. >> the head of the national institutes of health, on how to fight covid misinformation. then -- >> there are very few businesses that have survived [inaudible] >> the latest on the arrest of tom barrack and what it could tell us on the ex presidents action in the middle east. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. for the last two days, much of the northeast and midwest look like this. hayes and the sun a thick smog over an entire region of this country that is very much not used to it. unlike the mountain west, which lives with forest fire, this kind of smoke has felt dystopian and new. in fact, it's not just your imagination of it feels that way to you, if you live in that part of the country, the air quality index in parts of newark city yesterday was over 170, which is the worst it has never been in 14 years. when you think about that air quality, there is no way to escape it. no matter how much money you have, where you live, in the end, everyone has to prove the same air. it's a real wake up call yesterday for everyone in the part

paul pushing unfounded claims that the national institutes of health played a role in funding researchmic and suggesting without evidence that the nih, the national institutes of health, funded so-called gain of function research. that's where work's done on viruses to make them grow better or make them more infectious. here's how it went down. >> dr. fauci, knowing it is a crime to lie to congress, do you wish to retract your statement of may 11th where you claimed that the nih never funded gain of function research in wuhan? >> senator paul, i have never lied before the congress -- >> microphone, doc. >> your microphone. >> senator paul, i have never lied before the congress. and i do not retract that statement. this paper that you are referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain of function. >> so you're saying -- >> let me finish. >> you take an animal virus and increase its transmissability to houston, you'r humans, you're says that's not gain of of function? >> that's correct. senator paul, you do not know what you're talking about, quite fra

. >> the head of the national institutes of health on how to fight covid misinformation. then -- >> there are very few businessmen that ever survive in the political part of washington. >> the latest on the arrest of trump's inaugural chairman and what it can tell us about the ex-president's actions in the middle east when, "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. for the last two days, much of the northeast and midwest look like this. the haze of the sun, a thick smog over an entire region of this country that is very much not used to it. unlike the mountain west which lives with forest fires, this kind of smoke settling over the eastern seaboard has felt dystopian and new. in fact, it's not just your imagination if it feels that way to you, if you live in that part of the country. the air quality index in parts of new york city yesterday was over 170, which is the worst it has been in 14 years. the thing about bad air quality is there's no way to escape it. no matter how much money you have, where you live, in the end everyone has got t

the wuhan institute of virology was studying in bats before that and some of the research may have been funded by u.s. national institute on health. republicans on capitol hill are demanding documents on the research but so far the w.h.o. has refused, spoke with the top often energy and commerce committee is one looking for answers. >> she's trying to answer the critical question whether u.s. government grants played a role in risky research in wuhan lab that could have started the pandemic, those records are just one data point in a complex investigation. >> we want to know what was funded through taxpayer dollars to the wuhan lab. >> this republican congressman told cbs news despite two former requests the national institute of health has not fully cooperated with investigators. >> we need to better understand when nih started fund grangted at the wuhan lab. >> in a lebanon obtained by cbs news, the nih has not provided a single document whether nih funding played a role in risky research in china. >> we're 16 months into the pandemic, why do these records still matter? >> think of every loved one we lost, every health care wor

of a dictator. also our health care workers and frontline workers went beyond the call in the fight against covid. they did so in hospitals, clinics, and in the national institutehealth. i want to thank you all for risking your lives to help keep the country going. joining you today are your families. i want you to know and understand that this is your day as well. i can only imagine the part you feel. -- the pride you feel. pride in who you are and where you come from and the lives you have built as americans and the communities that make you stronger, make us stronger. all of you represent how immigration have always been essential to america. we are going to build the economy back better. to do that, we need to fix our immigration system. i have kept my commitment to senate immigration reform. it includes smarter border security and a pathway to citizenship for 11 million. that undocumented people in america. -- for 11 million undocumented people in america. i sent president harris to find out what people are migrating in the first place, the violence, the corruption, the gangs. i want to make it clear that we can work together for a pathway to citizenship f

health care settings, after this. ings, after this icy hot. ice works fast. heat makes it last. feel the power of contrast therapy, so you can rise from pain. the national instituteshealth are the primary government agency for public health is research. it is huge. 20,000 employees. last night, the head of the agency was on the show. and i asked about vaccine requirements and his answer kind of dreamy for luke. >> i run a hospital, the national institute of health, as the largest research hospital in the world. i would like very much to be sure that all of the people interact with immunocompromised patients are immunized against covid-19. right now i cannot require it because this is still emergency use, but i sure as heck are exhorting people to do that. >> you catch that? the largest research hospital in the planet has not yet have the authority to require the vaccine amongst its employees although local hospitals are doing just that. better health is requiring employees to get the covid-19 vaccine. the houston methodist in texas are asking them to get vaccinated by june 7th. over 150 health care workers refused and were fired as a result. in new york, city run

. >> more than 600,000 americans have died from covid-19 and now a new study from the national institute of health found as many as one in 4 deaths may have been due to strained resources at hospitals that we're dealing with surges in cases. doctors with the national institute of health conducted the study by looking at the number of covid patients being treated at 558 hospitals across the country, which is about 10 to 20% of the hospitals. they found that when a large number of covid patients needing icu care would admitted to a hospital in a short period of time. the mortality rate for that hospital was sky rocket, especially when the number of patients admitted exceeded the number of patients in hospital is used to treating and and beyond. a lack of resources. the study's author also found patterns amongst those hospitals. >> hospitals where the worst hit. i tended to be. hospitals there you know, sort lower-income they were patients mostly a medicaid. i wouldn't make any causal relationships you know, there are patients level factors such you ethnic minorities to you know, social economic stat

of health and tony fauci's agency within the national institutes of healthon research in those labs. which is to say making coronavirus more contagious and, therefore, more deadly. that raises a lot of uncomfortable questions. that's why tony fauci still thinks that the natural origin theory is the most likely theory, because he is trying to cover up his tracks and trying to avoid answering the questions about why he was funding research that is so risky that even barack obama tried to forbid him. >> brian: senator, what could be done? you are in the minority, obviously, in the senate, normally there would be hearings about this and new focus on this. do you have to just sit back and wait for a democratic initiative? >> no, we don't, brian. in fact, thanks to republican questions, at these hearings over the last few months. we now know that our government was using your tax dollars to fund the research in those labs indirectly through an american nonprofit. we have a lot of documents that suggest in the very early days of this pandemic that tony fauci and a

senator rand paul as health officials testified about the future of the pandemic there will be responsibility for those unfunded the lab, including yourself, paul clean, the national institutesunding controversial research that could have contributed to the pandemic. doctor fauci says that's not true. if why ian here, senator, it is. you investigations into the origins of covid-19. are still underway as the delta variant surges in the u.s. the delta variant now represents 83% of sequenced cases. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says the percentages are even higher in areas where vaccination rates are low. the best way to prevent the spread of covid-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have. well, he says, more vaccinations are needed to further protect the nation. >> 6 senate minority leader mitch mcconnell supports. >> the shot need to get everybody is armed as rapidly as possible. we're going to be back in a situation in the fall. that we don't yearn for that. we went through last year. >> now, when asked about students returning to school. doctor walensky recommended as some of those those safety measures that a

of the national institutes of health. >>> welcome to our viewers in united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim aacosta. you're in "the situation room." >>> president biden will take part in exclusive town hall. we go to cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox covering the republican exodus from the january 6th committee. tell us what happened. >> reporter: there's been a quick succession of events up here on capitol hill today. we always knew the house speaker nancy pelosi had the ability to block key republicans who kevin mccarthy selected for the select committee. today she made the decision that's exactly what she was going to do. she argued in statement earlier today that there were two members jim jordan and jim banks who she said were not adequate picks for the select committee. as a result, kevin mccarthy said he wasn't going to seat a single one of his picks. the select committee is ultimately not going to have bipartisan support from mccarthy and pelosi instead. here is what mccarthy was threatening. >> we think it's too important that those two

one of our programs we got a grant you can imagine from the national institute of health about the human gee gnome project. to find cures. >> how many genes do we have? >> 300,000. >> so any case this project was to look at the theological implications of the project and it's a good example saying it's not just ethical questions. but when people say well, god created me this is my body and yet, my own cells and genes are producing a disease that could kill me. where is god in all of that? does god love and work with me and through those diseases. how do i understand the devine intimacy. these are spiritual questions that go beyond the ethical questions whether you inform the family and employer and different issues. the feedback to the scientists would be again i'm using this model of a bridge traffic going both ways between science. maybe there's interesting questions that citizens could ask if theology makes sense about god being eternal and present to us and time being really important to divine life. in this book time and eternity, get it now. in this book, i actual lu have suggestio

senator rand paul as health officials testified about the future of the pandemic there will be responsibility for those unfunded the lab, including yourself, paul clean, the national institutes of health funding controversial research that could have contributed to the pandemic. doctor fauci says that's not true. if why ian here, senator, it is. you investigations into the origins of covid-19. are still underway as the delta variant surges in the u.s. the delta variant now represents 83% of sequenced cases. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says the percentages are even higher in areas where vaccination rates are low. the best way to prevent the spread of covid-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have. well, he says, more vaccinations are needed to further protect the nation. >> 6 senate minority leader mitch mcconnell supports. >> the shot need to get and everybody is armed as rapidly as possible. we're going to be back in a situation in the fall. that we don't yearn for that. we went through. last year. >> when asked about students returning to schools. doctor walensky recommended prevention strategies such as we

collins from the national institutes of health with these organizations throughout the process to get to eua. we looked at data within the united states and outside of the united states and when you go beyond the united states, you're well over 300 million doses that have been add ministered. we have more safety data. >> i want to say i remember meeting you at an asto meeting here. it's pleasure to see you again. i'd also like to say that you mentioned herd immunity and in april in this committee, i asked dr. fauci and dr. wollensky for herd immunity and the typical average is around 70%. granted we don't know what it is for this virus, we know what herd immunity is and the goal is to get as many people vaccinated as possible and especially in the risk groups. you also mentioned about side effects and there's so many questions i would love to ask. i'll direct this next question to miss bush. your testimony was very compelling because you mentioned the anxiety you had given your health risk. we know that for children there's tremendous mental health effects associated with not being in

. >>> the national institutes of health is the primary government agency for biomedical and public healthual budget of $42 million. dr. francis collins was on the show and i asked him about vaccine requirements and his answer kind of drew me for a loop. >> i'm at a hospital. the national institutes of health has the largest research hospital in the world. i would like very much to be sure that all the people who interact withium no compromised patients are immunized against covid-19. right now i can't require it but i sure as heck am exhorting people to do that. >> you got that, the largest research hospital on the planet does not yet have the authority to require vaccines among its employees even though more and more local hospitals are doing just that. banner health says it's work force must be vaccinated by november 1st. over 150 health care workers refused or either resigned or were fired as a result. in new york city mayor bill de blasio is mandating workers in city run get vaccinated or tested on a weekly basis. right now only about 60% are vaccinated. a vaccine mandate simply puts

children to get their shots until the winter. >> and joining us now is the director of the national institutes of health, dr. francis khan. thanks so much for being with us. let's start with a look at the vaccination rate right now. less than 50% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. we're about to begin the second school year of this pandemic and still children under 12 aren't being vaccinated, so i think a lot of parents are wondering how safe is it for students, teachers and their families as they go back to school? >> well, going back to school is a really good thing. we know younger kids have suffered a lot as a consequence of social isolation, so every effort ought to be made to make it possible to be back in person. unfortunately, though, that means for kids under 12 who can't yet be vaccinated, we have to be careful about that and that will mean wearing masks and maintaining that 3 foot distance. even though people aren't crazy about it it's the safest way to make sure we don't have outbreaks. certainly those 12 and over get vaccinated. my grandchildren have done so. they find this a wonde

collins of national institutes of health with these organizations throughout the process to get the eua and we looked at data within the united states and outside of the united states, and when you go beyond the united states you are well over 300 million doses have been administered. we have more safety data. i just personally as a as a physician, someone who's inside this process, really myself don't understand why we haven't had more of an update yet. >> take you for that. dr. adams, i want to say also i remember meeting you at a meeting here, so it's a pleasure to see you again. i would also like to say that you mention herd immunity. in april in this committee i asked dr. fauci and dr. walensky both for herd immunity, and the typical average of herd immunity which you have said is around 70%. granted we don't know what it is for this virus that it's important and i am in agriculture state. we know what herd immunity gets and the goal is to get as many people vaccinated as possible and especially in the risk groups. but you also mention about side effects irreversibly questions i wo

first, doctor richard is the director of the national institute on aging, the national to of health, talk to you. doctor walter is the director of the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke nih, welcome to your and i hope i have not butchered your name. doctor is the director of the center for drug evaluation research at the u.s. food and drug administration, welcome to you, doctor. i think this is -- welcome to the committee. i think it's your first time here so the chair now recognizes the doctor for your five minutes. >> good morning members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to be here, the director of the national to aging. identify ways to prevent, treat and care for those. one of the most common tragic or six-point people now by 2060. congressional appropriation taxpayers to make progress. understanding has ranged from basic fundamental science and trajectory demonstrated disease give us new insight. from the most basic level and enterprises such as the 80 or partisan, are brought together pharmaceutical corporate fundamental basic science by nih a

and notified congress on tuesday that he would be reallocating $860000000.00 from the national institute of health. this to cover the costs of pan demik related care of unaccompanied miners. now as that accountability issues at the facility housing, unaccompanied migrant children around the us are starting to rise. so let's.

republican-controlled congress worked with president bill clinton to double the size of the national institute of health. during the administration of george w. bush, congress made yet another major investment in nih with strong bipartisan support. and then came former energy and commerce committee chairman fred upton working with diana degette across party lines. their leadership brought us the 21st century cures act. that is was one of the most proud moments i worked as majority whip on a piece of legislation that was bipartisan working with then-president obama. we doubled yet again our commitment to the nin, and just as importantly, we established in that bill the emergency use authorization process, which these covid-19 vaccines were ultimately approved based on. these are provisions, emergency use authorization, especially, that helped save millions of lives. operation warp speed, of course, then built on those decades of work. america created the fastest vaccine in human history, but all americans should be assured and confident, the vaccines were not rushed. they were built off of a platform dec

senator rand paul as health officials testified about the future of the pandemic there will be responsibility for those unfunded the lab, including yourself, paul clean, the national institutes of health funding controversial research that could have contributed to the pandemic. doctor fauci says that's not true. if whyy in here, senator, it is you investigations into the origins of covid-19. are still underway as the delta variant surges in the u.s. the delta variant now represents 83% of sequenced cases. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says the percentages are even higher in areas where vaccination rates are low. the best way to prevent the spread of covid-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have he says more vaccinations are needed to further protect the nation. >> 6 senate minority leader mitch mcconnell supports. >> the shot need to get everybody is armed as rapidly as possible. we're going to be back in a situation in the fall. that we don't yearn for that. we went through last year. >> now, when asked about students returning to school. doctor walensky recommended prevention strategies such as wearing a ma

the national institute for health found as many as one in 4 deaths may have been due to strained resources at hospitals that we're dealing with surges in cases. doctors with the national institutes of health conducted the study by looking at the number of covid patients being treated at 558 hospitals across the country. that's about 10 to 20% of all the hospitals. they found that when a large number of covid patients needing icu care were admitted to a hospital in a short period of time. the mortality rate for that hospital would skyrocket, especially when the number of patients admitted exceeded the number of patients to hospitals used to treating and beyond. a lack of resources. the study's authors also found patterns among those at hospitals. >> you know, there are patients level factors such you ethnic minorities to you know, social economic status that is associated more be seen at these hospitals is a lot of unknowns in our study. we don't know much about the supplies that they have. we didn't know about the shortages that they we don't know about the proportion of staff and so it's kind of bad incomplete story, if you but, you know, we make good with what we could. >> the do

. >> the debate was over claims that research funded by the national institutes of health may have contributed to the pandemic. senator paul said that gain of function research that involves genetically manipulating viruses to predict mutations was done at a lab in wuhan, china. dr. fauci pushed back, saying the research did not constitute gain of function. >>> an historic and successful space launch this morning for blue origin, as it's rocket streaked into the sky from west texas. the new sheppard spacecraft carried amazon founder and billionaire jeff bezos and three other passengers. after rocketing upwards for a few minutes and reaching a high point of 62 miles, the crew enjoyed about three minutes of zero gravity. they also took in the amazing view from suborbital space. the entire trip only took about 10 minutes in the fully automated rocket. cbs reporter mark strassmann has more on the historic ride. >> reporter: blue origin founder jeff bezos received an astronaut hero's welcome after touching down tuesday morning. minutes earlier, he and his team had successfully blasted off to the ed

car and notify congress on tuesday that he would be reallocating $860000000.00 from the national institute of health. this to cover the cost of pan demik related care of unaccompanied miners. now as that accountability issues at the facility housing unaccompanied migrate, children around the us are starting to rise. so let's just look at one facility in chattanooga, tennessee where police have confirmed children and teenagers have gone missing in the past and have just charged a woman with sexual battery by an authority figure. so to give us a $360.00 view of why did exactly going on, we bring in ed martin, president philip shape legal forum and democrat commenter. janet runner, thanks for joining me gentlemen. my pleasure. thank good afternoon. ok, so jan actually wanna start with you on this one. so hearing what we're hearing of these cases of abuse, children going missing, we've always known sex trafficking is a major issue happening at our borders was here in america right now. is america really the best place for parents in other countries to send their children unaccompanied with all this repo

wormley is part of a team that's working with the national institutes of health to fight the superbughe thinks there's potential for an effective treatment in 2-3 years. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. it was an emotional scene today at the site of that collapsed condo building in surfside, florida, as a month of painstaking recovery work came to a close. crew members hugged after the site was finally cleared of rubble. 97 people are confirmed dead, one woman is still missing, her family still awaiting word. the search for remains will continue off-site. and a warning now for summer travelers. if you're in a rush for a new passport, you may be out of luck. scammers forced the state department to shutdown online booking for urgent appointments. cbs' meg oliver has the details. >> reporter: tonight long lines at u.s. passport offices at travelers rush to get passports as the state department temporarily shut down the agency's emergency appointment booking site. >> this is my one and only chance. my flight is in two days. >> reporter: the state department says third par

anthony fauci from the national institutes of health before the senate health committee.

conservative believe children are being taught to normalize being transgender, according to the national institute of health, while the exact number of transgendered is hard to survey, it's that it's impacting more younger adults. their sample study points to at least 1000000 trans genders in the country. according to author, ashley st. claire, who was having a boy in november, you get special attention now in the classroom. if you say, hey, my name is not billy, it's amanda. on twitter, saint clair appended tweet she wrote from 2019 senior child is not trans because he put on a dress or tray on makeup. my little brother used to eat grass as a kid, but my mom didn't call him a cow and sent him to the slaughterhouse. she told him to cut the s and stop eating grass be better parents, but gender dysphoria isn't the only topic this publishing company, brave books is covering everything from tackling communism to discussing the woes of capital culture and its effects. brave books is teaming up with big names like texas congressman dan crenshaw for these children's rings. the company is only selling these books o

vonnie: researchers supported by the national institutes of health say people who received both doses of moderna or pfizer may not need an additional booster shot for years. they presented a strong, consistent immune response against covid-19. there is a concern about variants that may pose a threat. why than half of all adults in the european union are now fully vaccinated. ursula von der leyen tweeted the news. those doses are said to vaccinate 70% of adults. he authority is analyzing data on a rare nerve disorder reported among a group of recipients of the johnson & johnson back in after the u.s. added a warning label to the shots. health officials say malaysia is covid cases, which topped a record 11,000 on tuesday, may climb even further in the coming days before stabilizing. the health director general says the outbreak is being driven by the contagious delta variant. of asia has been struggling to contain the recent surge despite much of the country being on lockdown. iraq's state news agency says 92 people are known to have been killed in a fire that swept through a hospital c

of public health and president of the international aides society. maureen is associate director for aides research at the national institutes of health and director of the n.i.h. office of aides research. we have coming in remotely adeeba kamarulzaman, president of the international aides society. welcome, adeeba. she's a former dean of the faculty of medicine and is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the university of malaya in kuala lumpur. thank you, adeeba. delighted to have you here today. adeeba: thank you for having me. stephen: we will come in with some questions and we're delighted to welcome them. special thanks to our colleagues at the global health policy center, particularly mckenzie, noel, who has come to help us today. special thanks to our csis production team, graham, emma, mary, denish, and we're delighted that c-span can join us today to broadcast this event. we have only one hour. a lot of ground to cover. we -- i will offer a few additional remarks on this moment that we find ourselves in. jennifer will offer some welcoming remarks. and then we will hear quick opening remarks, beginning with adeeba, maureen and c

. >> researchers supported by the national institutes of health say people who received both dose of messenger rna vaccine may not need an additional booster shot for years. the shots presented a strong, persistent immune response. however there is the concern about possible new forms or variance. more than half of all adults in the european union are now fully vaccinated. there up in president tweeted the news. -- the president tweeted the news. they reported a rare disorder reported among groups of recipients of the johnson & johnson vaccine. janet yellen says businesses will likely provide crucial support in pushing congress to support a global tax plan. the push may be needed to help overcome republican opposition. the meeting approved april 11 area pack. 132 nations back to the deals -- deal in talks. jill biden will travel to tokyo for the opening ceremony of the olympics, pressing ahead despite authorities closing events in the city. all of accidents that all olympic events in and around tokyo will be held without fans. global news, 24 hours a day on air, on bloomberg quicktak

fauci had been dishonest about the role of federal institutes, the national institutes of health playeding controversial research in wuhan, china. >> senator paul, you don't know what you are talking about, quite frankly. i want to say that officially. you do not know what you are talking about. mark: this was not the first time dr. county and the senator had butted heads. in march, senator paul accused dr. fauci of theater and wearing two masks for show after he was vaccinated. president biden welcomed the tampa bay buccaneers to the white house today to honor the team for their super bowl victory. during their visit, star tom brady took a shot at donald trump's fall election claims saying, not a lot of people think we would have one, and in fact i think 40% of the people still don't think we won. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ amber: i'm amber kanwar. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i'm matt miller. we welcome our bloomberg and bnn bloo

bloomberg school of public health, and he is a prior president of the international aids society from 2014 to 2016. maureen is associate director for aids research at the national institute of health and director of the nih office of aids research. coming in remotely, president of the international aid society, welcome. she is a former -- of medicine enters is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the university of malaysia. we are delighted you could be with us today. >> thank you for having me. >> this is a hybrid event. have several experts in the office, we will -- audience, we will be calling on them to come in with some questions. we are delighted to welcome them. special thanks to our colleagues at the global health policy center, particularly, mckenzie, michael, noel has come to help us today. special thanks to our csis production team. we are delighted that c-span could join us today to broadcast this event. we have one hour, a lot of ground to cover. i will offer a few additional remarks on this moment we find ourselves in. jennifer will offer some opening remarks and you will hear quick opening remarks. a conversation will follow. in terms of wher

of health care workers. yvonne: thank you for the update. let's get to the first word news. rishaad: research supported by the national institutes saying people who received both doses of a messenger rna vaccine, like moderna or pfizer, may not need the additional booster shot for years. they presented a strong persistent immune response against covid-19. there is a concern about possible new form or variants that may pose a problem. more than half of all adults in the european union are now fully vaccinated. that is according to the european commission president. she tweeted this news. an update has been given and delivered to vaccinate some 70% of adults. the health authority is analyzing data on a rare nerve disorder reported among a small group of recipients of the johnson & johnson vaccine. that after the u.s. added a warning label to that shot. the au ballooning past $2 trillion in the first three quarters of 2021. treasury department data shows the shortfall for june was 174 billion dollars as the government tried to stem the devastation caused either pandemic. the congressional budget office saying for fiscal 2021, we wi

data from the national institutes of health show that 99% of people who now have to be hospitalized with the virus or die did not get vaccinated. seems pretty obvious the message there. the white house calling on social media companies to help stop disinformation before it spreads out of control. here is the u.s. surgeon general. >> my biggest worry is that we have the ability to save people's lives, to protection them from covid-19. and we're not making full use of that opportunity. we're not bringing that life saving potential. and one of the things that is standing in our way is misinformation. millions of people don't have access to being a really information because on social media platforms and other tech platforms, we're seeing the rampant spread of misinformation and it is costing people their lives. >> and get this, some republican lawmakers are attacking the white house for trying to crack down on anti-vaccine lies. they call it censorship. senator josh that you bidefeating that the biden administration is using facebook to impose its covid-19 speech code. louisiana has one of

health. his message comes as vaccination rates are trending downwards, and infections in many states are spiking. the director of the national institutes of health said more than 99% of the people in the hospital with covid-19, are unvaccinated. the nih said patients were being admitted are younger and otherwise healthy but they are coming in sicker and their conditions are deteriorating more quickly. san francisco health officials want to bridge the vaccination gap and we spoke about the groups still most hesitant to get vaccinated. what they are doing and they're trying to reach the groups, melanie? >> people can get vaccinated in the hunters point community without and a point, it's one of the way that the mayor is hoping to reach a broader audience. >> san francisco health and city officials want to close the vaccination disparity gap. >> with this new delta variant, we will see higher infections of those who are not vaccinated, and we can anticipate there will be at least 250 more deaths, and disproportionately those people will be african-americans and latinos. >> mayor breeds that every person at san francisco general hospital r

congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers told cbs news that despite two formal requests, the national institutes of health with congressional investigators. >> we need these grant letters to better understand when the united states of america, nih in particular, started funding grants at the wuhan lab. >> reporter: in a letter obtained by cbs news, mcmorris rodgers and other house republicans said "the nih has not provided a single document," about whether nih funding played a role in risky research in china. >> we're 16 months into the pandemic. why do these records still matter? >> think about every loved one that we've lost. every health care worker that's been on the front lines of combating the coronavirus or every student now that is struggling with mental health because of isolation. we deserve these answers. >> reporter: the committee's democratic chairman, frank pollone, told cbs news he is waiting for results from an intelligence review ordered by president biden. writing, "this is a complex issue that unfortunately has become politicized by the republicans." adding, "the administration needs to

garland criminally investigate fauci over senate testimony, in which he said that the national institutes of healthon research at the wuhan institute of virology. the controversy central to the question of the origins of covid-19 and whether the virus could have leaked from that chinese lab. we're back with homan jenkins and "wall street journal" editorial page writer adam o'neil. adam, you have followed all of this. who got the better of that exchange between rand paul and fauci, on the merits? >> on the merits, i think rand paul. he may not be -- he may be exaggerating for some effect when he talks about the millions of people who have died or things like that, and the connection between u.s. funding and the wuhan institute of virology in china, but the facts are with him, and dr. fauci may be technically right about some points about whether under a particular definition funding went to a particular type of science, but the general thrust of his argument is entirely legitimate and needs to be investigated more closely. there's no question. >> paul: the thrust of that argument is that in fact the

. >> the director of the national institute of health says almost all current data shows more than 99% of patients hospitalized for covid-19 right now are unvaccinated. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk following breaking economic news. new unemployment numbers came out saying 360,000 people applied for new unemployment benefits over the past week. that is down about 13,000 from the prior week. in fact it's the lowest number we've had since the pandemic. compared to january where we were looking at about 900,000 new unemployment claims in one week. >>> meantime, there is a report this morning from "wall street journal" saying a lot of the jobs lost during the pandemic may not be coming back. when it comes to layoffs a lot of the companies apparently learned to do more with less using technology part of the time to replace some of the employees. a bit of a mixed bag, different theories. we will see what the stock market thinks when the opening bell riat6:30. wel on. bao >>> 6:05. a live look at pleasure and hill's bart station. starting today bart will begin limited late night

she testified alongside doctor anthony fauci from the national institute of health before the senate health committee.