Troubling new rise in coronavirus cases. Hospitalizations and deaths across the country. New cases up almost 70 compared to last week as the u. S. Sur passed 34 Million total infections. Covid hospitalizations up 36 this week. Deaths up by 22 . A new warning from Cdc Director calling this a pandemic of the unvaccinated. As the Delta Variant drives up cases in every state. Just 68 of american adults gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. Less than half of the total population is fully vaccinated. The Los Angeles County sheriff says he will not enforce a new Mask Mandate requiring residents to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. And then in tokyo the first Covid Case in the Olympic Village is reported days before the games begin. Officials say the person infected is not a Player But Someone involved in organizing the games and now in a 14day quarantine. On the covid beat this hour, Cory Coffin from New York and Josh Letterman at the White House for us. Ladies first. T
Joe Manchins Compromise Bill come makes Election Day a public holiday and mandates at least 17 days of early voting and bans partisan gerrymandering. Betto orourke who will join us in a minute to explain why he supports Manchins Bill along with other Progressive Democrats like jimmy Harrison And Stacy abrams. As for mcconnell, hes just being Mitch Mcconnell. The revised version produced by one of the democrats yesterday endorsed by Stacy Abrams and extraordinary dubious constitutionality would remove legislating from State Legislatures and totally inappropriate and all republicans, i think, will oppose that, as well. I actually think when Stacy Abrams immediately endorsed senator Mcconnells Proposal it became the Stacy Abrams substitute and not Joe Manchin substitute. Infrastructure is the other big item on the hill. At least 21 senators say they back a bipartisan proposal. A fiveyear Spending Plan with about a 1 Trillion price tag. It would do far more than just fix roads and bridges.
This new irs push, Mark Meredith is there with details. Will david, good morning to you the White House wants to spend trillions of dollars investing in infrastructure and they want to raise taxes on corporations but the biden administration also wants to reshape how the irs does business. Its proposing some 80 Billion for hiring including auditors, improving technology and it also wants to track Tax Evaders more closely and ensure people who cheat the Tax Code and get caught pay a hefty price to ensure the irs knows how much certain americans are making its also proposing that Banks Hand over more information about its customers, the Treasury Department writing, the irs will be able to deploy this new information to better target enforcement activity, increasing scrutiny of wealthy evaders and decreasing the likelihood that fully compliant taxpayers will be subject to costly audits but critics will argue it could allow government to collect way too much information on its citizens. Th
Trey, whats the latest. Following the 11day Conflict between hamas and israel. The Military Wing of hamas held a parade in Gaza City mourning the loss of one of their commanders. They had fired more than 4,000 rockets toward the Jewish State during this conflict and the group Toed A pledging that if the ceasefire unravels, theyll continue. And the brigade has entered Gaza City, they are mourning the loss of one of their commanders during this 11day Conflict with israel. The sense In Gaza is that all sides are prepared and the fighters we spoke with today say they are ready for the next round of conflicts. In lighter news, the children of gaza, who were caught in the crossfire are getting a muchneeded break. In rural gaza, a Local Nonprofit held a Group Therapy Session for kids dealing with trauma. And some of the kids dont speak theyre trapped in their minds thinking about the conflict and others describing in detail what they saw, remarkable scenes and gives you a sense of the future
Deadly rockets in israel responded to protect its citizens with ways of airstrikes and also trying to degrade the Terrorist Group and meanwhile and much more you can, we are forming his apart for americas closest allies in the Middle East. Biden until they say unequivocally that they acknowledge the right of israel to exist, as an independent Jewish State, there will be no peace. We have Life Team Fox News Coverage in washington. In rising violence that we have seen his a jewish communities across the country. Standing by the White House with the growing divide of the solid support for israel lets first begin with Gaza City but the concerns that the humanitarian situation in the enclave of this crisis. Try. Bangmac Erica Goode evident afternoon, this is falling after 11 straight days of fighting between israel and hamas. And today the military wing, held a parade in Gaza City in the work mourning the loss of one of the top commanders during this battle but also they were celebrating wh