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dan simon, thank you very much. >>> and cnn's coverage continues right now. thank you for joining us this morning and letting me fill in. >> you'll be back. >> tomorrow. >>> very good wednesday morning to you. i'm jim sciutto. breaking overnight, what could be the beginning of the end for roe v. wade in this country. as of midnight last night, a new law in texas which bans all abortions six weeks after conception took effect in that state. this after the supreme court and a federal appeals court failed to take emergency requests from providers to stop it. many women do not even know they're pregnant until after six weeks. also, a disturbing detail, the new law would allow any private citizen in the country to su'a abortion providers or anyone who assists pregnant women in texas seeking an abortion. opponents argue the law immediately and catastrophically reduces abortion access in texas. all this as the supreme court is set to rule on another abortion case next month which could have implications for the entire country and, of course, the roe v. wade ruling.

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here's cnn's dan simon. >> we are being absolutely crushed by covid. >> i am scared.f us. >> reporter: in idaho, health care workers are beginning to triage the worsening covid-19 crisis. >> we're going to have to start and are starting ranking how things are being done. >> reporter: state officials say hospitals are now allowed to ration treatment in order to meet an overwhelming surge of unvaccinated covid patients. >> you get the question, if my husband, if my wife, if my son, if my daughter had been vaccinated, would this have happened? and the answer of course is no. >> reporter: the influx is forcing providers to determine who gets care and who must wait. >> we are currently able to tread water. it's going to decline simply because a caregiver can't get to a patient fast enough. >> reporter: everyone from cancer patients to people on a transplant list could see delays in treatment as resources are devoted to urgent covid cases. despite a months long push of public health announcements like these from the state health. barely 40% of the state is fully vaccinated,

>> dan simon, thank you. and thanks for watching. our coverage continues. >>> welcome to our k"cnn newsroom." joe biden made tensions with the ally and humanitarian crisis in afghanistan and a global pandemic. outrage of a video that shows u.s. border agents on horse back charging into crowds of haitian refugees. homeland security now vowing t

thank you, dan simon. >> next, the murder mystery in south carolina and nobody named as a suspect inand the attorney facing questions about his new gunshot injury and the one question that could make all the difference in california's recall election. we'll show you. i wonder how the firm's doing without its fearless leader. you sure you want to leave that all behind? yeah. stay restless with the rx. crafted by lexus. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. your eyes. beautiful on the outside, but if you have diabetes, there can be some not-so-pretty stuff going on, on the inside. it's true, if you have diabetes, you know high blood sugar is the root of the problem. but that excess sugar can cause the blood vessels to be seriously damaged. and when that happens, this could happen, vision loss or even blindness. that's right, diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness for adults in the u.s. but even though you can't see it, there is something you can do about it. remember this: now is the time to get your eyes checked. eye care is an incredibly important part of your long-t

dan simon has more. >> this is the little tubes that we collect the samples in.y. her technology billed as a revolutionary breakthrough and it made elizabeth holmes a media sens sensation. >> in year 2025, what is the thing you are most certain about? >> more people will have access to their own health information. >> reporter: holmes claimed had theranos could take just a couple drops of blood and test for dozens of diseases. including hiv, diabetes and cancer. >> it is an honor to have this group of health care thought leaders here. >> reporter: in 2015, she appeared alongside then vice president joe biden at the company's california lab. >> talk about being inspired. this is inspiration, man. this is inspiration. >> no one has ever seen this, you are the first one. >> reporter: a year later she gave dr. gupta a tour of the lab and boasted that theranos blood testing could be deployed pretty much everywhere. >> essentially a clinical laboratory in their own house? >> i think that that is an interesting space. >> reporter: at age 31, she became the youngest fema

dan simon, cnn, south lake tahoe. >>> and pedram javaheri is joining us with the latest on all of this. what are you seeing? >> rosemary, we'll start off with what is happening across portions of louisiana. as we noted here, massive power outages still remain in place for upwards of a million customers. but peak summer-like weather across the region with heat indices or what it will feel like close to 100 degrees in some areas such as baton rouge already exceeding 100 degrees wednesday afternoon. and heat advisories from the national weather service including much of southern louisiana, portions of texas into oklahoma, climbing up to 110 degrees. again, incredible heat if it was the middle of july when it is peak season for excessive heat, but here in september we're seeing them take place across portions of the south. what is left of the storm system? there it is, you kind of still see some organization with this, it is a tropical depression as it rains itself out across parts of the ohio valley into the northeast. and tremendous amount of rainfall in store here across the northeast.

cnn's dan simon is at a polling place in sacramento. l us what you're seeing there and is turnout expected to be big? >> reporter: hi, jim. we are at the sacramento county registrar's office. and the polls will open at the top of the hour. there will be a lot of activity here today. this is actually where the votes will be tabulated later today. and behind me you can see this drop-off box and already seen a number of cars, people dropping off their ballots. but in terms of the overall turnout, we'll just have to wait and see. but we should know, at least by tonight, whether or not governor newsome keeps his job in office. and it's worth repeating that this recall election really began to gain steam during the heart of the pandemic. there was criticism over governor newsome's policies with respect to covid-19. that led republicans to get the 1.5 million signatures, which was necessary to get this recall on the ballot. but in the days and the weeks leading up to this election, newsome and his supporters were happy to have this election fra

>> dan simon, stay safe.e once led a now famous 11-hour filibuster against abortion restrictions. wendy davis is here to react to the new abortion law in texas, almost a complete ban. stay with us. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. this hour, no power and no escape. the extreme danger as temperatures soar and gas stations tap out after hurricane ida slams the gulf coast. >>> and after the exit from afghanistan, the biden administration pledges to fight any terrorist threats there from over the horizon. is terrorist chatter picking up? i'll ask republican senator and veteran joni ernst. >>> and leading this hour

cnn's dan simon is live in the south lake tahoe area with more. g, kaitlan. well, the fire is just a few short miles from reaching this community. crews doing everything they can to beat back the flames. the problem, though, is the wind and this area remains under a red flag warning until late tonight. >>> fire crews racing to contain the caldor fire as the blaze is now turning and threatening parts of nevada. >> we are using all of our resources, everything we have at our disposal. >> reporter: firefighters battled throughout the night to protect homes and businesses in the vacation enclave south lake tahoe. dense smoke leaving the area completed deserted. they protected homes as the flames came down the mountain side. residents preparing for the worst fearing they will lose everything. >>> what's going through your mind? >> oh, everything really, you know. our whole town, our jobs, everything. just saying bye to our town possibly. >> reporter: dry conditions ask heavy winds have fueled the caldor fire several days. so far it's burned nearly 200,0

cnn's dan simon in sacramento with the latest. dan. >> hey, good morning, john, that is the state capitol behind me. that is the seat of power in the state of california, and we should note by tonight whether or not governor newsom will retain his office inside that building. it is worth repeating that this recall effort really began to gather steam during the heart of the pandemic. there was criticism over governor newsom's policies with respect to covid-19, and that led republicans to get the 1.5 million signatures necessary to force this on the ballot. in the wave of the delta variant, newsom and his supporters are happy to have this election framed as somebody who will follow the science, versus an outsider, someone who would loosen restrictions, which could lead to more cases and deaths. president biden laying out the stakes last night while campaigns with the governor. take a look. >> this year, the leading republican running for governor is the closest thing to a trump clone that i have ever seen in your state. is the clone

cnn dan simon is following the latest developments in the trial. >> this is a little tubes we collectthe nano taner. they are about this big. >> reporter: she was the darling of silicon valley. her technology billed as a revolutionary breakthrough and made her a media sensation. >> in year 2025, what's the thing you're most certain about? >> more people will have access to their own health information. >> reporter: she claims her company could take just a couple drops of blood and test for donzs of diseases, including live, diabetes and cancer. >> it's incredible honor to have this group of health care thought leaders here. >> reporter: in 2015, she appeared alongside joe biden at the company's california lab. >> talk about being inspired. this is inspiration. this is inspiration. >> no one ever seen it. you're the first one. >> reporter: she gave dr. sanjay gupta a tour of the lab and boasted blood testing could be deployed everywhere. >> you think people's homes should have these? >> i think that's a very interesting space. >> reporter: at age 31, according to forbes, she became the

cnn's dan simon has more on the health crisis. >> we are being absolutely crushed by covid. >> i am scaredisis. >> we have to start ranking how things are being done. >> reporter: state officials say hospitals are now allowed to ration treatment in order to meet an overwhelming surge of unvaccinated covid patients. >> we've got the question if my husband, if my wife, if my son, if my doubt her been vaccinated, would this have happened, and the answer, of course, is no. >> the influx is forcing providers to make unimaginable decisions, determining who gets care and who must wait. >> while we are currently able to tread water, it's going to decline simply because a care giver can't get to a patient fast enough. >> reporter: everyone from cancer patients to people on a transplant list could see delays in treatment as resources are diverted to urgent covid cases. >> a new delta variant is spreading twice as fast. >> reporter: despite a month's long push of public service announcements like these from the state health department. >> protect yourself and others get vaccinated today. >> reporter:

. >> thanks to cnn's dan simon for that report. >>> at this point the trend is undeniable. hospitals in areas with low vaccination rates are struggling with shortages in resources, staff, bed space and the impact is especially being felt in the southeast. listen to this, the top medical official in alabama says the number of hospitalizations in the state are actually declining and that sounds like good news but it's not. it's not because fewer people are catching covid or because patients are improving and leaving the hospital, it's because so many hospital patients are dying. listen. >> there are two ways people leave the hospital and one of them not very good. and while we're having double digit numbers of deaths today, that accounts for the declining number of hospitalizations we're seeing. >> there's a similar story playing out in georgia. 96% of the state's 3100 icu beds are occupied. the vast majority of covid patients unvaccinated. anna adams joins us now. she's the senior vice president of external affairs for the georgia hospital association. good morning, anna. we

dan simon is in south lake tahoe. >> reporter: we are looking at a potential worst case scenario with the fire pushing towards the lake tahoe region. this community has totally emptied out with people heeding the evacuation orders. you can see how smoky it is and how empty it is. this is a very popular tourist destination both in the summer and winter. we spoke with a resident who was packing up her belongings as she was getting ready to hit the road. >> we're all packed up, ready to go to reno. we have friends in reno. so figure it out. >> what is going through your mind? >> everything really. we're leaving. our hotel, our whole town, our jobs, everything. >> reporter: california officials had been predicting a very active wildfire season. and this caldor fire is now the number one firefighting priority in the country and there is concern that embers could send the fire in different directions including towards lake tahoe region and the race is on to save this and other communities nearby. >> one of the most beautiful places in the country. and it is just filled with smoke and people

dan simon is outfront. >> you guys want eggos? >> reporter: he works as a truck driver.he's a full-time caregiver in coeur d'alene, idaho to his twins after their mother, darryl's sister, died last month from covid-19. >> as they were intubating her, they'd given her the sedation and the paralytic, which is standard, her heart just let go. >> reporter: natalie rise was only 46. tell me what did natalie do for a living? >> natalie was a registered nurse, and she did home health care. she went around and helped people in their homes, elderly. >> reporter: which made her firm anti-vaccination stance all the more puzzling. >> she was telling me not to get vaccinated. i think it was from misinformation. i think it was from falling into negative social media and bloggers, youtubers. >> reporter: as the delta variant continues to run rampant, health care leaders face a challenge. nearly 30% of their own ranks as of july still had not been vaccinated according to the covid states project. and as cases and hospitalizations remain high here in idaho, one official saying there's re

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