And right now, it shows no signs of slowing down. To really get a sense of how bad it is, all you have to do is look at the numbers. The average number of daily cases has increased nine fold since july. The deadly delta variant fuelling the rapid rise in those cases and overwhelming hospitals in many states. Hospitalizations are currently the highest we ve seen since february. Even more troubling, just how this new variant is affecting children. Child and teen covid cases have jumped 84% in just the last week. Now despite those numbers, only half of the country is fully vaccinated. Some health officials say it may soon be time to mandate vaccinations for healthcare workers. It s inexplicable to me. You re a healthcare worker. Your profession. The thing you ve devoted your life to is to protect people. To make them well. To protect them from disease. I m very much in favor of mandating, if you want to see patients and you want to participate in healthcare, you need to get vaccinated. Pe
Announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. The fbi had a hand in what s being called the sting of the century down under. They seized 4 tons of drugs and $45 million in cash in a massive crackdown on organized crime. A global law enforcement team had been working on the operation called iron side for three years. They developed an encrypted app used by alleged criminals to communicate, but it also gave law enforcement an all access pass to their dealings. Using that intel police say they shut down six laboratories, acted on 21 death threats and saved a family. Australian prime minister scott morrison says the sting is a major blow to global crime. Reporter: t. Today the australian government has struck a heavy blow against organized crime not just in this country but one that will echo around organized crime around the world. This is a watershed moment in australian law enforcement history. Gabriella power from sky news australia with much more on the stor
with the white house on or in the days leading up to the january 6th insurrection. they have been asked to turn over documents and appear for depositions in mid october. today, the committee sent a letter to each. the one to former trump chief of staff mark meadows said it was reported that he was, quote, engaged in multiple elements of the planning and preparation of efforts to contest the presidential election and delay the counting of electoral votes. the letter former trump aide dan skavino says he was, quote, with the former president on january 5th when he and others were considering how to convince members of congress not to certify the election for joe biden. the one to former pentagon official kash patel notes he served as chief of staff to christopher miller and there s substantial reason to believe you have additional documents and information relevant to understanding the role played by the department of defense and the white house in preparing for and responding
hundreds of people being forced to evacuate, drinking water and power now a serious question after a huge dam is destroyed in ukraine. so who is to blame? a mother of four is shot and killed by a neighbor over a long-standing feud involving their children. the mother killed was black, the shooter white. police are investigating, but the victim s family is demand to go know why no one has been arrested. a new flash point in the division between church and state. the first publicly funded religious charter school in the country. so is this constitutional? this is cnn news central. massive evacuations are happening this hour in southern ukraine. an important dam on the dnipro river destroyed overnight. one ukrainian official accused russia of destroying the dam to, quote, create obstacles for any ukrainian counteroffensive. russia is blaming ukraine. video shows water gushing through the destroyed portion of the dam you can see there. i want to show you another angle
united states, and all around the world. i m little rock. a dam breach in ukraine happening right now, severe flooding underway, fears it could lead to major disruption and threatened thousands of lives. who is behind it? we will have a live report. how the pool guy at mar-a-lago is factoring into the special counsel s investigation of donald trump, and his handling of classified documents. plus, apple hoping reality will bite, the company s new virtual reality headset revealed, but what will people use it for? and who will be able to fork over thousands of dollars for it? live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with leyla heroic. we begin in eastern ukraine where a major dam in the kherson region was just destroyed and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. as you can see water pouring out from the breach, threatening the lives of thousands of people. ukrainian officials planning evacuations telling residents n