covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are up in the united states with the delta variant, misinformation all to blame. we'll hear from a woman who is in hospital with the virus. plus numerous athletes are testing positive for covid just days before the tokyo games. what is being done to try to stop the olympics are turning into a superspreader event. and the billionaire space race continues as jeff bezos prepares for his blue origin mission. hello and welcome, i'm isa soares, welcome to our view hes

around the world. this is "cnn newsroom."hes around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." hello, everyone. we are just five hours away from seeing the world's richest man blast off into space. the 11 minute flight is the latest attempt to really up the stakes in the race to make commercial space tourism a reality. bezos will be the latest billionaire to space, richard branson flew there nine days ago. joining bezos is his brother mark and 82-year-old wally funk who was one of mercury 13 women, and also 18-year-old oliver daemen.

and it is not coincidence that t is on the anniversary of apollo landing. here is a preview. >> reporter: at blue origin's arid testing ground, the 60-foot rocket is slated to take off at 8:00 a.m. central time. >> command start, two, one -- >> reporter: just as it has already in more than a dozen test flights like the one seen here, a million horsepower blast from the liquid fueled engine will start the journey. the astronauts will be strapped into a ring of futuristic space sheets, about a third of the capsule is made of windows and it will steadily rotate changes the view. riding is their own job. >> it has been designed so that the customers, the astronauts themselves, can experience the flight. >> reporter: over the first two minutes, their speed will literally rocket to more than 2,000 miles an hour. g forces will intensify until each person feels as if they

weigh three times as much as normal. but that won't last. at 2:45, the booster engine will fall away, 15 seconds later as the capsule arcs toward the highest point in the flight, the passengers will start to feel much lighter. and at 4 minutes, 62 miles up, they will be unbuckled. >> you will get to experience about three to four minutes of weightlessness again to gaze out of the beautiful windows, maybe do a coupkocouple somersaults. >> i don't know hugh it will change me, but i'm excited to find out how. >> reporter: roughly six minutes into the flight, they returnhug change me, but i'm excited to find out how. >> reporter: roughly six minutes into the flight, they return to t their seats and break the sound barrier just as they did going up. they won't likely see the booster engine land a couple miles from the launch pad. and about nine minutes after taking off, parachutes will deploy to slow their descent to

15 miles per hour. and then a retro thrust system will fire just before touchdown. >> really by the time the capsule lands, it is just at about one or two miles an hour. >> reporter: it won't be anything like orbital flight or what truly trained astronauts do, but it should be quite an experience. and considering the going rate is about $2.5 million per minute, it ought to be. tom foreman, cnn, washington. well, you can imagine cnn will have full coverage of the blue origin launch, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on tuesday. if you are watching us in new york. that is 2:00 p.m. if you are watching in london. now, the delta variant is causing a deadly surge in covid-19 infections in the united states and around the world. let me show you this map. all those areas you are looking

there in bright red indicate a 10% to 50% increase in cases. and that includes the united states where covid cases, hospitalizations as well as deaths are up. with the vast majority of them among people who aren't fully vaccinated. england just lifted all its covid rules after more than a year of restrictions, but the prime minister boris johnson freedom day was marred by surging infection and his own forced isolation after coming in contact with a covid positive person. the spiking numbers took a toll on financial markets. the dow plunging 725 points on monday. but european markets have been up today in the last 50 minutes or so. and with just days before the tokyo olympics, more than 70 people involved in the games including one u.s. gymnast have tested positive for covid-19. let's start with the tokyo olympics. blake essig is joining us from where the games will take place. and good morning to you. i mean, it is not only olympic

dreams really here, but lives on the line. so what are olympic organizers saying, how much covid is too much for them? >> reporter: yeah, if you ask medical professionals or the general population, one case stemming from these olympic games is one too many. but olympic officials are saying that they feel really good with where the current numbers are. and as of today, 71 people involved with the games have tested positive for covid-19 here in japan, that includes one alternate on the u.s. women's gymnastics team wowho tested po. and she and another alternate who is a close contact are now in isolation. out of the 71 positive cases, four have come from inside the olympic village. overall olympic officials say out of those who have arrived, only 28 positive cases have come as a result. and so that is 0.1% positivity

rate so that shows according to olympic officials that they are doing really well when it comes to keeping the case countdown. >> so officials say they feel good, although there are 79 positive cases as you said, but what is the mood like for the athletes taking part, how fearful are they? >> reporter: well, it is an interesting situation with what we're dealing with covid-19. you know, the athletes that we've talked to, they are just absolutely thrilled that these games are actually going to happen. but at the same time, they are worried and for good reason, by no fault of their own, after a lifetime of preparation, their olympic dream could be cut short if they catch covid-19 or perhaps come into contact with somebody who tests positive and then they are considered a close contact and forced to isolate. so while they are extremely excited that these games are happening after a year's delay, the fear that they might come into contact with covid weighs

heavily. >> we'll keep an eye on it. blake essig like from tokyo, thanks very much. i want to go now to the united states where covid case coun counts are up 66% from last week and less than 50% of the population is vaccinated. academy of pediatrics says all children over 2 should wear masks. erica hill has more for you. >> reporter: on the street, it is impossible to see the difference. but in the hospital, it is clear. >> those that are hospitalized are those who are unvaccinated. >> reporter: nationwide 97% of covid patients in the hospital right now are not vaccinated. nearly every covid death also unvaccinated. >> most people will either get vaccinated or have been previously infected or they will get this delta variant. and for most people who get this delta variant, it will be the most serious virus that they get in their life time. >> reporter: the spikes getting

worse. average new cases topping 32,000, up 145% in just the last two weeks. in that same period, hospitalizations rising 50%, deaths 12%. >> i am worried about what is to come. >> reporter: less than half the country is fully vaccinated. and the president's goal of one shot for at least 70% of adults still not met more than two weeks after the july 4th deadline. in fact 15 states have yet to hit 60%. in mississippi, it is less than half. >> if we don't get a significant proportion of these recalcitrant people vaccinated, you will be seeing a smoldering of this outbreak in our country for a considerable period of time. >> reporter: with kids under 12 still not eligible for the vaccine, the american academy of pediatrics recommending monday all students 2 and older and staff should continue to wear masks at school. the former surgeon general urging the cdc to hit the reset

button on its guidance tweeting the agency should advise americans to, quote, vax it and mask it in areas with rising cases. and president biden seeking to clarify his view on facebook's role in the spread of misinformation. >> mr. president, you said last week that companies and platforms like facebook are killing people. >> facebook isn't killing people, these 12 people are out there giving misinformation. anyone listening to it is getting hurt by it. it is killing people. it is bad information. my hope is that facebook instead of taking it personally that somehow i'm saying facebook is killing people, that they would do something about the misinformation. >> reporter: but with so much misinformation, concern growing that hope may be too little too late. here in new york city mayor de blasio asked again on monday about possibly bringing back mask mandates and he said his focus is on the vaccine noting that masks work but they don't get at the root of the problem.

as of monday, 53.5% of the city's total population is now fully vaccinated according to the mayor. in new york, erica hill, cnn. cnn's leyla santeyla santiad a woman in the hospital who regrets not getting vaccinated. >> reporter: you can tell me what you're experiencing in terms of your symptoms and how you feel? >> well, before i came in, i felt like i was about to die. >> reporter: what would you tell someone who is not vaccinated right now? >> get vaccinated. as soon as possible. because as soon as i get out of here and get well, i'm going to get vaccinated. >> reporter: what has been the worst part about this? >> the worst part? not being able to breathe. >> johns hopkins have an average

of 250 covid cases each day over the past week. now to the financial markets, looking to rebound from a really sharp selloff. the dow fell 725 points in its worst day since october. u.s. futures though are pointing toward a positive open later this morning. investors have been worried about inflation as prices are on the up, gas, grocery and just about everything else. some fear that the covid surge and fast spreading delta variant could threaten the economic recovery. european stocks last time i looked seem to be shaking it off. asian stocks not taking quite the thumping we saw on wall street. why are we seeing this pessimism thousand given that only a few weeks ago we were seeing record gains on the dow? >> as you said, there is a confluence of issues creeping in and you are right to say that european markets are shaking off

the negative news. and usually when you see such a huge selloff in the u.s., we are talking about 2% on the dow jones, that is usually a very negative handover for asia and eu europe. market participants are looking at the fundamentals underpinning the huge rise in markets over the past six months and also whether these rises were warranted, whether they priced in too much good news. and the second part is of course the delta variant flaring up in parts of the world, specifically and as you just covered with unvaccinated americans. that creating a really big worry about what that means for the future in the next six months in the united states and globally as well. we saw airlines coming under pressure in yesterday's session, a lot of the cyclical stocks as well, and cruise liners took a hit. energy stocks also came under pressure not only because they decided to increase supply, but

the fact that demand is not where it should be and speaks to the fact that covid is still very much with us and so are the risk factors. >> and i suspect, you know, volatility really is the name of the game. at least until it is clear that covid infections are under control. take uk, finally measures have been lifted, but there is a rise in infections, so so much confusion here and we heard as well from businesses who were so worried about losing stock because if they would have to isolate. and that is the concern, isn't it? >> absolutely. the uk is interesting, we've been calling it -- people are saying that this perhaps is just one of those big experiments where you have double vaccinated people still getting infected. yes, it is down in terms of hospitalization and deaths, but still creating this uncertainty because we just don't know what the variants will look like going forward because just so many people still globally have not been vaccinated. right to say the volatility side of things, markets don't go up in a straight line or endown in

a straight line. is this a correction, does it mean we'll see 10% wiped off the markets? some people are calling for that. the vix, which is a gauge of fear, sprung up to over 25, which is the highest level that we've seen since may. and another really important barometer is that people are buying into bonds. that is a gauge of fear. there is so much uncertainty right now. roll tillity perhaps will be with us. but markets are forward looking, they are a good way to gauge about what is coming through because they are pricing this either good or bad news. and then you have the issue of inflation. and the central bank is saying we might increase interest rates. the global economy is still perhaps very vulnerable to be considering those kind of moves according to a lot of technical analysts that i've spoken to. >> a lot for the market to digest of course with coronavirus and the new variants. thanks so much.

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joe biden is set to hold his sen second cabinet meeting ahead of a vote on infrastructure and amid growing concerns from afghanistan. phil mattingly has all the details. >> we brought this economy back from the brink. >> reporter: president biden now firmly in the midst of a high stakes critical week of his presidency. >> turns out capitalism is alive and very well. we're making serious progress to ensure that it works the way it is supposed to work. >> reporter: with biden sweeping $4 trillion legislative agenda facing dual deadlines set by democrats and no shortage of hurdles, the president flipping a key attack line, inflation on its head. >> some folks have raised worries that this could be a

sign of persist enent inflation. but that is not our view. >> reporter: seeking to counter the gop push over his spending. >> in your primary concern is inflation, you should be even more enthusiastic about this plan. >> reporter: all as bipartisan negotiators continue to press for a final agreement on an infrastructure deal that serves as the linchpin to his agenda. >> we won't have a product until we can finish the negotiations properly. this is a complex bill, it involves several committees, it involves, you know, a lot of very tough issues because we have to resolve them between us first. >> reporter: and democrats face their own deadline to coalesce around a $3.5 trillion budget proposal which would massively increase the government's role in education, home care and paid leave. all as his administration continues to grapple with concerns about the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. with diplomatic missions releasing urgent call to halt the taliban's ongoing offensive

which thwarts efforts with the conflict. ross wilson tweeting that the taliban committed possibly war crimes with the murder of 22 surrendering members of the afghan special forces. cnn the first to broadcast the video of what wilson called a savage crime underscoring the urgency to evacuate afghans who worked for the u.s. they plan to relocate a small group who have applied for the visas to ft. lee, a u.s. army post in virginia. and the reality is that the group of afghans being moved to the united states is just a small portion of what is expected to be more than 20,000 that have entered into the special immigrant visa process. that small group, the group most extensively vetted and what has lock baby known to be a very long process and it is that latter point, the long process, that has unsettled so many lawmakers republican and democrat who have pressed the

administration to move faster not just for those already in the pipeline, not just those through the vetting process, but for those who have just applied over the course of the last several months. that is the group right now that individuals are most worried about and that lawmaker there is particular want answers on. we do know the administration plans to move at least some of that group too a third country, november u.s. country, in order to have them go through the remainder of the process. but still as things continue to dissolve to some degree inside the country, reaching those individuals, ensuring that they have access out of the country even if they are not through the entire process, that is one of the many questions that still needs to be answered by the biden administration as the u.s. continues and almost completes its drawdown from a war they have been participating in for 0 years. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. first person convicted of a felony in the capitol riot will spend the next eight months in prison. paul hodgkin's says that he is

remorseful for his part in the insurrection. prosecutors wanted a tougher sentence. jessica schneider has the details. >> reporter: this could be a bellwether case for the hundreds of other defendants who were charged in connection to the capitol attack especially those who don't have criminal records and who weren't violent or tee struck difference that day. paul hodge kins who pleaded guilty to one count, he will serve eight months in prison and 24 months supervised release and plus pay $2,000 in restitution going toward fixing the damage at the capitol. hodgkin's took a bus from tampa and stormed into the capitol on january 6 taking selfies on the senate floor and he carried a giant red trump 2020 flag and carried a bag with goggles, gloves and a rope. the judge in this case really wrestled with an appropriate sentence. the justice department prosecutors wanted hodge kenkin serve 18 months because they say

he came prepared for conflict and he had numerous chances to turn back and not participate in the riot crowd. plus prosecutors wanted this sentence to set a precedent. so they told the judge that it would send a loud and clear message to other would-be rioters that if and when they are caught, they would be held accountable. and people who might be contemplating a sequel to january 6 will stand down and there won't be a next time. but the judge struck a middle ground saying that he was staking a claim on the floor of the united states senate not with the american flag but with the flag declaring his loyalty to a single individual over the entire nation. but i don't consider him to be a threat or see him as an evil person. hodgkin's spoke on his own behalf for ten minutes. he acknowledged that joe biden is the rightful president and he said that he had only come to d.c. with the intention of supporting a president he loves which was of course ex-president donald trump. there are still more than 500 defendants charged in connection to the capitol attack and this will serve as a possible

standard when other defendants get sentenced. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. we now know the five republicans picked by the house minority leader who will serve on the committee investigation of the january 6 riot, three including ranking member jim banks voted to overturn the presidential election results in arizona and pennsylvania. house gop leader kevin mccarthy said he wanted a mix of republicans with relevant experience. ohio's jim jordan is a staunch ally of former president trump. and he has a history of clashing with democrats. still to come right here, canada gets ready to reopen its borders as it hits a vaccine milestone, but so far the u.s. is not interested mr. doin doin same. and stuff questions are being asked about warning systems in belgium and germany. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something,

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this is "cnn newsroom." welcome back. in just a few weeks canada will reopen its border with the u.s., first time since march of last year, starting august 9 fully vaccinated americans are eligible to cross the border. about half of all canadians are fully vaccinated against covid-19 surpassing the rate in the united states. and canada has nearly reached its goal of vaccinations in order to achieve herd immunity. more from paula newton. >> reporter: after 16 long months, canada says it is finally ready to reopen its borders to international travelers. first up, fully vaccinated

americans and u.s. residents currently living in the united states can come to canada beginning august 9 and they won't have to quarantine for two weeks. next up, international travelers. again, this only applies to fully vaccinated international travelers and they can come september 7 without having to quarantine for two weeks. all of this comes as canada passes a significant milestone more than 50% of the population is now fully vaccinated. they have surpassed the united states and that is with having started in the spring with a punishing third wave of covid-19 and scarcity of vaccines. canada says though that there will be no victory happen here. it is being cautious and saying what it is really aiming for is at least 75% of its population to be fully vaccinated by september. paula newton, cnn, ottawa. and the united states white house is saying that it is

continuing to review travel restrictions and any decisions will be guided by the medical experts. and here in england, the country's freedom day is having an impact on u.s. travelers, u.s. state department is warning americans against any travel to the uk after england lifted all of its covid law after more than a year of restrictions. nina dos santos is live for us. this decision of course coming as the uk recorded more than 48,000 new cases on monday and of course it comes on the same day that the country fully reopened. how has it been received and how are brits crucially interpreting the government message? >> reporter: well, it has to be said that the u.s. move hasn't really gained huge amount of traction over here in the uk because obviously the british public has been largely focused on what boris johnson had to say about that so-called freedom day which by the way only really applies here in england. there are other parts of the uk like scotland and wales that have the rights on set their own

rules and they are taking a far more slow cautious approach to lifting the restrictions then in one fell swoop like england has done. having said that though, the u.s. guidance about travel that comes actually after the cdc already took similar guidance a while back. so it isn't a surprise there i suppose for international travelers, but what it does, it highlights the concerns that people are having about, a, the delta variant first identified in india and how it is basically ravaging its way through the united kingdom. as you pointed out those figures in terms of daily covid infections, you know, heading towards that mark that boris johnson two weeks ago said they would head towards, towards the 50,000 level. and we know that there is about 4,000 people also in hospital in england as well. boris johnson continuing to say that the vaccination rate and the fact that so many more people in the uk are vaccinated has broken that link between

hospitalizations and severe disease from covid and the rising rate in infection. but when you think about the fact that the health secretary who by the way is currently isolating after contracting covid position has warned that in a few weeks time, we could be seeing infection rates of over 100,000, it is very clear that this is a country despite the so-called freedom day for england that is in the midst of a serious wave of covid-19. and that is something that the government has to contend with. also it is one of the reasons just briefly why they are doing some u-turns on things like trying to make sure that there is a covid vaccination passport scheme in september for youngsters going into night clubs and so on, so forth. >> and we know how controversial that is. nina, thank you very much. great to see you. now, as the u.s. grapples with record wildfires, scores of people are dead from flooding in europe. germany's environment minister says climate change has arrived and a top eu official says the time to act is now.

take a listen. >> the big picture is clear. we have to do more on climate protection and we have to do more on climate adaptation. so be resilient also for those incidents and we have to act quickly. >> the flooding death toll in germany and belgium has reached 195 people. and officials are facing tough questions about whether more could have been done to save lives. fred pleitgen reports. >> reporter: often heavy lifting equipment is needed to even begin the cleanup. this man shows us how high the water rose as this town was enue enundated. it all went so fast, he said, only about 15 minutes and the water was almost up to the ceiling here. one of his neighbors, an elderly

lady, couldn't get to safety fast enough and was swept away. her body later found nearby he says. as the death toll from the massive floods continues to rise, some are asking why weren't there more warnings about the impending disaster. both belgian and german weather services issued severe weather warnings, still many were caught off guard. one thing many people who live here tell us, that they were surprised at how fast the water levels here began to rise tearing through the embankment, destroying everything in its path and killing scores of people. some weather experts say germany's early warning system simply failed. >> translator: so meteorologists did warn them, but these warnings were apparently not heard. they were not implemented in measures that one could act or could act sufficiently so that one could protect people. >> reporter: the german government says that its main priority right now is helping

those affected. the country's interior minister who visited the flood stricken areas on monday says now is not the time to place blame. >> translator: we shouldn't make unnecessary changes. centralism won't improve anything. we need certain central units but the technical assistance agency which is then brought into offer support, but we do not need a decision making authority in berlin. >> reporter: in the most affected areas, people are in no mood to point fingers but, rather, to offer helping hands. this school class is clearing mud from their headmaster's apartment. solidarity is unbroken in the disaster zone, but germany understands that it will have to improve its disaster management to prevent similar loss of life in the future. fred pleitgen, cnn, germany. the uk is the latest european country sounding the alarm about extreme weather this summer.

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target. secretary of state antony blinken called it a major threat to economic and national security. the broad international coalition marks an unprecedented condemnation of chinese cyber activity and comes at a time when president joe biden continues to take a hard line on china. numerous chinese embassies have strongly denied the allegations and being a could you say the u.s. and its allies of hyp hypocrisy.could you say the u.s. and its allies of hypocrisy. at least 150 people were killed and more than 380 were hurt in shootings across the united states. brian todd has a closer look at the violence. >> reporter: horrifying moments in the middle of the sixth inning at nationals stadium in washington. just after the announcer speaks, thumping noises that sound like gunshots. >> padres put three more on the board. 8-4. [ gunshots ]

>> fans appear to think that it is a mass shooting inside the stadium, many scramble for cover, some running toward the team's dugouts as the announcer pleads for calm. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. the action is outside of the stadium. at this time we ask that you remain in the stadium. >> reporter: this amateur video shows padres players opening a gate for fans leading them into the padres dugout. three people including a fan were shot and wounded just outside the stadium on saturday night. police say it was a dispute between people in two vehicles. >> we want to make sure fans and our residents know that it is safe to come down here to the game. this was an isolated incident. >> reporter: but d.c. and many other cities don't feel safe after spasms of gun violence. on friday night in washington, a 6-year-old girl on a scooter was killed and five adults were injured in a drive-by shooting. according to the gun violence archive, at least 150 people were killed and over 380 injured in shootings across america

during a 72 hour period from friday afternoon to monday afternoon. in philadelphia, a 1-year-old boy was among those shot and wounded over the weekend. that city reached its 300th homicide of the year in july for the first time in over three decades. in chicago, between friday and sunday nights, at least 5 6 people were shot in 44 incidents. and there is a new team to crack down on gun purchases. >> these third parties need to hear me loud and clear. we're coming for you. and we're going to try to charge you with the highest charge we can. >> reporter: a number of factors may be contributing to the recent uptick in gun violence. gun sales started to surge back in 2020 and covid-19 restrictions have been lifted across the nation. one criminologist says some experts believe many police units have pulled back and aren't being as proactive as

they were. >> the idea here is that police have become -- or many officers have become demoralized as a result of the criticism the police has received around the issue of police violence and as the police draw back, crime goes up. >> reporter: this professor says that the spike in gun violence this summer is actually a continuation of a spike we started experiencing last summer. he says that he does expect the level of gun violence in the u.s. to decline in the coming months but he said if we have another episode of police violence that guys viral like the murder of george floyd, and it sparks protests, then all bets are off. brian todd, cnn, washington. still ahead, why ben and jerry's plans to stop selling its ice cream in palestinian territories. this is "cnn newsroom." ny on t'l neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please!

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different relationship. and of course they are blasting the decision. what is the company saying it hopes to achieve with this move and what has been the reaction from the israeli government? >> well, ben and jerry's, although it is an ice cream brand, it is well-known for its political instances. everything from having different flavors to its donations to different causes. but it has been relatively quiet on the israeli/palestinian conflict although they have faced pressure from activists for years and that has been ratcheted up in the last few months as tensions have flared in this region. so we received a statement where they say we believe it is inconsistent in our values for ben and jerry's to be sold in the palestinianian territory. and we hear and recognize the concerns shared with us by our friends and trusted partners. ben and jerry's is manufactured and sold by an israeli licensee that has held this license for more than 30 years.

and they will end that contract when it is supposed to end at the end of 2022, but the ice cream will continue to be sold within israel itself through a different arrangement, although they did not detail what that arrangement will actually look like. but the reaction from israeli politicians has been swift and angry. there has been videos of certain politicians throwing away their pints of ben and jerry's. i want to read you a tweet from the foreign minister saying that the decision represents shameful surrender to anti-semitism to bds which is the boycott israeli products movement and to all that is wrong with anti-jewish discourse. we will not be silent. and also calling the move morally wrong saying that he has been on the phone with the ceo of unilever which owns ben and jerry's to rebuke this decision. >> do we know how long this will

last and how popular ben and jerry's is in israel? >> i can tell you as somebody who shops in jerusalem and the area, that you see it sold at nearly every corner store, many grocery stores. it is quite popular. it has been here -- licensed in israel since 1987. now, we don't have many details on exactly how this new arrangement will work. and also whether the ice cream will then be made available in the west bank in the palestinian territories through another licensee there. all of those details have not necessarily been given out. all we know is that the contract with the israeli licensee will end at the end of 2022. >> thanks very much. and this news just in, tokyo has reported nearly 1400 new covid cases three days out from the opening ceremonies. patrick snell has more now in our minute in sports.

>> and tokyo 2020 already delayed a year, remember, due to the global pandemic. on monday we learned american gymnast kara eakers had tested positive and her test result confirmed by her father, despite no symptoms and being vaccinated. and katie lou samuel son a membr of the basketball team is also out due to a covid die knagnosi. and softball will start on wednesday and in women's football, they meet in tokyo. sgl . and lewis hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after his win and his team and sports governing body all condemning the abuse. and later tonight here in the u.s., game six of the nba

finals as the bucks look to close out the series against the suns and seal their first title since 1971. and so right back to you. thank you very much. and in just over four hours, sk jeff bezos is set to fulfill his date with destiny. he and three others are scheduled to launch into space for 11 glorious minutes before returning to earth on a spacecraft his company built. and while few have the means to afford these flights, others see it as anopportunity to expand space travel. >> no reason why government should have had the monopoly that they did on people's access to space for like 50 years. so that is just my first comments. second, something not highly discussed or widely discussed is that these two billionaires are not the first to go into space. charles simoni who was a michael

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