americans going out there and trying to get booster shots on their own before the fda actually gives a green light? we will see if the fda is able to act quick enough to give americans the kind of decisiveness that they need. >> one of the many questions at this delicate moment. appreciate you kicking us off. a closer look at the numbers. you showed the president. great jobs report. the economy looks great, except for the threat of this, if you look right now this is a map of cases per 100,000 residents. the change in coronavirus cases state by state and the color coding is by 100,000 residents. look right here. everywhere in america has a delta variant problem right now. look at the red and orange in the south, across the southeast, out to texas in the west through the plains here. this is the bulk of the problem right here. this is the bulk of the problem in the darker states right here. you see it elsewhere as well, the country is going through a problem right now, but regionally there are differences. if you want to look at covid cases, the seven-day average of