ISIS-K & Kabul; Covid & Classrooms; US Open with USTA CEO

Squawk Pod

CNBC

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. and its allies have warned that more terrorist attacks in Kabul are likely, as the deadline for military withdrawal from Afghanistan draws near. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the latest information gathered after the twin suicide bombings in Kabul. Children are now being hospitalized in record numbers across the United States, and doctors are warning that it could get worse as physical classrooms welcome students back. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, vice provost of global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and former Coronavirus Advisory Board Member for President Biden, discusses delta variant concerns and the need for higher vaccination numbers among adults to stop the spread. United States Tennis Association CEO Michael Dowse discusses a safe and successful U.S. Open just days before the tournament’s first day in New York, detailing the protocols and the players that fans can expect. Plus, supply chain issues that may impact retail margins and the holiday shopping season.

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	This is Squawk Pod.
0:06.0	I'm C. N.C. producer Cameron Costa.
0:08.0	Today on our podcast, The World Wat watches Afghanistan.
0:12.8	Marines and civilians show bravery and selflessness amid chaos and a rising death toll.
0:18.5	It felt like a gut punch, just everyone I think around the entire country.
0:22.3	They're heroes.
0:23.0	They are.
0:24.1	COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread across the US
0:28.0	and former White House Health Advisor Dr. Zegamanual
0:30.8	says vaccinations for adults are the key to keeping our children safe in their
0:36.2	classrooms.
0:37.2	About 22% of new cases are now among kids, so we really do need to be much more vigilant especially because many of them can
0:46.0	under 12 can't get vaccinated. And despite COVID the show must go on.
0:52.8	For the US Open, at least,
0:54.8	US Tennis Association CEO Michael Dowsy
0:57.6	on a safe tournament.
0:59.4	It's much like a Mets game or a Yankees game.
1:01.6	We won't be requiring vaccines at this point. We know it's a
1:04.6	fluid situation so that changes will quickly communicate it. Those stories plus
1:09.6	retail's feeling a supply chain squeeze. All that on this Friday, August 27, 2021.
1:15.8	Squawk Pod begins right now.
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