president kais saied met with protesters on the streets.nd in a televised address, he said the move was completely legal, and in accordance with article 80 of the constitution, he could suspend parliament. much of the outrage is directed at the moderate islamist party. the party's chairman, also the parliament's speaker, tried but failed to access the parliament grounds. he called the dismissal of the government a coup. it's unclear how the police and the unions will respond amid tunisia's worst crisis since the arab spring of 2011. brent: for more now i am joined by rabeb aloui, she's a radio journalist based in tunis. it is good to have you on the program. i want to ask you, we are seeing right now the president urging people to remain calm. at the same time, he is ordering a curfew. so, how volatile is the situation tonight? rabeb: let's say tonight it is calm compared to this morning, because in the morning we saw tensions between the protesters who are against kais saied's decisions and are the supporters of the first side. on the othe

there have been celebrations on the streets of tunisia after the president, kais saied, sacked his primen november, alok sharma, has told the bbc the impact of global warming can be seen around the world, and there is now an urgent need to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius. now on bbc news — hardtalk.

lots of papers reporting on kais saied and his political problems, but he will be passing on his thanksth gold medalfor tunisian history gold medal for tunisian history of gold medalfor tunisian history of the games. he dedicated it to all tunisian. away from sport, but still in tunisia, the president kais saied has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. the move came after one day of demonstrations across the country, calling for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. crowds celebrate as news of the government's dismissal is announced. president kais saied overthrows as payment for 30 daysin overthrows as payment for 30 days in an escalation of the political crisis in tunisia, much to the delight of his supporters. translation: it supporters. translation: , , translation: it is the first time in my _ translation: it is the first time in my life _ translation: it is the first time in my life i _ translation: it is the first time in my life i have - translation: it is the first time in my life i have heard| translation: it is the first | time

many papers reported tunisian president kais saied — who faces political problems at home — passing onat of the nation. hafnaoui's win came as a surprise to much of the media after he only qualified in eighth place for the final. he's won just the fifth gold medalfor tunisia in the history of the games and he dedicated his win to "all tunisians". sarah, what's the reaction been in tokyo? it was definitely one of those great shocks we had on sunday in tokyo, everybody loves an underdog story, don't they? in particular in swimming, the outside lanes, i mentioned one of the victor is coming from lane seven, the win for the tunisian came from lane eight and usually the two favourites are in four and five so you can back on the wind is coming from their but he stole through to victory in the race, such a surprise —— the winners. you can see when he hit the ball he did not believe it himself and he splashed the water and cheered and shouted and normally they have special tracksuits to wear on the podium and he was just there in his t—shirt and his tracksuit bottoms so a nice touch for him, a

kais saied has appointed a new interior minister after vowing to crackdown on corruption.ct rights and freedoms. correspondent: on the streets of tunis where the mood is largely calm, the public approval of president kais saied remains high. the de depths of the crises may be difficult to a certain. a sense of unease lingers. >> we are following the situation day by day. there is no blank check. it is true that we have faith in him as we believe in his good intentions, but the implementation remains an obstacle. correspondent: sunday, saied sacked the prime minister for his parliament and lifted the immunity of lawmakers. the president insists his actions were in line with the constitution, but members of the opposition accuse him of staging a coup. for now, no one is quite sure what may happen. on wednesday, the head of the national television station was replaced. the presidential announcement coming days after -- showers after journalists were barred from entering the building. eventually, they were allowed on air. >> whatever the excellent nation of what happened at th

kais saied has been accused of staging a coup, though he insists that he acted in line with the nation'sver the govenrment�*s handling of the covid outbreak. marina daras has the latest. a young democracy plunge into a constitutional crisis. after a day of protests on sunday against the mismanagement of the pandemic, president kais saied suspended parliamentary activities for 30 days before dismissing hichem mechichi, the head of government and interim interior minister. translation: first decision, freezing the functions - of the parliament. the constitution does not allow its dissolution, but it allows the freezing of its activities. second decision, the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of all deputies. third decision, the president of the republic will take charge of the executive power with the help of the government, which will be headed by a new leader appointed by the president of the republic. some tunisians support the decisions, but others strongly criticise them. heading this pushback is the speaker of parliament, rached ghannouchi, leader of the islamist—inspired party e

kais saied has been accused of staging a coup, though he insists that he acted in line with the nation'se govenrment�*s handling of the covid outbreak. marina daras has the latest. a young democracy plunge into a constitutional crisis. after a day of protests on sunday against the mismanagement of the pandemic, president kais saied suspended parliamentary activities for 30 days before dismissing hichem mechichi, the head of government and interim interior minister. translation: first decision, freezing the functions - of the parliament. the constitution does not allow its dissolution, but it allows the freezing of its activities. second decision, the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of all deputies. third decision, the president of the republic will take charge of the executive power with the help of the government, which will be headed by a new leader appointed by the president of the republic. some tunisians support the decisions, but others strongly criticise them. heading this pushback is the speaker of parliament, rached ghannouchi, leader of the islamist—inspired party ennahda

the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament followingmr saied, a former law professor with no previous political experience, said the measures were aimed at saving the state.

tunisian president kais saied said he had to remove the prime minister and suspend parliament in orderstate. >> today i have taken , responsibility. those who claim that this matter is related to a coup need to revise your constitutional lessons. nick schifrin: tunisians have been protesting a covid-19 spike, a failing economy, and called for the actions that saied took. but democracy watchers and the opposition party, called the moves a coup. supporters of the moderate islamist party that holds the most parliament seats clashed with the president's suorters. >> the decisions by president kais saied are not correct, against the constituon and reality. nick schifrin: in washington, the biden administration was not ready to use a label. jen psaki: a determination about a coup is a legal determination. and we would look to the state department to conduct a legal analysis before making a determination. nick schifrin: and to discuss the events in tunisia and the u.s. response, i'm joined by sarah yerkes, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. sarah yerkes, welcom

after parliament was suspended, supporters of president kais saied clashed with those who oppose hiss that he acted in line with the nation's constitution. i asked steven cook, senior fellow for middle east and africa studies at the council on foreign relations, if he thinks this is a coup. it's a very, very good question. the president certainly has an assumed executive power — something that he previously shared with the prime minister — and has suspended the parliament for at least 30 days. that seems kind of like a coup, but of course, a coup is in the eye of the beholder, so he claims that everything he has done is perfectly legal and is consistent with article 80 of tunisia's constitution, where as his opponent, the parliamentary speaker, rached ghannouchi, who is the leader of an islamist party called ennahdha, has called it a coup d'etat. given time frames are often crucial here, how quickly do you think some kind of stability could resume if, indeed, it can? well, it is a very good question because tunisia is quite a divided society, and as you are lead—in report suggested,

there have been celebrations on the streets of tunisia after the president, kais saied, sacked his primeter and suspended parliament following a day of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. mr saied, said the measures were aimed at saving the state. the president of the cop26 climate summit in glasgow in november, alok sharma, has told the bbc the impact of global warming can be seen around the world, and there is now an urgent need to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. since the united states pulled their troops out of afghanistan at the beginning ofjuly, the taliban have retaken huge swathes of the country and reports have emerged that, once again, they're enforcing the same repressive practices of their past rule. my guest is afghanistan's national security adviser, hamdullah mohib. while he's here in london, he's meeting the chief of the uk defence staff who only days ago described the situation in afghanistan as grim. so can afghan national fo

after parliament was suspended, supporters of president kais saied clashed with those who oppose his he acted in line with the nation's constitution. we're joined by steven cook who is senior fellow for middle east studies at the council on foreign relations, and also a columnist for the magazine foreign policy. thank you for coming on the programme. my pleasure. programme. m leasure. , , ., my pleasure. the first question is, is this my pleasure. the first question is. is this a _ my pleasure. the first question is, is this a coup? _ is, is this a coup? that is a very good question. the president certainly has an assumed executive power — something he previously shared with the prime minister — and has suspended the parliament for at least 30 days. that seems kind of like a coup, but of course, a coup is in the eye of course, a coup is in the eye of the beholder, so he claims that everything he has done is perfectly legal and is consistent with article 80 of tunisia's constitution, where as his appointment, the parliamentary speaker, rached ghannouchi, the lady of an islamist party

have been celebrations on the streets of tunisia after the streets of tunisia after the president kais saiedked as prime minister and suspended parliament following protesting against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. he said the measures were aimed at saving the state. the president of the cop26 climate summit in glasgow in november, alok sharma, has told the bbc the impact of global warming can be seen around the world and there is now an urgent need to prevent temperatures rising now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading uk commentators, bbc specialists, and the correspondents who write, blog, and broadcast for audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, will england pay a price for borisjohnson�*s freedom day? and a trifecta of global worry — afghanistan, iran, and lebanon. the dateline panel trying to put your mind at rest — or not — are the sudanese author and journalist, nesrine malik, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government and before that, foreign editor at the times. and with m

the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament followingay of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. mr saied, a former law professor with no previous political experience, said the measures were aimed at saving the state. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. this might sound like the plot of a hollywood spy movie, and indeed in the future it might get made into one, but this week, something called the pegasus project is news. a group of news outlets from ten countries has banded together to expose the alleged use of phone hacking to spy on leading journalists, politicians and human rights activists across the world. among them are heads of state — emmanuel macron�*s phone number appears on the list of alleged targets. the spyware used is called pegasus and it is made by an israeli surveillance firm. the revelations have been dropping all week, so how do you pull off a series of global scoops like this? we are joined by some of thejournalists behind it. also today, the role that specialist fac

president kais saied suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister, sunday. mass street protests in defiance of the pandemic lockdown. mina, what's gone wrong in tunisia, and is the president's response proportionate, do you think? what's going on in tunisia has been going on for several months now, l and some people would say even years. - the covid—19 response has in large part been lagging behind - what people had been expecting. you've had deaths on average reaching 180 per day - of a population of only 11 million. you have hospitals turning people |away because they have suffered. i and this has been happening primarily in the last - three of four months. so it's not as soon as the pandemic hit, when many countries around i the world struggled to deal with the pandemic. - | this is actually more than a year| after the pandemic was declared, the country is still struggling. in addition, there is a real problem i of corruption inside of tunisia. . the president himselfl has said you're looking at around $4.6 billion that's been swindled away. - people's da

supporters of tunisia's president kais saied have taken to the streets to celebrate, after he sackedg for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. gail maclellan reports. crowds celebrate in tunis as news of the government's dismissal is announced. president kais saied also froze parliament for 30 days in an escalation of the political crisis in tunisia, much to the delight of his supporters. translation: it is the first time in my life i have heard _ of a head of state take the correct decision. we have taken back our country. this is the first time i have gone out to the streets to celebrate. in his earlier statement, the president said the measures were aimed at saving the state. not everyone agrees, the speaker of parliament has accused the presidnet of launching a coup against the revolution and constitution. the president's move followed a day of protests in tunis and other cities on sunday, demanding the government step down after a spike in a covid—19 cases that has aggravated economic troubles. translation: our main demand is that the ennahda m

surgeon covid cases on people who have not gotten vaccinated governor kay ivey saying she's done all she cared to convince people it's safe and that those who haven't been immunized or extending the pandemic. folks supposed to have common sense. and british time for the start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks, so unvaccinated popes that are letting us nine. alabama currently has the lowest vaccination rate in the country with only about 40% of its population, receiving at least one dose. we spoke with infectious disease expert dr john schwartzberg with uc berkeley school of public health, he says the rising number of covid cases across the country is not surprising. we still have an awful lot of people are not vaccinated, so there's plenty of. places where this virus can go plenty of people that it can. in fact, the second factor is we've got a virus circulating now of the delta variant. that's twice as transmissible as the variant that caused that terrible time we had in december in january. so those two things together. um, really are a sufficient explanation. d

so a number of different politicians that were seen as outsiders were voted into parliament, and kais saiedrty structures. he always claimed he was completely independent and not part of another group. i was 'ust not part of another group. i was just going _ not part of another group. i was just going to — not part of another group. i was just going to say _ not part of another group. i was just going to say now _ not part of another group. i was just going to say now given - not part of another group. i was just going to say now given that you've got the situation, i wonder how concerned people are in terms of the curfew as well going forward, because of course, this is being described as a step into the unknown. just briefly, how are people feeling about the future of this country, which was the birth of the arrow movement? i this country, which was the birth of the arrow movement?— the arrow movement? i think it's really mixed- _ the arrow movement? i think it's really mixed. -- _ the arrow movement? i think it's really mixed. -- arab _ the arrow movement? i think it's| really mixed. --

saying he won't require masks for unvaccinated children going back to school, saying our children need to breathe. but governor kay ivey of alabama with a very different message tonight, saying she's done what she can, it's now up to those who haven't gotten the shot to get it. in some cases, seeing this surge with large number of unvaccinated they are starting to see an uptick in new vaccinations. tonight, the numbers here. more than 187 million americans have received at least one dose. 66% now of everyone 12 years and older. and that new model tonight, how long this current surge might last. we also have dr. jha standing by. how do you keep your children safe going back to school? with breakthrough cases when should the vaccinated consider putting masks back on, and where? we have it all covers for you tonight. abc's victor oquendo leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, the delta surge is pushing some hospitals in hot zones to their limit. in the kansas city area, doctors say they're running out of beds, and kansas state health officials are bracing for it to get worse. >> everybody needs to think of this as a c

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turbulence ahead, americans getting ready to take fight for the long holiday weekend top analyst hunter kay saysdemand we'll get the outlook for the industry this year a special edition of "fast money" coming up at 6:00 p.m., we're answering all your burning trading questions, so if you've got them, tweet us at cnbc "fast mone

turbulence ahead, americans getting ready to take fight for the long holiday weekend top analyst hunter kay says airlines will not be able to handle the surge in demand we'll get the outlook for the industry this year a special edition of "fast money" coming up at 6:00 p.m., we're answering all your burning trading questions, so if you've got them, tweet us at cnbc "fast money," we might answer them on the air. we start up by firing the "fast money" time machine. you might remember in december, we asked traders to pick the acronym they thought would rule in 2021. look at how they've done tim's acronym has been the strongest, that would be rise, rio tinto. that was up more than 21% so far. dan here chose abide, which would be amazon, alibaba, ipoc, the spac, clover health, disney, expedia, that's up 5%. and rounding out the acronyms, karen's, wtf, not what you think it is, walmart, tj max, fedex, up 3%. what are the themes that have worked so far this year, what is going to rule in the second half of the year. dan, i'll throw it to you. you're in a solid second place there. >> not so solid. we ha

what is your response to republican governors like kay ivey saying it bluntly? vaccinated. >> what i really like that governor ivey said was she characterized the vaccinated as the regular folks and now the unvaccinated are clearly the irregular folks. what i didn't appreciate her was throwing her hands up in the air and say ing, i've done all thati can do. she vetoed a bill in alabama that would have allowed for vaccine passports. as governor, she could mandate that allstate workers get vaccinated. there's a lot that she can do to set the tone in her state. i don't think that she's helpless. but it is very frustrating right now. >> that is true, i think, in a lot of red states in this country. we're also learning this weekend, according to "the washington post" and some new reporting, that the white house is getting increasingly concerned about what could be this really strong summer surge. they write officials are looking at models that predict anywhere from a few thousand new covid cases to more than 200,000 every day in the fall. one new forecast estimates t

the republican governor kay ivey says it is clear who is to blame. >> what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms? >> i don't know, you tell me. they're supposed to have common sense, but it is time to blame the unvaccinated folks. >> as the leader of the state, don't you think it is your responsibility to try to help get the situation under control? >> i've done all i know how to do. i can encourage you to do something, i can't make you take care of yourself. >> cnn's gary tuckman went to alabama to see why people are so resistant. >> reporter: it is 5:00 p.m. a pop up covid vaccine clinic just opened at mobile, alabama's annual bay bites food truck festival. there's a choice of all three vaccines, but there are no takers. only the workers for the mobile county health department. but ten minutes later. the ceo of the soul heaven cafe leaves her food truck, becomes the first visitor, choosing the pfizer vaccine. >> you're done. it was pretty easy, right? >> real easy. >> reporter: mobile county has more than 40,000 people, has one of the lowest vaccination rates in ame

governor kay ivey says she's done all she can to convince people it's safe and that those who haven't gotten the shot are extending the pandemic. folks supposed to have common sense, and, but it's time for the start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. it's the unvaccinated popes that are letting the stain. alabama currently has the lowest vaccination rate in the country with only about 40% of its population receiving at least one dose. meantime momentum appears to be building behind calls to bring back universal mask wearing even for those who are fully vaccinated foxes jonathan serrie has the very latest from atlanta. mixed messaging on mass guidance from the white house as both covid cases and hospitalizations rise across the country, with nearly half of all americans fully vaccinated against the virus, and some local leaders reinstating mask mandates. the white house is reportedly in talks with the cdc, debating whether vaccinated americans need to put their masks back on. we follow the science, it's happening now. is all the major scientific operations in this c

. >>> republican governor kay ivy says it is time to blame the unvaccinated for america's current predicamentst officials have been too polite to say it that bluntly. >> this is not about who needs to take responsibility. that is not really why we put this guidance out. >> you know me, john, i'm not one who likes to blame and shame, but we all have some responsibility for the politicization of this virus. >> we're not here to place blame or threats. we're here to provide accurate information. >> they say they're not here to place blame, but the blame doesn't need their help. it's placing itself. it's just obvious. if the unvaccinated are not to blame, who is? the vaccines prevent serious illness. the vaccines keep you out of the hospital. the vaccines in the u.s. at least are everywhere. if you want them, you can get them. this is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated. it is now a pandemic of choice. the choice not to get vaccinated. and it's a choice that's having a profound impact, a bad one on the rest of us. the facts bear it out. >> the facts only 49% of the country is vaccinated and that i

supporters of tunisia's president kais saied have taken to the streets to celebrate, after he sackeda day of demonstrations across the country calling for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. our north africa correspondent rana jawad is in the tunisian capital, tunis. earlier, she gave us more details on how the crisis unfolded. ultimately at the moment, the president, and the army is backing him. he made the announcement after meeting with security officials as well as senior army officials. the unfolding events here however, it is a point to remember, are largely linked to a power struggle that has been ongoing since the beginning of the year between the presidency and the prime minister and the speaker of parliament. what we saw in terms of protests yesterday was again carrying some of the regular messages and slogans that we have seen over the last few years. people are very frustrated with the economic downturn of the country, with the mismanagement of institutions, of public services, they are deteriorating. and they want things to improve. an

. >> the mayor of alabama kay ivy is saying the same.'s fed up. >> what is it going to take to get people shots in their arms? >> i don't know. you tell me. folks supposed to have common sense. but it's time for them to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. >> as the leader of the state, don't you think it's your responsibility to help get cont? >> i've done all i know how to do. i can encourage you to do something but can't make you take care of yourself. >> amen, governor. anna, you're in florida and have lots of vaccine resistance there. she wants people to get the vaccine there. her state is the least vaccinated state in the country. do you think hearing from her can make a difference with hesitant or people unwilling in alabama? >> look, i think it helps to create a momentum. i think the more they hear it from the most amount of people, the better. and this didn't happen in one day. this poll iticalization of covi and vaccines has been happening for a year

president kai syed has defended sacking the prime minister and suspending parliament for 30 days. he saysacted lawfully under the constitution. he's also imposed a nighttime curfew and banned public gatherings. tunisia's biggest political party enada is calling for a national dialogue to get out of the crisis. while some celebrated the president's decisions others a warning of a return to authoritarianism. laura burton manley reports the -- reports. laura: the near empty streets of chinese are a stark contrast to days of protests. under a strict curfew, many have not dared to face the army which is now patrolling tunisia's parliament and government buildings. the country's biggest political group the anata party has called for dialogue and accused the president of a to. -- a coup. >> we reject these unconstitutional announcements and we welcome all the rejections that have come from most other tunisian political parties as well as civil society organizations, and we call on the tunisian people to be calm and vigilant, and be ready to defend their democracy. laura: many came to the streets

here's what alabama's governor, governor kay ivey, had to say about that. >> most of our vaccinationsd the deaths, certainly, are going with unvaccinated folks. these folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle, of self inflicted pain. >> what is it going to take to get people to get shots? >> i don't know, you tell me. folks are supposed to have common sense. but it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks, it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. >> but as the leader of the state, don't you think it's your sponsor melody to help that get the situation under control? >> i've done all i can do. i can encourage you to do something, but i can't make you take care of yourself. >> joining us now, is doctor rodriguez, an emergency medicine physician at st. petersburg florida. doctor ben dalia, what is your reaction to the way the governor put it there? >> well, lawrence, i feel the frustration, right? because the greatest human cost is being carried by people who are unvaccinated. but in public health and medicine, we tend not to blame the people we a

here's what alabama's republican governor kay ivey had to say about that. >> almost a hundred percentare with unvaccinated folks. and the deaths are certainly occurring with unvaccinated folks. these folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain. >> what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms? >> i don't know. you tell me. folks supposed to have common sense. and it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks not the regular folks. it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. >> as a leader of the state don't you think it is your responsibility to try and help get this situation under control? >> i've done all i know how to do. i can encourage you to do something but i can't make you take care of yourself. >> joining us now, an infectious disease physician and an emergency medicine physician at john hopkins all children's hospital in st. petersburg, florida. what is your reaction to the way the governor put it there? >> lawrence, i feel the frustration, because the greatest human cost is being carried by people who are unvaccinated. but in

one of the more vastly improving local ind kay, to i would say s the hotel industry -- indicators, i would say, is hotel occupancy. 45% of the rooms pre-covid were occupied during the week of july h. the reason i make that distinction is they are not all open now, but if you define occupancy as a share or the pre-pandemic hotel rooms were open, we reached 45% which is quite a bit higher than it was a couple of months ago. it was well below the pre-pandemic average of 80%, but it is moving in the right direction and a little faster than other indicator. one of the ones that is still a bit struggling is weekly office attendance. we track this by looking at the data from a company that tracks the security card swipes at office buildings, so they know how many people are entering office buildings during a given week, and they have metrowide indexes for 10 of the major metro areas in the united states. and san francisco lags all of those other metro areas. however, it did increase to 20% occupancy or 20% attendance -- i'm sorry. it came close to 20% during the last week that we looked at.

considered to have high covid transmission, you can blame it on the unvaccinated says alabama's republican governor kayvey. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. >> reporter: the u.s. now averaging more than 43,000 new covid cases a day, a 65% increase over the last week. the colored regions on the map showing the highest cases. >> you're watching this freight train come that go delta is going to sweep across the south and so many people are getting to get infected with this fake narrative that if you are young and healthy and take care of yourself you're not going to get sick. knots the true. seeing all of these young people get hospitalized knowing its preventable is heartbreaking. >> reporter: about eight months into u.s. vaccination efforts and still more than half of the nation remains unvaccinated and unprotected. friday marked one of the lowest daily vaccination averages since january according to the cdc. >> there's spillover into vaccinated people. we could all bring this to a close if everyone who were unvaccinated would just come in, get vaccinated tomorrow. within two

so, republican governor kay ivey is extremely frustrated. she says>> these folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain. >> reporter: what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms? >> i don't know. you tell me. 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. >> cnn's gary tuchman is live in mobile, alabama, outside of the county health department. so gary, what are people there telling you? >> reporter: well, alisyn, first of all, i can tell you there are many reasons for the low vaccination rate here, but you have to keep in mind it's very politically red and that is a major reason. but it's important to point out that mobile county, alabama, is a beautiful place to live. it's on the gulf, the water is warm, the sand is white, the people are nice, but their low covid vaccination rate is a big problem and this is not a rural county. there are more than 400,000 people who live here so the people who w

considered to have high covid transmission, you can blame it on the unvaccinated, says alabama's republican governor kay ivey. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging 43,000 new covid cases a day. a 65% increase over the last week. the dark colored regions on the map showing the highest concentration of cases. >> you're just watching this freight train coming, that delta is going to sweep across the south. so many people are going to get infected with this fake narrative out there that if you're young and healthy and take care of yourself, you're not going to get sick. it's simply not true. so seeing all of these young people become hospitalized, knowing it's preventable, it's just absolutely heartbreaking. >> reporter: then there's this. about eight months into u.s. vaccination efforts and still more than half of the nation remains unvaccinated and unprotected. friday marked one of the lowest daily vaccination averages since january, according to the cdc. >> there's spillover into vaccinated people. we could all bring this to a close if everyone who

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say. we'll skip the yankee game last night. too much to get to. as you heard from governor 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

to start with your reaction to what we just heard from the alabama governor kay ivey who sounded very desperate there and sayst it's time to start unblaming the unvaccinated folks. that is what the governor of alabama said a few moments ago. is that the message officials should be sending right now? what do you think? >> blame is a really tough word. and really what we're talking about here is we need to protect people. we need to protect especially the unvaccinated. the vaccines prevent the spread of delta, and they prevent death. they also prevent longhaul covid. the best way not to get long covid is not to get covid in the first place. and the best way not to get covid in the first place is to get vaccinated. but ramping up vaccination means listening to people, understanding their concerns and addressing their concerns. i am somewhat encouraged that we seem to be seeing an increase in covid vaccination rates over the past weeks, especially in places having a lot of resurgence with delta. unfortunately, it takes, there's two doses of the mrna vaccine, a couple weeks and you do need that second dose because

i was getting my hair cut the other kay and when it was finished, the barber says you're in the mediaou know things. i said you would be surprised. and i said what's the question. he says what is the deal with delta and are they going to shut my barber shop down again here in new york. and people are scared katie because they don't know what's coming because we're just getting all these mixed signals. right now there is no spike in cases. it is not a spike. we were at record low in cases and then there was a small rise in cases, and they're calling it this huge spike. it's not. deaths are at an all-time low. repeat. all-time low. and masks are not going to flatten the curve. they never did. it was the vaccines that did it. so you can't ask vaccinated americans to wear a mask, it destroys vaccine confidence, and it actually punishes you for getting the shot and doing the right thing and they already destroyed vaccine confidence when they screwed up the j&j stuff and that sent the vaccination rates way down. if biden wants to destroy the recovery and ruin my summer and everybody else's

for kay cobb the decision to not get the covid-19 vaccine is something she says she now regrets. >> youpital, you know, having to go through a lot of things. the treatment and everything. and not knowing if i was going to end up on a ventilator. you know, it's just scary. >> reporter: she survived her battle with eph couldid, fighting for life at memorial hospital miramar in florida. >> i'm a believer now that we need to make sure that everyone is vaccinated. >> reporter: cobb's home state of florida has one of the highest rates of new covid cases in the country. arkansas and louisiana also among the hardest-hit states. florida alone averaging more than 10,000 new cases per day, accounting for one in five new cases in the u.s. dr. michelle aquino, a physician in florida, says she's been seeing an uptick in covid patients coming through her doors. >> the unvaccinated percentage of our patients, right now in our hospitals of all our covid patients 99.9% are unvaccinated. when you see someone under 40 die because of covid when there's a vaccine they could breaks your heart. >> reporter: 60

saying the states getting hit hardest are starting to see the highest uptick of vaccination in the past week. >> let's talk about one of the governors. back in the spring, alabama republican governor kayvy signed a bill that banned private businesses from requiring vaccination documentation, saying that was too much. now as the cases are going up in her state, she changed her tune. she's saying it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated. if more republicans join her, what effect could that have? >> it is important not to paint all people who have not gotten vaccinated with the same brush. hopefully this will help some people who have been concerned that the vaccination approach has been a move by the democratic party. it is not. viruses don't care what party you're part of. it is important to look beyond that. i am in new jersey with a high overall vaccination rate. princeton where i am located, 76% of adults are fully vaccinated. next town over, trenton is 45%. that has nothing to do with political party, it has to do with community that's largely black and latino. black residents who had long history of mistrust, disrespect from the health care system, a lot of latino residents wh

kay reports. it could be a honeymoon that's very short—lived at this stage! don't say that, don't say that!hing the final with her family near venice. i think it's going to be the first test of marriage, to be honest. of course, i want italy to win, but even if england wins, it's my adopted country, you know... that's the spirit, that's the spirit! dave, are you going to be equally delighted italy win? well, i'm going to pretend to be, to keep the honeymoon going. but, you know, yeah, we'll see. it was always going to be a huge weekend at the three lions in bristol. but it's bittersweet. customer paul surridge died during the tournament. they clapped him during the semifinal, and they'll do the same again on sunday. it was his life, that was what he lived for. he lived for england. he was known to his mates as scooter. i hope we do it, notjust for england, but for scooter. it would mean so much to him if he were there. he would love it, absolutely love it. he's up there, watching. we're gonna win. whatever the result, sunday night will be remembered by millions for ever. and for all kinds o

well, that's just life seems to be the altitude even though one leading scientific says it could be as high at 200 cases a kayfection comes with the possibility of what we call long covid. an estimated 1 million people, including 33,000 children live with long-term covid with 35,800 people having symptoms for more than a year. i wonder is this whole debate missing something important, given the idea if you don't go to the hospital and don't die, you're fine. that's just not true, is it? >> yeah. and the problem is no one's measuring it. it's nod on the mathematical daysboard or modeling, and people say deaths are lower and hospitalizations are lower, and they are now going up in uk, and this affects young people and children, and there's no treatment. we might have another -- it's a massive new chronic disease for which we don't have a treatment. >> it's a ticking time bomb as all these case up. a top executive at the world health organization say the strategy in the uk, moral empty necessary and each epidemiological stupidity. while it group of more than 1,200 in the lancet sent a pretty clear message but no