the transmissibility of the delta variant is a reminder of what risks people are putting on themselves if they don't get vaccinated step what risk do you think those pockets of noncompliance arch of the rest of the population. ms. psaki: i would look at it as individuals in the pockets were not vaccinated and they are at a significant risk given the transmissibility of the delta variant? if individuals are vaccinated in those areas, then they are protected step we had some news this morning about the effectiveness of j&j but we know that moderna and pfizer are effective in fighting and protecting individuals from the delta variant. we announced just yesterday our plans for a surge team in response to the rise of the delta variant across the country that will include the physical deployment of personnel, virtual assistance sharing of resources. we have already deployed a team to colorado to collaborate with the local department of health and that something we will continue to work with communities across the country to address the rising threat of the delta variant step >> given that th

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the highly contagious delta variant is where the concerns of virus could spread even more quickly. this is great progress for any being able to exercise. again. i came in, coughing, coughing, coughing, today i'm 100 percent. that just came to tell me that all my blood work, that excellent. i'm responding well with the medication. any night i was lucky to get a bed in this emergency covered 1900 centre into this book a charity organizations set up this ward because public and private clinics are overwhelmed. now they to us struggling to cope dreamy and say because it's still stations in the community, just ho, phoning me from the community for how and when we for a year, then we don't need to help them and we don't want them to be lost through the system and the reason unrest in the country could have the corona, i was even more quickly. south africa's president is concerned or sick cannot get medication from pharmacies. food does not reach supermarket shelves and health workers cannot go to work. we will soon be facing a huge risk of food insecurity and medication insecurity. in a

or just take the elevator. france is introducing new health restrictions slowed, the spread of the delta variance latin american governments have been split along ideological wines over recent protest in cuba. 1006, the streets last weekend and the biggest demonstrations there in decades. she has urged cuba to allow pro democracy protests, but not all lanes agree with that. tension boiled over on friday when supporters and opponents of cuban government clashed outside the embassy into those capital classes on the streets of santiago, cases, both for and against the cuban government traded blows with each other and with the police. emotions are running high after the largest anti government protests on the island. in decades. many cubans living in chile felt the need to show solidarity with protesters and their families back home. it was, it's impossible to live in cuba. you can't do it anymore. my family is hungry, the new medicine, new phase. i have to send the money. it's very, very hard. on government protest is charge keeping president miguel diaz, kind of running a dictatorship. the

ok, so that's about the spread of the delta. very it making things even more difficult than they normally would have been. but while hospitals ready and if they're still not ready to accept this 3rd wave, what needs to be done and how can they go about it? my advice suggest cdc is that countries we need to improvise, begin to look at, make ship scenarios where they can actually use open door and outdoor facilities to treat patients like your grandson that are doing use in sports arena and keep them with make sheep facilities to treat patients because the hospitals are overwhelmed and you do not view the hospital by night. we do not develop her system, but need them at the same time you develop them before you need them. so we are completely in immediate of a situation and you know where we need to improvise and develop make treatment centers. all right, well thank you very much for your insights to very difficult situation. the africans facing right now, but hopefully there will be some kind of way forward. the has to be dr. joh

the optic in cases has been blamed on the more infectious delta variant . first identified in india. was it or the islands of java and bali? some hospitals here are having to turn away patients because they don't have capacity and enough oxygen. the government has imposed new or tougher restrictions to control the spread of the virus. but for some, it's already too late. oh, i asked writes food for the victim of indonesia, new devastating wave of covert infections. a team of volunteers support the police and retrieving the bodies of those who died at home. and there are more and more of them putting young when they say we only received a call for one day on the 2nd day. there were 3 days today, a week after the group was formed, there are 7. so the situation is getting worse. many of those who die at home simply weren't able to get a hospital bed. the explosion into the cases has left was overflowing with patients . some of them have to be treated and make sure beds and hospital who ways experts say that the government failed to take adequate measures to pr

anthony fauci says the current vaccine protocol is extremely effective against the delta variant and boosters aren't necessary. at least not at this time. >>> a tip from a housekeeper led police to a large cache of weapons, stashed in a hotel room in downtown denver near coors field. that's the site of major league baseball's all-star game on tuesday night. hotel security alerted authorities and police found 16 long guns, body armor, and more than a thousand rounds of ammo, three men and one woman were arrested. so far, investigators have ruled out terrorism, or a threat to the all-star game, saying this may be linked to illegal drug and gun activity. >>> now to record-breaking temperatures out west, fueling wildfires and threatening lives. northern california's so-called complex fire exploding in size and forcing more evacuations. it's just one of dozens of large wildfires raging across the west. the heat wave could last all of july. accu-weather has more on the forecast. good morning, chris. >> mona, the fire danger will not be helped when we have exceptional drought across much of

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as the virus roars back, fueled by the delta variant, the administration is weighing a change in the cdc mask guidance for those vaccinated. and signaling a booster may be needed for those immuno-compromised. and protection from the pfizer vaccine may wane over time. >> if there is a third boost which might likely happen, it will be first among the vulnerable. >> reporter: with cases soaring, health experts are trying to get the vaccine holdouts the first shot. one missouri hospital offering new ways to reach the unvaccinated. offering a private setting for people that are afraid to be seen getting the vaccine. >> we have people that came in to get vaccinated, who tried to disguise their appearance. and saying, don't let anybody know i got the vaccine. i don't want my friends to know. >> reporter: the cdc is reporting the vaccinations are rising. about 790,000 in the last 24 hours. the administration is saying it might be the biggest spike since early july. elwyn lopez, abc news, atlanta. >>> and the virus is spreading at the tokyo olympics, raising fears that the games could be canc

. >>> next tonight, the growing alarm about the covid delta variant. the director of the cdc is now calling it hyper transmissible. in just one week, cases are up 10%. the white house is now preparing to deploy surge response teams to hot spots and more than 1,000 counties across the country, less than 30% of people are vaccinated and 99% of those who died of covid in the past six months were not vaccinated.ave at least one dose, that's nearly 64% of everyone 12 years and older. here's abc's marcus moore. s a hyper transmissible delta vary yabt, the white house tonight launching surge response teams. >> to be clear, the federal government stands ready to meet the moment and work with our state partners. >> reporter: the delta variant now behind 1 in 4 new cases. it comes at the white house plans a fourth of july celebration to mark what the president hoped would be our independence from the virus. >> 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. >> r

variant. >> reporter: the delta variant now behind about 1 in 4 new cases. it comes as the white house plans a fourth of july celebration to mark what the president hoped would be our independence from the virus. >> 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. >> reporter: the worst hot spot in southwestern missouri, where a surge of covid patients forced one hospital to transfer nearly two dozen people to kansas city and st. louis hospitals. >> but i'm concern about people gathering and us having even more significant uptick in the 10 to 14 days after the fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: about 1,000 counties have vaccination rates under 30%. >> we expect to see increased transmission in these communities unless we can vaccinate more people now. >> reporter: early data shows nearly all covid deaths in the last six months were in unvaccinated people. in orlando, debbie and mike schafer didn't get the vaccine. then caught the virus in may. >> we were ap

. >>> also tonight, the growing delta variant threat. covid cases now back on the rise in half the country. the u.s. case average up 21% in just the last week. schools and parents now responding to new guidance from the cdc, saying fully vaccinated students and teachers don't need to wear masks in the classroom. >> haiti on the brink. new developments tonight following the assassination of the haitian president. images from the scene of that deadly shootout between police and the suspected assassins. and the u.s. decision tonight on whether to send troops to haiti. marcus moore on the ground in port-au-prince. >>> back here at home, the statues of confederate generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson removed in charlottesville. the statues at the center of that deadly rally led by white supremacists. >>> news tonight about the urgent search for a missing mother from new jersey. she and her 2-year-old son allegedly taken by the child's father. the boy found roughly 800 miles away, but no sign of his mother. >>> terrifying moments on a

and the delta variant spreading quickly here in the u.s. in regions where there are high numbers of unvaccinated americans. cases on the rise. in the u.s. now, up 51% in a month. more than 17,000 new cases a day. >>> also tonight, we're monit monitoring the potential for storms as we come on the air tonight. philadelphia, new york all in the path. and in the west at this hour, the record heat wave. the third heat wave already this summer. the fires in california and oregon exploding. swirling flames forcing firefighters to run to their trucks for shelter. ginger zee standing by on all of this. >>> the battle in this country over voting rights. tonight in texas, one of the states trying to enact strict new voting laws, democratic lawmakers are now leaving the state to avoid the vote, all in their effort to protect voting access in texas. rachel scott tonight on what this could mean for the larger debate across this country. >>> the rare and historic images from cuba tonight. protesters in the streets from havana to santiago. demand stray or

the states where the delta variant is surging tonight. also this evening, news on the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine and on the pfizer vaccine, after talk of a potential booster shot, a third shot, where things stand >>> we'ral we come on the air threatening the northeast. up to ten inches of rain already in the last 24 hours in the philadelphia area alone. families rescued from flooded homes. and the fires in the west tonight, from california to oregon. residents escaping. one fire now burning across more than 200,000 acres. senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. >>> cuba on edge tonight. police detaining protesters after historic anti-government demonstrations. and what we're now seeing in miami tonight. victor oquendo is there. >>> chaos in the air. the new report from the faa tonight. the number of unruly flyers jumping at an alarming rate. this florida woman allegedly refusing to wear her mask. and how long masks are expected to last on planes. >>> to your money and the prices you pay at the checkout, from meat to egg

authorities pointing to the delta variant, just like the rest of the country. but they are seeing these numbers could have been much worse in the city had vaccination rates not been as high here in new york. >> reporter: david, experts at yale university estimate that vaccines have prevented about 250,000 covid cases in new york city and more than 8,000 deaths. the city also saying more than 98% of those who are hospitalized or died from covid this year were not fully vaccinated. david? >> all right, whit johnson with us. whit, thank you. >>> we are also tracking severe storms in the middle of the country right now and the northeast. reports of a tornado on the ground just before we came on the air. and of course, the massive fires burning out of control in the west at this hour. already destroying more than 1 million acres. firefighters battling the flames but also the heat and the drought. lake levels dangerously low. a entire community in washington state evacuated. residents running for their lives. we have all of this covered including the track of these s

cases now on the rise in at least 45 states, fueled by this delta variant. all of this comes as the u.s. surgeon general today warned of an urgent threat. he says the misinformation concerning covid vaccines on social media and elsewhere. across the country, tennessee's former vaccine chief says she was fired after trying to get the word out on vaccines and teens. tonight, the state health department responding. in utah, authorities investigating covid cases linked to ten summer camps in just one week alone. and in new york city tonight, just hours before the yankees/red sox game, the game postponed amid news on their pitchers and the virus. >>> also tonight, the dangerous and record-breaking heat. the fourth heat wave in five weeks. extreme druought across several states. the fires and then the flash flooding in the southwest. monsoon rains washing away cars. >>> the bombshell reporting tonight involving america's top general. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the new book claiming he was concerned former president trump could stage a coup after lo

and we begin tonight with the authorities urging americaning to take this delta variant seriously. spreading quickly, particularly among communities with low vaccination rates. the cdc director today saying we are now witnessing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. cases, hospitalization, and deaths all on the rise. but tonight, there is also concern over the danger this poses to children soon going back to school. 12 and under have not been vaccinated. and for these rare breakthrough cases. people testing positive even after they have been fully vaccina vaccinated. dr. fauci asked about this today and dr. jha is right here tonight answering your questions. the rate of new vaccinations has now fallen 85% since mid april, to the lowest level since january, and as the vaccination rate plummets the number of new covid cases is spiking up nearly 70% from just last week. tonight, more major metropolitan areas recommending the wearing air, l.a. county said it would mandate the use of mask indoors. ten more counties recommending the same thing. the growing concern for children not eligible for

the highly contagious delta variant surging even in areas with low vaccination rates. trevor ault leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, with the delta variant surging, some hospitals in covid-19 hotspots reaching a breaking point, admitting more covid patients now than at any other point in the pandemic. at this arkansas medical center officials saying the hospital is full. >> we're back into emergency mode without having a public health emergency declared. >> reporter: the delta variant is now driving up cases everywhere but south dakota and wyoming. alongside arkansas, the highest infection rates are in florida and missouri. >> we've been doing this as long as we can and we're losing too many patients and our staff members are burned out. >> reporter: in los angeles county, with new cases up four-fold since the fourth of july, an indoor mask mandate now back in place for everyone, even if they're fully vaccinated. it's a decision the surgeon general says does not conflict with cdc guidance. >> in areas where there are low numbers of vaccinated people, or where cases ar

the delta variant fueling the surge in cases. health officials warn nearly every hospitalization, every covid death involves an unvaccinated patient. cases in florida doubling in a week. hospitalizations in arkansas soaring 240% in a month. the american academy of pediatrics today contradicting the cdc, now recommending everyone wear a mask in school because so many children are still unvaccinated. tonight, one of our colleagues, a parent, who had a family member who was not vaccinated visit his home. his children now have the virus. and overseas tonight, what they're seeing in the uk. more than 50,000 new cases a day. and the prime minister back in isolation. >>> also tonight, authorities had feared this at the tokyo olympics. now just days away. and a member of the u.s. women's gymnastics testing positive in japan. also, u.s. tennis star coco gauff test leaving, forced to withdraw. and tonight, inside the olympic bubble, at least 61 people have tested positive for the virus. james longman in tokyo tonight. >>> back here at home

and the delta variant fueling a rise in covid indicates in under-vaccinated states. >>> the u.s. olympic star suspended after testing positive for marijuana. her apology and what this means for her chances at the summer olympics in tokyo later this month. >>> and the billionaire space race, branson versus bezos. who will get there first? >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this friday night. i'm whit johnson in for david tonight. as we come on the air the first hurricane of the atlantic season is racing across the caribbean heading toward the u.s. coast. adding to the frenzy of an already landmark fourth of july holiday, the first with the pandemic in retreat. more than 47 million americans are on the move this long weekend satisfying the pent hti terminal two while the bomb squad investigated. some airlines forced to cancel flights because of weather and trouble with staffing. and that new threat from hurricane elsa, you see there, already hammering barbados with 85-mile-per-hour winds. the storm is barreling across the islands. florida and the gulf states bracin

but the surge in coronavirus cases, 83% of new cases are from the delta variant. sweeping through the unvaccinated, and now affecting the vaccinated, too, with the so-called breakthrough cases. dr. fauci saying mild breakthrough cases are now to be expected. dr. 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 st

the delta variant now making up 83% of new cases in the u.s. now averaging more than 35,000 new cases a day and the concern over breakthrough cases in the u.s., infected children. those under 12 not eligible for the vaccine. 23,000 pediatric cases reported in the last week. hospitalizations now on the rise in at least 36 states and tonight the renewed debate here just as parents send their children back to school. should there be masks in school to protect everyone? parents divided and in one state tonight children are already going back and we're there. >>> also tonight, the concern at the olympics. team usa reporting more athletes testing positive. just two days before the official start of the summer games in tokyo. a volleyball player becoming the second american to test positive since arriving in japan. now nearly 80 people inside the olympic bubble testing positive. amy robach in tokyo tonight. >>> back here at home the political storm on capitol hill. house speaker nancy pelosi rejecting two republicans for the january 6th select committ

some delta customers unable to check in online for a time today. akamai, a key internet provider, so far saying it was not a cyberattack. >>> when we come back, the images coming in from south florida, now a video wall collapsing just before the start of a large music festival. the ? or could i have a different game plan? i wanted to help protect myself. my doctor recommended eliquis. eliquis is proven to treat and help prevent another dvt or pe blood clot. almost 98 percent of patients on eliquis didn't experience another. and eliquis has significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer than usual for bleeding to

fueled by the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy. tonight, the republican governor of alabama, kay ivey clearly frustrated today and making national news saying, pmaybe its time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks. with the cdc guidance unchanged they're seeing a major surge are taking action on their own. in st. louis county, missouri, new mask mandates going into effect. one of the top three states with new cases. under stress tonight sending a strike team to springfield. and the mask mandate in st. uigoing 5ew i florida tonight. hospital admissions there up 55% in just a week. the governor saying he won't require masks for unvaccinated children going back to school, saying our children need to breathe. but governor kay ivey of alabama with a very different message tonight, saying she's done what she can, it's now up to those who haven't gotten the shot to get it. in some cases, seeing this surge with large number of unvaccinated they are starting to see an uptick in new vaccinations. tonight, the numbers here. more than 187 mi

fueled by the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy. tonight, the republican governor of alabama, kay ivey, who had a mask mandate for a time, clearly frustrated today and making national news saying, maybe it's unvaccinated folks.ng the - and with the cdc guidance unchanged tonight, some local areas where they're seeing a major surge are taking action on their own. in st. louis county, missouri, new mask mandates going into effect. missouri, one of the top three states with new cases. hospitals there under stress tonight. that state sending an ambulance strike team to springfield. and the mask mandate in pst. lo monday. 1 in 5 new cases nationwide in florida tonight. hospital admissions there up 55% in just a week. the governor there saying he won't require masks for unvaccinated children going back to school, saying our children need to breathe. but governor kay ivey of alabama as i mentioned, with a very different message tonight, essentially saying she's done what she can, it's now up to those who haven't gotten the shot to get it.

but nurses on the front lines say with the delta variant, this time it's different. >> we have mothers and fathers and people that are way too young to be on their deathbeds. >> reporter: travel nurse brittany dillard worked in new york at the start of the pandemic. she's now in missouri. she says last year half her ventilated covid patients would recover, but not anymore. >> i have not personally taken care of one patient that i have gotten to remove the ventilator from and they succeed and get to move out of our unit. >> reporter: the delta variant highly contagious, and researchers are racing to discover whether it's deadlier, too. florida once again topping 10,000 cases a day. and this weekend, new superspreader concerns as tens of thousands flock to miami for rolling loud music festival. and tonight new questions about vaccine booster shots. "the new york times" reporting senior health officials now believe a third shot may be necessary for immunocompromised or elderly people who took the pfizer or moderna vaccines. >> the concern is immunocompromised people are more likely to get

we'll see you right back here in about 30 minutes for abc7 >>> tonight, the delta variant causes covid cases to climb in nearly every region across the country. dr. anthony fauci is sounding the alarm. the nation's top infectious disease expert warns, we're going in the wrong direction. the u.s. daily case average surging by 314% since mid-june. hospitalizations rising nearly 40% just in the past week. we hear from doctors on the front lines, sharing patients' "undeniable regret" of not getting vaccinated. florida is one of the hardest hit states. in miami, officials open five new mobile vaccination and testing sites. tonight, what dr. fauci is saying about booster shots, and the potential for new mask guidance, even for vaccinated americans. >>> team usa's first gold. bouncing back from a rough day one in tokyo. american swimmers taking first and second in the 400 individual medley. and the women's gymnastics team, led by simone biles, advancing. will she make history? still, covid concerns continue to grow at the games. 137 cases, including athletes. james longman is in tokyo. >>> ou

the delta strain nowspones. in florida, nearly 1,000 patients are streaming into hospitals every day. this as a music festival in miami over the weekend draws tens of thousands of fans is fueling fears cases will spike. the city now opening five new vaccination and testing sites. our victor oquendo is there. >> t long lines are back in south florida, but this is not for the vaccine. this is for testing. >> reporter: kay cobbs in miami just got out of the hospital after a battle with covid. the 48-year-old mother avoided the vaccine, because she was worried about side effects, but wound up with covid, fighting for her life. she's now pushing her whole family to get the shot. do you regret waiting? >> yeah, i do regret waiting. and i had several conversations with several people and i was like, you know, i just need to see how this thing is going to turn out, like, you know, you guys going to get sick later? i was putting it off. >> reporter: in missouri, where there are surging cases of covid with the unvaccinate

and with the delta surge, a warning from the former head of the cdc dr. tom frieden that covid cases could soar. >> we're hea it's likely, if our trajectory is similar to that in the united kingdom, they we could see as many as 200,000 cases a day. >> reporter: in houston, doctors are seeing a repeat of moments like this from last summer's surge. >> in the last 14 days, we've had a 500% increase in the number of admissions. >> reporter: and in florida, hospitals overwhelmed. some doctors pleading for extra staffing. in ft. lauderdale, the familydaf 15-year-old paulina velazquez says she was planning to get the vaccine when she got covid. she's now fighting for her life on a ventilator. paulina's vaccinated mother is experiencing a breakthrough covid infection herself, not leaving her daughter's side. >> it was terrifying for me, because i said, "why me, why not, you know, why, why my daughter? why not me?" it was very sad. >> let's get to eva pilgrim with us tonight. and you heard this point from president biden today. you heard it from the cdc director,

today we covered masks, variant 's, vaccines and th >>> tonight, the delta variant sweeping across the u.s. new covid cases soaring 400% in the u.s. in just five weeks. president biden set to announce mandatory vaccinations or face weekly testing for nearly 2 million federal employees. new york now requiring all state employees to be vaccinated or tested. and tonight, new york city now paying people $100 to get their first shot. all of this comes amid that new evidence that fully vaccinated people with breakthrough infections can potentially spread the delta variant. this was not seen before. dr. fauci tonight and how much of the virus a vaccinated person carries if they're a breakthrough case. parts of the u.s. pushing back against the cdc's revised mask recommendation. st. louis, for one, voting to end its new mask mandate one day after taking effect. and the mask battle reaching all the way to capitol hill. house minority leader kevin mccarthy saying this is not based on science. speaker nancy pelosi calling him a moron. >>> the other major story developing as we come on tonight, pr

the surge fueled by the delta variant. major companies issuing their own vaccine requirements lix.uding facebook, anthe nshousandsf y, fears poiblesuperspreader en >ls toni movi i northeast as we come on t toad wchesyld to new jersey. at least four confirmed tornadoes touching down in wisconsin. ginger zee tracking it all. >>> overseas tonight,he remarkable moment at the summer olympics. america's suni lee nguyens gold in the women's all-around competition. in the pool, swimmer caeleb dressel winning by a fraction of a second. tonight, the american pole vaulter among two dozen new covid cases inside the olympic bubble. james longman in tokyo. >>> billionaire trevor milton charged with fraud. the founder oaf an electric truck company that prosecutors say never produced a single electric truck. gave the false impression the truck was actually drivable. >>> could mililddd m m mdd m mi e bus slamming into a bridge.wrk more than a dozen people more than a dozen people injured. >>> good evening and it is great to have you with u

as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to spread, increasing concern over the 14.8 million people who have missed their second needed dose of the vaccine. experts warn that only those who are fully vaccinated are adequately protected against the virus and this variant. it is that variant that is believed to be causing an uptick in covid cases nationwide up by nearly 10% over the past week with even bigger increases in states like missouri where less than 40% of residents are fully vaccinated. tracy hill is a nurse in springfield, missouri, and she had this message for residents who have not yet taken the shot. >> get vaccinated. protect yourself and your loved ones. it isn't too late for us to be united as a nation. >> reporter: the president is planning to host a fourth of july barbecue here at the white house tomorrow with a thousand people. military families and first responders, this will be the largest event at the white house since the president took office. whit. >> all right, maryalice, thank you. and be sure to watch "this week" tomorrow morning. martha raddatz int

this is abc7 news. >>> the delta variant is covid on steroids. it is far, far more infectious and there is increasing evidence suggesting it causes more serious disease. >> the war has changed. the cdc says the delta variant is spreading and is highly transmissible and that means renewed push to get vaccinated. thanks for joining us, i am larry beil. >> and i am dion lim. you are watching abc7 news at 4:00, life here on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> the fda is shifting resources so it can give the pfizer vaccine full approval. currently it has only emergency authorization. the progenitor the drug cocktail can now be fully used. it is important to clarify, this product from regeneron is not a substitute for vaccines. california reporting over 10,000 new cases today. the last time the single day count was over 10,000 was february 12. >> we have team coverage is covid numbers continue to rise once again. abc7 news reporters stephanie sierra takes a look at the new report on just how contagious the delta variant is, but we begin with r

an internal document from the cdc saying the war has changed because of the delta variant. officials warning it's just as contagious as chicken pox, spreading faster than the common cold. one person possibly infecting up to nine others. vaccinated people transmitting the virus as easily as the unvaccinated. also tonight, the cdc revealing the reason behind the mask reversal. the covid outbreak in provincetown, massachusetts. nearly 900 cases, 74% of them fully vaccinated. and now this cruise ship reporting an outbreak of its own dr. jha standing by. >>> tonight, the race to stop a nationwide eviction moratorium from expiring in just a matter of hours. millions at risk of losing their home unless congress takes immediate action before heading out on summer break. >>> severe weather damage in the northeast. at least three confirmed tornadoes in pennsylvania, including an ef-3 with winds up to 140 miles per hour. people scrambling to find shelter. homes and buildings damaged. cars tossed. >>> overseas tonight, olympic drama in tokyo. the american swimmer losing to russia, then

and with so many taking to the skies and hitting the roads, concerns remain about the delta variant, especially in low vaccination pockets. >> we are seeing increases in cases in those areas in the country where there's lower vaccination rates. >> reporter: the highly contagious variant identified in all 50 states accounting for more than 26% of new covid cases nationwide. dr. anthony fauci saying today those who are fully vaccinated might still want to wear a mask in areas with high infection rates. >> when i'm in that area where there is a considerable degree of viral circulation, i might want to go the extra mile to be cautious enough to make sure >> reporter: and, linsey, that holiday rush continues as millions make their way back home. travel experts say the worst traffic is expected tomorrow between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. the best time to hit the roads is now, linsey. >> so you either want to leave early or stay late. elwyn, thanks so much. >>> in our nation's capital president biden moments ago addressing the nation on this fourth of july celebrating progress in the fight against

the highly transmissible covid delta variant spreading across the u.s. and after just missing president biden's vaccination goal, the white house increasing efforts to get more shots in arms. 74% of unvaccinated people say they definitely or probably will not do it. >>> overseas tonight, pope francis recovering from surgery. the vatican calling it a scheduled procedure. how long will he remain hospitalized? our amay robach in vatican city. >>> back home, the urgent mnhunt under way for the suspect wanted for killing three people, including a golf pro, shot on the golf course. a white pickup truck driving onto the green. a gunman opening fire. the bodies of two others victims found in the back of the pickup. >>> news tonight about a young nhl player killed in a fireworks accident. the 24-year-old goalie dying of a traumatic chest injury. >>> and former president jimmy carter and former first lady rosalynn carter celebrating their 75th anniversary, sharing their secrets about marriage and what they learned along the way. >>> good evening. it's great to hav