covid cases and hospitalizations are at levels we have not seen since early february. before the majority of the country even had access to the vaccine. they ve also leveled out and are basically flat in the last two weeks. deaths, however, jumped more than 30%. nearly all of them among the unvaccinated. going to say it one more time. nearly all the deaths recorded are unvaccinated americans. let s break it down, bring in mike memoli at the white house. cal perry, eugene daniels, and dr. paul offett. he is on the fda vaccine advisory committee. he knows what he is talking about. mr. memoli. let s be honest, the six points, all of us would say sure, let s do that. how is it going to happen? reporter: that s right, steph. we re going to get more specifics through the day. this is clearly a major moment for the white house after a period of months they moved from july 4th celebration of independence from the virus to seeing just in the past week in fact one of the highest dail
hero s welcome after fleeing the state. bill: president biding giving a fiery speech in pennsylvania. important in pennsylvania not delaware. we ll explain. calling republican solution in search of a problem. president biden: 21st century jim crow assault is real, unrelenting. we are going to challenge it vigorously. while this broad assault against voting rights is not unprecedented, it is taking on a new norm. they are doing it in a fit they don t want signatures to be verified and basic integrity steps to be strengthened in the state of texas. there is no voter suppression. this is a lie being told over and over. they ll get arrested if they don t come back to the capitol when they hit ground in texas. dana: any hyperbole? president biden wants to double the amount of attorneys at the u.s. department of justice that spoke us on voting rights. doj official said the process is well underway. hiring is taking place there at the president s request. when he was in
and there is billions of dollars communities will be able to use for policing. and the frustrations of being the negotiator in chief, infrastructure talks between that bipartisan group of senators and the white house haven t just hit a pothole, they are at the edge of a chasm over some big sticking points. the latest on that this just moments. we re following breaking news as well out of the supreme court. a big decision on students free speech. it is an 8-1 ruling that former cheerleader s online profanity about her school is protected under the first amendment. pete williams has read over the decision. what stands out to you? what stands out to me is who things. what the supreme court is saying here is that it is wiping out a lower court ruling that said that schools can never punish students for what they say off campus. the court doesn t go that far. but it is the next best thing to that far as far as free speech advocates are concerned. because the court suggests that
finance leaders. i haven t taken it off yet. and never will. i m not going to take it off, either. and how a promise made more than 70 years ago has finally been fulfilled. and coming up on the bbc news channel. rain delays play on day three of the first test between england and new zealand at lord s, with the hosts 267 runs behind. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk medicines regulator has approved the extention of the szierbiontech vaccine for use in children as young as 12. the mhra said it had carried out a rigorous review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. the uk s vaccine committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this age group should be vaccinated as part of the uk rollout. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. america has been doing it for a month. , ., america has been doing it for a month. g , ., , ., ., month. just got the shot a few minutes a90- mo
and how a promise made more than 70 years ago good afternoon. the uk medicines regulator has approved the extention of the szier biontech vaccine for use in children as young as 12. the mhra said it carried out a rigorous review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15. the uk s vaccine committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this age group should be vaccinated as part of the uk roll out. here s our health correspondent, catherine burns. america has been doing it for a month. just got the shot a few minutes ago. this is the best way to go about things. and now the uk is one step closer to vaccinating older children. the regulator, the mhra, has authorised the pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. it says this is safe and effective. but the roll out will only be extended to younger teenagers if thejoint committe on vaccination and immunisation advises the government to do this. right now, much of the focus here, though, is on a rise in ca