from chicago, here is adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening.elta variant is rapidly turning america's attention back to the pandemic, and driving the biden administration to consider a third shot for at-risk americans. cases are up in 46 states this past week, especially those with large, unvaccinated populations. how bad is it? well, daily cases are up nationwide 281% since june 19. cbs' michael george in new york starts us off tonight. michael, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. doctors annurses in some parts of the country are once again fighting an uphill battle. hospital beds keep running out, cases are rising, and there is frusevn ented if they had gotten the vaccine. with covid cases surging nationwide, the biden administration is acknowledging some of the most vulnerable americans, like those with compromised immune systems, may need a third vaccine shot. the highly contagious delta variant is spreading faster than health experts first predicted. > there is a whole bunch of people unvaccinated in the heart of the midwest,

here is cbs's adriana diaz. >> reporter: >> i'm here with sun's coach monty williams. >> reporter: to basketball fans, rachel nichols is a fixture on the sidelines. now she's been sidelined for criticizing espn assigning maria taylor, who's black, to host last years n.b.a. countdown during the playoffs over nichols who is white. >> the first thing they tell you in journalism school is don't be the story. >> reporter: but nichols did become the story when a conversation she had last year was secretly recorded and later leaked. >> if you need to give her more things to do because you're feeling pressure about your like crappy longtime record on diversity-which, by the way, i myself like know personally, like, go for it. just, you know, find it somewhere else. >> reporter: nichols apologized on the jump, a show she co-hosts on espn.on >> how deeply, deeply sorry i am for disappointing those i hurt, particularly maria taylor. >> reporter: former espn colleague jemele hill.rt >> where you don't see a lot of black women in the role that maria is in, she hears that 100 times a day. so to the

. >> adriana diaz reporting there. >>> the new delta variant is now responsible for more than 80% of cases here in the u.s. but it's mostly affecting the unvaccinated and then you have countries like haiti where not a single shot of vaccine has been administered and in south africa the new variant is spreading like wildfire. reporting now from a field hospital. >> reporter: stepping up here the inoculatation coming in two days to help the rising death toll driven by the delta variant. >> the incestent wailing of ambulance and sirens, this a third trek of wave invading the country. this paramedic has not had a day off in over two months. >> there's multiple calls every day. >> every call out requires urgent hospital care. >> your oxygen levels are down. >> but there's a line for beds. >> this hospital is completely overwhelmed, there are no icu beds available. this patient is critical. they will either have to wait outside or try another hospital. >> she hopes for space to open up for resource patient but more often than not that means someone else has died. oxygen is in desperate sho

. >> garrett: adriana diaz, thank you. tonight the u.s. and more than a dozen allies conducting military exercises in the black sea. cbs' holly williams was the only u.s. war correspondent abort as war games were held under russia's watchful eye. >> reporter: on board the u.s.s. ross, american sailors opened fire. (rapid gunfire) but this was just a military exercise, training along with 28 u.s. allies. the targets about a mile in that direction simulating an enemy craft. >> no pressure. >> reporter: yet america's real- life rival appeared to be keeping careful watch. four russian ships took it in turns to shadow us and russian fighter jets repeatedly circled nearby. they're keeping an eye on you? >> probably. >> reporter: commander john d. john told us it would take much more to provoke a clash. >> if somebody opened fire on you then that would warrant you taking self-defense measures. >> reporter: but last month a british naval ship was subjected to more aggressive tactics in the black sea including this threat. >> if you don't change th

i'm gayle king with anthony mason and adriana diaz. tony dokoupil still on baby leave.ovid rates are rising all over the country including among teenagers who have not been vaccinated. we'll talk to the cdc's director about why young people are critical to beating the virus. >>> a blistering watchdog report slams the fbi's response in the sexual abuse investigation of former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. why it took more than a year for agents to begin investigating the allegations. >>> nfl star richard sherman is arrested after his wife makes a 911 call alleging violent behavior.

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i'm gayle king with anthony mason and adriana diaz. tony dokoupil still on baby leave. let's go. >>> covid rates are rising all over the country including among teenagers who have not been vaccinated. we'll talk to the cdc's director about why young people are critical to beating the virus. >>> a blistering watchdog report slams the fbi's response in the sexual abuse investigation of former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. why it took more than a year for agents to begin investigating the allegations. >>> nfl star richard sherman is arrested after his wife makes a 911 call alleging violent behavior. what we're learning about his encounter with police. >>> and a quest for glory among the biggest waves in the world. surfer garrett mcnamara will tell us why for him it's about more than breaking records. >> he's amazing. >>> first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to get this done. >> reporter: president biden met with senate democrats as they announced a deal on a $3.5 billion spending plan. -- trillion spending plan. >>> there's not a

adriana diaz as you see is here.urgeon general dr. vivek murthy tells us why false information about vaccines is a dire threat to public health. >>> a growing recall of sunscreen products. we will ask about the risks from the trace of a chemical that may cause cancer. >>> we are so excited about this. chance the rapper will be in studio 57. why he is getting into the movie business ahead of his first live concert this year. >> chance always on top of things. >>> first, here is today's 8:00. >>> america's coronavirus pandemic is at another dangerou. >> here in l.a. county, about 60% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated, but that means that millions of people are still unprotected. >>> summer olympic matches kick off next wednesday. under this year's unprecedented covid restrictions nearly all of these matches will be held without fans. >>> climate scientists have long been warning that global warming would lead to this kind of extreme weather, but what is happening in central europe and beyond? well, that's

i'm gayle king, that's anthony mason and adriana diaz.s in miami vote for permanent change. the latest on the new test facing the u.s. overseas. >> the summer olympics begin in ten days. we look back at japan's first olympics in 1964. showing a spirit of unity that we'll be missing this year. >>> we share a new list of america's best places to live. and some of the cities may surprise you. >> first here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> the battle by firefighters in seven western states to bring nearly 50 wildfires under control. >> hot spots like these are visible along the road and up the hill but at least at night the wind dies down giving firefighters a little bit of respite. >> there is a new fda warning that the johnson & johnson vaccine might be linked to a rare neurological condition. >> 12.8 million people have gotten the vaccine and there have been 100 cases unfortunately of guillian-barre syndrome. >> covid hospitalizations have more than doubled in mississippi since the start of july so to boost those vaccination rates the s