than the firefighters can get control over it, no matter how many people we're throwing at it, it outpaced us for several days. i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in "the cnn newsroom" on this saturday. a harsh new reality check is setting in across the united states. and it's a question that pandemic fatigued americans may not want to hear. this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. is it time to return to stricter covid measures? the question is taking on new urgency. with new cases trending up in 49 states, only utah is holding steady. the rise cause d by the highly contagious delta variant and the highly politicized antivaccine crew said. in missouri, st. louis county and city have announced a mask mandate for indoor public settings starting monday. but the state's attorney general is planning an immediate lawsuit