Children, perhaps close to halloween. Next steps, pfizer and its partner, biontech, will apply to the fda in coming days to get their vaccine authorized for use in children. The New York times underscoring the urgent need for a safe and effective vaccine for kids asap writing this, quote, children now account for one in five new cases, when the highly contagious Delta Variant has sent more children into hospitals and icus in the past few weeks than at any time other time in the pandemic. Its coming at a complicated moment for kids in schools with classrooms all across this country shutting down or having to revert once again to remote learning just days or weeks into the new School Year. Doctors in alaska, idaho, and montana are facing what the Washington Post describes as agonizing ethical questions, forced to Ration Care for some of its sickest patients as hospitals surpass capacity due to covid surges. The state of alabama revealing their grimmest of statistics, that deaths outpace
Attack and taken down in late july is back again today. And 100 unarmed National Guard members are right now stationed at the d. C. Armory ready to deploy if necessary. The insurrectionists former president who has taken to calling the rally a Setup Couldnt Help himself from releasing a statement in support of the suspects. The suspects that many would argue he incited to go to the capital back in january, quote our hearts and minds are the people being persecuted unfairly. Thats what trump said. Adding in addition to everything else its proven conclusively that we are a twotiered system of justice. Whatever that means. In the End Justice will previously. Notice the exclamation point. And in that last respect he might be right but in not in the way he thinks. The January 6th suspects are plovg through the system. Seven have been sentenced. Yesterday a California Woman was sentenced to probation but not before she told the court that the insurrection was a quote unique experience and th
Them. At this point, we believe about 13,000 people remain at the Kabul Airport. That, too, a Brand New update. Well get some information on that. Those 13,000 are waiting, hoping to be evacuated. 33 u. S. Military transport jets are expected to arrive at the airport in the next 24 Hours, each has the capacity, were told, to take 400 passengers out. A source tells cnn the United States, though, is changing its policy on who will be admitted into the airport from today on, only u. S. Citizens Green Card holders and citizens of nato countries will be allowed past the airport gates. This is a big change. Applicants and those who already have been approved in the special immigrant Visa Program gives afghans who worked with the u. S. A way out of the country. As of now, it seems like they will not be allowed into the airport. Cnns Sam Kylie is inside the Airport At Kabul and joins us now on the phone. Sam, a whole ton of new information there. But lets start with this Fire Fight overnight,
School districts said theyll insist on masks despite bans on State Mask mandates. The u. S. Education secretary actually says going rogue here is a good thing. I think its more dangerous for students to be home and have interrupted learning because of the decisions that were making. Were clearly at a fork in the road in this country. Well either help students be in school and in persOn And keep them safe or the decisions with E Make will hurt students. Of course theyre not vaccinated. The best safety for them spreading the virus is wearing a mask. Months of Remote Learning took effect on nearly all students. Take at an analysis found across 33 states, 10,000 local public schools lost at least 20 of their kindergartens. Meaning theyre not coming back to go to class. Average daily covid cases are back up above 100,000 for the first time our early february. The situation especially dire in florida where hospitals are filling up. Its so high in florida that i think that if florida were ano
Colleagues voting to advance the deal, he will continue to try to slow walk it. Seems because he wants to. On the Senate Floor last Night Hagerty said no need to speed up consideration of this package. The countrys deteriorating roads, bridges and pipes on the other hand might beg to differ with him. One good reason to get it done and thats the senates scheduled recess is set to begin in 24 hours. However, Majority Leader Chuck schumer said hell keep the lawmakers in session as long as it takes to get this bill passed. We can get this done the easy way or the hard way. Its in either case the senate will stay in session until i finish my work. Up to my republican colleagues how long it takes. New details of the failed Coup Attempt continue to unfold. Now one of the former officials that he repeatedly tried to pressure undermine the election and overturn the results is reportedly telling investigators how far the Ex President and his cronies were willing to go to stay in power New York T