republicans suddenly embrace the coronavirus vaccines this week, but there is still a giant gop divide on this issue. nearly half of house republicans still refuse to say whether they ve been vaccinated. cnn s lauren fox has the details. first, what happened this week that made them change their tune, if we know, and why have they suddenly found religion, some republicans, on getting the vaccine and why won t others say if they re vaccinated? reporter: well, look, i think one of the things that i ve been hearing from republican lawmakers that i have talked to today is that the delta variant is really forcing members to have a reckoning about how they talk about getting vaccinated. senator lindsey graham, i talked to him a few minutes ago. he said, look, we have to do better than we ve been doing in getting constituents and specifically our base out there and vaccinated because this is deadly, and the longer it hangs out there the more of a risk it is to not just human lives but als
look at hot spots. hi, athena. reporter: hi, alisyn. with the cdc s ensemble forecast predicting covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations will increase over the next four weeks and as you mentioned the daily pace of becoming fully vaccinated has hit the lowest point since january, more and more doctors and government officials are sounding the alarm, urging those unvaccinated to get vaccinated. america s summer covid surge shows no sign of abating. the delta variant is, indeed, something that is like covid of 2020 on steroids. reporter: louisiana reporting the most new infections per capita with arkansas, missouri and florida not far behind. new orleans recommending masks indoors for everyone to try to slow the spread. we know that masking works. we ve seen this movie over and over again. reporter: florida averaging the most new cases in raw numbers of any state, nearly doubling since last week. in california, los angeles
significant. you know, you will see videos i think on tuesday and certainly in the coming prosecutions that make that clear. i mean the images do speak for themselves. i will agree with the president on that. yeah. watch the images. yes, certainly not this certainly not being certainly not being ushered in by capitol police. attorney for officer harry dunn who will be testifying before the select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. thank you so much for your time, mark. thank you, victor. okay. victor, we have breaking news right now. just in, the nfl has a new strategy to prevent covid outbreaks in the season ahead, and it could have a big impact on teams and their records. we ll tell you what is happening. but first, this programming note from michael scott in the office to jack of 30 rock. find out the inspiration for some of your favorite kerics on the next episode of the history of the sitcom sunday night at