questions, that s okay, you still have questions, but act. act now. act now. talk to your family and friends who have gotten vaccinated. talk to your doctor or pharmacist. according to the american medical association, over 90% of physicians are fully vaccinated. they re making the choice to protect themselves and their communities and their patients. follow their lead and make the choice for yourself. as i said, we re heading into, god willing, a summer of joy, a summer of freedom. on july 4, we re going to celebrate our independence from the virus as we celebrate our independence of our nation. we want everyone, everyone to be able to do that. let s remember we are the united states of america. let s get this done, all of us together. god bless you all, and may god protect our troops. thank you. mr. president? do you have any comment about the catholic bishops the delta variants i don t think so because so many people have been vaccinated. with the delta variant
the suspects he says powerful ukrainians and, yes, russia. what the kremlin has to say about it . and we begin, of course, with a new coronavirus variant that is, of course, unsettling so many around the world. the w.h.o. is calling the variant a variant of concern as they designate it. it was first identified in south africa and has been detected in several other countries in the region. cases have also been confirmed further afield. that includes israel, hong kong, and belgium. it s not yet known whether it s any more deadly or whether it can blunt vaccine efficacy or natural immunity. scientists fear it could be more contagious, and health experts say more research is needed right now. this variant has a large number of mutations, and some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics. right now there are many studies that are under way. there s a lot of work that is ongoing in south africa and in other countries to better characterize the variant itself in t
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over joining me from around the world. i m richard quest in london. this is the cnn newsroom. israel says it s going to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties in gaza. it seems to be giving palestinians few options on where go. i ll put that very point to a senior adviser of the israeli prime minister. america s borders are at breaking point, and federal officials are encountering record levels of migration. nearly 10,000 a day. the surge and what fuels it. a report from the weather center tracking a storm system across the southwest ahead a busy holiday travel weekend. it is 10:00 in london, 12 noon in gaza. israel s military says it s pressing on with plans to expand the operation in gaza despite growing pressure to scale back on its offensive. an idf spokesperson says the campaign will widen to new areas. the emphasis on southern gaza. it follows the u.n. security council which adopted a long-delayed resolution calling for the increase in aid to gaza. the uni
Hammersteins, i don t know where i would be, if i d even alive. reporter: sondheim s big break came when he wrote the lyrics for the broadway show west side story in 1957. then in 1962, he expanded his repetoire, and for the first time he wrote the lyrics and composed the music for a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. in 19700, sondheim became a clap riegds with theater producer hal prince that lasted more than a decade. their 1973 play, a little night music, was composed mostly in waltz time and became one of their biggest commercial successes. it featured the hit send in the clowns, one of sondheim s best-known songs. you here at last on the ground reporter: in 1979, sondheim wrote what was probably broad