A democratic divide over the price. And calling the families of fallen service members. Seeking revenge in republican primaries. More election lies. Even Color Commentary for a Boxing Match on 9 11. Just whatc is Donald Trump up t . But we begin this hour with big covid news. A call for vaccine requirements from the president , and from the nations second largest School District. President Biden Tonight delivers a big speech with several new pandemic initiatives. Cnn told one of them is a requirement that all federal workers get vaccinated with no option for frequent testing to get around that mandate. The School Shift is out in Los Angeles. The School Board Votes Today on a covid vaccine mandate. It would make Los Angeles the first school in the country with such a mandate. Stephanie elim is with us live. Lets start with Jeff Zeleny. Reporter biden will be signing Executive Orders trying to restart the conversation. Hes making tough requirements for federal workers. He gave people not
1500 americans nearly all unvaccinated, dying daily. And children, they are now being infected and hospitalized at higher rates than ever before. Will the president s new plan get the Country back on track . We know Vaccine Mandates for federal workers are in this plan, but does that go far enough . Will it get us to will dr. Fauci says we need to be . Saying in a Country of our size, you cant be hanging around and having 100,000 infections a day. Youve got to get well below 10,000 before you start feeling comfortable. Lets begin with our senior medical correspondent. Dr. Fauci saying 10,000 cases a day or under to feel comfortable. How does he think we get there . You know what . I think its all the same efforts that weve heard about before. Vaccination, masking, better testing, all of that. But there is a really Long Way To Go to reach dr. Faucis goal. Lets take a look at where we stand in comparison to that goal. So dr. Fauci as you said, just said that well below 10,000 cases a day
Where you are. Its literally within one or two miles any where you are in the united states. If everybody were to get vaccinated, the whole pandemic in the united States Wour over, finished, kaput. And yet, we are struggling like a country that doesnt have the vaccine. We have the tools to end the pandemic. We are choosing to live with it because one political party, one large Media Network and certain forces have decided to come together and to propagate a Conspiracy Theory that is probably the most damaging Conspirery Theory in human history. You think of the number of lives that are going to be lost because of the crazy Conspiracy Theories about the covid vaccine. I dont think there is any precedent. We have never seen anything like that it, and we have never seen as many lives directly related to the falsehood and my information. You said, what science has given, politics seems to be taking away. Is this kind of political divide, when it comes to Public Health and misinformation, i
Delay routine exams because of the pandemic. we certainly wish the senator the best. this quick programming note. join jake tapper as he asked the tough questions about america s longest war. the cnn special begins sunday at 9:00 p.m. appreciate your time. hope to see you here tomorrow. ana cabrera picks up right now. hello. thanks for being with me. a six-pillar plan, one goal. and the pandemic. the president set to lay out his strategy just hours from now with a speech that comes just nine weeks after he declared independence from covid-19. on july 4th the u.s. was averaging 12,000 new cases and 200 deaths a day. then delta. and this is where we are now. an average of 150,000 new cases a day.
here is the biggest question. what ever happened to the theme song? you know, it s a good it s a good question. i will give you a hint about mine. moving on up that s all i will share. that s all i will share. the cnn special begins sunday at 8:00 p.m. i hope you will tune in. you know, it may seem like cutting grass is a chore many kids would prefer to avoid but one man has convinced hundreds of young people across the u.s. to volunteer to mow lawns for people who could use the help. this week s cnn hero salutes rodney smith, jr. rodney smith, jr., created the 50-yard challenge, and made a name for himself traveling the country mowing lawns, and inspiring people, one yard at a time. our 50-yard challenge is a challenge we have issued to kids nationwide and worldwide to mow 50 free lawns in their community. make a sign saying i accept the 50-yard challenge and in return, we will send them a t-shirt, along with safety glasses and