At this hour, were following two developing stories. In washington, d. C. , police are On High alert preparing for saturdays Farright Rally in support of those charges in the January 6 insurrection. Crews began fencing off the u. S. Capitol overnight. Amid concerns that some rallygoers may be armed. Capitol police have requested assistance from the d. C. National guard in case there is any violence. Were also monitoring developments on the pandemic as the biden Administrations Booster Shot campaign faces serious questions this morning. Fda Vaccine Advisers are going to meet tomorrow to debate whether there is enough proof that a Booster Dose of Pfizers Vaccine is safe and effective. The White House wants to begin Offering Boosters as early as next week. And now that plan is in jeopardy. Were going to talk to an expert about that in just a moment. But lets start with our Nations Capitol On High alert. Cnns Shimon Prokupecz is live outside of the capitol with our top story. Shimon, month
Now account for more than one in four of all weekly new coronavirus infections, with over 250,000 new infections in the last week alone. Child hospitalizations, theyre also at an alltime high. But to be clear, less than 2 of all pediatric covid19 cases result in hospitalization, far below with older people. Dr. Anthony fauci says the uptick in cases is still avoidable. If we do things right, we hope that we dont see much increase at all. If we want to protect the children, particularly those who are not yet eligible for vaccination, you want to surround the children with people who are vaccinated. Teachers, school personnel, everyone else. Some schools in the south have been particularly hit hard since reopening. One district in Central Georgia has temporarily moved to virtual learning after three Transportation Staff died in recent weeks. In florida 13 employees in Miami Dade public schools died since mid august. We should note, all of them unvaccinated. That statistic remains consist
Sixpronged strategy, says the White House, which will include announcemention both on mandates but also testing. This as nearly 1,500 americans are dying every day from covid. We should note this has been consistent, the vast majority are unvaccinated. Among children theres a Record Number of not just infections, but also hospitalizations in the u. S. , more than 2,400 right now. We should note, however, its still less than 2 of all pediatric covid19 cases that end up in the hospital. Severe disease does remain rare among children. Lets begin this morning at the White House with cnn white House Correspondent john harwood. John, listen, the biden administration knows they have to get a handle on this and this is central to, frankly, the president s success. Six points. Whats the Sixpoint Plan . Reporter its central, jim, to everything the president wants to accomplish politically, economically and in terms of public health. We dont know a lot of details on this Sixpoint Plan. We do know
So lets begin with Cnn Chief white House Correspondent kaitlan collins. Of everything ive laid out, which is President Bidens top priority . Reporter i think coronavirus is probably top of mind for the White House right now. We know President Biden is going to give a major speech on that this week. Also, alisyn, as you noted he has several things on his plate when he comes back to Washington Tonight following this holiday weekend. And tomorrow you will see the president Go To New York and new jersey. Both the states he has declared states of Emergency And Disaster declarations under way there right now in an effort to help with what weve been seeing on the ground. And a lot of this he is going to tie to what he did in louisiana touring the damage there which is, of course, Climate Change. And his domestic agenda, something that we know will be at the forefront when lawmakers are back here in washington. But, alisyn, its not just that. He is still dealing with afghanistan, even though t
Flood warnings again today. In cranford, new jersey, stunning video showing water right there, just rushing right into the home in the basement, plowing down that wall. In nearby passaic, new jersey, the search continues after two College Students still missing were swept into a storm drain. Their car can be seen sitting atop a railing above the storm drain. And across louisiana, the situation is becoming increasingly desperate as temperatures soar and Food And Fuel run short. In jefferson parish, a man was Shot And killed while waiting in line at a gas station. Cnn has Team Coverage on the ground, as the cleanup continues. Well check with Nadia Romero in New Orleans in a moment. But first, Evan Mcmorris Santoro is in paterson, new jersey. Evan, whats the situation . Reporter well, fred, you mentioned that video out of cranford of that water rapidly filling up that basement. Thats what happened here in paterson, as well. The Passaic River runs through this town, it flooded very, very q