National gave two of the hijackers. This is key because families of 9 11 victims have been demanding answers on saudi arabias involvement, suspected involvement for years. Now they are eagerly awaiting the release of more documents in the days ahead. A chance of getting some closure 20 years after their Loved Ones were taken from them. Cnns Alex Marquardt is here with me. How much do we know from this new document . I do think this goes to some extent to, i think, take care of some of the feelings some of these families have had. But they want more information than perhaps were getting. Feelings and suspicions. The question of the ties between these hijackers and the saudi government. What this document does, it cements the ties between two of the hijackers, the first two who arrived in the states and Saudi Officials in Los Angeles. Its heavily dere dacted. A lot of it is the summary of an interview the fbi did with a saudi who is unnamed in this report in 2015. He was he had been a co
Next week. And as americans commemorate 20 years since the 9 11 attacks, are we any safer from terrorists than we were on that day when the towers fell and the nation changed forever . We want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with President Biden pushing back hard at republican critics on his new covid19 strategy. Our chief national Affairs Correspondent is at the White House for us. Jeff, the president appears undaunted by the backlash. The White House does believe it is on solid legal ground here saying it is the responsibility of the federal government to provide a safe workplace and protect workers. Now, these actions this week have gone much farther than President Biden has gone before. In fact, a reversal from previous pledges not to issue mandates. But he said he never expected the resistance to be so fierce. Thats why hes taking these steps and leaving the door open to even more. Were p
Of kabul. It has now landed in doha with some 200 foreign nationals on board. Meanwhile, inside afghanIstan, the taliban continues to crackdown on protesters. Also, claims journalIsts have been to crackdown on protesters. Also, claimsjournalIsts have been beaten as they cover the demonstrations. And we will look at what Is to blame for the shortages in the uk. Is it Brexit Or Covid . France has accused the Uk Government of breaking the law in its new Hardline Policy in preventing migrants from crossing the channel. The BritIsh Government has authorIsed the Border Force to turn back some boats in limited circumstances. A Record Number of migrants have attempted the dangerous crossing between Southern England and Northern France thIs summer. Over 1,500 migrants have arrived in britain thIs week. 785 on monday. ThIs can be signed off by the Home Secretary. ThIs Is conservative mp tim loughton. It sounds good, and i have every sympathy for the Home Secretary. These are very flimsy boats co
Im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. As the Delta Variant Drive as global surge in new infections, urgency of vaccination finally appears to be sinking in for many americans. Daily vaccinations are back up to where they were seven weeks ago averaging about 700,000 per day. Gist under half of the u. S. Population is now fully vaccinated, but is still far short of socalled herd immunity. New cases in the u. S. Are now averaging about 98,000 per day, the highest in sifrksx months. And were learning more about socalled Breakthrough Infections among the fully vaccinated. Although rare, the cdc says vaccinated people are contagious if they get the virus. That is why the agency suddenly updated its Mask Guidance last week. Here is what the head of the cdc told cnn. Our vaccines are working exceptionally well, they continue to work well for delta with regard to severe illness and death, they prevent it, but what they cant do anymore is prevent transmission. So if you are going home to someb
Welcome to the lead. Im pamela brown, and we begin this hour with our health lead. Momentum is building for a Vaccine Requirement as we learn sobering new details about the pandemic. More than 103,000 people were diagnosed with covid19 just yesterday. Dr. Anthony fauci has warned that number could double soon if americans dont take action. Hospitalizations have spiked more than 40 . The spikes in cases and hospitalizations being seen across all age groups, not just the elderly or the frail. The biden administration says there is a silver lining, however, more people are heeding the warnings and getting vaccinated. More than 864,000 doses reported a ministered in one day, and the majority of those were getting their first shot. The administration offering high praise for businesses, universities and Health Care systems that researchmenting Vaccine Requirements for workers or even customers. But as Cnns Nick Valencia reports, that could be much tougher for Mom And Pop businesses. Reporte