on the flatbeds and taken from here. you can see some of these flatbeds. we've been able to se

faa handing out massive fines from $7,500 to $52,000 a steep price to deter more chaos in the air vaughn hillyard, nbc news. >>> still ahead, it is not the weed people grew up with we'll tell you about the new, more powerful cannabis that's sending teenagers to the e.r >>> and the chaotic scene as soccer fans tried to force their way into the big match today >>> pope francis made his first public appearance today since undergoing intestinal surgery. the pontiff emerged on a hospital balcony to give his sunday blessing to crowds that gathered below he highlighted the need for everyone to have access to good health care. the vatican says the pope's recovery has been going well >>> now to the sports world where novak djokovic pulled off a historic win in the wimbledon final. his victory secured him a 20th grand slam title, tieing roger federer and rafael nadal for the most ever for men. he's now won all three grand slam tournaments this year if he wins the u.s. open in september, he would be the first to win all four in more than 30 years. >>> a hardbreaker for england today. italy beat the

when i watch it, oh, my god really me >> reporter: and back at home with her son vaughn hillyard, nbcs >>> we are back in a moment with the massive delays at the airports americans are ready to fly, but are the airlines ready for them >>> and remembering the life of a hip-hop pioneer. ♪ you say he's just a friend, but you say he's just a friend ♪ ♪ oh, baby, you got what i need ♪ >>> with stifling temperatures punishing much of the west, at least 70 wildfires are now ravaging that region the fast-moving fire south of lake tahoe on the california/nevada border forced several communities to evacuate today and in oregon the largest wildfire in the u.s. right now keeps growing, exploding in size again overnight. it has already torched an area larger than new york city and is expanding 1,000 acres every hour >>> in san diego today the u.s. navy christened the "usns john lewis," honoring the late congressman and civil rights icon on the first anniversary of his death. many of lewis's former congressional colleagues were there. the navy plans to name another six ships after civil rights lead

vaughn, you heard the mayor essentially say listen, we are very much in a rescue phase of this operation, almost two weeks in, since that condo collapsed, also now post demolition happening late last night. where are we? >> reporter: yazmin, this was a major operational hurdle and from your conversation there with the mayor, the indication there that this is now a more rapid, intense recovery effort here. that existing structure that was a danger, looming over the rescue workers, and over the last 11 days there are concerns not only among us but also family members, folks here, officials, folks in the community that that structure could come down especially when we were staring at these potential gusts of winds and rain that could descend as soon as today on the surfside area. that's why the decision this weekend was so striking by officials to go forward with the demolition because they indicated at the end of last week they felt it was too risky at this point, they were not going to bring that building down just short time after but ultimately they found a contractor, the same contract

lester. >> all right, vaughn hillyard, thank you. and make a plan for where to get vaccinated. visit planyourvaccine.com for more. here, in tokyo, team usa swimmers are shattering new records with one of its stars, caeleb dressel, back in the pool in just a few hours. and simone biles has made a decision about whether she'll compete tomorrow. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: simone is out, makayla is in. with the announcement today that simone biles is withdrawing from the bars and vault final, mykayla skinner gets another chance. joining teammate jade carey to compete for a medal in vault. the-year-old who was an alternate in rio thought her olympics were over after the qualifying round. >> obviously, to make an individual event would be icing on the cake. >> reporter: consider the cake iced. skinner posting on instagram today, looks like i get to put a competition leo on just one more time. doing this for us, simone biles. it's go time, baby. the news about biles, not that surprising, after she posted and later removed this video. writing on friday, literally, can't tell u

vaughn hillyard, nbc news. >>> new covid restrictions across parts of europe and in australia ignited mass protests today. in france crows clashed with police over the mandate requiring vaccinations to access venues. thousands marched for freedom amid a resurgence of the virus there. there have been protests in japan over the olympics. many believe with covid rising, it's no time to hold such a large event. we sent our keir simmons across the country to gauge japanese sentiment now that the games have begun. >> reporter: tonight, japan's opening ceremony celebrating its rich history and culture widely praised, despite the lack of spectators and protesters outside. after 14 days in the country, when our movements were restricted, we left tokyo this week traveling across japan to see how people here really feel. meiji castle is one of the oldest in the nation. modern japan's political battle ises now over covid and the olympics. do you think the olympics should go ahead? >> translator: we have no choice. >> reporter: we stopped in hiroshima where we met american sheresse encarnacion. >>

vaughn hillyard joins me now from surfside.h the storm looming? >> reporter: yes. we have. ever since 1:00 a.m. yesterday morning about 200 individuals, rescue crew on top of the pile. a slight pauses of time overnight due to lightning here but today is a blessing here. we were expecting rain at sun rise this morning and wind gusts and lightning. but there's not been any rain today and like everybody we have been checking and the storm moved west which is prevented the rain here from settling in over this rescue effort here. i want you to hear from maggie castro, a fire rescue worker who with the team on the pile because i asked the question to her, at what point does this become a recovery effort? they're still calling this a rescue operation and individuals found alive since the day of the collapse here because operationally concerning could they go at a quicker pace to recover more bodies. >> at the end of the day we are still looking for people. we are still looking for families' loved ones and always treating the people lo

vaughn, let me go to you. rescue teams in surfside are dealing with the strong wind gusts and storm, but the effort has been accelerated because of the partial -- the demolition of what was left over. what's the latest that we've seen today as so many families continue to wait for any sign of their loved ones? >> reporter: yeah. that's right, kasie. we just watched -- you see some more of those rescue crews walking behind us right now. this is the top of noon shift change where the noon task force will be arriving on to that scene. we now know that there are about 200 individuals at any given time on top of that pile and an elevated number from that -- from before that building was ultimately demolished. there was concern over that building and whether it was structurally sound and fear that it could topple over especially questions to which tropical storm elsa would impact surfside. the good news right now you're not seeing any rain. kasie when you and i talked way too early this morning we were anticipating,

vaughn, what are we learning here about the time line? >> reporter: yeah, lindsey, that press conference just wrapping up in which governor desantis was here as well as miami-dade county mayor, as well as rescue officials talking about the current state of this rescue operation and that planned demolition here. we do have some new details here about what this demolition exactly will look like. essentially they're relying on explosives from underneath here, underneath some key rodding and columns underneath this building, essentially allowing gravity to bring down this building within this confined area. i asked questions specifically to mayor, the extent to which they had a high degree of confidence that, in fact, this building would implode in this controlled area so that they could then begin that rescue operation and resume it promptly. the answer to that was that this particular company, this contractor that they are working with, controlled demolition, incorporated, is an experienced one and one that they felt most confident going wi

but to vaughn's point, i looked up the climate data since june 24th in surfside.thunderstorms every single day except for two, maybe three. i think yesterday was the third day that they didn't have thunderstorms. and we do have thunderstorms in the forecast at least for the next five days. and that's without a tropical system. the tropical system that is going to impact them will add to this. let's take a look at radar. this tells you the story. we have landfall as of 2:00 in cuba. it needs to go over this rough terrain that is going to impact the storm over the next seven, eight, nine hours. then we're going to determine where this trajectory is going to go. the it is going to weaken and then strengthen in the gulf? look at this radar enat outer rain bands. we're seeing sun in parts of the keys. not all of the keys. but like marathon, florida, we're seeing thunderstorms there already. so even though it's not the low that may pass over, a lot of times with a hurricane we look at the low. it really is a big storm. we have winds out 70 miles per hour. we have rain b

nbc's vaughn hillyard has the story. vaughn? >> demolition crews here are working against the clock. what we know is the timeline right now is actually off of the interview that you just had this last hour with the mayor of surfside who said they expect the rest of the champlain towers to be imploded by tomorrow morning but did not rule out the fact that could be today. the tropical storm elsa's winds are expected to hit here the surfside area some time on monday. this is a major move here by the mayor and other rescue officials. they have halted, suspended that rescue operation until that building comes down. the mayor making the decision that it would be safer to try to implode this building intentionally as opposed to the risk of wind potentially pushing the ub sturdy building in one direction or another, potentially on top of the existing rubble where there are still 121 unaccounted for individuals. again, we are waiting, though, for that exact timing. potentially over the next 24 hours, before that storm lands into town and

joininging us now, vaughn hillyard. thank you for being with us so early this morning. i know you're putting in really long days down there. while we noel say is likely to basically miss surfside, it still is really impacting the search efforts. what's the latest there, and what's the impact? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, kasie. you could see yesterday afternoon the impacts of the outer bands of tropical storm elsa. it was about 4:00 yesterday afternoon when the clouds came overhead and wind gusts picked up here and then downpour, torrential rain. but we're expecting with that forecast the rain to begin coming down here within this next hour and to sustain well into the future here over these coming days. but when you look at the video, you can see what these crews were up against. the threshold they're working off is 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts that would lead them to pause their rescue mission. that took place to our understanding yesterday afternoon, even, at least two times. this is an effort that's now at 100% capacity. they now have full access to every part of

>> vaughn, thank you so much.festival. hi, rob. how are you doing? >> we're doing great. what's a summertime barbecue without some hot air ballooning. we're at the 38th annual new jersey lottery festival of ballooning with the balloon maestro here john piper. look at this, huh? we're levitating now. had to run it up the flagpole to get in the basket with the company. they were concerned. how safe is this? >> very safe. you feel comfortable in here, don't you? >> i feel great. it's a beautiful day. the winds are calm. >> when you're flying with the wind you don't feel any kind of g-force and so i've had people who are afraid of heights and afraid of flying and they all love it in a balloon. you can see all the way around and you just go with the wind and then land. beautiful. >> so this balloon can hold 77,000 cubic feet. that's 77,000 beach balls basically, right. >> exactly. yes. >> with that let's take a look at what's going on at the beach. if you can't get out here to the festival here, head to belmar, new jer

vaughn hillyard is in surfside with the latest. vaughn, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, savannah. we are looking at those high winds hitting here in as soon as 48 hours. with concerns over that storm, another old structurally deficit buildings, hundreds of residents just down the road from here were also evacuated just overnight. this morning, hurricane elsa bears down on surfside, as rescue crews continue their search for more than 100 people still missing in the rubble. >> god forbid somebody is still alive underneath there and they're going to have all that rain. >> reporter: the incoming storm could strike as early as monday, intensifying this weekend's current search. >> the current track could be 60-mile-an-hour winds. that's quite an impact on the remaining structure that is still standing that is subject to failures. >> reporter: of chief concern, a large column inside the partially collapsed tower, which officials said friday has shifted by nearly a foot since the initial collapse, leading the miami-dade may

very latest vaughn, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig and sheinelle. the families of those 121 unaccounted for individuals awaited that implosion anxiously, concerned about the impact it would have on the search for their loved ones. but just this morning, those search crews are already back in the rubble overnight, the partially collapsed condo in surfside demolished, officials pausing search efforts for the implosion as 121 people remain unaccounted for. the demolition earlier than expected, officials saying the fallout would be controlled and rescue efforts had previously been paused due to fears that the remaining structure would collapse on the rubble as tropical storm elsa barrels towards florida's coast. afterwards, surrounding streets filling with dust and debris, nearby residents told to shelter in place ahead of the blast. >> this is really just a continuation of the tragedy. unfortunately, this is something that has to be done. >> reporter: rescuers immediately returning to the scene following the blast. >> bringing the building down in a co

vaughn hillyard picks up the story. >> reporter: those those members have put the capitol here in standstill, trying to prolong the timetable in which those election measures they say are voting restrictions laws, are ultimately passed and signed by the governor here. we have new reporting that this week the texas members will holding a virtual conference. they are going to be taking part in a virtual conference with the likes of multiple state secretaries of state who oversee their voting efforts, but they'ring going to include the likes of dolores huerta, as well as other leaders. these are the conversations they're trying to have as they press for the john lewis voting rights act to be passed up on capitol hill. that are efforts to restrict voting. i want to you heart from senator carol alvarada, who i talked to about their meetings as well as the messages. take a listen. >> we did not talk about filibuster with the senator manchin. i was -- it was something we felt is best left up to majority leader schumer, and other senators to handle the procedures. our goal was to talk about the subs

vaughn hilliard is talking to families that are effected.ing possible eviction. >> exactly. this is imminent here. we're talking about the motor youm ending tomorrow, saturday, and folks here are getting eviction notices on their front doors. we talked to multiples of the individuals. but they said they would take congressional approval to expand it beyond tomorrow. now what are you looking at? millions of families. one mom lost her warehouse job that took her down to one other job. just a few months ago her rent went up from $900 to $1300. she got a notice of her e vax, and she is waiting and hoping for some of those federal dollars to come in before they kick her out. take a listen. >> you could essential i will be evicted at any moment. where would you go? >> i don't know. just to be honest. i mean i only option is a hotel because it will be hard to try to get into a new parent due to all of the a qualifications you have to have and having an eviction open they will judge you for that and you won't qualify to goat a new apartment. >> she

that was nbc's vaughn hillyard. i want to turn to our guests to talk more about this. michelle, we really just want to tackle what we're seeing with elsa heading toward the florida area. so as of right now, the track is to the west. that is good news, means the most impactful. they stretch, so we're still going to say, including surfside. this is a tall mission. they have a storm surge they're going to see, so we're looking at -- and we're looking at 60-mile-per-hour winds right now, so it's a fairly strong tropical storm. this is really going to determine the future of this storm. it's probably going to slow a bit. so by tomorrow morning when we see it emerge into the gulf we'll see what's left of it. it's moving northwest at 14 miles an hour, it did slow down. it was zooming yesterday. over cuba tonight, closer to the keys tonight into tomorrow and also south florida, so certainly sunrise, they'll be feeling that wind picking up. by wednesday we'll see it make landfall, but yasmin, yeah, the winds will be a problem and we could see torrential rainfall. even in the be

vaughn. >> reporter: jonathan, good to see you.t here where the officials are up against the clock. when you're looking at that 12-story building that is still standing, the plan is to take that building down before the wind gusts come in from tropical storm elsa. but we're looking at anywhere from 20 mile to 60-mile per hour winds coming in from the storm. depending on the path from which it takes. and we're looking at potentially those winds arriving by tomorrow. and that's why you heard from surfside mayor laying out the time line they intend to take the rest of that building down by tomorrow morning. it could very well happen today. they said that they are waiting for the contractor, the demolition contractor to essentially give the thumbs up and the go ahead that they are ready to go. the whole reason they're taking this structure down before the storm hit is because they don't want that building to topple over in one direction or another. particularly onto that pile of rubble that is existing. there's still 121 individuals un

thanks to vaughn hillyard for that record.axios a.m., congressional reporter elena treen. good to see you. what's the one big thing today? >> good morning, happy monday. today we're looking at vaccine laws across the country. a lot of republican state lawmakers are trying to -- they're using the same language they would with race, religion and gender, politics in their states, trying to make it illegal for employees and private businesses and government to discriminate against those who are unvaccinated versus those who are vaccinated. this is really an interesting marker of how deeply vaccine status has burned into the political psyche in our country. one state already, montana, has made it illegal for different employers to discriminate against people who are unvaccinated versus those who are vaccinated. and my colleague points out the states doing this and pushing this are the states that have higher rates of unvaccinated people. so i think it's something to keep tracking and see as, you know, more people become vaccinated,

vaughn, met he will start with you in surfside.re do we know now about where things stand and where does the operation go after the demolition? >> that is right, the hope here is that the process of recovery can accelerate. they're still calling this a rescue mission essentially. they're not going to be the ones that extinguish the hope here for families. the same part is they now have access to that particular part of the building that was still standing. they're encouraged by the fact they're now able to access more easily that area because there was concern they could dismantle part of the rubble and part of that existing building that could have lead to that other tower collapsing right there on the rubble site. you see that video of that demolition with a successful implosion, that stayed in that defined area there. in it those crews ever since early this morning, they have been back out there. we know that since then three more individuals bodies were recovered, but 118 more. i was just talking with my colleague, we're kind o

we're joined by cori coffin, and vaughn hillyard. cori, talk to me first about this. >> reporter: yeah, something that's beyond active consideration at this point, uses yasmin, here in the city of new york. it's a vaccine program for healthcare workers. this is the biggest sweeping change. they're trying to tamp down any possible surge of the delta variant. they're trying to make sure they can boost up. simply put, they don't have enough vaccinations here in the city. i spoke with new yorkers about how they feel about this program. listen to what they told me. >> i just hope more industries will start requiring at least testing or a vaccine instead of just like texas, saying, no, there's no mandates at all. i think that thinking is what this got this whole country into the biggest part of the problem? >> i feel safer to take care of somebody if i'm vaccinated. >> if you choate not to get vaccine, that's on you, but you have to follow other mandates, whatever the case is. >> reporter: so healthcare workers in the city will be required

. >> vaughn, elsa mostly missed the surfside area. big ers impact of the storm that it led to officials deciding to demolish the rest of the building and opened up the new areas to search? >> reporter: it was the surfside mayor that called it a blessing in disguise the fact that the storm threatened to hit her harder forces them to bring that building down and get to that rescue effort accelerated and seen in the last 36 hours 18 more individuals recovered. last night ten. this is a process now with sunshine out here the crews are measure ably to access this ground here at this hour. >> vaughn, mayor cava says staff are on site at the other tower, the north champlain tower. what is going on over there and what tells us about the investigation of the collapsed building itself? >> reporter: this is the concern. the county essentially going and working with the cities to conduct audits here across the buildings across the greater miami-dade area and that particular building the champlain tower north built at the same time by the same fir

>> hillary vaughn. you might have noticed as we spoke, the corner of the screen, you're asking, neil, why were stocks up? they've been up through this inflationary talks and fears, they see that as a reflection of a strong economy. the demand is building and that's all net good. a lot of them believe as jerome powell is saying this might not last long. it is weird. if it does accelerate to the degree it could, it could bring back the 1970s. that's the big fear a lot of people are too young to remember. it was not pleasant. charlie gasparino was way too young to remember. that is the fear. charlie you wouldn't see it in the markets, right? stimulus is stimulus. an uptick in inflation is an uptick in economic activity. they're looking at the half full glass. >> yes. hamburger helps is from the 70s. i don't think the markets will react to inflation until jerome powell throws in the towel and says we're raising the rates. if he doesn't raise rates and people are betting he's not, the markets are going to be

jackie: hillary vaughn, thank you very much for that. a little deeper into this with florida republican kat cammack from house homeland security. great to see you. start with that 2 billion-dollar figure. this is really important. when the trump administration was leaving it had earmarked, had appropriated to finish the wall. the biden administration to as hillary said to babysit the materials so they're not stolen here but not finish the wall. yet the statement from the omb person saying, no, no, what we're doing is trying to save taxpayer money. >> it is kind of comical that the biden administration wants to care about the fiscal responsibility side of governing. there is absolutely nothing about the biden administration that says we care about taxpayer dollars as evidenced by their incredible bloated spending packages but let me be clear, they are all about babysitting. they want the contractors to go babysit materials and they want border patrol to babysit, process illegals coming across. this has absolutely nothing to do with taxpay

nbc's vaughn hillyard has that story. >> reporter: startling footage of frantic earth to save a babydriver swerved out of control in an intersection toward a mom and her daughter, the car slamming into a pair and barreling them into a barbershop. >> within moments, these two enter. >> we've got a baby under the vehicle. one officer radioing for backup, the other, shouts for support. the body camera shows the seriously injured mom lying next to the car. her baby seen wriggling beneath it. others step in to assist. seconds pass as an officer lifts. another officer reaches, grasping for, and finally pulling out the child. authorities charged this man for driving while intoxicated and vehicular assault, brabing the mother's leg and fracturing part of her daughter's skull. police say both will be okay as they remain in the hospital. >> i think that that is anyone parent's worst nightmare. our thanks to vaughn hillyard for that report. >>> moses who failed violence and intimidation to registration black voters in the 1960s died yesterday. in 1960 he left his job as a high school teacher in

joining us is vaughn hillyard. what have you noticed differently there today given that researchers or searchers have been able to get access to a wider swath of the pile? >> reporter: we have to say today has been a good day here. that storm was on the brink of hitting here with wind initially foreseen anywhere from 40-60 miles an hour before that storm started to move west. today we're expecting rain and wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. but so far today, there has not been a single drop of rain. that has allowed those rescue teams to get into that rubble. four individual have been recovered here today alone, potentially more. we're expecting another update this afternoon. you can see the progression of that storm. just about 30 seconds ago we heard our first boom of thunder. that is significant because the rescue mission will stop whenever there is lightning within 2 1/2 miles of this rescue location. this area of surfside, this shoreline is also under that same southern florida tornado watch here. i want to le

vaughn, thank you very much. >>> president and first lady biden will host a fourth of july party at the white house today to honor frontline workers for their sacrifice over the last 15 months of the covid crisis. the president, first lady and vice president were on the road on saturday touting the success of the national vaccination program with much work still to be done. monica alba is at the white house with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. despite missing their goal of having 70% of american adults partially vaccinated, the white house says there's plenty of progress to celebrate today when it comes to beating back the virus. a taste of summer and newfound freedom on a fourth of july weekend vastly different from the last. the president, first lady, and vice president traveling coast to coast saturday for their america is back together tour. >> summer has never felt more a promise. >> reporter: after more than a year without them, both bidens working lengthy rope lines again, shaking hands and spending time with large crowds. stopping at an ice cream shop. celebrating

to get more on the covid surge, we have nbc vaughn hilliard joins us outside the cdc. the rise in breakthrough infections. how prevalent are these cases? >> exactly. we have talked to medical experts, public health officials over the course of the weekend. butting right up against what dr. fauci is laying up. that's the reality that 40% of the american population, duts are still unvaccinated. you see a surge, a spike among unvaccinated, you'll see it among the vaccinated too. these three are not a shield. what we are seeing is a spike in cases among those who are fully vaccinated. now we should point out that the vaccine is doing what it set out today. that is to protect those individuals as fully vaccinated. individuals like myself from serious illness that leads to hospitalization or death. that does not stop everybody from getting infected. the potential mutation of these covid variants in continued spread. perhaps you or i could be walking around passing it off to unvaccinated or other vaccinated individuals. i want to let you hear part of my conversation. she's th

welcome back, vaughn hillyard. what are officials saying about the prevalence of the break-through covid cases. how concerned should fully vax lated people be be these new cases. you think i have been jabbed, am i good to go? >> exactly. that's what we all thought when we all got our pricks here. the renaissance summer started out that way for most of us. we saw safe growl at madison square garden playing in front of a full house. but now we are seeing vaccinated people with positive cases, getting sick for up to a week. it is important to note while we are seeing a rise in cases of fully vaccinated individuals, that coincides with the statistics we expected if there was going to be another spike among the unvaccinated individuals. i want you to hear from a doctor, an infectious disease specialist. she outlines what those who are vully vaccinated should expect if they are covid positive because not even is going to guilty sick. listen. >> in the face the delta variants, each if you are vaccinated i would really adv

so far but a tiny fraction of that funding has actually been used here's nbc's vaughn hilliard >> reportereat many of them that are waiting to hear back on federal funds that were actually set aside as part of a relief packages from earlier this year, but very little of those federal funds have actually made it into the hands of renters and their landlords. >> you're waiting for the paperwork to go through. you said you turned in your documentation? >> i turned in all my documents, yes. >> and what have you heard >> at this moment, i haven't heard anything >> do you even feel like you understand the system? >> i don't, i don't. it's so confusing. >> reporter: just 5.5% of the $522 million that was set aside for georgia renters has actually gone to georgia renters and landlords to prevent eviction here in this exact circumstance, and that is where those who have called on the moratorium to be extended say, look, these folks need protections in the heart of this pandemic, these are tough circumstances here in these days ahead for these millions of families shep >> vaughn, thanks. >>> it's th

hillary vaughn in washington for us.ter: senator elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders decided to stomach the hard infrastructure package and support it in hoper to getting closer to the reality of the $3.5 trillion human infrastructure package. senator bernie sanders says they will have 50 votes to move forward on one of the most expensive spending packages in u.s. history but the price tag on that alone may not sit well with americans who are keeping their eye on the debt clock and rising prices. a "fox news poll" out last month shows inflation is the top concern when it comes to economics for registered voters. 83% of people are very concerned about inflation. 69% said they were very or extremely worried about the federal deficit. but progressives in the house say their support for the hard infrastructure package hinges on getting 3.5 trillion reconciliation package through because they think there are other priorities americans have saying in a statement this. until the reconciliation bill is agreed to and pass

shep. >> vaughn hillyard on scene. >>> searing heat fueling california's largest wildfire of the year beckwourth complex fire started really as two separate fires ignited by lightning the combined fire is raging on the border with nevada this was a ranch in the town of doyle. you can see some livestock amid the smoke. the fire exploded by 20,000 acres yesterday. firefighters in 100 degree temps were able to gain some ground. it's now 23% contained the fire destroyed 20 homes in doyle, according to the fire district there. >>> in oregon the bootleg fire doubling in size in the past couple of days, according to firefighters growing for the sixth day in a row, burning across the power lines and threatening to disrupt a major power grid between oregon and california. it's still zero percent contained. >>> hellish temperatures in the west are complicating matters. las vegas at an all-time high of 117 yesterday. and in death valley the national weather service recorded 130 degrees on saturday. if verified, that would be one of the highest temperatures ever recorded anywhere on earth >>> flo

we begin with bill karins tracking the storm and nbc's vaughn hilliard in surfside, florida. bill, let's start with you. the storm made landfall late this morning. what is the forecast for northern florida and the states along the atlantic coast over the next few days? >> yeah. this is a giant inconvenient storm. so it's not going to cause the destruction, it doesn't look like in any low area, but as it moves up the coast it will be a six to 12-hour period of heavy rain, gusty winds and maybe scattered power outages and the highest wind gust we have is 30, 40 miles per hour in the populated areas and we did have a report of 71 miles per hour at the landfall spot. again, as you expect with a tropical storm. as far as threats, obviously with any landfall system as we get tornados that could always be a problem. thankfully, we haven't had any confirmed tornadoes yesterday or so far today with this system. it doesn't mean we won't have a couple more and we also have flash flooding concerns around perry, florida, that's where some of the heaviest rain is right now. occasional torn