Politicized. And now it is masks being politicized. Masks, which are one of the greatest and only weapons we have against covid and the delta variant. The resistance, largely redstate republicans, which led states where cases, hospitalizations, deaths are rising. With kids just weeks from heading back to school. So far there are eight states with laws banning mask mandates. Think about that when you hear these numbers. In florida cases are up nearly 100%. Texas, well over 200%. Arkansas, up 68%. Which is alarming given the state is not as densely populated as others. So parents just weeks before the fall semester have clear reason to worry. Not only are school districts legally restricted to mandate masks in classrooms, but this delta variant is hitting young americans hard. Nbc news reports doctors are seeing more and more sick kids hospitalized. One doctor telling us, quote, i ve never seen anything like it. We re seeing children fall ill that we just simply didn t see in the first y
pleading with her caucus to not ex embarrass the president. but progressives are still balking. this hour, i ll talk with a major player in all this. the top house progressive represen representative jayapal. i m wolf blitzer at the vatican and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we have spectacular views of the vatican and rome as we await president biden s arrival. he will turn his attention to global affairs as his domestic agenda clearly hangs in the balance back home. tonight, democrats are urgently huddling on capitol hill. they re reviewing the text of the new spending bill framework and they re trying to figure out how to move forward. our senior white house correspondent is joining us right now. he s here in rome covering this summit. you know, phil, the president clearly wanted to show up here with a win on his agenda. it hasn t happened yet. it hasn t. the president starting his day going up to capitol hill making an urgent pitch to hou
plus, linkedout! microsoft pulls the plug on the business social network in china, the last major western platform still operating there. we start with our top story this hour, those changes to travel rules here in the uk. as you ve been hearing, from sunday 24th of october, travellers returning to england will be able to take a lateral flow test instead of more expensive pcr tests. the government says the changes will take effect in time forfamilies returning from half term breaks. under the existing system, pcr tests can be around £75 per person, a cost the travel industry says is putting people off taking trips. let s get some reaction from travel industry consultant paul charlesyou. good to see you. what are your thoughts on all of this? it is not like you can just take up one of the lateral flow tests you might have kicking around at home because it is something your doctor gave you or something from school. they still have to be from a registered supplier, and it will
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