over. jackie, thank you so much for your great reporting on this story. apologize to your dog for interfering in the dog s afternoon. matt and eddie are sticking around. when we return, rising cases of covid are prompting red state governors to ditch public health measures that could help stop the spread of the virus. how those actions are costing lives all in the name of politics. plus, pressure is building on the biden administration to extend the moratorium on evictions as millions face the possibility of getting kicked out of their home. and the return of simone biles is just one of a string of really exciting and compelling story lines coming out of tokyo today. we will have all of those for you later in the hour. deadline: white house continues after a quick break. don t go anywhere. verizon has been named america s most reliable network by rootmetrics. and our customers rated us #1 for network quality in america according to j.d. power. number one in reliability, 16 times