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Transmission rates are high in much of the country. the cdc predicts deaths and hospitalizations will likely increase over the next four weeks. well, in europe, the coronavirus situation is even more dire. have a look at this graphic. you can see there the map. infections are rapidly rising in the region and show no signs really of slowing down. it is especially bad if you look in germany as the country has topped 100,000 covid deaths and set back to back daily case records. cnn's phil black joins me now for more. terrible new record being marked in germany today, but it really does paint a ...

Booster shots out to americans. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware. surging cases are overwhelming hospitals in the state of kentucky. more than 10,000 new cases have been reported in just the past two days. the governor is asking the legislature to extend a state of emergency and is taking a series of drastic measures. >> our situation is dire. we are setting case records, we have a record number of kentuckians in the hospital battling covid, in the icu battling for their lives. we have a record number of families that are praying for their loved one wh...

You know this curve very well with covid right now. it's astonishing how fast delta has surged in the state of kentucky. you're trying to deal with it, but you've been limited in your ability to do certain things by your republican legislature. what can you get done now to try to slow this surge in kentucky? >> well, our situation is dire. we are setting case records. we have a record number of kentuckians in the hospital battling covid, in the icu battling for their lives. we have a record number of families praying for their loved one who is on a ventilator needing that assistance to breathe...

And begging for help. about 80% of icu beds across the country are full right now, a third of them with covid patients. it's gotten so bad in kentucky, the governor is sending in the national guard. >> our situation is dire. we are setting case records. we have a record number of kentuckians in the hospital, in the icu battling for their lives. we have a record number of families praying for their loved ones on a ventilator, needing that assistance to breathe. >> new cases are spiking. the seven-day average is 300% higher than it was last labor day. this as the white house planned to roll out ...

Mentioned. that had tripled in july. doubled again in august. a little bit of good news is that the weekly national numbers showed a 2% increase on thursday. so maybe there's easing on the horizon. but still, icu beds are filling up. let's zone in specifically on kentucky now and look at their hospitalizations which are topping 2500 people each day. the governor has called a special session at the state legislature to meet on tuesday to address these issues. >> well, our situation is dire. we are setting case records. we have a record number of kentuckians in the hospital battling covid. in th...