thousands in the world that have died from covid-19. and when you vaccinate children 5 to 11, you increase not only their safety, but you increase the safety of those around the children as well. because as you ve already spoken about, there are all of these orphaned children. so, we don t need any more orphaned children. and we need children to be as safe as possible. and i think this is a wonderful way in which we can do that for our population. the more people, percent of our population that s vaccinated, the less risk it is for all of us. as simple as that. dr. aileen marty, appreciate the time. my pleasure. lobbyists have spent millions of dollars at the trump hotel in washington, d.c. while donald trump was in office. but how did that hotel wind up losing $74 million? we re going to break down the numbers for you, after a quick break. stay with us.
near capacity. reporter: the nation s covid-19 hospitalization rate is at its lowest point in nearly two months. add to that, the average number of new covid cases each day which fell below 100,000 this week for the first time since august, it s clear that many health experts said most of the nation is on the right path, with over 65% of eligible americans to receive covid-19 shots being fully vaccinated. there are some communities that are really well vaccinated and really well protected. and then there are protects of places that have very little protection. and the virus isn t stupid. it s going to go there. reporter: that s what concerns both the current white house and the last. the covid testing czar under the trump administration, he agrees that the nation is at a promising point but the war against covid is far from over. this was associated with an increase in vaccination rates, more testing and double of the mask-wearing so the american people did the right things but
mcgeachin is more far right to the party. seen last year holding a gun and a bible in a video criticizing the coronavirus restrictions. we recognize we re all equal. reporter: she s running for the top job next year, presumably against little. and in a bold move in the constitution used his absence for a temporary control of the state. and issued a mandatory order manning schools from mandating vaccines. and little attended the republican conference in tennessee. mcgeachin also inquired about mobilizing the national guard and sending troops to the mexico border. all of this rescinded by governor little. our constitution states that when the governor leaves the state, all duties that apply to the office of governor then fall to the lieutenant governor. who has the power! reporter: little has never
this coming holiday season. reporter: zero ships usually stay parked here. but on this day, commander bor counts 55 on the ports and more drifting out farther out in the pacific. at worst here, the backup is at all u.s. coast ports. what does that indicate to you about what s happening in the supply chain? you know, people are seeing that things are slowing down. reporter: slowing down and piling up at sea. and at the ports of entry. this is what happens when a global economy snaps back after the covid slump of 2020. american consumers are back, buying with force, but the supply chain is struggling to catch up. we need to have an amazon state of mind in this industry. by that i mean, amazon changed everything. reporter: while shoppers clicked 24 hours a day, factories in asia are still stopping due to covid. then in the u.s., national labor shortages and longer work hours and port of long beach is just
before halloween. and orphanhood is emerging as the second part of the tragedy. over 120,000 children up to june lost say primary caregiver to covid-19. 65% of those, boris and laura, were actually the kids of ethnic minorities. yeah, polo, we do want to ask about some news that we re getting about a stabbing in a new york city apple store over a mask mandate. what happened? yeah. that actually happened yesterday evening, boris and laura, a 37-year-old security guard at an apple store that was apparently stabbed. not life-threatening injuries but nonetheless, reminding us that mask wearing is there. and what happened there in new york a sad one. joining us to discuss all things covid is dr. aileen