To the stark number of people who still refuse to get a safe vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci is warning if the overwhelming proportion of people do not get the shot, there is ample chance we could see an even more aggressive variant than delta in the future. The virus is always thinking, its always changing. Biden administration is on the verge of taking major steps on mandating covid19 vaccines for foreign visitors to the u. S. As well as for all active duty members of the military. We are expecting updates on those new steps in just a few hours. Well bring them to you when they happen, when the white House Covid19 Response team briefs the media later today. Joining me now to discuss all these developments, dr. Paul sacks, clinical director, division of Infectious Diseases at brigham and womens hospital. Doctor, good to have you back on. First where we stand on vaccines as Delta Numbers emerge. Doctors acknowledge it will be likely vaccinated folks like you and me may need a third shot, a
Phil, thanks. Appreciate you being here this morning. Thanks for having me. And new day continues right now. Im John Berman with brianna keilar. It is thursday, august 5th. And this is where we are this morning. Nearly 59,000 people are hospitalized with covid. Those are numbers we havent seen in almost six months. I. C. U. Beds are running out in louisiana, mississippi, and arkansas. Cases rising sharply among children. Now Asa Hutchinson the governor of arkansas says he regrets signing a law banning Mask Mandates. Our cases were at a low point. Everything has changed now. And, yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. He signed it. This morning the biden administration is considering a Vaccination Requirement for most international passengers traveling to the united states. There is also a debate this morning after the World Health Organization declared there should be no Booster Shots for americans, third vaccine shots before the rest of the world gets its share of vaccines
people would react. his arraignment is set for 8:15 this morning. back to you. kiet, what kind of sentence could gonzalez potentially face? reporter: because he is a juvenile he is not eligible for the death penalty so he is looking at life in prison. live in santa cruz, kiet do, kpix 5. this morning a procession in the east bay happens ahead of a hayward police sergeant s funeral. law enforcement officers will escort the body of scott lunger from a mortuary in hayward to oracle arena in oakland. closures will be in effect along interstate 880 northbound and its on-ramps. lunger died in the line of duty last week. kpix 5 s anne makovec is at the arena where governor brown and thousands of others will be at today s funeral service. good morning, anne. reporter: good morning. they are expecting officers from around the state, even some other places around the country. and that s why they had to move the service here to oracle arena to accommodate the very large crowds e
the 15 year old is being charged with murder during a kidnapping and sexual assault. adrian gonzalez is also facing a special circumstance charge of lying in wait. court documents show the teen performed sexual penetration by a foreign object . : just to think someone can do that to someone else s baby child. she s never coming back the accused killer is currently being housed at the santa cruz juvenile detention facility. eight year old madyson middleton went missing sunday evening, and within an hour police were alerted. authorities believe the 8 year old was killed before they got that call. her body was discovered monday in a recycling dumpster in the garage of gonzalez s building. authorities say the 8 year old was duct taped, stabbed, strangled, and sexually assaulted after being lured to gonzalez s apartment. aggravated circumstances have been added to his charges. :you look at the nature of the crimes, how they were committed, the age of the offender, and crimina