date. you know what date i m talking about. and as americans celebrate the end of summer on this labor day holiday, a top former u.s. health official is warning that the level of infection here in the united states is simply too high, heading into the fall and winter. more than 189,000 americans have died from the virus and nearly 6.3 million u.s. cases have now been confirmed. let s begin our coverage this hour with cnn s nick watt. he s out in los angeles for us. nick, yet another official a is casting doubt on the president s vaccine promises. what s the latest? reporter: listen, wolf, the president keeps on saying it, that he thinks that we re going to get a vaccine by election day. and yet another federal official telling cnn that is just not realistic. here s the direct quote. i don t know any scientist involved in this effort who thinks we will be getting shots into arms anytime before election day. meanwhile, wolf, friday, the tsa screened more people in a day than
the overall line is still good. the 109 families that lost a loved one, they are in our thoughts and prayers. what does the governor do on memorial day weekend? people ask me all the time, what do you do? what does a governor do on memorial day weekend? you go to the beach. that s what a governor does. he brings his friends. i m here with my friends today from far right, gareth, melissa, robert and dr. jim melotras. we re at the beach. beaches in new york state state beaches are open. jones beach, sunken meadow, robert moses, campgrounds, rv parks open tomorrow. we re excited about that. we remind all new yorkers to be smart in what they are doing. we re now decidedly in the reopening phase. we have been following the numbers from day one. not emotions. following the science, not the politics. this is not a political ideology question. this is a public health question. it s about a disease, stopping the disease, stopping the spread of the disease. and that s science. it s n
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