mercenaries. cnn has obtained video purported to be from that shootout between haitian authorities and the alleged assailants. cnn has not confirmed the authenticity of this video. [ gunshots ] now, as we said, authorities were saying there were seven people in that shootout all dead. they also are saying there are six people in custody tonight. today haitian media showed two men authorities are calling suspects in the back of a police pickup surrounded by armed guards. we blurred their faces. again, we want to point out cnn cannot confirm the details provided by haitian authorities. all of this of course taking place in a country under former martial law where two men now claim the mantle of leadership in an already destitute country, growing weaker due to a growing humanitarian crisis and worsening covid epidemic. i m joined by journalist harold isaac who s in haiti tonight. there s certainly a lot of rumors flying around in haiti with good reason because of the lack of t
described as foreign mercenaries. cnn obtained video purpose ported to be from that shootout yesterday. cnn has not confirmed the authenticity of this video. [ sound of gunfire ] now, as we said, authorities are saying there were seven people in that shootout, all dead. they also are saying there are six people in custody tonight. today haitian media showed two men authorities are calling suspects in the back of a police pickup surrounded by armed guards, but blurred their faces. again, cnn cannot confirm the details provided by haitian authorities. all of this of course taking place in a country under former martial law where two men now claim the mantle of leadership in an already destitute country growing weaker due to the growing humanitarian crisis and worsening covid epidemic. journalist harold isaac is in haiti tonight. there are rumors flying around haiti, with good reason, obviously, because of the lack of transparency and all that s happened to quickly. what do you
effective in keeping us out of the hospital and averting severe disease. it is a bonus if they can also prevent what we call infection. you get infection, have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, they diminish that possibility greatly but they can t turn it off completely. meanwhile the highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new infections in the united states. that could be because the nation is still far from reaching herd immunity with less than half of the population fully vaccinated. there is growing concern that low vaccination rates across the u.s. could potentially wipe out of of the progress the nation has made in fighting the virus. athena jones has the latest. reporter: america s covid-19 crisis is not over. infection rates rising in almost half the states driven in part by the delta variant. low vaccination rates putting the country s progress fighting the virus at risk. the more unvaccinated people there are, the longe
is a construction mistake to blame for the disaster? spreading fast: new infections of the dangerous delta variant surging in the south among those who aren t vaccinated. in california, cases up more than 500%. why dr. fauci now says some people who have gotten shots may still want to mask up. long road home, nearly 50 million americans back at busy airports and on crowded highways trading in fireworks for frustration. is this a preview of summer travel? country club murders: an intense manhunt tonight after a beloved golf pro is gunned down. the gruesome discovery inside the truck the alleged killer was driving. recall: families and businesses nationwide urged to throw out eight million pounds of poultry, the dangerous bacteria just found and what your family needs to know. and on a mission she s 96 years old and still helping children thousands of miles away. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening t
change. david singer, david epstein, all coming up. but first declaring independence from the virus. that s probably more of a question than a statement. noting traveling is surpassing pre-covid levels. it signals the return of the city s air show. a roaring comeback, the best kind of story to tell. but you know what i m going to say next, right? other headlines from the region reflect the pandemic s continued grip, specifically its grip on americans who are not vaccinated. on this holiday weekend, it s true, many communities are able to declare independence from covid-19, but others still are not. only 20 states have reached president biden s july 4th goal of having 70% of americans vaccinated with at least one dose. and let s be clear, they re mostly blue states. a brand new washington post polling shows a huge divide that exists between political parties. quote, 86% of democrats have received at least one shot of the vaccine compared to only 45% of americans. a 40-point