at least one in eight people who get covid go on to get long covid.t say it's had a big impact on their lives. and i feel absolutely awful, feel so sick. i mouth ulcers, cold sores. i was supposed to be doing seven hours of work todayl and i've not managed it. i've had to get back in bed 'cause i feel so sick. - ijust want this to end. i've had enough. so my partner has gone out with the little one and the very, very little one woke up very quickly, so i gave him some milk, he's obviously very tired. as you can see, not very happy. however, i can't stand up or can't settle him so i basically have to sit here with him crying till mummy comes back home — sometimes when i do activities, and this time just making - breakfast was enough, - i basically get, my heart rate jumps up loads and i get pins and needles all over my body and i feel generally unwell. today, i'm struggling, i'm tired, which then makes me really worried about returning to work. ijust want to get back and be a nurse. around a million people in the uk have long covid. studies suggest mos

team usa gets its first covid as covid knocks out another top name in one sport. >>> covid cases are up and vaccination rates are down here in the u.s. i'll discuss the mistrust taking place in getting the vaccine. >>> major cities around the world are seeing protests like this over covid restrictions. we'll take you to france on what the protesters are demanding. >>> the u.s. has racked up its first medals at summer olympics in tokyo but not the only country adding to its tally. and a positive covid test taking out more big names from the competition all together. patrick snell with cnn world sport is standing by in atlanta with all of the latest competition. pat, let's start with another reminder about the clear and present reality of covid-19 at these games including how it's impacted one huge american star from the world of golf. >> yes, that's right, alison. one huge american name and one huge name from spain as well, the top ranked men's golfer in the world, jon rahm within the last few minutes the reigning u.s. open champ testing positive for covid-19 for a second time in rece

house covid 19 response team. he helped shape national discourse and management of the covid-19 pandemic. by joining the administration, he was the director of health policy and equity at the university school of medicine. finally, she is the managing director and partner at boston consulting group where she is on the leadership team for their strategy and industrial goods practices. she has served as one of their principal advisors for fortune 500 companies on covid-19 response and reopening spirit welcome to all of our panelists. to kick us off, i am going going to you for the first question. as we just heard, and as we are looking at the data, it has been two months since the fda approved covid-19 vaccines for children aged 12 and older. and yet, just three and 10 -- three/10 are vaccinated. -- 3/10. can you tell us why these figures are concerning to us? share what keeps you up at night. >> thank you so much for that question. thank you to you and the health action alliance for hosting this important event tod

you know people who got covid.to have confidence in your medicine tell us the full truth. but they won't. they have been telling us for 6 months this vaccine is perfect. clearly in some cases it doesn't always work. that's not our theory. take it from the guy who created covid. watch this. >> now that we have a delta variant, that changed the entire landscape. when you look at the level of virus in the nose of a vaccinated person who gets a break through infection with delta it's the same as the level of virus in an unvaccinated person. that's the problem. those data are compelling. that triggered the change in the cdc guidelines. >> tucker: the level of virus is the same as the level of virus in an unvaccinated person. what? what does that even mean? we won't even speculate what that means. if the administration is trying to justify forcing people to take medicine they don't want, maybe they should figure out what they are trying to say and explain it to people. we don't know what we don't know about this vaccine.

joseph's medical center, expanding their just-shuttered covid ward in the nation's former covid capital, new infections increased nearly 2,000%. >> we are talking about reopening covid wards and all these beds in the hallways, is it disheartening to see? >> it is really, really hard. >> reporter: nurse manager chris rice says with vaccinations his team is on the front line of a battle they don't need to be on anymore >> just feels like we are going backwards, and i know that me and a lot of other people here are just -- we are feeling very discouraged, very disheartened, very in some cases a little bit angry. >> reporter: as the cdc heard evidence today on breakthrough infections and discussed possible boosters for those with compromised immune systems, there is some progress in hard-hit states where more americans are choosing to get vaccinated mia vinnard watched her husband brad lose his battle to covid through a glass wall after they both became infected >> i wish we would have gotten vaccinated i mean, one simple shot could have prevented all of this. >> reporter: tonight, regret a

and they still seem to be catching covid.— to be catching covid. i really i to be catching covid. i think thatj is a brilliant question, i really do and the truth of the matter is that when we went after covid vaccines, and i personally started this quest with various other people in the uk government back in march 2020, we were primarily after something that would stop people dying. so that is the kind of first base, if you like, that you want a vaccine to get to when you are faced with a lethal disease, but the kind of second base, if you like, if you can get another run out of it as it were, is that you want it to do more than stopping people dying, you want to keep them out of hospital, so that that protects the nhs, and then the holy grail is that you stop people getting infected to such a large extent that, actually, you stop the transmission. and if we still had the original wuhan strain of the virus in circulation, then we would, i think, by now, be very close to all of those goals. but what we have now got, and it is all over the country,

but they are still getting covid.e for covid after taking both doses of astrazeneca in the u.k. and in milwaukee, brewers outfielder also tested positive and a woman had to her legss amputated after receiving the second dose of the pfizer vaccine and another person died of coronavirus. in new orleans i believe vaccinated business owner just died of the coronavirus. why does it happen? we don't know. we are not rochelle walensky and won't makeup stuff. we can't actually answer it. but it is becoming clear that the science it doesn't mean the vaccine is more complicated. doesn't work. but don't lie to us. it doesn't always work to us. you know people who got covid. after getting a double vaccination. stop lying to us. if you want us to have confidence in your medicine tell us the full truth. but they won't. they have been telling us for 6n months this vaccine is perfect. clearly in some cases it doesn't always work. that's not our theory. take it from the guy who created covid. watch this. >> now that we have a delta va

and it's _ covid and people admitted for covid. and it's not — covid and people admitted for covid.ple in hospital— of those people, 5000 people in hospital right now, have actually been _ hospital right now, have actually been admitted for different primary reasons— been admitted for different primary reasons was of the fact is that all patients— reasons was of the fact is that all patients who are admitted to hospital— patients who are admitted to hospital have to routinely automatically have a covid test, and in many— automatically have a covid test, and in many cases they may be suffering from any _ in many cases they may be suffering from any kind of ailment or any sort of injury— from any kind of ailment or any sort of injury like — from any kind of ailment or any sort of injury like a broken leg and may be symptom list. so i think it's not quite _ be symptom list. so i think it's not quite right— be symptom list. so i think it's not quite right either to a jump to assumptions and say that even though they did _ assumptions and say that even though they did not arrive in hospi

covid cases onfranciere they breakthrough covid infections. . >>> here we go again.the midst of a fourth surge a talk about mental health. >>> unvaccinated children are some of the most vulnerable. up next how you can protect them. >>> i'm tracking cooler weather as we head into the weekend. i'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> we e ei it among physicians, nurses, ancillary staff. we sort of are seeing it across the board. >> tonight two bay area hospitals are seeing i ama daetz. we have team coverage tonight from two members of our vaccine team. let's begin with abc7 news reporter kate larsen who found out how hundreds of san francisco hospital employees are getting infected with covid. porter: two major san francisco hospitalled, zuckerberg san francisco general and ucsf, are reporting who than 230 staff members infected with covid, most of them breakthrough cases. >> more staff are getting covid than we saw before and it's mostl

. >>> hundreds of covid cases among san francisco hospital staff.ing up where they breakthrough covid infections. . >>> here we go again. in the midst of a fourth surge a talk about mental health. >>> unvaccinated children are some of the most vulnerable. up next how you can protect them. >>> i'm tracking cooler weather as we head into the weekend. i'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> we are seeing it among physicians, nurses, ancillary staff. we sort of are seeing it across the board. >> tonight two bay area hospitals are seeing a surge in breakthrough cases among workers. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we have team coverage tonight from two members of our vaccine team. let's begin with abc7 news reporter kate larsen who found out how hundreds of san francisco hospital employees are getting infected with covid. >> reporter: two major san francisco hospitalled, zuckerberg

while covid cases are rising is his previous from different deaths from covid were running at 800 todaythis time around a much smaller number they risen in the last two weeks but more than 200 today. hospitalization are well below were they were during previous waves the key seems to be vaccination almost 70 cents of the adult population has had one covid job, 60% are fully vaccinated, while it's true the vaccines don't stop everyone from getting covid the evidence is strong but they prevent the vast majority of people who do get the sickness of getting seriously ill or dying. there are people who have been vaccinated and tragically have gone on to get very sick or die from covid the breakthrough cases. it's important to note that these are a tiny fraction of the overall number who received shots in the vast majority who are dying from covid, but will forever reason have not been vaccinated. the rising cases and bolding those who want to reimpose controls, not only let further infringe on americans liberties, it will raise new doubts about the pace of recovery of the u.s. economy. it's

long haul covid. what do we know about this so far and how common is the vaccine to be a strong prevention tool but also to work therapeutically? >> there has been anecdotal reports of people who have developed covid and their symptoms have improved upon getting the vaccine. that has not been proven under the scrutiny of a clinical trial. so right now we're looking at individuals who actually have recovered and seeing if in fact vaccination does improve. right now, although the anecdotal cases suggest that, i don't think we can say anything definitively from a scientific standpoint. >> thank you. >> senator romney. >> thank you, madam chair and thank you to the members of our panel today for being here and responding to our questions. thank you also to the teams of people you work with. their tireless work is something many of us feel a great deal of gratitude for that effort. as we try and understand vaccine hesitancy, i'm sure some of that is due to conspiracy theories by enemies of our country. the

have not received a covid-19 vaccine. cdc director rochelle walensky and other medical experts spoke about effectiveness of the vaccine and how the business community can have a role in increasing vaccination rates. this is just under an hour. hello everyone. good morning to my friends in the west. good afternoon to my friends on the east. i would like to welcome you to our town hall on business actions to support childhood vaccinations. a note about the action alliance. we provide companies at large and small with free resources, trainings and events that will deliver health communications to their employees and encourage their consumers to make informed decisions about the vaccine. this was founded by the ad council roundtable, cdc foundation, beaumont foundation, in partnership with our team at meteorite. thank you to our founding partners for their leadership. today kicks off a national effort to support working parents who want to get their eligible children vaccinated from covid-19 and other routine immunizations th

how did covid-19 start? what are the origins of covid-19? we ask that for more than a year and request that they hold hearings to investigate the origin. speaker pelosi has not allowed a single hearing calling it a diversion as the american people here today from our expert witnesses, this is far from a diversion, the evidence mounts that this was a man-made disaster that started in the wuhan lab. if that is the case, it might considered dramatically worse than chernobyl. today's witnesses will layout to specific facts. one, the chinese government engaged in a series of lies followed by a massive cover-up from the start of covid. number two, the weight of evidence points to the virus having emerged from the wuhan lab. let me start with the light. you will hear more from the ranking members about this. on january 2 2020, dr. fauci and dr. redfield picked up from the chinese communist party, the first official lie. they claimed that at that point, 27 reported cases, the illness had jumped from an animal to a human. both doctors found cheese an

it doesn't infect you with covid-19. so that's totally false. >> is it safe to get a covid-19 vaccine if i want to have a baby some day. >> you are safe. there's no evidence at all, no real, real data or lab evidence that this can affect your fertility. in fact, many people in the trials went on pregnant sis. a lot of people in the world have gone on with no issue at all. there's no way this vaccine is going to cross over and alter anything. this myth came out of, i believe it was europe. >> i've already had covid-19 so i don't need vaccine. they do have some protection. they have some immunity but why should they still get the vaccine. >> if you've had covid-19 in the past you have some level of natural immunity. that's true. we don't know how to quantify. it we don't know how long it wills will if you have asymptomatic infection or really hospitalized or really ill. it is safe. the recommendations change in the future such as if you have proof of previous infection, maybe one vaccine but i would not jump ahead of anyth

do we know how many died from covid-19? do we know that? >> is an important question and the answer is we don't. some of them dead but we don't know if all 74 truly died from covid-19. some are in the older age categories with underlying conditions. we don't know the exact number that truly died of covid-19. we are seeing higher numbers of breakthrough infections. the delta variant is very infectious. >> of the 20 million people vaccinated in california, about one in 2000 have come down with covid-19. what about efficacy? >> we haven't generate kind of data with a lot of other viruses but we do know those that have been vaccinated for the influenza have gotten the influenza. it probably is similar although we don't have the exact comparison numbers to say that. my impression based on the data is that it is similar and we have seen this before. >> why is it so shocking to people because we have seen this with other vaccines against other viruses. we knew that during the trials moderna and pfizer, 95% effective. some people will still get it.

plus more than just covid troubles. weather is threatening tokyo right now and that could put a damper on the olympic games. the break. be aware of your breakfast. some a fun brand sold at costco and walmart are facing a recall. >> for your health right now. several muffin brands sold at stores like costco. walmart and 7.11 are being recalled for possible listeria contamination. the recall includes the 7.11 selects brand. a 3 pack banana nut mini muffins and 3 pack chocolate chip muffins. it also includes walmart's great value and marketside brands often sold at costco by the were the crumb brand are also on this list. listeria can cause some serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children. the frail or elderly people and others who have weekend immune systems so often if you got them. and also for your money right now. you may want to think about ordering your christmas gifts right now because we've seen so many supply chain issues with all kinds of items this year and that will likely continue for a few month

i think covid is worse than smallpox in many ways. it may not kill as many people, but we don't know what the long-term impact is. >> laura: it's killed 300 million people worldwide. >> i know. i have a right to get on an airplane and know that everybody on that airplane is vaccinated or tested. you may have the right not to get vaccinated but you have no right to spread the disease to me, even if it won't kill me, even if it won't kill me -- >> laura: professor! have you not been listening? speak i believe you -- >> laura: i didn't go to harvard law but i did hear the president say today talk about how if you are vaccinated, you spread the virus. you can still spread the virus. the data out of israel, in the u.k., they are freaking out about this. >> it will be spread much less seriously. look, we don't know what we don't know. >> laura: -- the constitutional rights on the basis of a vaccine -- >> there is no constitutional right to get on an airplane and to spread the disease to me even if it is not going to be fatal. i have constit

covid is for real.ike, it had me on my dying bed. >> reporter: statewide covid hospitalizations have increased by 103% in less than a month >> what i would ask from our community is to continue to understand the vaccine. the benefit outweigh the risk 100-1. >> reporter: ellison barber, nbc news, west columbia, south carolina >> you can make a plan for when and where to get vaccinated visit plan your vaccine.com for more >>> in just 60 seconds, we're on the front lines of the most intense firefight in years the impact being felt thousands of miles away >>> and the battle in congress over investigating the capitol riot you'll save money and get round-the-clock protection. -sounds great. -sure does. shouldn't something, you know, wacky be happening right now? we thought people could use a break. we've all been through a lot this year. -that makes sense. -yeah. so... ♪♪ now's not a good time 3/5ths of nsync. are you sure? you have us booked all day. -read the room, guys. -yeah. right? - i'm norm. -rea- i'm

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covid. right now nancy pelosi is playing hide and seek. she doesn't want to figure out what's really going on and what happened, this is a massive pandemic that is affecting everybody around the world and we're just letting china literally run away with it. >> if the world health organization can't get china to cooperate what is the united states going to do? what is nancy pelosi going to do? beijing says we don't want this looked into. what is the solution? >> the solution is to have an actual public hearing on the origins of covid-19. everybody believes it started in a lab in wuhan. one of the things the united states can do and this is not an overnight solution, rather than a slap on the wrist to china, work on a regulatory policy and trade with other nations to ensure we're manufacturing less in china and manufacturing more here in the united states or other countries around the world. that's one way that we can have an effective change on this and punish them. they're taking over the wo

each covid-19 deaths tragic. and those happening now even more tragic because they are preventable this week us surgeon general doctor vivek murthy issued a rare surgeon general's advisory on the dangers of americans choosing fiction over fact simply play help misinformation has cost us jeff zients, the white house covid-19 response coordinator reports just 4 states accounted for nearly half of this week's cases with one in 5 of all cases occurring in florida. alone. but states are starting to respond to the recent outbreaks. those with the highest case. rates also had a higher rate of new vaccinations compared to the national average, do it for yourself. your family and for your community. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky urged americans to actively encourage their loved ones and friends to get the vaccine. even though a lot of the measures to combat the pandemic like mask-wearing have turned political. >> democrats and republicans on capitol hill this week reiterated that getting vaccinated is bipartisan i

covid co-infection. we might have a health divide in terms of transmissibility of covid among people living with h.i.v. given some of the data that jen gave in terms of low-income countries and next year only 5% of individuals in low-income countries might expect to have access to covid vaccines, what exactly does this mean for people living with h.i.v. moving forward as we move towards different strains of covid in terms of not only controlling the virus but also getting to the goals we always aspire to get to by 2030? stephen: chris, do you want to jump in on that? chris: it's such an important question. as you know, and i'm sure greg knows the studies have been mixed. there's quite a lot of information that we still really need to understand, in the members meeting, there was a beautiful talk summarizing all of the available data. his sort of takeaway there really is an effect of h.i.v. on the likelihood of having worse covid outcomes, hospitalizations and death. and there's big debate what we should

they are spreading covid. yet, their radical policies they don't want to do anything to protect us. >> sean: senator thank you.ad tonight, the biden administration is looking for ways to force all federal employees to get vaccinated evenns those who hae already had covid and have natural immunity. two questions, how is this following the science, and is all of this legal? fox news greg jarrett is with us. the cleveland clinic a medical institution said if you have covidni you don't need a vaccin. they will mandate a vaccine there? i'm just following the science. what about people with rare medical conditions? how hard are those exemptions going to be to get? is the next thing a vaccine passport and eliminates medical privacy and doctor-patient confidentiality. >> i understand the arguments expressed by ted cruz against mandatory vaccinations. there is no law that prohibits that. private employers and government officials can make a decision. there is even a supreme court decision decades ago that says it's leg

future versions or strains of covid? dr. schaffner: yes. if you have covid and recover you will have a measure of protection going forward. here is the interesting thing. this was a bit of a surprise for most people. the measure of protection you get from the vaccine is higher than the measure of protection that you get from the actual infection. that is why we suggest that everyone who is recovered from covid nonetheless still needs to get vaccinated. because that higher level of protection you get from the vaccine probably provides more durable or long-lasting protection and likely also provides more protection against the various variants that are out there. even though you did not -- you have recovered you still need to get a vaccine. host: we know a number of states are under vaccinated across the country, in particular some states in the south and places like arkansas. do you think that the country as a whole has somewhat let down our guard in terms of vaccinations and being vigilant for covid? have we opened up to

covid is real.jokes bring some relief from a darker reality like that her own health is at risk. her fellow nurse hazel bailey got covid last august and was on a ventilator for 42 days. >> it's real. covid is real. i nearly died from it, and will probably have issues from it for the rest of my life. i have family that they believe that it's real, but they're not concerned with taking the vaccine. they understand some people get it and it's not bad. but i got it, and it was bad. and now we're seeing this new variant hit and it's really hitting arkansas. sorry. sorry. my sister doesn't have the vaccine. >> reporter: sonny says that recently covid patients have been telling her they got it at church. this week arkansas had its biggest spike in cases since february and it has the worst case rate in the country. the state is offering vaccination incentives like free lottery tickets. it hasn't convinced many. >> did anyone you know get covid? >> my son had covid. >> how old is he? >> 8. >> that's pretty r

so that we could respond to covid-19 pandemic. it ceased to ensure for fair and i couldn't access to new covid 19 tools, particularly for low and middle income countries. acta brings together public and private to indicate come to find solutions, to collaborate and it's at a scale never seen before. it is a global solution for a global problem. it tends to accelerate development production and delivery across three product categories, vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics all targeting covid-19. and it aims to score a fourth crosscutting pillar focus on health systems. each pillar is defined by specific time bound goals. covax is a vaccine pillar of acta and it is co-convened by the coalition for epidemic preparedness innovation, what we know as cepi, gabi, the vaccine allies, david weigel, and unicef. it aims to provide at least 2 billion doses of approved covid vaccine vaccines by the end of 2021 enabling participation economies to protect at least 20% of their populations, prioritizing frontline health workers and other high risk

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house covid-19 response team where he helped to shape national discourse and management of the covid-19 pandemic. prior to joining, dr. webb was a practicing figures and health policy and equity at the university of virginia school of medicine. and finally, miss amanda brimmer, boston consulting group where she's on the team for strategy and practices. and throughout the pandemic ms. brimmer has served as one of the principal advisors to fortune 500 companies and clients on covid-19 response and reopening. so, welcome to all of our panelists. so to kick us off, i'm going to go to you, dr. beers for the first question. so as we just heard from dr. walensky and as we're looking at all the data it's been more than two months since the fda authorized covid-19 vaccines for children ages 12 and older. and yet, as of today, just three in 10 eligible adolescents are fully vaccinated so the presence of the american pediatrics, why the figures should be concerning to all of us, and share with us what keeps you up at night. >> thank you so much for that question, dr. monroe, and thank you to yo

long—covid. covid will go on to get long-covid. the government sa s its on to get long-covid. the government says its decision _ on to get long-covid. the government says its decision to _ on to get long-covid. the government says its decision to delay _ on to get long-covid. the government says its decision to delay opening - says its decision to delay opening by four weeks has bought more time to allow many more people to get their second doses, which will help strengthen the wall of immunity once restrictions end on the 19th. ministers in scotland, wales and northern ireland will announce their plans for easing —— for easing soon. katharine da costa, bbc news. a 15 year old boy has been charged with murder, over the fatal stabbing of a teenager in south—east london. tamim ian habimana — who was also 15 — was killed by a single stab wound in woolwich, on monday. two other boys arrested over the stabbing remain in custody. police urged anyone with information about the murder to come forward. it

n0 data on how many of those kids were hospitalized for covid, not just with an incidental positive covid jason: doctor, what i found interesting this week is this administration, why can't they release the data, the underlying data and trust people like yourself to go out and analyze it while also issuing new guidance and say, because of this data they are thinking they are going to have to do x, y, and z. when i release the stuff simultaneously? >> we should come up the most part. we doctors like to practice evidence-based money. show me the money come in from of the evidence that says wearing a mask indoors as a person is going to save thousands and thousands of lives. it doesn't really exist. it will protect others who are unvaccinated and immune compromised, those who are vulnerable but they are the ones who should be vaccinated, they're the ones who should be masking up. we're looking at this all wrong, backwards. we need to put our focus on the unvaccinated, the vulnerable, not the low risk people who are already vaccinated and are low risk. i think if we shift our energy and our f

it's everybody's first concert as covid. really excited always drove 18 hours from bloomington, illinois. there's one snafu yesterday with the screen collapsed. but the show goes on and it is sold out 130 artists. among them post malone megan thee stallion it even wwe smackdown does but with the names come the crowds. no proof of vaccination is required. the most people we talked to say they did get the shot you worried about covid at all. >> a shot. so you're good to go? i'm good to go. i got my vaccine you get your vaccine more crowds today in raleigh, north carolina. for the first dave matthews concert of the year. we just all need this. it's been a rough 17 months. >> around the country. other festival springing back to summer. 2 in chicago. lollapalooza now setting up for next week's four-day extravaganza. i feel like we made. >> the right decisions. they are requiring a covid test or vaccination card to get through the doors. and a new york city mayor bill de blasio promoting 5 must-see music festivals this summer. one

tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england tosential staff can avoid self—isolation and keep working. hello, and welcome. the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded — china has won two of them, iran has also won one. the first went to chinese air rifle shooter yang qian. 11 medals are up for grabs on the first full day of action, including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. organisers are hoping that the sporting drama will spark enthusiasm among the japanese public and dispel some of the anxiety about holding the games in the midst of the pandemic. let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter mike bushell who's there and has been watching the action in tokyo. a second gold for china? and what a start to these _ a second gold for china? and what a start to these games _ a second gold for china? and what a start to these games for _ a second gold for china? and what a start to these games for china. - a second gold for china? and what a start to these games for china. as l start to thes

athletes are not required to be vaccinated and covid inf required to be vaccinated and covid infectionsave sidelined athletes before they get on aan plane to tokyo. tennis star coco gauff revealed sunday she was covid positive, tweeting her disappointment and adding, "it has always been a dream of mine to represent the u.s.a. at the olympics." today, w.n.b.a.'s katie lou samuelson announced she was covid positive and will miss the games. washington wizards star bradley beal was released last week after contracting covid. despite the expanding list, olympic's advisor brian mccloskey says the anti-covid safety measures are working. >> if i thought all the tests were going to be negative i wouldn't bother doing all the tests in the first place. >> reporter: outside the olympic village, where tokyo appears to be in the grip of a fifth wave of infections, the games are broadly unpopuar. responding to the sense of unease, sponsor toyota pulled advertising from japanese tv and announced its president would not attend the opening ceremony. covid is not just impacting the u.s. two members of the

. >>> tonight the new mask mandate as covid cases rise, los angeles requiring everyone to mask up indoors regardless of vaccination status las vegas recommending the same in florida, hospitalizations growing. some states now seeing more cases this summer than last. >>> and one mother's warning as her unvaccinated daughter fights for her life in the icu. >> it is heartbreaking. i wish i would have made better choices for her. >>> olympic hurdles. the first covid case inside the olympic village, dozens of cases linked to the games already, exactly one week from the start of competition >>> desperate search hundreds missing from the once-in-a-century flooding in europe this major highway, now a river. >>> the president versus facebook. the tech company hitting back tonight after presidth misinformation online is costing lives. >>> the misery due to delayed flights. the pilot shortage turning summer travel into a nightmare >>> the shocking video of an attempted kidnapping how this mother's quick thinking rescued her son. >>> and the power of flowers. how one doctor is embracing wedding season

the country is now averaging 43,000 new covid cases a day. that's a 65% increase from just last week. just one month ago, for a point of comparison, the daily average of new cases was under 12,000. about a third of the u.s. population lives in a community considered to have high covid transmission. one of our medical experts says the delta variant is like nothing he's ever seen before. we'll speak to him in a minute. it is so contagious that it's impacting some people who are fully vaccinated, and it's pushing frontline healthcare workers to the brink. cnn's athena jones has been tracking the latest for us across the country. athena, what's happening on the ground? >> reporter: hi, alisyn. it wasn't supposed to be this way. the vaccines approved months ago were supposed to help prevent another summer covid surge like we're seeing all across the country, but the pace of daily vaccinations is at its lowest point since january, and once again we're hearing heartbreaking stories from healthcare workers who are struggling to save the lives of peop

the long shadow of covid always present.'s james longman has our report tonight from behind the scenes in japan. >> reporter: it's an olympics like no other. from the empty stands to the covid testing to the masks and social distancing. >> united states of america! >> reporter: but for those athletes who've made it to tokyo and to the opening ceremony, nothing beats competing on the world's largest stage. and winning feels just as sweet. >> and taylor dressel has another olympic gold. >> reporter: take the american men swimming to gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay, for example. or this australian coach dancing uncontrollably when swimmer ariarne titmus won gold. >> he's going crazy. oh, my goodness. >> reporter: titmus narrowly beat american and three-time olympian katie ledecky in a nail-biting race. >> this is an olympics unlike any other. holding the olympics in the middle of a pandemic it's so difficult. it just looks so different and so weird. and yet sports can save these olympics. even with all the issues at the olymp

>> i wish we had taken the vaccine for covid.l has the second-highest number of covid related deaths worldwide. yet only over 16% have been fully vaccinated so far. and until the pandemic is brought under control in brazil, thousands of pregnant women will remain at risk. nada: now, the first evacuation flight of 200 afghan interpreters who served with u.s. forces and their families has landed in america today. president joe biden says the u.s. was to filling its promise to those who serve shoulder to shoulder with american forces. campaigners though have called for the process to be sped up. at the same time, britain has relocated 2300 interpreters and their relatives, butoncerns have been raised after some applicants were rejected. our correspondent has this rert from kabul. reporter: tens of thousands of british soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local interpreters. with international troops withdrawing, hundreds of them, along with their families, are being relocated to the u.k.. but others