islamic government. so, by that, we mean all other afghans have also participation in that government. we ll have the latest from kabul and washington. also this lunchtime: a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. we grieve because we love, grief is love. we are in shock, feel guilty and angry about the events surrounding the deaths of our beloved community members. people who ve had both covid jabs no longer have to isolate in england and northern ireland if they re in contact with someone with the virus to help firms struggling with staff absence. and frustration for england after two early wickets they ve struggled to make further breakthroughs against india at lords. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mark cavendish prepares to compete on home soil for the first time since his tour de france heroics, confirming he ll race in next month s tour of britain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at
alongside rockledge and his team mate egan bernal, who we might have to support at the battle to come over the next three weeks roglic. nick parrott, bbc news. roger federer revealed last night that heis going to have another knee operation that will keep him out of tennis for many months . the 20 time grand slam champion says he has to think about his long term health. it is going to be difficult, of course, in some ways, but at the same time i know it is the right you because i want to. i want to return to the tort and chum shape orform. i am realistic, don t get me wrong, i know how difficult it is to have another surgery and try it at this age, but, look, iwant to another surgery and try it at this age, but, look, i want to be healthy and i will go through the rehab process, with the goal, while staying active, which would help me during this long period of time. let s get more on this with george bellshaw, tennis correspondent for the metro newspaper. evening to you,
meanwhile, inflation and jobless claims on the rise as the fate of a bipartisan infrastructure deal remains unclear. we ll discuss the state of play with virginia senator mark warner who is helping craft the bipartisan deal as well as the democrats broader spending plan. plus, the bipartisan committee to investigate the january attack on capitol hill. worlds apart before their first hearing. we will not let their antics stand if the way. this is the people s house, not pelosi s house. house minority leader mccarthy pulling all members after nancy pelosi overruled two of the picks. we ll speak with congressman jim banks, one of the gop members who was rejected by speaker pelosi. then we are engaged with public health experts and the cdc about how to continue to attack the virus. the delta variant raises new debate over mask mandates, even for the vaccinated. we ll ask our sunday panel about the science and the politics. all right now, on fox news sunday. and hel
the pandemic, the delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than pre existing circulating strains. it is one of the most infective respiratory illnesses that we know of that i have seen in my 20-year career. whether you are vaccinated or not, please know, we, together are not out of the woods yet dr. walensky there, the cdc director says the seven-day average of new cases in our country is up 53% over just the previous week. the areas in red on this map are those particularly hard hit. this is a cdc map, portions and yellow and blue have more to low levels of infection. three states, florida, missouri, texas, are home to about 40% of the new cases. florida continues to lead the nation of course in new cases. a research group working with the cdc now projects the delta variant will cause a steep increase in our daily death toll, likely peaking at around mid october. this virus surges yet again pushing a lot of exhausted health care workers and hospitals
meanwhile, inflation and jobless claims on the rise as the fate of a bipartisan infrastructure deal remains unclear. we ll discuss the state of play with virginia senator mark warner who is helping craft the bipartisan deal as well as the democrats broader spending plan. plus, the bipartisan committee to investigate the january attack on capitol hill. worlds apart before their first hearing. we will not let their antics stand if the way. this is the people s house, not pelosi s house. house minority leader mccarthy pulling all members after nancy pelosi overruled two of the picks. we ll speak with congressman jim banks, one of the gop members who was rejected by speaker pelosi. then we are engaged with public health experts and the cdc about how to continue to attack the virus. the delta variant raises new debate over mask mandates, even for the vaccinated. we ll ask our sunday panel about the science and the politics. all right now, on fox news sunday. and hel