his refusal to take an independent cognitive test, and what he says about the democratic lawmakers who say he can t win. i don t think those critics know what they re talking about. the fallout today. plus the key meeting among democratic leaders set for tomorrow. and tropical storm beryl churning towards texas set to hit as a hurricane. communities there bracing for impact. we re preparing for the worst, praying and hoping for the least amount of rain. that after beryl left massive destruction in its wake across the caribbean. we are tracking its path. and new evacuation warnings as another california wildfire explodes in size. dramatic video. an injured firefighter airlifted to safety, plus the brutal heat wave baking the west. high temperatures soaring into the 120s. and amtrak shuts down train service between boston and new york ahead one of the busiest travel days of the year. and tragedy in the nfl. the rookie just drafted killed in a car crash overnight.
1500 americans nearly all unvaccinated, dying daily. and children, they are now being infected and hospitalized at higher rates than ever before. will the president s new plan get the country back on track? we know vaccine mandates for federal workers are in this plan, but does that go far enough? will it get us to will dr. fauci says we need to be? saying in a country of our size, you can t be hanging around and having 100,000 infections a day. you ve got to get well below 10,000 before you start feeling comfortable. let s begin with our senior medical correspondent. dr. fauci saying 10,000 cases a day or under to feel comfortable. how does he think we get there? you know what? i think it s all the same efforts that we ve heard about before. vaccination, masking, better testing, all of that. but there is a really long way to go to reach dr. fauci s goal. let s take a look at where we stand in comparison to that goal. so dr. fauci as you said, just said that well below 10,0
not the only crisis on the president s plate, also dealing with the aftermath of hurricane ida, remnants of that storm devastated parts of the northeast this week. fox has you covered on all angles with reporters stationed across the country and around the globe. we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin, live at ramstein airbase in germany with more on her exclusive interview with general milley. jennifer? jon, it s midnight here at ramstein. i spent the day with general milley, as he thanked the troops who built the massive evacuation processing center on the runways here behind me and thanked and greeted afghans and translators including his own translator, a translator who worked for him 17 years ago, who he hadn t seen since then who caught one of the last flights out of kabul. you saw some of the security measures being taken today. are you comfortable that enough vetting is being done here before these evacuees are brought to the u.s.? i am.
world. this is cnn newsroom. hurricane ida is barreling toward the united states, gaining strength as it churns through the gulf of mexico. the storm was a category-one hurricane on friday, and it s expected to become a dangerous car category three or four this weekend. hurricane warnings are posted for the louisiana and mississippi coasts, and evacuations are under way. forecasters say ida likely will slam into new orleans on the anniversary of hurricane katrina. joining me is meteorologist karen maginnis. you ve been tracking this. what s the latest? a frightening situation developing over about the next 36 hours from now. if you haven t made plans and you live in that coastal region of louisiana and perhaps in regions of mississippi, this is a time when you should be making solid plans to leave that area because this is a very frightening situation. right now, category one. i ve noticed the deeper convection is developing along the western edge. but as ida moves in
president said the threat remains very high, could be the highest now as it s been in this entire evacuation mission given that there are still thousands of u.s. troops on the ground. so the president has continued to be updated every single day this week by his national security team. this morning was no different. they spent about an hour and a half in the situation room. and the white house readout of that meeting is pretty blunt, saying that the president was told that right now the threat of an attack is, quote, highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. he said the situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous and of course the threat of terrorist attack still remains high. that s something they re monitoring very closely as they continue the evacuations. it s not clear how long the evacuations will go on, they ve said they will go on until the end but we re told they will be reduced while they pull out resources and weaponry. that will be the next big phas