this is the brilliance of the show. i say always keep them running. all the time running. run. run. run, yasmine, run like the wind! hello and welcome, everyone. i'm michael holmes. coming up on "cnn newsroom," from travel to sporting events the u.s. looks like a gradual return to prepandemic life. while in india, however, the covid crisis nothing short of a nightmare. oxygen and vaccines in short supply. and then later in the program, on the long journey home. four astronauts on their way back to earth this hour after a record-breaking mission.

now, the coronavirus situation here in the u.s. is looking the best it's been in months. deaths and cases hitting new lows. that's in large part of course due to vaccination efforts. more than 243 million doses have now been given in the u.s. this weekend bringing even more signs of life, returning to normal across the country, from disneyland reopening to delta airlines resuming sales of middle seats. natasha chen now with more on where things stand. >> reporter: even as global daily coronavirus cases reach a new peak, pushed by the crisis in india and south america, the united states curve is flattening. the improvement in numbers is helped in part by the more than 100 million people in the u.s.,

close to 1/3 of the population, who are now fully vaccinated. >> i'm seeing a shift i think towards that underserved population. the ones that are maybe on the fence and thinking about it that we have to do a little more effort to get the knowledge them and to help them make the correct decision to get vaccinated. >> by the time they leave they have smiles on their faces, and then they share with us the reasons why they're getting vaccinated and they share them, they post them on the wall, and it's all about doing it for not only themselves but most of the time for their family, friends, and other loved ones. >> now the focus turns to vaccinating younger teens once they're eligible. many of whom have also missed routine vaccinations for things like the flu this past year because of the pandemic. >> it's going to take a truly coordinated effort to achieve both the rollout of covid-19 vaccine in adolescents and a rapid catch-up of routine vaccinations. >> reporter: pfizer has applied for an emergency use authorization to allow 12 to 15-year-olds to receive its covid-19 vaccine.

president biden says schools should probably all be open in the fall. this vision of almost normal is tantalizing. new york city will allow 75% for indoor dining starting friday. >> i think the "daily news" has it right here. this is going to be the summer of new york city. >> reporter: the restaurant reservation website open table shows the number of customers dining out is around 20% below prepandemic levels. disneyland resort in california, the only one of the global disney parks left closed since last march, reopened with restrictions to california residents on friday. cdc director rochelle walensky says falling case rates and rising vaccination rates mean a reopening by july 1st is a reasonable target though she also warns the virus has tricked us before and the u.s. has not reached herd immunity. oregon governor kate brown on friday designated 15 counties entering extreme risk level with harsher restrictions as the

state recorded five straight weeks of almost 20% increases in new cases and a near doubling of hospitalizations in the past week, particularly among younger people. >> economic relief is something i can do as your governor to help oregonians impacted by this fourth surge. what i can't do is bring back someone's life lost to this virus. >> reporter: with similar caution in mind, the biden administration will restrict travel from india for non-u.s. citizens starting tuesday with some exceptions. so with much to celebrate on the cusp of normalcy, there is also the reminder of what can happen with too much too soon. natasha chen, cnn, norfolk, virginia. >> and dr. shoshana ungerleiter joins me to talk about all of this. she's an internal medicine physician at california pacific medical center. good to see you again, doctor. the president's vaccine goal of 200 million, it's been achieved.

but it's interesting. the latest cnn polling says 26% of people don't want to get vaccinated in the u.s. 44% of republicans. how will that impact the hope for herd immunity? >> well, michael, really the only path out of this pandemic is through vaccination and trying everything we can to reach herd immunity. now, this is a moving target based on a number of different variables. but to get there we need as many people as possible who are able to take a vaccine. for people who are vaccine hesitant, doctors and the public health community need to continue to address the concerns of people who are willing to change their minds and show people what a return to normal looks like. and that's really on all of us to talk about our experience of getting vaccinated and encourage the people that we love to do so. i think we can get there. >> yeah. i saw many states, mainly but not all republican, are easing restrictions, in some cases lifting pretty much all of them.

i mean, here in georgia where i am at the moment they're going to have full sports stadiums. mask requirements are pretty much gone. i mean, do you have concerns about that? >> yes. in the u.s. as we know vaccines have r08d out at really impressive speeds so far but there are so many reasons why we shouldn't let up entirely on the brake pedal of prevention measures just yet. the u.s. is still at a high plateau of cases and deaths per day, continued vaccines coupled with precautions like masking and distancing could really exponentially decrease viral spread and save many more lives. you know, michael, we have two great examples of countries with high levels of vaccination coupled with strong mitigation measures seeing their cases and hospitalizations and deaths drop precipitously. and that's the uk and israel. in the u.s. we really shouldn't be declaring victory yet and those things up. you know, maintaining precautions for another six to

eight weeks even can make a huge difference in accelerating these exponential declines of cases and deaths. the sacrifice that's have been made, especially by young people out there, have been incredibly significant. we're so close to getting through the last mile of this pandemic, but we're just not quite there yet. >> yeah. well put. i mean, when we look at what is happening in india, in terms of both spread there and the impact of the variant as well and the fact variants in one country threaten the world. i mean, there was a group of 300 public health experts who've called on the u.s. to force vaccine manufacturers to waive intellectual property rights so other countries can start making vaccines themselves. what do you think of that idea when it comes to the global fight? >> well, what i can say is certainly in india and many other countries outside the united states much of this world is in crisis due to the pandemic and many countries don't have access to enough supply of these life-saving vaccines.

so absolutely, from a humanitarian and of course a public health perspective, putting people before profits is the right thing to do. >> and just quickly, there's a wide range in covid-19 messaging about what people can and cannot do at the state, local and federal levels. as we discussed, some states pretty much eliminating restrictions and yet you've got the security transportation administration on friday, the tsa, extending the mandate for travelers to wear masks in airports, planes, trains, buses and so on. are you worried about conflicting messaging? >> well, from the beginning of this it's been all about messaging and trying to get it right and make it simple and clear and evidence-based. michael, i like to use the two out of three rule to know whether to wear a mask in public spaces or when i don't know everyone's vaccination status. so to lower the risk i make sure that my activity meets two out of the following three conditions. outdoors, distanced, and masked.

so if i'm outdoors and distanced from others, no mask is needed. if i'm outdoors and there's no distance, i wear a mask. and if i'm not outdoors, right? i'm indoors. and i'm still distanced. a mask is really still needed. but yes, we need to continue to push forward with clear consistent messaging on this. and then as the science indicates convey when these guidelines change as we've been trying to do. >> what a great rule of three. i like that. dr. shoshana ungerleider, thank you so much. good to see you again. >> thanks for having me. now, for the 11th straight day india's covid-19 crisis has exploded by more than 300,000 new cases. the latest daily figures just shy of the record, 400,000 new cases reported on saturday. a lockdown in the capital region of delhi has been extended now to may 10. more than 6 million new infections have been added in

india in the past month. 6 million. and the thing is it's only getting worse. the country's health care system has nearly collapsed under the strain. hospitals have run out of just about everything they need to keep patients alive. especially oxygen. and that there is a welcome sight as about 100 tons of liquid oxygen rolled into a city south of the capital. it will provide some short-term relief. but sadly far more is needed. right now india relying on tons of emergency international aid to see it through this crisis. one of those shipments, 150,000 doses of russia's sputnik v vaccine, which was only approved for use in india last month. cnn's kristi lu stout joins me from hong kong to talk more about this. the news in india just never seems to get better. >> absolutely not.

india's second wave of covid-19 catastrophe continues to rage on with india just today, a couple hours ago, reporting 3,689 daily deaths. that's the highest daily rise in the covid-19 death toll so far. it also marked its 11th consecutive day of posting more than 300,000 new daily cases of the coronavirus. and experts say that that number is likely undercounted given the nonstop cremations that have been taking place inside the country as well as india's lack of desperately needed covid-19 rapid testing kits. those numbers of course translate into just endless heartbreaking and gut-wrenching stories of tragedy on the ground inside india from desperate families looking for empty and available icu beds to desperate medical workers pleading for basic supplies. and experts, including the expert you just spoke to, michael, from san francisco say the only way out, the best hope here is through vaccination. india has started a vaccination program. it started in january but it has

been woefully slow. only 2.1% of the total population of 1.3 billion have been vaccinated. over the weekend they expanded the vaccine rollout program to include all adults over the age of 18, but states and territories across india say they don't have enough supplies. and we've also learned that they're just not inoculating enough people. in fact, less than 85,000 people received a first dose of the covid-19 vaccine on saturday. so here we have india, the world's largest manufacturer of covid-19 vaccines, short of vaccines and desperately in need of more. back to you, michael. >> yeah, it is extraordinary. the world's biggest producer of vaccines short of them. how is the world responding in terms of aid? >> the world is pitching in. they're stepping up and helping india. we know that nations ranging from in europe you've got germany, the uk, france, sending in desperate supplies that are needed inside india. the uae, russia. they're also providing supplies. pakistan has expressed

solidarity. aiding india as well. we've also learned that taiwan is sending supplies and the united states. in fact, the united states is in the midst of sending over $100 million worth of supplies to help india as it manages this punishing second wave of the coronavirus including 15 million n95 masks, 1 million covid testing kits, as well as oxygen cylinders and the materials needed to create vaccines, to help create astrazeneca vaccines for india. we've also been following what china has been doing. we know yesterday that the chinese president, xi jinping, did have a call, reached out to narendra modi, expressed condolences and an offer to help but we also know that china's foreign minister wang yi did have a meeting with india's neighbors last tuesday like nepal, sri lanka, pakistan, bangladesh, et cetera, to set up an emergency reserve of aid. and india was not part of that meeting. michael?

>> all right. kristie, thanks for your reporting there. kristie lu stout in hong kong. now, only a tiny fraction, as we've been discussing, of india's population is fully vaccinated. and with the virus racing through crowded cities and towns some health experts say the only good option is another nationwide lockdown. here's what dr. anthony fauci told the indian express. >> so one of the things to be considered is to temporarily shut down, i mean, literally lock down so that you wind up not having more spread. and no one likes to lock down the country. well, that's a problem if you do it for six months. but if you do it just for a few weeks, you could have a significant impact on the dynamics of the outbreak. >> dr. anthony fauci there speaking with the indian express. now, people in india, and this is incredible, are having to turn to social media to get help

finding hospital beds and medical supplies like oxygen. they're also using social media to tell their stories. have a look at this photograph. it's a doctor who went viral on twitter, posting a pohoto of himself in full protective gear for work and then on the right covered in sweat once he's taken that ppe off. he's added the message, "proud to serve the nation." as you can see there. in his thread the doctor wrote that health care workers are obviously working hard, they're away from their families and at risk from being so close to covid patients. he also said getting a vaccination is the only solution, adding at the end of his message "stay safe." now, there are many ways you can help people in india cope with this devastating covid outbreak. go to cnn.com/impact and you'll see plenty of resources there to show you how. in wisconsin witnesses

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now, that mandate of course requires masks in airports, on commercial airplanes, and buses trains and boats. president biden put it in place shortly after he took office. now, even though you will have to continue to wear a mask on a plane, social distancing might be a bit more difficult. delta is now selling its middle seats again despite the cdc's recommendations. cnn's pete mont yain has more on that and how the airline industry's trying to get back to normal. >> reporter: the era of social distancing on board flights is over. delta was the last major airline to cap capacity on board. now every seat on every airline can be filled. the newest changes to pandemic-era air travel will make it look more like before the pandemic. delta airlines just resumed selling middle seats starting saturday, something all other major carriers did months ago. >> it is safe to get back out

there, to go out into the world and see folks in your life. >> reporter: ron january goswami heads delta's in-flight operations. its latest estimate, that almost 75% of delta passengers have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. airlines say they could not continue capping capacity without a serious increase in fares. >> the vaccination rate is really helping. we now our customers are feeling confident about it or they wouldn't be booking in such large numbers. >> reporter: the latest modeling from the cdc says leaving middle seats empty reduces the risk of coronavirus exposure by as much as 57%. but the airline industry slammed the report for not considering the impact of masks, now mandated on planes by the biden administration. harvard university found masks and heavily filtered air on board makes coronavirus transmission rates very low, regardless of where you sit. >> it's the many things together at the same time do greatly

reduce the risk of air travel and in particular provides a safe stunt for people given the ventilation, given the wearing of masks, given the disinfection on the planes, given the individual and personal hygiene attention that does allow for that middle seat to be occupied. >> reporter: industry groups think flying will look more like normal as more people get vaccinated. some airlines are now bringing back in-flight food and drink service, something flight attendants fear could blur the message. >> as these policies are going away and we're seeing fuller aircraft, it is more important than ever that we are vigilant about those mask policies. >> reporter: new ideas to bring passengers back are coming from all corners of the aviation industry. plane maker airbus envisions a future of seats arranged in pandemic-friendly pods. this design from the university

of cincinnati imagines a productivity class, part plane, part coffee house. >> i'm excited to see the future where some of these ideas might take us and where the industry might go in the future. so every crisis can also be an opportunity. >> reporter: delta says capping capacity on board cost it $100 million in march. that's when pandemic air travel started to surge. and the numbers remain high. the tsa has screened more than a million people each day at america's airports for seven weeks straight. pete muntean, cnn, reagan national airport. moviegoers are mourning the loss of a great oscar-winning character actress. >> here. hit this. go ahead, slap her. >> are you crazy? >> fans will recall that. olympia dukakis commanding co-star shirley mclean to slap sally field in "steel magnolias." but it was her scene-stealing

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welcome back, everyone. i'm michael holmes. you're watching "cnn newsroom." joe biden officially passed his symbolically important first 100 days as the u.s. president and now he has some big proposals to sell, worth about $4 trillion. he's pitching a huge legislative agenda this week. as arlette saenz reports, he will need the support of american voters to make it a reality. >> reporter: president biden is revving up air force one again next week as he is taking his sales pitch for his sweeping economic proposals out directly into the country. the president is hoping he can earn support for his measures from voters across the united states who he hopes will then in turn urge their lawmakers up on capitol hill to get on board with these plans.

on monday the president will travel to virginia along with the first lady. the two of them will be visiting schools as they are looking to promote that american families plan that focuses on child care, education and paid family leave. on tuesday and wednesday the vice president heads to wisconsin and rhode island and then president biden will travel down south to louisiana on thursday with stops in new orleans and lake charles, a community that was devastated by hurricane laura back last summer. the president these trips are following on his visits this past week to georgia and also pennsylvania, where he made a direct pitch for his infrastructure proposal at an amtrak station and argued that these investments will help keep america competitive with the rest of the world. take a listen. >> we have a huge opportunity here to provide fast, safe, reliable, clean transportation in this country. and transit is part of the infrastructure. and like the rest of our infrastructure we're way behind the rest of the world right now.

we need to remember, we're in competition with the rest of the world. people come here and set up businesses. people stay here. people grow because of the ability to access, access transportation. access all the infrastructure. it's what allows us to compete. >> reporter: now, as he makes this pitch out on the road, the president must also court lawmakers back in washington. but republicans and some moderate democrats have expressed some hesitancy with the price tag and pay fors in this plan. but the president has said he is willing to sit down with republicans to hear their ideas. and one of those senators he has already had a direct conversation with is senator shelley moore capito, a republican of west virginia. the president has invited her and other republicans to meet with him at the white house to hammer out some of the details of these proposals. and the president must also keep his democratic coalition together as he is hoping to get these measures passed.

arlette s eette saenz, cnn, tra with the president in wilmington, delaware. larry sabato the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia, joins me now. good to see you, sir. let's start with this. the president's first 100 days are up. is he on track to get done what he needs to get done in terms of his agenda? >> well, let's remember, there are 1,500 almost days to a presidential term, just one term. so 100 days is interesting but it doesn't necessarily reveal what's yet to come. but i would say for the most part biden has done very well and he has stuck to the major programs he felt he needed to push and that he promised he would push. maybe with the exception of immigration. and it's been a good 100 days for him. it's put america back on track. >> when you look at things like the infrastructure plan and even now today moves to make community college free, universal preschool. how bold is all of it when you

put it together and what is the political upside versus risk of going full on? >> it's very bold. it really is. in fact, the early part of the presidency while his people are pointing to frankly the roosevelt, i'd be inclined to say lyndon johnson. johnson had the same kind of ambitious outlook on his presidency and always told people when they said to him you're going too far, you're doing too much, he would say well, what's the presidency for? i think biden has a similar attitude. what's the presidency for? it's doing these things, meeting the country's needs. people could argue about whether too much is being spent but on the whole this has been a very aggressive program and it makes sense because at any given moment on any given day the senate could revert to the republicans if there's a democratic vacancy. >> that's a good point. and i was actually going to ask

you about that. because of the peculiarities of american politics the president has the issue of the 2022 midterm elections to deal with. historically the incumbent loses seats and in this case perhaps control of house and/or senate. how much does that deadline play into biden's sense of urgency on his agenda? >> well, publicly of course biden and everybody around him insists that they're going to keep the senate and keep the house. privately they know that the odds are against them. it's going to be a miracle if they're able to hold both houses. it may be a minor miracle, maybe a major miracle if they hold even one house. so if you're talking about a legislative presidency, and that's biden's expertise after all those years in the u.s. senate, you've got to make every day count until that midterm election. and as you get closer to the midterm senators and house members from your own party don't want to be in washington and they don't want to be taking

controversial votes. >> and real quick before i let you go, the gop of course dealing with the ghost of trump, rifts in the party, mitt romney being booed at a party event sunday, yet none of that seems to be hurting the party in terms of support from the faithful. 70% of republicans think biden didn't win. >> that's utterly absurd. just completely absurd. and frightening that people can be misled to this extent and ignore the obvious facts. i mean, 7 million votes, biden's lead in the leelection, is no minor thing. as far as the republicans are concerned, though, here's what makes it worse. it isn't just that they're going after the well-known established figures in their party. they're treating romney just like john mccain was treated before his death. and there are many others. liz cheney and we could go through the long list. ones who've been censured by

their party. it's that donald trump continues to try to be center stage. now, because he isn't on twitter he's not succeeding as much as he did at least and he isn't giving big speeches because of the pandemic. he's all but said if he has the opportunity he's going to run again in 2024. and he's frozen at least part of the republican field. so if republicans thought that the ghost of donald trump would go elsewhere before the midterm elections or before 2024, they're sadly mistaken. and i think they realize it now. >> fascinating. larry, thank you. larry sabato, really appreciate it. >> thank you, michael. let's talk about a new cnn poll that reveals the ghost of trump also at work in an area that should be beyond the reach of politics. donie o'sullivan reports on the widespread rejection of the coronavirus vaccine among many republicans. >> i first want to show you the

results of this cnn poll which just came out during the week. pretty remarkable. incredibly, it shows 44%, almost half of republicans, say that they will not get the covid vaccine. that's compared to 8% of democrats. over the past few weeks i have been speaking to some republicans, trump supporters who say they're not going to get the shot. have a listen. >> are you getting vaccinated? >> no. i don't need the vaccine. i had covid last march. sick for all of five hours. i don't need a vaccine for that. >> the cdc recommends even if you have covid you should get vaccinated. >> well, they can recommend stuff. >> got emergency approval, right? >> who's determining the emergency approval? >> so you think trump is wrong on this one? >> you know, i don't know what the situation is on that but i know i'm not wrong. and we're the independent freedom people of america and we make our own decisions. >> you're not getting vaccinated either, are you? >> no. >> i don't care whose vaccine it

is. president biden got it. while president trump was still in office. so yes, it is the trump vaccine. i have no intention of getting it. >> we don't blindly follow what president trump did or didn't do. it's the fact that he promoted individual freedom and your ability to excel. that's why we support the movement. it was a movement. he just happened to come along at the right time to help lead it. >> and i think important to point out here is that they are some of the most passionate trump supporters but even they say that even if the president, the former president was to directly plead with them to take the vaccine they would not take it. and i think we're sort of in a bit of a catch-22 situation here where the former president knows that, where he knows that he might be alienating possibly some of his base if he were to push too hard and encourage people too much to take this

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disturbing scene, isn't it? thousands of brazilians rallying to show their support for president jair bolsonaro. he's expected to face a strong challenge next year at the polls from former president luis ignacio lula da silva over his handling of the pandemic. brazil has the second highest official death toll in the world. mr. bolsonaro opposed to strict lockdown measures failed to

strongly endorse masks and only recently embraced vaccines. meanwhile, hospitals in uruguay are at their breaking point as covid-19 cases soar. admissions to intensive care units tripled in april, pushing doctors and nurses to the limit. johns hopkins university reporting the country has topped 200,000 cases. more than 2,000 deaths. and still in the region, in colombia anger not only over the toll the coronavirus is taking. demonstrators also demanding that the government scrap planned reforms that they say will only add to their misery. stefano posibon with the latest from bogota. >> reporter: thousands of protesters took on to the streets of bogota yet again this saturday to protest against the government's handling of the pandemic and to protest in particular against the fiscal reform that critics argue is going to make the situation worse for the middle class. it's the fourth consecutive day of protests in colombia against these reforms. and while the situation remains

calm here in bogota right now, at least three people died in the southern city of cali since the beginning of this wave of protests. and this is happening while colombia is going through the apex of a dramatic wave of covid-19 that is wreaking havoc in the country and filling up intensive care units. bogota right now is under strict lockdown orders. but as you can see from behind my back people came out in numbers to protest what is essentially the economic cost of the pandemic. according to recent government figures from colombia alone, more than 3 million people fell back into poverty since the beginning of the lockdowns last year. and this is a situation not particular to colombia only. many countries in south america are receiving the catastrophic damage from covid-19 that is inflicted against informal workers and the unemployed. and while countries from argentina to brazil, from colombia to uruguay are this

week reporting record increases in numbers and deaths due to the virus, the economic cost of the pandemic keeps going up. for cnn this is stefano pozzebon, bogota. protesters around the world turned out on may day to call for social equality and better working conditions. i want to show you the scene in berlin where police and demonstrators clashed. as you can see there, several fires were set, and there are reports some demonstrators threw bottles and stones. at least 5,000 people showed up for the rally, even though social distancing rules are still in effect. and this is what may day looked like in honduras. hundreds of workers marching in cities around the country to demand more vaccines against covid-19. they accuse the government of acting too slowly against the

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well, there is maybe no better sign to show that things are getting back to sort of semi-normal in the u.s. than the kentucky derby. cnn's andy scholes was there. >> it was an absolutely beautiful day here at churchill downs as the kentucky derby returned to its time slot, first saturday in may, after being scheduled to september last year. and fans were back, this time around. just under 52,000 were on hand here at churchill downs. the most for a u.s. sporting event since the pandemic started. and those fans got to see some history. hall of fame trainer, bob b baffert. medina spirit coming in under the radar. not like triple down winner american pharaoh or justified

but he jumped out to an amazing start. essential quality. and the others, just unable to catch up. for baffert, it's his record-seventh kentucky derby win. he's now won three of the last four. >> i cannot believe he won this race. that little horse. that was him. it was all guts. i am the luckiest guy in the world. i mean, i'm so spoiled bringing these heavy-duty horses in here. but i tell you, that little horse has got a hereto. >> and jockey john velasquez, his fourth kentucky derby win. he also won the kentucky oaks on friday. for baffert, he is now going for his third triple-crown title. he had american pharaoh win it back in 2015. then, justified won it, again, in 2018. will medina's spirit have a shot at it? we will find out at the preakness stakes on may 15th. foreign astronauts from the international space station are

literally on their way home as we speak. just a few hours ago, the spacex crew one undocked from the iss with three americans, and one japanese astronaut onboard. they are the first crew to reach the international space station on a spacex crew dragon. now, if weather conditions remain good, the capsule "re "resilience" which is carrying the crew, is expected about an hour or so from now. literally, an hour or so from now, just off the coast of panama city beach, in florida. now, the returning astronauts spent five months in the orbiting laboratory. that's the longest time in space by a crew launched aboard an american-built spacecraft. here is a little bit more about their mission. space is supposed to be vast. unless you are one of the 11 space explorers posing elbow to e elbow recently on the international space station. for nasa and spacex, it's one

crew starting and another one ending. add in two cosmonauts and a nasa astronaut, who arrived on a russian sawyer spacecraft in april. and it was officially a full house, in the floating-space lab. for over a week, the 11 stellar roommates bunked together in a place nasa says is the size of a six-room house. the record number of people aboard the iss is 13. set, back in the space-shuttle era. still, french astronaut from crew two says it was a tight squeeze. >> translator: six living spots for 11 members of the crew. that means five camp out. there were people scattered around the entire module. we try to be mindful. people have been trained on that. >> wiggle room will return to the iss with the departure of spacex's crew one. astronaut shannon walker says she is proud of what her team accomplished since they arrived last november.

>> i think about all the science that we did and the repairs that we made. and boy, did we make some good repairs on the space station. we got it rewired. >> crew one's return is the first night splashdown of the spacecraft since 1968. but walker says her time aboard the space station is something she won't, soon, forget. >> what really is going to remain with me is the camaraderie and the friendship, and the time that we have spent together. the laughing that we do, over dinners. the movie nights that we have had, have truly made this very special. >> reporter: and if any returning astronauts feel a little nostalgic, they need only check out the images posted by crew two's shane kimboro for a peek at the earth, few earthlings get to see firsthand. crew one's completed mission is the first of six crew rotations to the iss by nasa and spacex. plans, that should keep the iss a busy place for years to come.

now, for more on what kind of weather we can expect around the time of splashdown, let's go to cnn meteorologist, derek van dam. and -- and -- and, derek, i mean, very specific weather criteria is needed, isn't it? >> yeah. you know, talk about weathermen job envy, michael. there are literally teams of meteorologists scrutinizing every-single weather detail to make sure that these potential splashdown sites are perfect for the capsule to actually make contact with the water. originally, there were seven potential splashdown sites. three have been completely nixed. now, they have narrowed it down to four, with one primary site just off of panama city. these teams of meteorologists are going to determine, depending on the exact-weather conditions over the coming hour, before splashdown, whether or not panama city will be the exact location for splashdown. because the crew dragon has the ability to change to alternate sites, while they're in free orbit. as weather constraints become --

or dictate their flight. this is really interesting because this is the first nighttime capsule return since apollo 8, back in 1968. and you can look at the timetable over the next hour or so. the entire duration, from dock -- or taking off from the international space station to splashdown is actually a shorter duration than if you were to drive across the entire state of texas. so, it's not a very long-time span. especially, the last few hours or so. satellite looking good. we obviously can't have any lightning within this area. winds have to be less than 10 miles per hour. and the waves have to be at a certain perimeter, as well. this is the radar at the area. and it looks to be cloud free, and generally, weather-problem free. so we are crossing fingers for that crew. michael. >> outstanding. we will all do the same. derek van dam, thanks so much. i will be with you next hour, as touchdown approaches. i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. i'll be right back with more cnn "newsroom," in just a moment.

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hello and welcome to our viewers, here, in the united, and all around the world. i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. coming up here on cnn "newsroom." india sets, yet, another record in its deadly-covid surge. israel's day of mourning. some are demanding to know who is to blame for the deadly stampede that killed 45 people. and spacex splashdown. the astronauts on the crew dragon are about to begin reentry, any minute now. and they are scheduled to splash down within the hour.

and we begin in india, where a catastrophic wave of covid-19 threatens to collapse that nation's healthcare system. more than 390,000 new cases were reported, in just the last-24 hours. along with nearly-3,700 deaths. it is the 11th-straight day of infec infections soaring past 300,000. hospitals overflowing with patients and have run out of just about everything they need to keep them alive, especially oxygen. so, it was a welcome sight as about 100 tons of liquid oxygen rolled into a city south of the capital. but it will just provide some short-term relief. far more is needed. cnn's kristie lu stout joins me,

now, from hong kong. and -- and, certainly, things aren't improving. they're, in fact, getting worse. >> it is getting worse. the world's worst covid-19 outbreak continues to surge in india. with india posting 3,689 deaths, as a result of the coronavirus. that's the highest-daily rise, so far. it has now marked 11-consecutive days of over 300,000 cases of the coronavirus. and experts continue to point out that number likely to be underreported, given the cremations taking place, as well as the inadequate supply of covid-19 testing kits across india. and these grim statistics translate into countless stories of just heartbreaking tragedy on the ground in india. with family members, with desperate healthcare workers, literally, begging and pleading for basic supplies. like, oxygen, medicine, and available intensive-care beds. experts continue to point out that the best hope for india is

inoculation. is the covid-19 vaccine. and even though india's vaccine drive started in january, it has been woefully slow. only 2.1%, of a country with a population of 1.3 billion, have been inoculated. over the weekend, they widened the inoculation drive to include adults over the age of 18. but many states and territories across india say they do not have enough supplies. and we have, also, learned earlier today that less than 85,000 adults, on saturday, in india, received their first covid-19 vaccine. this, coming from india. the world's largest maker of covid-19 vaccines. michael. >> that -- i mean, that really is the irony, isn't it? the biggest-vaccine maker in the world is short of them. i mean, how -- how is the world responding to india's needs, in terms of aid? >> yeah. so the world must respond, because india's so desperate for these lifesaving and life-giving supplies. number of countries are stepping up to offer critical aid.

we know, from europe, you have the uk, germany, france, offering aid. russia. also, the uae. neighboring, pac skistan, has m pledges for aid, as well as solidarity with india. we know the united states is in the process of sending over $100 million worth of aid for india to fight this disastrous-second wave of covid-19 infection. in that age package, you know, including 15 million n95 masks, including 1 million covid testing kits, including oxygen cylinders, as well as the materials needed for india to manufacture astrazeneca vaccines. we have also learned china's president, xi jinping, reached out to narendra modi to offer condolences and to offer aid as well. but it was last week when chinese foreign minister met with india's neighbors, nepal, bangladesh, pakistan, et cetera, to set up a relief-emergency

reserve. but india was not part of that meeting. michael. >> yeah. unbelievable situation. kristie allou stout there in ho kong for us. people in india have incredibly been having to turn to social media to get help finding hospital beds, medical supplies, things like oxygen. and they are using social media, as well, to tell their own stories. why don't you have a look at this tweet? this doctor went viral after posting photos of himself in protective gear, on the left there at work. and then, on the right, absolutely drenched in sweat. without the ppe. he added the message, proud to serve the nation. the doctor wrote that healthcare workers are working hard, away from their families, at risk from being so close to covid patients. he also said, getting a vaccination is the only solution. and added at the end of his message, stay safe.

california-house democrat ro khanna represents a district in the bay area. he is also indian-american, and he counts many indian-americans among his con stitstituency. khanna talked about his city's reaction to the crisis in india. >> it is personal for me. i have family there. fortunately, they are safe. but every day, i am hearing stories of someone who is getting covid, who can't go to the hospital. who is sick. in some cases, we have heard people who have passed away a few days because they don't have oxygen. they don't have medical care. it's really devastating. and there's not an indian-american family in my district who i have talked to who isn't affected. who doesn't know someone who has had covid, who has not been able to get into the hospital. it's a humanitarian crisis. >> well, here, in the united states, fresh signs of the pandemic, perhaps, getting under control. according to data from johns hopkins university, the seven-day moving average of daily cases just dipped below

50,000, for the first time since early october. some good news, there. more than 243 million vaccine doses have now given. natasha chen has more for us, on the progress made and, importantly, what still needs to be done. >> reporter: even as global-daily coronavirus cases reach a new peak, pushed by the crisis in india and south america. the united states' curve is flattening. the improvement in numbers is helped, in part, by the more than 100 million people in the u.s., close to one-third of the population, who are now fully vaccinated. >> i am seeing a shift, i think, towards that underserved population. to the ones that are maybe on the fence, and are thinking about it. that we have to do a little bit more effort to get the knowledge to them. and to help them make the correct decision to get vaccinated. >> by the time they leave, they have smiles on their faces. and then, they share with us, the reasons why they are getting vaccinated. and they share and they post 'em

on the wall. and it's all about doing it for not only themselves but most of the time for their family, friends, and other loved ones. >> reporter: now, the focus turns to vaccinating younger teens, once they're eligible. many of whom, have also missed routine vaccinations for things, like the flu, this past year because of the pandemic. >> it's going to take a truly-coordinated effort to achieve, both, the rollout of covid-19 vaccine in adolescents and a rapid catchup of routine vaccinations. >> reporter: pfizer has applied for an emergency-use authorization to allow 12-to-15-year-olds to receive its covid-19 vaccine. president biden says schools should probably all be open in the fall. this vision of almost normal is tantalizing. new york city will allow 75% capacity for indoor dining, starting friday. >> i think the daily news has it right here. this is going to be the summer of new york city. >> reporter: the restaurant-reservation website, open table, shows the number of customers dining out is around

20%-below pre-pandemic laeevels. disneyland resort in california, the only one of the global-disney parks left closed since last march, reopened with restrictions to california residents on friday. cdc director, rochelle walensky says falling-case rates and rising-vaccination rates meaning a full reopening of businesses by july 1st is a reasonable target. though, she also warns the virus has tricked us buefore and the u.s. has not reached herd immunity. 15 counties entering extreme-risk level with harsher restrictions as the state recorded five-straight weeks of at least 20% increases in new cases and a near doubling of hospitalizations in the past week. particularly, among younger people. >> economic relief is something i can do, as your governor, to help oregonians impacted by this fourth surge. what i can't do is bring back someone's life, lost to this virus. >> reporter: with similar

caution in mind, the biden administration will restrict travel from india, for non-u.s. citizens, starting tuesday, with some exceptions. so, with much to celebrate on the cusp of normalcy. there is also the reminder of what can happen with too much, too soon. natasha chen, cnn, norfolk, virginia. israel is observing a national day of mourning for the dozens of people killed in a stampede on friday at a religious festival. prime minister benjamin netanyahu asking people to pray for the wellbeing of the wounded from mt. meron. mr. netanyahu says an investigation will be conducted to ensure a disaster like this doesn't happen, again. let's bring in journalist elliot gotkin in jerusalem for us. good to see you, elliot. how is the day being marked there now that sabbath is over? >> michael, as you say, a day of national mourning here. flags, as perhaps you can see,

here, at the israeli parliament in jerusalem flying at half mast. and many-more funerals set to take place here on sunday. all of the 45 bodies have been identified. many have already been released for burial, in accordance with jewish tradition, which requires burial as quickly as possible. there are still a dozen people ill, in hospital. two of them, seriously. and we also understand, at cnn, that five of the dead are, in fact, u.s. citizens, as well. so, a lot of sorrow, lot of sadness, here, in israel. and questions being asked, of course, as to how this could have happened. >> yeah. and when it comes to the investigation, i mean, how -- how much of an issue is the fact that there were so many warnings over the years, that exactly this sort of tragedy could easily happen, and, of course, now it has. i mean, this wasn't a mystery to a lot of people. >> indeed. it seems, to all intents and purposes, that it was an accident waiting to happen. i mean, take this comment from

the former head of the regional council, where this event takes place in northern israel. he described it as a ticking-time bomb. saying even on one occasion, he issued a warrant to have it shut down. but that because of political pressure, that warrant was unenforceable. and so, there were two formal inquiries that have been launched, so far. one is the internal-police inquiry. one is by the attorney general. looking into possible-criminal negligence, on the part of the police and its management of the crowds there at mt. meron. but amid the sadness and recriminations, there are also growing calls for a full-state inquiry into the events up to and including the tragedy which took place in the early hours of friday morning. now, we also heard from amir, the state-security minister. he is an ally of prime minister netanyahu. and in his purview, is the police. now, he says he accepts responsibility but that's not the same as accepting blame. and an apparent echo of those ticking-time bomb comments said that, look, this could have

happened in the past, including years where informed estimates suggest there are as many as 400,000 people taking part in this event and that it just happened to happen this year. so michael, it really does seem that was an accident waiting to happen. looking to ensure that it can never happen again, but at the same time, trying to find out who was responsible for maintaining security and safety at this site. which, unfortunately, resulted in this tragedy, in the early hours of friday morning. michael. >> yeah. so many questions. elliot gotkin, thank you so much. appreciate your reporting there. in wisconsin, witnesses described the scene at a casino as, quote, chaos, after hearing gunshots and seeing people running for their lives. it's not clear, yet, how many injuries, or perhaps fatalities there might have been. we are actually still waiting for official confirmation. the oneida casino says the shooting took place at a radisson hotel connected to the

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his state. now, despite the catcalls, a resolution to censure romney for his votes in the senate to convict trump on the impeachment trial failed. romney often criticized trump throughout his presidency. joe biden, officially, passed his symbolically important, first 100 days as the u.s. president. and now, he has some big proposals to sell. ones worth about $4 trillion. he is pitching a huge-legislative agenda this week, and as arlette saenz reports, he will need the support of american voters to make it a reality. >> reporter: president biden is revving up air force one, again, next week, as he is taking his sales pitch for his sweeping-economic proposals out, directly, into the country. the president is hoping he can earn support for his measures from voters across the united states, who he hopes will then, in turn, urge their lawmakers up on capitol hill to get onboard with these plans. on monday, the president will travel to virginia, along with

the first lady. the two of them will be visiting schools, as they are looking to promote that american-families plan that focuses on childcare, education, and paid-family leave. on tuesday and wednesday, the vice president heads to wisconsin and rhode island. and then, president biden will travel, down south, to louisiana on thursday. with stops in new orleans and lake charles. a community that was devastated by hurricane laura, back, last summer. the president, these trips, are following on his visits, this past week, to georgia. and also, pennsylvania, where he made a direct pitch for his infrastructure proposal at an amtrak station. and argued that these investments will help keep america competitive with the rest of the world. take a listen. >> we have a huge opportunity here to provide fast, safe, reliable, clean transportation in this country. and transit is part of the infrastructure. and like the rest of our infrastructure, we're way behind the rest of the world right now. we need to remember, we're in

competition with the rest of the world. people come here, and set up businesses. people stay here. people grow because of the ability to access, access, transportation. access all the infrastructure. it's what allows us to compete. >> reporter: now, as he makes this pitch out on the road, the president must, also, court lawmakers back in washington. but republicans and some-moderate democrats have expressed some hesitancy, with the price tag and pay fors in this plan. but the president has said he is willing to sit down with republicans, to hear their ideas. and one of those senators that he has had, already, a direct conversation with is senator shelley moore capito, a republican of west virginia. the president has invited her and other republicans to meet with him at the white house, to hammer out some of the details of these proposals. and the president must, also, keep his democratic coalition together, as he is hoping to get these measures passed. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware.

larry sabato is a director of the center for politics at the university of virginia, joins me now. good to see you, sir. let's start with this. the president's first-100 days are up. is he on track to get done, what he needs to get done in terms of his agenda? >> well, let's remember, there are 1,500, almost, days to a presidential term. just one term. so, a hundred days is interesting. but it doesn't, necessarily, reveal what's yet to come. but i would say, for the most part, biden has done very well. and he has stuck to the major programs that he felt he -- he needed to push. and that he promised he would push. maybe, with the exception of immigration. and it's been -- it's been a good-hundred days for him. it's put america back on track. >> when -- when -- when you look at things, like the infrastructure plan, and -- and, you know, even now, today, moves to make community college free, universal preschool. how -- how bold is all of that, when you put it together? and -- and what is the political

upside, versus risk, of going full on? >> it's very bold. it really is. in fact, the early part of the presidency, while his people are pointing to franklin d. roosevelt. i would be more inclined to say lyndon johnson. johnson had the same kind of ambitious outlook on his presidency. and always told people when they said, to him, you're going too far. you're doing too much. he would say, well, what's the presidency for? i think biden has a similar attitude. what's the presidency for? it's doing these things, meeting the country's needs. people could argue about whether too much is being spent. but on the whole, this has been a very aggressive program. and it makes sense, because at any-given moment, on any-given day, the senate could revert to the republicans if there is a democratic vacancy. >> well, that's a good point. and i was going to ask you about that. i mean, because of the

peculiarities of american politics, the president has the issue of the 2022-midterm elections to deal with. historically, the incumbent loses seats and in this case, perhaps, control of the house and/or senate. how much does that deadline play into biden's sense of urgency on his agenda? >> well, publicly, of course, biden and everybody around him is -- insists that they're going to keep the senate and keep the house. privately, they know that the odds are against them. it's going to be a miracle, if they are able to hold both houses. it may be a minor miracle, maybe a major miracle, if they hold even one house. so, if you are talking about a legislative presidency. and that's biden's expertise, after all those years in the u.s. senate. you have got to make every day count, until that midterm election. and as you get closer to the midterm, senators and house members from your own party don't want to be in washington. and they don't want to be taking controversial votes.

>> and -- and -- and real quick, before i let you go. you know, the gop, of course, dealing with the ghost of trump, in the party, with the whole liz cheney versus many of her colleagues thing. mitt romney being booed at a party event sunday. yet, none of that seems to be hurting the party in terms of support from the faithful. 70% of republicans think biden didn't win. >> that's utterly absurd. just, completely absurd. and -- and frightening, that people can be misled, to this extent. and ignore the obvious facts. i mean, 7 million votes. biden's lead in the election is no-minor thing. as far as the republicans are concerned, though, here is what makes it worse. it isn't just that they are going after the well-known, established figures in their party. they are treating romney, just like john mccain was treated before his death. and there are many others. liz cheney and we could go through the long list, ones who have been censured by their

party. it's that donald trump continues to try to be center stage. now, because he isn't on twitter, he's not succeeding as much as he did, at least. and he isn't giving big speeches because of the pandemic. he's all but said, if he has the opportunity, he is going to run again in 2024. and he's frozen at least part of the republican field. so, if republicans thought that the ghost of donald trump would go elsewhere, before the midterm elections or before 2024. they're, sadly, mistaken. and i think they realize it, now. >> fascinating. lair larry, thank you. lair larry sabato, really appreciate it. >> thank you, michael. >> there is much more to come here on cnn. including aid from india rolling in from around the globe. we will also be talking to a medical expert about the situation on the ground. and spacex crew-1 scheduled to return to earth, in the next half-hour or so. we'll have more on their record-setting mission, coming up.

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and we've been hearing, now, that india's eastern odisha state has announced a two-week, complete lockdown from may the 5th. complete shutdown. this comes, as the country, today, reported the highest increase in daily deaths of the pandemic, so far. nearly 3,700 in a 24-hour period. officials, also, reported more than 392,000 new infections, on sunday. india's new-case numbers have now topped 300,000, for 11 days in a row. aid is rolling in from around the world. medical equipment from france arriving a few hours ago,

including eight oxygen generators, which should be operational within days. cnn chief-international correspondent, clarissa ward, has more now for us from new delhi. we do warn you, her report contains some graphic content. >> reporter: in delhi now, you're never far from heartbreak. almost everyone in this city has been visited by grief. at the crematorium, the loss weighs heavily in the smoldering air. and the dead are piling up. there are bodies, literally, everywhere you turn here. i have honestly never seen anything, quite like it. and the organizers say that, pre-covid, they might cremate seven or eight people, a day. today, alone, they have already cremated 55 bodies, and it's not even lunchtime. just months ago, india's

leadership boasted that the country had, effectively, defeated covid. now, it has set global records for new cases, as a terrifying, second wave ravages the country. he says he and his men don't even stop to take breaks. and still, they can barely cope with the flow. a volunteer approaches. they have run out of tables for the bodies, he says. then, adds that his mother died from covid, the night before. you must be tired? >> very. >> do you believe the government figures the death tolls, the covid figures that they are giving? or do you think the real figures are much higher? >> reporter: the numbers that you are seeing on television are the numbers of people who are dying in hospitals, he says. they're not factoring in the people who died at home, in

isolation. if those numbers are added, the actual number will go up, by three times. to keep up with those mounting numbers, the crematorium has been forced to expand. creating an overflow area in a neighboring-car park. sharma is saying good-bye to his 45-year-old, younger brother. >> last night, i was thinking that his health is improving. but suddenly, the phone of doctor came on my mobile phone that your brother has expired. >> do you think his death could have been prevented? >> yes, yes, yeah. i think he can -- he can -- we can save him, if better health -- hospital. >> reporter: india's healthcare system is at a breaking point. unable to cope with the scale of the crisis, its people left to fend for themselves.

this crowd has been waiting for six hours for the chance to get some oxygen. they can't rely on the state. >> my mother. >> your mother? >> how old is she? >> 47. >> is her oxygen very low? >> she -- she's in very critical condition. >> 58%. and we are trying this morning, we are not getting oxygen anywhere. >> how many places have you been to? >> 19. >> 19? >> since morpning, since 6:00 a.m. >> have you tried taking her to the hospital? >> there are no beds. >> there are no beds? >> reporter: she was lucky enough to find her mother a place in a hospital. only to find out there was no oxygen. >> i don't think that i have --

[ inaudible ] and i am still scares what is going to happen with my mom. >> are you angry? >> i am so angry because our government is so care less. they even don't care about what public is suffering. they don't know from which thing we are suffering. >> reporter: her mother is now in critical condition. like many here, she feels completely overwhelmed. for those who can't source their own oxygen, this is the only option. a drive-in oxygen center by the side of the road. a woman arrives, unconscious, in a ricksha. several hospitals have already turned her away.

they simply didn't have the beds. now, she is relying on the kindness of strangers. her sons work, desperately, to try to revive her. this isn't a hospital, or even a clinic. it's a sikh temple. but for these people, who have already been turned away from so many hospitals, this is their last chance at survival. the leader of the sikh charity that runs this facility says it gets no support, at all, from the government. he says he, already, had covid, twice. but he and his volunteers continue to work 24 hours, a day. >> we want to save their lives. >> it must hurt your heart to see the way your people are suffering. >> yes, madam. many times, we try also, what is

going on? >> reporter: it is impossible to escape the tragedy of this vicious, second wave. coronavirus is ravaging the old, but it has not spared india's young. the prime minister has announced that everyone, over the age of 18, can get the vaccine. but, with less than 2% of the country inoculated, that offers only a distant hope. so, india's capital continues to burn. suffocated by the rampant spread of this deadly virus. a city, and a country, brought to its knees, praying for respite. clarissa ward, cnn, new delhi. joining me, now, is

professor kay, president of the public-health foundation of india and member of the indian council of medical research, covid-19 task force. he joins me now near new delhi. professor, really appreciate your time. i mean, only about 26 million people have been fully vaccinated in india, out of a population of 1.4 billion. how concerned are you about those numbers? what does it mean for the situation there? >> 11% have been vaccinated with one dose. it's only close to 2% who have been vaccinated with both the doses. and i believe it's absolutely important, with what ever vaccine stocks we have, we still prioritize the group above age of 45. and those with associated-health conditions on the grounds of their higher ability to -- infection and death.

i believe, yes, we should start vaccinating younger people but that becomes a later priority, when our vaccine stocks build up. i don't think we can really spread ourselves very thin, at this point in time. >> dr. fauci said india should consider a temporary shutdown. a full-national lockdown to handle this crisis and the spread. do you -- do you think that's realistic? or could happen, politically, if nothing else? >> well, previously, i think the go wnd left it to the state governments. and many of the state governments have started moving in the direction. we have seen some of them already in lockdown. and some of them, not in lockdown, starting soon. but even if there is not full loc lockdown which might actually pose some difficulties for people moving around, getting medical supplies, and so on. at least we can -- what's called where not more than five people

are allowed to gather in any-public place. but we do need a lot more support, even for homecare, because the several people who could do well at home with some support. and do not need to rush to the hospital and crowd -- crowd out other people who actually need that because they are very sick. so, some of the measures do need to be taken very urgently. >> right. and india is home to 18% of the world's population. we have seen the indian variant spread to 17 or -- or perhaps even more -- other countries. speak to the fact that, what happens in india matters for the rest of the world. the virus doesn't respect borders. and even, countries doing well now, they could suffer from what is happening in india, right? >> very much so. like, we did, too. i mean, the b.1.1.7. it's well established now in punjab. it's the dominant virus here. but two indian variants that have come up in recent months.

one is the b 617 which is called the -- as well as b 1618 which is called the triple mutant in west bengal. they are also spreading to neighboring states and the so-called double mutant, b 617, has now been detected in 21 countries. certainly, i believe all countries were exchanging the mutant variants as we are going to be really posing a global threat. in every single country. >> absolutely, yeah, and that's where vaccinations come in. what -- what -- what did, professor, the authorities do wrong? i mean, it seems staggering that things, like political rallies and massive-religious festivals continued to take place. and with the government's approval. what -- what -- what happened wrong -- what went wrong? >> well, we turned our back on

the virus, but it did not turn its back on us. and the reason why this happened was that there was a widespread feeling, that is perpetuated even by some scientists in january. that we have had herd immunity, which has spread across the country. and is going to protect us from the second wave. it is a totally erroneous impression but it gained ground. and for those people who wanted to open up the society fully, put economy back on rails. this appear to believe. and unfortunately, policymakers and the public were badly misled that the pandemic had run away. it had not. >> politics versus healthcare. really, there should only be one in a situation like this. professor, got to leave it there. thank you so much for your time, sir. when it comes to willingness to get a covid vaccine in the

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more than 146 million americans have now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. that's about 44%. of the pop lulation. but vaccination rates have been slowing, recently. and there are fears about just how many more people will be willing to get the jab. have a look at this. a cnn poll, conducted by ssrs, indicates politics may be playing a role. no-real surprise there, really. 44% of republicans say they won't get a vaccine. just 8% of democrats feel the same way.

so, why are some people so d dead set against getting vaccinated? many of them appear to be supporters, again no surprise, of former-president donald trump. criticized for repeatedly playing down the pandemic. cnn cnn correspondent, donnie o'sullivan talk today some them. >> i don't need a vaccine. i had covid last march. sick for all of five hours. i don't need a vaccine for that. >> the cdc recommends even if you have covid, you should get vaccinated. >> well, they can recommend stuff. >> got emergency approval, right? >> who has determined the emergency approval? >> so you think trump was wrong on this one? >> i don't know what the situation was on that but i know i'm not wrong and we are the independent-freedom people of america and we make our own decisions. >> no. >> even though it's the trump vaccine? >> i don't care whose vaccine it is.

president biden got it while president trump was still in office. so, yes. i have no intention of getting it. >> we don't blindly follow what president trump did or didn't do. it's the fact that he promoted individual freedom, and your ability to excel, is why we support the movement. it was a movement. he just happened to come along, at the right time to help 'em lead it. several republican lawmakers who are, also, doctors, meanwhile, have released a video hoping to change some of those minds. >> it's obvious, to me, from a medical standpoint, the only way to protect ourselves and your loved ones. >> and to end the government's restrictions on our freedoms. is to take action and get the vaccine. i look forward to the freedom that i, along with my loved ones, will regain once the vast majority of americans are vaccinated. cnn spoke with one of the republican senators leading that

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it's time to question your protection. it's time for always discreet. what an extraordinary moment. nasa hasn't done anything like this in more than 50 years. you're looking there at live pictures of the spacex crew one which is about to splashdown off the coast of panama city beach in florida. what you see there are the parachutes being deployed. when the reentry began they were doing something like 17 1/2 thousand miles an hour. by the time they touch the water they're going to be doing about 16 miles per hour.

two parachutes there being deployed. this is infrared image coming to us from the nasa feed. absolutely extraordinary to get to see this in realtime. these astronauts, there's three of them, three americans, one japanese, spent five months in the international space station in that orbiting laboratory. you can see another release there. the time they spent up there was the longest time spent in space by a crew launched aboard an american built spacecraft. absolutely extraordinary pictures there. off the coast of panama city wasn't the only location this capsule can splashdown. there are a number of alternative sites as well. just in case but the parachutes being deployed now. cnn meteorologist derek van dam is watching along with me as these multiple parachutes are deployed. tell us about the weather. are we seeing cloud there?

i'm not sure if that is cloud or not. >> no, no cloud at the moment. in fact, satellite looking very ideal for this splashdown. there were seven alternative splashdown locations, but they have now committed to this just off the coast of panama city because the waves and conditions there are ideal. they are less than 1 foot waves with a 5 second period. winds are about 5 miles per hour. this is really ideal conditions, and the visibility is over 1 mile. so that meet the criteria. so they're honing in and committed to panama city as we speak. here are the four criterias i mentioned. there's no lightening within 10 miles of this location, so that will allow for the recovery effort to take place very quickly. you're seeing the video with the parachutes deployed here in realtime. there's the lightening. that is well west of new orleans, so panama city here in the clear. in fact, very little cloud cover across this area. and the current wave heights

across this region that shading of blue indicates 1 to 2 feet. >> pretty exciting to watch, isn't it? i think last i heard they're about 500 meters from splashdown. there's a number of spacex ships -- recovery ships that are out there keeping an eye on all of this. and the plan was once it has touched down they would hope to get to the resilience capsule within an hour of splashdown and then begins the process of getting them out of the capsule and getting them onboard. 200 meters now to splashdown. actually nasa is planning to hold a news conference in about 2 hours, so they're going to move pretty quick. can we listen in here? >> seconds away from splashdown. everything nominal aboard crew dragon resilience returning to

earth. >> and there are the boats starting to chase after dragon to begin their recovery operations as soon as dragon lands. >> you can hear the applause. the capsule has landed. thanks for spending part of your day with me. i'm michael holmes. we'll continue our spacex splashdown coverage in just a moment. select your doneness, and let the grill monitor your food. it also turns into an air fryer. bring outdoor grilling flavors indoors with the grill that grills for you.

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