delta bris, it's at the heart of the abroad delta wetlands where rice and shellfish have been cultivated for centuries. but it faces huge environmental challenges. first rate comes from sea levels that rising rapidly and could flood towns and villages fall inland in a few decades. the bro rivers flow has dramatically reduced because of dams and reservoirs, flowers, half since $900.00 ninety's. meaning there's less fresh water and crucially less sediment washed into the delta by the river. now this means that when big storms arrive, the delta is more easily washed away by the sea. and his jone haul now reports lising, temperatures make those storms more likely. when spain's east coast was battered by storm gloria in early 2020, the french wetlands of the bro river delta bore the brunt already at risk from hydro, electric dams, up river that have robbed the delta of much of its silt and fresh water supply. climate change has contributed. rising water levels and warming sees massive storms like glory will become more regular ripping through rice fields and vital sand barriers. so it's an ex

sars and the delta variant. the delta variant was incredible efficiency and now represents more than 83% of the virus circulating in the united states. compared to the virus we had circulating initially in the united states at the start of the pandemic, the delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains. it is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of and that i've seen in my 20 year career. we recognize some of you are still thinking about whether you will get vaccinated. maybe use your local officials stepping forward publicly to get vaccinated or maybe you are watching on local news that your community hospitals are getting full or scarier still, maybe covid-19 hass tragically hit you or your h community closer to home. if you are still on the fence, if you still have questions about thee, vaccine, we welcome them. my request to you is this, ask your questions, talk to your health care providers, talk to your pharmacist, talk to your friends an

doctor, what is the delta variant? >> so the delta plus what's a variant, really mutations in the spike protein. delta plus has one more along the spike protein and this is the one that's circulating more in india at the moment and there have been a few cases in the united states, specifically in utah. delta is the one that's becoming the predominant strain here, not delta plus. >> not sure in everyone is sure, the spike protein is that what allows the virus to attach stop and enter the human cell? >> yes. there's this sticking out piece called the spike protein that will attach the virus to the human cell. the reason it's so important is our vaccines or at least the ones we have authorized in this country involve your body taking a little althat gets injected that helps you code for the spike protein, either mrna or dna in the case of johnson & johnson. you code it up, meaning you create a protein out of it and raise an immune response. your body is like what, this is weird. this looks foreign to me and i'm going to m

but how will the delta or other mutations behaves or expecting other mutations? it's a question health authorities are asking around the world. israel's health ministry really started that the 5 by and take the vaccine is just 64 percent effective against infections by the delta variance. it had been 94 percent effective against previous strains of the virus. although they reported it is still more than 90 percent effective, keeping people out of the hospital. the delta vary and his accelerating the spread of outbreaks and places that had previously escaped. the pandemic. fiji went and then a year without recording any community corona virus, cases until the new strain arrived in april. on tuesday it reported a record 636 cases and 6 deaths. it does hurt you in some way, and it does also let you know that, you know, we're not far from over the i see you at the main hospital and the capital sousa is full. so as the city's morg, 10 percent of the genes are fully vaccinated, officials are hoping to increase that number to stop the spread charlotte bellis out 0. indo

clearly the delta variant is dominant in the world.. if you look at this map of the world there are 100 countries that now have the delta variant detected in june of 2020. if you look at the average daily prevalence worldwide and the right-hand part of the slide, you see the extraordinary surgeon the dominance of this variant worldwide w and as was mentioned in several briefings that we have had to see an increase in our own country to the point of now having 50 percent dominance and greater than 70 percent. that is sobering news but look worldwide with hospitalizations. although israel has the same issue with the dominance of the delta strain, there hospitalizations have dramaticallyit diminished. look at the far right as of a couple of days ago, they are very a low. next, the uk similar definition and hospitalizations. however, look at the trend on the far right-hand part of the slide there is an uptick reflecting what dr. wolensky told youju of the slight uptick of hospitalizations in her own country. we know the vaccines listed on t

the delta. is spreading with incredible efficiency and now represent more than 83% of the virus circulating in the united states. compared to the virus we havelt circulating initially in the u.s. at the start of the pandemic, the adoptive parent more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating. it's one of the most infectious respiratory virus we know of and that i have seen in my 20 year career. we recognize some of you still think about getting vaccinated, maybe urc local officials coming forward publicly to get vaccinated or maybe watch on local news that your community hospitals are getting fed or maybe covid-19 sickness has tragically hit you or your community closer to home. if you are still on the fence, if you still have questions about the vaccine, please welcome them. my request to you is this. ask yourlk questions, talk to yr healthcare provider and pharmacy. talk to friends and neighbors who've gone vaccinated and get your questions answered so you feel comfort

clearly, the delta variant is dominant in the world. if you look at this map of the world, there is about 100 countries that now have the delta variant detected in them since june 2020. next slide. if you look at the average daily prevalence of sars-cov-2 worldwide, you see the extraordinary surge in the dominance of this variant worldwide. as was mentioned in several briefings that we have had, we are seeing an increment in our own country to a point of having more than 50% dominance and in some areas of the country greater than 80%. that is sobering news. take a look at what is going on worldwide with hospitalizations. although israel has the same issue with the dominance of the delta strain, there hospitalizations have dramatically diminished. if you look at the far-right of the slide, as of a couple of days ago, they are very low. in the next slide, we see the u.k. dramatic diminution in hospitalizations. if you look at the trend on the far-right part of the slide there is that uptick reflecting what dr. walensky just told you about

and in some regions of the country, nearly one in two sequences is the delta variant. there are communities that are vulnerable and where we are now seeing surges in cases and indeed also hospitalizations due to what could be the spread of the delta variant and low vaccination rates in these communities. currently, approximately 1,000 counties in the united states have vaccination coverage of less than 30%. these communities primarily in the southeast and midwest will our most vulnerable. in some of these areas we are already seeing increasing rates of disease. as the delta variant continues to spread across the country, we expect to see increased transmission in these communities unless we can vaccine more people now. as you will hear from dr. fauci shortly, our authorized vaccines provide protection against the circulating variants in this country, including delta. vaccination is how we protect these individuals, families and communities and prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and deaths from covid-19. preliminary data from a collection of states over the last s

so indeed, the delta varying is about 60 percent more infectious. and in many cases, it is presenting without any symptoms, and that is making the control method extremely difficult. and then be, in addition to the old of a symptoms that we used to, how it has the runny nose, the dried throat, and the headaches, the tinnitus, that's the ringing in the ears as other signs and symptoms. but the most important one is many people are a symptomatic. the good news is that the work seemed work against the delta, the very end. and the other good news is that it is not more severe disease causing . having said old days, just like we have the delta of area and if we continue with uncontrolled infections in other parts of the world, another variant may also arise which may be a lot worse than the delta very. and so we've got to suppress infections in africa and elsewhere. we've got to supply the vaccines doctor, you say those who are vaccinated are still protected, but those who are vaccinated, who have had 2 doses can still get covered and can still spread it

now we're going to talk about masks and the delta variant. lots of headlines including the shifting battleground against the coronavirus in california. there is a lot to get to, but here is dr. patel who is here to answer the questions. you can ask them on facebook. good to see. how was your weekend? >> it was great. there was a lot going on in the embarcadero. and it looked like 2019. >> party like it is 2019. so we will have to talk about that. right now i know you want to kick things off in terms of learning with two truths and a lie. >> it has been a couple weeks and everyone knows how to play. which is true. immunity from the j&j vaccine last for at least eight months and protects against the delta variant. or is a b. 67% of u.s. adults are partially vaccinated, which narrowly missed president biden's fourth of july goal. wears a c. in a recent poll, 30% of americans are vaccine hesitant, which means that they don't want the shot or might be undecided. which one is not true? >> there all good ones because they all seem plausible but i am

delta variances lead to a spike in infections in recent weeks despite the high vaccination rates. right? so as we come to the 4th step, we have to balance the risks, the risks of the disease, which the vaccines have reduced, but very far from eliminated. and the risk of continuing with legally enforced restrictions that inevitably take their toe on people's lives and livelihoods on, on people's health and mental health. and we must be honest with ourselves that if we can't reopen our society in the next few weeks when we will be helped by the arrival of summer and by the school holidays, then we massage ourselves. when will we be able to return to normal? so now it's a funny guy ago she lived from london, how people reacting then to this news of listing of restrictions coming when it's interesting saw me because when i was out talking to people just today, asking about the points of view what they feel comfortable with a lot of people, in fact, more often than not, will actually bit reticent to get rid of the masks so soon. feeling perhaps a little uncomfortable with the idea of t

the survivors in cases is being blamed on the delta variant. and this just comes 2 weeks before the opening of the tokyo olympics. several countries in asia struggling to cope with a record number of corona virus infections. it's believe the highly transmissible delta variant is responsible for a spike in cases governments as crumbling, secure and distribute vaccines. in hong kong, 47 pro democracy activists, georgia under china's national security law, have been back in court. the charges are related to their roles in organizing elections. last july, the aim of that pool was to ensure that enough pro democracy candidates would be elected to the cities legislative council. south africa, former president jacob zoom i as in police custody after turning himself in late on wednesday night, a court sent in to do my to 15 months in jail for failing to show up. but a corruption inquiry last week. those charges time from his time in office when he had been instructed to arrest. if he didn't turn in south in by the deadline on wednesday, his challenge,

house booth will people be by the spread of the delta variant. such that it could cause them to stop going out to restaurants. stop taking flights and so on. bank of america did some research and went back and looked at this surge in cases in michigan earlier this year. their credit card data, bank of america, showed that people in michigan did scale back their spending even though the state did not do any sort of statewide lockdown. this has given economists some pause. the data does show any immediate signs of concern for the economy. we don't see them downgrading their forecasts yet. looking at the bloomberg economics charts here. on public transit use and new york city and chicago lately. they have been higher than they were before the pandemic. los angeles is about 10% below but the chart looks good. numbers of restaurant diners seated at tables, not showing a big drop off. economists are keeping an eye on things. recognizing that there could be a psychological impact that we are not quite seeing it yet in the data. caroline: there is a real

my main question was, delta is causing big troubles, but isn't there also lander? and doing know how many more variants are going to pop-up before we can read about this in history books but instead of living through it? host: you said you traveled for work-related purposes? caller: and family related purposes. my in-laws are in europe, and my wife is in europe right now. i cannot go see them because of travel restrictions. she has a difficult time getting over here depending on whether or not she's allowed to leave based on the case count in russia where she is from. host: ok, let's hear from teresa, dan ridge, tennessee, says she is unvaccinated. good morning, teresa. caller: good morning. i do not believe the messengers. dr. fauci, if it was between dr. fauci telling me to get the vaccine and getting the vaccine, there is no way i would ever listen to dr. fauci, one word he says. matt has been wrong on everything. he admitted he lied in the beginning several times. he admitted he lied about the vaccine. joe biden, kamala harris came out and said in the beginning

doctor suspect he was in judge injected people with water, the delta, very into fuel. the surgeon infections and uganda, which is recorded on a 1000 deaths travel through europe, has just become easier for people who have been vaccinated against coven. 19 the european union has introduced its digital cobit pass with hopes that will help revive the continent the economy. but it coincides with the rise in cases of the delta variant after 10 weeks of declining infection and talked about the reports from paris. at paris is the only airport airline staff can travelers, documents, european union citizens must now shown you co certificate to travel on paper or in digital form. it shows if a person is vaccinated or has a recent negative p. c, all member states can adjust the entry rules according to the health situation in that country, bought the cobit stiff. good will be standardized throughout the block ticket. it's more paperwork, but we've been vaccinated. we have a p c r test. it's all good. i think it's a necessary measure of it isn't over yet, and we must avoid at all

but the delta variance has changed all that. and it's clear the only way out of vaccines. that's the only way i don't think goes. we have any other option than trying to actual anyone we can of course, subject to, to what is, what is safe with there is i don't really think there is any other way for us to, to get out of this crisis in van, out through the vaccine rollout has just begun quite a challenge in a nation of 83 separate islands as part of the global kovak specs a nation initiative. but who are to has now received several shipments. but with cases rising in the region many award, that won't be enough for 2000 tossers and it's not really enough for the hubbub. listen on all the. so we still need more packets in mainland southeast asia. there was a feeling that the worst of the pandemic was passed here in thailand. they only had $61.00 cove at 19 death in the whole of 2020. now, there are more than that every single day. vietnam was talented as another cove at 19 success. strict controls who kept early cases isolated and transmission well under control. now the viet

a mutation called delta law has recently been declared a variant of concern. and welcome message for many at this tele market. we should live in the presidents instead of worrying about the future. i've been so long to know one and a half years over. this is going to be new dated every time. explain. so these are going to be there, so it's not like that. the place is something different from a normal covered by this is the depth of area and was 1st detected in india last year and was instrument causing the massive 2nd wave of cases. here it is now steadily gaining ground as a dominant bed in a round world, driving and up certain cases in a number of countries. the new mutation of this ready and the dead up block has even been detected outside of this time. belly have been quick to react after faith in criticism of failing to anticipate the crushing impact of the earlier depth of it. the and it has to have worn said that this virus mutation is more transmissible . i'm more likely to do the antibodies. but experts say it is far too soon to that doctor saw his se

there were 10 countries that had the delta variant this week 21 countries have the delta varian, and this is affecting countries from south to north. in tunisia, hospitals, health workers say the situation is on the brink with traditions seeking help from the diaspora to get oxygen tanks in the country. every single region in kenesha has soaring infection rates, despite a lockdown in place in a neighboring alger. the picture is even bleak, are there as well in south africa, half of the infections are happening there. and there's fear that following the riots that are taking place, that they will be another spike of infections in the days to come. also here in san diego where we have unprecedented numbers of infections with the ministry of, of health, alerting the population to take precautions ahead of the muslim age celebrations that are supposed to take place next week. so really, the situation is dire and the, the w h are with clear, this is the biggest and the fastest resurgence of infection that any continent is experiencing here on the african continent. so there's a, there's a

variant regarding the adopted delta variant is progressing. it is even progressing very quickly. it represented about 10 percent of contamination last week, but he's doubled in less than a week and some medical experts say the delta various could account for 90 percent of cases in europe by august. portuguese officials recently impose the we can lockdown in lisbon after a spike in cases you officially say, countries must the act of the health situation in their country, deteriorate them, it is not over yet. this has been made very clear by di and mergence of new volumes of the virus. this is why we are proposing an emergency break, which allows members stairs to reintroduce measures. it's a fine balance for the e. u, as it works to minimize health risks while trying to reinvigorate economies and allow people from freedom. but often more than a year of living with the unpredictability of the pandemic. the key, the european officials, is that people remain vigilant. and natasha joins us now live from paris. oh, natasha. the coven certificate is

. >>> buenas tardes, y la decisión tiene que ver con el peligroso avance de la variante delta es nuestra principal noticia y también este martes . >>> simone baes abandona y deja la final por equipos en tokio y dice que fue por estrés emocional . >>> deportaciones express, el gobierno de biden acelera las expulsiones y dicen que aseguran intentadolo. >>> héroes latinos, hispanos arriesgan su vida para salvar pasajeros que caen a un lago entre ellos un niño de solo 8 años . >>> noticias telemundo con josé díaz balart . >>> los centros para el control y la prevención de las enfermedades han vuelto a recomendar que los vacunados contra el covid-19 usen mascarillas en interiores, y miren este mapa, en todos subieron los contagios las últimas dos semanas pero en rojo el alza es más de 200 por ciento y entre ellos, florida, alabama, y california y en nebraska los casos aumentaron en más de un 700 por ciento y en escuelas el uso de mascarilla es obligatorio , vamos a ver . >>> la cuarta ola de contagios de variante delta empuja a los cdc a dar marcha atrás y recomiendan cubrebocas p

>> have you heard about the delta plus? >> what is the difference between the delta and delta plus? >> the delta variant has 18 mutations and seven of them are in despite protein. the delta plus variant has an additional mutation and spike with some are saying is resulting in increased transmissibility. butt last week he met with 50 scientists to understand how the variant is morphing into new strains like delta plus pick >> it is mutating compared to other viruses incredibly quickly. i think a big part of that is because there is a significant percentage of people that get infected that are asymptomatic. >> reporter: this infectious disease specialist says the delta plus variant is an example of the need for a global vaccination plan. the . delta variant was detected in india and then it mutated into the delta plus and now it's in the u.s.? >> it looks like it has been detected in utah. >> when we get protection from the vaccines, you form t cells across 85 parts of the protein. losing 11 to 13 places on the spike protein, you have very strong t-cell immunity from the vaccine. >> r

once again, the delta variant is being held responsible. but the real concern is that your graphic disparity, which may also be a political one, lowest vaccination rates in republican controlled state as to the higher rates in the states control by the democrats in the east. this is a major issue, not president biden says that code 19 is on the run, but he continues to warn as his health officials, that the battle is not to get one. the delta variant is a major threat, but the biggest threat to achieving some form of last thing big. again, coven is the reluctant stop large amounts of people not to get vaccinated. and that's a lot to move the vaccination figure up in excess of 70 percent, which could begin experts say to create a heard humanity. thank you, mike, kind of with that in washington. thanks, mike. ah, the looming president sentence for former south african president, jacob zoom might be delayed. the constitutional court agreeing to there is application to have the ruling revokes. soon joined hundreds of the forces who gathered out

there were 10 countries that had the delta, the very last week. now they are $21.00 countries, and the fear is with the, the, the muslim celebrations of e next week that there will be even more cases, especially here in senate, go with the ministry of health has alerted the public to, to be wary to keep the distances but the simple fact is, the government here are not equipped to, to deal with the onslaught of the delta. various peter, why is the vaccination rollout going so slowly in some regions was sensually the promises made by rich countries have not been fulfilled. and so, for instance, last week, peter, i tried to get back to myself here in a health center. well, they ran out of stock, and this is the case, not just here in san diego. and most of the countries throughout the, throughout africa there simply aren't enough vaccine to go around to vaccinate people. add to that the fact that there's a great deal of skepticism towards the astrazeneca vaccines. specifically, the d r c received 1700000 doses. just a few months ago, it gave away 130

this is coming from the delta variant. are you surprised by these numbers going up or is this to have been expected given the recent fourth of july holiday? dr. schaffner: i'm concerned about it for sure and somewhat distressed, but not surprised. this delta variant is extraordinarily contagious, so it is spreading widely. initially this virus was affecting people who were older. many of them have now been vaccinated, so this virus is now seeking out and honing in on people who are unvaccinated, middle-aged and younger adults, adolescents and down into children also. it doesn't surprise me and cases are going up, behind them a czar rising and it is likely that deaths will rise also. unless of course we get vaccinated. because the vaccines we currently have, once we use them are effective against this delta variant. >> is there any indication that because of this variant, potential future variance, a booster either with the moderna, pfizer, or johnson & johnson vaccine will be needed? dr. schaffner: that's a frequently aske

you have the delta variant accelerating and no mask mandates. so this is a crucible. and as schools open, for instance, in some parishes in louisiana, you are probably looking at august 9th or 10th when schools open, this is not going to go well. i think we will see this big steep acceleration. so as bad as things are right now in the south, they are about to get worse for lots of unvaccinated individuals. and this is why, you know, we're, you know, working overtime to try to convince people. it's not too late to get vaccinated before schools open. but time's run out and you've got to do it now. >> tonight dr. fauci is calling this a different and more formidable virus. how do you think this war will change now that we know vaccinated people infected with the delta variant can transmit the virus? >> things will change a bit. i think the one thing we have to remember tonight, if no one takes away any other message than this, these vaccines are highly effective in reducing severe illness and hospitalizations and most infections. please understand that. so no matter what

. >>> the delta variant is now the dominant strain of covid-19 in california. >> and will that new variant and 4th of july gatherings mean a case spike is coming? we asked the experts. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> abc 7 commitment to building a better bay area includes a focus on course, we have new information about that delta variant. >> accounts for more than a third of all cases. a six fold increase for may. health officials say the rapid increase suggests the strain is more easily transmitted. >> abc 7 news reporter kate larson is on our vaccine team and found out what impact it could have in the bay area, kate? >> reporter: last summer there was a surge in covid-19 cases, now, 64% of people 12 and older in the u.s. are at least partially vaccinated. but that is still not enough. doctors say the delta variant could create more clusters of new cases after the holiday weekend. >> with much of the country reopened the 4th of july felt a lot closer to prepandemic times. but while 50 million people traveled by car and plane over the long weekend new cases of the highly tra

under the delta variant, a person who has the delta variant could infect 8 or 9 people. this is a major change. >> there is no doubt that we are dealing with something that is extremely contagious. look at the initial variant. we keep talking about, oh, well, this is so much more contagious. that caused a global pandemic. so we are really dealing with something that we have take additional precautions. again, we have to come back to this message, though, that it is the unvaccinated spreading it to other people who are unvaccinated and even to the vaccinated. so, yes, we should all be masking in the meantime so that we can prevent the spread of covid-19. but at the end of the day, it is vaccination that's going to get it. >> those of us fully vaccinated over these last several weeks and even months since we have been fully vaccinated, we have been out there, hanging out at sports stadiums. doing a lot of stuff without wearing a mask. but that looks like potentially a lot of that -- those considerations have to change. >> i think that we need to calibrate based on our own

what percentage of that is the delta variant? >> about 50% and that is in the bay area san francisco. it is higher in other places in the country. >> numbers can be been sleeting so help us understand. we have seen that in california. 74 vaccinated people have died as of july 19. do we know how many died from covid-19? do we know that? >> is an important question and the answer is we don't. some of them dead but we don't know if all 74 truly died from covid-19. some are in the older age categories with underlying conditions. we don't know the exact number that truly died of covid-19. we are seeing higher numbers of breakthrough infections. the delta variant is very infectious. >> of the 20 million people vaccinated in california, about one in 2000 have come down with covid-19. what about efficacy? >> we haven't generate kind of data with a lot of other viruses but we do know those that have been vaccinated for the influenza have gotten the influenza. it probably is similar although we don't have the exact comparison numbers to sa

so that's what's different about delta. it's quite a shock to all of us who feel like we're going through whiplash right now because we were heading out of this. boom, we're right back in it again. >> right. delta is different. in this report, we heard that phrase, viral load. it's something we've talked about. cdc director rochelle walensky said it is increased risk of cannes mission a-- transmission. people with the vaccine can still transmit the virus. vaccinated people still have a very, very, very low chance of getting infected. this is still an unvaccinated group that is driving the delta variant. but help us understand what that all means in terms of the vaccinate d individual up againt delta versus an unvaccinated individual. >> sure. let's first describe what viral load is. what that means is it's the amount of virus that's been generated inside the nasal pharynx, inside the nose and airway. so when that level is higher, that just naturally means that more is coming out into the world around us. it also means that

the more contagious delta vary and 1st went through denise as densely populated java and is now spreading through its many islands. jessica washington as more from the coffee east of jakarta, to cut his hospitals and java's hospitals in general, are under unprecedented pressure. and this is why you can see the results of this is one of the new code 19 burial sites in because see on the outskirts of chicago. and as hospitals are on the increasing pressure during the 2nd wave infections here in indonesia. many patients, many sick people have been turned away from hospital and forth to isolate at home no matter how sick they are and does hospitals are forced to turn away patients because they are already at 90 percent or 100 percent capacity. people have to stay home and it's up to their families to do whatever they can to keep them alive. and in many instances, they're unsuccessful at doing that, some are trying to buy oxygen tanks or medication to keep their loved ones to live, but the death toll is increasing because of this crisis. these grades have been working non stop. we've been obse

the delta variant is spreading across the country. there is a new version called delta plus. we spoke to infectious disease experts studying this variant and are concerned a booster shot might be needed. she joins us live from the newsroom. >> and just to give some perspective as to how fast these variants are mutating. the delta variant is a variant of concern. and now we have cases of delta plus in the u.s.. >> accounting for nearly 36% of covid-19 cases in june across california is the delta variant. many have heard of it but have they heard about the new mutation? >> have you heard about the delta plus? >> reporter: these mutations are being studied by a doctor and his team. >> the delta variant has 18 different mutations. seven of them are in despite protein. the delta plus variant has an additional mutation in spike for some people are saying it is resulting in increased transmissibility. >> reporter: he met with close to 50 scientists to understand how the delta variant is mutating. >> it is mutating compared to other viruses incredibly quickly. i think a big part of t

the rise in cases of being blamed on the delta there. it comes just 2 weeks before the opening of the tokyo olympics organizers will be meeting shortly and are expected to decide whether to allow spectators at the event. what several countries in asia have reported record numbers of covey, 19 infections. in recent days, the region appears to be in the 4th wave of a come to make the surge is straining medical resources across the region to the limits, county chamber for the deserted streets in the city of ray lee, of the chinese authorities imposed a locked down the city on the border with me and my has seen a sudden rise in cases and recent days. mass testing is now and a way to try and hold the spread, which is thought to originate across the border. inside me mar itself. the current situation is deteriorating quickly, but instability following the military coup has meant testing and treatment have almost ground to a halt. medics have been targeted by the military because of their role in the civil disobedience movement. and many have b

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infection rates rising in almost half the states driven in part by the delta variant. low vaccination rates putting the country's progress fighting the virus at risk. >> the more unvaccinated people there are, the longer this pandemic will be. this is not just about the individual. this is about our society. >> reporter: a goueorgetown university analysis shows that it stretches from georgia to texas to missouri. places that could become breeding grounds for more deadly covid variants. >> a stronger mutation will surface and it will become predominant. >> reporter: new cases jumping more than 50% week over week in louisiana where just 35% are vaccinated and tennessee, where it is with 38%. >> simply put, in areas of low vaccination coverage, hospitalizations are up. >> reporter: with less than half the population fully vaccinated nationwide, the white house ramping up outreach to pediatricians and workplaces and on school campuses. >> our job is to keep doing all we can to reach americans where they are, to answer their questions, and to make it as easy as possible for

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

nosotros no lo llamamos por el nombre de paÍses, sino por alfa, beta, delta. todas estas variantes van surgiendo. no sabemos cuÁles serÁn las mÁs prioritarias hasta que no la podamos estudiar. utilizando la delta, por ejemplo, en mayo no tenÍamos casos. hoy son mÁs de 85% en estados unidos. por quÉ se transmiten y cÓmo pasan? bueno, la mayorÍa de ellas se estÁn trasmitiendo entre poblaciones no vacunadas. independientemente, de cuÁl variante es. importante que las personas utilizan las medidas de protecciÓn. lavarse las manos, utilizar la mÁscara y que se vacunen. carolina: gracias por estar aquÍ en "ediciÓn digital". justamente, hablando del coronavirus escuchen esta historia. en un coma inducido y con un respirador amanece una adolescente hispana de tan sÓlo 15 aÑos. esto despuÉs de contagiarse de covid19. paulina velÁsquez de florida estaba pensando vacunarse, pero esta enfermedad la sorprendiÓ antes. mÉdicos explican que algunos pacientes como ella han desarrollado problemas respiratorios. su padre se aferra a su fe y a la ciencia. escu

now, he says the delta variant is coming and coming faster. and he goes on to say this -- >> for crying out loud, you've got to get yourself vaccinated. that's just all there is to it. >> there's mitch mcconnell, who -- now, who has said all along that people should get vaccinated, right? he put out a radio ad. he is urging people, urging people in kentucky to get the shot and recalling his bout with polio as a young boy. that should be a lesson to all of you. he is saying that. listen to what he told larry kudlow on fox business. >> honestly, it never occurred to me we would have difficulty getting people to take the vaccine. >> it never occurred to him? really? never? really? let's think about this, okay? put your partisan hat asaid. to think that you would have to think about the whole terrible history of this pandemic. from the very beginning, the politicizing of it. you would have to ignore the anti-science, anti-fact-based garbage that far too many republicans have been prompting and promoting all throughout of this -- throughout this. t

every state is showing a surge, fueled by that delta variant. now, the cdc says it can spread as easily as chickenpox, but they stress, getting vaccinated is still our best defense against the virus. >> if you're vaccinated, you are 1/8 as likely to get a case of covid if you're not vaccinated. and you're 1/25th as likely of getting hospitalized. so if someone told you hey jump out of this airplane, but if you put on a parachute, you have 1/25th chance of getting injured when you land, we'd all put on the parachute. >> the staggers disparity between hospitalizations and deaths between the vaccinated and unvaccinated may be convincing people to get the shot. an average of 190,000 people are getting their first dose each day. that's the highest it's been in three weeks. it is far, though, from the peak that the united states was administering 3 million shots a day. >> i am furious with myself. >> reporter: why? >> because i was not vaccinated. i just don't want anyone else winding up like me. especially when the vaccine is so easy to get. >> i jus

major. >> garrett: with the march of delta, janet shamlian, thank you. tonight president biden says "there is no mission accomplished as u.s. troops leave afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war." but he also said "the mission hasn't failed, yet." the president set august 31 as the date nearly all of u.s. troops will finally be out of afghanistan even as it appears that country is descending into civil war. two reports with cbs's weijia jiang at the white house. >> reporter: good evening to you, major. pridenden said uting gh e go heisat out to do, it hunted down osama bin laden and eliminated the threat of al quaida to the homeland. now, the majority of americans agree with his decision to bring the troops back home. >> good afternoon -- >> reporter: president biden said he moved up the deadline to pull troops out of afghanistan because it's safer and because it is time. >> we did not go to afghanistan to nation build, and it's the right and the responsibility of the afghan people alone to decide their future and how they want to run their country. >>

have the delta strain, you infect up to nine other people. look how it spreads like wildfire compared to the onlial strain. it's danger. if infected the cdc says you are more likely to be hospitalized, get admitted to the icu or die. the good news? there's now more proof that vaccinations are working, preventing severe illness and saving lives ten-fold. vaccinated people can spread the delta variant as fast as unvaccinated. hence, masks. but is it enough? dr. sanjay gupta joins us on the phone. what more does this new data say? >> well, this gives us a really granular look at a particular outbreak. so it's interesting data. we've been looking at a lot of these data sets and broad populations, but this looked at barn stable county, massachusetts. and i think we can show the numbers here. basically they found that 469 people, residents were infected in the month of july. and 74% of them had been vaccinated. 79% of those vabs nated people did report some symptoms, and the delta variant, no surprise, because it is the dominant variant in the whol

but as the new cove at delta very and spread some found they weren't protected here. there were 5 medical stuff infected with k with 19 and 2 were admitted. i see you. others are concerned by a lack of information about side effects results. although test groups show the vaccine works. why the studies have been hard to find. if the problem about the transparency of the report, when it is study in larger group participant, it seemed like that that information is not getting out of their investigators had that could be a real problem to thailand. domestic production has stalled and delivers the more effective m r n. a vaccines went to arrive till the autumn thailand had a real problem finding enough supply vaccine to meet demand. the current rates, the whole country won't be fully vaccinated until the middle of next year. at a local temple, people have been queueing over night just to get a cobra test. increasingly difficult in thailand, which now has reco daily infection rates, despite early successes in the fight against cove at 19 times responses now looking poorly p

even before delta, breakthrough infections did happen. in some people who had breakthrough infections, they could have passed it on to others. a lot of us have been saying since may, hey, you can't just keep saying if you're vaccinated, you're protected. on the town hall on cnn, just last week, i think it was, president biden said, if you are vaccinated, you're protected, you can take off your mask. that message was not nuanced enough. here's what we know. if you're vaccinated, you're well-protected against severe illness. you're also well-protected against getting a breakthrough infection, but it could happen. and your chance of having a breakthrough infections increases the more you are around unvaccinated people who potentially carry covid-19. and so i think we just have to have some nuance. people should be able to weigh the risks and benefits for themselves. but we have to give them the correct information and the correct information isn't that the vaccine is somehow bulletproof armor, it's that it protects you very well, but you may

. >>> the delta variant. experts are talking about whether we could see a surge. >> just a mom and her babies trying to stay cool. these bears putting smiles on a lot of faces this morning. >> including the people who live here? >> good morning. you're watching live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. welcome to sue hall. >> we might need a pool coming up soon. >> other areas not quite as hot. we have quite a forecast. for now pretty much status quo. 13 at sfo. 10 at san carlos. you can see the cloud cover and the drizzle. some of it is making it to the lower elevation. mid to upper 60s around francisco and oakland. 70s around the bay. kumasi >>> we are a month away from san francisco schools returning to learning. >> we go live to san francisco. hi, amy. >> reporter: there will three townhall meetings, english tonight, spanish tomorrow and thursday for cantonese. they are preparing for full- time in-school learning. they will discuss the science behind the transmission of covid and state and county g

as we mentioned, the delta variant is highly to blame. that's really what we're seeing here in arkansas. we heard from health officials a little while ago saying that, currently, the state of arkansas is experiencing the upswing portion of what is the third wave of the coronavirus cases here when it comes to hospitalizations and cases. when you look back at the general numbers, several weeks ago, the numbers were looking good. cases were on the way down. vaccinations on their way up. a few week s ago, the vaccinatin rate stalled at 40%. of course, as we mentioned, the cases continue to rise. when it comes to the vaccination rate here in little rock, also very similar according to local officials when it comes to the number of people who have actually been vaccinated. when you hear from the local mayor here, saying the big challenge for them at the local level is to get out in the community and try to convince many people who are still hesitant about getting that vaccine. >> a lot of the residents say the concern is, well, it's not fda app