Masks. Well speak to a superintendent defying the Texas Governors ban on masks. And that is where we begin with covid, 36 Million cases nationwide. Overall the numbers are starting to look a lot like they did last winter before we had the vaccine and they are adding up very quickly. Monday the u. S. Saw nearly 207 ,000 new cases on par with midjanuary. Average hospitalizations are now over 60,000, the first time that has happened since february. And i want you to look at this map on your screen. It shows 40 states in red, all of them have seen their covid cases rise double in the last two weeks. I want to dig into the numbers with Marra Barrett in memphis, tennessee, Courtney Kube on the latest with the militarys plan to vaccinate, and with us to explain all of it, William Schaafner at Vanderbilt University medical center. Hospitalizations for kids under 17 are up 20 in the last week. What are they seeing where you are . Reporter well, here in memphis and across the state of tennessee
Icloud account in 2019, and they used a filter then because it was a covert operation. Thank you so much for the latest from new york. Now to the bipartisan commission to examine the January 6th attack on the u. S. Capitol. Its looking not good at the moment. Moments ago we learned of another move by senate republicans to keep this commission from ever happening. In this case even blocking debate on it. The house did approve the bill setting up the commission. 35 Republicans Voted for it, defying their leader, kevin mccarthy. Former President Trump is weighing in predictably calling them weak and ineffective. Ten republican senators are needed to pass the bill whether it goes over to that chamber, and six have announced their opposition to the commission. You have seven on your screen now, the addition of North Carolina Senator Richard burr, and cnns Ryan Noble S is joinig us from capitol hill. Reporter this does not come as a surprise, this is the procedural move republicans need in o
his sweeping social spending bill over the finish line. kaitlan collins is reporting that biden discussed a 1.75 to $1.9 trillion price tag. that s much lower than the $3.5 trillion that had been pushed by progressives. and that he is willing to remove free two-year community college and make major reductions to climate provisions, to paid family leave, and the child tax credit and funding for home care. let s talk about this now with california democratic congressman ami bherra. he met with the president yesterday. how close are you to a deal? thanks for having me on, brianna. i sense the president s optimism that we need to get a deal. we didn t get everything we wanted in there. you touched on some of the things that we got to compromise on. i think it is now time for us to get something done. we ll have a caucus meeting in about an hour. i hope everyone comes together in that caucus. and we put a bill together and vote on this and the infrastructure bill in the next wee
tonight in haiti, the americans kidnapped including children. the fbi now making contact with the violent gang suspected. reports that gang is demanding $17 million in ransom. marcus moore on the ground in haiti. there is breaking news coming in involving north korea as we come on the air. state-run media tonight reporting they have now test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. the fbi raiding two homes today, one in new york city, the other in washington, d.c. both linked to a russian oligarch. tonight, his alleged ties to vladimir putin and former trump campaign manager paul manafort. at this hour, house lawmakers who are investigating the january 6th capitol attack now moving to recommend charging steve bannon with criminal contempt. a freshman in college dying and police now investigating the alcohol-related death in yet another fraternity house. your money. and tonight, how the nationwide supply shortage will effect millions of americans at the che
world. i m bianca nobilo. it s 9:00 in the uk. i m max foster. joining you in london. just ahead on cnn newsroom. what mark meadows is going to be arguing i was just doing my job as chief of staff. what fan any willis is going to be arguing, kno, you were committing the crimes i charged you with us. tropical storm idalia. you are in the path of the storm. expect to lose power. complete torture of this young boy. this video has gone viral online and led to widespread condemnation and dismay. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s monday, august the 28th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in atlanta, where the georgia election interference case face a major test. today the district attorney fani willis is set to lay out her sprawling racketeering case against tmp. it s the first time that any of the charges that trump has been charged with will take place. and laying out some evidence in the case, we could also hear tes