President ial candidate, ron desantis, has refused to put stricter Covid Protocols in place so the numbers only likely to climb. For anyone who thinks the worst is behind us, i have an alarming visual that might make you think twice. Louisianas spike in new cases is rising to levels not seen since the winter surge. Thats right. It now has the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. Its hospitalizations have quadrupled, quadrupled in just the last three weeks. Rising cases. Rising hospitalizations. You know whats coming next, unfortunately rising numbers of dead. Unlike the holiday surge, this time we have the vaccines. All of this is preventible. Cnn national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux is in Jefferson Parish near new orleans. Suzanne, how concerned are louisiana officials right now . It sounds like this is really getting out of control down there. Reporter jim, were in Crisis Mode at this point. The governor, governor edwards, saying this is a perfect storm, the confluence of many different factors, including a storm of course that could have been prevented if more had been vaccinated prior to this. But, jim, we are at this Popup Vaccination Site here at the oakwood center. Folks seem to be taking it very seriously. People are changing their minds, theyre educating themselves, and the Health Care professionals say that they put some of this on themselves, the messaging itself. Just take a look at the sheer numbers. This really paints the picture here. As you had mentioned, louisiana is Number One now for the number of new cases per capita of covid. Just the last couple of weeks, 208 increase in those numbers. One of the things that is happening too as you take a look at it, it is 80 of the Delta Variant that is making the difference here, and one of the big problems is the fact that theres such a low rate among those vaccinated in this state. 40 having received perhaps one of the two doses necessary of vaccination. So if you take all of that together, despite the fact that theres some 1,400 vaccination sites where folks can get it for free, this is how it was playing out here among those not fully vaccinated. Look at these alarming numbers, jim. We are talking about caseloads from those that test positive, 92 not fully vaccinated. Of those hospitalized, 90 not fully vaccinated. Of those who have since died, that number is at 91 of those not fully vaccinated. So speaking with Health Professionals here, what is the problem . What do they need to do to turn the tide . Well, i had a chance to doctor to a doctor who is with the Ochsner Health Group here and is also in charge of global outreach and this center here. Here is how he outlined where they need to go. We look at vaccine and the barriers to vaccination, there are four major factors that impact that. The way that i categorize them, Number One is the issue of mistrust. The second is misinformation. The third is complacency. And that alludes to that fact, and the fourth is convenience. Reporter and so they are trying to make this convenient, jim, for those here at the mall to get that vaccination. They may expand this popup beyond the Threeday Window and extend it. It depends on those numbers. So far looking at 56 who have been vaccinated today. Theres still a couple of hours left for the mall to close, and those numbers, they sounds small, jim, but theyre actually very significant in this community. And those statistics that you were just showing us, suzanne, the percentage of people unvaccinated in the Hospital Suffering from this illness is just so terrible because it was all preventible. Suzanne malveaux, thank you so much for that great report. We appreciate it. Joining us now, the assistant State Health Officer for the Louisiana Department of health, dr. Joseph cantor. Doctor, thank you so much for joining us. Your state, i hate to say it, unfortunately, is leading the country right now in new cases per capita. Were looking at it on screen right now. Why is that, do you think . Whats happening . Thanks, jim. Its good to be with you, unfortunately under challenging circumstances. I think it is a perfect storm. This is what governor edwards explained yesterday during the press conference. We have high rates of delta. Weve been ahead of the national average for delta. Right now about 84 of all new cases here are delta. Its been high the past few weeks. We have relatively low vaccination rate. As you mentioned, about 40 of the General Public has initiated. And down here in the south, what happens during the summer months is analogous to what happens up north in the winter, which is the weather drives people indoors and that increases transmission. So all of that is coming together and to compound the problem, our hospitals are already quite busy. Were seeing a lot of rsb, a lot of other respiratory viruses so theyre busy with more patients than they normally see even without covid. Were dealing with the same Nursing Shortage everywhere in the country is. Its hard to retain nurses and hard to keep good nurses for good reason, but all of that is adding to the stress right now. You may have seen that Cbs News interviewed a Covid Patient in your state while he was still in the hospital. Lets take a listen. Here i am recovering, getting out of here finally tomorrow. Am i going to get a vaccine . No. Why not . Because theres too many issues with these vaccines. If you would have had a chance to get the vaccine and prevent this, would you have taken the vaccine . No. So youd have gone through this. Id have gone through this, yes, sir. Dont Shove It down my throat. Thats whats local, state, federal administration is trying to do is Shove It down your throat. What are they shoving, the science . No, theyre shoving the fact that thats their agenda. The agenda is to get you vaccinated. Doctor, whats your response to that . It really does break my heart, jim. I dont think that Thats Representative of people who are in the hospital now with covid. Nine out of ten people who are hospitalized right now in louisiana with covid are unvaccinated, but the accounts that we hear from clinicians and ive heard a lot this past week is patients and their families telling docs, listen, doc, i wish i had gotten vaccinated, can i do it now . Usually the response is we can do it once you recover from this illness, but right now its probably too late. Thats what we hear more of. And it really is heartbreaking. I think one of the obligations we have now is to try and help families learn that lesson without having to live through it themselves. Right. Youre hearing that from Health Professionals. Theyre seeing patients saying give me the vaccine now and the Health Professionals are saying youre already sick, we cant give it to you now. You already have it. The governor released new guidance urging everyone vaccinated or not to wear a mask. Why not implement a Mask Mandate if youre seeing these kinds of surges there . Or do you think that people are just so resistant to this that theyre just not going to listen . Well, governor edwards was very clear that he is taking absolutely nothing off the table. And as he said throughout this pandemic, he will not allow this state to jeopardize the capacity of hospitals to provide acute care. Listen, if cases continue to go up at this clip, and we pray they dont, then there will be more discussions to be had. I do think this advisory, the masking, distancing advisory, we need to be cognizant that were out ahead of cdc guidance. For louisiana whos ahead of the country with delta covid, i have good faith that the data collected now, the lessons learned in louisiana will benefit the country and how to deal with this particular variant, but we dont want to wait around for too long down here. No, we certainly dont. Dr. Joseph kanter, thanks so much. We appreciate your time. Thanks, jim. The Delta Variant is behind a sharp surge of coronavirus in california. On friday l. A. County reported over 3,000 new cases for the first time since february. Theres also a comparatively sharp rise in hospitalizations since midjuly. This despite l. A. County being one of the only places in the country still enforcing an indoor Mask Mandate, even for people fully vaccinated. Paul vercammen is live in Los Angeles with the director of the Los Angeles County Department of public health, dr. Barb reara ferrer. The numbers are bad. Doctor, what are the latest numbers in this explosion of cases . Sure. Unfortunately today were seeing 2,600 new cases of covid. We have ten more people who have passed away from covid. Hospitalizations again jumped to about 688 people are hospitalized today. And our Test Positivity has stabilized at about 5 . Reporter as we look behind you, we see theres a vaccination clinic. A little earlier today i saw a 12yearold that came in, joseph romero, he got Az Second Pfizer shot. Why are you having such a hard time as you have fanned out into the neighborhood to talk to people, getting some people to get a vaccination . Its such a good question. I do want to thank jose and all of the other people who have come into our site today. I do also want to note, i spent a couple of Hours Door knocking and about half of the people we talked to have been vaccinated but that loeaves a lot that havent come in. Theres a whole group that are still struggling to understand how easy it is to get vaccinated. We got a lot of questions. Could there be help getting a ride to come to this site . Absolutely. Transportation, well provide anybody with transportation. We also got questions about whether they had to show their papers. Can they get vaccinated if theyre mexican . No, you dont need any papers to get vaccinated. And of course you can get vaccinated here in l. A. County regardless of Immigration Status or what country you come from. We also heard a lot of misinformation. People scared to get the vaccine. The most two dominant Themes Today were we dont trust the governments numbers. We think theyre not telling us the truth about the vaccine and how safe it is. And we have heard of people that we think had a bad experience with the vaccine. So i think we again, we have to work hard with all of our community partners, so its not just government thats saying how safe the vaccines are. But its the person at your pharmacy whos telling you its safe. Its your doctor, its your neighbor, so we can really counter that sense that Government Cant be trusted by having lots of other people say i had a good experience, i got vacc vaccinated, and now i feel really safe being out and about. Reporter but when an elected official, the sheriff of this cou county, villanueva says hes not going to enforce the indoor Mask Mandate, what does that do to messaging . Again, its always better if we can all be on the same page. I dont think theres any scientists or researchers that are doubting the effectiveness of masking. When you have high rates of transmission from dr. Fauci to the Cdc Director to the American Academy Of Pediatrics adding back that layer of making sure that were all masked up makes perfect sense when were indoors. Reporter i super appreciate your taking time out, dr. Ferrer. As you can see, hands on in here today, jim, helping people get shots in their arms. Were seeing some reluctant stragglers indeed come in and get that vaccination. Back to you. Im sure because theyre worried about that Delta Variant. Thanks very much for the doctor and to you, paul vercammen. Coming up, ill talk to the Georgia Congressman arrested over a peaceful protest about voting rielghts. His arrest comes as at least 18 states pass laws that make it harder to vote. Youre live in the Cnn Newsroom. S your skins ceramides and strengthens it against dryness for softer, smoother skin you can lovingly embrace. Renew the love for your skin with dove body wash. Try our new scented oils for freshness that lasts. 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Still, no movement on two major Election Bills in the senate. Congressman Hank Johnson joins me now. Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate it on this saturday afternoon. Congressman, i see these images of you peacefully chanting outside the Senate Hart Office biddle and getting put in handcuffs and i Cant Help but contrast that with most of the violent rioters who fought their way into the capitol on January 6th. They werent arrested until much later, and many so many walked out freely. Does that frustrate you . Well, jim, thank you for having me. We did not seek to overwhelm the Police Presence at the hart building. We went as a group of black men in peace, but yet determination to assert our right to vote and to assert the fact that, you know, this is an issue of vital importance to us. It is our Number One priority that we see passage of hr1, for the people, senate1, the for the people act, and hr4, the John Lewis Voting rights advancement act. If it takes reform of the filibuster to get that done, then we want to see that happen. And were getting a little anxious about it. It may not be a priority to as many people as it needs to be, but it certainly is with us and we wanted to demonstrate that by protesting on friday. Lets talk about the filibuster, which is holding up these bills. Heres what President Biden said about it this week on cnn. If its a relic of Jim Crow, its been used to fight against civil Rights Legislation historically, why protect it . Theres no reason to protect it other than youre going to throw the entire congress into Chaos And Nothing will get done. Nothing at all will get done. And theres a lot at stake. The most important win is the right to vote. Are you satisfied with that answer . Well, it was a little conflicting, but i think overall i believe that Joe Biden, our president , recognizes the importance of the voting Rights Act. He recognizes how important an unfetterred right to vote is. Hes lived through a lot, hes seen a lot, he was back there during the days of the old segregationists in the senate, and some folks want to go back to those times where you can sit down and work out a deal with those guys. But we are dealing with a different set of opponents this time. They are more i mean their game is a little bit more complicated than the old segregationist and theyre playing from the old Segregationist Playbook but its a Jim Crow 2. 0 situation. So Joe Biden has to understand the fact that back in 1965 when the voting Rights Act was passed, it was legislation that was written by President Johnson, President Johnson wrote that legislation, presented it to congress and then leaned on his colleagues in the House And Senate to pass it. And fortunately today the president does not have to draft hr1 and hr4, were doing hr4. Weve already done hr1. The only thing he has to do is put his muscle, the muscle of the presidency behind it so that we can get it passed. Thats what were anxious about. We want to see, hear and have that accomplished. We want to see it happen, we want to hear it happening, and we want to make sure that it gets accomplished. Congressman, do you want to see President Biden doing more, leaning on his fellow democrats more in the way that lbj did back in the 1960s . Is that what you would like to see . Yeah, i have a picture in my mind of President Johnson standing almost knnose to nose with some southern segregationists laying the law down to that person about what he expected. And that person responded affirmatively. You know, i know that President Biden has a lot thats going on Behind The Scenes that we dont know about. We give him the space that he needs to do what we want him to do and what we expect that he will do, but at the same time we want to see some public affirmations of it. We want to see were getting a little anxious because were heading towards the august recess. When we come back, it will be september and october and were heading towards the end of the year. Were careening towards the end of the year with nothing done on voting rights. You feel like youre running out of time. Yeah, the time is escaping us. And so the time for action is now. Thats why people are literally putting their bodies on the line. Representative Joyce Beatty last week and a group of women did the same thing that the group of men did yesterday. They put their bodies on the line. They were arrested. And so waves are coming of social unrest. We must make sure that the people understand that this is our priority. And if you stand with us, then you stand for democracy, and those who dont support us are antidemocratic and we must move to overpower them and we must win this battle. Its an important battle, a crucial battle. All right. Congressman Hank Johnson, well be watching that battle unfold and know youll be there on the front lines. Thanks so much for your time. 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Capitol police says he is certainly concerned about the threat of more violent attacks there. Tom manger was sworn in as Capitol Police Chief yesterday more than six months since the deadly insurrection. Not only does he face the possibility of future riots, hes also dealing with the complete denial about what happened from the very lawmakers hes sworn to protect. Cnn Security Correspondent Josh Campbell is here. Josh, you sat down with the new chief. He has a lot on his plate, no question about it right now. Absolutely. You know, he knows that this is a challenge hes stepping into but hes someone whos been in Law Enforcement for over 40 years. This was a nationwide selection. They picked him to lead this department that has come under such scrutiny. And despite that scrutiny, what were hearing from him is that hes not afraid to step up and actually talk to the press. If you remember back after the insurrection, weeks went by before we heard anyone from Capitol Police leadership stepping to the microphones. Here he is less than 24 hours on the job sitting down with me, taking our questions. We talked about the insurrection, we talked about some of the reforms that are in place. We also talked about this looming threat. A lot of it goes back to what you just showed at that rally. Its these ongoing election lies that he is having to contend with because experts tell us that theres this bizarre notion that maybe trump will be reinstated. If that doesnt happen, there could be more violence. I asked him about that, if hes concerned about another attack. He said he would be a fool not to be. I also asked him about some of these prominent officials who are downplaying the significance of that attack and what that means for morale in his department. Take a listen to what he said. I cannot waste my time worrying about how somebody interprets a tape. I know what the men and women of this agency went through. I know the challenges that they faced. I also know the courage that they displayed that day. Whats your view when people say this was tourism or this was a lovefest . We all saw that video of your officers on the Receiving End of so much violence. As the leader of the department, what do you think when you hear it characterized that way . Well, i dont agree with it. Thats not the way i saw it. But again, everybody is entitled to their opinion. And frankly, as the chief of this Police Department now, im in a position to do things to ensure that that wouldnt happen again. Hes not afraid to step up and tell the public when he sees something that he doesnt believe is true. Josh, you asked the chief whether he will allow more Capitol Police officers to speak publicly about the violence that they faced on January 6th. That has been one of, i think, the glaring things that weve all witnessed since January 6th is that so many of them have not told their stories. What was his response to that . Thats right. Weve only heard from a small number. You think about all of The Officers that were there. Weve seen the video of them receiving all of this violence. I asked him point blank, will he allow Capitol Police officers to speak up and speak publicly. Heres what he said. Should officers be given more freedom to speak out about what they endured on January 6th . Look, we need to hear their stories. Will you allow them to speak out . Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. They need to be heard. Now, we know On Tuesday this will be the first meeting of the select committee looking into the insurrection. Well hear from four officers then. Our Colleague Wolf Blitzer will be anchoring special live coverage at 9 00 a. M. On tuesday. 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He couldnt wait to get the vaccine. I want it for myself to be able to protect myself and protect the people around me. I was one of those very open people to follow what was going on and when i got the opportunity to take advantage, i did. Not everyone feels that way, as im sure you know, even within the professional sports world. Reporter some have been reluctant to share where they stand. Me being available to my teammates on the floor and taking care of my body, you know, me doing what i can to make sure im available mentally, spiritually and physically as well. Do you mind me asking you confirming that you did get the vaccine . Its not a big deal. Reporter as the olympics begin in tokyo, notably without fans, several american Athletes Wont be there either after Testing Positive for covid19, raising suspicions over whether they were vaccinated. Swimmer Michael Andrew says he wasnt. I didnt want to put anything in my body that i didnt know how i would potentially react to. 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I think the most important thing was always education. Our Team Doctors were always available for any types of questions that we had for them. Do you worry at all in any way that somehow because someone else isnt vaccinated that it would affect your health in any way . A lot of guys are taking care of themselves both on and off The Field so it hasnt been something that has been in my mind a lot lately, but the more that you hear about the Delta Variant and other variants that have been going around, it starts to creep back in a little bit just because a lot more people are starting to get sick again. Thanks for that reporting. Coming up, all the president s friends, the new book on the remarkable relationships that have shaped u. S. Presidencies Behind The Scenes. That ive started to do on ancestry. Having ancestry to fill in the gaps with documents, with photographs, connecting in real time means that were having conversations that are richer. 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Great book, fascinating subject. The inspiration for your book came from observing two political figures, Gary Hart and years later Donald Trump. Explain that for us. Sure. Well, since i was a kid, ive just been endlessly fascinated by the presidency. When i got older i started working on president ial campaigns. The first one was Gary Harts 1984 campaign. I watched how the very famous Hollywood Actor Warren Beatty would parachute in for the most important events. He was the only person around hart who could tell talk to him and tell him in a way, he would say to him stop talking and acting like a politician in a way that no other Aide Or Staffer could. Hart would listen in a way he wouldnt to any other staffer or aide. At the same time, beatty would relax with these late night meals and conversations and give him the respite that he needed. Then i saw it again in 1992 with bill Clintons Campaign and then his presidency with his best friend, Vernon Jordan and how he had equal stature and didnt need or want anything from him. It created a really special dynamic. So i looked in president ial literature to see if there had been anything written with these first friends. I realized there had been books about first wives, first chefs, first butlers, first pets, but nothing about the first friend so i thought i would fill it. As you pointed out in your introduction, the lack of a first friend in the presidency of Donald Trump i think added a certain urgency to showing how this first friend can add really real value both on a substantive level at times but also on a very personal level to give that president the Respite And Calm that he needs to fulfill the functions of The Office. Well, we could spend the rest of this Segment Psycho analyzing trump and whether he had true friends or just friends who mooched off him, no pun intended. Let me ask you going back to Bill Clinton and Vernon Jordan, you write how jordan this was a fascinating friendship. I remember watching this unfold as a Viewer And Somebody interested in the presidency like yourself. Jordan may have very well saved the Clinton Marriage between bill and hillary clinton. Tell us about that. He did. I was able to confirm that with a couple of people very close to the president and then the president himself. After he admitted to the affair with Monica Lewinsky both to Hillary Upstairs in the residence and then to the country, he realized that his marriage was in deep trouble, that the First Lady was seriously contemplating leaving him. He asked his best friend, Vernon Jordan, the man he told me was the only person he trusted to have that conversation and the only person hillary would have listened to as seriously as she did. He dispatched Vernon Jordan to talk to her. She listened to him, stayed in the marriage and the rest is history. Theres a darker relationship, friendship between Richard Nixon and b. B. Riboso. Some of these names might be a little dated for some of our younger viewers but fascinating in that riboso enabled some of nixons bad instincts during the thousands of hours that they spent together. This may be a bit more trumpian. I suppose that might resonate with those who lived through the trump era. Talk about what happened with Richard Nixon and his friend. What intrigued me most about this friendship between Nixon And Robozo was how completely different they were in personality and temperament. Nixon was a dark, brooding intellectual. Robozo was a high School Graduate whose first job as an airline steward. But together it just worked. Nixon was this loner. But thankfully he had the selfawareness to realize that he needed a friend around him or else he would have angst and medilancholymelanchol. Bebe could entertain nixon when he needed a break, he could make martinis or cook steaks or sit for hours when nixon was deep in thought. Heres where it all went wrong, he was loyal to a fault. When nixon got into office as president he started to involve Bebe Robozo in his nefarious acts and deeds. He asked him to take A Million dollar bribe. That was the impetus for Why Nixon decided to bug the watergate which led to his impeachment and resignation. A good friend would have said, no, dick, you have to appeal to your better angels. Thats when good friends are helpful, you need good friends to tell you the hard truths, right . Let me ask you about go ahead. Go ahead. I was just going to ask you about Joe Biden, one of the things that i noticed about biden is that he has a sort of insular circle around him. He has a tight Knit Group of Family Members and friends that he relies upon. What would he write about Joe Biden, given the experience you had writing this book . After he was elected, i actually went in search of who was Joe Bidens first friend. Its a very easy answer. If you ask A Hundred people close to the president , theyll tell you its Ted Kaufman. I had a chance to talk to Ted Kaufman at some length. Hes very skittish about labeling himself as the first friend but the White House has confirmed that with others. He was his Chief Of Staff for 22 years when the average tenure of a Chief Of Staff now is three years. They not only worked together in washington but they took the train back and forth between wilmington and washington. He has been Joe Bidens soulmate, his chief political adviser, his consoler in chief when his son beau died. He asked Ted Kaufman to come to washington and be a special Government Employee for 120 days. Ted kaufman is his closest friend, the first person to have slept in the White House. Hes a man who knows his limits. He says, i will not advise the president On Policy Issues because the issues are too complex, theyre beyond my knowledge base. Hes a wise, Wise Man and a great friend of the president. All right, gary ginsburg, it sounds like a great book, im going to check this out because i just find this to be so fascinating. These are the people that you dont think about who are very involved in the lives of our president s. First friends The Powerful Unsung and unelected people who shape our president s. Gary ginsburg, author of that book, thanks so much for joining us, we appreciate it. In the sitcom world, the workplace is an endless source of comedy from murphy brown, to The Office and veep. Next, the iconic characters who are working for laughs. 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