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administration even more concern to be concerned tonight. yeah, jim because they re watching as this delta variant is fuelling these outbreaks you are seeing across the nation. with half of the nation not vaccinated. this new data shows the daily average of people becoming fully vaccinated is at the lowest point since january when people could actually start getting in line for the vaccine. and this is something, jim, not just causing concern here at the white house but also for leaders nationwide. a new sense of urgency in the white house tonight as the u.s. enters a troubling phase of the pandemic with officials nationwide voicing concern. we understand the frustration of leaders out there and public voices who are trying to say the right thing, save people in their communities. reporter: more than half the nation remains unvaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to spread like wild fire. we are the first to say and we have long said that that ....
hello and welcome to the programme. the heaviest rain since records began has caused devastation in the central chinese province of henan. the city ofjung joe has been hardest hit at least 25 people have died mostly on the subway system, where passengers were submerged in waist deep waters. chinese scientists say global warming has made china s annual flood season much more dangerous. our correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest. floodwaters rose around commuters stuck on board underground train carriages. they stood on seats as the level kept rising. hundreds of passengers were rescued but there were also those who didn t make it, when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. translation: the water was at shoulder level. . a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but i used my arm to hang on, and that s why i am bruised. in zhengzhou, the hardest hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. through ....
this is about what we need to do to bring back new york city. plus the capital riot committee starts the work tomorrow as the feud between the house speaker and the republican leader gets more public and yes, more pointed. and it is infrastructure week again. still no deal despite the president s pledge to get one by today. republicans just rejected the democratic offer that was aimed at closing the big divides. we begin the hour with this covid surge. big new debates coast to coast about how to handle rising case counts. mask debates are back. vaccine mandates another big flash point today. just this morning, the new york city mayor put the entire city work force on notice. get vaccinated by september 13th or be required to get weekly covid tests. this means everybody. this means obviously everyone who worked in our schools, our educators and staff. it means the nypd, the fdny, all city agencies p. people who work in offices and the frontline. everyone. because sep ....
a world heritage site, because of new developments on the famous waterfront. and injapan, team gb have started their olympic campaign successfully, as the women s football side beat chile. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the oval invincibles win the opening game of cricket s new hundred competition, as a new era begins. good evening. months after rejecting a pay offer of 1%, most nhs staff in england have now been awarded 3% in recognition of the unique impact of the pandemic according to the government. back in march, the department for health and social care said 1% was all it could afford. the 3% rise is being given to staff including nurses, paramedics, consultants, dentists and salaried gps and is backdated to april this year. but some health unions have already warned that the rise in no way reflects the immense efforts made by nhs staff over the past year. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. nhs staff are at full stretch again, many ....
club. it is thursday, july 29, it is 5:00 a.m. here in new york. thanks for getting an early start with us. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have reports from london, a s arkansas, tokyo and washington. but we depend with corporate america taking the lead on battling coronavirus, requiring employees get the shot to keep their job as the delta variant surges across the country. google, facebook, netflix, morgan stanley and others requiring vaccines for at least some of their employees. and bring your mask to liz any l disneyland and disney world whether you are vaccinated or not. masks are required there. some executives are waiting to mandate vaccines until they win full fda approval hoping that it will come soon. and here is home depot co-founder. you get the fda to say it is final, approved, and i can guarantee you all the places i m involved in, if you don t get vaccinated, you will get fired. you have an obligation to your ....