material will tonight, the hurricane slamming into the u.s. several states now in the path of this storm. and the coronavirus tonight. dr. fauci on child vaccinations, when shots could be ready. and those boosters for adults. what to expect now. first, thatsibl he ricaneli flash flooding as we come on the air across texas and louisiana tonight. a half million without power already. category 1 hurricane slamming winds up to 75 miles per hour. up to 20 inches of rain expected in some areas. victor oquendo and ginger zee with the timing. the coronavirus tonight. the dangerous surge in child covid cases. nearly 30% of new cases now. in ohio alone, children s hospitals now overwhelmed. tonight here, newss o
happening again? with the u.s. out of afghanistan, what are the terror risks? from al qaeda to isis-k. and authorities at home who now warn the greatest terror threat may come from right here. martha raddatz and pierre thomas live from the pentagon and justice department. and the coronavirus tonight. president biden doubling down on his vaccine mandate that will affect up to 100 million americans, including federal workers, companies with 100 workers or more, and health-care workers, too. rachel scott asking the president about republicans threatening to sue. the president s response tonight. the u.s. now reporting about 140,000 new cases a day and more than 1,100 covid deaths every 24 hours. tonight, there is also major news from the cdc, the new studies on vaccine efficacy. which vaccine performs best at keeping people out of the hospital? dr. jha standing by to answer
everything. people are dead. i can t believe it. i still can t believe it. still incomprehensible for so many. victor oquendo joins us again tonight. officials say they re launching a grand jury investigation into the collapse and victor, how are federal authorities assisting crews on the ground? reporter: linzie, the nist, the national institute of standards and technology, they look at building failures. they re sending a team of six engineers and experts here, scientists, to come here and gather information. then on thursday, president biden and the first lady, they will be here in surfside, they will be meeting with first responders and, of course, the families. linsey? victor, thank you. now to the coronavirus tonight, as that highly contagious delta variant spreads across the country. los angeles now recommending masks in public indoor spaces, even for people who are vaccinated. but encouraging news from a preliminary study of the moderna vaccine, saying it is effective a
everything. people are dead. i can t believe it. i still can t believe it. still incomprehensible for so many. victor oquendo joins us again tonight. officials say they re launching a grand jury investigation into the collapse and victor, how are federal authorities assisting crews on the ground? reporter: linzie, the national institute of standards and technolgy, they look at building failures. they re sending a team of six engineers and experts here, scientists, to come here and gather information. then on thursday, president biden and the first lady, they will be here in surfside, they will be meeting with first responders and, of course, the families. linsey? victor, thank you. now to the coronavirus tonight, as that highly contagious delta variant spreads across the country. los angeles recommending masks in public indoor spaces, even for people who are vaccinated, but encouraging news from a preliminary study from the moderna vaccine, saying it is effective against the de
we had another all-time record in portland, 115 degrees. 116 in salem. this is a climate change-amplified heat wave that will moderate some tomorrow, but this blocking pattern has heat waves on both coasts. the one in the northeast is going to stay with us. temperatures are going to feel like up and over 100 degrees. so, we have excessive heat warnings and heat advisories for all the big cities. tropical storm danny off the south carolina coast, just 30 miles away from charleston. 45 mile about hour winds, not very strong. it will come onshore tonight and weaken quickly, but it will drive inland and bring some rain all the way to atlanta. linsey? and just some oppressive heat for us. rob, thank you. now, to the coronavirus tonight. a new study suggests that the pfizer and moderna vaccines might offer protection for years, even without a booster shot. but variants remain a wild card. the delta variant now identified in 49 states and especially dangerous to those who are not vaccinat