decision to withdraw from afghanistan saying america s longest war cannot be won it militarily. dana: just as they seize more territory claiming 95% of the country is under their control. fox news is on the ground in afghanistan and we will bring you a live report from kabul where those fighters are advancing. we will bring you that later in the show. trace: at this all comes as president biden s hhs secretary is trying to clean up his comments on back vaccines. save your becerra saying that the government does not keep a database tracking america status. marco, good morning to you. good morning to you. want to get the white house vaccinated and that much is clear but how it delivers that messages facing a lot of criticism. his with the hhs secretary had to say to cnn earlier this week. the federal government had to spend trillions of dollars to try to keep americans alive during this pandemic so it s absolutely the government s business. knocking on a door has never
the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. coming up on cnn newsroom. a tropical storm threatens search-and-rescue efforts at the surfside-tower collapse in florida. we will have a live-weather update on the conditions. plus, england prepares to loosen its covid restrictions. even as the country s prime minister warns, the pandemic is far from over. and a surge in gun violence over the holiday weekend in the u.s. leading at least 150 people dead and many searching for answers. at this hour, search-and-rescue crews in surfside, florida, are keeping a close eye on tropical storm elsa moving across the gulf of mexico, at this hour. now, the miami area is not expected to take a direct hit. that s good news. but the thing is that heavy rain and gusty winds could complicate the search for survivors, in that deadly-building collapse. the storm comes just as rescue teams got a major boost in their efforts. cnn s leyla santiago explains. reporter: the cont
the highly transmissible covid delta variant spreading across the u.s. and after just missing president biden s vaccination goal, the white house increasing efforts to get more shots in arms. 74% of unvaccinated people say they definitely or probably will not do it. overseas tonight, pope francis recovering from surgery. the vatican calling it a scheduled procedure. how long will he remain hospitalized? our amy robach in vatican city. back home, the urgent manhunt under way for the suspect wanted for killing three people, including a golf pro, shot on the golf course. a white pickup truck driving onto the green. a gunman opening fire. the bodies of two other victims found in the back of the pickup. news tonight about a young nhl player killed in a fireworks accident. > and former presiimmy carter and former first ladyly thei75th anniversary, sharing their secrets about marriage and what they learned along the way. good evening. it s great to have you with us on a busy
u.s. forces are out of the picture. thanks for joining us. well, the threat of the delta covid variant looms large across the united states, especially in states where vaccination rates remain low. but now there s concern the variant could even impact the effectiveness of vaccines. the israeli government says preliminary data shows the pfizer vaccine is less effective than before in preventing covid-19 infections mainly due to the spread of that delta variant. though the vaccine is still strong in preventing severe illness. more than 157 million americans are now fully vaccinated. that s almost half of the u.s. population. now health officials are pushing to get even more shots in arms as they battle vaccine hesitancy. cnn s phil mattingly reports from the white house. reporter: president biden may have fallen short of his goal of having 70% of american adults with at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccination by july 4th. it didn t mean he was going to stop the celebra
and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith. it is friday. hello, benjamin. i m benjamin, in for john roberts. department of education approved plans to have six states and washington, d.c. to use funds from president biden s american rescue plan. sandra: some states could use the funds to further the controversial programs. live from the white house with a breakdown how the states will use the funding. the american rescue plan was signed in during march, getting that money out times time. the departments of education sending $6 billion to handful of states to help kids get back to school. a lot of money going in different places. a lot go for funds to make sure kids go back to the classroom, some for summer programs. there are proposals to address racial and social gaps. look at rhode island funding plan. they want to center all actions anti-raceicism that promotes wellness. critics are watch closely to see if the biden administration is upon hadding school districts adv