our team on the ground >>> my exclusive with the ceo of united airlines, the first major carrier to mandate employee vaccinations could it do the same for passengers >>> and why now is the time to shop for a new credit card. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> hello, everyone great to be back from our coverage at the olympics, but returning, frankly, to a country that sadly looks a lot more like last winter when it comes to covid that's how much ground we've lost in the fight against the pandemic as we're about to show you, in some parts of the country, hospitals themselves are on the critical list. available icu beds counted in single digits, or worse yet, patients turned away. as the danger of the delta variant becomes more apparent each day, more americans are getting vaccinated that number well above 166 million. finally edging above the 50% mark but the goalposts may be moving. the threshold for herd immunity now calculated to be well beyond 80%, according to a recent briefing by the infectious diseases society of america. our teams on the ground tonight in two

we don't compromise on safety at united airlines.'s a safety issue, we're going to require them, and they'll ultimately not be able to work for united airlines if they don't get vaccinated. and i think the vast majority of them will get vaccinated. and the thing that makes me feel good is i know for sure, even some of them that don't want to, that we are going to save lives. there are going to be people a year from now who are still working at united airlines, we are still alive because we required them to get vaccinated. and even for the ones that are angry with me, and there are some, i sleep better at night knowing that we've done the right thing for them. >> you've proven we don't need to wait for the government to mandate it. so why not go a step further? we're seeing a growing number of restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses not just require their employees, but also require their customers to get vaccinated. why aren't you going a step further and requiring passengers to do the same? you've got the power. >> first, i hop

. >>> you now have a chance to fly the vaccinated skies, united airlines the first to mandate that all employees be vaccinated for covid-19. joins growing number of companies and state and local agencies. scott budman explains why this likely will be copied by other airlines. >> reporter: having just wrapped up surf camp, about to travel through california in search of the best wave. hearing that united airlines is mandating that all employees get vaccinated, the israeli tourist is on board. >> as a passenger, i would feel safe. i'm agree with that. >> reporter: among the biggest airlines and bay area's biggest employers, united's move is likely to be followed by other carriers. >> i think next 72 hours, if you don't see a lot of hue and cry from people in the industry or traveling public -- i think the public is probably supportive of this. gives them assurances. >> reporter: as more companies from video streamers to health care giants mandate vaccinations, their customers say they approve. >> yeah. i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: in a letter to employees, united's ceo admits s

. >> united airlines is the first airline to make this move, and in san francisco, several more companiesare announcing vaccination mandates for their employees. plenty of people say they understand the logic, but there are others out there who say they think a vaccine mandate is a step too far. >> reporter: the list of companies, organizations, and entities requiring employees to get vaccinated is growing. >> if it makes everybody safe, i say do it. >> reporter: united airlines announced today they will require employees to get vaccinated either five weeks after september 20th or five weeks after the fda fully approves a vaccine, whichever date comes first. california's department of public health ordered all healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated will receive their second dose by september 30th. the city of san jose announced it will require employees to submit proof of vaccination or weekly negative test results beginning august 23rd, and in san francisco, door dash and the ymca will require vaccinations to work, according to the mayor's office. in downtown brentwood city today, dan

. >>> united airlines safety upgrades. >>> good morning. welcome to friday, august 6, live on hulu live and wherever you stream. we will start with mike's forecast. >> good morning. i want to start with the tower. you can see how much drier it s not many slippery streets if any at all. there's some around the napa airport. visibility is good unless you drive up into the you could, especially 280. windsare calmer. 10 to 20 degrees warmer from 67 along the coast. 71 san francisco. 86 in san jose. near 100 in some inland areas. near 80 in oakland. 90s in the north bay. we'll see in this lasts. >>> firefighters from sonoma have joined others battling the dixie fire. the path of destruction grows. it's destroyed most of the town of greenville. this video shows both videos and homes engulfed in flames. you can see cars burning by the side of the road. the three-week old dixie fire is 35% contained. farther south the river fire has tore through 2600 acres. a man and his wife lost their home. he tried to stay and fight useing water from his hose an

our team on the ground >>> my exclusive with the ceo of united airlines, the first

with the move, united has become the first major airline to require vaccination for all its employeesal. united set a deadline for late october, perhaps sooner if the fda grants full approval to any one vaccine. airline has been requiring vaccination of new hire since mid june. the company says it will consider on a case by case basis those seeking medical or religious exemptions. >>> lotto lovers, listen up. you'll have more chances to win the power ball. officials are adding a third weekly drawing starting august 23rd, which is a monday. the lottery is held on wednesdays and saturdays. gaming officials say there will be bigger cash prizes and jackpots with an extra drawing. the current jackpot is at $241 million. >>> and nasa wants to send you to mars, or at least pretend to. the space agency will select four people to live in a 1700 square foot martian habitat created by a 3d printed located inside a building at the johnson space center in houston. the simulated mission will start in fall of 2022 and last one year, complete with space walks, limited communication back home and read

united airlines said all their employees had to be vaccinated yesterday. the other three major airlines saying they would not mandate it, even though all of us have to be masked when we're on board, the backlash has been quick. already this afternoon, southwest said its earning forecast is down because people are starting to cancel flights. it's become pretty much the norm now to say everyone in our organization has to be vaccinated, and it's now become an outlier to say we're not mandating vaccinations. we'll see if that spurs other companies. >> that's interesting that the market place now will be ruling whether we vaccinate or not, if you have someone like, if you have a company like southwest all of a sudden saying let me take a look at this because my stock is going down. that's an interesting point. let's go back to shellye for a second. we've seen major corporations say you have to be vaccinated. do you anticipate this trickling down to the medium-sized and small companies putting the same type of restrictions in place for its employees? >> i definit

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joining me right now for more is united airlines ceo scott kirby. scott, thanks for sticking around. i appreciate the chance to speak with you about this. the first united plane landing yesterday, have you had a chance to hear anything about the flight? hear anything from the crew? i mean, it's krael fantastic to see this coming together. >> yeah. well, you know, united airlines, we're honored to be a part of the humanitarian response as we've been throughout the crisis. and our people have been overwhelmingly supportive, happy to be a part of this. we've had over 8,000 volunteers who have offered to help in this mission, and we don't need that many. it's gratifying to see the role we can play beyond just taking care of our customers. you know, really stepping up in the crisis and doing the right thing for humanity. >> yeah. and so everyone knows, commercial flights aren't going into kabul. you are doing the important task of kind of in their first stop after out of kabul, after leaving kabul, that's where united airlines can pick them up to take th

romaine: united airlines will require all workers to vaccinate . that is in november. the vaccine approvals are for emergency use which raises a lot of questions about people who have medical conditions. it is expected that the fda will move to make that approval, which basically means it is safe for everyone, and united says that's all of its workers need to have that vaccinations. about 90% of its pilots are already backs and -- already vaccinated and about 85% of flight attendants. there will be some exceptions if documented for medical or religious regions. but this is the first major airline to do this, and it is expected that the other airlines will follow. we did get earnings out of expedia yesterday. they were good overall. the only problem is if there's a bit of a slowdown, analysts seem to want more aggressiveness when it comes to guidance. this is a broader story going on . things are great right now, but the sustainability of this is in question, as well as all of the concerns about the delta variant and how workers, as well as customers, are going to be pr

it supports more than 4060 1000 acres and is 35% contained. >>> united airlines says it will require all u.s.-based employees to be vaccinated by this fall. employees will have to upload vaccination cards to the company websites to share proof. >>> san francisco general hospital are giving off supplemental vaccine doses to those who receive the johnson & johnson shot. this is not authorized or recommended by the cdc. >>> masks required for everyone indoors in napa county. solano county is the only county not requiring mask use indoors. >>> temperatures are jumping 1918 degrees today. 70s, 80s, and 90s. warmer than average. >>> we are following your friday morning commute with a full road closure due to roadwork. this is highway 37 getting picked up at 8:00 a.m. there is a detour in place but there's quite a way around highway 121 and 29. >>> and number 7, virtual american idol audition start today and you can audition by submitting a video online or by scheduling a live appears. >>> minivans are making a major come back. we are in oakland. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first loo

the view you see here on the right side is saying united airlines markings. on the other side are the markings the airplane had on it during the mcrobertson race. so, you can see both histories of that airplane before 1934 and afterwards. with the aerospace museum and the opening, this was put on display in the airborne transport gallery to show the story of the first very crucial moment of the modern airplane, in this case, an airliner appearing in the mid1930s. the boeing 247 d we were discussing epitmized the technology that going to become the modern airplane. something that, in its various iterations gets bigger but it's the aircraft we all know in terms of the structure, the shape, especially in terms of jet airliners today. the one behind me, the north america is different airmen. it's a research plane, beginning with the bell x 1 in 1947, the airplane first designed to investigate supersonic flight, mach 1. there's a new generation of aircraft, building airplanes just for investigating aerodynamic phenomenon or some sort of aeronautical challenge that

, including united airlines.o boeing buildings these airplanes and under the corporate umbrella can only go to united aircraft and transport corporation family companies. that means twa, american airlines, don't have this airplane available. so what results is twa under jack frye asked other aircraft manufacturers can you help us replace the 4-trimotor we can't get 2:47 what can you do. what results was dc 2 airliner that becomes dc 3 you see above the 247. so as the 247 starts it has innovations that are trad iksle with fixed propellers, calling ring and sloping wing. and the need to compete with dc airline from douglas you have what result in 247 d model you see here. rare slanted wind screen, full calling like the vega. and variable pitch propellers. what i mean is hydraulic mechanisms that change the blade pitch as the propeller is rotating. it's an advanced arellano -- airplane that increased to 148 miles an hour. and can't compete and becomes the preeminent modern airplane. there's an interesting story the

the united airlines tonight giving employees five weeks from today to be fully vaccinated. and all of this comes as more than 180,000 children get covid in just one week. dr. jha standing by, answering questions on all of this and the booster and when you should plan to get it. >>> also tonight, the mass evacuations and the race against time in afghanistan. will president biden extend that deadline? what the white house said just today. the taliban now saying that date is a red line. and the pentagon tonight on the u.s. military going into kabul to help americans and afghans get out. ian pannell reporting from kabul and martha raddatz live in washington tonight with what she's now learned. >>> deadly weather here at home. the flooding tragedy in tennessee. many families say it came out of nowhere. at least 21 people now killed, including 7-month-old twins swept away from their father. country legend loretta lynn heartbroken tonight following the death of her longtime ranch foreman. several still messing. a record-setting 17 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. . >>> heavy

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united airlines.boeing built these airplanes under the corporate umbrella, they can go to united aircraft. that means other airlines don't have this airplane available. what results is the twa under jack fry asked other aircraft manufacturers can you help us out? we want a replacement for the ford tri-motor. we can't get 247. but can you do? what result is a winning bid from the douglas company for the dc-2 airliner, which becomes the dc-3 that you see right back here above the 247. so, as the 247 starts, it has some innovations that are built in and actually quite traditional. it has fixed stitch propellers. it has the cowling ring. a forward sloping went screen. and the result of the need to compete with the d.c. series from douglas, you have a result in the 247-d model you see here. there are full cowling just like the lockheed vega, and variable pitch propellers. what i mean by that is hydraulic mechanisms that actually changed the blade pitch as the propellers rotate. it's an advanced air plan th

the newest thing to come in this morning nationwide was that united airlines is the air carrier. they're requiring all their employees to be vaccinated by fall can't work there. it's right. that will be let go. >> let's turn our attention to our wildfire coverage to got to get you there are urgent new orders now to evacuate as the dixie fire continues to threaten homes and lives up in counties. it is now the 6 largest fire in state history burned more than 360,000 acres so far since it started. >> in july. and it's only 35% contained. now the fire has now entered lassen volcanic national park after destroying the town of greenville, the video in the back says it all. saga has the latest. >> the massive dixie fire burning intensely and unpredictable. it. small communities like chester nearly empty and causing major devastation for we were on our way to greenville to cover the aftermath of a fire that leveled most of the small community. but just lake. still wait. large flames towered both sides of highway 89 soon. the winds picked ability. we're seeing by the second and flames goi

they in fact, united airlines is the first in their industry to kind of required this from their employeesnated and they put it in those terms, too. now the airline has been requiring vaccination for new hires since mid-june and unvaccinated workers are required to wear face masks. but with the surge of the delta virus. they decided to tell their us employees that they will need to be fully vaccinated by october 25th. if the fda grants approval of these vaccines than they have 5 weeks after that approval to get vaccinated. so whichever one comes first each employee will have to senate image of their vaccine card to the company. those who do not. they will be terminated, but there are exemptions of course, there's the religious and health reasons why people may not get vaccinated and that's acceptable but employees who are already in fact, vaccinated. they get a little bit of incentive if you're also someone who wants to get vaccinated. if you do it by september 20th. you can get an extra day of hate. and so far. air the united airlines estimates that about 90% of their pilots and close to

united is the first major airline to require its employees, at least those based in the united states to be vaccinated here's what united has announced. all of its 67,000 u.s.-based employees will have to be vaccinated by late september early october. the deadline depends partially on the fda doing full approval of some of the vaccines that have already gotten temporary approval or initial approval there will be religious and medical exemptions on a case-by-case basis those workers not compliant and those who will say i will not get vaccinated will be fired united, again, had 67,000 employees in the u.s we asked the company what's the total number of workers who have already been vaccinated a that company? they're not giving a total for the company, but they did say because of situations like this. this is video here in chicago not too long ago of employees being vaccinated pilots, 90% of them are already vaccinated 80% of the flight attendants are already vaccinated and they want to get ahead of this given the fact that there is an expected surge potentially of covid-19 variant comin

. >>> united airlines reminded staffers they should not duct tape unruly passengers. the memo followed incidents on frontier and american where flight attendants taped unruly fliers. united is reminding staffers to use standard de-escalation methods. the fda says there's been 3,900 unruly passenger reports this year with 70% related to masks. >>> now, to a frightening ordeal for a woman waiting in a line at an amusement park in sandusky, ohio. she was hit by a piece of metal that fell from a ride. abc's megan tevrizian has more. >> reporter: an investigation under way, after a terrifying scene at an amusement park in ohio. >> tell them to stop the ride. stop the ride. >> reporter: witnesses calling 911, after a woman waiting in line for a rollercoaster, was hit by an unidentified object. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> they need to send someone to cedar point. there's someone in bad shape. >> what happened? >> something flew off and they're bleeding. >> reporter: the ride was about to end sunday night when a small, metal object, detached from one of the cars and hit

. >> united airlines exigió a sus empleados que se vacnen. >>> no sé por qué la quieren lo mejor de todosto a superar los mil casos por día , lforida registró la la pandemia .a desde que cmenzó >>> el jackso memorial ha anucanido que hará obligatroia la vacunación para todos sus empleados en agosto. >>> el dolor que estamos viendo es terrible entonces esto desalienta pero nosotros tenemos un compromiso tan profundo. >>> en texas la saturación es tal que una bebé tuvo que ser trnsportada por falta de camas pediatricos. >>> si no se van a vacunar y yo mestoy protgiendo prefiero tenerlos de lejos. >>> el 20 por ciento de estadounidenses ha roto relaciones de amistad por discusiones del coronavirus . >>y esta presión aumanta para quienes dan oxígeno por la pandemia. >>> una mujer en méxico salió de prisión después de 10 años y que dice que fue acusada de secuestro pperodice que fue por presión. >>> entre lagfimas y abrazos sus padres recibieron a jmaria isabel . >>> tras 10 días que perdió en su vida. >>> fue acusada por delito de secusetro y condenada a 65 años de prisión. >>> me hicieron fi

i reached out to a group of business and education leaders from united airlines to kaiser permanenteo howard university for doing the same thing. over 200 health systems, more than 50 in the last two weeks have announced vaccine requirements. colleges and universities are requiring more than 5 million students to be vaccinated as they return to classes this fall. all of this makes a difference. the wall street journal reported the share of job postings stating that new hires must be vaccinated has nearly doubled in the past month. governors and mayors in california, maryland, massachusetts, new york and washington have all announced vaccination requirements. let us be clear, vaccination requirements have been around for decades. students, health care professionals, our troops are typically required to receive vaccines to prevent everything from polio to smallpox, measles to mumps to rubella. in fact, the reason most people in america do not worry about polio, smallpox, measles, mumps or rubella today is because of vaccines. it only makes sense to require a vaccine that stops the spre

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siguiendo con la vacunaciÓn, united airlines es la primera aerolÍnea estadounidense que obliga a losales de octubre para comunicar su situaciÓn a la empresa . la aerolÍnea dice que no ha llegado a acuerdos sobre la nueva norma con los sindicatos que representan al 85% de los 85,000 trabajadores. la desinformaciÓn y la falta de asesorÍa han impedido a millones de inquilinos solicitar la ayuda destinada por el gobierno federal para ayudarlos a pagar sus alquileres atrasados. hay mÁs de $40,000,000,000 disponibles para esta asistencia. guillermo gonzÁlez explica quÉ requisitos necesitan para obtenerla. >> la ayuda federal para quienes estÁn atrasados en el pago de la renta, estÁ disponible, pero es importante que se asegure de los requisitos y el proceso para aplicar. >> si usted no ha podido pagar su renta, es importante que primero busque recursos locales, estatales y federales antes de endeudarse mÁs. >> haber perdido dinero por culpa de la pandemia, tener un ingreso econÓmico medio o bajo, demostrar que tuvieron problemas para encontrar otro lugar donde vivir. ademÁs, tenga en cuent

with in-flight confrontations on the rise, united airlines is sending a memo to its crewmembers, remindingn't use duct tape on passengers. you will remember the viral video two weeks ago of a passenger on a frontier airlines flight duct taped to his seat after allegedly groping to flight attendants and punching another. the flight attendants were placed on leave while they investigate. this as the tally of unruly passengers keeps growing. now more than 3800 cases since the start of the year. >> this is the biggest direct threat to flight attendants we've ever faced. gio: what options to flight attendants have to combat unruly passengers? it is coming up at 7:00 a.m. geo beneat -- gio ben new york. kumasi: the girl scouts are selling a caramel brownie-inspired cookie called adventurefuls. girl scout cookie season runs january through april. reggie: i mean -- i would try. kumasi: i like caramel. sea salt. reggie: building that used to be the cliff house restaurant, something new could be moving in. kumasi: the pope's message about vaccines. reggie: all denny's pancakes are made to order with

united airlines now says it will require all of its employees to be vaccinated by late october.y then or be fired. when it comes to passengers, there's no such vaccine plan date writing in the cnn security analyst, favors the idea. the word mandate suggests unvaccinated people are being ordered around. she argues quote, what is actually going on is institutions are shifting burdens to unvaccinated people. denying them access to certain spaces requiring them to take regular covid-19 tests. charging them for the cost of that testing rather than imposing greater burdens on every one else. americans still have the choice to go unvaccinated but that means giving up on certain societal benefits. >> julia, this question is causing a lot of controversy and division now. explain why you think a vaccine requirement would be a good idea specifically for airlines given the risk involved there. what's your argument? >> it's not really about what's happening on the airplanes. it has to do with what can we do to put a burden on the unvaccinated so they beginvacci. that's the the solution here.

whoever came first united is the only major airline in the united states so far with the vaccine mandate in place san ramon based chevron is mandating vaccinations for some of its employees and it could be expanded the company says workers who travel internationally live outside the country or work in the gulf of mexico are among those who will be required to get vaccinated. chevron has also reportedly considering mandates throughout its entire workforce as it contends with rising coronavirus infections among its unvaccinated employees and the pentagon says it will now require service members to receive the coronavirus vaccine since the pfizer vaccine has gotten full approval from the fda. officials say it's an effort to ensure health and safety of military members the defense department says guidance on the vaccine is being developed and a timeline will be announced in the coming days about one million out of 1.4 million active duty duty military are fully vaccinated according to the pentagon. well with today's approval the clock is now ticking for city workers in san francisco to get v

meantime united airlines has completed it's first flight.nited said more than 8,000 of its employees have asked about how to help with evacuations efforts. >>> a new video out of afghanistan this morning, crowds continue to gather at kabul's airport in attempts to evacuate. you can see hundreds of people waiting behind the concrete barrier with security keeping watch. >> the united states military is working to get americans and afghanistan allies out of the country before the troop withdrawal deadline on august 31th. >> completion by august 31th depends on the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who are transporting out. no disruption to the operation. >> the president is confident that's deadline will be met but has asked the pentagon and state department for plans. this is taliban leaders say they are blocking afghanistan citizens from reaching the airport. lawmakers both parties want the white house to scrap its deadline and only leave after the last american is out of afghanistan. >>> many bay area

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united airlines announced friday all its employees would need to get vaccinated by october or face gettingn airlines have all been on the record saying they're not putting mandates in place, not changing their policy after united did. delta air lines ceo was on television the other day and said about 75% of the existing workforce is vaccinated, and all new incoming employees are requiring to be vaccinated. he says a mandate just isn't necessary. >> we're going to continue to encourage it. i think there's additional steps and measures we can take to get the vaccine rates even higher. what we're seeing is every day those numbers continue to grow. i'm proud of our team. i think we have one of the highest vaccination rates in the country without a mandate. >> erica, there's also a labor issue. airlines are heavily unionized, the american airlines pilot union says 60% of its core has already been vaccinated. they're also encouraging that employees get vaccinated, but also underscore this one thing, any change to americans airlines policy for workers would be subject to collective bargaining mak

united airlines is telling passengers not to tape unruly passengers to their seats.rying babies can still be stowed in the overhead department. also printed the pentagon to tape the steps of air force one. united airlines sent a memo reminding passengers not -- in a show of solidarity, spirit air promised to restrain passengers using staplers. race baker and reality show washout launching a fan site promising photos of her feet, which are still sore when she marched to selma. proving that behind every great woman is a black woman. she said she is grateful for the fan support and couldn't have done it without affirmative action. meanwhile, only fans announced they are banning explicit content, especially anything promoting violence and lack of consent. in an unrelated story, andrew cuomo has deleted his paypal account. last week, msnbc host chuck todd -- now you see biden around the block, it means he has wandered away from his home care aide. [laughter] [applause] great, a president who has been around the block but can't find the door to the white house. and now joe

united airlines says employees have until september 27 to get fully vaccinated or risk being terminated. it is the only major airline to mandate worker vaccines. in the bay area, san jose is considering a vac scene mandate to enter -- vaccine mandate to enter facilities. amy hollyfield is live, that one of the venues where you might have to show your proof of vaccination. if this passes the center will be one of those places that require vaccinations. the mayor made this proposal. it is that employees and attendees have to show proof of vaccination to enter more than 50 city buildings including the sap center, convention center and center for the performing arts. they might not start -- stop there. the mayor wants to consider requiring proof at private businesses like restaurants and gyms. >> we want to consider all options and look at the data we are seeing from san francisco to see how it is working, and what the impacts are on small businesses. we want to learn more, but all of the options are on the table. amy: so, that would be an issue for a future council meeting. , but tonight,

that makes united the first major u.s. airline to do so. and united cited a sense of urgency to protect its employees, their family members, and customers. united set a late october deadline for employees to prove their vaccination status, though that could actually move earlier if some of the vaccines get federal approval. it is worth noting that united is not considering a similar move for customers saying that is a step that would be left up to the government. >> matt egan, good to have you on. thank you so much this morning. >>> next we're live on capitol hill as a key skroet for infrastructure is set for tomorrow. hear why republicans may still attempt to block it. plus parts of california now look like a ghost town in the wake of a devastating fire. and it's still raging this morning. >>> plus, a cnn exclusive. we got an inside look at u.s. space force, how its guardians, as they're known, are protecting the nation's satellites, critical infrastructure from attacks. it's a hostile environment today. >> today there's no rules in space.

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united airlines one of the larger employers in the area will require all employees to be vaccinated for covid-19. the rule will take effect five weeks after the fda fully approves the vaccine. or five weeks after september 20. which ever comes first. >> so, tokyo isn't the only place where people are earning medals. >> awarding a few locally to viewers like you. >> when we invut you to share consumer complaints. sends photographs. the bronze goes to mike in san francisco. an airline failed to deliver his luggage. he had a time line. a photograph of what arrived. a car part. not his luggage. i don't know. we stepped in. he got a $1,500 reimbursement. >> silver we have jake. he had an issue with drawing money from his stock trading account. he said the company was acting like nothing was wrong. he gave us this proof. a detailed log showing transaction after transaction. that failed. we stepped in. he got his $3,000. >> taking home gold. jennifer. she shared a photograph of the flowers shent to her mom. the thing is, this was a flop. and she had evidence to prove it. she sent the companies

and united airlines says its first evacuation flight has landed in the u.s., 340 people on board.ours from doha into germany to refuel. >> and now the air base has reached capacity with nearly 8,000 from afghanistan. and that means that the race to evacuate is hitting practical limitations with options narrowing for where everyone is supposed to go. >> 16,000 evacuations in 24 hours. remarkable. >>> dr. fauci says the u.s. could enter prspring of 2022 wi the pandemic under control if enough get vaccinated. they talked about burnout. >> they are exhausted, our patients and resources are running low and we need your help. >> reporter: many patients have decided not to get vaccinated. but when they are hospitalized, they tell us they wish they had. >> and the school board in florida will require masks in schools with only a medical opt out. it joins other schools in other counties. orange county will include a mask mandate at a meeting this week as well. and in texas, three houston area emergency rooms closed honest due to a coronavirus surge. >>> in kentucky the governor canceled a

united airlines says workers must get vaccinated against the coronavirus. e first major u.s. carrier to impose the mandate. united says employees must upload their injection record to a company database no later than october 25. fortress investment group has now offered $9.3 billion for morrison's. morrison's board has reiterated its support for the offer. a rival bidder has until monday to increase its offer. china reportedly will fine delivery giant may 10. they will be required to revamp operations and end its exclusive arrangement with merchants. it is the latest in a series of crack nouns on china's tech industry. that is your latest business flash. guy: thank you very much, indeed. let's talk about what is happening in etf world. cathie wood always at the center of the action. here with what is going on now, dave wilson. dave: you are talking about a fund with $23.5 billion in assets when you look at her flagship arc innovation etf. what is interesting there, track the year. it has been quite the volatile period, considering the shares set a record in

against nonessential travel to countries including canada, thailand, russia, france and morocco. >> united airlinesuired is 67,000 employees in the united states to get vaccinated against covid by late october otherwise they are at risk of losing their jobs united is the first major u.s. air carrier to require vaccination its employees must upload proof that that they are fully vaccinated. united says exceptions will be made for certain health issues or religious reasons. according to the airline more than 90% of his pilots and 80% of his flight attendants have already been vaccinated. >> there is good news on the jobs front. there were new numbers released today and they show the u.s. added more than 900,000 jobs last month. better than expected. washington correspondent trevor shirley has the story. >> jobs are up. unemployment rate is the lowest since the pandemic hit. president joe biden says his american rescue plan is putting people back to work. the labor department says the u.s. added 943,000 jobs in july and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4% decisive proof. >> that the biden administratio

we've seen companies interested in orders making orders, ups, united airlines, united therapeutics, companiesan various industries plus investor money. they're going public via spac, last week aviation making a debut has grown $1.6 billion now. so the money is pouring in the hurdles as you mentioned, regulatory, those are there and this is new technology, i don't -- i'm not going to get into a self driving car right now or an automated taxi or an uber without a driver when i leave this interview so it is -- you think about how long it is taking for vehicles to get technology like this approved and have widespread adoption and now we have to think of the aviation industry making those same sort of leaps and will regulators be amenable to that and that is yet to be seen. >> and i think about the carbon footprint of another vehicle utilizing the air space and i mean, is the technology really greener for these flying taxis than they would be for the electric vehicles that are on the ground is it similar technology would there have to be an on-ramp to transition these flying taxis to be more elect

united airlines ceo is going to be here.e requiring all employees get vaccinated really out front on that area and the president is calling on other companies to follow in their example and saying that the federal government is here to back you up. if you are a company that wants to require your employees get vaccinated, we're going to back you up. we'll offer you that support. and it is really a shift in the calculus in the white house as they see surge in covid cases in areas of low vaccination rates and determination they had to ratchet up pressure when it came around vaccine mandates so expect to see more of this coming. >> kerry, this anti-mask mandate in florida put a wedge between the state and individual counties in florida. what's the situation where you are and what do we expect to hear from the governor in just a little bit? >> reporter: let's talk about the pressure that is on right now for every parent. just in the last week there's been a 24% increase in children testing positive for coronavirus. so those are t

they were passengers on the first united airlines flight to depart from afghanistan. the administration is facing growing pressure and today the president will be meeting virtually with u.s. allies to discuss afghanistan. the defense department is calling on delaying u.s. withdrawal from kabul until after the august 31 deadline. many people are asking why efforts to evacuate americans and alleys were not launched earlier. >> supporters of the afghan government, including many who want to come out now said doing so would trigger a complete crisis of confidence in the government. as it turns out, not taking out the -- not doing the evacuation did not save the afghan government. we acknowledge that. kumasi: officials say nearly 11,000 people were evacuated from kabul yesterday. you can find a collection of stories about the situation in afghanistan on the abc 7 bay area streaming app. keep up-to-date on what is happening at home and abroad. you can download the app wherever you stream. >> i think after this week we will start to see things settle out again into a new nor

forcing companies like amazon, wells fargo and microsoft to delay plans to return to the office and united airlines today becoming the first major airline to issue a vaccine requirement for employees. on capitol hill the senate hit last-minute snags postponing a final vote on infrastructure now likely to come saturday and the man who heard donald trump press ukraine's president to dig up dirt on on joe biden retired army lieutenant colonel alexander vindman joining me this hour. but first, the coronavirus and gatherings in hot spots this weekend. ellison barber, ahead of this monster jam. ellison, first to you. >> this is an area that people didn't know about until there were photos that went viral last summer. you might remember them. there were a series of photos that made the rounds on the internet of packed bars with people not wearing face masks. there are people who come here because they want to get away. they want to be outside on the lake safely by themselves with their families and get some fresh air, but for other people, this area has become a place to visit that symbolizes what they se