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That doesnt cover everyone whos there. people come from all over for these games. its concerning, its also very hard to trace ultimately, to contact trace and say how many cases were a result of a game like that. were in the middle of a pandemic. we have a contagious virus circulating, its so contagious that people who sort of got away with it over the last year are no longer getting away with it. theyre getting infected and theyre surprised by it. i think that will certainly happen at big crowd...

Up as tragic as that is, we know the delta variant is more transmissable. is that what is attributing to this? >> it is a very fine point. they have increased dramatically, five fold, since the beginning of summer nap is true and there is more cases per one million children hospitalized now than even in our peak in january. but the proportion of cases has remained the same that suggests that the delta variant is not more severe in children, its just a matter of sheer numbers. the more cases in t...

In high—level positions. im much more sceptical that were going to see that now. if only because the taliban face the challenge between trying to be inclusive and trying to bring other groups into the fold so that they dont have challenges from them while also maintaining their internal cohesion and they have many, many hardliners, internal to the organisation, who have taken a to the victor go the spoils type mentality. drjonathan schroden there. an expert on the taliban and works at the cna ...

Talks with hamid karzai and other leaders of various minority groups but the extent to which those individuals or leaders from those groups will be included in very high level positions within the government, what they called for example the power ministry, the security services et cetera, seems doubtful at this point. i think there was hope early on in this discussion given the taliban gush and about inclusivity —— discussions. i am about inclusivity —— discussions. iam much about inclu...

In new jersey where governor murphy has been surveying the station today. he was in manville on thursday. what more are you learning about the damage there, gary? >> reporter: hey there, alex. the damage across the state of new jersey is really unbelievable. here in manville it is really two fold. it is the flooding which we have seen images of over the past couple of days that were 5 or 6 feet in some places, and then it is here in manville in a couple of locations the explosions caused by susp...

Variant drives new covid cases in the united states to nearly 170,000 a day on average, new data shows a third so-called booster dose of the covid mrna vaccine provides more protection against the virus. >> theres no doubt from the dramatic data from the israeli study that the boosters being done there in and contemplated here support very strongly the rationale for such an approach. >> reporter: in making the case for boosters, fauci explained israeli data shows they reduced the risk of infecti...

Out there with the community. >> thank you. >> much more ahead on the devastation from ida. in louisiana more than 800,000 homes and businesses still without power. were going to check in with our reporters and what theyre seeing ahead of his visit. plus, another crisis to juggle. this pandemic. according to the american academy of pediatrics, cases for children have increased five fold in the last month. keeping them safe because right now college students have concerns of their own. >> its a...

Dose provides more protection against the virus. >> there is no doubt from the dramatic data from the israeli study that the boosts that are being now done there and contemplated here support very strongly the rational for such an approach. >> reporter: in making the case for boosters, fauci explaining they reduce the risk of infection by 11 fold and severe illness by tenfold in more than a million people over 60. another study showed the risk of infection fell up to 68% 7 to 13 days after a thi...

It is all part of a pattern of increasing extreme weather, says the un. climate change is boosting this natural variability that we have. that means more rain, it means higher temperatures, drought, more forest fires and also more most intense tropical storms. so take a look at this graph. now, the red line is showing us that the number of weather—related disasters has gone up fivefold over the last 50 years. the black line shows that the economic impact of those disasters has also increased, ...

Drought, more forest fires and also more most intense tropical storms. so take a look at this graph. now, the red line is showing us that the number of weather—related disasters has gone up fivefold over the last 50 years. the black line shows that the economic impact of those disasters has also increased, look at it, up eight fold, but the good news is the grey line is showing us the number of people who have died in those disasters has fallen threefold. that falling death rate shows warning ...