hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and around the world. i'm rosemary church. ahead on "cnn "newsroom."" more transmissble and worrying. the world grapples with the de delt delta variant of the coronavirus. the tropical system that boent let up. claudeette is dropping rain and spa spawning tornadoes across the southeast. and live in ethiopia. going to have polls for what the

government calls the first free election. good to have you with us. the biden administration is pushing the president's goal of at least partially vaccinating 70 percent of the adult population by july 4th. so far only 16 states and the district of columbia have made that objective. while the u.s. will likely miss that goal, former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb said it won't have a major impact. instead the u.s. should start thinking about the next phase of the vaccination effort. >> now we need to think about trying to push out the vaccine into community sites where people can get it delivered to them through a trusted

intermediary. doctor's offices, schools, places of employment. we need to think about the different vaccine strategy to get the people reluctant or face challenges getting to the access sites. as people contemplate going to work and school in the fall, they will be seeking out the vaccines. we need to think about the 2.0 strategy. >> let's take moment to compare china's effort to the united states. on saturday, china announced it had administered more than 1 billion vaccine doses and you see on the left how it accelerated the vaccination pace after getting off to a slow start. in the u.s. the daily vaccination numbers are tampering off a bit but the chart on the right puts those same numbers in a different context. china has a way to go when it comes to catching up with the u.s. and other countries in terms of vaccinations per capita. global health experts are worried about places where vaccines skepticism is high or

access to the shots is lacking. the delta variant is spreading fast throughout those communities and as michael holmes reports, officials are scrambling to stop it. >> infectious, that's the way moscow's mayor describes the coronavirus variant spreading through the city. health officials in moscow reported more than 9,000 new covid-19 cases on friday, the highest daily figure for the city since the pandemic began. that from the city's mayor who said the delta variant first identified in india is responsible for nearly 90% of new infections. >> translator: the situation in moscow with the spread of covid-19 disease is rapidly deteriorating and the dynamics are quite unexpected. since more than 60% of moscow people have been ill or vaccinated. >> the kremlin said vaccinations are critical to protect against the variant spread but many

russians are still hesitant to get the sputnik vaccine. >> translator: we're afraid of getting sick. that we did not get vaccinated because we're also afraid of that. >> reporter: a w.h.o. said moscow is one of several places where the delta variant is thriving. with so many people across the world still unvaccinated, there's plenty of opportunity for it to circulate even more. >> the delta variant is well on the way to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissionability. >> reporter: one w.h.o. official said africa is particularly vulnerable because of a lack of vaccines. delta variant has been detected in at least 14 countries on the continent. even countries that have had success with their vaccination programs have been inundated with new cases. more than 46% of the population in the uk is fully vaccinated but covid-19 infections are

increasing there once again. the delta variant fuelling the rise. a similar spike in indonesia. authorities in one district giving live chickens as an incentive to older residents to get the shots. countries around the world trying everything they can to catch up to the fast-moving virus. michael holmes, cnn. >> and most health experts agree that the delta variant is likely to be the dominant force soon. i spoke with an apodemologist earlier and asked her how big a threat it could become, especially to the unvaccinated. >> it's important to know the delta variant is more contagious than the original strain and the b-117 or the uk or alpha variant. in fact, it could be up to 60% more contagious. if you have the same interaction with somebody who has covid-19 and you are that much more

likely to get it than previous variants. so it's really important that everybody who is unvaccinated really do double down on their efforts to make sure they are protected. they're wearing masks, they're social distancing, and avoiding exposures where they can. if you are vaccinated, you are muchless likely to get this variant but it is not as zero risk scenario. you can still become infected. it's much less likely you'll end up hospitalized or dying. we also need to be concerned, it's a threat, it's definitely important for people who are unvaccinated to take a great caution. take great precautions to avoid getting it. it's also possible that this particular variant could lead to more severe symptoms hospitalization and death. chinese authorities say at least 38 people connected to a

flight from johannesburg to shenzhenb have been infected with the variant. that flight arrived on june 10th. shenzhenb also found two locally transmitted cases on thursday. one of those was a vaccinated restaurant worker in the airport. more than 400 flights from shenzhenb were cancelled on monday. officials wouldn't confirm to cnn the cause of the mass cancellations. so let's turn now to cnn's stephen young. he joins us live from beijing. what is the latest on the cancelled flights in the wake of dozens of delta variant cases being identified? >> reporter: well, the flight cancellations are probably not entirely surprising given the dramatically falling demand for air travel in and out of shenzhenb. especially after local officials added the testing requirement for all departing passengers. but, you know, the latest cluster is seen as a new wave of cases in the southern province

that began about a month ago. when you look at the numbers, though, the number of new locally transmitted cases remains relatively low by global standard. we're talking about single digit or no double digits on a daily basis. given this is a china, many officials, especially the local e level, are announcing the zero-tolerance page. that's why you've seen take a familiar page in terms of conducting multiple rounds of testing and contact tracing as well as targeted lockdowns in cities across province. authorities have said most of their new local cases are the delta variant and, also, they've linked most new patients to the important cases. that's why they have become very alarmed given how fast this new variant has been spreading across the world. so now, of course, they are really trying to redouble their effort in terms of trying to get everyone vaccinated. but that task, of course, becoming a bit more challenging

because that new case of the airport workers, as you mentioned, given she contracted the virus despite being vaccinated. >> all right. steven, many thanks. in italy, more sciences of progress in the battle against covid-19. starting today, all but one of italy's regions can drop most of their coronavirus restrictions. they're now designated as white zones. since cases are falling and the areas are low risk. so for more on this, let's bring in antonio mortson in milan map is the latest on the easing of covid restrictions in all but one of italy's regions. how are people responding to the news? >> reporter: it's great news. from today most of the restrictions we had due to covid-19 will be lifted aside from a region in the north. effectively, it means people can more or less go back to normal

life. people are frightened about that. there was something that so many here were waiting for as well as -- plans to come and get married here in italy. i would say there is a collective sigh of relief but there's also caution because of the delta variant you've been talking about in your show and, actually, it's -- the for anyone arriving from the uk from today, as well. >> many thanks. the first cruise ship to leave from a u.s. port since the pandemic began has set sail on a trial run. royal caribbean's "freedom of the seas" is testing new covid safety measures with hundreds of its employees who volunteered to be the passengers. the company says everyone aboard the cruise has been vaccinated. new measures from the company require a negative covid test

for unvaccinated passengers before arriving as well as two additional tests during the entry. all right. we want to go to live tokyo where the olympic organizers made a decision on whether the games will allow spectators from japan. cnn's reporter joins us with more on that. >> reporter: we learned just in the past hour that local spectators will be allowed to attend the olympic games with the decision regarding how many and under what circumstances that could be announced at any minute. now the original decision to allow local fans was announced during the opening statements of a five-party meeting of the olympic organizers and, again, while we're still waiting on an official number of fans allowed to attend events, just last week, the government officials did say they put a cap on the number of local fans that will be allowed at any general

sporting event 10,000 or half the capacity of any given venue, which an event might be taking place and whatever number is lower. if a state of emergency order is in effect, prime minister suga said today in order to ensure the safety of the japanese people, he would consider holding the games without spectators. that decision to allow local spectators, period, goes against the advice from japan's top coronavirus advisor. now just last week, he said staging the games without spectators is desirable and the best option to limit the spread of the infection. now this advice came from following the g-7 where prime minister suga said he wants support from other leaders to host the olympics and they decided the discussion about cancelling the games was meaningless and focussed on providing a proposal best limiting the spread of infection. despite the possibility for a reduced number of fans to attend

the games, infectious disease experts continue to warn that allowing any domestic spectators to attend the olympics will lead to a spike in cases. in fact, projections recently released by kyoto university and the national institute of infectious disease show that tokyo could see an additional 10,000 covid-19 cases, if these games are held with spectators versus not at all. now because of the pandemic, over the weekend, the governor of tokyo announced that all live olympic public viewing evens will be cancelled. instead the six planned locations in tokyo will be used as vaccination sites. in terms of vaccinations, right here in japan is still incredibly low at 7% but it is speeding up with people 18 and up now able to be vaccinated. rosemary? >> all right. blake, many thanks. hundred of red roses have

been placed along copacabana beach to pay tribute to the more than 500,000 people who have lost their lives to covid-19 in brazil. many brazilians blame the covid crisis on the president bolsonaro's management of the pandemic and his efforts to down play its severity. >> translator: at the head of the republic, there's a president who violated all sanitary norms from the beginning of the pandemic. he under estimated the lethal power of the virus and participated in demonstrations simulating a conglomeration. today we're a country who has no mass vaccination deepening the economic crisis and causing unemployment that reaches countless families. >> reporter: brazil is now just the second country in the world to top 500,000 covid deaths behind only the united states. there's more ahead including a look at parts of the u.s. southeast getting slammed right

now by tropical depression claude et. and a tragic outcome of a weekend crash in alabama. officials are investigating. air wick our essential mist transforms fragrance infused with natural essential oils into a mist. to awaken your home with an experience you can see, smell, and feel. it's air care, redefined. air wick essential mist. connect to nature.

officials suspect severe weather from claudette may be to blame for a devastating and deadly multi-vehicle accident in alabama. nine children and one adult were killed when a van collided with another vehicle on saturday. ma martin savage has the story but some may find this disturbing. >> reporter: four of the victims atended the high school here. federal investigators now are going to begin seventy -- sifting through the scene to determine what caused it. this tragedy is horrific on a number of different levels. not just the number of lives lost here but also the fact that nine of the ten were children between the ages of 9 months and 17 and many of the children had already gone through so many difficulty in their own lives to die tragically. this incident happened around mid afternoon on an interstate highway known as i-65.

it was in the northbound lane just south of montgomery and it was a multi-vehicle crash. the images convey just how horrible this scene was. at least 15 vehicles involved, including semitractor trailer trucks, and there was a terrible fire. we know that the first number of deaths occurred in a van that was capable of carrying 15 people. had had nine people. eight of the people in the van, all children, died. the one person rescued by passers by. passers by were heros here. it was the ranch director. she lost two of her own children in that crash. then there were two other victims, a father and daughter age 29 and nine months. weather is being looked at as a potential cause. there was bad weather in the area at the time. the man who was the ceo of this ranch that oversees it said they are devastated.

>> we lost eight young people that can make a difference in our world. we lost eight young people that didn't have a chance to have their own children. we lost eight young people who can't break the cycle of where they've been and change it for their children. we had two vans of children coming back from the beach and also a chase car. they were several miles apart. the first van was the one that had the accident. we had nine people in that van. we had eight fatalities and one survivor in that van yesterday. that's the tragedy we're faced with. >> reporter: many of the children in that van had been taken by the state into their custody from homes where parents had been caught up with drug addiction or the children themselves had been abused. now this organization, which is primarily run through donations, finds itself having to plan for

eight funerals. it will be a very difficult week. martin savidge, cnn. >> tragic situation there on the storm system named claudette has left destruction in its wake as it moved across the u.s. southeast. in southern alabama saturday, at least 20 people were injured when then tropical storm claudette moved through. it spawned a tornado that tore apart the destruction 22 miles wide. fierce wind and heavy rains slammed parts of louisiana on saturday, including this home near new orleans. one witness described the damage. >> that house right there, the water was inside the house last night. our house it didn't get too high but got up to the front door. we had to move the cars because it was inside the cars. the neighbor here got some water

inside her house. it was kind of crazy last night. it was falling pretty bad. >> right now claudette is a tropical depression lashing north carolina but the national hurricane center expects it to restrengthen into a tropical storm. we'll bring in cnn meteorologist. pe pedro, what is latest on th trrm? >> there's parts about to reemerge over the western atlanta. water temperatures here plenty warm enough when you factor in the gulf stream online that allows the system to reenergize back into a tropical storm. mind you right now 35 miles per hour winds and 39 mhp is categoririririd back into a tral storm. we expect that to take place here within the next four to six hours. once it does, the storm picks up in forward progression. we expect the system to begin to skirt north ward and impact

portions of the canadian maritime tuesday night into wednesday morning. not a major wind player anymore. bringing major rainfall. the immediate concern is as it tries to strengthen and develop. we can see storm surge from wilmington north about 1 to 3 feet. the coastal communities there's beach erosion and damage on the coasts but storm surge going to be a threat. notice this, as much as a foot of rainfall has come down already across portions of mississippi, alabama, and louisiana. now across the western u.s., it has been about the extreme heat. we know summer is a matter of hours old. summer official arrived at 11: 32 p.m. on sunday night. longest day of the year and shortest night of the year. with that said, rosemary, look at the heat. six consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 115 degrees. it has never happened before in recorded history.

we know how hot phoenix typically gets. this is impressive even by their standards. >> pedro, many thanks. police in florida say a deadly incident at a pride parade on saturday appears to be a tragic accident not an intentional or criminal act. two pedestrians were hit by a truck that seemingly ran out of control. one of the victims died. natasha chen has the details. >> reporter: we are on the border of fort lauderdale. along the parade route. it was supposed to be a joyous event that turned into tragedy. the police chief said now that they understand this is a tragic accident and not a criminal act directed at any one person or group of individuals. fort lauderdale police provided a statement giving a few more details about what happened. they said a 77-year-old man was

in a white pickup truck. he was scheduled to drive that car in the parade procession. he was a participant but not planning to walk with the group. as he moved the car forward for the start of the parade, police say it suddenly accelerated unfortunately striking two pedestrians and plowing across the street into the garden center. of the two people who were hit, one died and the other is expected to survive. all those involved, the individuals and the driver, are a part of the fort lauderdale gay men's chorus. >> we were wondering who has done this. it seems now that those fears were not just -- it doesn't change the outcome. and we just wanted to end our pride celebration on a note other than tragedy. >> reporter: the fort lauderdale guy men's chorus issued a statement saying we're deeply saddened by the tragic death and

injuries that occurred as a result of an unfortunate incident. as the chorus family mourns together, we thank the community for their love and understanding. natasha chen, cnn. still to come, tough talks on capitol hill over the cost of president biden's infrastructure plan. why one key senator says he wants to raise the price tag to $6 trillion. and america's gun violence epidemic is nearing an alarming milestone. the latest on another weekend surge in shootings.

welcome back. hong kong chief executive kari lam announced a change in the region's strict quarantine measures. let's go to hong kong where cnn anna has the latest. what are you learning? >> there's been pressure on the hong kong government to ease what it considers the strictest quarantine measures in the world. it was initially 21 days for hong kong residents returning to hong kong. it was reduced 14 days, if you will, vaccinated. today the chief executive carrie a lam announced it's seven days for fully vaccinated drentss who test negative to the virus and carry out an anti-body test and test positive at hong kong airport. this is something people in singapore have been doing. the anti-body tests but not at the airport.

hong kong will be the first to carry out these anti-body tests. you pass the three criteria ares with and you're allowed into hong kong and have to do seven days quarantine. countries like the uk, the u.s., japan, canada, these are all countries that are considered to be high risk. well now people who fit that criteria are then allowed into hong kong. it's a major win for the business community. we have to remember that hong kong is one of the largest financial hubs in the world and there's been, you know, a great deal of anger that hong kong has shut down its borders. part of the reason it had to do that was to manage their, you know, four ways of covid that the city has experienced. but also because of the very poor vaccination rate in hong kong. places like singapore -- here in hong kong it's just over 18% for people who have been fully

vaccinated. much of the reason for that is, you know, deepening the trust in the government but also seen as a form of protest against carrie lam's government and it's a national security law that came into effect just over a year ago, you know, banning protests as well as basically wiping out, decimating the democracy movement here in hong kong. the decision today is a big win, as i said, for the business community and the tens of thousands of expats who live in hong kong. the problem, rosemary, for those traveling with children. it still will be 21 days. three weeks in quarantine even if the parents are fully vaccinated. as we know, children under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated. parents describe this policy as inhumane, cruel, and detrimental

to the children's mental health. we spoke to part of the government advisory board and said they're pushing for the government to allow children to do the same amount of quarantine as their parents. as it stands now, rosemary, it's a big step toward hong kong trying to reopen its borders. >> anna, many thnk thanks. after spending last week on the global stage, president biden is likely to turn to the fight over his infrastructure plan. cnn's suzanne malvo has the latest details as the debate heats up on capitol hill. >> reporter: it's going a critical week of negotiations regarding infrastructure on capitol hill this week. senator branders is the chair of the powerful senate budget committee. he will be in charge of ushering through any deal that can be made with the white house as well as republicans. the senator offering a $6

trillion reconciliation package. that is democrats only sporting that putting out only a proposal for physical infrastructure dealing with roads and bridges and broad band but also to improve what they call human infrastructure. providing medicare, dealing with immigration, climate change, elderly care, all of those things on the table. already sanders heard from moderate democrats who are pushing back saying they cannot support such a large bill here. we're talking about senators joe manchin, jon tester, jeanne shaheen. those saying the price tag is too large. sanders said he'll reach out to the fellow democrats throughout the week but seemed to acknowledge that this package, the proposal that he puts forward, is aspirational. >> i sometimes think we get boggled down in numbers and that's important. we have to look at what the needs are of the american people. what is going on now. what is going on right now for all the president is doing, all i'm doing is taking a look at reality for working families,

understand their needs have been ignored for decades, now it is time to create good-paying jobs. millions of good-paying jobs. addressing health care, housing, infrastructure. >> reporter: the infrastructure plan that is much more likely to gain support and passage as a bipartisan plan, more modest in scope. a couple of highlights here $110 billion in spending in bridges and roads. $66 billion on passenger and freight rail. $65 billion to expand access to broadband. more than $48 billion for public transit. now how would it be paid for? that's also up for debate. controversial but the proposal includes the idea of using unused covid relief funds to pay for infrastructure. suzanne malvo, cnn at the capitol. earlier i spoke with jessica levin ston and i asked her whether president biden can

realistically reach a deal with republicans any time soon. >> i think the answer is how much president biden is willing to comprise. so we've gotten over the initial thresholds of covid relief. we passed covid relief. we rolled out the vaccines. and there's been a lot of success in that meaning the kind of emergencies are starting to pass the threshold. the next big thing is infrastructure. and president biden has said it's not just roads. it's not just freeways and bridges. it's a greater type of technological infrastructure. he looks at the offer on the table, how much is he willing to give? does he want to give a lot to get something or take the political capital for a spin? he's probably not going to be in a better position than he is now

to see how hard and he can try to push the republican colleagues. >> the epidemic of gun violence in america is getting harder to ignore. the country is rapidly approaching 300 mass shootings this year with at least nine this weekend alone. they happened across nine states. killed six people, and wounded more than 40 others. that's according to data compiled by cnn and the gun violence archive. cnn's evan mcmorris santoro has more on the latest fate of shootings. >> another weekend in america where gun violence erupted across the country. this is becoming the sound of summer in america. after another weekend torn apart by gun violence. incidents from oakland to

chicago to minneapolis. just this weekend, more than 30 people killed in gun violence so far. according to the gun violence archive. disturbingly children continue to be caught in the cross fire. in dallas, a gunfight between party goers leaving agent people injured, including a 10-year-old and 15-year-old. in detroit on thursday, police still investigating a shooting that killed a 2-year-old. one of two unconnected gun violence incidents, according to police, on freeways in the michigan city last week. >> some victims know their shooter. some are in the wrong place at the wrong time. mass shootings which cnn defines as incidents with four or more people are shot, excludeing the shooter, are nearing 300 so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. that's about 40% higher than in 2020 and 65% higher than this time in 2019.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: some advocates are discouraged by what they feel is a lack of action at the federal level in the wake of this uptick in violence. >> the fact that we have not seen very much substantial reform from the biden administration, which is especially disappointing considering the fact that joe and kamala both campaigned on this. people are frustrated. >> reporter: the pace of gun violence in america shows no sign of slowing down. in the summer is just getting underway. there hasn't been much summer yet. authorities worry as the season goes on, that the pace of gun violence in this country will continue. evan mcmorris santoro, cnn, new york. and coming up here on cnn news room, voting is underway inth open -- ethiopia. it's the country's first free and fair election but some areas ravaged by war and unable to

vote, many skeptics have their doubts.

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voting is underway inth open ya in what the country calls the first free and fair election under decades of oppressive rule. many are skeptical due to ethiopia's economic disparity and the ongoing war. some parties are boycotting the election. over a fifth of constituencies said they're delaying voting for various reasons. a second round of voting will take place in september. so let's bring in our larry who joins us live. good to see you, larry. how is ethiopia's voting progressing so far? what are the overall expectations? >> reporter: the voting appears

to be -- these are supposed to be the first free and fair elections but that's -- [ inaudible ] this country is -- [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] that are in prison for boycotting the elections. however, the chair of the human rights commission still thinks it will be reasonably credible elections. this is what he told me. >> the election was a necessary step to have an elected government in a credible process and we have a credible elections commission in the process and there's a credible political space for the elections. so this was a necessary step to

understand long-term solutions for ethiopia. >> reporter: and so the big problem here is that , one. [ inaudible ] >> all right. a few audio problems so we apologize for that. international negotiators in vienna said they're closer to an agreement for restoring a nuclear deal with iran but it hasn't been reached just yet. a sixth round of talks with iranian officials wrapped up on sunday. russia's representative said there was a chance of a rival at a final point in discussions by mid july. negotiators will now consult with their capitals ahead of the

next round. iran's incoming president will hold his first news conference in the coming hours. he takes office in early august signaling a turn to the hard right after an election that most reform-minded iranians skipped. fred pleitgen reports ray he see's election comes at a critical moment for iran both at home and abroad. >> reporter: the transition of power here in iran appears to be starting after the presidential election, which, of course, one many people say is important and possibly pivotal for this country. moving iran more toward the conservative powers here in this country and the president-elect, the very conservative abraham are a he see is set to hold his first international press conference on monday. he's expected to take questions from iranian and international

journalists. as far as the policy for iran is concerned, of course, bifar the biggest issue here is the struggling economy of the country. of course, iran is suffering from crippling sanctions mostly put in place by the trump administration and a lot of people are looking for economic reprieve. in the past he favored from the iranian power structures calls a resistance economy. it makes meaning iran as self-sufficient as possible. the other big question is what are the foreign policy initiatives going to be? so far at least as far as relations with the u.s. is concerned, he has been for a tough line. a strong stance toward washington. the other big question is what about the iran nuclear agreement? we've heard from a senior member that the iran nuclear agreement is something the supreme leader of the country, the main authority here in iraq signed on to it and wants it to come back

into full force and the u.s. to get back into the agreement and for iran to come back. of course those negotiations very much ongoing. fred pleitgen, cnn, tehran. and the iran nuclear deal remains a key concern for israel's new government. prime minister bennett has a warning for world leaders before they negotiate with iran's new president and we have details. >> reporter: bennett spent part of his first cabinet meeting as prime minister on sunday mourning world leaders against are a he see calling him the hangman of tehran. a reference to the role in the bloody crackdown on dissidence in iran. all though there is a new government in israel, most main stream politicians agree when it comes to iran and any return on the iranian nuclear deal. the new government may choose to go about displaying their disagreements slightly different than the former prime minister netanyahu who is famous for his public displays of

disagreements. bennett sayings it is the last chance for the world powers to wake up and understand who they are doing business with. these guys are murders, mass murders. so what, if anything, will change between israel and iran now that israel has a new government and iran has a new president? well, for one thing, analysts here think there may be a rush to try to complete the iranian nuclear deal before are a he see formally takes over as president. something the israeli government said they're against. on the other hand, having a new hard line president with such belligerent rhetoric could serve israel's interest as israel tries to mobilize the international community against iran. essentially giving israel the ability to say to other world leaders you can't really negotiate with these guys. you cannot really trust them. especially when it comes to a nuclear agreement or potentially them being able to obtain a nuclear weapon.

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spanish golfer john rahm celebrates a major win at tori pines and the atlanta hawks pull off another upset to advance in the nba playoffs. here is our minute in sports. the golfer john rahm has made history for himself and for his country. on sunday in san diego, he became the first spaniard to win the u.s. open. it's also his first major title. rahm became a father just a couple of months ago and his first father's day is certainly one he'll never forget. the atlanta hawks are going to the nba's eastern conference finals. the hawks beat the top seed philadelphia 76ers on the road in a tight game seven. the next series against the milwaukee bucs gets underway on wednesday. italy and wales are heading into the last 16 of the european football champions. italy beat wales by 1-0 in their

final match in group a. wales have done enough to go through to the knockout round as the second best team in the group. in formula 1, the red bull team won their third consecutive race. maxe max verstappen has a 12 point lead over lewis hamilton. back to you. >> thank you for that. thank you for company. i'm rosemary church. be sure to connect with me on twitter. we would love to hear from you. "early start" is up next. you're watching cnn. have a great day!

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarret. it's 5:00 a.m. here in new york. we begin with the terrible story of a horrifying crash on a rain-soaked alabama highway. ten people killed including a father and his infant daughter. the other eight fatalities all children aged 4 to 17 years old. 17 vehicles were involved in this fiery wreck. federal investigators now on the scene trying to figure out how it all