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Anybody in my orbit who is unvaccinated. >> yeah. >> that sort of says it all. >> thats all you need to know. >> really important information to get out particularly as folks deal with some of this confusion. michael and david, thank you. >> just wish that these folks had started saying this sooner. it could have made more of a difference. ahead, well speak live with the newlywed couple that asked biden about hesitancy in the black community when it comes to the vaccine. plus a standoff erup...

Most at risk cohort of students are student athletes who travel and get on buses, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants, and to your earlier point, theyre traveling throughout a region of the country -- because our league consists of 15 historically black colleges and universities located throughout the southeast. theyre traveling in a region of the country that has the highest percentage of unvaccinated individuals. so its really about risk mitigation and trying to protect these student athletes. ...

Tide, but it has to be a deeply coordinated effort on all levels. i mean obviously there is a lot of politics in this, right? just this morning the atlanta public school system will require masks. virginia health officials announcing they believe all elementary schools should require all students and staff to wear masks indoors. and were still in a situation with the young kids not being able to get the vaccine. do you, i dont know, have any hope, do you have any anticipation that the politics...

Many people you talk to are baffled at the skepticism among so many americans when they have too many vaccines here to vaccinate the whole population time and time again. >> not only are africans baffled, a lot of people are insulted that they have more vaccines and they dont want it for his esitancy or anybody ove the age of 1 in the u.s. could get vaccinated. people in the 80s and 90s still dont have access to vaccines here. and this is not the pandemic of the unvaccinated. only 5% of kenyans ...

From day one well be out in communities trying to hear and understand what the issues are, what the hesitancy is and again, as the last segment said, a lot of this has to do has to do with listening with grace. there are communities here that are not getting vaccinated and part of the issue is a lot of our information is passed on via the internet and they need broadband access and they dont have broadband. we have to figure on the different ways to get where people are. >> thats a huge uphill b...

For not getting vaccinated. and new polling shows a majority of unvaccinated americans are unlikely to get a shot regardless of outreach efforts. some of the hesitancy comes from misinformation on social media and conservative media and some information comes straight from the halls of congress. >> take an animal virus and you increase -- >> that is correct. and senator paul, you do not know what you are talking about quite frankly. and i want to say that officially. you do not know what you are...

Every day telling people to get vaccinated. there is resistance and hesitancy in the country. im sure there is something he could do but i dont know what that is, what more administration could do. >> by no means am i blaming the misinformation thats out there on the vaccine on joe biden at all. in fact, i think even among some people who didnt vote for joe biden, they approve of the way hes been handling the covid crisis in this country. clearly, the president has to keep doing what hes doing i...

Going to need to keep that front and center while his major legislative packages, the infrastructure, the hard infrastructure, roads and bridges, and the soft infrastructure facing a do or die moment on capitol hill. >> is it fair to blame the misinformation of people who are not getting vaccinated on the president? hes out there every day telling people to get vaccinated. there is resistance and hesitancy in the country. im sure there is something he could do, but im not sure what more the admi...

It is american politics that is killing the american people right now. >> in response the white house is embracing a campaign of cutthroat intimidation against anyone who questions the official position on covid and this goes far beyond stripping about their first amendment rights on social media. >> i do believe that the local level there should be more mandates. >> the health experts refused to see power. the shutdowns and controls, they have been one big power trip for these guys dont want to...

To have these conversations, because there is a renewed sense of strength and a renewed sense of urgency with us being here. >> i literally only have a minute left but let me ask you quickly about the six members of your delegation who tested positive for covid, how theyre doing, has it had any impact on your ability to get done what you want to get done while youre in washington? >> well, we wont be deterred, not even by the pandemic. so we are taking these meetings. and so when we met with maj...