first we go to cnn's paulo sandoval. the country is in a dangerous position right now. it has to do with the fact half of the country is still not vaccinated. >> consider this alone. every state has a seven day average that matches or exceeds where they were last week. that is a telling number here. experts say preemptive vaccination is the best way to get ahead of a new surge. fresh cdc data shows the vaccine efforts and numbers seem to be stalling. if you happen to be among 1/3 of the nation's population living in a community considered to have high covid transmission, you can blame it on the unvaccinated said kay ivy. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging