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Everything i see supports the fact that delta is the number one variant on the block and will stay that way. it is highly infectious. while we're watching closely south africa, i had to suggest like real estate, location, location, location, this pandemic is about delta, delta, delta. >> i'm curious how we should take this. if you look at our case counts, it looks like we're beginning to plateau. are we? or are we starting to reach peaks? >> we are definitely hitting a plateau in the southern states up through arkansas that were hit so hard over the past six weeks. they only make up about 12.5...

Single state. we haven't had a streak like that since mid march. all of these key metrics, cases, deaths and hospitalizations are dramatically worse than they were on this day one year ago despite the fact that we now have safe and effective vaccines. joining me is the director of the university of minnesota center for infectious disease research and policy. i want to start with the news of this new variant. every variant obviously a concern for epidemiologists like yourself. how concerned are you about it? >> we have a number of variants that come forward literally by the month just because o...

This president, any commander in chief can say to the families to help assuage the heartbreak they're experiencing right now, but they say they remain committed to help comfort them, do whatever they can for those families going forward. it is notable that one of the parents did say even though he was very frustrated with the president, there was one thing he gave president biden cudos, the fact he carries with him in his pocket the list that identifies the number of american lives lost, 2461 the tally at this point. beneath that number said plus 13 for 13 that lost their lives the last severa...

That we know. but how to they conduct it now? >> reporter: we had a very stark reminder about how the mission against isis-k is not over. yesterday we heard the first time from general frank mckenzie new numbers about the presence of isis-k in afghanistan. he is now saying there are at least 2,000 hardcore, hardened isis fighters as he called them in afghanistan. that's up from the most recent estimates we had from united nations earlier this summer, somewhere in the neighborhood of 500, up to 1200 total isis fighters in afghanistan. general mckenzie explaining the reason the number has gone u...