Clean things up with americas oldest ally. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were keeping a close eye on the markets after the Do Jones Industrial Average closed nearly 615 points down today. Earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after american investors were spooked by new concerns about chinas economy. But we begin with Breaking News in our health lead. Moments ago, the u. S. Dayleath l from coronavirus surpassed the total Death Toll during the 1918 flu pandemic. The u. S. Covid Death Toll is now 675,446 americans lost to the virus. A horrific milestone. But today we did get some positive news for families with elementary schoolaged children. Pfizer announced that a lower dose of its Covid19 Vaccine is safe and generates a robust Antibody Response for Kids Age 5 to 11. There are still some steps that need to be taken before the fdas expected Emergency Use Authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks. My hope is theyll move quickly because a lot of kids are gettin
Chile in 2015 with his life and two children. He says that someone assaulted him in Haiti And Someone shot at his aunt. Reporter two months ago, they started the trek to the United States. You say the route is open to enter in the United States. What does that mean . Family, friends, he says . The border is open . Reporter his Voice Breaks as he talks about his family. Why is it so painful . Because youre suffering. He says food is hard to come by, and the weather is tough to bear. If you look closely youll see that these are men, women, children. I see pregnant women, infants. Reporter border patrols top cop announcing this weekend a surge of 600 agents, officers and other personnel. Why Del Rio . Why now . Traditionally because of word of mouth. Certainly what happened this time is that number doubled and tripled relatively quickly. Reporter and to expedite processing, removal flights to haiti have increased, said border patrol. And word about this is spreading quickly under the brid
he sang about leaving his heart in san francisco, but he gave everything else to his generations of fans here and around the world. the singer who fronted so many classics dying at the age of 96. the tributes tonight from the music world and beyond for the man beloved for his music, his grace and his humanity. also tonight, the growing wildfire disaster and scorching heat in europe while 84 million remain under heat alerts in this country. is there any relief in sight? plus, the battle at the border. the justice department planning to sue texas over that barrier of buoys in the rio grande aimed at keeping migrants out. the desantis campaign struggling to find its footing. the new plan to beat former president trump and desantis now facing a new controversy over teaching about slavery in florida schools. a kennedy family feud, rfk jr. s controversial comments and why his relatives are slamming the democratic presidential candidate. our nbc news investstigation, a doc