Senate. Lets bring in John Avlon. Lauren fox also with us. John, let me start with you. The president of course trying to put this in the context of this is good for the job market, this is good for families. As we watch the numbers, the inflation numbers, the cost of living, calling it fiscally responsible, he has a huge Sales Job to do here to the american people. He does indeed. That said, i think theres more of an appetite for Government Spending than there has been in some administrations past, republicans having lost some moral authority on that issue. But the specter of inflation is a big day. Thats something americans have taken for a long time that we controlled inflation. But it was a dominant political force for decades in america. To see that creeping up is a real Warning Sign for the White House as they put forward this massive spending bill, which they hope will transform kind of the approach of government to the citizens and vice versa. The more spending you have, the da
Safer as classes begin and coronavirus continues to surge across the country. The average is now above 116,000, more than 73,000 people are hospitalized. And Take A Look another this map. Mostly red and orange here. 99 of us live in a county that the cdc says has either substantial or high transmission and the cdc now forecasts there will be as many as 662,000 american deaths from covid by september 4th. As of today, the u. S. Death toll stands at 618,457. That more than 40,000 people can die from covid in a month. Cnns Jacqueline Howard is here. How strained are the hospitals, the medical facilities across this country . Victor, it feels like deja vu, because we are hearing of hospitals and Health Systems being overwhelmed, the Icu Beds are filling up. Earlier this week, Victor N arkansas, Governor Asa Hutchinson said they only had Eight Icu Beds available in the entire state. Thats what he tweeted on monday, Eight Icu Beds for this state. So we are seeing big, Big Surges in cases and
Get implemented. we would need a government passport which some countries have done, where we have a centralized system to be able to check if someone was vaccinated, much like a passport works today. i think the logistics makes it hard, but the flip side is as more and more companies require vaccinations i think we ll get up to the high 80, 90% vaccination rate and that will have covid behave much like the flu does. all right. scott kirby, thank you for your time. thank you. start of a new hour, good to be with you. i m victor blackwell. california became the first state in the country to mandate vaccines for teachers. if they don t get their shot, they must submit to regular testing instead. sources tell cnn most districts and unions have been supportive of this health order and it s the latest move to keep schools