White house to hear from the president once he begins speaking. But we start with the latest surge in new covid cases. We start to see Mask Mandates slowly rise. 36 states have seen triple digit cases. In nebraska they have spiked nearly 800 . Shaquille brewster is in new York City where the Mask Mandate is in order. Thank you to both of my guests for being with me. In the last 30 minutes or so the st. Louis mayor spoke about the new mask restrictions. That region made up 20 of the states new infections least week. What are you hearing . Yeah, that Press Conference wrapping up in the last few minutes. They are explaining this decision to reimpose the Mask Mandate. You heard them explain is as the Delta Variant throwing them a Curve Ball saying the numbers are simply too high to ignore. You also heard them frame this Mask Mandate as a Stopgap Measure to help get to the point, to bridge the gap, to the point in which the Vaccination Numbers are ticking up a big. Not enough they say until
Suicide. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. All right. Lets get straight to our White House, our chief white House Correspondent kaitlan collins. Kaitlan, covid is front and center for President Biden as the country now faces a new surge of cases. Yeah, wolf. And the White House is making a concerted effort to try to correct the messaging after the Cdc Fark sparked a lot of confusion last week when they issued that new Mask Guidance for fully vaccinated americans. And now this week the White House has filled president Bidens Schedule with events related to the pandemic as they are stressing the effectiveness of vaccines given, they say, that right now 90 Million americans who are eligible to get vaccinated still havent done so. With the Delta Variant fueling outbreaks nationwide, President Biden is hitting a key Vaccine Goal Tonight almost one month late. I would say its a significant step that we have hit 70 . Reporter 70 of adults in the u. S. Have now received at least on
And for vaccinated americans, the Breakthrough Cases. We ask the doctor when and where you should put a mask back on, even if youre vaccinated. The Summer Olympics under way in Tokyo Tonight with that city under a State Of Emergency because of the virus. The celebrations and the protests. Demonstrators concerned about holding the games during a pandemic, clashing with police. What the u. S. Womens Soccer Team and the Gymnastics Team did today. Images from the ceremony. James longman live In Tokyo. The extreme weather just as we start the weekend. Wildfires exploding across 14 states tonight. This couple escaping the massive Bootleg Fire in oregon. Fire crews driving through a wall of flames in the Tamarack Fire in california. And in colorado tonight, rescuers searching for victims of a deadly mudslide. Tonight, Flash Flood alerts as we come on, and much of this Country Set to feel the intense heat moving in again. Ginger zee standing by, tracking it all. News tonight on disgraced Celeb
Over with the Capitol Insurrection Committee set to start its work tomorrow. Plus, tokyo now bracing for a typhoon with the olympics in full swing. Cnn spoke to one group of olympians who might be happy about this news, the u. S. Surf team. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we begin this hour with our Health Lead as the pandemic spirals Out Of Control across the united states again. The nations largest city, its largest state, and one of its largest federal agencies all announcing today that vaccines will become mandatory for government workers. This started with new York City Mayor Bill de blasio Ordering City employees to be vaccinated by midseptember. California Governor Gavin Newsom followed suit requiring proof for all State Employees and Healthcare Workers. Then this afternoon, President Biden confirming that the Department Of Veterans Affairs is requiring all Healthcare Workers to get the shots. The orders come as doctors and Public Health experts continue to raise the al
Personnel and the White House is extending the existing Travel Ban saying international travel should be open in a, quote, safe and sustainable manner. On Capitol Hill, Today Congressman Adam kinzinger is officially the second republican to accept House Speaker Nancy Pelosis Invitation to join the select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. Thats just ahead of the panels first hearing tomorrow, when it will hear from Police Officers who defended the capitol that day. Ill be talking to House Majority Leader Stanley Hoyer on all of this straight ahead. In this hour, Tom Barrack, longtime Friend And Chair of the former president s inaugural committee will be back inside a federal courtroom in Book Lin for an arraignment following his arraignment in los angeles, where he posted a 250 Million bond. Ill be speaking with Kerstin Gillibrand about the Infrastructure Talks and about a lengthy and Years Battle to revolutionize how the Military Prosecutes Sexual Assault cases. Let