about covid-19. in a new cdc internal document researchers describe it this way, that the war has changed because of the delta variant. the document makes clear that the delta variant is proving to be more of a severe threat, more dangerous than most people really have grasped until now. and it said that the delta strain is now as contagious as the chicken pox and likely caused more severe illness than any of the previous covid-19 variants. and with more than 612,000 people in the united states dead from this virus now, that is a terrifying statement that it could be worse and more deadly. and more severe. this new cdc information also makes clear that this variant could even be easily passed along from a vaccinated person, which was previously not known. but make no mistake, the surge of new cases a danger posed by the delta variant is driven by people who are still not vaccinated in this country. and you could see where those states are. the country is averaging almost 67,0
wedeman is in croom with the latest. what happened today, and how are world leaders trying to break this violence? this particular strike was the latest in a series of israeli air strikes that have brought down entire buildings under the pretext that some office in each of those buildings was somehow affiliated with ha 345s. this latest occurred in the early afternoon gaza time when there was an israeli air strike on the el jalal building. that was a 12-story building where, as you mentioned, the associated press have their offices. gary pruitt said we are shocked and horrifyied they wil long known the and knew journalists were there . into silenced. we can guarantee you that right now. reporter: well, al jazeera and associated press will not be aisleented, but they re now homeless. now, of course now the israeli military has said the reason why they struck that building is that it contained some sort of offices affiliated with a hamas israel does not have to bring do
following friday s verdict. it gives the appearance black and white new yorkers are after each other s throats. they were not. that is out from our city and state. rachel: five people were arrested and charged with rioting there. we to to kenosha where alexis mcadams is live on the ground. you spoke with kyle s mother wendy yesterday. good morning. reporter: her only interview since that verdict. we talked with wendy rittenhouse, before the family had to get out of the area with safety concerns. there are protests popping up across the nation. the family is by no means celebrating, but trying to move forward. going back through what it was like in the courtroom as you sat there watching kyle, the judge and watching the jury there waiting to learn her son s fate. this is the only interview before she left wisconsin. take a listen. it was not about winning or losing. there was two people that did pass away and pamlys have to grief. reporter: rittenhouse family were as griev
mccarthy has been common dering the floor there for over eight hours. you are looking at live pictures. he s been doing this rambling marathon speech, breaking house speaker nancy pelosi s record for the longest speech in history, and he s still going. that s right. technically it s not a filibuster, but it did block action on the $2 trillion build back better bill. daniela diaz live on capitol hill. how do we expect it, daniela, to play out this morning? reminder, mccarthy is still talking. reporter: that is a really important thing to know right now, christine and laura, because it depends when he stops. the plan was to have the house democratic leaders reconvene the house at 8:00 a.m., but you know it s 5:00 a.m., mccarthy is still speaking and sources tell me it doesn t seem like he s going to let up any time soon. he got a new binder of material just an hour ago. he keeps eating mints to keep him going. and the reason he s able to do this, it s not a filibuster. we r
from a night out in nottingham have been named as barnaby webber and grace kumar. they were both 19. a man in his 50s was also stabbed to death and his van was then driven into another group of people, leaving one critically injured. a 31 year old man is being held on suspicion of murder. our reporterjo black is in nottingham. two teenagers killed with no real understanding as to why. barnaby webber and grace kumar were both students at nottingham university. they died in the attack along with a third man in his 50s. the city mourns together, unable to comprehend what s happened. i ve lived here all my life and i ve got a connection with the city and ijust. i kind of want to be, i don t know, here with other people my age. vigils have been held overnight for those killed. right now, our hearts, thoughts, prayers go out to those especially who have lost loved ones. in a statement, nottingham university said it was shocked and devastated and that its thoughts were with those af