and careful. do the right things. get the vaccine. wear the mask when you re indoors even though you re sick of it in a crowded place because that s the best way we can actually have this downward turn go down all the way and not end up once again sort of flattening off and then, oh, my gosh, starting back up again because we have cold weather and we have reasons to worry about that. what do you expect to ultimately see in the u.s. in terms of vaccine mandates? well, i m personally sorry that mandates had to be brought forward, but i think it was the right thing. as a scientist, as a doctor, as not a politician, as a person of faith, i m kind of surprised that with all of the data that supports the value of these vaccines, that people weren t ready to line up and say, of course i want this. and of course 187 million people have been and are fully vaccinated. but there s still about 68 million who haven t started that process. if a mandate is the only way to get there and if that s
indeed, hold somebody in contempt and then fine them as long as they remained in contempt and it could get quite expensive for somebody who didn t comply. i m not sure, pam, why the house isn t getting its act together and making these things very effective when they do subpoena them. that was cnn contributor and former nixon white house counsel john dean speaking with our pam brown. u.s. health experts are cautiously optimistic that the country may be turning a corner on the pandemic. hospitalizations, cases and deaths are all declining nationwide. the country is now averaging fewer than 100,000 new cases a day. some of the lowest numbers we ve seen in weeks. vaccinations continue to tick up. 66% of eligible americans are fully vaccinated. that s over 187 million people. meanwhile, brazil s covid death toll has topped 600,000.
impact if sea levels rise 3 feet if you just assume everyone will have to drown or move then that is 187 million people. but human society is very resourceful we will adapt and become much more recent one - so as we have more protections and resourceful like holland s was at 187 million it s more likely ten or 15000 much fewer people because we are richer. paul: and we can afford to adapt. one of the things that i noticed in the report. there is new evidence that makes a clear linkage between warming and catastrophic weather events like hurricanes, droughts, drought causing fires.
to school, saying our children need to breathe. but governor kay ivey of alabama as i mentioned, with a very different message tonight, essentially saying she s done what she can, it s now up to those who haven t gotten the shot to get it. and in some places, seeing this surge with large numbers of unvaccinated, they are starting to see an uptick in new vaccinations. tonight, the numbers here. more than 187 million americans have received at least one dose. 66% now of everyone 12 years and older. and that new model tonight, how long this current surge might last. we also have dr. jha standing by. how do you keep your children safe going back to school? and with these new breakthrough cases, when should the vaccinated consider putting masks back on, and where? we have it all covered for you on a friday night. abc s victor oquendo leading us off. reporter: tonight, the delta surge is pushing some hospitals in hot zones to their limit. in the kansas city area, doctors say they re runnin
5ew i florida tonight. hospital admissions there up 55% in just a week. the governor saying he won t require masks for unvaccinated children going back to school, saying our children need to breathe. but governor kay ivey of alabama with a very different message tonight, saying she s done what she can, it s now up to those who haven t gotten the shot to get it. in some cases, seeing this surge with large number of unvaccinated they are starting to see an uptick in new vaccinations. tonight, the numbers here. more than 187 million americans have received at least one dose. 66% now of everyone 12 years and older. and that new model tonight, how long this current surge might last. we also have dr. jha standing by. how do you keep your children safe going back to school? with breakthrough cases when should the vaccinated consider putting masks back on, and where? we have it all covers for you tonight.