♪ end the mixed messages. we'll bring you the latest in the debate over covid booster shots as the delta variant spreads even further. haiti's government pleads for help, amid a manhunt following the assassination of its president. and terrifying new video on the attack on the u.s. capitol as the justice department warns for the potential for new violence. welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom."

♪ well, the last thing anyone in the u.s. needs is more confusion over coronavirus shots. according to the cdc, less than half of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. the confusion is what we're getting after pfizer announced its see waning immunity from its shots. it an nonethelessed it will try to get emergency authorization for a booster shot. well, that caught held agencies off guard. the cdc put out a statement assuring that the coronavirus shots are working take they're supposed to from illnesses and dr. anthony fauci is offering his own clarifications. >> nothing has changed with regard to the cdc's recommendations. so, we respect what the pharmaceutical company is doing, but the american public should

take their advice from the cdc and the fda. the cdc and the fda say if you've been fully vaccinated, at this point in time, you do not need a booster shot. >> the world's top health agencies also agree with dr. fauci. athena jones has more on that and the worrisome spread of the delta vaent across the u.s. >> confusion and concern as pfizer announces it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine and plans to speak emergency use no for a booster shot next month. the company citing a statement from the israeli government to back up its claims but not releasing any new data of its own. within hours the cdc and fda saying in a rare statement that fully vaccinated people do not need a booster shot at this time. the fda and institutions of national health are engaged in a serious process to decide whether or when a booster shot

will be necessary. >> it's troubling there's such a lack of communication between the companies and the federal government. >> reporter: the world health organization also saying there's not enough data to say boosters are needed. the israeli data conflicts with some of the other data that actually shows that immunity may last for years, all of this a new warning sign in the battle against covid-1919. >> this is a diffuse beginning of a wave. >> reporter: new infection in per capita particularly high in arkansas, louisiana, nevada, utah and wyoming. the seven-day average, up 11% nationwide. hospitalizations up 7%. the los angeles county the most populous county in the nation now seeing exponential growth in covid cases. up 165% over the past week. as the more contagious delta variant becomes the dominant strain. a couple of weeks ago we started

to see a trickling in of coronavirus patients. but in the last week, i've seen a significant rise. >> reporter: the surge in case numbers also come as the cdc releases updated guidance for schools, emphasizing in-person learning is a priority. while also promoting masking, physical distancing and vaccination for those eligible. still, california which has seen at least a 50% jump in covid cases week over week with public schools offering remote learning options this fall. despite rising numbers in new york and many other states we're here outside of the javits convention center, one of the three mass vaccination sites that shut down friday. it's part of the effort to allow for vgreater focus on local averages. athena jones, cnn, new york. so as the delta vaent becomes the strain in the u.s. in israel, daily cases have

doubled since the variant was first detected but its death rate has remainlied relatively low. and while both cases and dentals have increased in the uk infections there have climbed exponentially faster than deaths. experts say vaccines are critical in producing the worst outcoming. both countries have inoculated more than 50% of their populations. and as the discussion about possible boosters intensifies, the european medical agency is weighing in. for more on that, cyril vanier joins me with more on that. >> the cdc does have enough data at the moment to decide whether a booster jab is needed. look, this makes sense. pfizer is the vaccine creator and innovator in this space. they were also the first to market a vaccine in the western world. so they are the first to have six months of real world data

that they can look at and draw conclusions from. the regulators, be it in the u.s. or in europe, of course, come downstream to that. once nicer submits data for them and applies for authorization to roll out a booster jab, then that is when they start considering it. for now, the european medicines agency says it simply does not have enough real world data. and not going to make a decision based on data provided from pfizer or israel, they're going to want to take as wide a look as they can. and as you said, we've just arrived at a stage where we have six months' real world data from the countries that began vaccinating earliest. that is israel and that is the uk. so the regulators are just not there yet where they can side with fiezer in that pass they're going to need to look at more preworld information. >> all right. just quickly in terms receive

opening in the uk. we've talked about the growing pressure on boris johnson not to drop all restrictions as planned on july 19th. i understand the final decision will be made on monday. what's the latest there? >> the uk government and the british prime minister boris johnson have not deviated one iota from the course that they have scharted. so it does look, even though the final decision will be announced on monday, it does look like they are going to reopen everything july 19th, eight, nine days from now. you know, the prime minister has been listening to his libertarian instincts on this. even though infections are surging hospitalizations and deaths which he says is what matters are not increasing in a way that is proportionate with the number of infections so it looks like indeed things like wearing face masks and social distancing starting july 19th will no longer be a legal requirement, kim. they'll be up to each person's

individual choice and responsibility. >> i appreciate that, cyril vanier in london. the search for the master finds and motive 29 the assassination of haiti's president moise is ramping up. and they're asking the united states to secure troops at oil ports of entry. cnn's matt rivers has more now from port-au-prince. >> reporter: haitian police wasting no time. as the countrywide man hunt in the assassination of jovenal moise intensifies. less than 48 hours after his murder authorities released details about the suspects, some of whom they claim are in the video. police say there are a total of 28 people involved in the attack. three were killed, three are in custody and now they're looking

for the final five. authorities say they have identified at least 18 of the suspects as colombian and two as haitian americans. this audio recording that cnn has not been able to independently verify allegedly capture the moment when the assassins gained access to the private residential residence of the night of the attack. officials say the men posed as u.s. drug enforcement agents to get in. as police cleaned up the shoot-out they had from the assassins, all that remains, burned out cars, bullet holes and blood stains. so this is all that's left of one of the cars that authorities say suspects were using when they engaged in a shoot-out with police. this car as well was involved. and you can see a bullet hole here that was left as a result of that shoot-out. the aftermath of that night shaking the country's already fragile political state. confusion abounds on who is

actually in charge. in the hours after moise's murder claude josef assumed power. temporarily putting the country under maulrshal law. it looks unlikely josef will step aside. >> it's clear, i have to organize elections and actually pass the power to someone else who is elected. >> reporter: matt rivers, cnn, port-au-prince, haiti. >> joining me from port-au-prince, haiti activist monique cleska.

thank you for joining us. i understand this took place not far from your home. we have people gathering outside of the embassy with suitcases. people want to leave the country. unrest in the streets. give us a sense of the mood in the wake of what you called a nightmare. >> well, there is a sense of distress, but what i can say is it is a continuing distress. because we have been living pretty much in a state of siege, even though it was not declared, for the last three years. there have been a huge, a protest movement, and it really is a kind of social upheaval that has been going on in haiti since the huge riots were held in the july -- exactly three year ago, july 2018, when youths just took over the streets asking for jobs.

asking for better health care. asking for more investments in the social issues. >> but, surely, what just happened, i mean, it's taking it to a new level. i know you wrote that a lat of the fear comes from not knowing who's behind the coup. so as we're learning more about the identities of the perpetrators, what does it tell you about who might be behind this attack. and why. >> i have no idea who's behind this attack. not why. because the bottom line, the haitian constitution does not recognize the death penalty. it is totally unconstitutional. so what happened is unconscionable. and whatever issues, political issues, one has with someone, or even personal issues, they're not to be resolved by violence. so that is, i think, the first

issue, and if we want to build a more morally just country, we really need to put aside the violence. now, having said this, i believe that the president jovenal moise was one of the most unloved presidents, unloved political leader in haiti's history. or certainly recent history. because of his policies. because of the actions, even his language, because he actually called himself act of god, he actually said act of god. he was the only person who had the most power. so, i have no idea. he probably made a lot of enemies. i do not know. i know that politically he had a lot of adversaries. was this is a personal issue or

was this is a political issue, i do not know -- >> now -- >> yeah. >> sorry, i just want to jump in there because i want to get to a number of issues here. but in terms of the international community and what they can do, i mean haitian election minister told cnn he would like u.s. troops to come protect vital infrastructure. the acting prime minister has asked the u.n. to deploy troops. you've called for a haitian solution, but also criticized the u.s. for basically washing its hands of haiti. do you want u.s. boots on the ground here? what would you like to see? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. we do not want u.s. troops, u.s. boots, u.s. uniforms. none of that. because haiti -- haitians have been traumatized by the occupation of the country of 34 years by the united states.

we do not want u.s. intervention. or troops or anything. and the international community is complicit in what is going none haiti because it has not heard our cries, has not provided a certain amount of solidarity to the point that sometimes i have asked to haitian lives matter to anyone. >> if you don't want troops to be here, i mean, we're seeing growing violence, wee 've seen e violent gangs. their power was growing and growing. i was in haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake, and reported how gangs were stepping into the power vacuum back then. is there a risk that this will happen to an even greater extent now? >> this has happened. and i think we have to be very careful about how we look at this. the gangs were tolerated,

perhaps even armed. and perhaps even financed by the government. now, there are several reports by the u.n. itself, showing government, a government complicity in this. i believe that the united states has taken measures against three people that were named in the reports, not only the u.n., but haitian human rights organizations. so this was, the gangs were also at the mercenaries of the government. >> and unfortunately, we'll have to leave it there. but thank you so much for being with us, monique clesca, i really appreciate your insights into this situation. >> thank you very much. but really, no boots on the ground. we don't want it. we want a haitian solution. thank you very much. police say several of the

alleged members of the assassination group are colombian military veterans. cnn with the latest on that. >> reporter: at least 13 retired members of the colombian members travelled from boegota to haiti where they were charged with the killing of the president. two of them travelled in early may, while the bulk of the group appeared to have arrived a month later said the police chief. they've identified the 13 men in a televised presser. all were in active duty over a year ago. the general luis navarro said friday. there are questions surrounding the actions of the alleged

assassins. the police are looking for five involved in the assassination. and there are a number of discrepancies between the nationals arrested in haiti and those confirmed from the colombian national police here in bogota. while this has happened, while they ordered the colombian international chief to travel to haiti, to follow the investigation on location. for cnn, stefani pozzebon. and more of afghanistan is being seized by the taliban. we'll show you their latest moves now that the u.s. forces are mostly gone. plus the u.s. justice department makes a clear link between president trump and what the words of the former president could lead to next.

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crossings are now under taliban control. anna coren reports with the latest developments from kabul. >> reporter: the taliban continued to make sweeping gains across afghanistan, seizing one of the country's main gateways with iran. the militant took control of the islam until the western province. where millions of dollars of fuel and supplies cross. the taliban also claimed another border crossing, boarding turkmenistan. the government says security forces are attempting to recapture these key areas. it comes after president biden vigorously defended his decision to end america's 20-year war in afghanistan. he said the decision was overdue. that america did not come here to nation-build. and it was up to the afghan government and its security forces to defend its people. meantime, a delegation with the taliban meeting with the russian government in moscow gave a press conference stating that he had claimed 85% of afghan

territory, a figure denied by the government. it also said that humanitarian groups must stay open and schools and hospitals overseas remain operational. but an attempt to contain the islamist group as a government body is not convincing anyone. the fighting continues to rage on the battlefield with tens of thousands of people being displaced. while this who can plan for an exit strategy out of this country. anna coren, cnn, kabul. well, we want to share with you some video of the u.s. capitol insurrection that's just been released after cnn and other media outlets sued for access. the police body cam footage shows the moment three officers waded out into the mob in an effort to save a although-trump rioter who had been trampled. a warning, the video is graphic and disturbing.

is . >> that's just horrific as you can see. and things got worse seconds later as the attacking mob started to drag the officers. >> oh, god! traitor. >> hey, no! >> no! >> the officer you see there was hospitalized and needed staples in his head to stop the bleeding. the medical examiner said the rioter the police tried to help died of an accidental drug overdose. federal prosecutors handling the capitol riot cases say

former president donald trump's latest false claims could cause even more violence. they say that's a reason why some defendants charged in the insurrection should continue to be monitored. brian todd reports. >> reporter: an ominous new warning from the justice department that former president donald trump's delusion about being reinstated to office in august, and his continuing lies that the election was stolen could fuel more violence. >> the election was incredible. what we did in this election is incredible and it's a shame what happened. >> reporter: the warning from justice comes from a court filing in the case of capitol rye yetter alex harprighter, a marine who carried an about. he has pleaded not guilty and authorities say his ax was to protect him. prosecutors say in court papers,

quote, former president trump continues to make claims about the insurrection. and minimize the violent attack on the capitol. the defendant in this case is not a good candidate to be out in the community without electronic monitoring to ensure the safety of the community. and the safety of democracy in the current environment. >> if i were in government, i also would be very cautious and concerned about the continuing false narrative being spun by former president trump. the fear is that they bought into a false narrative once, and they did so by reacting violently. and the same could happen again. >> we win the election. >> reporter: this isn't the first time trump's lies about a stole election or his delusion of reinstatement has come up in the case of capitol rioters. since january 6th federal judge and prosecutors cited trump and to argue that they could safely be released from jail. this latest warning comes as the

temporary fencing around the capitol comes down. and the house and senate still can't agree on a funding package designed to boost capitol security in the wake of january 6th. experts worry about the capitol still being a symbolic target for extremists. >> we have to think very clearly, what it means to have these groups out there, obsessing about the capitol, probing its security and thinking what a round two might look like. >> reporter: regarding trump being reinstated in august, a top official tells us she's not only worried about the capitol being targeted when trump's reinstatement doesn't happen. but also state capitols around the country in state where is audit elections have been called for could be targeted. brian todd, cnn, washington. coming up on "cnn newsroom," parts of asia were once the model for how to deal with covid. now the virus is surging once again in countries across the region. we'll explain why just ahead.

and it wasn't long along that most travel destination, off-limits for americans. well, now, that's a thing of the past. some have made it to paris and have virtually the whole city to themselves. stay with us.

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>> reporter: across asia, the delta variant is feeling a growing wave of new coronavirus cases. in thailand, coronavirus deaths are climbing. the country has ordered new restrictions in the capitol of bangkok, starting monday, including mall closures and limits on travel and social gatherings. cases are spiking in vietnam. both the capitol and hanoi city. indonesia has reported a record number of deaths by the variant, saying that many more children will die there. in indonesia, they say this, quote, the health system is on the verge of collapse. hospitals have been overwhelmed hospital supplies are running out and supplies in java and bali are woefully equipped to handle the surge in critically ill patients. south korea is raising its levels to the highest capacity in seoul on monday.

saying the country is in, quote, desire situation, with the delta variant being detected in an increasingly fast pace in the greater seoul area. only 11% of the population inoculated. and in japan, all spectators banned in around around the olympic city. just over 15% of japan's population is fully vaccinated. china has reported its highest daily tally of infections since january from all local cases to the city of the province which borders myanmar, parts of the city are in full lockdown. according to local officials some patients were infected with the delta variant. in australia, the state of new south wales on thursday reported its biggest daily rise and local cases this year as the outbreak began with an unvaccinated driver catching the delta

variant from a flight crew member. just over 9% of the population in new south wales has been fully vaccinated. the delta variant is also ravaging the pacific island nation of fiji. the mortuary and fiji's hospital is already filled to capacity. around the country, they've managed with success but the highly contagious delta strain along with the slow pace of vaccinations in ss in countrie south korea, australia and indonesia can given rise to a new devastating wave of the pandemic. kristie lu stout, cnn, hong kong. north korea won't be using the astrazeneca vaccine over the fear of side effects. according to intelligence, the country is rejecting the vaccine. and instead, it's asking russia to supply its vaccine at no cost. according to the news agency

task sethey are willing to supp the vaccine. the olympics torch has kicked off. with less than two weeks to go. the rise in cases have had organizers to ban fans around the area. blake essig is in tokyo. blake, explain more what banning spectators will mean for the olympics. >> well, you know, kim, just some breaking news, fukushima, there's softball, baseball, that was supposed to be held. it will be held there but it will also be held there without spectators, we learned moments ago. for months, we talked about how unpopular the games have been with the general public and while holding them without spectators is seen as a good move, the fact they're still

being held given the circumstances ongoing pandemic remains a point of contention. now, tokyo has been living under a constant quasi, or full state of emergency, since april. there's consternation that people are being forced to make sacrifice but the olympic and paralympic games are still being held. of course, the prime minister declared a state of emergency for the capital lasting until august 22nd. this is coming at at a time when tokyo is experiencing another surge in cases of the delta variant. the vaccine rollout is moving incredibly slow. only about 17 percent of japan's population has been fully vaccinated. as a result, organizers announced that events will be held without spectators and that includes the torch relay currently taking place behind closed doors here in tokyo. now, the spectator ban covers competitions being held in

fukushima. and the island where the marathon and walk and football races will be held. at this time only a handful of events taking place in miyagi where they will allow venues to be filled up to 50% or a maximum of 10,000 spectators. essentially, these events have turned into a made-for-tv event. the excite doesn't exist here in the buildup to games. it's hard to imagine that anything is going to change with no spectators. perhaps the biggest impact will be felt by the fans excited to see the games in person. and nor the athletes hoping to feed off the crowd's energy. financially, the impact is minimal. revenue from the ticket sales would really only totaled $800 million. the big profits come from broadcast rights and sponsorships. sfie% of the ioc budget comes from media rights so it should

come as no surprise, kim, to anyone, with billions of dollars on the line that these games will be held despite those health and safety concerns. >> all right. thanks so much for the update, blake essig in tokyo. appreciate it. american tourists are finally back in paris. well, even between lockdowns, which started more than a year ago, few travelers could make it to france. a disaster for the country's tourism industry. our melissa bell shows us how it's trying to bounce back. >> reporter: versailles, the home of french kings until the revolution, and until the pandemic, a favorite destination for american tourists once again open for business. historically for us says the president of the chateau, americans have always been the most important foreign tourists. in 2019, they represented 60% of the tourists who came to versailles just behind the french. in 2019, american tourists spent

$4 billion here in france. then for more than a year from the start of the first french lockdown in march of 2020 until june 18th when americans vaccinated were allowed back in the country the splendors of france were much wyatter than usual. in fact, for six months over the winter they were entirely closed. side the louvre you could have heard a pin drop. but even in between lockdowns, the industries of paris, one of the most visited cities in the world were hard to recognize without the foreigners. a disaster for france's tourism industry which represented more than 7% of the country's gdp as of 2018. now, with americans allowed back in, there is at least hope. >> there are about 25% of our passengers at the moment which is encouraging because we didn't expect americans to be so early

back in paris. >> reporter: but many have rushed over, making the most of the opportunity to travel abroad and with places like it's champs-elysees still more quiet than usual. >> so beautiful. it's so different than the united states. we're enjoying it. it's so breathtaking. >> reporter: the eiffel tower reopens a week from now. american tourists are back already. >> yeah. it's the first time we've been on a plane in over a year. the flight was great. though the flight was full which was interesting. it took about an hour just to get out of the airport but yeah. >> once you're in, you're in. >> reporter: with a chance for tourists in france to get to see it without too many other tourists around. melissa bell, paris. well, an island recently marked 100 years until its creation. we'll explain how long it could last. we'll explain how united ireland could become a reality.

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loyalists in north ireland are about to celebrate what they regard as a great battlefield victory over catholics in the 17th century. gigantic bon fires will kick off those celebrations and many catholics see it as provocation. nic robertson reports as united ireland seems within reach. >> reporter: passionate among loyalists are up. many redding for a weekend traditionally primed for confrontation. massive bon fires commemorating centuries of protestant domination over irish catholic soon to be reignited with fears it's fading. >> we've seen it in the country, when you push people in your corner, people are going to push

back. >> reporter: these soon to be towering infernos are honoring ties to the uk and this year, bigger than ever. a signifying a raging anger in those pro-british loyalist communities that brexit is making them feel less british. for a few, brexit's new customs controls known as northern ireland's protocols across the sea to main land great britain are an existential threat. >> unionists see this almost agency a lasting battle. this is on the window 11 of the unions. i've never seen anger like to in my lifetime. >> reporter: more modern unionists are feeling it too. the biggest party the most divided it's been in decades. and losing support. >> i think talk of the united ireland, talk of a border pole

is divisive, it's destabling at the time when we need none of those things. >> reporter: donaldson is his party's third tleleader in two months. it's vowing to remove the border. >> the decisions made by the prime minister and protocol have created a very significant problem that resulted in instability here and harm to our economy and our relationship with the rest of the united kingdom. >> reporter: in recent days, the so-called sausage wars over eu controls of chilled meat moving from the uk to northern ireland have eased temporarily. but some businesses have already shifted supply chains towards a more economically united island of ireland. >> there's no doubt about it, it's much easier to source in the south of the ireland. the northern ireland doesn't from g.b. again, that's something that the protocol has introduced.

>> reporter: add sandwich makers deli lights, protocols have spread of a national solution to source locally and making new sales because of it. >> we have access to the european market. we also have access back in the uk. so there's a huge opportunity here to be able to produce a product here with access to boost markets. >> reporter: and just down the road from deli lights, more changes coming. the irish government funding a new bridge from ireland, over the river to the north, improving, increasing those connections. connections loyalists fear that brexit is forging. the fire and fury focused on torching the protocols. nic robertson, inquiry, northern ireland. police in bangladesh are investigating enormous fire on thursday that officials say killed at least 52 people. the flames broke out at a juice

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♪ more than 30 million people across the western u.s. are under heat alerts. the region is bracing for another record-breaking heat wave this weekend as temperatures are again poised to reach well into the triple digits fahrenheit. and to make matters worse, the area is parched because of the historic drought. a perfect recipe for wildfires. already the scorching heat has aggravated many large fires in northern california. joining me is meteorologist

derek van dam, derek, some of the numbers we're seeing are truly incredible. >> yeah. they're astounding, unprecedented. we don't want to sound like a broken record but when we start talk ago breaking daily high temperatures and on top of that all-time record high temperatures we have to put an asterisk next to it. we have to give mention to it because it's so rare it happens sometimes once in a lifetime. so excessive heat warnings, over 30 million americans, places like phoenix and las vegas. we'll get into the details why that's important in just a second but just through the weekend, the heat wave has a potential to bring or break or shatter 100 heat temperature records across the u.s. the great basin, central california to the sacramento valley. and this comes on top of the heat we've already experienced last month. remember the pacific northwest heat wave that extended as far as the arctic circle.

just in the past 30 days they have broken over 6,000 temperatures. this is phenomenal amounts of heat. if we're talking about the fabulous las vegas, their temperature was just a mere 116 degrees yesterday. casual, right? that's one degree shy of the all-time record high temperature. and today they will flirt with either tieing that or breaking that for the afternoon. so this was not the only location that experienced daily record high temperatures. in fact, grand junction, colorado, they had an all-time record set of 107 degrees. here's las vegas, this actually just updated within the past hour. 118 degrees. that's the forecast high temperature. remember that graphic i showed you a moment ago. 117 is the all-time record high. this is serious heat, people. it's long lasting. and it doesn't allow your body to acclimate to the excessive heat. 94% of the western u.s. under absolutely dry conditions. drought conditions. exceptional drought for the

great basin. we know this is a concern for the forests and wildfires ongoing in the area, and of course makes conditions worse as he wed into the later summer months as well. kim, so much to cover here. >> absolutely. thanks so much, derek. one expensive way to beat the heat, billionaire richard branson has set his sights on a sky high goal. on sunday, he'll attempt to fly to the end of space in this craft built by galactic. and some saying he'll beat the space rocket set for nine days later. branson who denied he's racing with bezos tweeted these pictures with fellow crew members. i'm kim brunhuber. we'll be back with more "cnn newsroom" in just a moment. please do stay with us.

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