if the vaccines succeed, it is already too late. patrick ottman, cnn, havana. new zealand is reporting its first covid death in six months. a monday in her 90s who had underlying health conditions died in the hospital friday night, another person from her household has tested positive. the country also reported 20 new cases on saturday, the lowest number in two weeks. the worsening coronavirus pandemic is also one of the many challenges facing joe biden right now, that includes mixed messaging on boosters combined with the surging delta variant and a bumpy economy. we'll break down the u.s. president's turbulent week next. plus the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is less than a week away. we'll explain how the u.s. president will mark the event, after the break.