DOW drops on fears Delta variant will hurt economic recovery; Infrastructure deal faces make-or-break week on Capitol Hill; 150+ killed, 380+ wounded in weekend shootings across U.S.;
DOW closes down nearly 725 points as Delta variant drives fears about economic recovery; Hospitalizations & deaths rising, nearly all unvaccinated; American Academy of Pediatrics: everyone should wear mask in schools; CDC: 48.6% of U.S. population is fully vaccinated; Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is “killing people”; NYC mayor: no plans to reinstitute mask mandate; Growing number of athletes test positive for COVID-19; Number of COVID cases linked to Olympics rises to 61; U.S. gymnast test positive four days before games; Biden rejects his agenda would accelerate inflation; Biden assures Americans that rising prices are “temporary”; U.S. & allies call on Taliban to stop committing violence; Biden plans to relocate some Afghans who worked for the U.S. to an army post in Virginia; U.S. & allies blame China for hacks, opening new front in cyber war; DC mayor: shooters didn’t target fans, game at stadium shooting; Chicago police target gun traffickers after weekend shootings leave 11 dead, 56 wounded; Philadelphia reaches 300 homicides in 2021; Earliest point in decades; Almost 200 dead in Western Europe flooding, hundreds still missing; German official on flooding: “worst natural disaster in a century”; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Jul 202138min
COVID-19 cases rising in all 50 states & DC; Biden’s Hill agenda in trouble as bipartisan talks fray; CDC: 2020 saw highest overdose deaths ever recorded; Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing;
L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow to 300K per day; Baseball game postponed after 6 Yankees test positive; CNN looks into unvaccinated Americans and big lie believers; Census survey: 48% “probably” or “definitely” won’t get vaccine; Biden says Facebook is “killing people” with COVID misinformation; Schumer calls rushed test vote for bipartisan infrastructure deal; Biden & Dems try to push through 2 massive pieces of budget spending; CDC: 93K people died from overdoses in 2020, a 30% increase; New CNN reporting: U.S. intel warning Taliban are advancing at accelerated pace in Afghanistan; George W. Bush: Afghanistan withdrawal is a “mistake”; Fears future for Afghan women & girls under Taliban; Pulitzer-winning photojournalist killed in Afghanistan; Shrinking of Utah’s Great Salt Lake disrupts ecosystems, threatens wildlife; May become dangerous source of dust; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Jul 202138min
Biden meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House; One-on-One with U.S. Surgeon General; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump allegedly to discuss 2022; CNN visits Louisiana hospital with most covid patients in the state
WH takes on misinformation as vaccinations drop & cases rise; Surgeon General: Misinformation a serious public health threat; Millions of families receive first child tax credit payments; CNN: WH to fight back aggressively in vaccine disinformation war; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump at his golf course before attending White House dinner; Gen. Milley called Trump "The classic authoritarian leader with nothin to lose,' new book claims; Gen. Milley accused Trump of spreading rhetoric similar to Hitler, new book alleges; Trump: "If I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley"; Surgeon General: kids are depending on us to get vaccinated; Louisiana sees 4th covid surge, almost 2k cases recorded in one day; Delta variant surges through Louisiana, where only 36% of residents are fully vaccinated; Louisiana doctor: 99% of covid patients coming in are unvaccinated; In rare interview, Justice Breyer talks possible retirement; Breyer says he's gratfied with new seniority status on bench; Justice Breyer tells CNN he hasn't decided when he'll retire; "Jerusalem: City of faith and fury" debuts Sunday 10pm ET/PT To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Jul 202138min
Biden: “the big lie is just that, a big lie”; Gov: Texas Dems could face arrest upon returning to state; 45 states see rise in new COVID cases over past week; American hostage spending his 59th birthday in captivity;
Pressured by allies, Biden makes the case for election reform; Biden: election was “most scrutinized” in history; “Don’t bring down the American experiment just because you’re unhappy” with results; “That’s not democracy”; Passing voting rights act “is an imperative”; Texas Dems pressure congress to pass voting rights legislation; Texas Republicans slam Dems: “you don’t run from a fight”; Texas Dems meet with Schumer to “plot out strategy”; Doctor: “this is primarily a pandemic of the unvaccinated”; CNN: 7 states ban COVID vaccine requirements in public schools; Top Tennessee vaccine official fired for memo about law, which says some teens don’t need parental consent for COVID vaccine; 25% of kids 12-15 are fully vaccinated, less than any other eligible age group; New CNN reporting: Biden in standoff with Dem senators over next FDA chief; Bipartisan fight heats up over funding capitol police; Senate Dems’ proposal would give money to other projects, sparking funding fight with GOP; Pentagon: U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 95% compete; Sister of American kidnapped in Afghanistan begs Biden admin to bring her brother home; U.S. offers $5M reward for info leading to return of kidnapped American Mark Frerichs; U.S. Navy veteran is last-known American hostage in Afghanistan as troops leave; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Jul 202137min
Fauci: 99.5% of COVID deaths are among those unvaccinated; Democrats push infrastructure talks into high gear; White House doesn’t rule out sending U.S. troops to Haiti; Some CA residents without water as wells dry up;
Avg COVID cases jump 47% in one week, up in 36 states; CDC: pace of vaccinations down more than 80% since April; Dr. Fauci: cheers against trying to save lives is “horrifying”; Pfizer to brief Biden admin today on need for booster shot; CDC & FDA investigating if Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine may slightly raise risk of rare nerve condition; Budget committee Dems to meet tonight, consider $3.5T budget; Biden meets with AG, local leaders to talk reducing gun violence; Clyburn urges Biden to back filibuster changes for election reform; Texas house democrats leaving state for DC in an effort to block GOP voting restrictions bill; Haitian police arrest Haitian man accused of recruiting president’s assassins, wanted to become president himself; Ethics experts raise concerns about Hunter Biden’s art deal; WH defends plans for Hunter Biden’s private art sales; CA drought leaves some residents without access to water; More than 18 million Americans under excessive heat alert To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Jul 202138min
RNC: third-party vendor hacked, Microsoft and U.S. intelligence investigating source; East Coast prepares for flooding, wind damage & power outages; Haiti’s president murdered in middle of night amid political turmoil
RNC hack comes as another ransomware attack demands $70m in Bitcoin from I.T. companies; Pressure builds on Biden to step up cyber security after series of recent hacks; FBI infiltrates “bible study,” led by accused Jan. 6 rioter making bombs; CNN: McCarthy may tap Trump allies, moderates for Jan. 6 cmte; At least 46 dead, 94 still unaccounted for after collapse; White House: Biden expressed support for two ATF agents & police officer shot today in Chicago; Haiti’s president murdered in middle of night amid political turmoil; Massive protests in Spain after gay man is beaten to death To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Jul 202139min
Biden renews outreach plans as vaccination pace slows, aggressive Delta variant spreads in U.S.; Florida braces for Elsa as crews continue to search in Surfside;
Biden outlines COVID shots strategy as Delta variant spreads; White House: Biden admin will aim to get more vaccines to doctors’ offices, employee work sites & mobile clinics; Biden: Delta variant should make people think twice about not getting vaccinated; Poll: 6% of Dems vs. 47% of GOP likely won’t get a COVID vaccine; Israeli gov’t: Pfizer vaccine 93% effective against severe illness in June, down from 97% in May; Biden to push for “human infrastructure” plan Wednesday in hopes of deal before August recess; 4 more victims found in Surfside rubble; Death toll now at 32; More federal investigators arrive at surfside collapse; Tropical Storm Elsa nears hurricane strength, complicates search at condo collapse site; Landfall expected tomorrow north of Tampa; FBI releases new videos of January 6 capitol attack; Capitol officers say not enough being done to fix security failures as fears grow of more violence; How presidential friends influence American politics; New book explores how best friends shaped U.S. presidents; U.S. military: troop drawdown 90% complete in Afghanistan; Afghan translator in U.S. faces deportation for being forced o give bread to Taliban as a child; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Jul 202139min
Search & rescue enters day 12 after rest of building demolished; Spread of aggressive Delta variant clouds Biden’s July 4th celebrations; Afghans fleeing to major cities as security threats grow;
Death toll rises to 27 with 118 still missing; Urgent presentations to Surfside residents in fall/winter 2020 included slides detailing repairs that needed to me done “now”; Tropical storm moving in as search resumes in Surfside; Some families forced to evacuate nearby high-rise due to safety concerns are now homeless, getting local help; Biden strikes optimistic tone as U.S misses his 70% vaccine goal & aggressive Delta variant spreads; Dr. Fauci: 99.2% of COVID deaths are among those not vaccinated; 67% of adults have first dose; White House: Biden to avoid numerical goals after misses his target; Arkansas Gov.: highly contagious Delta variant is hitting younger unvaccinated adults; Sources: U.S. urgently updating evacuation plan for embassy in Afghanistan amid violence concerns; 1,000 Afghan troops escape to Tajikistan as Taliban advances; U.S. embassy in Kabul is “constantly planning for contingencies; Top U.S. general: “we should be concerned” about Taliban advances; Manhunt underway after golf pro, two others found dead; 150 people killed in 400+ shootings over 4th of July weekend; Why Canada’s gun violence is fraction of U.S.; AAA: this afternoon among busiest hours for July 4th travel; AAA: despite highest gas prices in 7 years, 91% of holiday travel was likely by car; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Jul 202139min
