it's it's monday, july 19th, twin. this is the "cbs morning news." summer surge. coronavirus cases spike across the u.s. fueled by the delta variant. hear the stark warning from experts, plus new cbs news polling on how president biden is handling the pandemic. wildfires erupt in the west torching hundreds of thousands of acres and forcing residents from their homes. we're going to have the latest on the efforts to contain the flames. panic at the ballpark. what police say happened outside the washington nationals stadium that sent panicked fans that sent panicked fans scrambling for cover. captioning funded by cbs

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin this morning with a dangerous surge of coronavirus cases across the nation. new infections are on the rise in all 50 states, and experts are sounding the alarm. despite the spike, a new cbs news poll finds that 66% of americans approve of how president biden is handling the pandemic. overall, 64% of americans believe the u.s. is dealing with the pandemic well compared to the 65% who thought we weren't in january. our polling also found americans are concerned about the highly contagious delta variant which is helping to fuel the new outbreak. laura podesta is in new york. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. surprisingly the cbs news poll found that vaccinated people are far more likely to be concerned about the delta variant compared to unvaccinated folks. 72% compared to 48%. you'd think it would be the opposite.

as we've been reporting, experts say you are far less likely to be hospitalized with extreme covid symptoms if you have been vaccinated. covid is on the rise in the united states. >> 97% of the hospitalizations are in people who are unvaccinated. most of the deaths occurring now are in people who are unvaccinated. >> reporter: new cases have spiked almost 70% over the past week. >> for most people who get the delta variant, it's going to be the most serious virus they get in their lifetime in terms of putting them in the hospital. >> i've never been hospitalized except for the birth of my children. >> reporter: yvonne thinks she and her family got covid at her daughter's outdoor graduation party last month. she spent five days in the hospital with double new mexico and has since been on oxygen 24 hours a day. >> terrified of not being here to see my daughter off to college. not being able to take care of

my family -- i was terrified. >> reporter: to clamp down on the virus in los angeles county a mask mandate went into effect over the weekend. >> if that's what we have to do that's what we'll do. >> reporter: despite rising numbers in the united kingdom almost all restrictions were lifted today. brits celebrated at midnight by crowding into clubs to party. >> are they going to -- >> that's what i'm worried about. are we going to be back into another lockdown. >> still going to make the most of it. >> reporter: uk prime minister johnson is in a ten-day quarantine after coming into close contact with his health secretary who recently tested covid positive and is experiencing mild symptoms. anne-marie? >> wow. laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. firefighters are racing to contain at least 70 wildfires raging out of control in the western u.s. the largest blaze, the bootleg fire, burning in southern oregon exploded in size yesterday.

it swelled to nearly 300,000 acres fueled by dry and windy conditions. officials issued another round of evacuations. the fire which is 22% contained has burned more than 150 homes and buildings and is threatening thousands more. meantime, fire crews are gaining an upper hand on a wildfire burning in northern california. officials say the beckworth complex fire is 82% contained. another fire east of sacramento has burned more than 18,000 acres and is not contained at all. at least 188 people are dead, and hundreds more are missing after europe was hit with unprecedented flooding. germany and belgium were two of the hardest hit countries after a massive rainstorm last week. crews are working to find victims and clean up the destruction left behind. these satellite images show the devastation caused by flooding the torrenti rigge

reniti > , l searching for suspects today after gunfire erupted outside the washington nationals baseball stadium. three people were shot on saturday in what police are calling a shoot-out. no one was hurt inside the ballpark, but the violence caused the game to be interrupted and some fans rushed for the exits. kris van cleave was there when shots rang out and report on the chaos and confusion that followed. >> reporter: panic at the ballpark. fans by the hundreds raced to escape nationals park in washington, d.c., after gunfire echoed through the stadiums. the shots heard on the telecast in the middle of the sixth inning. players rushed their families and fans into the dugouts. others hugged cement walls for cover fearing a shooter was inside the park. >> people are running. >>tewas om wherey situation.

e who di r sea. and this fan was overcome by emotion. >> we start leaving and another bang, near the center gate. more people start running out. >> reporter: the shooting actually happened outside the stadium. three people were wounded, all are expected to survive. >> we don't want anybody getting hurt. so like i said, for me, yesterday i tried to protect as many people as possible. >> reporter: d.c. police are looking for a toyota. >> one vehicle pulls up. another pulls up next to it, another engages the first vehicle in gunfire. an uninvolved citizen that was attending the game but outside the stadium was struck. >> reporter: saturday's violence came less than 24 hours after another drive-by shooting killed a 6-year-old and wounded five adults. police released video of this sedan where someone can be seen firing out a window. >> the cowards who committed this crime, came into this community without any regard for human life, without regard for

nia's life. >> reporter: there is now a $60,000 reward for information in this case. earlier this month, washington surpassed 100 homicides faster than in any year since 2003. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. amazon founder jeff bezos is set to make his first trip to space. he'll take off tomorrow in a rocket developed by his aerospace company blue origin from a site in texas. bezos will be joined by 82-year-old aviator wally funk. she will become the oldest person to travel to space. also on board is an 18-year-old dutch teenager who will be the youngest person to ever venture into space. bezos' brother will also be on board. jeff bezos is on track to make history for taking part in the first unpiloted suborbital flight with a civilian crew. so coming up, olympic surprise. why tennis star coco gauff is

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our top stories this morning -- the coronavirus is on the rise in all 50 states. new cases have spiked almost 70% over the past week. over the weekend los angeles county reissued an indoor mask mandate. the cdc says new infections are being fueled by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates. and firefighters are trying to contain at least 70 wildfires burning out west. the bootleg fire in southern oregon exploded in size yesterday. the nation's largest current wildfires swelled to nearly 300,000 acres fueled by dry and windy conditions. it has burned more than 150 homes and buildings and is threatening thousands more.

five democratic lawmakers from texas who are temporarily living in washington, d.c., have tested positive for the coronavirus. they left their state to block republicans from passing new voting restrictions. rodney hawkins reports from s. hutersrcd at the texas state capitol. ♪ calling for a stop to republican proposed voting restrictions in the legislature. >> they were going to hold us until the bills got passed. >> reporter: over 50 state democrats left austin to prevent a vote during this special session. what's at stake then? >> effectively the voting rights >> reporter: attorney abdu dusumo found a group that's hosting voting rights seminars at black churches nationwide. >> one of the annual traditions of the black church was souls to the polls. >> reporter: and reminds

parishioners about the historic role the church has played in getting the african-american community to the polls. >> the same narrative that we are hearing today is the very narrative that we heard in the early 20th century. ♪ >> reporter: some of the more controversial restrictions liket bill proposal. gop lawmakers say these new measures are designed to ensure election integrity. >> voter fraud is a criminal offense. >> reporter: republican state representative james white -- >> i want to caution against saying, well, since it's a very, very, very small amount of voter fraud, somehow it's something that we should not be concerned with. >> reporter: dusumu hopes the voting restrictions sweeping the nation will not roll back the hands of time. >> it's important that a new generation understands the power of electoral politics. >> reporter: he says his group will use the civil rights blueprint of the 1960s to fight

these voting challenges. rodney hawkins, cbs news, dallas. coming up on "cbs this morning," billionaire jeff bezos is set to blast off on his own rocket tomorrow with three other civilians. we're going to talk to blue origin's founder and his fellow crew members. plus, we'll hear from "sports illustrated" first-ever asian american curve model. how she is redefining what beauty really is. and as part of our "pushing the limits" series, we take you to a new olympic and paralympic museum in colorado. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ have a great day.