Nations top Infectious Diseases expert, dr. Anthony fauci, says the u. S. Is headed in the wrong direction. Reporter the worst Case Scenario among the unvaccinated. Feel like were going back in the bell again and its definitely, its definitely another wave. Reporter the highly contagious Delta Variant fuelling a surge of new cases across the country. Dire warnings from the nations top doctor. Going into the fall with the Delta Variant, we could have a really seriouS Problem with a considerable surge of infections. Reporter the variant sweeping through the south, texas, arkansas and Florida Accounting for 40 of new cases in the country. But in miami, thousandS Packing the stadium for a live concert. Youre drowning in people. Reporter as the cdc said they could recommend masks for the fully vaccinated indoors. But in arkansas, a new Law Banning Mask Mandates goes into effect this week. Its important not to have the current debate about mask wearing but to have the current emphasis on get
Cityrun Healthcare Facility will be required to be vaccinated or take a weekly test. This comess the cdc sounds the alarm and says the Delta Variant accounts for all the cases across the country. Overseas, a new setback for team usa, another american Athlete Testing positive, bringing the toll to at least five who will be side lined. We are live in tokyo, where an Olympics Official says he is not ruling out cancelling the games if the covid situation gets worse him we are live on Capitol Hill, where in just a few hours, finally the senate will take the first vote on whether to move forward with the 1 Trillion infrastructure deal. Straight ahead on why this first vote is likely to fail. Good morning, everybody. Im Aaron Gilchrist in New York. In for Hallie Jackson who is on assignment. Lets start with Gabe Gutierrez in new York City and Stephanie Gosk at the olympics in tokyo. Lets talk about this Delta Variant, the infection is surging, really all over the country at this point. Thank
Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, just say no. That appears to be the mantra of the gop when it comes to joe biden. Mitch mcconnell today proudly admitting this well, im anxious to stop the biden agenda, depending on what it is. Well, that comes just a day after this telling declaration. 100 of my focus is on stopping this new administration. He was pretty clear there. Stopping biden is the focus, 100 . Thats the goal of the Top Republican in the senate. This as joe biden today hit the road to sell his latest 4 trillion Spending Plan. Its about building a Strong Foundation for the American People. These are jobs that cant be outsourced. Cant be outsourced. They just require something weve got in good supply here in louisiana, hard work, grit, and sweat. Im willing to hear ideas from both sides. Well, you know, if hes Hearing Ideas from both sides, at least from what Mitch Mcconnell said, the idea from the republican side is the word no. We saw with the 2 Trillion Covid r
Doubt that it happened. What we do know from Marjorie Taylor greene is she said it was a great call. She was grateful to have what she called the former president s support, and she also said that democrats are now attacking her in the same way that they used to attack donald trump. So, assuming that call happened, it is significant just because it shows how the former president remains in the background pulling strings, despite the fact that he does not is a twitter megaphone even as his own party up here on capitol hill continues the identity crisis, the blood letting, if you will. Theres another example of that, as you mentioned, that is the back and forth between Marjorie Taylor greene and senator mitt romney of utah. Romney tweeted out talking about the lies Marjorie Taylor greene has told and her claims that the election was stolen. She essentially shot back that romney cares nothing about what she called the peoples number one concern, and then, there was this, please grow a pai
Yourself. There is brandnew evidence that the new Coronavirus Variants are spreading in the u. S. Preponderates of illness are lower for kids who are in school than out of school. When the protocols are followed, they work. When theyre not followed is when you can have a breakdown. And im pamela brown in washington. You are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. We start with breaking news tonight. The u. S. Has now surpassed a startling number. More than 26 Million People infected with coronavirus. The numbers there on your screen. To put it in context, more than double the number of people who live in pennsylvania. Also tonight, concern is growing about the South African Variant of this virus. It has now been detected in a second u. S. State. What does that mean for you. Cnns natasha chin is in a Vaccine Center in atlanta for us. Good to see you, natasha. Dr. Fauci says the spread of Covid Variants is a wakeup call to Ramp Up Vaccination efforts. Definitely the experts are saying you