the state threatening royal caribbean with massive fines for only allowing vaccinated passengers onboard. the new decision just revealed, and how travelers could be separated and charged based on vaccination status. >>> and celebrating america's newest federal holiday. the grandmother of juneteenth helping make it a reality. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this friday night. i'm whit johnson in for david tonight. and we begin with that breaking news as we come on, a tropical threat targeting the gulf coast. tropical storm warnings and flash flood watches across four states. louisiana declaring a state of emergency. bands of rain and gusty winds already lashing the shore. take a look at these satellite images here. the tropical system churning in the gulf of mexico. alabama closing all coastal beaches to swimmers. no one allowed in the water here in orange beach. the skies darkening and rain falls on the causeway. teams filling sandbags in jackson county, mississippi. let's get to abc's senior meteorologist leading us off with the timing and the track. rob, what can we

. >>> set to sail, royal caribbean announcing six of its ships will once again sail from texas and florida and passengers will not have to be vaccinated. >>> plus, pushing the big lie. new cnn reporting on the lengths that former trump chief of staff mark meadows went to back up baseless election conspiracies. >>> and a bizarre scene at the pga as a golfer is forced to withdraw from the tournament after receiving a positive covid test. as the entire moment plays out live on national tv. >>> thank you so much for waking up with us sunday june 6th. amara, always a pleasure to see you and doing this with you. >> thank you so much for having me. >> of course. we start this morning with the fallout after a federal judge overturned california's assault weapons ban. >> the ruling and injunction has a stay for 30 days, and california's attorney general says he plans to appeal, but reaction from across the country was swift with house speaker nancy pelosi calling the ruling deeply flawed and a clear and serious threat to public safety. while an nra spokesperson praised the judge saying the ruling i

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royal caribbean up 81% and mgm resorts up 163%.jam packed mgm resorts up 160%. and these are just examples of other stocks in the group have similar returns. check out brunswick, that is, as kelly mentioned, the boat maker up 53% in 12 months and already 29% higher on the day and a buck and a half or so higher on this day. did i say 29% higher on the day? that's not right higher recently. you can't make the boats fast enough and now let's bring in the ceo of brunswick welcome. you have good problems, don't you? >> we do the demand is very constructive for us through april of this year retail was up so really strong and our effort really is on getting production as efficient as we possibly can to try and meet that demand not only the retail demand but trying to back fill some of the really low pipeline in the field. but even with our current production rates we expect that to take probably more than two years. >> so if i wanted to come in and buy a boston whaler or one of your other brands, how long would i wait >> it would depend o

. >>> and set to sail, royal caribbean announcing six ships will sail once again from texas and florida s, and passengers wl not have to be vaccinated. it is sunday, june 6th. thank you so much for waking up with us. i'm amara walker, and thanks for having me. >> always great to see you, amara. this is fun, this is great. >> it's been good. i don't know that i would want to get on a cruise ship now, especially when you don't have to be vaccinated. that would make me a bit uncomfortable in a small space. >> outside of a pandemic, there can be places where viruses and diseases are rampant. we start with the fallout after a federal judge overturned california's assault weapons ban. the ruling and injection have stayed for 30 days, and california's attorney general says he plans to appeal. >> reaction from across the country was swift with house speaker nancy pelosi calling the ruling deeply flawed and a clear and serious threat to public safety. while an nra spokesperson praised the judge saying the ruling is well reasoned and principled, demonstrates the importance of appointing judges wh

now delayed after 8 vaccinated crew members tested positive for covid-19 royal caribbean is presidentichael bayley making the announcement on his facebook page. 2 steps forward and one step back out of an abundance of caution. we are postponing odyssey's inaugural sailing from july 3rd to july 31st, 2021 royal caribbean says 6 of the crew members are asymptomatic and 2 are experiencing mild symptoms. i personally feel that it's safe travel blogger actually kosilek was on the first north american cruise last week out of saint martin. >> 2 passengers on her ship tested positive and because she was on a shore excursion with them. she was in quarantine for 13 hours in her cabin. you notice at all when during that time. >> now, i i think anyone on that sailing probably knew that this was a risk and it was one that they were willing to take royal caribbean says the crew members who tested positive got the one-dose johnson and johnson vaccine on june 4th. that means they won't have full protection until this it's similar to what happened recently to pro golfer jon rahm on his final hole at t

do you see royal caribbean taking out more financing options?andemic began. >> i think we've been very successful in raising money during this period and you've seen as people see the end in sight and the starting up, there's been a very steady decline in the cost of doing it we're almost back to the cost we were pre-pandemic in terms of what it cost to raise funds. so -- but we raised the funds we need and we're feeling in very good shape. >> no more. >> we're feeling in good shape for that i never say no to anything, but i do think we have the capacity that we needed and i see us building up as people get comfortable with cruising again people see how free it is. we can sit and enjoy this. pent-up demand people are tired of being cooped up at home they want to get out and they're booking accordingly. >> one day away from "celebrity edge" setting sail. >> yes >> and you will also be seeing the ceo of royal caribbean thank you for your time today. >> thank you >> back to the studio. >> seema, great stuff. as we go to break this morning, take a l

cruise l line setbacack: royal caribbean pushes back the launch of its new megaship as eight crew members test positive for covid. could this sink a military billion-dollar industry? hamas sends fire-carrying balloons into israel. tonight, how the new israeli prime minister reacts. we're in israel where there's concerns the fragile cease-fire could fall apart. and diplomacy in action. action. whil while two world leaders practice the politics of personal relationships. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from the presidential summit in geneva, switzerland. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news. president biden is on his way came to do during his historic summit here in gen home, declaring he did what he came to do during his historic summit here in geneva. during a tense three-and-a-half- hour sit-down with vladimir putin, mr. biden says he laid out basic rules of the road, warning the russian leader in stark terms that the consequences of future ransom wear attacks against the u.s. and

so, for this simulated voyage, royal caribbean is turning to its employees. works for royal caribbean. i had a chance to talk to a few of them. we talked about why they decided to get on board, and some of their concerns. >> i needed to get out. i'm vaccinated. i have haven't -- you know, i've been very healthy. i'm very healthy, thank god. i just need to get out and see my friends and see my work family. >> i'm feeling very excited overall. i mean, a little apprehensive. not because of the cruise but just because i haven't packed for a trip for a long time so i kind of forgot. >> reporter: in april, governor desantis sued cdc over its requirements and on friday a judge ruled that come july 18th, the cdc cannot require cruise lines to follow their new rules. so, you have the ports, the cruise line as well as the industry as a whole reading through the decision and trying to make sense of what that means for future voyages and passengers. leyla santiago, cnn, miami. >> tlau for that. >>> thank you for joining us here at cnn. if you're an international viewer,

but it was carnival and royal caribbean stalks that were down to start the week. after reports of more cobit cases aboard their ships on thursday to passengers on the royal caribbean adventure of the seas ship tested positive during routine testing. but you were unvaccinated children under the age of 16, and were forced to quarantine before december, marking in the bahamas and returning to their home in florida. ro, caribbean requires all crew and passengers above 16 to show proof of vaccination except for ships leaving from florida and texas due to new laws in those states to people also tested positive aboard a royal caribbean ship earlier this month. and the launch date that for july 3rd has been postponed until july 31st. 2 after 8 crew members tested positive from one area of travel to another, the world of space tourism is heating up. as the virgin galactic gets the green light from us regulators the new the sparking reports that the companies founder, billionaire richard branson, could make his debut in space as early as next week, beating both jeff faces a

. >>> breaking overnight, grounded, royal caribbean postpones the inaugural cruises of its newest ship among the very first set to leave from the u.s. in more than a year. just ahead, the covid outbreak behind that delay and its impact on the summer vacation plans of thousands of americans. >>> all that, plus prime day, mackenzie scott, the ex-wife of amazon's jeff bezos gives a massive donation of nearly $3 billion to charities, schools, and nonprofits. >> my hand was shaking when i wrote it down. >> we'll talk to those on the receiving end of that major surprise, today, wednesday, june 16th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is 7:00 on the west coast, and it is good to have you along with us on a wednesday morning. >> it's a real busy one. let's get right to this morning's breaking news. all eyes on geneva, switzerland where president biden and russian president vladimir putin are holding their very first summit as we speak. >> they too

what they're doing is asking and having volunteers, 600 royal caribbean employees, take a cruise foras and to cape cay, and they're also doing a bit of a simulated voyage. this is an opportunity for the cdc and royal caribbean to see what works, what doesn't work, and see what can be better before their sold-out voyage on july 2nd. you mentioned the difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated folks on the cruise. there's a consensus if you're vaccinated, cruise ships, totally safe to go on. go for it. if you're unvaccinated, it's risky, but cruise lines are ready. here's what folks from royal caribbean had to say. >> we started to plan overall the comeback since we were shut down. so we have planned for many, many, many months. of course, the evolution of knowledge on covid have changed over time, so we have been very adaptable to changing the plan and so forth, but we have planned this for many, many months. >> and alex, as we get into this post-covid era, things are going to be different. as you know with a lot of things, there's an app for that. cruises, there's an app for that

royal caribbean's odyssey of the seas was supposed to set sail john july 3 from florida. that voyage is now canceled. eight crew members tested positive for covid-19. the entire crew had received both doses of the vaccine but for some the two-week waiting period had not lapsed. the odyssey is now expected to set sail on july 31. >>> among the sobering realities of the pandemic is that thousands of families have held funerals for loved ones over the past 15 months, funerals are usually expensive. >> and those families are now eligible for federal help to cover some of the cost. but most people haven't signed up, they just don't know about this. our consumer investigator chris chmura joins us with some direction on how to apply. >> the u.s. says families of covid-19 victims may receive up to $9,000 for funeral assistance per vvictim. if your loved one was cremated, say, for $5,000, might get the $5,000 back. but if the funeral was $15,000, the maximum benefit is $9,000. $28 million has been provided to 20,000 families. that's a lot of people but nor near the 600,000 likely

looking beyond the covid-19 of the one of the challenges and opportunities for the royal caribbean toound. as you said people are coming in the bit to travel. >> you've actually put your finger on it, global economic activity is doing well. well i don't like higher fuel prices, truly the economy that drives us in the pent-up demand. he really sing it, people want to get found 41 of the beauties of cruising as actually you are freer today in the chris and you are many hometowns. so that works very well for us tonight they it is well for future as well. sue and thank you i understand you're going on this initial process so have a great trip printed. >> you better believe i'm on the first one. i'll be waving goodbye to those who are not fortunate enough to be a ship. jack: thank you have a great trip pretty coming up, a list of the top ceos in the country and find out who made the list and find out who made the list and why. did you know that geico's whole 15 minutes thing... that came from me. really. my first idea was “in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower... over you. fig

. >> also royal caribbean. the cruise is are ready to sail. coming up next month. we'll have all the new safety protocols after the break. >> royal caribbean ships are getting ready to set sail me us for the first time in 16 months. friday, the company said 6 of its ships will set sail from port sun, florida and texas in july and august. the first ship will set sail on july second in miami. according to royal caribbean, 90% of all the passengers are either vaccinated are planning to get vaccinated. just in time for their crews at all. the ship's crew members. we'll be fully vaccinated. >> meanwhile, lake tahoe has unveiled some new charging stations to help electric boats stay powered up. officials say those electric power boats are beneficial with helping the environment. >> i come from that ocean surfing background. so i like to mix it up and surf a lot of different ways. another way. i like to serve. i bumped the speed up to 11 6. i'm not the way shape and this allows for a long plane wave and wind pumping on the line. i get to fit into tricks as well as having

it is big news for people like governor de santis, royal caribbean, and for cruise lovers all acrossthis weekend a jed ral judge said that the cdc can't mandate on cruises what the cdc is currently mandating on cruises that includes what is happening today, which is a cdc-mandated simulation voyage for the freedom of the seas. what this means is that 600 royal caribbean employees, and their guests are serving as volunteers on this cruise. it is a three-day, two night cruise to the bahamas and to coco cay. this is for royal caribbean and the cdc to see what works, what doesn't work, and how they can improve coming towards the sold-out season that they have for the summer and fall for the cruiseline industry. we talked to a number of these employee volunteers. >> the industry, i think if there is a good sense of solidarity that we need to just do it together. because that's the only way to do it. as an industry, it is important. we see other industries in the travel sector, like airlines, buses, everything, and we really want to just be the same be in business. >> as we approach this p

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that includes $5000.00 fines for every violation royal caribbean. someone did a $180.00 earlier this month saying that while it would not require florida passengers to prove they were fully vaccinated, it would be recommended, and those that are own vaccinated would be subject to additional testing on shore. and then once aboard the ship, more restriction, so to inquire, what restrictions and how those restrictions be enforced. while justice weight royal caribbean further clarified its order, saying that all passengers, 16 years of age or older, must be fully vaccinated from hilbert. 19 except passengers setting sail from florida. that's all for now you can catch boom bus on demand by downloading the portable tv app or your apple or android device. we'll see you here next time. and as we don't forget to question more with ah me, one of the worst ever mass shootings in america was in las vegas in 2017. the tragedy a close a little of the real last vegas. where many say elected officials are controlled by casino loaners. the dangerous shooting reveale

i was surprised to hear royal caribbean reverse course on the vac nations. time will tell.ly parents with kids who are not vaccinated, they are going to want to have most the people on those ships vaccinated. >> united airlines just penned a deal to buy super sonic jets. we haven't had super sonic planes for some time now. they can fly from newark to lon don in three and a half hours. san francisco to tokyo in six hours. that's pretty remarkable. we saw what happened with the concord. is this going to work, do you think? >> i think it will. you know, based on how boom super sonic is making their planes. it is going to cost the airline roughly the same as modern airplanes do today, 787. they are also going to be net carbon zero, which is shocking. the concord which retired in 2003 was inefficient to run and also it was kinds of not good for passengers either. even though it was a cool experience it was hot in the cabin and cramped. the boom super on soic planes look nice, but it is going to be 2029 before we see them. >> how many people can you fit on one of the super sonic

that includes $5000.00 fines for every violation royal caribbean, from $1.00 to $180.00 earlier this month, saying that while it would not require florida passengers to prove they were fully vaccinated, it would be recommended. and those that are own vaccinated would be subject to additional testing on shore. and then once a board, the ship more restrictions, so to inquire what restrictions and how those restrictions would be in force. while just this week, royal caribbean further clarified its order, saying that all passengers, 16 years of age or older, must be fully vaccinated from hilbert. 19, it's passengers setting sail from florida. that's all for now. you can catch boom bus on demand by downloading the portable tv app or your apple or android device. we'll see you here next time. and as always, don't forget to question more with ah, [000:00:00;00] i the global geo political game, as it's called some time rest upon the foundation, us dollars privacy, us dollar, a world reserve current. now you've got a major brush to the outside of the dollar. that gives them a way to maneuver

royal caribbean says it will resume cruises from florida and texas starting next month.xplains. >> the cruise industry is getting ready to set sail once again, but a political problem began. royal caribbean abruptly changed course on friday, and only it's ships deporting from seattle and bahamas will require passengers to be vaccinated, and no vaccination requires from texas or florida, florida where businesses can be fined for requiring customers to show proof of vaccination. >> i was surprised by that because i think they are on the better side of it and i think they are better staying on team cdc rather than team desantis. >> one lawyer says the situation on cruise ships is unique and the cdc is trying to keep people safe. >> they appear to be in a waiting pattern here. >> last year a number of cruise ships were unable to dock when coronavirus spread through tight quarters, and ships sat idle for 15 months. now the cdc laid out a framework to get them back in motion, and have trial sailings with volunteers before opening them back up to passengers. desantis sued the c

interesting all right, well tomorrow royal caribbean celebrity edge will become the first ship from aengers since the coronavirus pandemic started last year, the company says the ship will be at 36% capacity to allow for social distancing. that's nearly 1100 passengers, meantime, two guests aboard another royal caribbean ship were quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus on wednesday. they have since returned home, the company says both guest were unvaccinated and under the age of 16 on wall street today, stocks were mostly higher. the dow was up 237 points. the nasdaq ticked down nine points and the s and p was up 14 to wrap up its best week since february. shares in nike surged 15% on a stellar earnings report, which helped to rev up the market engage of consumer inflation came in about as expected, which helped calm some worries over rising prices. president biden signed a law today making the pulse nightclub side in orlando, florida, a national memorial. the pulse like club is where mass shooting took place. back in 2016 that left 49 people dead. it was the deadliest

also, today, royal caribbean's freedom of the seas will set sail on a cdc mandated tested voyage. first trip in 15 months. this is ahead of a busy summer season for the company. and this comes just days after another royal caribbean cruise ship was delayed due to covid cases among the crew. meanwhile, a federal judge has ruled that the cdc cannot enforce covid-related rules on cruise ships. leaving from florida. to help us unpack all of the health implications of all of this we're going to bring in doctor blackstock. doctor blackstock, welcome back. we're so happy to have you this morning. let's dive right in, the judge called the cdc's guidelines for these cruise ships and overreach of power. but we have already seen some positive cases. and this is just early on in the process. so, are you concerned about this? are you concerned about safety moving forward knowing this? >> absolutely. first, thank you for having me on. i'm concerned that cruise lines are going to become the covid hotspots. we know that cruise lines are essentially congregant settings. there are different areas w

and those states to people also tested positive aboard a royal caribbean ship earlier this month. and the launch date that for july 3rd has been postponed until july 31st. 2 after 8 crew members tested positive from one area of travel to another, the world of space tourism is heating up. as the virgin galactic gets the green light from us regulators, the new the sparking reports of the companies founder billionaire richard branson could make his debut in space as early as next week, beating both jeff bases and you on musk. so joining me out of this guy is aaron pago, adjunct professor of business strategy with a focus in space commercialization. aaron, it's great to have you on the show today, and it appears to be the race of the billionaires right now. i mean, we've got jeff phases saying that he is going to on july 20th, that will be the launch of his blue origin. now richard branson is signaling that he may beat him to it. i mean, is there more at stake here than just bragging rights? at this stage it's a lot of bragging rights. to be honest, this was a very long relay race. br

ten-x it. >>> royal caribbean in rough waters today after two passengers on a ship tested positive foring a fully vaccinated ship and having passengers test negative before getting onboard, two passengers did test positive for covid toward the end of the cruise this is the celebrity millennium, the first north american sailing in over a year, operated by royal caribbean. the crew started in st. martin last saturday, included stops in barbados, aruba and on the way pack to st. martin where passengers will disembark tomorrow i talked to the royal caribbean ceo who said the important thing here is the two cases did not turn into an outbreak. all close contacts of the two positive passengers tested negative that shows that the cruise line's protocols from isolation techniques to frequent testing are working. so far no reaction from the cdc. barring any other issues, royal is planning to resume u.s. sailings this summer, starting with the celebrity edge in two weeks out of ft. lauderdale. disney's dream on the 29th, carnival vista in is early july from texas we are looking at shares of roya

. >> reporter: richard is the ceo and chairman of collect's parent, royal caribbean group. a year ago at this time, they were predicting the death of the cruise industry. >> yes, they were. ha, ha. and i think you have seen how wrong they were. >> reporter: the three largest cruise companies have lost $25 billion since covid. they are optimistic returning to the high sea also lead to big profits. as the swinfords enjoy their 12th cruise, this 8-year-old speaks for many americans vacationing this summer. >> i'm just glad i'm away from home, mainly. >> reporter: there are a lot of avid cruisers on this voyage, who wouldn't have missed it for the world. as you go see a lot of them have joined us very early this morning. but the question going forward is this, what will demand look like, and will the cruise lines be able to fill big ships like this? >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ hey, how you doing baby? ♪ ♪ you look mighty fine, ♪ ♪ i figured i might come your way and ♪ ♪ roll up on you with that golden ticket... ♪ smell irresistible. the

royal caribbean's planning for a cruise from port miami june 20. port ever glades with vaccine requirements and seattle to alaska cruises are starting jul. all of this really depends on what this tampa bay district court judge, a federal judge decides in this case between florida and the cdc. both sides trying to do mediation. that failed last week, so now, whatever the judge decides that will be the policy and the argument is who has the ultimate right dealing with cruise ships in u.s. ports, the state of florida or the federal government. david? david: cruise lines caught right in the middle between this battle phil thank you very much. now, to washington d.c., where the gop is adding up the cost of covid relief checks and they say that this is adding up to a lot of waste. fox business hillary vaughn is live on capitol hill with the latest on this , hi, hillary reporter: hi, david. well some republicans on capitol hill warned that some americans maybe becoming addicted to getting those government relief checks in the mail. the republicans on the

. >>> and royal caribbean trying out a sail in the era of covid. >>> and jon rahm with the big father's u.s. win with a pair of clutch putts to end the round. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." i'm frank holland in for brian sullivan investments right now halfway through the 5:00 a.m. hour the dow is looked to pop 200 points at the open markets overall taking a big drop on friday on comments about jim bullard here on cnbc higher interest rates could come as soon as next year as opposed to the projection of 2023 by the fed. >>> to the early trading in europe we have julianna tatelbaum standing by in the london newsroom i would call you the lady in red earl earlier, but i am seeing green now. >> we had positive momentum we started on the back foot trading in the red now higher from when we spoke a half hour ago for the stoxx europe some digesting what the federal reserve shift in policy stance means moving ahead investors are taking relief this morning after the losses we saw last week. stoxx 600 ending 1.26% lower from last week we now have green across the board. at one point the

company need to work on for their sold-out voyages. 600 royal caribbean employees are serves as volunteerse-day, two-night trip to the bahamas. >> i'm super excited to be back on board. today being father's day, it's an awesome today, to be the first cruise out of the miami, a simulation cruise means a. that particular ship i brought her over back in 2006. >> reporter: the general medical consensus is if you're fully vaccinated, go for it. even if you're just partially vaccinated, you may want to save the cruise for later this year, because its a bit risky, according to our medical experts. >> thank you both. we are approaching the top of the hour. ♪♪ >>> it is the top of the hour, everybody. for those of you still with us, thank you. if you're just joining me, welcome. >>> a local election getting national attention. >> i am so thrilled to announce i am running for mayor of new york city. >> that was former presidential candidate an dry yang b

yousef: that was richard fain, ceo of royal caribbean cruises, saying he hopes to have the majority ofis fleet back sailing by the end of the year. looking at the markets, many travel and leisure stocks selling off yesterday. investors in the sector faced with a bit of an existential, unpleasant question -- could this be another lost summer for europe? maria tadeo joins us from brussels. maria, europe is reintroducing restrictions for travelers. to what extent is it likely to derail the seasonal together? maria: yes, that is the question, and we saw that reflected in markets yesterday, the big concern over the summer season, it whiplash travel stocks in europe. when you look at the picture right now, we are seeing more restrictions come into play. we've seen them from -- that will ask for a negative pcr test to enter the country. it is a change from the previous rules that said if cases are low from a country, you don't have to take a pcr tests. a number of things are coming into play. one is this is a reminder of the summer season last year. when you start changing the rules and legis

royal caribbean sets sail over the weekend for the caribbea and mexico here is what royal caribbean'snormally book months in advance. i see the untapped demand of people anxious to get back to sea. i see that as strong we are overwhelmed with people calling. clearly want to get back and going to normalcy. >> with the first sailings expected to restrict the number of passengers, how could that impact the path to profitability? i'm joined by the managing director at web bush securities. i was on that ship on friday it is running at 40% capacity which we know needs to be higher for the ships to break even and be profitable. i wonder how quickly the cruise lines can add more passengers and still abide by cdc rules >> there is a dual path the industry will take to get back on the water ships like "celebrity edge" where the vast majority of passengers and 100% of the crew vaccinated in short order they will get back to 100%. as the industry standard, 100% plus capacity. there are other ships where vaccinations are not required or do not surpass what is a 95% hurdle of vaccinations or capaci

. >>> and royal caribbean says they are ready to resume operations.ps will begin sailing from u.s. cruise ports starting this summer. the cruises came to a halt when the cdc issued a no-sale order 16 months ago, and many of the royal caribbean ships are waiting for the cdc approval to sail again. the first cruise is going to be from the port of miami on july 2nd. >>> all right. meantime today in san francisco, a ceremony is being held to commemorating 40 years since the beginning of the aids epidemic in the u.s. among those paying tribute are house speaker nancy pelosi and california governor gavin newsom, and dr. anthony fauci is adding his voice to the commemoration. as elizabeth cohen explains, he was on the front line of fighting the disease in the early days. >> at the present time, we don't have an effective antiviral therapy. >> reporter: before dr. fauci took on the covid virus, he was working on hiv/aids. the first official report known of illnesses that would later become aids. >> i remember picking up the weekly morbidity and mortality repo

the leader in 5g >>> smooth sailing for royal caribbean.ise ship returned to south florida after two-day simulated cruise the purpose was to test the cruise line's health and safety measures in accordance with cdc rules. more than 600 employees volunteered to make the run, all fully vaccinated. >> just gave me chills because you feel like the world got smaller during the pandemic, so i feel like this really felt like we're really accessing this freedom again to travel and experience and enjoy life. >> feel really good about our protocols and all the conversations from folks on board have gone exceptionally well >> lifted hopes for a cruise industry comeback. "freedom of the sea" is first to leave a port with passengers since pandemic began set sail next week with paying guests on board. >>> 1970s inflation staying in the past, that's what's stopping cnbc, on the money jerome powell telling panel it's unlikely the u.s. will see 1970's style inflation airline tickets, hotel prices and surging consumer demand, says those should resolve themsel

as j & j continues manufacturing, tonight two break-through cases on a royal caribbean cruiseship. the infected passengers who shared a room had to show proof like all other adult passengers they had been vaccinated and tested negative before setting sail. >> no panic. people just went about their nightly routine. they didn't cancel any activities on the ship. >> reporter: the passengers are both in isolation. while surprising, there will be break-through infections. >> if we're vaccinated and something's wrong. the vaccines are working even when you have a positive case. >> reporter: vaccines, say experts, are why covid deaths have dropped nearly 90% since their peak in january. it's the unvaccinated still losing their lives to covid. with a renewed push for vaccinations cities hyka chicago are finally reopening, thes sights and sounds of summer passed finally here physician. miguel almaguer. >> officer carol chestwick is accused of breaking into a senator's office with a mob of others. the charges make his blood boil and the officer has been relieved. >>> a justice department wat

. >>> royal caribbean's test cruise in the books.ut was it enough to green light bringing passengers back on board? >>> and a shocking end to a high school basketball game not on the score board but among the fans that's next. as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news from cnbc. the epson ecotank. no more buying cartridges. look at all this ink it comes with. big ink tanks. lots of ink. no more cartridges. incredible amount of ink. the epson ecotank. just fill and chill. >>> smooth sailing for royal caribbean. the company's cruiseship returned to florida after a two-day simulated cruise the purpose was to test the cruise line's health and safety measures in accordance with cdc rules. more than 600 employees volunteered to make the test run, waiving all along, all of them fully vaccinated. >> i feel like the world got smaller during the pandemic. i feel like we're really accessing freedom again. >> we feel really good about our protocols, and all the conversations i had from my folks on board, things have gone exce

but royal caribbean has announced a us comeback this summer. only one catch: vaccinations are optional. what the what? you can't trust cruise passengers to make smart health decisions. these are people who wait in line to scoop up macaroni salad from a bin a toddler lost a flip-flop in. the reasons -- there are a lot of reasons, there many reasons the vaccines are optional is that a lot of these cruises depart from florida, where they just passed a law that not only prohibits businesses from requiring vaccinations, but will fine companies $5,000 each time they require vaccination proof from a patron. that's a tough beat for florida cops. attention all units, we have a report that coldstone creamery is trying to keep customers alive. immediately redirect all officers away from the meth-fueled alligator knife fight. get me a brownie mixin. the first cruise is scheduled for july 2, and to ensure safety, royal caribbean is conducting simulation cruises. which i assume means testing the endurance of passengers with a shrimp test dummy. speaking of t

the royal caribbean cruise terminal here is empty, but there are some folks at sea, on a test the cdcll it a simulated cruise they're trying to work out the covid protocols to make sure when paying passengers go on board very soon that everything is safe. this morning, the shutdown that has cost cruise lines billions of dollars is almost over. after 15 months, sunday it was anchors away for a royal caribbean simulation cruise. >> the cruise today is huge for the industry and for the company. >> reporter: this, the first cruise to leave any u.s. port with passengers since march 2020 the two-day trip will sail around the bahamas on board, company employees who volunteered to test the health and safety systems, all eager to jump start the industry. >> i'm looking forward to getting back to sea. this is has been what we've been talking about for the last 15 months >> the maiden voyage a promising milestone after a choppy start eight crew members testing on is positive for covid-19 last week on its "odyssey of the seas," delaying the launch of the new cruise liner scheduled to sail with pa

royal caribbean is running a simulated voyage to test health and safety measures. me now. thanks for being here. >> greats to be here. >> jerry: so the cdc is aggressive aggressive in trying to insist on the additional rules, vaccinations, very tough rules for the cruise industry that has been battered. is the cruise industry going to get some relief? >> i'm waiting for the grocery store clerks to get tasted or publix. think of the people that go past them every day. they're applying a rule and a policy to cruise lines that makes no sense. look at the airline business. the airline business never stopped flying. so how do you differentiate? an airplane, you're shoulder to shoulder. on a cruise, you have outdoor air, lots of circulation. doesn't make much sense this is going on as long as it has. the cruise lines have bid their time, which was a huge mistake. they should have been out more forcefully screaming about this. they destroyed this industry. look at the debt that has piled up. it's massive just so they can get ready to sale and not go out of business. >> je

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royal caribbean is conducting a test run in hopes of returning passengers to sea.tello at reagan national airport. i feel like i start with everything. how is this going to work, florida governor desantis is saying there shouldn't be a vaccine passport. however, many, many of the protocols are based on people's vaccination status. so how does this even work? >> reporter: stephanie, because cruise ships are on the water, on the oceans, use an expression my grandmother would use, we have quite a kettle of fish. it is confusing. as you point out, the governor says he doesn't want to see any business in the state of florida, that includes cruise ships, requiring passports, vaccine passports. you consider i am here at port miami, the busiest cruise ship port in the nation, you have port everglades and canaveral, that rounds out a good portion of cruising that takes place in this country. so the question is, if you cannot require a vaccine passport, how will this work. add into that, a federal judge ruling last week that seemed to suggest the cdc regulations for cruise s