in fact, in clark county. we are seeing approximately 14% positivity rate not just ii clark county but in nevada as well, which is why not just the white house but even cities like chicago, they're advising their residents not to go to las vegas. this being the summer. a lot of people want to travel to las vegas. but here's the problem. when you're in vegas mingle with so many people from across the country and they might not be vaccinated as well. then you're indoors for a long period of time. you'll be talking to each other. you're sitting right next to each other. we're pretty close when you're gambling and that allows covid-19 to spread, especially among the unvaccinated crowd which is why they're telling people have to be careful if you're going to vegas, they already saw a spike in the deaths as far as covid-19 cases just last week they were advising people. if they go indoors to wear their mask right now. there is not a mask mandate where they're requiring people to wear their mask. and you might recall

did they check the signatures on the mailed-in ballots in clark county and in georgia? yes or no? they followed the procedures, according to law. every one of 'em said it and it was reviewed by a court. >> that is not right. >> and they found that it was viable. >> i'm going to say this over and over, again. >> i know but i'm not going to let you because here's why. >> according to even a democrat-run state, you had to check the signatures on all the mailed-in ballots. >> matt, you are using that argument. >> in clark county, they did not. why can't you acknowledge the fact that -- >> here's why. here's why. >> they didn't check the signatures. >> matt, here's why. i don't understand -- >> yes, sir. >> -- why you are banking your conservative platform on this. you really believe -- >> you're just asking the questions. i'm giving you answers. >> maybe, the next presidency is by trying to create misgivings about the democracy? >> no, no, i'm not. >> that's all you are talking about. >> i'm just answering your questions, chris. now, let me -- no, you asked all the questions. now, let

more than 8,000 other renters in nevada's clark county are still waiting for an approval. despite billions in federal dollars available, some counties and states have been slow to dole it out. like nevada, which has given out more than $3 million, of almost 125 million available. >> tenants really have no idea where to turn to for help. they don't know if they're protected, if they're not protected so a lot of tenants are just kind of frozen. >> reporter: even with the moratorium in place, property owners across the country havem eviction petitions. the treasury is now promoting a website of resources at consumer finance.gov. >> the tool allows you to tfind your local community you can go to apply for rental assistance. money if you're behind on rent if you're close to being evicted. >> reporter: la vita harvey like many has found the path to relief a complicated road. >> it was very hard, but i took the time to educate myself, and i feel like the more that i read and educated myself, the better i could p epcase es simply don't have the staff to run such a large organizati

this rule applies to all workers in the clark county, including casino employees masks are not required tourists. officials say the county is trying to minimize the surge in southern nevada. while keeping the economy moving forward since early june covid-19 infections in clark county have tripled the u.s. government has fined 200 million more doses of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine to prepare for. >> possible boosters as well as shots for children under the age of 12 biden administration wants to have what it calls maximum flexibility to address changing conditions and says it's going to prepare for every contingency. the additional doses will be delivered between this fall and spring of next year. it's unclear whether booster shots will be needed for fully vaccinated. people. but breakthrough, in fact, infections attributed to the rapidly spreading delta variant have sparked that discussion next year date. the first. >> big concert since covid for many people is taking place this week in miami. how venues around the country are handling covid safety precautions and is force. the warrio

the clark county vaccination rate right now, which is where las vegas is, is just 41%. think the positivity rated the is 17%. so i hear what you're saying. you're trying to, i guess, you know, use inducements rather than requirements. but why not at this point as we see the numbers going in the wrong direction just require your workers to be vaccinated? >> i think it is working. we're doing hundreds of employees. i think with an added impetus behind this week and the next coming week, we're in this state until august 17th with masks. i think the county will take another view. frankly if we have to step it up, we're prepared to do so. until that time, i like where we are. it's aggressive. i watched your interview this morning with danny myers. i understand what many of these companies are doing. for us, it is complicated. we're in many jurisdictions. we have had a tremendous success over the last 90 days that we'd like to keep going. so we're hoping and believing with encouragement because our employee population base is well ahead of the clark county number. so we'd lik

like clark county, nevada, home of las vegas, which passed a resolution to require employees of indoor public spaces to wear masks while at work. tough news for many vegas employees, unless you're a ventriloquist, because your job just got a lot easier. but before clark county voted on the mask rule, they held a meeting for residents to voice their concerns, and i'm concerned about their residents. here's one: >> actually, masks probably work as good as a whiffle ball as a condom. >> stephen: first of all, masks work. second of all, a whiffle ball is actually a great way of preventing pregnancy. because no one will have sex with you if you've got a wiffle ball on your penis. i don't understand how that works but, not everyone said dumb things. some people said fast dumb things: >> (speed talking) my name is jennifer bailey. j-e-n-n-i-f-e-r b-a-i-l-e-y. there has been zero scientific evidence provided to the public to show just cause for these tyrannical mandates. where is their data? nothing? the scam-demic is nothing but a b.s. smokescreen. how in good conscience can you blatantly lie

the associated press reports 12 counties will be affected, including clark county, home to las vegas.ons in nevada have surged. the state reported the highest one-day increase since january. the number of people hospitalized has also spiked. "the las vegas review journal" showed that data showed 1,143 people with either confirmed or suspected cases of covid-19 were hospitalized in the state, unchanged from tuesday's report. hospitalizations also have been climbing since reaching a recent low of 209 on june 12. for more we welcome to the broadcast dr. luis medina garcia, an infectious disease specialist at university medical center of southern nevada in las vegas. doctor, thank you for being with us tonight. i note you're wearing your mask. describe what's going on in nevada. >> unfortunately we've seen significant increase in the cases in our community. we're labeled as one of those communities that have high transmission by the cdc. it's multifactorial for us. on one hand, the low amount of vaccinated people that we have in the state, and then adding to that, the tourism aspect of it

this rule applies to all workers in clark county masks are not required for tourists. s say the county is trying to minimize the surge but also keep southern nevada's economy moving forward and prevent it from stalling again since early june covid-19 infections in clark county have tripled. for your money right now. the first round of child tax credit payments went out last week, but some families still have not gotten them yet. so what should you do if you're expecting one, but it has not arrived. our washington, dc chorus correspondent trevoe shirley explains. >> well, millions of american families are eligible for these payments. some can receive up to several $100 a month based on how many kids they've got in the ages of those children. but we're hearing reports that not all families who should be getting their money have gotten those checks just yet. if you filed taxes and the irs has your information. the money should automatically deposit into your bank account. there are reports the rollout last week did have some hiccups. so give it another few days. if you're

the vaccination rate for clark county and las vegas is in clark county at around 39%. so that is not very high, which is why with james talked about when the white house is advising you perhaps you should not go to vegas if you're not vaccinated, that's never a good sign if you're vaccinated, you could still go. but we've done stories. we're even vaccinated. people have come down with covid-19 perhaps not fatal. but do you really want to roll the dice on that one. i for one, do not want to roll the dice. i know that there are 3 flights taking off, at least from this terminal to vegas today with the first one at 10 o'clock this morning. a lot of people they've heard about this. and as i promised, here's the gentleman who just got get back from vacant biggest a couple of weeks ago. here's his take on whether it was safe. >> a little bit, a little bit just because, you know, it's it's kind of new to be back open a 100%. see everybody else about the mask on you know, the pool parties the night clubs. you know, closed atmosphere, stuff like that is a little worrisome, but y

there has been a covid wedding boom going on in clark county along with wedding venue.ing that alone months seemed to be all the rage. every sense. >> i the vaccinations have what people start to travel again, we have just been the bar. we are over 2019, which was already in very good year for us. i think what's happening this year is that there's such a backlog of because people had to postpone postponed, postpone or delay. >> but now people are thinking maybe i should just actually a little. so i we are seeing an uptick in numbers for sure. people like robert say they've been planning for this day for some time now. and now just feels like the right time to make it official. we have a chapel set up this evening. we're going to have the marriage ceremony there. just a small little get together and then we'll have a larger wedding at a more relaxed time in regards to the covid owner of cactus collected weddings mackenzie taylor says while she has seen a rise in interest. she's finding that more people are looking lopez venues are still so hard to find people were postpo

. >> more restrictions are being announced in clark county, nevada, home to las vegas, a new indoor mask mandate for employees. in new york city a new requirement that health care workers get vaccinated or be tested weekly, and in houston, the mayor is closely watching a new variant of the virus. >>> meanwhile, a small new study is raising some concern about the j&j vaccine. abc's alex presha is here with the latest on all of this. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. as cases spike because of the delta variant, doctors are now watching a new variant found in the u.s. called the lambda variant. this morning a hospital in houston is reporting its first case of the lambda variant of the coronavirus, a strain shown to be more transmissible first discovered in peru last summer but doctors say the biggest concern remains the delta variant that now accounts for 83% of covid infections. >> the overwhelming majority of deaths from covid-19 are now occurring in unvaccinated people. vaccines are widely available across the country, and this suffering and loss is simply and entire

more than 8,000 other renters in nevada's clark county are still waiting for an approval. e counties and states have been s slow to dole it out. lilike nevavada, whichch has git more than $3 million, of almost 125 million available. >> tenants really have no idea where to turn to for help. they don't know if they're protected, if they're not protected so a lot of tenants are just kind of frozen. >> reporter: even with the moratorium in place, property owners across the country have filed almost half a million eviction petitions. the treasury is now promoting a website of resources at consumer finance.gov. >> the tool allows you to go online and to find out where your local community you can go to apply for rental assistance. money if you're

more than 8,000 other renters in nevada's clark county are still waiting for an approval. ite billions in federal dollars available, some counties and states have been slow to dole it out, like nevada, which has given out more than $3 million of almost $125 million available. >> tenants really have no idea where to turn to for help. they don't know if they're protected, if they're not protected. so a lot of tenants are just kind of frozen. >> reporter: even with the moratorium in place, property owners across the country have filed almost a half a million eviction petitions. the treasury is now promoting a web site of resources at consumerfinance.gov. >> the tool allows you to go on line and to find out where in your local community you can go to apply for rental assistance, money if you're behind on rent, if you're close to being evicted. >> reporter: lavita harvey, like so many, has found the path to rent relief a complicated road. >> it was very hard. but i took the time to educate myself. and i felt like the more that i read and educated myself, theatl better i could pr

in clark county along with wedding venue companies, noticing elopement seems to be all the rage. >> everce vaccinations have let people start to travel again, we have just been bombarded. we are over 2019 which was already a very good year for us. >> i think what's happening this year is there is such a backlog of weddings because people had to postpone, postpone, or delay and now people are thinking maybe i should actually elope. we are seeing up tick in numbers for sure. >> people like robert say they've been planning for this day for sometime now. now feels like the right time to make it official. >> we have a chapel set up this evening and we will have a the marriage ceremony there. a small get together and then we'll have a larger wedding at a more relaxed time in regards to the covid lock downs. >> reporter: the owner of cactus collective weddings, she says she has seen a rise in interest but is finding more peoplee oking to elope as venues are so hard to find. >> people were postponing so long and now is just like the surplus of people that were engaged. there are no venues, no re

more than 8,000 other renters in nevada's clark county are still waiting for an approval.and states have been slow to dole it out. like nevada, which has begin out more than $3 million, of almost $125 million available. >> tenants really have no idea where e to turn toto for help.p. they don't know if they're protected, if they're not protected. so a lot of tenants are just kind of frozen. >> reporter: even with the moratorium in place, property owners across the country have filed almost a half a million eviction petitions. the treasury is now promoting a website of resources at consumerfinance.gov. >> the tool allows you to go on line and to find out where in your local community you can go to apply for rental assistance money if you're behind on rent, if you're close to being evicted. >> reporter: lavita harvey like so many has found the path to rent relief a complicated road. >> it was very hard. but this is the time to educate myself. i felt like the more i read and educated myself, the better i could protect myself. >> reporter: why a holdup in getting the funds out?

miranda rodriguez today with the murder of liam who stead rodriguez is currently being held at the clark countyvada detention center and police say that she strangled her son and left his body along state route. one 60 just outside of las vegas. the child's body was found by hikers back in may. 28th. on the news at 5 watch your step. >> while you're out walking where you need to keep your eyes out for plus resuming search efforts in the east bay how police plan to continue searching for philip. great check almost a month after he went missing and a tough decision for parents to send your kids back to school as cases surge again. what medical experts are advising after the break. i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. we're getting close. now the weekend is upon us. california! during a flex alert, let's keep our power up and running. set ac cooler and use big appliances before 4pm. then from 4-9pm reduce use and take it easy on our energy. sign up today. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> today, gover

while clark county now requires masks for employees... >> it definitely gives me a sense of safety. >rter: there are no mandates for anyone else. >> jam-packed. >> reporter: almost no masks indoors. why not a mask mandate for the tourists? >> right now the mask mandate is just for employees. that's the focus. we are not considering a mandate for customers or guests. we're going to follow the data. >> reporter: mask requirements and recommendations are making a comeback. st. louis is the latest city to reinstate a mandate beginning monday. meanwhile, just 40% of eligible alabama residents are fully vaccinated, meaning 60% are not, as cases climb. and the state's republican governor had some harsh words. >> folks supposed to have common sense. but it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks, it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. >> reporter: but a newly released poll from the associated press which surveyed unvaccinated americans found 80% were either definitely not or probably not willing to get the shot. nevada has now brought in fema, the

in new jersey he warned is goin to do the same in the clark county commissioners are ordering all employees to wear mask. any child over the age of two should wear a mask vaccinated o not. in shelton county the state's largest district they will require them for all children and staff. the same rules are here in new york city regardless they must wear masks. i don't want to say this was in vain. louisiana has the lowest vaccination rate in the country. they are set to back the russia pipeline after killing the american one. republicans:the outright hypocrisy. >> people coming from these third world countries have lowe vaccination rates. you can imagine the stress they are under. >> in fact these numbers are skyrocketing at the southern border. migrants are pouring into the country. many pointing the finger at the president senator tom totten is in focus next. raising their rates newday is holding the line with their two and a quarter refi. that's 2.25%, with an apr of 2.48. this is their lowest rate in history. the newday two and a quarter refi can cut thousands of dollars off your mortgage

dire here that the health and human services secretary will be visiting las vegas, the most -- clark countys in the county. they will increase the rate of vaccination here in the state, but essentially you get the sense from health officials that the race is on to get people vaccinated before this gets much worse. john? >> for sure. you took us into the truth debate and brotherhood of the barber shop. ed lavandera, thank you very much. >>> with new covid infections rising around the country, reports of breakthrough cases among the fully vaccinated, while rare, can be worrisome. my next guest and his family are going through this right now. and in a tweet he wrote this. he said my wife, 10-year-old daughter and i all have covid. my wife and i are breakthrough cases. we're not in the hospital, but it's no picnic either. be careful out there, friends. adam rotheman with us now to talk about this. adam, thank you so much for joining us. just tell us how you're feeling and what your breakthrough cases for you and your wife have been like. >> yes, thanks for having me. it's good to be here. and t

it gets work when you look at clark county, the hard of vegas. there was a big fight last night.p was on fire, but moon while, you see several communities, 25% vaccinated. another zip code 30% vaccinated. we were there for a vaccination drive. it's so dire that senator cortez masko came. >> one of the things we have to continue doing is delivering accurate messaging, trying to get as many people vaccinated. the delta variant is a frightening concept. we need to meet people where they live. i think it's true across the country, but particularly here in southern nevada, people don't realize we're working 24/7. if we meet them where they live, more people will be willing to get vaccinated. we know fema is working with the nevada governor to put a federal surge team on, to try to do more to fight back. yasmin? >> first and foremost is the positivity rate. this is astounding to me. 10% to 15%. those are numbers we haven't seen in a long time, certainly troubling, i'm sure, as you can tell us. what is going on here in nevada? are you concerned it is just going to get worse? >> i am, ya

in clark county, nevada, home of las vegas, county workers must mask up in public places indoors. it was a week ago that los angeles brought back the mask mandate. everyone was so surprised. it is confusing. but one state at the center of the current surge will not be returning to mask mandates. the governor of florida saying his policy will not change, even though florida leads the country in new covid cases and seeing an increase in hospitalizations. >> i get a little bit frustrated when i see some of these jurisdictions saying, even if you're healthy and vaccinated, you must wear a mask because we see increased cases. understand what that message is sending to people unvaccinated, it's saying the vaccines don't work. that's the worst message you can send to people at this time. >> it's the wild west when it comes to masks, with cities and states taking matters into their own hands, prompting the former surgeon general to speak out, calling for more clarity from the cdc. adams, of course, last year questioned the effectiveness of masks. and he came out and he owned that, tweetin

and in nevada, clark county, home to las vegas, is also recommending both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear a mask when they're indoors. this, as experts warn it's the unvaccinated that are accounting for most new cases. >> there is a clear message that is coming through. this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> unvaccinated americans are not protected against series illness, hospitalization and death. and we're seeing it in the data. unvaccinated americans account for virtually all recent covid-19 hospitalizations and de death. >> reporter: i talked to the assistant state officer here in alabama yesterday. she is battling what so many other officials are across the country, misinformation. she told me she's having to dispel myths right and left and really is asking people if you see something online about the vaccine, please consider what source that is coming from before you share it. amara, back to you. >> we can all take a part in debunking a lot of these myths that are out there. natasha chen, thank you so much for us there in birmingham, alabama. >>> joining us

. >> and yet gwinnett county in georgia and clark county in nevada will now require masks for all students. of the largest 20 school districts in the u.s., all are requiring masks except get this through districts in florida and texas. two states that happen to have the highest infection rates and republican governors who have banned mask requirements. >> more on all this as the hour progresses. >>> china spotted expanding its nuclear arsenal, what researchers say the new evidence shows, cnn live in beijing. thank you. that was fast! one call to usaa got her a tow, her claim paid... ...and even her grandpa's dog tags back. get a quote. i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! [sighs wearily] here, i'll take that! woo-hoo! ensure max protein. with thirty grams of protein, one gram of sugar, and now with two new flavors! open talenti and raise the jar. to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to all five layers. raise the jar to the best gelato... you've ever tasted. talenti. raise the jar. i don't just play someo

>> well, in clark county, which is home to las vegas, county officials there are requiring that businessring that all employees in public spaces, if they're vaccinated or not, begin wearing masks once again. fema is sending in dozens of workers to work in surge teams to increase the vaccinate efforts. and robert taylor in that barbershop in north las vegas, teaming up and partnering with health officials to create vaccinate sites. they vaccinated 18 people. it might not sound like a lot but it's better than nothing. >> it's awesome he is doing it. >>> up next, an encore of the cnn town hall with president biden, moderated by don lemon. mm (clap) yum yum ♪ oh no... i thought i just ordered tacos. nope!... ramen... burgers... milk from the store, and... ...cookies? wha, me hungry! here, i'll call some friends to help us eat. yeah, that good idea. get more from your neighborhood. hey yo, grover! doordash. okay people. oh yeah. let us begin. people!!! less with the puns. more about the moms. they want healthy, affordable options. moms want to save that dough. hold onto that green. enough wit

to get the virus under control, officials in clark county where las vegas is requiring government agenciesiness owners to require employees working in public spaces, whether they are vaccinated or not, to once again begin wearing masks and fema is sending dozens of its people to work in surge teams to increase the vaccination rates here in this state. ed lavendera, cnn, reno, nevada. >>> despite surging covid-19 cases around the united states, texas governor greg an pot says he will not impose another mask mandate in his state. listen. >> there will be no mask mandat he will not impose another mask mandate in his state. listen. >> there will be no mask mandate imposed. the reasons are clear. there are so many people who have immunities to covid whether through the vaccination, whether through their own exposure and recovery from it, which would be acquired immunity. and then it would be inappropriate to require people who already have immunity to wear a mask. everyone in the united states as well as texas know what the standards are, what practices they want to adopt to help protect themse

will require that counties will see substantial and high transmission of covid- 19 which includes clark county and carson city. >>> governor newsom has pulled his kids from a local summer camp for sports because of the issue of masks. >> why this could be another hit for him as he faces a recall. >> reporter: kids and face masks , it is a pandemic issue that sparks passion from parents. >> of the kids get sick, then the parents of problems. we want to take precautions. >> reporter: fueling backlash from groups like reopen california schools, which condemns the mass requirements for kids and supports candidates running against the governor in the recall election. >> you find campaigns looking underneath the cabinets, underneath the sheets, really trying to dig up anything and everything they possibly can. >> reporter: public relations experts say that recall campaigns can get ugly. a spokesperson for governor newsom's family said told the associated press that he and his wife are concerned and unaware that face masks were not being enforced at the camp. >> families of candidates, particularly c

to get the virus under control, officials in clark county where las vegas is, is requiring governmentsiness owners to require employees working in public spaces whether they're vaccinated or not to once again begin wearing masks and fema is sending dozens of its people to work in surge teams to increase the vaccination rates here in this state. ed lavandera, cnn, reno, nevada. >>> earlier i spoke with dr. reed tucson, the founding member of the black coalition against covid-19 about the reluctance among some african-americans to get vaccinated. he explains there's a long history of mistrust among the black community and gives us more detail on how barter shops and beauty salons are helping in the fight against the vaccine hesitancy. >> for african-americans we have a tradition and history unfortunately of our experience in this country of being mistreated by a variety of the major infrastructure elements of our society. clearly the outrage that so many people of color have from the police departments and criminal justice systems issues, the disenfranchising of black votes. all of thes

las vegas, clark county, their vaccination percentage only at 39%. and that's just for the people living there. forget about people traveling to las vegas guys back to you. alright low luckily, we have disneyland, as you know, i love disney. >> and disney world. many reasons that you love the land and don't go to the world. make right now. yeah. the mayor saying they might go back to mask guidelines. in in disney because in orlando, the latest guidelines. and as you if you want the latest guidelines, the latest numbers. there are change all the time. you have to go our website or just close flash their your phone open, the qr code and take it right there. >> stay updated so that you know what to expect when you're going wherever you're going. also some breaking news, a tokyo to tell you about the u.s. women win the silver. >> and team gymnastics. >> russia got the gold. they did. yeah. great britain took bronze in. but this all comes after superstar american gymnast simone biles pulling out of the team. final competition at the last moment. yes, she

clark county, las vegas, requires all employees to wear masks if they deal with the public.m opening up has been happening that started here. white house admits almost all the hospitalizations and deaths from the delta variant comes from the unvaccinated. on the mandates, the department of justice released an opinion, businesses do have the legal right to mandate their employees get vaccinated if they come back to in-person learning. that opinion also covers schools like universities. if students are coming back, a university can require students to get vaccinated before coming back in person. it's a very big day. keep it here. we'll have the latest exactly what the guidelines say when the cdc announces them. charles: edward, thank you very much. doj said independent businesses can put in mandatory vaccination policies there are a growing chorus of folks that say the federal government should mandate vaccines. we have women's forum policy director hadley heath manning. there is a lot of fingerpointing, general frustration, that so many americans are not getting vaccinated. i

. >> reporter: officials in clark county, nevada, which includes las vegas, passing a temporary mask mandate for employees at work. and the u.s. capitol now recommending mask mandates once again after several new cases. and in kansas city, kansas a new mask mandate for all public school students with few exceptions including on school buses and for parents visiting school buildings. >> getting the masks on, although they're not always the most xhshl thing, they are what's going to keep us safe. >> reporter: still there's no sign the cdc is planning to change its guidance on masking, which focuses on the unvaccinated. former u.s. surgeon general jerome adams urging the agency to revise its policy in places where cases are rising yet vaccination rates remain low, writing in the "washington post," "instead of vax it or mask it, people might need to vax it and mask it." starting today, jackson health system in florida will again no longer allow visitors in most inpatient units or any adult emergency departments. >> this virus is highly cont contagious, highly transmissible. this is not a

wedding venue companies in the clark county clerks office say they're seeing a boom.y say there was large backlog of weddings that had to be postponed. a california man says he waited long enough. >> we have a chapel set up this evening and we are going to have the marriage ceremony there, just a small get together. then we'll have a larger wedding at a more relaxed time. >> people were postponing for so long that now it's just like the surplus of people that were engaged. there are no venues, no resources for people to have their wedding. >> some people are opting to elope and say their vows without a full ceremony. >>> 6:44. that will save you a lot of coin. >> a lot, a lot of cash money. >>> let's get it check of our weather forecast. you know who is getting married? maria medina. >> i was going to say darren peck. congratulations maria. we are so happy for you. >> stay tuned for the pictures. no pressugot nervous on the toss. glad that went maria's way. i will show you the high resolution radar of southern california. look what's going on in l.a. this was a major

the associated press reports at least 12 counties will be affected, and that includes clark county whichs vegas. new covid infections have surged. the state reported over 1100 cases today. that is the highest one day increase since january. the number of people hospitalized is also spiked. the las vegas review journal report, quote, the data showed that 1143 people with either confirmed or suspected cases of covid-19 were hospitalized in the state, unchanged from tuned tuesday's report. hospitalizations also have been climbing since reaching a recent low of 209 on june 12th. for more we welcome to the broadcast doctor dr. luis medina garcia he is an infectious disease specialist at the university medical center nevada in las vegas. and i know doctor, thank you for being with us tonight, you are wearing your mask. describe what is going on in nevada and what kind of patients you're seeing? >> unfortunately we have seen a significant increase and the cases. we are labeled as one of those committed communities with high transmission by the cdc. it's a the -- low amount of unvaccinated the p

soars, casino if stocks are coming up snake eyes after nevada's gaming control board announced clark county, which includes las vegas, has mandated that employees again must wear masks while in crowded indoor spaces. this includes all casino operators. you've got mgm down a percent but las vegas sands losing 4.25%, caesars down just over 1%. one of the triggers, a surge in las vegas area covid cases. nevada's entire state case count grew by 2067 over the weekend but a full 1,097 ofrtedly consig all americans to start wearing masks again in more settings, but just a short while ago deferred to the cdc which today reiterated its masking guidance has not changed yet. >> if you are not vaccinated, please take the delta variant seriously. this virus has no incentive to let up, and it remains in search of the next vulnerable person to infect. we are yet at another pivotal moment in this pandemic with cases rising again and some hospitals reaching their capacity. liz: all this as companies begin now revising again their back to work plans. messaging app slack, a winning stock during the pandemic,

clark county instituted mandatory masks for all employees dealing with the public, that includes the local governments are headed. the restaurant consultant said going back to these mandates will be hard on already hurting small businesses. >> all of these pressures to scale back or close things down we have to let people go again and when you let them go again it is hard to recover. >> let businesses have their own way, because of the rise of the delta variant travel restrictions rain in place, masks, public transportation including her lines, no change to restrictions on legally crossing the northern and southern border, people from 32 countries banned from traveling here. it appears we are going back to having one of these whether you are vaccinated or not. stuart: i think it is a step backward. the attorney general of missouri suing the city of st. louis for reinstating a mask mandate for everyone over the age of 5. eric schmidt joins us now. mister attorney general, what is your problem with the st. louis mask mandate? >> people are tired of being lied to by bureaucrats and the

. >> reporter: in clark county, nevada, which clincludes las vegas, they passed mask mandates for work. in california the governor is not ready to require masks statewide. >> we don't have to do that if we just take advantage of these life-saving vaccines that the vast majority of the globe is desperate for. >> reporter: meantime at the white house, president biden urging americans to stay vigilant. >> virtually all of the covid deaths and hospitalizations are from unvaccinated people. let me say it again. virtually all are from unvaccinated people. and that means the safest thing to do is to get vaccinated. >> reporter: biden says his administration is now focusing on getting the unvaccinated vaccinated. but that may prove to be difficult. a new axios ipsos poll suggests the majority of americans say they are unlikely to ever get a shot at all. >> we are at a very different point in the pandemic than we were a month ago. >> reporter: now the number of children getting infected with the coronavirus is on the rise. the american academy of pediatrics reporting more than 23,500 new cases

there has been a covid wedding boom going on in clark county along with wedding venue.s are noticing that alone months seemed to be all the rage. every sense. >> the vaccinations have let people start to travel again. we have just been we are over 2019, which was already in very good year for us. i think what's happening this year is that there's such a backlog of because people had to postpone post time postpone or delay. >> that now people are thinking maybe i should just actually a little. so i we are seeing an uptick in numbers for sure. people like robert say they've been planning for this day for some time now. and now just feels like the right time to make it official. we have a chapel set up this evening. we're going to have the marriage ceremony there. just a small little get together and then we'll have a larger wedding at a more relaxed time in regards to the covid owner of cactus, collective weddings mackenzie taylor says while she has seen a rise in interest. she's finding that more people are looking lopez venues are still so hard to find people were postp

>> well, in clark county, which is home to las vegas, county officials there are requiring that businessowners masks, once again. fema is sending in dozens of workers to work in surge teams to increase the vaccination efforts. and as you saw there, robert taylor, at that bar bbershop in north las vegas essentially teaming up and partnering with health officials to create these vaccination sites. they -- they vaccinated 18 people. it might not sound like a lot. but it's better than nothing, they say. >> ed lavandera, thanks so much. >>> new tthe news continues her cnn. and she'll feel so good about her plan, she can focus on living it. that's the planning effect, from fidelity. flowers are fighters. that's why the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's is full of them. because flowers find a way to break through. just like we will. join the fight at alz.org/walk i've got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer. ♪ ♪ i feel free to bare my skin yeah, that's all me. ♪ ♪ nothing and me go hand in hand nothing on my skin, ♪ ♪ that's my new pla

but rig as is currently being held at clark county, nevada detention center. police say she strangled her son and left his body along state route. one 60 just outside of las vegas. the child's body was found by hikers back on may 28. usa women's basketball team remains undefeated at the tokyo olympics here in the bay area. team of african american business leaders have been trying to bring the wnba to the bay area. kron four's haaziq me to have met you in says they had a win of their own today had a little fun with his story as well. >> the wnba is now one step closer to establishing a professional women's basketball team in oakland. we are. >> talking now about a term of. 5 years. i it will be a win-win for parties in a rare unanimous vote. the oakland alameda county coliseum authority approved a non-binding term sheet clearing the way for a wnba team to play at the oakland arena city council president in oakland, vice mayor rebecca kaplan. >> has been instrumental in paving the way for this moment. >> i am super excited and we know that oakland has a strong

. >> reporter: officials in clark county, nevada, which includes las vegas, passing a temporary maskyees at work. and the u.s. capitol now recommending mask mandates once again after several new cases. and in kansas city, kansas, a new mask mandate for all public school students with few exceptions including on school buss and for parents visiting school buildings. >> getting the masks on, although they're not always the most comfortable thing, they are going to keep us safe. >> reporter: still there is no sign the cdc is planning to change its guidance on masking, which focuses on the unvaccinated. former u.s. surgeon general jerome adams urging the agency to revise its policy in places where cases are rising. yet, vaccination rates remain low. writing in "the washington post," instead of vax it or masking it, people might need to vax it and mask it. starting today jackson health system in florida will again no longer allow most visitors in in-patient units or any adult emergency departments. >> this virus is highly contagious and highly transmissible. this is not a joke. >> reporte

it's 11% or close to it here in clark county.and talk to you about during the very height of the pandemic, and pair that with the fact the state is statd that gives this new variant a runway to cut through the entire state. we know the health department is focused heavily on messaging and trying to get people vaccinated. the only way to do that is to put boots on the grounds in these communities that are less served, that have less access to healthcare because that's where it's truly running rampant. there is a neighborhood around here that's only 25% vaccinated. i spoke to a barbershop owner. his name is joseph taylor, and he told me essentially that he's using his barbershop after he got sick and went to the hospital, opening it up as a vaccination site any also using the share with the rampant misinformation there is about vaccinations. here's what he told me about the barbershop. >> it is a place of truth, transparency, brotherhood and debate. so that being said, i have no problem with anybody, let's talk about it. let's talk

officials in clark county where vegas's say they will take action against any businesses. the disregard this mandate. children 9 years old or younger and people with certain health conditions are exempt from this mandate. let's talk about our forecast here in the bay area. if you're sticking around for the weekend as we take a live look outside here along the embarcadero. happy friday. everyone. beautiful clear skies here and are meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has a look now at the weekend at a foggy shot there behind you. i know you got the great camera. i got the gray one over here with this fog bank. >> all right. just in re, they're going to the fair or vegas this weekend waxed. and right, baby. let's take a look at your bay area forecast, though. >> those of you planning a staycation. we are tracking plenty of sunshine out there in the north bay temperatures for east bay valleys. widespread low to mid 90's. still a toasty one out there for those of you in livermore learning with that triple digit. he but don't worry, relief is in sight. in fact, are going to cool dow

it is a warning, although the positivity rate as far as covid-19 in clark county, which holds las vegas is around 14%. that is beyond the purple tier. if we were doing the purple tier in california. and we apply that to las vegas. i got a chance to talk to some travelers this morning. here's one woman's reaction about possibly going to sin city. if they're not vaccinated, they shouldn't be going if they're vaccinated, they probably shouldn't be going given how little we know about. >> actually the the how it spreads potentially from infected to an infected. it seems like a risk that i would willing to take. >> okay. so you guys talked about the other cities across the country, specifically in florida. take a look at your screen. we're talking vegas is among the top for the other 3 cities in florida no surprise to a lot of people jacksonville orlando and miami. so those places are hot spot as far as covid-19 is concerned, if you are vaccinated, you probably will be a little bit safer. but again, they're advising people just try to avoid those cities. and in particular las vegas for now u

spread the word about the need to get vaccinated in a place, hallie, where vaccinations here in clark countyat about 38% fully vaccinated. we spoke exclusively with the white house testing coordinator carol johnson, who also talked about how these two strategies are going to work in tandem. you have the s.w.a.t. teams who will help with this new testing push as well, if the states want it, as well as just getting the word out helping some of these states try to tailor their messages. you have nursing homes with very low vaccination rates and officials i'm talking to, hallie, says it really does feel like we're back at the beginning of the pandemic for this second wave, this fourth wave, which is really a pandemic of the unvaccinated, hallie. >> reporter: heidi pryzbyla, great reporting. i want to take a look at what heidi is talking about. the push from the biden administration to try to figure out how do we slow the pandemic here? "the washington post" is talking about making a bigger push for masks again, right, and wearing masks because of the breakthrough infections we've seen, et cetera

in nevada, clark county home to las vegas, is recommending vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear aask when they're indoors. this as experts warn it's the unvaccinated that are accounting for most new cases. >> there is a clear message that is coming through. this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> unvaccinated americans are not protected against serious illness, hospitalzation, and death. we're seeing it in the data. unvaccinated americans account for virtually all recent covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths. >> reporter: and those trends are here in alabama, as well. the assistant state health officer told me she's having to dispel myths right and left. the state has launched a tiktok contest in hopes that that would get attention from the young people here, and i told that cheer squad about the tiktok contest. they're excited about it, but the ones who are still on the fence about the vaccine still not entirely convinced. >> yeah. not going to be easy to get them to the other side clearly. natasha chen, appreciate your reporting and helping us understand a little bit

clark county, nevada, which has about a 58% vaccination rate overall and it is one of the hot spots rightut 16 new cases per 100,000. you heard from scott that's largely driven also by unvaccinated people. so the federal government needs to provide the infrastructure. they're doing the right things and checking boxes, but i think there's still a disconnect with local public health officials and then the political tensions. we are not talking about the fact there's still so much misinformation out there, and you actually have local officials on the ground, not health officials, you have local officials on the ground making villains out of public health people who are saying things like, well, listen, maybe you should wear a mask indoors when we're having an outbreak in missouri, nevada, that's where we could use more federal heft. we talked about hospital workers have a mandate. there should be more federal support for places like that. they shouldn't feel like they're out on an island doing something wrong. the courts to hold them up. >> you think the white house should be coming out and

whoa has officially been ruled a homicide, the clark county coroner's office, says liam, who said was strangled to death, his body was found back in may near a hiking trail west of las vegas. his mother was arrested in denver and charged with his murder. prosecutors say she has confessed to strangling her son before dumping his body. she's scheduled to appear in court next month. police in san jose looking for the driver who took off after hitting and killing a pedestrian ktvu crime reporter henry lee tells us this is san jose's third traffic related death in the past week. another victim killed on the streets of san jose, another crash that police say didn't have to happen. these incidents, these collisions, whether they're hit and runs or just fatal collisions in general, are entirely preventable. the rules of the road are to be followed. the latest crash happened just after 1 30 friday morning on tolley road near canoga drive, officers discovered a adult female suffering from serious injuries and the suspect vehicle had left the scene. police say the vehicle may have been an suv or