Mercenaries. Cnn has obtained video purported to be from that shootout between Haitian Authorities and the alleged assailants. Cnn has not confirmed the authenticity of this video. [ gunshots ] now, as we said, authorities were saying there were seven people in that shootout all dead. They also are saying there are six people in custody tonight. Today Haitian Media showed two Men Authorities are Calling Suspects in the back of a Police Pickup surrounded by armed guards. We blurred their faces. Again, we want to point out cnn cannot confirm the details provided by Haitian Authorities. All of this of course taking place in a country under former Martial Law where two men now claim the mantle of leadership in an already destitute country, growing weaker due to a growing humanitarian crisis and worsening covid epidemic. Im joined by Journalist Harold Isaac whos in haiti tonight. Theres certainly a lot of rumors flying around in haiti with good reason because of the lack of transparency and
Theyre also apparently closing the u. S. Embassy there. Haiti has a Land Border with one country, Dominican Republic, crossings between hideous and the Dominican Republic are now closed. Nobody is quite sure what will happen next, chaos does seem a good bet after the assassination of the president. Haiti is a country with close ties to the United States. Through the huge haitian american diaspora in the United States. Hi heavy is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. We are the largest donor in terms of the system of all kinds. Haiti has been in more than its usual share of chaos, recently, including political chaos. The president who was just assassinated late Last Night, arguably, his term in office as president came to an end this past february, but he stayed on nevertheless, and declared that efforts to remove him were cool attempt, and he had his political opponents arrested. Haiti has multiple sources of authority in the government, a president , a Prime Minister, also a
U. S. Could become breeding grounds for deadlier variants, this as new research finds vaccines have line likely saved them. No spectators allowed. Elizabeth cohen joins us. First, what is happening here in the u. S. And these cluster areas of concern . What do we know . Ana, about half of the u. S. Is not fully vaccinated and if those half a country were spread out around the country, That would not be as big of a problem as what we have. If they were spread out, those of us who were vaccinated could kind of protect them. Theres a team of epidemiologists there. Theyve tracked clusters of counties undervaccinated against covid19. Its mostly in the southeast, parts of West Texas and southern missouri. This is a problem for them because theyre seeing outbreaks. Lets look at the sort of the demographics of these clusters. Taken together, its 50 on average of those cles Testifiling Achbltd its interests. There are some cities in these clusterz like amarillo, texas, they have fewer than 100,
Pieces of legislation. Hes actually gone and talk to the legislators in charge of the legislation. Instead of just kind of hanging around on the sidelines and guessing, is, it on track, is it off track . He has a very good news to report about just how unchecked all of it is. Actual data, not just gibberish. Yes. This is not allowed on cable news, you have to talk about this carefully. The actual chairman of the committees that are actually controlling this thing, so we will get into it on the real legislative mechanics. Over the next few weeks, there will be a lot of missed signals. A lot of misconceptions about whats going on at any given time. I think if you stare at the right players and the House And Senate all the time, you will kind of know where we are. Dj will give us that guide, tonight. I trust him implicitly. I cant wait. Thank you, rachel. Thank you lawrence. And so, tonight, we will speak of Donald Trump and hitler. Not to compare trump to Adolf Hitler, but because Donald
Is a Construction Mistake to blame for the disaster . Spreading fast new infections of the dangerous Delta Variant surging in the south among those who arent vaccinated. In california, cases up more than 500 . Why dr. Fauci now says some people who have gotten shots may still want to mask up. Long road home, nearly 50 Million americans back at busy airports and on crowded Highways Trading in fireworks for frustration. Is this a preview of Summer Travel . Country club murders an intense Manhunt Tonight after a beloved Golf Pro is gunned down. The gruesome discovery inside the truck the alleged killer was driving. Recall families and businesses nationwide urged to throw out Eight Million pounds of poultry, the dangerous bacteria just found and what your family needs to know. And on a mission shes 96 years old and still helping children thousands of miles away. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Garrett good evening to our viewers in the