we may not have a republican senate primary winner until next week, and when we do, it might trigger a recount. the president responding to the baby formula issue with action. the government forcing factories to speed up production. this as mothers are near a breaking point. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. your mind doesn t stop thinking about it. especially at night. i hate to say. i ve lost a lot of sleep. up first for us, pennsylvania s slow but critical election map. the commonwealth senate race could determine which party controls the chamber next year. this is the race right here. dr. oz, you know him from television, donald trump s preferred candidate. dave mccormick is in second place. a candidate who says he believes as this count continues he will catch up. let s take a look at the state of play. watch as i slide this over. this is all of pennsylva
right now president biden on air force one on the way to asia. the trip marks one in washington they call a pivot to the region. complicated by a war in ukraine. the war still very much hot and still very much a big biden focus. the president giving a white house audience today for sweden and for finland. those nordic nations want to join the nato alliance. president biden this morning from the rose garden telling the world he wants that, too. they meet every nato requirement, and then some. they have the full total complete backing of the united states of america. the bottom line is simple. quite straightforward. finland and sweden make nato stronger. let s get straight to cnn s articlette signs live at the white house for us. tell us more. reporter: president biden
trying to get a handle around how to contain this virus and also how to protect americans with those further boosters. all right. articlette, thank you so much in delaware. covid cases are rising in most of the country. that s putting an incredible strain on hospitals as we face a critical moment in this pandemic. we have more on this. natasha, how are hospitals handling this right now? well, fred, hospitals everywhere are seeing this influx that they haven t seen since the last surge during the pandemic. let s look at some of the graphs to give you context of this. the daily seven-day moving average of deaths in this country has been moving upward. no you can see it s higher than the average last summer during that summer surge. if you look at the graph for hospitalizations across the country, we are topping 100,000 people in hospitals every day because of covid-19 as you
so many sacrifices and service that was paid over the course of the last year. now, each of the attendees was asked to be tested for covid-19. one to three days before the event. and while vaccinations are not required to attend, those who have been whonot be vaccinated have been asked to wear masks. the white house still trying to take precautions as the pandemic continues. president biden continue hoping to offer a moment of reflection over how much change has come to the country since this pandemic first took hold a little bit over a year ago. all right. the picture of the event at the white house and the stories told from it are going to be very interesting later on. articlette, thank you. joining me to discuss, an emergency medicine physician in new jersey. good to see you, doctor, and happy holiday. as a country we ve made tremendous progress, but no one
asked to receive a covid test one to three days before attending. while vaccinations are not required to attend the event, those not vaccinated are asked to wear masks. the white house trying to make precautions as covid-19 remains evident in this country. but today it s really a point of celebration. but the white house also issuing caution around the pandemic. all right. articlette signs, thank you so much. let s talk more about this as many americans across the nation drop their masks. let down their guard, so to speak. for this fourth of july weekend, we re at a caution from dr. anthony fauci. today he said even vaccinated people may want to wear masks in areas where high coronavirus transmission potential and low vaccination rates. joining me right now to discuss is dr. jane morgan, the executive director of the piedmont health care task force. good to see you.