hour. i want to start with good news on coronavirus. right now, not a single u.s. state is in the red, as you can see here. that means the number of new covid cases compared to the previous week is either holding steady or going down. but, of course, there is a catch. there is bad news. more than 100,000 new cases were still reported in the u.s. on saturday. also, we re hearing astrazeneca telling cnn its vaccine seems less effective against the variant first spotted in south africa when it s a case of mild disease. the pharmaceutical company says it believes its vaccine could work against severe disease and is hoping to deliver shots by the autumn. new case numbers seem to be going down in europe. portugal included. in recent weeks, the worst infection rate in the world. but even in places with good vaccine rollouts, hospitals are still under huge, huge pressure. in the uk, a top doctor says intensive care units are full to the rafters, because patients are staying sick fo
await the hearing, what critics call catch and release. we have specifics tonight from los angeles. customs and border protection says because of that steady increase in apprehensions, mexico s reluctance to accept more deported families and covert restrictions here, some facilities are at maximum safe capacity. therefore, it says, per long-standing practice, the long term solutions are not possible. some migrants will be processed for removal, provided a notice to appear and released into the u.s. to await a future immigration hearing. this is needed to avoid keeping migrants beyond what court orders allow, right now the border patrol is stopping some 3,500 migrants per day trying to enter the u.s. a former dhs director chad wolf calls it a perfect storm likely to get worse as smugglers and families exploit the situation. it s a significant development they aren t taking certain family units back under title 42, that is very concerning because if you re just doing that i
ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says russia must be trying to humiliate the un with strikes on kyiv while the secretary general was visiting the capitol. ukraine emergency service says ten people were injured from missile that hit an apartment building. zelenskyy says the attack took place right after he finished meeting with un chief who was not harmed chl during the visit, he spoke of the urgent need for humanitarian corridors. to evacuate civilians in the besieged southern port city of mariupol. a ukrainian official in the city says the steel plant has been hit the heaviest. with the heaviest air strikes yet. hundreds of ukrainian soldiers are there along with hundred of civilians. ukraine says an operation is planned today to get civilians out. that hasn t provided other details. of course we ll stay on top of that as soon as we have more details. possibly good news for the civilians. also visited the kyiv suburb of bucha. where scores of civilians were f
member of congress, but is he still all but certain to get reelected? let s go outfront. i m erin burnett, outfront tonight, the breaking news, kyiv under attack and another potential warning shot from russia to the west, missile attack on ukraine s capitol while united nations secretary-general antonio guiterrez finishing a visit there, fire breaks out in 25 story residential building, ukraine says at least 10 people were wounded and no ings didn t the u.s. secretary-general was there and russia did fire those missiles. earlier this week, defense secretary lloyd austin didn t rule out that russian forces were targeting him and the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken by striking rail lines only a few hours after the two left kyiv by train. this comes as russia ramps up its warnings to the west to stop helping ukraine. here s russia s foreign ministry spokesperson today. translator: they are openly calling on kyiv to attack rigs ah including the use of weapons from na
xx a massive influx of migrants. people are scared. they are desperate. the reality is there s just too many people. my message is this, do not just show up at the border. let me in, immigration man can i cross the line and pray i can stay another day let me in, immigration man i can see you anyway we are the united states of america. none of us would have our children in that position! they are human beings! who gets to be part of the american political family? who can become an american? our country is full. won t you let me in, immigration man can i cross the line and pray how can anyone be anti-immigrant? we are all immigrants. with my immigration form is big enough to keep me warm america is a melting pot. you better watch out for the man let me in, immigration man, can i cross the line and pray the dreams that unfold here are those that what make america soar. people willing to risk everything for the dream