first named storm of the season. we will hope for a miracle. norah: plus we get the first hand look at the destruction of the deadly wildfires in new mexico still burning out of control. we have certain areas of town where every home has been taken out. norah: and most of the united states bates under a massive heat wave. we got it all covered. cbs evening news starts now. sweltering, dangerous heat here in washington, at across the east coast tonight. and that s just 1 of 3 life-threatening weather threats facing americans right now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. out west, wildfires are reaching, leaving behind scenes like this: melted metal, chard cars, smoke still rising, and a new mexico town that lost more than a thousand homes and buildings. to the gulf coast, which is fueling alberto s fury tonight, the first named storm of the season is bringing heavy rains, flooding, and high winds to texas. and more than 80 million
another state going against the science tonight. the state of wyoming announcing it will repeals it mask mandate, meaning that as of this hour 15 states now do not have a mask mandate and three more states, including wyoming, are planning to end theirs in the next coming days. dropping masks, despite coming a plateau of the number of cases in the united states. right now the united states is averaging about 60,000 cases. now it is just hovering there. it is plateauing. it is exactly where we were in the summer when many of the states, including texas had mask mandates. so here is the problem with this. if we get it right now, this could be the turning point. there is so much that is critical that is riding on the next two months. how quickly that we vaccinate versus whether we have another surge really relies on what happens in march and april. so, it is crucial right now. on that front let s take a look at what is happening in boise, idaho. there is a burn the mask rally
announcer: this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. and this morning, there are positive signs for how the united states can navigating the pandemic. for the first time, more americans have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus than have been infected by it. it was exactly one year ago today that dr. sanjay gupta told us right here on new day that the u.s. was entering a new and very dangerous phase. cnn is now calling the outbreak a global pandemic. our senior medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us to explain why. what makes it a pandemic, sanjay? there are criteria that are somewhat defined to call something a pandemic. let me preface by saying this terminology we re going to start using now isn t so much to cause panic but rather to really cause a focus on preparedness. can you believe how close we were sitting to each other. that was a s
a criticism that, you know, the obama administration maybe didn t do enough to settle and explain and talk about their stimulus efforts and want to make sure that people around the country really know what s in the bill, know what s coming and the kind of impact it s having. there s a conversation that we ll watch how it plays outside of washington. do the additional benefits help people. they showed up at their briefing wearing masks and trying to make the case, the republican argument that the biden administration is not pushing aggressively enough there. you see follow the science, not the unions, the biden administration is pushing schools to open and a president can only do so much. local school districts make these decisions, mayors make them but the politics there and listen to the different perspectives from a top democrat and top republican on what this covid relief package is. the american rescue plan is transformative. it will comprehensively and compassiona
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