holiday. we hear the president and democrats could be cooking up. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with jacqui heinrich at the white house. hi, jacqui. yeah, with gas prices where they are, the white house is considering an idea that they tabled. that s sending out rebate cards to americans. they re eyeing a decision by the end of the week on whether to extend a gas tax holiday. it is a short term solution as one industry ceo puts it that they say runs counter to the administration s broader strategy. the first year of this administration, they were focused on demand destruction. this could be an exercise in demand construction. the real focus here should not be on short term solutions like cutting the federal gas tax but long-term solutions to provide american energy security from american producers here in the united states. whether the fed can cool inflation without trigger ago recession, the white house is getting creative. yesterday morning larry summers w
defense. christina: just yesterday cbp arizona in nogales, shared photos, cbp found 19,800 fentanyl pills tape today legs of pedestrian this week and found 446,000 fentanyl pills at nogales port of entry. her group agents families about the deadly and devastating consequences of this deadly drug. she s dedicated her life to this cause since she lost her only son alex to fentanyl poisoning in june of 2020. she s speaking at a fentanyl awareness conference today to bring attention to the crisis as cpp officers continue images and seize fentanyl at the border. it s absolutely terrifying and it s it s so unreal sometimes when you see them
and eighth grade reading scores and the worst ever declines in math. mark meredith is on the story in washington it runs deep, mark, good morning. good morning. the new report confirms what so many people long suspected. school closures and prolonged remote learning had a swied spread and negative impact on america s kids. the national center compared math and reading scores of 446,000 students in fourth and eighth grade. in terms of math comprehension fourth grade scores dropped five points compared to 2019. an even steeper decline in eighth grade math scores with students scoring eight points lower. it may impact an entire generation of kids. if left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectory and life opportunities of a whole cohort of young people reducing their abilities to pursue rewarding careers in math, science and
hospitalized for covid-19, up 10% in just one day. facilities in louisiana and florida buckling under the strain. it s really dangerous in terms of for the patients because there are so many people waiting. we re literally running out of room. it s draining, and i leave work absolutely drained. reporter: the good news, the pace of vaccinations is ticking up. more than 446,000 people getting their first shot each day on average. that s the highest it s been since july 4th. but at this pace it will take until mid-february to get everyone their first dose. the whole ball game is vaccination. the delta variant is bearing down on all of us. reporter: covid-19 infections among kids are a growing concern. nearly 72,000 children and teens contracted covid between july 22nd and 29th. that s up about 84% from the week before. in florida, despite republican governor ron desantis executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools, two school districts are moving forward with their
pace of vaccinations is ticking up. more than 446,000 people getting their first shot each day on average. that s the highest it s been since july 4th. but at this pace it will take until mid-february to get everyone their first dose. the delta variant is bearing down on all of us. reporter: covid-19 infections among kids are a growing concern. nearly 72,000 children and teens contracted covid between july 22nd and 29th. that s up about 84% from the week before. meanwhile as britain, germany, and israel ramp up plans to offer a third covid-19 vaccine booster shot to some, american health experts say a third dose isn t needed yet for the general population. but there is an effort underway to get them for immunocompromised people. we are trying very hard to get the regulatory mechanism in place very soon to get those individuals a boost that might bring up their immunity to the level where it should be.