Dr. Fauci. Theres a tenant that everybody knows in virology. Theres a likelihood you will get another variant that could, im not saying it will, that could be more problematic than the delta. Now, dr. Fauci strongly supports vaccine mandates once the vaccines earns full approval from the fda which is something that could happen this month. This morning cases are rising sharply in the United States driven by the Delta Variant. The average daily number of cases is now at more than 100,000 for the first time since february. Hospitalizations continue to rise as well to more than 66,000. One out of every five people hospitalized in the u. S. Is in florida right now. Cases and hospitalizations there are setting new records daily. Even more troubling the state is seeing an alarming number of sick children. One Florida Doctor says that childrens hospitals are overwhelmed while republican governor Ron Desantis resists calls to allow schools that want to to require masks in their classrooms. Cnn
Rate. As i hear alabama might be one of the most unvaccinated states in the nation. Also over the weekend, republican congressman Glen Rothman refused to say whether hes been vaccinated because he doesnt want to, quote, take sides on the issue. And despite the fact that masks prevent the virus from spreading, Senator Rand Paul tweeted out this video to his followers last night its time for us to resist. They Cant Arrest all of us. They cant keep all of your kids home from school. They cant keep every Government Building closed. No one should follow the cdcs antiscience Mask Mandates. To be clear, the Cdc Isnt forcing anyone to wear masks. They dont have a police force. There is no cdc Mask Mandate. Some states and businesses and cities are issuing requirements based on cdc guidance. Thats a Distinction Paul clearly knows but doesnt care to be honest about. Also some businesses and cities want the right to issue requirements for vaccinations for certain venues. The freedom to choose, th
biden returned to the white house with one item at the top of his list getting his covid relief bill through congress. it s urgent that we get a lot of the current relief will expire the middle of march. the american people want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. it is popular. it is what justice demands. here in texas, residents are experiencing some of the worst winter weather of their lives. i m not going to sugar coat it. the next few days are going to be very tough. we did not make it through almost a year of a pandemic to lose people to a snow or an ice storm. announcer: this is new day with alliisyn camerota and john berman. look at that video of what people are experiencing through much of the country. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. president joe bide listen take part in the first presidential town hall tonight with cnn live from milwaukee. the president will make his case directly to the american peopl
us down. it shows you why bill de blasio is not the worst major in new york city history but worst mayor of history. first career win and comes on the daytona road course. oh, my god. all right, we start with fox news arrest. a plane engine explodes over colorado. steve: debris over a rain suburb, the owner to have house will be with us later today. caught it on the ring doorbell as well. you can catch the video. todd pirro joins us live. todd. todd: good morning, 241 passengers and crew were on board when minutes after takeoff one of the engines blew up. departure united, may day, engine failure, need to return immediately. left or right turn? right turn. todd: pilots landing in denver. it was a loud explosion. shook the plane and we started like dropping down, like you could feel like going down in an elevator, like a quick drop. plane started shaking and we knew something major what happened. todd: faa ordering united to step up inspections with the same
delaware and steve wilmington is in the southern border with a closer look at conditions on the ground. let s start with you, what is going on? reporter: 19 senators, republicans made it into the border, touring on foot and in gunboats. they saw the facility and donna, texas, a holding facility that has gotten some negative attention for overcrowding conditions. many senators in a fiery press conference later today criticized conditions inside donna and said there should be a change back to trump era policies. here is ted cruz. this is wrong and a direct consequence of policy decisions by the biden administration to start building the wall and return to catch and release and end the stay in mexico policy. reporter: number of democrats and biden officials toward a different border facility. they made the claim the surge has nothing to do with who is in the oval office, they are life and death and that is driving people to make the long march to the us, not any policies.