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here. but some of the effects are just old-school optical illusions. live, from cnn center, this is cnn "newsroom" with robyn curnow. great to have you along, this hour. so, mexican voters are just hours away from the largest elections ever held in that country. it's also been one of the deadliest and the most contentious-political seasons in recent memory. now, political observers say sunday's midterm elections will be a referendum of sorts on the president, even though he is not on the ballot. the key issue is whether his morena part party can win an absolute majority in the lower house of congress. we are also watching a presidential run-off election in peru. a politically-unstable country there that's been especially hard hit by the pandemic. the winner of sunday's vote will be the country's fifth president in five years.

well, campaigning ahead of mexico's elections was one of the most violent in years. since september, over 90 politicians have been killed. at least 35 of them were candidates in sunday's elections, including a mayoral candidate gunned down on friday. matt rivers has more on this. matt. >> reporter: here is abel, a candidate for local office, in the mexican municipality. crime was his number-one issue. [ speaking foreign language ] but just one day after filming this ad, he was dead. shot and killed, may 13th, in broad daylight, on a busy street, while handing out campaign flyers. state authorities say murietta was deliberately targeted but don't know by whom. suspects or not, though, it's just further proof that, in mexico, politics can be deadly.

from september of last year, through may 25th, at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed, according to mexican-consulting firm. they are a part of the more than 565 politicians or candidates, overall, that have been targeted by some sort of crime. ranging from murder to assault to threats, the firm says. the government says it believes both numbers are actually far lower, though they don't say how they tallied their numbers. but still, it admits, there's a problem. it's a difficult time for these campaigns, says mexico's president, we are going to keep protecting them. though, mexico has consistently failed to protect its candidates. political assassinations have been a problem for decades. but this year, is particularly bad. >> i do think that this is going to be considered one of the most violent elections in mexican history. >> reporter: security experts, like anna maria sal ys criminal

groups want their preferred candidate in office. and so, they might target others, they don't like. especially, candidates who make crime a centerpiece of their campaigns. >> candidates that talk the way they speak, clearly, are going to run bigger risks. >> reporter: murietta was known for challenging criminal groups and drug cartels. as a private lawyer, he was also representing an outspoken family with dual u.s.-mexico citizenship that lost nine of its members when they were murdered by suspected-cartel members in mexico in late 2019. tweeted shortly after he was killed, saying in part, quote, they have killed my defender. what do we call this? the rule of law? >> do you believe he was killed because of his opposition to the cartels? >> yes. he was always exposing them. to me, he -- he died a martyr. >> reporter: authorities have not identified any suspects or

motive in murietta's murder but the victim seemed to know he was at risk. saying this a few days before he died. he went on to say the streets belong to the people, not the criminals. and some of those people turned up here, to his funeral. they gave him a standing ovation, as his coffin was led out. matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. talk more about this with our senior latin america affairs editor, raphael romo. raphael joins me now here in the studio. lovely to haveou. it's great to have you in the studio. it's been a while. >> yes. >> let's talk about mexico. this is the largest elections the country's having in its history. why are they so important? and what's at stake? >> it's just the sheer size of the election. we are talking about

93.5 million people who are registered to vote. and it's not only about that. but also, about the fact that the whole-lower chamber of congress is going to be renewed. there's 500 deputies there. we are talking about nearly 2,000 local mayors. and -- and 15 governors in states across the country, out of 32. so, it's just massive. certainly, like you said, the biggest in mexican history. and the logistics to carry out something like that is just incredible. >> what is interesting, though, is that it's becoming sort of a referendum of sorts on obrador's presidency, even though he's not on the ballot. >> right. it's really all about one man. it's andres manuel lopez obrador. and you got to remember, the president is nearing the half of his single term in office. and in many ways, it is going to be a referendum on has he done

well? has he been able to do good in terms of dealing with pandemic? the answer is mixed. what about violence? crime has only worsened, under his watch. so, a lot of people are having second thoughts about -- even those who voted for him -- about what's going to happen. and really, the bottom line is how many members of congress his party is going to be able to get. there is the accusation that he is -- has this idea of being an all-powerful president that is going to rule. and that he's authoritative. and if he gets even more control of congress, he may turn out to be what his critics are saying. somebody who wants to rule the country with a strong hand. >> let's talk about the violence. you -- you -- you mentioned it. it's been absolutely devastating. i think, 90, am i correct, politicians have been targeted and killed in the -- in the

lead-up to this? i mean, that is almost astounding. >> i just looked at the latest figures just a couple hours ago. it's up to 91, now. we are talking about politicians and candidates. and out of the 91, it's 35 people who were actually running for some position in this election. and -- and then, it's not only that. it's the fact that there's more than 700 crimes committed against candidates or politicians. and this is only from september until now, when the whole process started. now, we are only talking about those involved in the current campaign. i'm not even talking about what's happened to the rest of the country. and how bad crime has been. and we were looking at some numbers. the four months of the first year for the last-three years. and the number of homicides in mexico has keep increasing. >> and how, obviously, does that impact voters when they -- when they go to the polls? because it's -- it's -- it's very much on people's minds. >> yeah. you probably remember when -- when president andres manuel lopez obrador was campaigning,

he had this motto, almost, saying that he was all for hugs, and not gunshots. and a lot of people are beginning to wonder, okay. it sounded very good when you were campaigning. but look at the numbers. look at the situation. what's happening? there is vast extensions of mexican territory, where you get the idea that it is not the authorities that are in control. but the organized-crime groups. and part of the reason why these assassinations are so worrisome for some people is because you also get the idea that some of these candidates are being assassinated because the organized-crime groups in a particular area don't like what they have to offer. and so, they're targeting them, precisely, because they can challenge their control in -- in those regions. so, it's -- it's definitely, very, very concerning. >> let's also talk about peru. polarized election. familiar story. two very different candidates. >> yes. >> just talk us through what

folks are having to choose between, here. >> you know, the most memorable way that this race has been described is peruvians are choosing the lesser of two evils. that -- that's what nobel laureate josephs said. and the reality is that, if you go back during the primary, there were 18 candidates. and out of the 18, they ended up choosing castillo, who is a school teacher, a leftist. but when you look at the party literature, they define themselves as marxist/lennonist. and when people started to look closer, they started to have second thoughts whether they were going to vote remains to be seen. and then, on the other hand, you have fumori, who has been in jail three times. accusations are tied to the scandal in latin america. and whose father was a president between 1990 and 2000. and is currently serving a 25-year sentence for human-rights violations. so a lot of people are

scratching their heads and -- and not really knowing what are we going to do? who are we going to vote for? we interviewed a man in lima who said this is like choosing between -- we don't know where to go. >> they are going to have to choose somebody. >> and the latest polls that we have seen, they are very close together. one thing that i should point out is that it seems like has been gradually coming closer. especially, she started more -- with a difference of more -- of -- of double-digit difference and that's not to be the case, anymore. they're essentially in a virtual -- virtual tie. >> raphael, always good to speak to you and get your expertise. but in person, even better. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you. israel's domestic security agency says there could be violence in the coming days. an unprecedented warning coming ahead of a pitched political for

israel yes's future. benjamin netanyahu, he's held the job for 12-consecutive years. on monday, the speaker of the knesset is set to announce the coalition of lawmakers which will kick off a process requiring a vote of confidence, within seven days. so, by june 14th, mr. netanyahu might be out. well, oren liebermann joins me now, from jerusalem. oren, hi. i do want to get your take on what's going to be playing out over the coming week. we know that benjamin netanyahu is nicknamed the magician in israel for being such a wily political operator. is there any way -- in the works with this coalition plan in the coming days? how certain is this deal? >> the growing assessment here is that it is very likely. perhaps, almost certain, that this bare-minimum majority of a 61-seat coalition will replace prime minister benjamin netanyahu and that he has been outmaneuvered here but that doesn't mean that he is done maneuvering.

he still has time to try to peal away essentially just one defector from this coalition of many, smaller parties. eight, to be exact. to try to prevent this government from being formed and in all likelihood, send this back to elections. here is how this timeline plays out over the next few days, if everything proceeds here. first, tomorrow. the knesset speaker will announce and inform lawmakers about the new-coalition government agreement. the opposition may attempt to replace the knesset speaker or they may do that later. from that point, the new government swearing in either comes on wednesday, june 9th. or it could come even later than that, the following monday. that would be the 14th. so, that's the window we're looking at for the swearing in of a new government. and the ouster of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. on the day of the vote, the swearing in, the new leader lays out the government's agenda. there is a debate. and then, a crucial, no-confidence vote, which requires a simple majority that the government needs to pass to hold together to try to oust netanyahu. until that moment, netanyahu and his likud party will be working to see if they can pick apart

and find fissures in this coalition to keep netanyahu in power after 12-consecutive years here, robyn. >> and the architect behind this unusual coalition is yair lapid. how has he outmaneuvered mr. netanyahu? and if that is the case. and how is he being viewed in israel? >> well, regardless of how this goes. if the government coalition holds or if it doesn't hold, yair lapid is likely a winner. he has worked hard. and he has an accomplishment here. he has created a government that would oust netanyahu. that looked incredibly unlikely, especially during 11 days of fighting between israel and gaza when it looked like netanyahu had at least united the right behind him and found a way to scuttle the opposition. lapid, however, kept on working around isone, basic fact. netanyahu didn't have a 61-seat coalition. a crucial fact here that netanyahu led to his own downfall. when netanyahu began negotiating with an arab party, he essentially kosherized them. he made it okay for other

parties, especially other smaller parties, on the right, to work with them. and that is where lapid and naftali bennett made a critical move to bring them in to get the numbers they need to oust netanyahu. >> well, that was going to be my next -- my next question. is how much of a game changer will this be? and what did it take to get to the point that all these different groups across the spectrum, in particular this arab party, will be working together? >> well, it's a game changer if this arab party, headed by abbas, for the first time in the country's history. but right now, it's only potential. this party needs accomplishments. if this government collapses immediately, and the party isn't able to show the arab community that it has accomplishments. that it's been them an improvement in the quality of life. then all they have done is likely committed political suicide. but if this government holds. if they are able to bring achievements to their -- to their community and to their voters. it is, without a doubt, a game changer. and one, where you certainly

have to see how this plays out but it will be marked as a significant milestone in israel's political history. >> and then, just before you go, what do you make of this warning saying there could be incitement of violence in the coming days? who is that message targeted at? >> so the head didn't mention any specific name or any specific side. right or left or the extremes on either sides. it is, no doubt, an unprecedented statement. warning of the incitement of the language. this is after last week, an mk on the left, essentially, went into safety because of explicit threats against her toddler daughter, as well as other mks, including man set to replace netanyahu, naftali bennett, getting extra security. it is that sort of language, it is that sort of rhetoric that led to this warning. and there are provocative moves a i head including perhaps on thursday with a flag parade scheduled and requested through the muslim quarter of the old city. that's always been an incredibly

provocative event that could easily bring forward hostilities, again, and protests that we saw across the country. >> oren liebermann, good to spee speak to you again from jerusalem. thanks so much for all of that. ahead on cnn. g7 finance ministers agree to a landmark tax deal targeting multinational companies. why it really is a big win for the u.s. president, as he prepares for his trip to europe. also, california's assault-weapons ban is overturned. causing outrage among victims and survivors of gun violence. it comes, as gun sales hit an alarming high. more on that, coming up. onion e or any food residue on any of your surfaces. but that's what you could be doing if you're cleaning with a used dishcloth, even after you've rinsed it. so, switch to a fresh sheet of bounty for a more hygienic clean. unlike used dishcloths that can carry and redistribute residue, bounty keeps your surfaces cleaner. because better hygiene begins with bounty.

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stronger and more capable when we are flanked by nations that share our values and our vision for the future by other democracies. that's the agenda i will advance, at every stop. well, the president is certainly getting a lot of support, ahead of his trip. on saturday, g7 finance ministers put their support behind the biden plan to overhaul the global-tax system. they agreed to back a global-minimum tax of at least 15% on large multinational corporations. the group, also, agreed large companies should pay taxes where they generate sales. and not just where they have a physical presence. now, governments have long grappled over the challenges of taxing companies operating in multiple countries. the u.s. treasury secretary calls the deal significant. >> it's complicated. this negotiation has been going on for, i believe, eight years. it stalled under the trump administration. and so, i really consider this an historic achievement.

and it is -- it shows that multilateral collaboration can be successful. >> rhana knows all about this. she is also a columnist and associate editor at "the financial times." lovely to have you on the show. i really do want to get your take on this. this agreement a huge, huge deal. why? >> oh, it's -- it's some of the biggest-economic news we have seen, really, in months. it -- there is a number of things involved here. one, it's a foreign-policy question. for america, this is all about getting allies onboard an economic agenda. you know, the biden administration came in and said, look, we have got to have agreement about things, like tax, trade, regulation and technology. and this is a first step towards getting that within developed countries. that gives the u.s. a leg up, at a time when a lot of countries are looking to china. and saying, maybe, this is the model that we want. so, that's point number one.

point number two is that the -- the -- the companies that are going to be most affected by this are the big-tech companies, the platform companies. companies that can offshore profits very, very easily. because they're not dealing in widgets, they are dealing in data. they're dealing in intellectual property. very, very easy to move that across borders. and so, getting to an international agreement about a baseline tax for corporations could actually put a lot more money in the coffers of governments. >> and what does it mean, practically? obviously, no offshore tax havens as you say, for a start. what -- what will be the impact? and how does -- soon does this start in years down the line, no doubt. >> well, yes. i mean, that -- that's where the rubber meets the road. you know, governments have to go back, now, and hash out all the details of this. but in an ideal world, it would set a floor under the amount of tax that large corporations have to pay. and if you look at rising

inequality in most countries, it's really about the fact that companies have taken the lion's share of -- of -- of growth of the global economy in the last-40 years. labor has taken far less. that's led to nationalism, populism, you know, brexit, trump, all the things that we are constantly talking about. really come down to the fact that there's a big divide. and this would go some way towards bridging that divide. >> you -- you -- you talk about foreign policy and economic impact of this. and particularly, the global impact. but there, still, is, also, about domestic politics for mr. biden, isn't it? he is giving himself political cover to push for his domestic agenda when it comes to his infrastructure plans. >> absolutely, 100%. you know, biden is sort of proposing the exact opposite of what former-president trump did. trump came in and cut taxes on corporations. biden's saying you know what, corporations, we are going to make sure that you are paying your fair share so that we can

actually put forward this expensive infrastructure plan and be able to say hey this is how we are going to pay for it. particularly, in advance the midterm elections and pushback from republicans but also even some in the democratic party about how expensive that plan is, this will give him a lot of cover. >> if this comes off, is this a starting point? what -- what comes next? >> well, it could be the beginning of a broader trans-atlantic deal or deal around tech regulation, around trade. you know, we have a digital economy now, that is very, very different from the economy ten years ago. 20 years ago. which is when most of these rules around technology and trade and tax were set up. and so, it's really time to modernize those and this could be the big pivot. >> rana always good to speak to you, get your analysis. thank you so much. >> thank you. mr. biden's predecessor has returned to the stump, in a now-rare appearance on the stage. donald trump was in north carolina on saturday where he attended the state's republican

party's convention. it is the former-president's first speech, in three months, and for some critics, he sounded a little bit rusty. take a listen. >> together, we're going to defund our freedoms. you just take a look at what's happening. we have to defend our -- our borders. we have to do all of these things. and the cancel culture. the defunding culture. they are defending culture and they defend wrong things. we are not going to let it go any longer. going to stand up for our values. we have to stand up for our values. and we're going to take back our country. and we're going to take it back, at a level that is very, very good. >> but trump had no problem making his point when he slammed dr. anthony fauci. and demanded that china pay for its role in the covid pandemic. >> but fauci has, perhaps, never

been more wrong than when he denied the virus and where it came from. the time has come for america and the world to demand reparations and accountability from the communist party of china. we should, all, declare within one, unified voice that china must pay. >> trump didn't mention his own handling of the pandemic or how that may have been a factor in his loss to joe biden. but he did hint at a possible run in 2024. saying he is looking forward to that particular year. well, coming up on cnn. greece is bringing tourism back. the plan for visitors to the island. plus. it just feels like you are in a different world. >> whole-new world at the happiest place on earth as california loosens its covid restrictions, disneyland is ready to welcome guests with a

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who accurately apply the original meaning of our constitution. well, the ruling is, certainly, a devastating blow to the victims and survivors of gun violence across america. many are outraged by the judge's comparison of an ar-15 to a swiss-army knife. the two men you are about to hear from, both, had loved ones who were killed with an assault weapon. take a listen. >> let me deliver a message to this activist/judge who's been at this now for a while. you are a liar. and you -- your opinion is written. utilizing the exact language of the gun lobby. these are not new words. these are not new phrases. they are not new expressions. you took the language from the gun lobby to write this opinion. my daughter was born in 2003, when there was a federal assault-weapons ban. okay? following that ending of that ban, in 2004, these weapons were not common. they were not typical.

and what the gun industry did is they said, these are for hunting and sport. while overproducing, in quantities, every year, and doing things, like marketing these weapons to kids. and for other uses. and now, they say, it's common. it's typical. no, you are full of crap, judge. and you are going to lose. >> if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don't come with a nail file and a cork screw just in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. they are designed for one purpose, and one purpose only. that is to kill as many, as quickly as possible. after the shooting at pulse, i -- i don't know why. but i thought that getting copies of the autopsy reports for my best friends would bring me some sort of closure. but instead, it underscored, for me, just how gruesome their deaths really were. they took 19 rounds, between the

two of them. one died on an operating table. his parents had to come identify his body and the other never got off the dance floor. their organs were perforated. their bodies were torn apart. that is the human cost, the reality, of what these weapons do. no amount of copy/pasting, gun-lobby talking points is going to change that. and no insulting comparisons to a swiss army knife is going to take away the pain that these weapons have caused so many people in this country. california's assault weapons ban comes during a time when gun sales in the u.s. are just skyrocketing. millions of americans are buying a new firearm. many, for the first time. as nick watt now reports. nick. >> in the pink earmuffs, that's robin armstrong. just bought her first gun. >> i brought a springfield xd, 9 millimeter.

that is my first one but i do plan on buying two more. >> reporter: america is on a gun-buying spree. >> we've seen record numbers, for the past-few months and i fear that's going to continue. >> reporter: the government doesn't keep a tally but the fbi counts presale background checks. not perfect but shows the pattern. take march, 2019. 2.6 million. march, 2020, 3.7 million. this march? nearly 4.7 million. most in a month, since the fbi started counting, 20-plus years ago. why? >> fear. >> reporter: first up, pandemic panic. >> i think it's the perfect time to get a weapon for ourself. >> reporter: 40% of buyers in early 2020 were first-time buyers, says one industry group. >> up until now, gun owner, the first thing that popped in your mind, probably, an older white gentleman or younger white gentleman. >> reporter: now? not so much. in 2020, half of all buyers were women, say researchers. a fifth, hispanic. a fifth, black.

>> 2020, by far, was the most growth we've ever seen. >> reporter: many reasons why. among them? the murder of george floyd. protests followed, both, violent and peaceful, prompting fear and more people reaching for protection. >> people don't trust the police, as much as they used to. >> reporter: and then, there's this. >> some of the fringe groups that were on the fringe, that are now mainstream. our community saw that and they were like, you know what? i'm going to get a gun because i see these folks and these folks truly do not like me. >> the consequences here are, both, enormous and quite obvious. >> reporter: since then, an election, an insurrection. a loser, who still says he won, convinced his followers they were cheated. >> and you have to get your people to fight. >> reporter: more political polarization, more fear. will there come a time when robin armstrong feels she doesn't need a gun, anymore? >> i do hope that, but i don't feel like that's going to

happen, anytime soon in my lifetime. >> reporter: we are told that a lot of these new-gun buyers are, perhaps, reluctant gun buyers. they didn't really want to buy a gun. but they felt they had to. and what's the impact of all this going to be? well, we don't know, yet. but phil smith, who you just heard from, told me that as long as everybody is law abiding, we'll be fine. nick watt, cnn, los angeles. thanks, nick, for that. now, another story following here at cnn. a three-day period of national mourning is in effect, in burkina faso. after a deadly attack there. the government says more than 130 people were killed, when militants stormed a village near the border with niger on friday night. there are no claims of responsibility. but africa's sahel region, which includes burkina has seen a surge in militants linked to al qaeda and isis. coming up on cnn. dr. anthony fauci was a

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this just in. the u.s. will donate about 750,000 covid vaccine doses to taiwan. the island has been fighting a surge in covid cases. and officials there have been asking the u.s. to share some of the vaccines it plans to donate to the world. u.s. senator, tammy duckworth, announced the donation during a visit to taiwan on sunday. meanwhile, the u.s. cdc reports hiv infections have decreased, 73%, since cases peaked in the mid-1980s. saturday marked 40 years since

the very first cases were identified. one of the leading researchers at the time is someone many americans now know, for his work on the coronavirus. dr. anthony fauci. well, the infectious-disease expert reflected on the early days of the aids crisis, as cnn's elizabeth cohen. take a listen to this. >> the present time, we don't have an effective antiviral therapy. >> reporter: decades before dr. anthony fauci took on the coronavirus pandemic, he was the leading researcher on hiv and aids. on june 5th, 1981, this report from the u.s. centers for disease control was released. the first-official report of illnesses that would, later, become known as aids. >> i recall, very clearly, picking up the morbidity and mortality weekly report. and seeing the report of five young, gay men who developed a very unusual pneumonia in los angeles. i had no idea what that was all about. i thought it was somewhat of a fluke.

that wouldn't really come and amount to anything. >> reporter: then, less than a month later, another report of more patients in more cities. young men, dying of this mysterious illness. >> i went, from a person who was seeing patients with other diseases and developing cures and adequate therapies for them, in the early part of my career, to, every day, taking care of people who, inevitably, were going to die. >> reporter: dr. fauci calls these times the darkest years of his life. that must have been a very difficult time to watch patient, after patient, die. >> it was more than difficult. we were really energized by the challenge of the situation. and also, by the bravery and the empathy for the suffering of the young men, who we were taking care of. but i think many of us, still, have scars of that. >> reporter: it took 15 years, but fauci and other scientists brought the worst of the crisis

to an end. >> it really turned around when we developed the highly-effective therapies. first, gradually, in 1986, '87, with azt. then, the transforming year of 1996 when we had the first highly effective combination therapy. >> reporter: as you are describing this, it makes me think of the current situation that covid has been so awful, worldwide. and now, it's starting to change, again, with a medical intervention. >> well, i think that's the comparability between the two. the thing that came to the rescue were medical interventions that resulted from years of investment in basic and clinical biomedical research. some of the science and technologies that went into our efforts, albeit unsuccessful, thus far, for a vaccine for hiv, was very important in paving the

way for us to get a highly successful vaccine for covid-19. >> reporter: fauci still studies hiv, even today. a 40-year journey. there is still no vaccine, no cure, but effective treatments mean people infected with hiv can live long, healthy lives. >> it's a long story, a long journey. that we are, still, in. so, this is a very meaningful anniversary and commemoration, for me. >> reporter: elizabeth cohen, cnn reporting. you are watching cnn. we'll be right back. has been helping people act on their love. okay?? so they can look back, and say, "we did good". some guys go through life thinking, do i smell right now? so, harry's makes a range of deodorants three levels of protection for every kind of swter. becae we all deserve to go through life with our wgs up.

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let's get to the avengers campus. it opened with great fanfare. there are marvel comics, characters everywhere. spider-man is the centerpiece on one ride. you sling webs and capture runaway spider bots. lots of high-tech wizardry here. but some of the effects are just old-school optical illusions. so that checkerboard floor was as flat as the sidewalk behind me. we talked to some guests who went on into the avengers campus, and they gave it glowing reviews. >> man, i honestly felt i was there for me more than i was for my kids. childhood memories over here. got to live the whole -- just

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conven ve venice, italy, for the first time in more than a year. some gathered to protest the return of big vessels to the historic city. but it was a welcome sight for many in the tourism industry which has been hard hit by the pandemic. greek officials say they have the perfect solution to boost their vital tourism industry, a covid-free greece. the goal is to vaccinate everyone in more than 100 islands. sam kiley now reports on mykonos. >> reporter: not exactly the modern temple to aphrodite that mykonos has the reputation for. the party island is barely waking up two weeks after the official tourist season was declared open. museums are still locked up. many shops shuttered. others are getting a makeover while plans to create more than 80 covid-free islands get under way. it's the centerpiece of

"operation blue freedom," the greek plan for economic recovery driven by tourism. before the pandemic, one fifth of the population was employed in the industry which generated 18% of gdp. with u.s. visitors being greece's biggest spenders, athens is banking on a summer surge in american visitors, and u.s. airlines are increasing flights to greece this year from new york, chicago, philadelphia, newark, and washington, d.c. the key is an aggressive vaccination campaign to jab every island resident by the end of june, so visitors can come if they've been vaccinated themselves, survived the infection, or have a negative pcr test. >> covid-free island. and we wait all the tourists arrive in mykonos to enjoy the beaches, enjoy the life. >> reporter: getting that done may rest on nationwide regulations that ban music and crowds.

this heart daughter owns several mykonos nightclubs and hotels. his clients call in with two questions. especially from america. >> first of all, they ask if we are all vaccinated. secondly, if they can really party in the island like they used to. >> a vaccine party? >> yeah. that's the magic recipe. >> reporter: around 18% of greeks have been fully vaccinated. new covid cases are falling and deaths are about 40 a day. now, though, the clubs are empty. only cocktail shakers generate any rhythm. tourists are trickling back, and they're doing their best to enjoy a beach without decibels of dance music. but with more than half the residents vaccinated, all eyes are turning to athens to unleash

dyonosis. >> for example, last year, people were ready to party. it was hard for us to enforce the rules on them. but i think we're all trained now. us, the clientele, everyone. so i think this is going to be a better summer. >> reporter: that's if a hades of sound is your thing. there's talk in mykonos how the vibe won't get going until the loud music starts. for the more mature traveler, that can only be a relief. sam kiley, cnn, mykonos. >> sam got a pretty good assignment there, didn't he? wow. i'd rather i got that one. thanks, sam, for that report. thanks for watching, all of you, as well. this has been an hour cnn. i'll be back with another hour after a short break.

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