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the u.s. now hitting a major milestone. the cdc says over 50% of the population is now fully vaccinated. this is important. vaccinations in states hardest hit by the delta variant have been rising in recent days. but that has not been able to slow the deluge of patients pushing hospitals to capacity. there is new word that booster shots for the immunocompromised may be recommended, an administration official tells cnn. the fda could come to that decision in just the next few weeks. we want to begin in florida, where new cases are breaking state records. cnn s natasha chen is in orlando this morning. natasha, there is no question, florida has become the epicenter of this new surge, but the state is not alone. reporter: right. unfortunately, this is happening in many places. the good news is the health staff behind me at this mobile unit for the vaccination clinic we re here at today, they say that every time they see a spike in cases in florida here, they also see a sp ....
a window here to get more of this vaccinated. what you can t mandate, the biden administration is hoping it can achieve working through sports physicals, working with the american of pediatrics, as well as new guide ambassador to pediatricians and forms that they could use to deliver these physicals, about 60 to 70% of the nation s kids do participate in team sports. they think that he a good way to reach them. also working deploying pediatricians to attend those first back-to-school meetings to get all kids vaccinated. i m going to throw up a couple of maps to illustrate why we have the perfect conditions. all of these overlap with actual bans on mask mandates. states like arkansas, oklahoma, florida and that is why when the education secretary spoke with us exclusively, he sounded a note of urgency. here s what he said. i would hate to see this year the same level of disruption in our classrooms because of decisions that adults made. unfortunately as you know, it b ....
ahead this hour i ll talk to the doctor leading the covid unit. the majority of those patients are being vaccinated. it comes as they re rolling out new vaccinations for children this very week. another beger big story, an impeachment show down with governor cuomo. we start with josh letterman, katie beck in atlanta georgia. and shaquille brewster is in springfield, missouri. and i want to bring in dr. bernard ashley. thank you all for joining me. josh, let me begin with you. could we require foreign travelers to the u.s. to be vaccinated? yes, but it is a work in progress. white house officials saying this will not be an immediate step. they are describing this as part of a fazed approach. so they are going to, at some point, require vaccinations for people entering the u.s. in some limited exceptions that we still don t know exactly what they will be. we know that other countries like britain, canada, they have started to lift sop of their restrictions on americans. ....
i want to thank my amazing team, my family that made so many amazing sacrifices for me. and beaming biles after struggles with her mental health superstar american gymnast simone biles takes bronze on the beam. in other news. first minister nicola sturgeon says scotland will remove most of its remaining covid restrictions from monday face coverings in indoor public settings will continue. this change is significant and hard earned. the sacrifices everyone has made over the past year and a half can never be overstated. coronavirus cases continue to fall in the uk, but deaths have risen to 138 the highest reported daily figure since march 17th. borisjohnson meets the opposition leader of belarus after one of the country s athletes at the olympics sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy. sprinter tells the bbc why she did it. i want people to stop being afraid, i want them to speak out because when there is pressure it s really important not to keep silent. good af ....
she seemed very calm. but he was either a but boy front on the side, a love triangle. but on the dark highway, the case will take a dramatic turn. there was my body was on edge. were you nervous? extremely nervous. a mysterious driver carrying ominous cargo. how did he explain that? at that time you don t. it suggests that there s a conspiracy? unraveling a mind bending plot reveals the shattering truth. inhuman is the only word i can think of, in human to do something like that. it was a moonless night in iowa, 4:00 in the morning. the quietest of quiet hours. a small town cop went down an empty highway, found for the early shift at his rural police department. that s when he saw at the corner of his eye, what s that in the ditch? maybe 30 yards off the highway, a car? in trouble? he swung around, somebody clearly missed a curve on the gravel access road. the driver s door hanging open on it, the airbags deployed, the lights were on. and then ....