plan to evacuate americans from afghanistan by the end of the month is in question. in fact, president biden just moments ago said in an interview that american troops will stay beyond the deadline until all americans are out of afghanistan. that is new. the president insisting all in that interview that he was clear-eyed about the chaos that would ensue following the u.s. departure. you don t think this auto could have been handled, this actually could have been handled better in any way? no mistakes? no. i, i have, i don t think it could have been handled in a way that we we are going to go back in hindsight and look, but the idea that somehow there is a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, i don t know how that happens. i don t know how that happens. so for you that was always priced into the decision. yes. bret: today, joint chiefs of staff chairman general mark milley disputed reports that u.s. intelligence predicted a swift taliban takeover in a m
vaccinated against covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death. if you give the virus a chance to continue to change, you re leading to a vulnerability that we might get a worse variant and then that will impact not only the unvaccinated, that will impact the vaccinated because that variant could evade the protection of the vaccine. the daily u.s. case count is now the highest it has been in six months. hospitalizations are doubled what they were two weeks ago and vaccination rates are not keeping up with the spread of this virus. all of this as schools across the nation reopen and are prepared to welcome back our kids and that is raising a lot of fears and questions as well. are they safe? in florida, one in five kids tested is infected. natasha is in orlando. you ve been seeing some really long lines for people trying to get tested today. right, ana. and it can be for many reasons we re told from the health staff that some employers
conviction case. good to have you with us. health experts and officials across the u.s. are raising the alarm. the covid surge is getting worse. take a look, the delta variant is driving an increase in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the previous week. every state is reporting more new infections compared to the previous week. dr. anthony fauci said the country has made enough progress that he doesn t foresee any new lockdowns, but there s still a long way to go. i don t think we re going to see lockdowns. i think with i have enough of the percentage of people in the country, not enough to crush the outbreak, but i believe enough to not allow us to get to the situation we were in last winter. but things are going to get worse. concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant appear to be driving a rise in vaccinations across the united states. vaccination rates have been going up for three weeks now and the average daily rate is the highest it s been in almos
will be asked to attest to the fact they are fully vaccinated or face strict screening measures like regular testing, mask requirements and restrictions on most travel. it comes as major companies also hoping to stave off a third covid wave initiate their own vaccine mandates. companies like google, netflix, facebook, morgan stanley, and the washington post and lyft are among the major corporations requiring their employees to show proof of vaccination. restauranteur danny meyer is even taking the step of requiring indoor diners at his restaurants, not just his employees, to show proof of vaccinations. and where vaccines aren t yet required, covid restriction that is have become the new normal for us in the last year. apple is reinstating its mask mandate at most stores. companies like twitter are shutting down offices again weeks after they reopened them for business. president biden s declaration of independence from the virus earlier this summer is creating a bit of a po
presidential candidate, ron desantis, has refused to put stricter covid protocols in place so the numbers only likely to climb. for anyone who thinks the worst is behind us, i have an alarming visual that might make you think twice. louisiana s spike in new cases is rising to levels not seen since the winter surge. that s right. it now has the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. its hospitalizations have quadrupled, quadrupled in just the last three weeks. rising cases. rising hospitalizations. you know what s coming next, unfortunately rising numbers of dead. unlike the holiday surge, this time we have the vaccines. all of this is preventible. cnn national correspondent suzanne malveaux is in jefferson parish near new orleans. suzanne, how concerned are louisiana officials right now? it sounds like this is really getting out of control down there. reporter: jim, we re in crisis mode at this point. the governor, governor edwards, saying this is a perfect sto