will, thank you so much, and right now on "amerer " "ama morning." covid hospitalizations on the presidenent biden said to annoue a new vaccine policy today. for federal workers. as more private companies tell their employees get vaccinated or get a new jobob j jobobob j b with a new out break. >> the new data on whether booster shots will be necessary. experts weigh in. >> breaking news from the g positive for covid. oneee onononeee onononee ononeeeee a and field team is a new statement from simone biles over night. >> safety concerns at one of the busiest airports in the country. has jet pack guy returned sky over lax. >> inflation nation.

it seems the price of everything is going up. what the federal reserve chairman is saying about how long it could last. >> protecting your d do to stop even the most sophisticated hackers. >> t t morning." good thursday >> we b begin with the with theh headline raising serious concern about our fight against the coronavirus. >> t t t t t t t t t t t t t mo infection in the last week than any country in the world president biden returning to the white house last night seen once again expectedd to announce a n policy today requiring federal workers to get vatdatatddddatddo regular testing. >> many private companies are taking a strict approach. first, the t the t t t t the t

>> this morning, major league baseball now dealing with several breakthrough covid infections. league postponing phillies nationals game after four national players and eight staffers tested all but one of them were vaccinated. >> some of theththethththeththe symptomatic. worried about the guys. >> the u.s. is averaging 57,000 new cases a day. that's up nearly 55% in the last week. experts blame the surge oj delta variant. and the number of people comesp third dose. drops from 96% 96% e to 84% o >> in the end it's likely that those who at high risk from i think there's a chance there e

will of us to get a booster. >> battles over mask mandates brewing again. in missouri the attorney general is suing st. louis and kansas city after city officials reimpose mask orders. in st. l louis expressing frustration over the resis tense to mask and k k ananananand d kn do the responsible common sense thing. get a shot. get over your ignorance.ananceco try to mislead you by scoring cheap politicap popolililititip. house minority leader slamming a new mask rule in the house of representatives. tweeting the threat of bringing masks back is not a decision based on science. >> speaker nancy pelosi saying this aboutcommmment. >> now more players are pushing back at the leagues policy. whic whwhwhicic whwhicic whwhicic

unvaccinated players could lead to forfeited games and not getting paid. refusing to get shot. >> i want to start saying i'm not antior provax. i'm pro-choice. >> authorities in new york city are worried about the number of cash to get the shot. >> more vaccine mandates. google sp facebook announced plans to make vaccines mandatory for workers returning to the office. the neww policy applies to all cast and crew. >> beginning tomorrow visitors at disney world and land will be required to wear facee covering inside regardless of vaccination. >> the other big story a bipartisan deal on capitol hill. lawmakers from both side came together to announce an infrastructure spendin. to improve the nations roads and

brbridges. in washington with the latest. >> good morning. law make es still a long way li. this morning republicanslilicacn a bipartisan landmark infrastructure bill. >> this morning lawmakers on capitol hill celebrating a rare bipartisan breakthroughgheaeakth >> we have shown americacan tonight. that we can work that we canasidee ideology differences. >> 17 republicans voting with every democrat in the senate to. that includes $110 billion for highway. 65 billion to expand internet and 73 billion to modernize the electric grid. >> t t t t >> t t > > t have a a democrat or republican name ont. this is bringing america together. >> the t t t t the t t thehehe 0 manufacturing jobs by 2024.

and a dea biggest sticking point. how to pay for it. democrats rejected a plan to increase the gas tax. and republicans refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy. the white house so far being vague about the potential deal. saying the funds willl covid re money. and strengthening tax artisan m. negotiations are still under way. the senate vote only pushing the bill to a formal debate. and a vote. the lawmakers on both sides sounding broken. this group of members cam c c c. and decided we were going to do something >> thihis bipartisan bill passe the senate is has a long way to go. and faces big hurdles in the l alexandria ocasio-cortez want more spending. >> thank you. >> we turn to the developing story from of u u.s.

air force base. airman killed. three injured. it's unclear what accident this was. and the name of thee o of f tht >> we turn to the tokyo olympics. several breaking headlines. american dressel won golddr fre. the first individual gold of his olympic career. surprise gold medalalalalalalalr free style. saying quote i had no idea i was going to do that. the u.s. women four by 200 meter relay team to silver. >> also breaking over u.s. pole vaulter tested positive for covid-19. he's in isolation. and will not compete at the games. his case brief lif forced the entire australian team intolear

resume. >> simone biles. still unclear whether she will compete in the four individual tweeted saying the out pouring love ande realize i'm my accomplishments in gymnastics. when i never believed before. she's focusing on from the individual all around competition. and being evaluated every day. she's replaced in the all around by jade carry. >> extreme returning tooninini pacific northwest. presenting a big challenge to firefighters. dry lightning. a red flag warning is issued. , salmon are being cooked to death as they swim in the river. >> the body of a teenager washed away during floods in arizona 16 year-old faith more found she was stuck in water.

around her car. across theacacrorororossssheheh carolina, rain 17. a car carrying two people fell into the debris. both are okay. >> let's look at the thursday forecast. severe storms expected northea. including thundedethththununded. stretching from d.c. to new york. excessive heat expected to scorch the heart statetes. it will fee f f f f f f feeeeeef degrees i in many locations. 70s new york and boston. 90s for most of the south. triple digits in kansas city and phoenix. >> comingoose that took a into a parking garage.

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during a showing of "the forever purge." 18-year-old rylee goodrich was killed and 19-year-old anthony barajas is now on life support. authorities say that a motive remains unclear. it appears to have been an unprovoked attack. the >>th> > > e e tht> firefighter found dead in can soviet union says they're not satisfied with what mexican officials are saying about his 10th anniversary with his wife jamie when his body was found stuck inside a window. insist his death was an accident. but during an exclusive interview with abc news, snow's stepfather says he isn't buying that. >> it's just so out of character for him to try and get into a room he shouldn't be in. he just wouldn't do that. the only way he would do that is if he was in fear for his life, and he knew that was his last resort to try to get through there. >> reporter: snow's stepfather claims the bruises on his body aren't consistent with the

police explanation.t happened tt later on "good morning america." air traffic controller be on the look ute for a possible new sighting of the a pilot saw an object at 5,000 feet. it prompted a federal investigation. one theory here is that the object is a drone made to look like a man with a jetpack. another major company is warning about rising prices. tay maker mattel which makes everything from barbies to hot wheels says it will raise prices for the holiday shopping season. costs due to the e pandemic and other factors. the chairman of the federal reserve spoke about rising prices yesterday. he warned that inflation could be higher and more persistent than expectn n exexe coming down once we put the pandemic behind us. now to a surprise visit at a parking garage in vail, colorado. take a look.

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started talking to someone who wasn't there. >> he was just in our car and he was pointing out to a a >> reporter: the family was at shuteye peak 70 miles outside fresno when they stopped for lunch. kaiden told them there was a woman close by. >> i got goose bumps. he says, she needs our help but she's dead and she -- she's laying face down with her legs up and she can't talk to me but she's over there. we need to go help her. >> kaiden's parentsaw nothing. >> he said trust me, trust me, i trust you, bud. i believe you 100%. >> reporter: creeped out the gorbas said they headed back home. kaiden's mom posted their experience on social media and that's when the madera county o. turns s out a woman went missin just over a year ago within five miles of where they were. a woman with a black shirt and blue hair.

>> he described down to blue hair. blue jeans a and blue hair, mom >> reporter: detectives say kaiden's description matched that of 53-year-old sandra hughes who went missing in june 2020 after goioiftfterer g goiot three out of four pictures of her. detectives went back to the meadow with the gorba family and so far found nothing but the >> she was possibly a ghost looking for some help. i ho i hohoi i i i the family find her. >> reporter: thatteteter:r:hahar the family used to drive up to the meadow is now for sale. they say they're too spooked to use it again. mona, victor. >> andrea, thank you. and now we both have the chills. >> yeah. coming up, how to beat hackers at their own game. the simple way to protect your phone. also ahead, a real buzz. what happens when you give bees caffeine and why scientists are doing it. my nunor mymymamaunua

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everyone in california advised to wear masks indoors even if they are vaccinated. mask mandates could be on the rise in the bay area. a san francisco supervisor revealing how that decision will be made. >> there will be mistakes made. returned to work got messy protect companies. they are changing policy during this covid-19 wave. >> magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit alaska overnight. a tsunami warning and alert for the west coast for some time. thankfully, that has been canceled. good morning on july 29. >> let's go to mike nicco. >> going on with golden gate because this is where we find