Pandemic, by the eviction moratorium. That theyre not impelled to move quickly. It doesnt mean that roe is dead. But i think it does suggest that roe is on life support. Reporter and the White House is issuing forceful condemnations of this texas law. President biden issued a statement saying the extreme law blatantly violates the constitutional right established under roe v. Wade. Vice president Kamala Harris called it an allout assault on reproductive health. The Supreme Court could still act. There is still an Emergency Petition thats pending. But these Abortion Rights a activists, they say that these Abortion Clinics have effectively shut down as of midnight, no plans to reopen. And of course theres that threat of private litigation if they were to perform these abortions. Thank you so much, jessica schneider. Lets discuss this with Former Texas Democratic State Senator wendy davis. In 2013, as our viewers might remember, you held an 11hour Filibuster in an attempt to block a law t
In for brian williams. Day 198 of the biden administration as the nation searches for a way out of the Delta Variant fueled covid surge. The Wall Street Journal has new reporting about Booster Shots. The journal reports the fda excepts to have a strategy for Vaccine Boosters by early next month. One that would detail when and which vaccinated individuals should get the followup shots. Tonight, Vaccine Maker Moderna preparing for boosters. The company says people who received two doses of its vaccine will likely need a third dose before winter. One of the most important things we need to do is actually bring the Delta Variant into the vaccine. And that way were teaching the Immune System what the Delta Variant looks like in our vaccine, just as we did with the prior variants. This is all taking place as the u. S. Reported more than 100,000 new covid cases yesterday. Numbers that have not been seen since february. Hospital admissions are up 41 over the last week. Covid deaths up 39 over
What does that mean for the economy . Lets begin right there with Cnn Business Anchor julia chatterly. Good morning, jim. Make no mistake, this was a strong Jobs Report. The u. S. Economy adding back 943,000 jobs in the month of july, not the only good news today, though, too, we saw positive revisions to the prior two months adding back around 100,000 extra jobs we werent expecting. All of this is good news. Where did they come from . Well, as youd expect, the toys, the Leisure Sector gave us back 380,000 jobs. Restaurants, bars, hotels have been trying to add People Back, forced to pay more wages. We saw that playing into these numbers in july. Also the Education Sector, 220,000 jobs extra added back in the Education Sector. We know this has been a challenge all through the years as many students have remained educated at home. Also the seasonal effects where you normally see jobs lost in the Education Sector this month, clearly not the case for the month of july. What does that give
To the stark number of people who still refuse to get a safe vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci is warning if the overwhelming proportion of people do not get the shot, there is ample chance we could see an even more aggressive variant than delta in the future. The virus is always thinking, its always changing. Biden administration is on the verge of taking major steps on mandating covid19 vaccines for foreign visitors to the u. S. As well as for all active duty members of the military. We are expecting updates on those new steps in just a few hours. Well bring them to you when they happen, when the white House Covid19 Response team briefs the media later today. Joining me now to discuss all these developments, dr. Paul sacks, clinical director, division of Infectious Diseases at brigham and womens hospital. Doctor, good to have you back on. First where we stand on vaccines as Delta Numbers emerge. Doctors acknowledge it will be likely vaccinated folks like you and me may need a third shot, a
Phil, thanks. Appreciate you being here this morning. Thanks for having me. And new day continues right now. Im John Berman with brianna keilar. It is thursday, august 5th. And this is where we are this morning. Nearly 59,000 people are hospitalized with covid. Those are numbers we havent seen in almost six months. I. C. U. Beds are running out in louisiana, mississippi, and arkansas. Cases rising sharply among children. Now Asa Hutchinson the governor of arkansas says he regrets signing a law banning Mask Mandates. Our cases were at a low point. Everything has changed now. And, yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. He signed it. This morning the biden administration is considering a Vaccination Requirement for most international passengers traveling to the united states. There is also a debate this morning after the World Health Organization declared there should be no Booster Shots for americans, third vaccine shots before the rest of the world gets its share of vaccines