Well, what's up, everybody? Good morning from 30 Rock. Welcome to way too early, the show that always nails the dismount.

I am Jacob Soberoff on this Monday, July 26. We will start with the news.

Coronavirus infections continue to rise among unvaccinated Americans. And the nation's top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.

NBC News correspondent Megan Fitzgerald has the latest.

The worst case scenario among the unvaccinated.

We feel like we're kind of going back in the battle again, and it's definitely, it's definitely

another wave.

The highly contagious Delta variant, fueling a surge of new cases across the country,

dire warnings from the nation's top doctor.

Going into the fall with the Delta variant, we could have a really serious problem with a

considerable surge of infections.

The variant sweeping through the south, Texas, Arkansas, and Florida, accounting for

40 percent of new cases in the country. But in Miami, thousands packing a stadium for a live

concert. You're literally like drowning in people. As the CDC now says they could recommend

masks for the fully vaccinated indoors, joining cities like Los Angeles, St. Louis, and New Orleans.

But in Arkansas, a new law banning mask mandates goes into effect this week.

It's important not to have the current debate about mask wearing, but to have the current

emphasis on getting a vaccine. Only 49% of the country is fully vaccinated, those without the shots,

making up 99.5% of COVID deaths. Frontline workers, once again, with urgent pleas to the public.

We are seeing younger patients all unvaccinated that are sicker. Dr. Michael Bolding has been working in the COVID ward in Fayetteville, Arkansas, since the

start of the pandemic.

He's seeing more COVID patients now than ever before.

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