rochelle walensky doesn't care.he charge for more mandates of children and adults. according to rochelle walensky we need. vaccine passports to make children people who got a shot can't leave their homesor or make a living. >> they are doing it in europe. of you are not cdc of europe which i know you are plenty happy about. there are human health passes there. you can go to a disco if you have a health pass. is that something that the cdc would advise here? >> i think some communities are doing that. that may be a path forward. >> tucker: what people are going to protect us against this? this is insane? who will say so? no one so far. instead,fa the floor is left to rochelle walensky and people like her. manipulators of data. liars. we need vaccines. immediately. everybody should be forced to get one. if there is one message around covid that is consistent from the biden administration from day 1, it's that: get the vaccine and don't ask questions. the biden administration's lackeys in the media push the same thing.

rochelle walensky, saying we are still in a pandemic of the unvaccinated. of transmission and severe disease almost exclusively happening among the unvaccinated population. experts telling me today's change is a step of what should be telling of what we are faced with in the u.s. with the delta variant. officially the cdc reverses its indoor mask policy, citing the latest data. samples contained the highly transmissible delta variant. >> in areas with substantial and high transmission, cdc recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public, indoor settings. >> repor

rochelle walensky with updated guidance late today, saying new and worrisome data on the delta variant, spreading quickly in the u.s., tonight saying new data shows that vaccinated people with those rare breakthrough cases may be contagious and able to spread the virus to others. so, the cdc is now recommending vaccinated americans wear masks indoors again in areas with high transmission of covid cases. to protect themselves from breakthrough cases and to keep from transmitting the virus to others. also tonight, the cdc saying with millions of children heading back to school, all students, teachers and staff should wear masks regardless of vaccination status, to keep everyone safe. dr. walensky saying it didn't have to be this way, had the vaccination rate in this country been higher. dr. jha is standing by to answer your questions at home tonight. and late today, president biden on the new guidance, saying we are not going back to last year. and tonight, new reporting, could there soon be a vaccination mandate for federal workers? cecilia vega with late reporting live from the white h

the agency's director, rochelle walensky, described the delta variant as one of the most infectious respiratoryiruses seen in her 20-year career. the con stages strain accounts for more than 80 cases across the nation. laura podesta is in new york tracking the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the delta variant has led to a surge in hospitalizations, but also a slight uptick in vaccinations. this as more than 610,000 americans have now died from covid-19. new cases of covid-19 are mostly in states with low vaccination rates. >> this week just three states, florida, texas, and missouri, accounted for 40% of all cases nationwide. >> reporter: some good news -- white house health officials noted vaccination rates are going up in states being hit hardest. >> we need to come together as one nation unified in our resolve to protect the health of ourselves, our children, our community, our country, and our future. >> reporter: missouri has seen a bump in vaccinations, but officials at local hospitals say they're already suffering. >> we've had days in the last few weeks where 100% of ou

rochelle walensky right now. dr. walensky, thanks for joining us again.r decision caught a lot of people by surprise. we've been hearing for weeks that if you take the vaccine, you're safe. what changed? >> good morning, george. thanks for having me. so, first, i want to just comment that we've known the delta has been very contagious. we've seen areas of the country that are -- have more and more cases right now, our cases are up. our hospitalizations are up, and for months we've been saying if you are unvaccinated, if you have a lot of disease, please, please wear your mask because we know the vast amount of transmission that's happening in this country is among those who are unvaccinated. but we did, over this last several days now, see new science that demonstrated for those who are vaccinated that they could, in fact, transmit if they are one of those rare breakthrough infections, so that's new. when we were looking at the alpha variant, at prior variants in this pandemic, we were not able to see that if you are vaccinated and you are a breakthrough

rochelle walensky. bret, so much to get into with the director.the main focuses for you with this interview? >> good afternoon, charles. the main focus is what we're hearing from a ton of people. they want to hear the science behind these decisions. people got vaccinated thinking that that was the thing that was going to clear them from having to wear masks and to be able to do things that they wanted to do. now kind of going backwards in a number of communities, being told that they have to wear masks even if they're vaccinated. we want to get into the data, the new information that the cdc -- they didn't put it out but it leaked out of what they thought about in these different circumstances where vaccinated people caught the delta variant, covid, in greater numbers. if you look at the big numbers of the break through disease, the break-through people that had vaccines and then had troubles or went to the hospital or died, they are minuscule when you compare them to the 163 million people across america that have been vaccinated. that's number 1

rochelle walensky is here today to help us launch this. and dr. walensky is an infectious tease expert having serves on the front line of the covid pandemic as the chief division at massachusetts general hospital from 2017 to 2020. she is a pioneer whose research advanced the national and global response to hiv/aids, work that she drew upon daily while conducting research on vaccine delivery as strategies to reach underserved communities during the novel coronavirus pandemic. appointed by president joe biden to serve as director of the centers for disease control and prevention. dr. walensky, understands the important contribution that the private sector has made throughout the covid-19 response. she was here with us when we launched the health action alliance in march and i'm so pleased that she's back with us today as we announce this new effort. please join me in welcoming c.d.c. director dr. rochelle walensky. >> thank you so much for that introduction. and since coming together in the spring, you, our nation's largest employers and part of the

rochelle walensky, calling this a, quote, pivotal moment. tonight los angeles reporting 20 times the number of new cases from just a month ago. the headlines in philadelphia and in houston on masks. and the cdc advisory panel tonight now studying possible booster shots and who might need them first. whit johnson standing by. >>> also tonight, major concerns about the virus on the eve of the opening ceremony for the olympics in tokyo. the new number tonight, more than 90 people inside the olympic bubble now infected with the virus. simone biles and the u.s. gymnastics teams arriving for practice in masks, and james longman again tonight from tokyo. >>> also at this hour, the alarming images coming in. fighting multiple wildfires on the ground and in the air. tonight you will see the firefighters and what they're doing with nearly 80 fires burning in 13 states. the view as firefighters drive through the tamarack fire in california. >>> the newly released audio tonight from an interview tonight with former president donald trump, describing the

rochelle walensky, director of the cdc. dr. walensky, thank you for your i'm, thank you for being with us this evening. the reaction i've seen on social media to this is it's giving people whiplash. the cdc has changed fairly suddenly in the opinion of some people. give me a sense of the science behind this decision. >> good evening, thanks for having me. the first thing i want to convey is that that map has a lot of orange or red. 80% of those counties that are orange or red have less than 40% of people vaccinated, so those counties very much correspond to the people who are undervaccinated in this country. where we have not put up a large enough fortress as a population to tackle this delta variant. i think that's really important because the main message here is that map looks like that because we haven't done a good enough job of getting people vaccinated. the most important message is to get vaccinated. when i became the director of the cdc, i felt it my responsibility, and i told the american people, that i would follow sc

rochelle walensky. always a pleasure to see you.o exactly what problem does the delta variant create that masks for vaccinated people solves? >> good morning, john. thanks for having me back. so, this is -- we have new data here. we have always seen -- first of all, i want to reemphasize our vaccines are working just as we thought they would. with the delta variant to prevent severe hospitalization and death. we should be getting vaccinated to prevent severe disease in ourselves and to protect ourselves from the delta variant and from getting severe covid. here is the new science we saw just in the last several days. with prior variances, when people had these rare breakthrough infections, we didn't see the capacity of them to spread the virus to others. but with the delta variant, we now see in our outbreak investigations that have been occurring over the last couple of weeks, in those outbreak investigations, we have been seeing that if you happen to have one of those breakthrough infections that you can actually now pass it to so

rochelle walensky today said we are witnessing a pandemic of the unvaccinated.ew cases up nearly 70% from just last week. and dr. fauci is asked about these breakthrough infections. l.a. county reimposing its indoor mask mandate even for those who are vaccinated. . and just before we came on the air, ten more california counties recommending doing the same thing. we ask dr. jha tonight, are we headed in the wrong direction here? >>> also following a worsening disaster overseas

moments ago right here on "new day," cdc director rochelle walensky was concerned about people peoplensmitting the delta variant as cases surge across the united states. >> with the delta variant we now see outbreaks occurring the last couple of weeks. in the outbreak investigations, we have been seeing if you happen to have one of those brek through infections, you can actually now pass it to somebody else. >> all right. joining us now is cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. and, sanjay, just to be clear, dr. walensky is saying this is new. this is something they are seeing that is new with the delta variant, that people who have been vaccinated and are infected, they may not be getting sick or seriously ill, but they are transmitting the virus, which is part of the reason the cdc is now recommending people mask up again in these highly impacted areas. she also did say, though, that almost most of the transmission is happening from unvaccinated to unvaccinated. still, you know, what's your reaction to what you heard? >> yeah, well, i thought that was really good intervie

rochelle walensky says covid cases are once again climbing, and some hospitals are filling up.he government says that by the second week of august, the number of cases may be up 39% from last week. a new survey says the fed will start scaling back asset purchases next year, and policy makers are likely to put an emphasis on mortgage backed securities. according to a survey, most expect chairman jerome powell will be nominated for a second term. carlyle group is seeking to raise as much as $27 billion for its latest flagship fund. that would be the industry path are just ever private equity call. carlyle is a discussion with investors about the size of the fund. it is likely to include a strategy for growth funds. the only big games formally get underweight -- the elephant games formally get under -- the olympic games formally get underway today. covid has been the biggest challenge for the event, but not the only one. it has been marred by everything from a scrapped stadium designed to a bribery probe. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by mo

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cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says the percentages are even higher in areas where vaccinationow. 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 are that were used during the pandemic such as face masks. this is in order to protect those who are still unvaccinated reporting live in washington. i'm basil john. >> thank you. base hill. meanwhile, the cdc is urging americans not to travel to the united kingdom. the cdc raised its covid related travel warning for the uk to read today. the highest level it comes on the same day british officials lifted nearly all co

. >> reporter: cdc director rochelle walensky warning of a dramatic increase in the highly contagiousaffer has tested positive. >> the individual has mild symptoms. we know that there will be breakthrough cases. but cases in vaccinated individuals are typically mild. >> reporter: psaki also revealing there have been other undisclosed breakthrough infections among staff as house speaker nancy pelosi's office also confirmed one of her aides tested positive after coming into contact with the delegation of texas democrats. six months since president biden took office, the dynamics of the pandemic have shifted. >> when the president took office, he knew that this number one priority would be getting the pandemic under control. >> reporter: federal health officials say those who are vaccinated are well protected from the delta variant while voicing concerns for those who aren't. >> a lot of people are not vaccinated. and those are the ones that are getting infected. >> reporter: tonight cnn is learning about the extent of the white house's effort to get more people vaccinated, including ong

rochelle walensky today said we are now witnessing a pandemic of the unvaccinated.om just last week. and dr. fauci is asked about these breakthrough infections. l.a. county reimposing its indoor mask mandate even for those who are vaccinated. and just before we came on the air tonight, ten more california counties now recommending doing the same thing. we ask dr. jha tonight, are we headed in the wrong direction here? >>> also following a worsening disaster overseas tonight. the catastrophic images of

he excoriated cdc director rochelle walensky for endorsing the idea of instituting vaccine passports here in the united states writing: there is nothing more an think they call to what this country stand for than draconian vaccine mandates. no american citizen should ever be denied service and treated like a second class citizen for refusing to get a vaccine. j.d. vance is the hillbilly eller guy and running in the state of ohio. j.d., thank you so much. i want to talk about your stance against vaccine mandates, clearly as you can tell from my monologue we are in the same space here. i do want your reaction to what president biden just said a moment ago. >> it's so crazy. first of all we want our leaders to actually lead to tell us what's going to happen. to tell us what we need to do how to get out of this problem, joe biden says in all probability? first of all, we're not going back to lockdowns, people will not accept living as second class citizens in their own country. not being able to go to the mall, not being able to go to the restaurant. not being able to take your kids to s

rochelle walensky reresumes in just a moment other headlines in the news today.ment must provide former president donald trump's tax returns to the house ways and means committee. the justice department's office of legal council says the committee chairman has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the information. the panel want the returns for an investigation into whether the former president complied with tax law. the first flight evacuating afghans who worked alongside americans in afghanistan brought more than 200 people to new lives in the u.s. family members are accompanying the interpreters, translators and others on the flights out. congress is racing to extend a nationwide eviction moratorium that is set to expire saturday. a house panel is considering emergency legislation to continue the policy through the end of the year. president biden says more sanctions are coming in response to cuba's crackdown on protesters. the president met today with cuba aren american leaders. he says he has directed the treasury and state departments to tell americans

rochelle walensky, the director of the cdc. dr.alensky, thank you for joining us we've got the delta variant. we've got rising infections we've got dropping vaccination rates. is this becoming a worst case scenario? >> unfortunately, no, i think things can still get worse, which is why we're doing everything we can now to make sure that that doesn't happen. >> but it is starting to look like you're hitting a brick wall when it comes to vaccinations have you identified why those numbers are dropping so quickly? >> we knew that this was going to be harder as time -- as time went on. places with low rates of vaccination are actually seeing more disease, and we're really trying to go there now to say please we don't want to hit that worst case scenario >> you have been very bullish on the idea of getting kids back in school for the fall. watching what this delta variant is doing right now and the knowledge now that it could be wintertime next year before younger kids are eligible for a vaccine, is there any consideration, any scenario

rachel's got the night reserve in just a few moments we're going to be joined by the cdc director, rochelle walensky. lots of questions on covid-19. i took lessons from that conversation we just heard. and the cdc's new mask guidance. you're not going to want to miss that conversation coming up. >>> we start tonight with one of the most sobering, chilling, and emotional congressional hearings ever on capitol hill. at the first hearing of the house select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the capitol, four police officers who were on the front lines that day testified to the brutality of the attack, to the horror of what they endured, and to how close they and so many of their colleagues came to being killed that day. the hearing began with harrowing video of the attack, some of it never seen before by the public. some of it from the body cameras of the officers who were testifying today. the officers watched the video from the witness table. with d.c. metropolitan police officer michael fanone at one point getting up to comfort sergeant galino ganal, and then it was time for the off

rochelle walensky calling this, a quote, pivotal moment. los angeles reporting 20 times the number of new cases from just a month ago. the headlines in philadelphia and in houston on masks. and the cdc advisory panel tonight now studying possible booster shots and who might need them first. whit johnson standing by. >>> also tonight, major concerns about the virus on the eve of

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 in washington. i'm jessi turnure. >> i have got something to brag about. the 5 most vaccinated counties in california. all right. here in the bay area. marin county tops the list. most vaccinated county in the state. more than 72% of eligible people in marin. fully vaxed. then you have san francisco, santa clara county, san mateo county and alameda county alameda county have more than 63% of people fully vaccinated and that is all good news. so where does our state need to improve maybe focus vaccination effort you can start here in lassen county. currently has just over 26% of folks. they're fully vaccinated. that's almost 50% lower. then the statewide vaccination rate. things are much better for the rest of the bottom 5 to him. a 28% del norte de almost 29% kings c

director rochelle walensky and others spoke about how the business community can have a real in increasingtion rates. this is just under an hour. >> hello, everyone. good morning to my friends in the west and good afternoon to my friends in the east. my name is steven lavigne and on behalf of the health action alliance. american academy of pediatrics and our co-hosting partners i'd like to welcome you to business action supports childhood vaccinations. before we begin today, a note about us. the health action alliance works to accelerate the community's response to covid-19 to rebuild public health. we provide companies large and small with free resources, training and events that help them deliver

rochelle walensky, dr. anthony fauci, and other members of the president's covid-19 response team, testified before the senate health committee. at at 2:00 p.m., a hearing on sexual assault in the military. >> colorado senator john hickenlooper discussed policy with the washington state business roundtable. he was asked about innovation efforts, satellite management, and the relationship between nasa and the u.s. space force. 45 minutes. >> i say all the time i am over the moon to be able to serve as chairman of the space subcommittee, in the commerce committee within the senate. as a former geologist, i did have two geological research papers, peer-reviewed and published. but i think i am the only scientist who is actually to sit next to mark kelly. i told him he was a scientist, certainly, in many cases, he really is, one of the most inquisitive and curious people in the senate. but he's laughed and said, no, i am an engineer. i perform experiments in space, i don't design them. he and i would agree to di

rochelle walensky, calling this a, quote, pivotal moment.ight los angeles reporting 20 times the number of new cases from just a month ago. the headlines in philadelphia and in houston on masks. and the cdc advisory panel tonight now studying possible booster shots and who might need them first. whit johnson standing by. >>> also tonight, major concerns

rochelle walensky. dr. walensky, thank you for joining us this morning.e're getting reports of younger people now being hospitalized with covid. are children more vulnerable to getting severely ill from the delta variant and how bad are their symptoms? >> good morning, michael. i think what we recognize is that people who are unvaccinated are more likely to get severe symptoms and end up in the hospital and what we're seeing now is that children are now more likely to be unvaccinated so the lower age you are the less likely you've been vaccinated. we know that our 12 to 17-year-olds, only about 30% of them are vaccinated across the country, whereas our greater than 65-year-olds over 80% are vaccinated across the country. so what we're seeing is, people are coming into the hospital when they're unvaccinated. >> in some parts of the country, the fall semester speaking of younger kids, the fall semester of school is set to start next month. with younger kids being unable to receive a vaccine and the surge happening in unvaccinated people, is it safe to send

this 4th of july is enjoying safe, family and friends still holiday weekend cdc director rochelle walensky along with the entire white house covid response team says americans should be proud of the dramatic progress made since january covid-19 deaths have dropped more than 90%. but it is clear that communities where people remain unvaccinated communities that remain vulnerable. says the new delta variant is surging in places with low vaccination rates. and i expect that in the coming will eclipse the afa variant cdc data shows hospitalizations and deaths are now trending up. we are celebrating as a country. at the same time. >> as we recognize the fact that we're in a gerious situation for those who have not been vaccinated. the good news we have is that we have a solution. doctor anthony fauci says early data shows all 3 vaccines on the market. can protect americans from the delta variant. it works. it's free. it's safe to stay safe. fauci urges anyone who was not vaccinated to mask up, especially indoors with groups. in the meantime, the biden administration is upping its effort to comb

>>> so ahead on "cbs this morning," cdc director rochelle walensky joins us to discuss the new mask guidelines and how they will impact students returning to class this fall. >>> so breaking developments this the tokyo summer olympics. defending champion simone biles has pulled out of tomorrow's all-around gymnastics competition to focus on her mental health. usa gymnastics released a statement on twitter, in part saying, "we wholeheartedmoecisio applaud her bravery and prioritizing her well-being. her courage shows again why def finals. biles said she withdrew because of the emotional strain she's under. you're notng to joy your it's okay sometimes to sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself because it shows how strong of a competitor and person that you really are. >> usa gymnastics says biles will be evaluated before deciding if she will compete in next week's individual events. >>> meantime, superstar swimmer katie ledecky won her first gold medal at the tokyo olympics. she came out on top in the first-ever olympic women's 1,500-meter freestyle race. she won shortly after finishin

cdc director rochelle walensky hinted the research to be published today will show that the amount of coronavirus in a person's nasal passages is considerably high even if they're vaccinated. so breakthrough infections may be more concerning than we thought. >> wow. laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> well, two tornadoes ripped through southeast pennsylvania causing severe damage. at least five people were injured yesterday when the roof of this car dealership collapsed. it's not known just how serious their injuries were, but everyone is accounted for. the national weather service issued flash flood warnings for parts of the region as it was slammed with up to three inches of rain in a short period of time. no deaths were reported. >> the storm would have been two hours earlier, this would be a different report. those places would have been packed with people, especially packed with workers, and thank god for whatever is good about it, it happened two hours later and not 4:30, 5:00. >> the storm reportedly left more than 8,000 homes and businesses without power.

cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says americans need to choose protection for themselves and their communities. >> as the coronavirus again, surges in the united states. we are yet pivotal moment in this with cases rising again and some hospitals reaching their capacity in some areas. experts say the delta variant poses a greater risk to those who are unvaccinated, maryland republican congressman andy harris want americans to consider their individual circumstances. we urge all americans to to their doctors about the risks of covid. >> talk to doctors about the benefits of getting vaccinated and then come to a decision that's right for them about the vaccine. the delta variant now makes up 83% of covid cases in the u.s.. >> the white house says it knew vaccinating the country would get harder as time went on. there is still through a range of approaches and tactics and partnerships with governors and leaders and civic leaders to get more people vaccinated. house gop leader kevin mccarthy says the white house needs to do a better job addressing public concerns. if people have questi

director rochelle walensky walking back a mandate and indoor mask use. welcome, i'm alicia acuna. griff: i'm griff jenkins after the confusion over the biden administration. with the latest. >> the biden administration an urgently trying to get more americans to have a covid-19 vaccine. their questions how the government hopes to accomplish the goal. we have seen a number of companies mandate that their employees go ahead and get the vaccine and last night on special reports, the c.d.c. director was asked whether something like this, if the government was going to follow their lead. >> i want to start there, the are you for mandating on a level? >> i think that the administration is looking into and something we're looking alt the approval from the vaccine. >> and less than an hour after this interview aired. they clarified there would be no national mandate and there will be no federal mandate. what can the federal government do? for one, they're encouraing companies to go get the vac themselves or help their family get the vaccine and encouraging states to offer up $100 to make

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 mask in order to protect those who are still uovaccinated reporting live in washington. i'm basil john, will the president address the pandemic during his cabinet meeting today. what was his message to americans on fighting back against covid-19. >> well, the president just wants americans to be as just data before you do see these rising rates throughout different parts of the country when it comes to that delta varia

however, cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says renewed local mandates are likely in covid hotspots. we have always 7 communities. local communities have to look at what is going on locally as as we have already had a ridge with country right now. this week a white house staffer and a spokesperson for house speaker nancy pelosi who are both fully vaccinated tested positive for covid-19. there has been no decision to. >> change our mask guidelines. white house press secretary jen psaki says any changes to their mask messaging is up to the cdc is not the time to close down our economy or insist on mask mandates. but republicans on capitol hill warn that the federal government should stay out of it. >> and for americans to make their own choices about how to protect themselves. we don't need the government to be dictating the seems to us in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. now to the nfl, which is taking a hard states when it comes to trying to minimize covid outbreaks during this upcoming season. >> they said today teams that have an outbreak among unvaccinated players may have to forf

rochelle walensky emphasized to me yesterday the vaccines continued to provide exceptional protectiongainst severe illness or death. >> o'donnell: dr. jon lapook, thank you. let's bring in dr. anthony fauci to try to urns more about threes breakthrough cases and the delta to try to urns more about these breakthrough cases and the delta variant. dr. fauci, thank you for joining us. so do these breakthrough cases mean the vaccine is failing? >> no, not at all. the efficacy, as is the case here, is really based on whether you prevent clinically recognizable disease. mof the time, you're dealing asymptomatic infection or mildly symptomatic. the vaccine is still very protective against severe disease leading to hospitalization and death. >> o'donnell: should someone who got the johnson & johnson shot go and get a dose of pfizer or moderna? would you? >> at this time, there's no indication at all that a person who's received a single dose, the standard dose of j&j needs shotte >> o'donnell: given that new cases have tripled over the last month, is it possible we're heading towards a new loc

however, according to cdc director rochelle walensky, the new delta variant is surging in places with low vaccination rates. the biden administration is sending response teams to unvaccin ted pockets of the u.s. in an attempt to try to combat the spread health officials say they'll boost testing provide supplies and deploy federal personnel where needed and requested delta variants now has been detected in every state and washington, dc. cdc is seeing an increase in the rates of the disease prepare primarily in the southeast and in the midwest. >> let's check in on the holiday weekend forecast the 4 zone forecast with a live look outside from our camera atop mount tam opi us a lot of cloud kron 4 meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by with more. you know, most years. i love to be mostly clear, sunny and bright. but this year, especially with our fire danger. so high love to see the clouds and we've had so much cloud cover. and dense fog that had a lot of drizzle out there along the coastline again, affect measurable amounts of drizzle out there puddles on the ground early in the mo

. >> cdc director rochelle walensky says it's about protecting your family and community and president biden is renewing his push to reach the unvaccinated. >> first of all, the covid was a next to people. >> the white house says as this continues to be an uphill battle to get people who are not vaccinated vaccinated. they're looking at changing their strategy and expect to announce something soon. reporting live in washington rashad hudson, back to you. thank you for that report. was shop. >> all right. well, back here at home as you're waking up on this wednesday morning. you're probably trying to figure out what to we're okay. i don't even want to call it because yesterday i was like monday was the warmest day yesterday. john was certainly hot one. so will people still have to brave the heat over the next couple days. we're going to break. >> we are definitely looking at the break. rain and temperatures falling significantly in london today, especially coastal areas. pretty steady staff and bayside areas, although a little bit cooler will be a really noticeable difference today. i d

this 4th of july is enjoying safe, family and friends still holiday weekend cdc director rochelle walensky along with the entire white house covid response team says americans should be proud of the dramatic progress made since january covid-19 deaths have dropped more than 90%. but it is clear that communities where people remain unvaccinated communities that remain vulnerable. says the new delta variant is surging in places with low vaccination rates. and i expect that in the coming weeks will eclipse the afa variant cdc data shows hospitalizations and deaths are now trending up. we are celebrating as a country. at the same time. >> as we recognize the fact that we're in a serious situation for those who have not been vaccinated. the good news we have is that we have a solution. doctor anthony fauci says early data shows all 3 vaccines on the market. can protect americans from the delta variant. it works. it's free. it's safe to stay safe. fauci urges anyone who was not vaccinated to mask up, especially indoors with groups. in the meantime, the biden administration is upping its effort t

answering questions about the origins of covid-19 testified tuesday along with cdc director rochelle walensky. they also answer questions about the delta variant, booster shots and social media information about the virus. you can see the hearing tonight starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. every day we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and will discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, the daily wire senior editor on her recent piece entitled to get ready for a woke olympics. and other news of the day. and michael bender, white house reporter for the wall street journal, talks about his new book, frankly we did win this election: the inside story of how trump lost. watched c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 sunday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone host: gary shapiro is president and ceo of the consumer technology association, which puts on the annual consumer electronics show in las vegas. will you be live in las vegas in 2022? >> we plan to be. i want to thank you. i've been on

rochelle walensky drawing a line between those falling sick the most and those not getting the shot.people who are unvaccinated are more likely to get severe symptoms and end up in the hospital and what we're seeing now is that children are now more likely to be unvaccinated. >> reporter: a reality seen in arizona, where some school districts are set to open next week. the state has made it illegal to mandate masks. not everyone agrees. >> we need to have a mask mandate. i'm very nervous. my children will be wearing masks when they return. >> reporter: and in ohio another large outbreak. 447 church groups are dealing with several new cases linked to a large retreat. mona? >> ike, thank you. >>> and breaking overnight, an 11-hour standoff in texas has ended with a police officer dead and a suspec in custody. authorities in lovelin near lubbock say a man barricaded himself inside of a home. they say he opened fire at responding officers, killing the s.w.a.t. team commander and wounding four other officers. t. >>> new details overnight about a riot inside a jail in los angeles county. a

rochelle walensky say that a mask is an individual choice and that may offer some additional degree ofome high-profile breakthrough cases among vaccinated people like at the olympic games recently. what do we know about how prevalent these breakthrough cases are and how concerned should people be at home? >> well, i think when we hear these cases we should expect it. right? no vaccine is 100% effective. so when you hear about breakthrough cases, what we think right now is that if someone is infected with covid after having been vaccinated they are less likely to transmit that virus to someone else and they are less likely to develop severe disease. that doesn't mean no symptoms. it means they are unlikely to need to be admitted to a hospital. but i think we still need to prepare for these. we need to expect them. and that is a reminder that we need to take this virus very seriously. >> and doc, final question. for all our parents who are watching and people who are responsible for children, federal regulators are now asking pfizer and moderna to expand the size of their studies in chil

rochelle walensky with updated guidance late today, saying new and worrisome data on the delta variantg quickly in the u.s., tonight saying new data shows that vaccinated people with those rare breakthrough cases may be contagious and able to spread the virus to others. so, the cdc is now recommending vaccinated americans wear masks indoors again in areas with high transmission of covid cases. to protect themselves from breakthrough cases and to keep from transmitting the virus to others. also tonight, the cdc saying with millions of children heading back to school, all students, teachers and staff

rochelle walensky, the head of the centers for disease control, said the delta variant is responsiblef all new covid-19 cases. she testified alongside dr. anthony fauci from the national institutes of health before the senate health committee.

however, cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says renewed local mandates are likely in covid hotspotses. local communities have to look at what is going on locally as as we have already had a ridge with country right now. this week a white house staffer and a spokesperson for house speaker nancy pelosi who are both fully vaccinated tested positive for covid-19. there has been no decision to. >> change our mask guidelines. white house press secretary jen psaki says any changes to their mask messaging is up to the cdc is not the time to close down our economy or insist on mask mandates. but republicans on capitol hill warn that the federal government should stay out of it. >> and for americans to make their own choices about how to protect themselves. we don't need the government to be dictating the seems to us in washington. i'm anna wiernicki.

rochelle walensky talking about the highly transmissible variant behind 4 of 5 new cases in this country. tonight, we're inside a memphis hospital with large numbers of unvaccinated americans. and new questions after a new study that suggests the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine may not be as effective as the other vaccines against this variant. not peer reviewed, more study is needed. but here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, the delta variant spreading furiously among the unvaccinated, now estimated to account for 4 out of every 5 cases of coronavirus. >> the delta variant now represents 83% of sequenced cases. this is a dramatic increase up from 50% for the week of july 3rd. >> reporter: and tonight, adding to the concern, the new headline involving the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine. a new study raising questions about whether it's less effective against the delta variant than the original virus. halth experts caution, though, these findings are from blood samples in a lab, and other studies found the j&j vaccine seemed to work well against the delta variant. but it does fu

director rochelle walensky and other top health officials. dr. lapook, so glad you are here.ight, let's talk about this, because the c.d.c. using those words "the war has changed," what exactly does that mean?he >> well, the war has changed because the enemy has some new weapons. it's more transmissible, more infectious, probably more deadly. remember in may when the c.d.c. relaxed its guidance about mashes, back then the delta variant was about 1% of all cases. now it's about 83% of all cases. and back then, the data suggested that if you were somebody who was vaccinated and you got a breakthrough infection, that you were probably unlikely to spread it to somebody else. now, new information, new data out today from the c.d.c. says that if you are vaccinated and you get infected nevertheless with delta, you're probably just as likely as somebody who is unvaccinated and gets infected to spread it to somebody else. so, the enemy changes its tactics. the c.d.c. changes its tactics, just as it should. >> o'donnell: i know someone personally that happened with. i want to show you