coronavirus cases over the previous week. this as we are learning more about the delta variant. the cdc making what it calls a pivotal discovery, saying a new study shows the variant produces similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected. and that prompted new mask guidelines this week, even for the vaccinated. several major cities have already put new mask mandates in place. today, washington, d.c., joining that growing list. but we begin our coverage in georgia. cases there have exploded in recent days, and health officials say in the last two weeks ago, new cases have risen over 200%. natasha chen is at a vaccination drive in the atlanta area. obviously, there is a big push to get more people vaccinated right now. what are you seeing today? what are you hearing from people who are showing up to get vaccinated? reporter: well, jessica, it s clear that incentives actually work. because this is the largest number of people dekalb county
of two more events at the olympic games. the strain of the delta variant on america s health care system is already beginning to be felt in the hospitals. a grim sequel to the darkest days of the pandemic. an average 67,000 new cases turning up daily and trending higher. a year ago, new cases were at about the same level but trending down. the centers for disease control says the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and can cause severe illness. unlike earlier variants, a single case of delta has the potential to infect many more people. health experts say the unvaccinated are, of course, at most risk. and right now that s about half of american adults. unless those vaccination numbers come up soon, u.s. president joe biden says tighter restrictions are likely. in all probability by the way, we had a good day yesterday. almost a million people got vaccinated. about half a million of those people for the first time. i m hopeful that people are beginning to realiz
was corrupt. a new order for trump s taxes to be turned over to congress. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. we begin with new revelations that prompted a very dramatic shift in covid policy over at the cdc and the white house. our senior white house correspondent phil mattingly has details for us. phil, the cdc went public with what it s calling a pivotal discovery. wolf, you said it best. we have seen over the course of the week urgent action by the biden administration underscoring how big of a threat they thought the delta variant was. now we re seeing the public data that backs up just how different and potentially dangerous this variant is from its predecessors. tonight the new data driving urgent concern and action. public health officials say the war has changed. a new cdc study showing the delta covid-19 variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unv
coventry direct redefining insurance i m rafael roma at the georgia state capitol in atlanta. this is cnn cnn breaking and you are in the cnn newsroom. i m wolf blitzer in washington. we begin with the breaking news, a response to donald trump s claim that it s impossible for him to get a $464 million bond as the appeal plays out, the new york attorney general s office is telling the appeals court to ignore that argument. cnn s kara scannell is joining us from new york right now. so qarrah, what exactly did the new york attorney general s say well, if it s trump made this filing on monday, making needs new claims that they were unable to get a bond of the approach 30 insurance brokers will the new york attorney general s office is telling me appeals court that it s too late for trump to come to the table with this information. so it should be ignored, but they also say if you are going to accept it, the new york attorney general s office is saying that the appeals court s
says iran s bid dictator. what is unbelievable is that trump, who is not exactly known for his restrained or self discipline would actually stop after day one. it s a significant disturbing escalation of rhetoric. just rhetoric, but it is an escalation for him because of how bluntly an openly he s telling the country about autocratic plans for a second term. during last night speech, trump also issued a thinly veiled warning to president biden, saying that the criminal indictments against trump have, quote, opened up a pandora s box that may never let our country be the same, and quote. trump s most subservient allies are also falling into line, picking up on the themes of retribution. at the end of last month, robert kagan, another large for the washington post, published a lengthy piece warning about the increasing inevitability of a trump dictatorship. in response to kagan s piece, the republican senator j.d. vance of ohio sent a letter addressed to attorney general merric