ago and highest since early march. the delta variant still spreading among and killing the unvaccinated. health officials plans to roll out booster shots has hit a hitch. pfizer has passed its study information to the fda but moderna hasn t yet. what you might see is rather than the simultaneous rolling out of the booster program of both dose products, you may be sequential by about a week or two. i don t think that that is a major issue there, but we would have liked to have seen it happen all together simultaneously. the completely avoidable resurgence of covid compounded by fallout from chaotic u.s. withdraw from afghanistan, new concerns over job growth and latest complications facing the president s sweeping infrastructure and social programs. jasmine wright is live in washington. jasmine, a tough summer for the president and the country ending on a tough note. reporter: yeah, certainly not the summer that the president and the white house wanted. and this back and
to follow suit. this is a medical crisis for women in texas. congressional democrats are outraged. but is there anything they can do? democratic senator amy klobuchar joins me to discuss in moments. plus, probe widens. the house republican leader threatens communications companies about complying with requests from january 6th investigators. as the inquiry on the capitol riot moves forward. why are some republicans trying to thwart it? i ll speak to republican congressman and member of the january 6th committee adam kinzinger, ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is looking for some solace this holiday weekend. it won t be easy in an america reeling from floods, fire, and a still raging vice. u.s. deaths from covid-19 are reaching 1,500 a day, as health officials warn unvaccinated people against traveling this weekend because they re at such great risk. on friday president biden blamed the ongoing pandemic for an august jobs report
next. and vigilante system. most abortions illegal in texas with other states hoping to follow suit. congressional democrats are outraged, but is there anything they can do? democratic senator amy klobuchar joins me to discuss in moments. plus probe widens. the house republican leader threatens communications companies about complying with requests from investigators as the inquiry on the capitol riot moves forward. i ll speak to republican congressman and member of the january 6th committee adam kinzinger ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is looking for some solace this holiday weekend. it won t be easy in an america reeling from floods, fire, and a still raging vice. u.s. deaths from covid-19 are reaching 1,500 a day, as health officials warn unvaccinated people against traveling this weekend because they re at such great risk. on friday president biden blamed the ongoing pandemic for an august jobs report that fell short of expect
require 25,000 workers, at least, in his department to get that covid vaccine. what happens if they don t? also, they are remembering the kids going back to the classroom as the delta variant fuels more hospitalizations. what dr. fauci is saying about keeping kids safe in school. kerry sanders is following the growing controversy over masks in school. and also we re at the iowa state fair that is back after being canceled last year. that is in direct defiance. . there was a protest for mask mandates in south florida. take us through what you re seeing. you know, craig, it is really turning to say they would like to see a mask mandate. that would be in defiance of what the governor here has stated in the state. that there can be no mask mandates. we have seen several communities saying that they don t care what the governor says, they re going to put a mask mandate in. and the forth largest school district is miami-dade. the governor said anyone that defies this, the school
from could to should. and on schools, dr. fauci speaking out against governors in states like florida and texas who have been blocking mask mandates. i can tell you that those of us in the public health sector are really very concerned when you have authorities at a higher level be that at the level of the state, a governor, what have you who tell local health people that they can t do things that are obviously important for the safety of people. i ll be speaking with kentucky s democratic governor andy basheer and we ll be bringing you president biden and he s running 45 minutes late already. let s start on the covid crisis. morgan chesky in dallas. there s still debate over masking in texas and no debate in hospitals and major cities are over capacity due to the variant. tell us what s the latest. reporter: yeah, andrea, hospitals all across the state are facing a shortage in staff while having to try to deal with this surge in patients that in some cases is closing