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want to know, when is it available for 5 to 11 years old. and the short answer is could be in about a month. and that is creating a split sort of reaction from parents. some of whom say, look, the time is now and others who say, it should be waiting. reporter: the long wait for a covid-19 vaccine for children is a step closer to reality. this after pfizer announced today it s vaccine is safe for five to 11-year-olds and shows a robust antibody response. i think this is exciting, as a pediatrician and parent of a 6-year-old, the only one not vaccinated, i think it is a huge difference in the fight against covid-19 and participants and teachers are waiting for them. reporter: they plan to get emergency thorgsz as soon as possible. as f all goes well for pfizer, it could be available for 5 to 11-year-olds by halloween. depends on how long it takes to review the application, a four week or a six week review, you could have a vaccine available to children as early ....
this is cnn breaking news. top of the new hour, thanks for staying with us. i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. democrats announcing moments ago they will tie an increase in the debt limit to the government spending bill. this move sets up a looming show down with republicans. for more, let s bring in manu raju and lauren fox on capitol hill. lauren, i want to start with you. walk us through what this decision means and how it will work. essentially democrats are daring republicans to vote against an increase in the debt ceiling. there of course is a looming deadline coming sometime in mid october to raise the country s debt limit for what democrats say is money that they have already borrowed. with republicans, given all of the spending for coronavirus over the last year and a half, now, republicans have been saying over and over again that they are not going to join with democrats to actually increase that debt limit. here democrats are saying if yo ....
clean things up with america s oldest ally. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we re keeping a close eye on the markets after the do jones industrial average closed nearly 615 points down today. earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after american investors were spooked by new concerns about china s economy. but we begin with breaking news in our health lead. moments ago, the u.s. dayleath l from coronavirus surpassed the total death toll during the 1918 flu pandemic. the u.s. covid death toll is now 675,446 americans lost to the virus. a horrific milestone. but today we did get some positive news for families with elementary school-aged children. pfizer announced that a lower dose of its covid-19 vaccine is safe and generates a robust anti-body response for kids age 5 to 11. there are still some steps that need to be taken before the fda s expected emergency use authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks. my hope is they ll move quickly bec ....
chile in 2015 with his life and two children. he says that someone assaulted him in haiti and someone shot at his aunt. reporter: two months ago, they started the trek to the united states. you say the route is open to enter in the united states. what does that mean? family, friends, he says? the border is open? reporter: his voice breaks as he talks about his family. why is it so painful? because you re suffering. he says food is hard to come by, and the weather is tough to bear. if you look closely you ll see that these are men, women, children. i see pregnant women, infants. reporter: border patrol s top cop announcing this weekend a surge of 600 agents, officers and other personnel. why del rio? why now? traditionally because of word of mouth. certainly what happened this time is that number doubled and tripled relatively quickly. reporter: and to expedite processing, removal flights to haiti have increased, said border patrol. and word about this ....
and we re following new twists in a woman s mysterious disappearance during a road trip. the fbi has been searching the family home of brian laundrie a day after the likely remains of his fiancee gabby petito were found. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the breaking news on the ross of life from covid-19 that is both unfathomable and frankly unacceptable. the u.s. death toll from this pandemic just rose above 675,000. that s higher than the death toll from the 1918 flu pandemic more than 100 years ago. the youngest americans are increasingly at risk in this crisis here in the united states, and tonight they may be closer to being eligible for vaccinations. pfizer says its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11. in a smaller dose, a lower dose than adults get. let s discuss all of this and much more with dr. anthony fauci, the director of the nat ....