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Telling them they have to vaccination. they have to do this and do that. these are the type of actions they were doing. they were not very open or clear what they wanted to do or how they wanted to do it. people had very good questions. the process how they did it was ridiculous and making people do this or you are losing your job was ridiculous. brian: lori lightfoot who comes out and battling with her police force and the police union are saying we are not doing this dont go why the mandate. d...

This feels like a number worth celebrating. 77.6% of all eligible adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose. is the number still 85% that folks feel like we need to reach, or have the infections been so vast and so tragic and so sweeping that we may be inching towards something that 77% is a good number? >> you know, i think 77% is a good number in every zip code, nicole. the problem here is that in parts of florida, you still have 20% of the most vulnerable not vaccinated, which is why...

Its investigating the allegation and says if the claims are true, it will take immediate and decisive action. some incredible pictures out of arizona. a massive dust storm blew across the phoenix area this weekend. the national weather service issued the dust warning saturday afternoon. winds gusted from 25 to 40 miles an hour and poor visibility forced some roads to be closed. dust storms in the area have been more common this summer due to drought conditions and higher temperatures. this sum...

killing three soldiers in the countrys southern helmand province. >> cnns chris lawrence is live from the pentagon. what are your sources telling you about this attack this morning? >> well, john, they say they are still trying to figure out whether this was actually a true afghan police officer or someone just wearing the uniform. although the taliban is claiming that this was an actual afghan policeman who lured these three soldiers to his residence or to a party and had planned to k...

report facts. we begin tonight with the new mitt romney ad. >> in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped end welfare as we know it. but on july 12th president obama announced a program to gut welfare. under obamas plan you wouldnt have to work or train for a job. they just send you your check. >> in a moment youll hear from newt gingrich to defend the ad. but first, i want to show you how mitt romney is campaigning on the claims made in that very ad. >> with a very ca...

candidates. the response, huge. and komen bombshell. a huge shakeup at the breast cancer foundation, the president stepping down. the founder moving out of management. did planned parenthood funding change komens focus from pink to green? and history on the track. an american breaking a record 44 years old. leo manzano bringing it in the 1,500 meters. "newsroom" begins right now. good morning, everyone. im fredricka whitfield in for carol costole this morning we begin with a po...

>> in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped end welfare as we know it. but on july 12th president obama announced a program to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obamas plan you wouldnt have to work or train for a job. they just send you your check. and welfare to work goes back to being plain old welfare. >> in a moment youll hear from newt gingrich to defend the ad. he also makes a pretty stunning admission about whether the ad he is defending ...

back to being plain old welfare. >> newt gingrich defends that ad but makes an admission whether that ad is strictly speaking true to the facts. but first, i want to show you how mitt romney is campaign on the claims knead that very ad. 7 >> with a careful executive action, he removed the requirement for work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependcy. we nus restore, and i will restore work into welfare. >> now, listeni...

we begin this hour with a very important change in the presidential race. according to our brand new cnn/orc poll, a majority of the nations voters now say they want to re-elect president obama. take a look at this. the president has 52%. hes seven points ahead of mitt romney whos at 45%. just a month ago the president in our poll was ahead 49% to 46%. significantly the president now according to our latest poll is above 50%. our polls also show what voters think of mitt romneys potent...

>> shepard: july was the hottest month ever roared in our country. thats according to climate scientists who say they chekdz records going back to 18956789 average temperature in the lower 48 last month was 77.6 degrees. just a little bit higher than the previous record set during the dust bowl in july of 3 36. map reveals which areas got the worst of this last month. areas shaded in orange and red right here where temperatures were much higher than average. turns out walking around with antlers...