Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that makes waking up an olympic sport. Im Alicia Menendez on this monday, august 9th. The united states has hit a milestone in the surge of covid cases. More than 165 Million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. That is half of the total u. S. Population. More than 193 Million have received at least one dose. Vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south, but in arkansas, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama, cdc data shows that the sevenday average of first doses has doubled since the start of july. Florida has set a new Daily Record in terms of the covid virus. They had 23,900 cases on friday. 14,000 cases are in the hospital with 2,300 in icu units. Some florida schools are moving to remove require masks. According to a letter, the Palm Beach County superintendent writes i am requiring facial coverings inside schools and on buses for all students attending Palm Beach County districtoperated scho
companies are also dealing with warehouse storage issues. facility is overflowing with toys and is struggling to get the retailers across the country just in time for christmas. do my karl rove will join us in just a moment, jacqui heinrich is live at the white house but we begin with william la jeunesse live from the port of los angeles today, what s going on there? president biden said on wednesday we are going to go to 24 and seven, specifically the three to 7:00 a.m. shift. we ve been there the last two mornings at 5:00 a.m. and none of those operations were underway, the trends behind me were silent and officials turn out realistically it could take two to three months before the ports and all the players involved can go back to 24/7 operations. this is not flipping a light switch as you well know, it s a series of individual discrete problem-solving actions that lower the barriers to 24/7 operation so we are not going to create artificial deadlines or put anybody in
continued this week for president biden from plummeting approval ratings to democrat its infighting to inflation. former president trump weight in with sean hannity tonight. what they are doing is changing the social fabric of our country. it s not even believable. bernie sanders can t believe it. bernie sanders goes around telling people i can t believe what is happening here. aoc and a very tiny group of people are pushing an agenda that will destroy literally and ruin our country. trace: and the family of gabby sits down with fox news for an exclusive interview sharing their frustrations about the ongoing manhunt for brian and their hopes to find answers about gabby s death. but we can with the breaking news of a deal in the senate and many problems piling up on the desk president biden. kevin corke tracking the latest developments. kevin, good evening. good evening. once again, the g.o.p. fold and the democrats gold taking them to task for pushing the fiscal showdow
defended the social media giant against accusations it s photo sharing app instagram negatively affects the mental health of young people. and the rising young star in the world of classical music determined to make his field more inclusive. hello, everyone welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and indeed around the globe. the australian prime minister scott morrison has announced the country s travel ban, one of the most active in the world during the pandemic, will be lifted. the first phase of the plan will focus on citizens and permanent residents being allowed to leave australia with further changes expected to allow foreign travellers to enter the country. the prime minister is currently taking questions at the press conference. questions at the press conference. , , . conference. let s ust cross live and h conference. let s ust cross live and listen conference. let s ust cross live and listen in. h conference. let s just cross live and listen in. haven t l li
we have this coverage. across france, yet more rage. streets under siege, a dramatic outpouring of anger, after a 17 year old, nahel, was killed by police during a traffic stop. many of the rioters are teenagers, out despite a plea from france s president to parents to keep their children at home. as the protests have intensified, so too has the police presence. across the country from friday into saturday morning, more than 16,000 officers were deployed and it s the police that s driving people onto the streets in the first place. many here accuse officers of discrimination, and even the un says france needs to address its deep rooted issues of racism in the police force. chanting: justice for nahel! it s a concern crowds at this protest share. the country s foreign ministry says the un s claims are unfounded, but the french police have long been plagued by accusations of racism. many see this violence as a wake up call, but for the government, containing it is a challenge