pandemic is having on america. the considdc is reporting that expectancy in the u.s. fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest decline since world war ii. the decrease is much worse for black and hispanic americans. the cdc says the big drop is due mainly to the coronavirus and there are more signs that things are heading in the wrong direction. new cases are surging due to the delta variant now averaging around 35,000 new infections reported each day. ha is more than triple the case count that we were seeing around fourth of july. hospitalizations rising significantly again, up more than 50% in the past two weeks. let s begin with cnn s elizabeth cohen for perspective on this dramatic drop in life expectancy that s being reported. elizabeth, what more did the cdc find? kate, you really don t think of just one disease, one outbreak as affecting life expectancy. that s exactly what happened with covid. let s take a look at the numbers from the cdc. what the numbers show
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with robyn curnow. reaction to donald trump being acquitted in his second impeachment trial is coming in fast and at times furious. you ll remember he was accused of inciting last month s deadly siege on the u.s. capitol. a majority, 57 senators, voted against him. but it wasn t enough to reach the required two-thirds majority. u.s. president joe biden has weighed in saying, quote, while the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute. even those opposed to the conviction, like senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, believe donald trump was guilty of a disgraceful dereliction of duty and practically and morally responsible for provoking the violence unleashed on the capitol. key house democrats were less diplomatic, take a listen. but what we saw in that senate today was a cowardly group of republicans who apparently have no options, because they were afraid to defend their job, resp
republican warns trump could face more legal troubles. live from cnn tworlworld headqus in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in united states united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. reaction to donald trump s acquittal in his second impeachment trial is coming in fast and at times furious. he was accused of inciting last month s deadly siege on the u.s. capitol and a majority, 57 senators, voted against him, but it wasn t enough to reach the required two thirds majority. house speaker nancy pelosi blasted the republicans for cowardice. oh, these cowardly senators who couldn t face up to what the president did and what was at stake for our country are now going to have a chance to give a little slap on the wrist. we censure people for using stationery for the wrong purpose, we don t censure people for using insurrection that kills people in the capitol. i think in the eyes of the entire world and the country we overwhelm
their bombs, rockets, blockades. by logistics and their actual participation in the battle. who is bigger and greater. the ones kill us or the ones who say death to them? the biden administration has announced it has withdrawn support for the saudi offensive. it comes after six long years of war. for the children dying of hunger, it still hasn t brought peace any quicker. peace and help can t come soon enough. can you imagine what it would do to the community if the facility was shut down? for years the u.n. has been warning the famine is coming to yemen. they tell us famine has arrived. they re witnessing wave after wave of children in the red zone, severe malnourishment, desperate to keep their children in line are forced to make harrowing choices. just to get to the hospital i stopped eating and drinking, not even water, just to get him treated. these doctors are keeping track of the numbers spiking beyond what they ever imagined. the doctor is saying in 2020 this
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