CDC advisory panel recommends third vaccine dose for those with weakened immune systems; Pentagon: U.S. troops on the way to Afghanistan; WH facing multiple crises: Afghanistan, covid, immigration & more; Three teachers in Broward County, FL die of covid within one day of each other
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Covid hospitalizations near 80k, most since winter surge; Unvaccinated covid patient: “Get the vaccine”; (0% or more ICU beds full five states: AL, TX, GA, FL, MS; FEMA: More than $1B given to families of covid victims for funerals; CNN gains access to Taliban at old U.S. military base it seized; Taliban commander tells CNN: We believe one day we’ll have Islamic law “All over the world… we are not in a hurry”; Afghanistan fast unraveling jolts Biden & national security team; Moderate Dems threaten to derail Pelosi strategy for $3,5T budget; DHS: Unprecedented number of migrants illegally crossing border; 212K attempted border crossings in July, a two-decade high; Whistleblowers alleged poor conditions at facilities for migrant children; Secy. Mayorkas: We ended the prior administrations “policies of cruelty”; Audio: Secretary Mayorkas says situation on border “Unsustainable”; Secy. Mayorkas: “We are not going to lose” situation on border; DHS intel chief: online calls for violence similar to pre-insurrection; CNN finds small percentage of Florida parents opting out of masks for their kids at school; NOAA: July was the hottest month on record
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| 0:00.0 | It's the repeat of a horror show in the nation's hospitals. |
| 0:04.9 | The lead starts right now. |
| 0:07.5 | Zero ICU beds for kids, not enough ambulances. |
| 0:11.2 | That is the situation across the country as COVID surges once again. |
| 0:16.6 | And then CNN gets exclusive access to the Taliban as they rapidly gain ground in Afghanistan. |
| 0:23.5 | Plus, could the Delta variant be a problem for Delta Airlines? |
| 0:28.9 | With COVID surging, the new fears that travel boom might turn into a bust. |
| 0:38.3 | Welcome to lead. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm Hamla Brown in for Jake Tapper, and we start this hour in the health lead and the |
| 0:43.4 | beginning of a new round of COVID shots in the US. |
| 0:47.1 | This afternoon, a CDC advisory panel voted to recommend a third round of vaccines for people |
| 0:52.4 | with weakened immune systems. |
| 0:54.8 | Meanwhile, some of those suffering from the worst of COVID have a message for Americans |
| 0:58.8 | yet to receive even their first COVID shot. |
| 1:02.0 | Take a listen. |
| 1:03.0 | I think everybody ought to try to get it, yeah, yeah, it just, if it'll help prevent you |
| 1:12.2 | from getting really sick. |
| 1:13.9 | I don't know if the shot would have helped me, but I know that it would have kept preventing |
| 1:17.9 | it to get worse. |
| 1:18.9 | Of course, get the vaccine because this is something that can save your life. |
| 1:23.4 | Each person there was unvaccinated and got sick with COVID. |
| 1:27.0 | And as CNN's Nick Watt reports, it's these kinds of cases overwhelming hospitals nationwide. |
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