reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. it's it's thursday, july 15th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." discouraging setback. new covid cases are up 50% in more than half the nation. how the white house enlisted star power to connect with vaccine skeptics. case mishandled. a scathing report slams the fbi in the larry nassar investigation. the critical errors while the former team usa doctor sexually abused female athletes.wa people to stop using several of its products after some were found to contain a doctor that -- contain a chemical that captioning funded by cbs good morning.

good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with renewed concern about the coronavirus, not just here in the u.s. but across the globe. the world health organization says the number of deaths went up last week for the first time in nine weeks. and the fast-spreading delta variant is expected to become the dominant variant globally in the coming months. here in the u.s., the white house teamed up with singer olivia rodrigo to encourage young people to get vaccinated as new cases increase in 48 states. bradley blackburn is in new york city following the very latest for us. bradley, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the biden administration is focusing on that 12 to 27-year-old age group where vaccination rates remain low. they believe getting more young people to take the shot is crucial to protecting the entire population. from texas to california, there's no question who is still getting sick from covid-19. >> over 99% of our covid

admissions have not been vaccinated. it's dramatic. it's stark. it is undeniable. >> 99% of all the cases occurring in the u.s. right now, hospitalizations and deaths, are among unvaccinated people. >> reporter: driven by the delta variant, new cases in 48 states are up at least 10%. in 32 states, they are up 50% or more. pop star olivia rodrigo visited president biden at the white house and encouraged younger americans to get their shots, just a quarter of the country's 12 to 15-year-olds are fully vaccinated. >> it's important to have conversations with friends and family members encouraging all communities to get vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. joseph chang says those conversations are the best way to reach skeptics. >> find our friends and family because we all have them, tell them how good you feel about being protected. >> reporter: in missouri, beauty salons and barber shops around st. louis will soon be places

where residents can learn more about vaccines. >> barber shops and beauty salons are trusted places in many communities. places where people go not just to take care of their hair but to catch up on current events and exchange information. >> reporter: fewer than 50% of adults in missouri are fully protected against covid-19. and olivia rodrigo met with president biden and dr. anthony fauci to record a joint social media message. she will share it with her followers, all 28 million of them, new tools in the fight against coronavirus. >> that ought to make a difference. bradley blackburn in new york, thank you. a new watchdog report finds the fbi made significant errors when investigating sexual abuse allegations against the disgraced usa gymnastics doctor. the just department's inspector general found the agency did not treat larry

nassar's case with the utmost seriousness. the fbi first learned of the accusations against nassar in july of 2015 but did not open an investigation in michigan where the abuse occurred and where nassar was still working at michigan state university until more than a year later. >> had they done that job, over 100 women at michigan state wouldn't have had to suffer what they had to suffer. >> the fbi says the conduct by some of its employees in this case are inexcusable. ahead only on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with former team usa gymnast and three-time national champion jessica howard about her reaction to the watchdog report. authorities detained a man they say was heavily armed as he tried to enter a parking garage at a federal building in downtown los angeles. it happened yesterday at the edward r. roybal federal building. security officials say they stopped the man when they noticed a firearm in his car. were also found in his vehicle.

no motive was given. it was exactly three weeks ago this morning that a condo building collapsed in surfside, florida.s in the immediate aftermath. >> i can't see nothing but smoke. >> half the building's gone. >> okay. are you able to get out through the staircase? >> no. no. the staircase is closed. >> the emergency calls started pouring in shortly after the building collapsed after 1:15 in the morning. some of the callers were survivors who were trying to make their way out of the rubble. at least 97 people died in the collapse. a handful of others are still missing. a cause has not been determined, but there are several previous -- there were, rather, several previous warnings of major structural damage of the

40-year-old building. more than 35 million families will start receiving payments today under the new child tax credit. it's part of the american rescue plan signed by president biden in march. as elise preston reports, some parents may have to pay back some of the money. >> reporter: memphis real estate agent evelyn mitchell irby saw business drop dramatically when the pandemic started, then life-changing news hit the mother two of. during the pandemic you battled both lupus and breast cancer. >> i've been battling lupus since 2017, and i had breast cancer surgery february 25th. so that was a huge undertaking just taking the time off and the recuperation. >> reporter: she had to stop working for months of recovery, and the bills piled up. now mitchell irby and millions of parents are get something extra money from the government. the child tax credit is up from $2,000 to $3,600 for kids under 6, and $3,000 for older

children. half the money will be paid out over six months. parents will have to claim the rest on their tax returns, and families have to make under a certain amount to qualify. for a married couple filing jointly, that's $150,000 or less. the irs will send out money based on last year's tax return. so people who started making more money this year and no longer qualify for the credit need to go to irs.gov and opt out. >> because if you get it and you don't qualify, you have to pay back that money to uncle sam next tax season. >> reporter: mitchell irby is now cancer free and working again, but the extra money is welcome after months of last -- of lost wages. >> everything has increased so at least putting a dent in bills will be great. >> reporter: a financial boost helping her move forward as she puts the past year behind her. elise preston, cbs news, new york. check your cabinets. johnson & johnson has voluntarily recalled five

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our top stories this morning -- health officials are warning covid cases are on the rise in nearly every part of the u.s. new infections in 48 states are up at least 10%. in 32 states, they're up by 50% or more. the new cases are being driven mostly by the delta variant and now, rather, low vaccination rates. and more than 35 million families will start receiving payments today under the new child tax credit. it's part of the american rescue plan signed by president biden in march.

families have to make under a certain amount to qualify, though. mr. biden plans to speak about the tax credit today at the white house. car buyers and dealers are scrambling from coast to coast. a limited supply of sedans and suvs is driving prices sky high, and cars are flying off the lots. anna werner explains. >> reporter: the lot looks full at this ford dealership in walnut creek, california, but general manager cameron sevaroni says most are used. just a handful are new. your stock of new cars is not going to fill this last. -- fill this lot, is it? >> correct. >> reporter: amazing. >> it is. something we haven't seen before. >> reporter: inventories are depleted, and demand outpaced supply in the second quarter this year. the primary cause -- shortages of microchips, batteries, and steel. so manufacturers are making fewer cars. through may this year, ford's output dropped by 325,000 cars. gm's went down 278,000.

and stelantis, 252,000. everything's selling fast. and buyers are paying more. average car prices spiked more than $2,000, up over 7% from a year ago. suvs cost roughly $3,800 more. up nearly 10%. >> dealers are not making the deals that they used to make. >> reporter: industry analyst todd turner -- >> they're becoming basically order-takers. customers are going in, they're waiting for whatever car shows up, and they're rushing in to get it before someone else does. >> a lot of them are, you know, basically pre-selling, where customers are putting deposits on them before they get here. >> reporter: were you surprised? >> yeah. i was. we're thinking we may take that this now. >> reporter: i'll buy this one, they said no? >> no. the only one on the lot. and there's 50 people that want to buy the car already. >> reporter: when will the shortage ease? analysts expect car buyers to return to normal at the end of this year maybe early next year as chips are produced and auto

manufacturers can replenish their inventories. anna werner, cbs news, walnut creek, california. coming up only on "cbs this morning" we will speak with former u.s. gymnast jessica howard about the new report on the fbi's mishandling of the bu. plus, money-saving tips for your next trip to the supermarket amid surging food prices. and record-breaking surfer garrett mcnamara tells us about his new hbo documentary "100-foot wave." that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪