came over to her and kai white came over to her and lifted her up.lifted her up. she is the new olympic champion. she beat the colombian to she is considered the queen of bmx because she has won the last two 0lympic because she has won the last two olympic gold medal saw a great day around for britain. people were glued to it. we got the athletics to look forward to. what we have to look out for at the stadium? it’s to. what we have to look out for at the stadium?— for at the stadium? it's first da of for at the stadium? it's first day of the _ for at the stadium? it's first day of the track _ for at the stadium? it's first day of the track and - for at the stadium? it's first day of the track and field. i day of the track and field. it's always really exciting when that gets under way at the olympics, and it's all lies in the women's100m. in the last hour or so, we had the heats. in the early heads, jamaica's sheuey in the early heads, jamaica's shelley and fraser price, the fastest woman in the world, she has won this event twice at the olympics be

celebrating with her great brand, kai white. earlier he won silver.messaging around astrazeneca that many people have not gone forwrd for weeks. —— not many people have not gone forward for weeks. also this is a country where, for the longest time, life had gone back to near normal. as recently as may. there was not that push in the beginning to get people to get vaccinated because people felt there wasn't an urgency. now of course with the situation in new south wales going from bad to worse, there is a big push from the government to get people vaccinated but numbers are nowhere near where they need to be, only 17% of the population are vaccinated. in new south wales we have seen the biggest spike yesterday, 239 cases in one day. that is the biggest — notjust in this outbreak — but since the beginning of the pandemic for new south wales. today it is about 170 but this is after five weeks of lockdown, which has been extended to another four weeks. on top of that, there are eight areas in the west and south—west of sydney that have been identified as

let's go straight to our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. kai kaitlan, as covid-19 surges in the united states, the biden administration is getting more aggressive in its response. >> reporter: it's a noted shift of tone in the white house, not just when it comes to vaccine policy which we're expecting from president biden tomorrow, and you can hear him tonight pointing the blame on the unvaccinated. president biden frustrated by the numbers tonight. >> we still have a lot of people not vaccinated. >> reporter: with the formidable delta variant fueling new outbreaks, over half the country remains unvaccinated and biden is zeroing in on those who haven't gotten the shot. >> the pandemic we have now is the pandemic of the unvaccinated. so please, please, please, please, if you're not vaccinated, protect yourself and the children out there. >> reporter: the president was in pennsylvania to build support for his domestic agenda. but the delta surge remained in the spotlight after he was introduced by someone whose mother died from covid-19. >> carlo

white house. then president clinton nominates justice kay began to be a judge on the d.c. circuit, but the republicans have no interest in confirming judges at that time, so that doesn't come to pass. she then returns to academia, this time at harvard law school, joining the faculty there where after four years she becomes the dean of the harvard law school, first woman dean of harvard law school. six years after that president obama invites her to become solicitor general. first woman solicitor general that we have ever had. and then only one year after that justice stephens retires and president obama names justice kagan to the supreme court. she's now going into her tenth term here and we're very privileged to have her as the host of this evening. justice kagan? [ applause ] >> thank you, jerry, so much. as you can tell from that introduction before coming here i couldn't keep a job. jerry, thank you for everything you do, for the supreme court historical society and everything that the supreme court historical society does for the supreme court. the historical society

but, wolf, this comes as the white house is trying to find new kays to combat the delta variant.hs they have been told they did not need to wear a mask outdoors or indoors. the cdc director says it is a decision she did not make slightly. in a massive reversal, the cdc is changing its mask guidance tonight. >> this new science is worrisome. and unfortunately warrants an update to our recommendations. >> reporter: two months after telling those who are fully vaccinated they could take off their masks, the doctor is recommending putting them back on when inside in areas where the virus is surging. >> in a rare occasion, some vaccinated people infected with the delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others. >> reporter: the cdc is now actively investigating breakthrough cases among the fully vaccinated, while offering new warnings about the delta variant mainly being spread by the millions who remain unvaccinated. >> the delta variant is showing every day its willingness to outsmart us. the big concern is that the next variant that might emerge jus

. >> reporter: when the white house press secretary was asked if they would take a similar approach to what you saw from alabama governor kaying with these outbreaks, she said she doesn't believe it's their position to place blame on people, but they're going to make sure they're getting accurate information about the vaccines out. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. >>> thousands of firefighters across the united states are battling dozens of wildfires. the bootleg fire in oregon has burned more than 400,000 acres and is still growing. we get the latest from the cnn weather center when we come back. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. eli

bush white house, elise jordan and also katty kay on the way this morning. >>> in the united states covid cases are on the rise again driven up in increases in places with low vaccination rates. and now the former surgeon general is suggesting the cdc should once again ask everyone to mask up indoors. nbc news correspondent kathy park explains. >> reporter: no signs of covid backing down. in los angeles county a 700% increase in positive cases in just the last month as masks go back on while indoors. >> i think better safe than sorry for sure. >> reporter: former surgeon general on mask weighing, the premature guidance was wrong. the cdc should be advising to vax it and mask it. the current surgeon general defended the cdc's decision on masks for the fully vaccinated. >> they gave communities and individuals a flexibility to make decisions about what to do with masks. >> reporter: across america, cases rising in all 50 states some hit harder than others. health care workers in florida's seminal county point to a trend. >> the death rate is extremely high, 99.2% for individuals who aren't

kay ivy, also the republican senators in that state coming out, imploring the people of alabama to get the vaccine. frustration is mounting over the unvaccinated. coming up kelly o'donnell, talks about the white house and masks. >>> but miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis. as we surpass 50,000 infections a day, new cases, hospitalizations, even daily deaths are spiking again. >> it is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses that we know of and i have seen in my 20-year career. >> reporter: struggling to contain the delta variant, florida, texas and missouri, three states with lower vaccination rates now account for 40% of the nation's new cases. one kansas hospital turning away patients as they struggle to manage their own caseload. >> we're past the tipping point we're in trouble. >> reporter: in los angeles county, construction teams are back at providence st. joseph's medical center expanding their just shut erred covid ward. in the previous covid capital, infections are up 1200%. nurse manager chris rice says with vaccinations his team