Daily vaccinations are up slightly from last week but the country is recording a new surge of cases among the unvaccinated. Right now rear seeing numbers we have not seen since april. The u. S. Is averaging more than 63,000 Covid Cases a day, that is a 59 increase over last weeks sevenday average. So lets begin this hour with John Harwood At The white house. Talk about this federal requirement for federal employees, i should say, thAt The president is going to announce today. Reporter well it is a soft requirement. Youre not going to get fired or have your federal contract cut off but you will be subject to serious testing protocols. So it is an effort by the federal government to use its status as an employer as the status of the president as having the loudest Bully Pulpit in the country to galvanize action by the country in response to those alarming surge in cases driven by the Delta Variant. We saw the cdc this week say that in areas of higher or substantial transmission, indoor M
All around to focus instead on her mental health. Why this move could for many make her an even more inspiring role model. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start with the national lead and a response to the hearing we heard yesterday, a desperate call for support from some of the Law Enforcement officers who were viciously attacked during the January 6th capitol attack. They say neither the Fraternal Order Of Police, the largest Police Union in the United States, nor politicians who regularly claimed to back the blue have been supporting them enough. Heres d. C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael fanone, one of four officers who testified in yesterdays select committee hearing, talking about politicians not supporting them enough on cnn today. I would challenge all Police Officers not to take Anyones Word for whether or not they support Law Enforcement officers. In fact, any american thats passionate about any cause should challenge their representatives to do things and not ju
May be just as contagious as those who are unvaccinated. At the very same time President Biden announcing new incentives to help boost vaccinations calling for 100 to every newly vaccinated american along with unveiling new requirements for federal workers to get the Shot Or Face increased testing. Look, this is not about red states and blue states. Its literally about life and death. Its about life and death. Thats what its about. Life and death. The sevenday average of new Covid Cases in the united states reaching nearly, are you ready for this number, 64,000 yesterday. Thats up from around 11,000 on june 19th. I want you to take a look at this map. All of the areas highlighted in red are seeing very high transmission levels. The cdc now recommending people should wear masks indoors in these specific areas, and that includes vaccinated americans. Joining us now to discuss an allstar team because we need to get smarter and safer right now. Geoff bennett at the White House, Heidi Przyb
Pelosi says this shouldnt impact the Panels Ability to get the work done. We have a bipartisan quorum. We can proceed. Reporter now on the other side of the capitol the senate is set to vote soon on whether To Begin Debate on the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. A vote is expected to fail because republicans want to see the final text first, and later this hour were going to talk about all of this with connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal Hand Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine clark. As President Biden heads to ohio to make another push for his build back better agenda, the White House announced that Ukraines President will visit the White House for a meeting on august 30th. Meantime, a new study suggests the oneshot Johnson Johnson Vaccine may be less effective against the Delta Variant of the coronavirus and that people who got the shot may need a booster. And we are hearing from the nations highest ranking Military Officer about what a new book has to say about his statements a
following a fresh wave of optimism in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. maybe more optimism than we ve heard in months. listen to this bold claim from a doctor our viewers and listeners will recognize. we have definitely turned a corner. i think the worst is behind us. there are lots of reasons he s feeling so positive. this morning pfizer put in a formal request for emergency news authorization to get its vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. vaccine rates are also up. new white house research showing vaccine requirements have cut the u.s. unvaccinated rate by a full third. in fact, vaccine requirements have been so effective president biden leaving the white house for illinois in a few hours to talk them out. and that comes as the labor department gets ready to rule out a new rule requiring shots for tens of millions more americans on top of all that, cases are down. hospitalizations are down. deaths are down. even in the south where things were so dire just a few