There were essentially no hospitalizations or deaths in the Vaccine Group whereas in the Placebo Group there were. This tells us we have a valueadded additional vaccine cand candidate. There are other advantages. It is cheaper, only requires a single shot and only basic refrigeration. No vaccine has yet been authorized in the vaccine for use by anyone under 16 but theres more news. Today, dr. Fauci addressed when that could change and when kids could start to get vaccinated, the new variants of the virus are also causing potential problems as Athena Jones Now rep reports. Reporter another covid19 vaccine could be available in the United States. The results are very encouraging. Reporter Johnson Johnsons vaccine was 66 overall in a phase three trial, 72 effective in the u. S. And 85 effective against severe disease. The drug is delivered in a single shot and does not have to be stored frozen, making distribution ease her. There is real benefit to having a singledose vaccine and one that
won t come until tomorrow. these conditions making the already dangerous fight against two raging wildfires in northern california all the more peril yous. more than 10,000 acres scorched and still growing. governor gavin newsom is declaring a state of emergency. hundreds evacuated as flames race closer to homes and structures. our chris winn and cnn meteorologist tom sare here to walk us through it all. you have in santa monica, and that s where we in the west go to cool down. how hot is it there now? hey, sara, temperatures are approaching 100 degrees. simply put, people here aren t used to this, especially with california in its longest heat wave of the year. state officials are once again issuing a flex alert asked to conserve energy between the hours of 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. that means bring up the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher, avoid the use of major appliances and turning off lights when possible. it all sounds very basic but it s meant to be helpful because govern
is joining me from jerusalem. what in terms of the focus, what have we seen here for the president s visit? reporter: well, we just saw president biden arriving in bethlehem at the presidential compound where he was greeted by mahmoud abbas. this is the first visit by a u.s. president to meet with the palestinian authority president since president trump visited in 2017. and this comes as the u.s. is really trying to shift its policy towards the palestinians. we have watched the biden administration turn back on the spigot of humanitarian aid to the palestinian people that was cut off by the trump administration. we ve seen since president biden came into office about half a billion dollars of aid. and today we re expecting president biden to announce a total of $316 million of additional aid for palestinians including $100 million for the east jerusalem hospital network that serves palestinians. here is the president earlier this morning at one of those hospitals in east j
a camp in rafah leaves dozens dead. breaking moments ago, israel s prime minister now calls that strike quote a tragic mistake. then later, a bipartisan group of lawmakers now putting china on notice while in taiwan meeting with their new president. so a lot to get to today and we begin with that breaking news right now. 21 people are dead. that s a higher number than we had just an hour ago and nearly 600,000 homes are without power across 11 states. 71 million people are still under severe storm risk from alabama to new york. eight of the deaths were in arkansas alone where hard hit neighborhoods now look like war zones, streets littered with debris. winds so powerful, they ripped off the front half of this dollar general store. in kentucky, take a look at this massive twister that touched down in edlyville, two hours west of bowling green. governor bashir said one tornado was on the ground for at least 40 miles. in missouri, 20 minutes outside of st. louis, golf ball siz
very good monday morning. i m jim sciutto. and i m poppy harlow. we hope you had a nice weekend. a busy weekend, certainly in washington. right now the house is poised to vote on a bill that could grant much-needed relief to millions of americans. and send checks out to americans possibly within days. and just an hour from now, the cdc is going to announce long awaited guidelines for fully vaccinated americans. in other words telling you what you can and can t do after you receive those crucial shots. let s begin with elizabeth cohen. so elizabeth, tell us, one, what we expect to be in these guidelines, if we know, and just how essential they have as more and more americans get vaccinated. oh, jim, this is so essential. about 12% of american adults have been fully vaccinated. and i m sure you know because you ve gotten the questions, i know i ve gotten them, a lot of people have gotten them, i m vaccinated and what could i do now that i couldn t do before. questions lik