U. S. Health officials are reassuring americans, they do not need a thirdcoronavirus shot, right now. That guidance, after pfizer announced it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine, and is trying to develop a booster for emergency authorization, in the u. S. But the director for centers for Disease Control says, in the rare cases where vaccinated people get infected, they arent getting seriously ill. And that proves the shots are working. Dr. Anthony fauci agrees. Nothing has changed, with regard to the cdcs recommendations. So, we respect what the pharmaceutical company is doing. But the american public should take their advice, from the cdc and the fda. The cdc and the fda say, if youve been fully vaccinated, at this point in time, you do not need a booster shot. The World Health Organization and the European Medicines agency are trying to calm confusion, as well. Saying, there needs to be more data, before determining whether boosters are necessary. Athena jones, with more details, now, about all of that and about the worrisome spread of the Delta Variant across the u. S. Reporter confusion and concern, as pfizer announces it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine and plans to seek Emergencyuse Authorization for a booster shot, next month. The company citing a statement from the israeli government to back up its claims. But not releasing any, new data of its own. Within hours, the cdc and the fda saying in a rarejoint statement, fullyvaccinated people do not need a booster shot, at this time. Adding, fda, cdc, and the national institutes of health, are engaged in a sciencebased, rigorous process to consider whether or when a booster might be necessary. Its troubling, that theres such a lack of coordination on communication between the companies and the federal government. Reporter the World Health Organization, also, saying theres not, yet, enough data to say if boosters will be needed. The israeli Data Conflict with some of the other data that actually show that immunity may last for years. Reporter all this, amid new Warning Signs in Americas Battle against covid19. This is a diffuse beginning of a wave. 29 states now seeing risingcase numbers. New infections per capita, particularly high in states where fewer people are vaccinated. Like, arkansas, missouri, louisiana, nevada, utah, and wyoming. The sevenday average of new cases per day, up 11 , nationwide. Hospitalizations, up 7 . Los angeles county, the mostpopulous county in the nation, now seeing Exponential Growth in covid cases. Up 165 , over the past week. As the more contagious Delta Variant becomes the dominant strain. Couple of weeks ago, we started to see a trickling in of coronavirus patients. But in the last week, i have seen a significant rise. Reporter the surgingcase numbers, also, come as the cdc releases updated guidance for schools. Emphasizing Inperson Learning as a priority. While, also, promoting masking, physical distancing, and vaccinations for those eligible. Still, california, which has seen at least a 50 jump in covid cases, week over week, passed a bill requiring public schools to offer remote learning options, this fall. And despite new concerns about risingcase numbers, in New York and in many other states, were here outside the javits convention center. One of three State Massvaccination sites that shut down On Friday. Its part of the states plan to allow for greater focus on localvaccination efforts, in areas where the Vaccination Rates are below the state average. Athena jones, cnn, New York. Asia and the South Pacific being hit, particularly, hard by the Delta Variant. Countries that were, once, Success Stories at containing the virus are now struggling to cope with escalating infections. Cnns christy Kristie Lu Stout that. Across asia, the Delta Variant is fueling a Growing Wave of new covid19 cases. In thailand, coronavirus deaths are climbing. The country has ordered new restrictions in the Capital Bangkok and surrounding provinces starting on monday, including mall closures, as well as limits on travel and social gatherings. Cases are, also, spiking in vietnam. Both, the Capital Hanoi and ho Chi Minh City have tightened restrictions to contain the virus. Indonesia has reported a Record Number of deaths fueled by the Delta Variant. Save the children is warning that manymore children will die there. Its humanitarian chief in indonesia says this. Quote, the Health System is on the verge of collapse. Hospitals are, already, being overwhelmed. Oxygen supplies are running out, and Health Services in Java And Bali are woefully ill equipped to handle this surge in critically ill patients. South korea is raising its pandemic restrictions to the highest level in and around the capital, seoul, from monday. A Health Ministry Official said that the country is in a, quote, dire situation. With the Delta Variant detected at an increasingly fast pace in the greaterseoul area. Only 11 of the Countrys Population is fully vaccinated. Japan has, also, been hit with a sharp rise in infection. Following a new State Of Emergency, In Tokyo, olympic organizers, On Thursday, said that they would ban all spectators from Olympic Venues in and around the city. Just over 15 of Japans Population is fully vaccinated. China has reported its highestdaily tally of infections, since january, with alllocal cases from a city in a province which borders myanmar. Parts of the city are in full lockdown. According to local officials, some patients were infected with the Delta Variant. In australia, the state of New South Wales, On Thursday, reported its biggestdaily rise in locallyacquired cases this year. The outbreak began with an unvaccinated driver catching the Delta Variant from a flightcrew member. Just over 9 of the population in New South Wales has been fully vaccinated. The Delta Variant is, also, ravaging the pacific Island Nation of fiji. The mortuary in fijis main hospital is, already, filled to capacity. Earlier on, countries Across Asia had managed the coronavirus with some success. But the highlycontagious delta strain, along with the slow pace of vaccination in countries, like south korea, australia, and indoi indonesia, have given rise to a devastating, New Wave of the pandemic. Kristie lu stout, cnn, hong kong. Haitian authorities say a manhunt is, still, underway for five suspects at large following the brazen assassination of president jovenel moise. As of friday, a total of 20 suspects are in custody. Three others were killed in a shootout with police. That brings the total, so far, of those allegedly involved to 28. Police describe the armed group as professional killers, and includes two american citizens and several retired members of the colombian military. Stefano pozzebon is in bogota with more on those Colombian Vaet Rans but first lets go to matt rivers reporting from the site of the shootout in the haitian capital. Reporter this is a building where one of the shootouts took place between some of the suspects in this Assassination And Haitiansecurity forces. And just by looking around at the damage here, you can tell just how ferocious this battle was. Look up here, in the ceiling. Its a Concrete Ceiling and there are multiple Bullet Holes. There are dozens just like that all across this building. And if you come over here, look at this detail. These are the Bullet Holes left behind, after multiple rounds pierced this Metal Window Frame and if you step back, you can see, this was an entire wall of windows and frames that is, now, basically, just gone. And this kind of damage just extends throughout this entire building. Walking into this room, you can see lots more Bullet Holes in the Concrete Ceiling. And in here, more damage. Windows just entirely blown out. More Bullet Holes. And here is the thing. There are, still, suspects on the loose after this assassination. So it makes you think that, could there be more confrontations like this one in store over the coming days and weeks . Reporter at least 13 retired members of the Colombian Army traveled from bogota to the domi Dominican Republic and then on to haiti where they were allegedly involved in the assassination of haitian president jovenel moise. The Colombian National Police announced On Friday. Two of them traveled to portauprince in early may. While the bulk of the group appear to have arrived months later, said the police chief. Who identified the 13 men in a televised pressor. Their ranks rank from Lieutenant Colonel to soldier and all active duty over a year ago. Colombian Army Chief Navarro said, also, On Friday. There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the motives and actions that led to moise assassinations. The haitian police announced On Friday that they are still looking for five suspects involved in the assassination. And there are discrepancies between the number of colombian nationals that have been arrested in haiti, and those that have been confirmed from the Colombian National Police here in bogota. And while this is happening, colombian colombian president ordered to travel to haiti to follow the investigations on location for cnn, this is stefano pozzebon. Bogota. Robert is the cofounder of the Igarape Institute and the sec dev group. Haiti, as you know, had a long and sad history of instability. What what do you see as the risks right now, in terms of where this could be headed, both, politically but on The Streets, as well . Weve Got A really complicated situation right now in haiti. Probably one of the most volatile moments in in a decade or more. Youve Got A constitutional and political crisis over the succession of the next president of haiti. Youve Got An intensifying Security Crisis with over 150 gangs in haiti right now operating. In some cases, controlling large swaths of the capital city. Youve Got An economic crisis with Recession And Inflation and the the the gourd, the currency falling. And you have Got A foodSecurity Crisis. And on top of all of that, you have got covid19 which hasnt even really hit haiti hard, yet. And with delta, could make a bad situation, tremendously worse. So, the real challenge right now is whether or not we can come up with some kind of bargain in haiti with the politicians, between the left and the right. Agreeing to define who the next president of the country will be. Apart from the the the political crisis, you touched on this and its worth revisiting. What what is the role of the gangs when it comes to social Instability And Insecurity . I mean, there are plans for elections and so on but itd be pretty hard to vote or campaign when gangs control so much of The Street. Thats right. I mean, youve had a Gang Phenomena in haiti for quite some time. This is not something that just emerged or materialized in the last couple of years. Gangs are often deeply embedded in communities, across the major cities of haiti. From the north to the center to the south. And they play a variety of roles. They provide protection. They extort and racketeer. But most importantly, a lot of the gangs in haiti are also implicated in politics. That is to stay, theyre instrumentalized by many of the government figures or oppositional figures as a way of either getting out the vote or suppressing the vote in really key areas. So right now, in hey aiti, you Got Number of gangs that have essentially taken over almost twothirds of the city. Making it nogo areas for for anybody, let alone, you know, common citizens. So its a really difficult situation that was coming to a boil, even before the assassination of the president. What can the International Community do to help . Um, you know, the International Community has pledged, i think, its 13 Billion of aid to the country over the last decade. I mean, a lot of people say a lot of that didnt actually make it there. But what is there to show for international support . Did it all get there . Where has it helped the haitian people . Its a really tragic situation, and hard to watch. I mean, i ever been involved in haiti for a couple of decades, now. And as you say, theres been an enormous amount of resources poured into the country. There are hundreds of of nongovernmental organizations that are delivering services. Some People Talk of haiti as being a republic of ngos, or nongovernmental organizations. Theres been at least halfadozen Peacekeeping Missions into haiti over the last two decades. And yet, we continue to see a country thats really at the edge, in terms of all of the sustainabledevelopment metrics. And in terms of security and democracy. And so, i think, what you are seeing in the International Community is the level of fatigue and frustration. But here we are, again. You know, history repeating itself, or at least rhyming with another situation thats going to demand enormous amount of attention. One thing i think we can say, though, is i think haiti faces two possible scenarios right now moving forward. One scenario is that there is some kind of bargain. That emerges from this succession. And right now, we have three competing candidates, who who who possibly might become president. Um, and a lot of concern in The Street as to how theyre going to react. But if we do have a bargain, of some kind, this could be a genuine opportunity for haitians to come together. And form a government of real unity after many years of disunity. But if that doesnt happen, in the next couple of weeks, we could see the reverse. Which is a collapse, a breakdown, a continued deterioration and an even darker scenario than we currently have, right now. Yeah. That that that is the bleak outlook but it is a troubled land, as we say. Great to get your insights there, robert, thank you so much. Oh, thanks so much. As the u. S. Pulls out, the taliban moving in. The latest territorial gains the group is claiming in afghanistan. Plus, well update you on a massive fire at a factory in bangladesh. Where these kinds of deadly incidents are becoming far too common. Youre watching cnn today. Well be right back. Fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. Fine, well sleep here. Its the easiest because its the cheesiest. Kraft. For the win win. Welcome to allstate, are you down, dddown, dddown, dddown where were driving down the cost of insurance. Are you down, down ddown, down . Are you drivers who switched saved over 700. Allstate. Here, better protection costs a whole lot less. Youre in good hands. 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It comes, after President Biden vigorously defended his decision to withdrawal u. S. Forces and end americas 20year war in afghanistan. He said the decision was overdue. That america did not come here to nation build. And that it was up to the afghan government and its Security Forces to defend its people. Meantime, a delegation from the taliban meeting with the russian government in moscow gave a press conference. Stating that it had claimed 85 of afghan territory. A figure denied by the government. It, also, said that humanitarian groups who keep operating, that schools and hospitals must stay hope. And that the Border Crossings and customs offices, which have been seized, will remain operational. But attempts to betray the extreme Islamist Group as a Gof Governing Body is not convincing anyone. Tens of thousands of people being displaced, while those who can plan for an exit strategy, out this country. Anna coren, cnn, kabul. Now, 18,000 Afghan Interpreters and other workers, who worked alongside the u. S. , are seeking an exit. They live with constant fear of taliban retribution. Some have, already, died. President joe biden, pledging to speed up the Specialvisa Process that will allow them to move to the u. S. , along with their families. He says, those who want to leave will, soon, be moved to safe locations outside of afghanistan while they wait. Steve is a retiredu. S. Army colonel who served in iraq. He is the author of Baghdad Underground Railroad, which is about getting interpreters and others out of iraq. He joins me, now, to talk about this and not for the first time. Good to see you, colonel. The the president said the process is, already, underway. But in your view, is that true, in a meaningful sense . In the sense of actually getting people out in the numbers that need to get out . This needs to be a Mass Operation and right now, doesnt it . Absolutely, michael. And let me just start by saying that nobody in our coalition, that i represent, veterans groups, humanitarian groups. Were not questioning the decision to withdrawal. But we are saying let us do it with dignity. Let us get all of our Afghan Interpreters out. And so, i imagine, the president s comments were in reference to what he cited as 2,500 siv applicants who have applied since january. And yes, that is marginal improvement in the siv bureaucracy. But its not meeting the needs, on the ground, at the time. Especially, if youre an afghan or Family Member attempting to get out of harms way. Yeah. And the the the president spoke. He spoke, directly, to translators and others when he said this. Lets have a listen. There is a home for you, in the United States, if you so choose. And we will stand with you, just as you stood with us. The thing that worries me about that is it sounds good, but but is it true, in terms of what is happening, on the ground, versus what needs to happen . What is being done right now . Yeah. I so, i applaud the intent and its important that the president said that. Yeah. But the reality is that we need an evacuation, on the scale of tens of thousands, right now. And we are not seeing that. Were going to see some options exercised where people will might go to third countries. They might use guam. Some might get humanitarian parole and come direct to the United States. But its not enough. And that that figure that he cited, about, you know, half of the 2,500 not exercising that option. Well, thats not a choice for them. Thats a combination of, either, Security Conditions on the ground. Or a broken bureaucracy thats not allowing them to get out. And yeah, and some of them havent even been able to get passports, either, just because of the security situation. So so many are supporting this cause, this very just cause. But but speak to the damage to u. S. Interests, if it doesnt Act On this issue. Who who, in some, future conflict will want to go near working for americans if a foreign land, if these people in Afghanistan And Iraq are not looked after . Yeah. Its not just the future, michael. Weve got Men And Women in harms way, now, around the globe. They rely on interpreters. They rely on local anational support. What are we doing to those relationships . How are we impacting our fbi agents who are doing Counterintel Or Counterterrorism investigations anytime a bomb goes off . What informant will want to provide us with vital intelligence, in those cases . And lastly, id say, for our Men And Women, who are are finishing their time in service. Taking off their uniform. Going home. Feeling like theyve violated this ethos of leave no one behind. Is that how we want them to talk to prospective recruits in their hometowns . And and to be very clear, you know, what what are you hearing from afghans waiting for the u. S. To meaningfully act . I mean, the killings and threats are, already, happening. Its, as you know, its been going on for 20 years in afghanistan. I give credit to my colleagues, who are in direct contact with afghans and iraqis, by the way, every day. They are getting distress calls. And unfortunately, some of those lines are going dead right now and the emotional toll that its taking on people, who are are trying to help them navigate this, you know, incredible bureaucracy is is really damaging to what were trying to do here. Real quick, because were talking about this before we started this interview. Um, that flag behind you. That means something to you, doesnt it . Yes, michael. That was given to me after we started the Baghdad Underground Railroad and we started getting Iraqi Interpreters out. And as i was getting ready to redeploy back to germany, the the interpreters who remained, all, signed that flag and they gave it to me as a parting gift. And that was the motivation for me, every day, when i came into work to write and get that story told. You you are fighting the good fight. There are many others, like you. And im with you, all the way. It means a lot to me, as well, having worked there and embedded with you in iraq and worked with a lot of these translators, too. Lets not let this issue go. Steve, always good to see you, my friend. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Straight ahead here on the program, the Olympic Flame has arrived In Tokyo as organizers feel the heat, after banning spectators from a majority of events. Were live In Tokyo, next. Also, Northern Ireland recently marked 100 years since its creation. And only time will tell how much longer it might last. Why a United Ireland could become a reality. Well be right back. You need an ecolab scientific clean here. And you need it here. And here. And here. 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The games will appear vastly different, this year, with fans banned from events in and around the japanese capital because of surgingcovid infections. Cnns Blake Essig is In Tokyo for us. Yeah. No fans are going to be allowed. Whats whats it going to look like . Yeah. You know, michael, these Olympic Games are going to look very different than anything we have ever seen, before. For months, we have talked ab how unpopular these games have been with the general public and medical professionals and while holding them without spectators is seen as a good move. The fact that they are being held at all, given the circumstances, remains a point of contention. Now, tokyo has been living under a constant quasi or full State Of Emergency, since april. And there is a lot of frustration that people are being asked to make sacrifices. Yet, the olympic and paralympics are, still, being held. Now, as you mentioned, organizers have announced that tokyo events In Tokyo and surrounding prefectures will be held without spectators. That includes the torch relay, currently, taking place Behind Closed Doors here In Tokyo. Now, the spectator ban, also, likely, covers competitions being held in hokkaido, japans northernmost island, where the marathon, race walk, and some Football Matches will be held. At this time, only a handful of events taking place in miyagi, shizuoka, and fukushima, where State Of Emergency orders arent in effect, will allow venues to be filled to 50 capacity or a maximum of 10,000 spectators. Now, this decision was made at the time when tokyos experiencing another surge in covid19 cases. Largely, driven by the Delta Variant. Now, just this week, cases reached its highest numbers since midmay and the Vaccine Rollout is, still, moving incredibly slow. Only about 17 of Japans Population has been fully vaccinated. Now, as a result, On Thursday, japans Prime Minister declared a fourth State Of Emergency for the capital. Lasting until august 22nd. And, michael, that means that these Olympic Games will be held under a State Of Emergency order. Yeah. They wont be like the usual ones, thats for sure. Blake essig In Tokyo. Appreciate it. Good to see you. Thanks. Now, police in bangladesh are investigating an enormous fire that officials say killed 52 people, at least. The flames broke out On Thursday at a juice factory. Firefighters finally getting it under control the next day. But many factories in the country do not have adequate Fire And Buildingsafety standards, as cnns Kim Brunhuber reports. Reporter clouds of black Smoke Billow through the area of this multistory building, as firefighters struggle to put out the flames of this massive fire. It started Thursday Afternoon at a Juice And Food factory located just outside Bangladeshs Capital. It burned until friday afternoon. According to a Fire Official, the fire started on the ground floor. Workers tried to escape to the roof. But many were trapped, as the Fire Spread to the stairway exits. Translator if the workers could have reached the rooftop, we could have saved them. Like the 25 people we rescued with our crane. If only they could have reached there, we would have been able to save them. Reporter a few who were able to reach the roof jumped off. And at least three died, a Fire Official told the national news agency. The cause of the fire is unknown. But according to the Fire Chief, the presence of highly flammable chemicals and plastics inside the factory made it difficult to retain the fire. Distraught relatives of the victims surrounded the factory, waiting to hear back about their Loved Ones. Translator my son called me and said, oh, mother, a fire broke out. After a while, his colleague called me and he said hes no more. How could he survive . Reporter the bodies recovered were charred, beyond recognition, a Fire Official told local media. The Rescue Units wrapped the remains in white Body Bags and piled them into a fleet of ambulances, before they were transported to the hospital for dna testing. In 2013, more than 1,000 people were killed when an entire Garment Factory collapsed in Bangladeshs Capital bringing Safety Standards for the Countrys Factory workers into the spotlight. But since then, blazes and other disasters have been all too common. Kim brunhuber, cnn. London Metro Police Officer Wayne cousins pled guilty, On Friday, to the murder of the 33yearold woman disappeared in march, while walking home in south london. Her body, found 80 kilometers away in southeast england. The killing sparking widespread protests about womens safety. A Judge Set Cousins sentencing hearing for late september. Now, loyalists in Northern Ireland are about to celebrate what they regard as a great Battlefield Victory over catholics in the 17th century. Gigantic bonfires will kick off those annual celebrations, and many catholics see it as a provocation. As Nic Robertson reports, it all comes as a United Ireland, suddenly, seems almost within reach. Reporter Passions Among Pro british loyalists are up. Many readying for a weekend, traditionally, prime for confrontation. Massive bonfires commemorating centuries of Protestant Domination over irishcatholics, soon, to be ignited amidst fears the historic Hedge Omni is fading. When you push people into a corner, people are going to kick back. These soon to be towering infernos are an annual honoring of ties to the uk. And this year, are bigger than ever. A statement signifying a raging anger in these pro british loyalist communities that brexit is making them feel less british. For a few, brexits new customs controls, known as Northern Ireland protocols, across the Irish Sea to mainland great britain, are an existential threat. The last big battle. This was on the Window Ledge of the union so i have never seen anger like it, in in in my lifetime. Reporter more moderate probritish unionists are feeling the pain, too. The biggest party, the most divided its been in decades. And losing support. I think that talk of the United Ireland is divisive. It is unsettling. Its destabilizing, at a time when we need none of those things. Reporter donaldson is his partys third leader in two months. Is vowing to remove the socalled Irish Sea border. The decisions the Prime Minister took on brexit and his support for the protocol have created a very significant problem. Have resulted in instability here and harm to our economy and our relationship with the rest of the united kingdom. Reporter in recent days, the socalled Sausage Wars over eu controls of chilled meat moving from the uk to Northern Ireland have eased, temporarily. But some businesses have, already, shifted Supply Chains towards a more economically united island of ireland. There is no doubt about it. Its much easier to source materials from the south of ireland. Than it is from gb. So and again, Thats Something that the protocol has has has introduced. Reporter at sandwich Makers Deli lights, a natural evolution to source locally. And they are making new sales because of it. We have access to the european market. We have, also, access back into the uk. So, theres a huge opportunity here to be able to produce a product here, and have access to both markets. Reporter and just down the road from deli lights, more changes coming. The irish Government Funding a new bridge from ireland over the river to the north. Improving, increasing those connections. Connections, loyalists fear, that brexit is irrevokably forging. Their fire and fury, now, firmly focused on torching the protocols. Nic robertson, cnn, Northern Ireland. Now, as companies weigh a postpandemic future, there are growing conversations about what the workday could look like. Full time . Work from home . Hybrid model, perhaps . Well, iceland did some research. Public sector employees took part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019. People worked 35to36 hours a week, instead of the usual 40 or so, for the same pay. Well, the result . Worker wellbeing increased, dramatically. And the study found that even with the shorter hours, productivity, either, stayed the same or improved. Every year, some teenaged brainiacs gather together to show off their mastery of words. This years scripps national Spelling Bee boiled down to 14yearold Za Ila avantgarde. Murraya. That is correct. Murraya is a type of tree. Zaila is a the first africanamerican winner but she is much more. Shes a basketball prodigy, as well. With three World Records for dribbling. And i think its definitely interested in playing basketball at harvard. And maybe, then then, its like four options. Like, i am thinking about maybe nba basketball coach. Working for nasa. Or maybe, going into some treating diseases and stuff to help with neuroscience. Or finally, ever since i learned a little bit about it and saw the two women who won Nobel Prizes for gene editing. I have been looking into that, too. Bet she does all of it. Zaila gets a 50,000 Cash Prize and a cool trophy. Im michael holmes. For our international viewers, marketplace africa, up next. For everyone else, ill be right back with more Cnn Newsroom. vo the subaru crosstrek. Dog tested. Dog approved. Ugh, these balls are moist. Or is that the damp weight of selfawareness you now hold in your hands . Yeah laugh keep your downstairs dry with Gold Bond Body powder. Mother 1 i dont think that many kids in my Sons School even do it. 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Companies have been hit, recently, by cyberattacks, which among other things, led to temporary Gas Shortages and shutdowns of meat plants. Jeff zeleny with more. Reporter President Biden drawing another Line In The Sand with russian president vladimir putin, on cyberattacks. They had another, hourlong Phone Call, On Friday. Of course, coming after their Summit Onlythree weeks ago, in geneva, switzerland. Cyberattacks, Front And Center in that meeting. Now, President Biden urged vladimir putin, once again, to take more action against the russian companies that are involved in the hack. We asked President Biden about that Phone Call On Friday. Well, i made it very clear to him that that United States expects, when a Ransomware Operation is coming from his soil, even though its not not sponsored by the state we expect them to act, given enough information to Act On who that is. And secondly, that we have set up communications now on a regular basis to be able to communicate to one another when each of us think somethings happening in another country that affects the home country. And so, it went well. Im optimistic. Consequences. Will there be, sir . Yes. So, it is unclear what consequences, exactly, President Biden has in mind. He, later, said that he would consider going after the software companies, the servers of these russian companies that are involved in the hack. One thing is clear. The White House is increasingly stepping up its pressure on russia. The question is, will President Putin do anything about it . Will he respond to this push from the White House . Now, there is a meeting scheduled, next week, on cyber, between u. S. Officials and russian officials, as well. President biden believes an open line of communication with vladimir putin, of course, was the point of that summit, in the first place, is key to this. But it, also, is clear that this redline seems to be closer and closer to being crossed. Jeff zeleny, cnn, the White House. One more victim has been found in the rubble of the Condo Collapse in surfside, florida. Now, that brings the Confirmeddeath Toll to 79, with dozens of others, still, unaccounted for. Cnns Randi Kaye with the latest on the Recovery Effort and the investigation into what might have triggered this catastrophe. Reporter major progress in the Recovery Mission at the Debris Pile of champlain tower south. And it continues around the clock. The pile that, originally, was approximately four or five stories is, now, almost at ground level. Reporter at least 13 Million pounds of concrete and debris, now, removed. And the mission remains the same. Return Loved Ones to their families. Here. Meanwhile, a new effort is underway at the Sister Tower just a few blocks away. A detailed inspection of Champlain Tower North to make sure it wont suffer the same fate. Reporter cnn Got A closeup look at the process, as Inspection Teams went underground. Using xrays and Testing Concrete for salt residue. We also did a scan of the thickness of the slab here to know how thick the slab is. Um, were going to be doing that, again, today, with a different device that can go deeper in measuring the thickness. Reporter just a few miles away, in north miami beach, residents at Crest View towers, who were hastily evacuated a week ago, based on a delinquent Recertification Report that showed the building to be structurally and electrically unsafe, were allowed back in the building with a police escort, today, for just 15 minutes to grab any, personal belongings they could carry out by hand. They caught us yesterday and they told us that we have just 15 minutes, today, to take some stuff. Personal stuff. Just 15 minutes is nothing for us. Reporter cnn has obtained Video Showing inside the Parking Deck at champlain tower south, which two engineers told cnn, shows corrosion. It was shot in july, 2020. It is not clear, if this damage had anything to do with the collapse. Back at the pile at champlain tower south, where the Rescue Mission has, officially, become a Recovery Mission. The first responders arent giving up, despite the personal toll it takes on them. Im physically digging. Um, but im also emotionally digging for more strength to continue. Reporter amid all the sadness, one, small piece of good news to come out of surfside. Wsbn is reporting Rescue Workers found binx, the. The station says binks belongs to the gonzalez family. It reports that the Mother And Daughter are in the hospital and the father is still missing. Binks has been reunited with the family. Now the Broward County Medical Examiner is sending in teams here because the pace of Finding Bodies has quickened so much, they are going to help onsite. Also we understand from the Fire Chief that they are using schematics and Floor Plans to try and find more of these victims. They believe that theyre in the Mast Master Bedroom since this collapse did happen at about 1 30 in the morning. So thats what theyre trying to focus on. But they are digging in all areas of the Pile And Theyve made a lot of plrogress. The they have made their way in some areas deep into the garage. Randi kaye, cnn, surfside, florida. Still could come here on the program, billionaire Richard Branson on track to make history this sunday. Hell try to blaze a new trail 50 miles above the earth. Well be right back. Philadelpht makes the perfect schmear of cream cheese. You need only the freshest milk and cream. That one and the worlds best, and possibly only, schmelier. Philadelphia. Schmear perfection. My psoriatic Arthritis Pain . I had enough its not getting in my way. Joint pain, swelling, tenderness. Much better. My psoriasis, clearer. 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