The head of the hospital. So it was, you know, it was immediately, i knew exactly where that was. I went down there and, yeah, i was absolutely stunned. Shocked by what i saw. It was. Almost seemed inconceivable that the place that id been before looked like This now. It was, um. But there were already a lot of people there, that had made it there. And, you know, the first responders were really in full, full flow at that point. So, you know, it was, it was absolutely clear in my mind that it was a deliberate attack on a hospital. The one Saving Grace would have been that there were first responders everywhere that immediately kicked into action. So that hopefully might have, you know, helped rescue people that might not have made it otherwise. In those first moments after you arrived, oz, were you able to get very close to the Hospital Building . Yeah, i mean, i was right there. I could, you know, go, you know, at the beginning, the police and the, you know, local military Hadnt Sort
Live from cnn headquarters, live for those watching here in canada, united states and around the world, im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. We begin with an encouraging sign of progress in the u. S. Vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. Half of all americans are now fully vaccinated, according to data released friday, despite that, the number of new cases keeps growing. Now topping 100,000 per day. And in florida, the Delta Variant is spreading at unprecedented speed. Were talking about 20,000 new cases per day on average. Florida had more than 134,000 new cases total over the past week. The highest number since the pandemic began. But the White House is making it clear, the Nation Isnt headed for another lockdown. Nick valencia has the latest on Vaccination Efforts across the country. Reporter a major milestone for the country, with half the total u. S. Population fully vaccinated. But the grim count of covid deaths is rising fast. A 52 increase over last weeks sevenday av
Ought to be a robust bipartisan process. The senate is working through the weekend again and working closer to passing the sweeping Infrastructure Bill. House stands adjourned. Texas democrats win a momentary victory, blocking passage of a restrictive new gopled voting bill. This is a victory for texas voters, but we understand the fight cOntinues. How republicans are planning to keep up the pressure On democrats and get the bills passed. I just dOnt know if were going to have enough water to get to the end. Extreme drought is plaguing the west, and it is leading to water restrictiOns. And hardships for farmers. The Olympic Spirit On full display at the tokyo games. Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you On this saturday, august 7th. Im christi paul. Hey, boris. Im boris sanchez. You are live in the cnn newsroom, and were grateful to have you. We start with some numbers that are deflating. The u. S. Averaging more than 107,000 new covid19 cases a day. Thats a rate we havent seen in n
Those words as the cdc warns americas future right now rests on the unvaccinated. What they decide today will sti everyones tomorrow. Officials say if vaccinating rates dont go the crisis can only get worse, possibly a lot worse. Hundreds of thousands of new cases daily and that will mean many more avoidable hospitalizations, more avoidable deaths, and new variants. Now hospitals are already at breaking points. Childrens hospitals seeing spikes in cases, yet right now, more than 90 Million eligible americans have not been vaccinated. 90 Million. And the solution to protect them and All Of Us is available and waiting. As for the vaccinated, there is News Today on boosters. Well get to all of that. Lets begin with Cnns Phil mattingly at the White House for us. We are reporting today the White House is considering a plan to withhold funding. The president didnt outright say it this morning, but he did hint more action is coming. No question about it. I think this is such a clear window in
of living continues to soar. and it s the final day of the commonwealth games with gold for scotland in the diving. we ll be live in birmingham. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts . out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn t find a single practice that would accept a child. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has the story. my partner was in so much pain, she asked me to take her tooth out with a pair of pliers. this is the second tooth i pulled out myself because i was in so much pain. i am living on porr