The Pentagon Reporting 17,000 people evacuated in the last week. The u. S. Embassy In Kabul Warning Americans to avoid the airport until instructed because of potential tHreats. The president canceling his trip to wilmington, remaining at the White House. And tonight, the exclusive Interview Martha Raddatz oneonone with Defense Secretary Lloyd austin. Back here at home, News Tonight about the pandemic. The u. S. Averaging about 132,000 new cases per day. Six states in the south with Icus At or near capacity. Pediatric hospital admissions at their highest point in the pandemic amid the heated battle over School Mask mandates. Vaccinations topping 1 Million doses for a third straight day. And tonight, thousands of vaccinated people turning out for a massive concert celebrating New Yorks comeback. The possible new twist in the mystery deaths involving a family of tHree found dead while hiking in california. What authorities are now saying. An alarming story out of texas. A man shot dead y
Have feared the most is just total failure of the Hospital System. And, you know, if we track back a week or so, when we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positives, and the rate of hospitalizations based on what were seeing, if we continue that trajectory, within the next five, seven, to ten days, i think were going to see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to gulfport, everything is full. If there were, schools coming back, if there were a Bus Wreck of kids, we would not be able to take care of these kids. When you see federal teams come in, it really needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that it is a serious situation. Were hopeful that, you know, we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated and stay away from each other, and that this rapid rate of rise that were seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here so we dont get into a situation where there is nowher
Have feared the mosts total failure, total failure of the Hospital System. If we track back a week or so and we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positive and the rate of hospitalizations based on what we are seeing, if we continue that trajectory within the next five, to 7 to 10 days, were gonna see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to meridian, everything is full. If there were schools opening back, a bus of kids, we would not be able to take Care Of all those kids at this hospital. Were in a pretty serious situation. We see federal teams come in, it needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that this is a serious situation. So were hopeful that we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated, and stay way from Each Other. And that this rapid rate of rise that we are seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here, so that we dont get into a situation where there is nowh
Total failure of the Hospital System. And, you know, if we track back a week or so, when we look at the case positivity rate, the number of new positives that were seeing, the rate of the testing positives, and the rate of hospitalizations based on what were seeing, if we continue that trajectory, within the next five, seven, to ten days, i think were going to see failure of the Hospital System in mississippi. Hospitals are full from memphis to gulfport, everything is full. If there were, schools coming back, if there were a Bus Wreck of kids, we would not be able to take care of these kids. Were in a serious situation. When you see federal teams come in, it really needs to open peoples eyes to the fact that it is a serious situation. Were hopeful that, you know, we can get people to wear masks and get vaccinated and stay away from each other, and that this rapid rate of rise that were seeing will Peak Or Plateau pretty quickly here so we dont get into a situation where there is nowher
Welcome to meet the press daily. America now enters the final weeks of august bracing for a 2021 Fall Season that looks and feels a lot like fall of 2020. In a matter of weeks the highly contagious Delta Variant has ripped through communities turning this summer from one of optimism to confusion and anger. The 0 of counties are seeing high or higher transmission levels. More and more kids are being hospitalized in the hot spots as well. Deaths are also rising. Theyre well off of their pandemic peaks, but theyre averaging more than 500 people every day in this country. Public health officials spent months imploring the vaccinated to voluntarily get the jab. Now the time has come for local officials to mandate it. The time has come to go the extra step to get people vaccinated. You want to persuade them, and thats good, and i think some people on its own will go ahead and get vaccinated. But i believe mandates at the local Level Need to be done. As the Delta Variant rages, the spotlight