We are thrilled to have you with us this saturday, august 14th. Still a little bit early, christi. The Coffee Hasnt completely kicked in yet. I give you credit. I dont drink coffee. You never know what youre going to get from me. Boris, so good to see you. We begin this hour with some pretty disturbing numbers. The surge in the u. S. Covid19 infections are overwhelming hospitals and communities and the u. S. Is now leading the world with the highest rate of new cases so far reporting more than 1. 5 million new infections just in august thus far. The cases are primarily in the south. In fact, heres dr. Peter hotez. This is starting to look really ominous in the south where i am. Were now if you look at the rates of transmission in florida and louisiana, theyre actually probably the highest in the world. Thats how badly things have gotten out of hands. The skeencenes at the hospit are reminiscent of the early days. Theyre quickly running out of hospital beds. One hospital in mississippi
Good morning. And welcome to your new day. Were thrilled that you are with us. It is saturday, june 19th, juneteenth, amara. That is right. Good morning to you, boris, how are you doing . Doing good. I dont have any Apple Juice to be honest with you. Im running on Water And Beef jerky. Beef jerky . Your Morning Routine is interesting Apple Juice, beef jerky, im just a coffee girl. We begin this hour with Police Departments across the country, hoping there will not be a repeat of Gun Violence spiking. Already this year, there have been over 280 Mass Shootings in america. According to data compiled with cnn. Cnn defines a Mass Shooting incidents in which four or more people are shot, not counting the shooter. And data shows roughly 40 increase, compared to this time last year, and 65 more Mass Shootings compared to this point in 2019. Theres also a concern about how brazen the violence is getting. And this morning, were getting a look at a shocking attack in New York. A young man and two
Good morning. Welcome to your new day. Im boris sanch. Im amara walker. Rising Gun Violence. As the country hits a vaccine milestone, there are worries out there that one variant could spark a new wave of cases. Thank you for starting your saturday, June 19th with us. The very first juneteenth national independence day. Now an official national holiday. Happy june tteenth, boris. I cant believe you eat that. Ill send you some of the good kind. We begin this hour with images that some lawmakers in congress are trying to downplay and distract you from. They are from January 6th. And they are a brutal reminder of the violence carried out by a mob that was stirred into a frenzy by the former president and his lies about the last election. Yeah. The latest clip shows a rioter taunting, stalking, and hitting Law Enforcement. It was disturbing enough it moved a judge to keep the man in jail pending trial. The judge saying, quote, if any crime establishes danger to the Community And Disregard
the second deadly attack on the capitol grounds in less than three months. one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries. it is clear that the capitol is under some threat. putting a knee on a neck for that amount of time is just uncalled for. the week filling in gaps of what happened on may 25th, 2020. trying to control a sizable guy. oh, dear. fully vaccinated americans can now celebrate indoors without a mask and get back to traveling. we need to hold out just a bit longer and give vaccines a chance. the best case scenario, giving rise of a variant that is completely insensitive to the vaccine. new day, new hour good to be with you this morning, i m victor blackwell. good morning, everyone. i m amara walker in for christi paul. this morning, there are new questions about security around the u.s. capitol after a man rammed his vehicle into a barricade, killing one capitol police officer and injuring another. u.s. capitol police officer willia
where georgia murder suspect is jose ibarra livid. the new video shows the illegal immigrant from venezuela lived within a 5-minute walk to have university of georgia crime scene where nursing student haigen riley was found dead with visible injuries after going out for a morning run. of and and now new details on ibarra s background including where he crossed into the united states. ibarra, seen here being taken into custody by university of georgia police. welcome to fox news live, i m mike emmanuel. laken riley s family vowing to honor her life in a very big way. we have fox team coverage with alexis mcadams live in eagle pass, texas, where the crossed into the u.s. illegally, and madison scar pee mow in athens, georgia, where this tragedy took place. madison, what s the latest there in athens? reporter: good afternoon. everyone you talk to is just absolutely devastated, and a lot of people are still really scared. we re hearing from the if family for the first time th