that is certainly true. now, most of the hospitalizations and deaths of people from covid are people who have chosen not to be vaccinated. and that choice not to get vaccinated does put millions of other americans at risk. those, who can t get the vaccine because they are immunocompromised, or because they re they re their children and the vaccine hasn t been approved for kids under the age of 12, yet. so while this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, there are millions of children who can get sick because adults won t do something to protect them. the delta variant, highly infectious. much easier to catch, if you re unvaccinated. is now the dominant strain in the country. cases have doubled, tripled, and now, nearly quadrupled over the last four weeks. listen to hhs secretary, javier becerra in las vegas with the state s positivity rate now approaching 15% and only 39% of the county encompassing las vegas fully vaccinated. this is not fiction. this is not some kind of d
good morning, everyone. and welcome to your new day. i m amara walker in for christi paul. and i m boris sanchez. right now, president biden is meeting with world leaders at the g7 in england, as biden sells his america is back message to allies. it s his meeting with the world leaders that is not in attendance that is looming large over the summit. as vaccinations among children rise, there are new questions over just how soon kids should be vaccinated. and a new study showing a possible link between vaccines and heart issues in children. plus, forced into hiding. how georgia s secretary of state, a repeat target of president trump s election lies, felt the need to go into hiding after facing death threats and break-ins. and a major heat wave is building across parts of the country with more than 20 million under heat alerts, where temperatures will soar well into triple digits. good morning. and welcome to your new day. it is saturday, june 12th. we are gl
extremely narrow, and many republicans who oppose it are determined to draw out the process forcing the 628-page bill to be read aloud on the senate floor. this isn t a pandemic rescue package. it s a parade of left-wing pet projects that are ramming through they are ramming through during the pandemic. also today, political pressure is rising for new york governor andrew cuomo and the new york times and the wall street journal are reporting that many so of his top advisers changed a health department report to hide the higher number of covid-19 deaths in nursing homes. plus, the investigation into the january 6th attack on the capitol. the feds are now examining communications between members of congress and some of the rioters who stormed the building. we ll look into when some of these calls and texts took place. but, first, let get back to what s happening in the senate. cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju is live on capitol hill. manu, i know one
but is the russian president trying to de-escalate this cry us or rachet up tensions with the u.s.? live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. hello, everyone, and welcome to our viewers in the united states joining us on cnn international. around the world, the advice is mostly the same. the safest place to see in the new year will be at home surrounded by a small number of people. many cities, public celebrations have either been canceled or scaled back and will have tougher guidelines for revelers. hopes for partying like it was 2019 have been dashed. despite a record daily count of 74,000 new infections across new york state, the traditional ball drop in times square still scheduled to take place, but now, there are new restrictions, masks and proof of vaccination both mandatory. attendance will be kept at 15,000 and viewing areas off-limits until 3:00 p.m. the seven-day average of global infections is almost 1.2 million, the highest ever since the
we begin with new information about the racially motivated attack in jacksonville, florida. three people were shot dead inside a dollar general store yesterday by a gunman who police say acted on a disgusting ideology of hate. the jacksonville sheriff held a press conference just moments ago. listen in. good afternoon. i m here to provide the public with an update of the currently available information regarding yesterday s tragic shooting. homicide detectives have been working around the clock to gather information and evidence. there s still a great deal of work to do before the investigation is completed. this briefing is only a recitation of verified information. i want to begin by honoring the three precious lives lost yesterday, angela michelle carr, 52 years old, a.j. le gary, jr., 19 years old and gerald deshaun ghalioun, 29 years old. yesterday homicide detectives completed the next of kin notifications. we continue to pray for the loved ones and those who were los