SEVERE FLOODING IN CENTRAL CHINA HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. AT LEAST 56 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND 5 MISSING. CHINESE OFFICIALS SAYS THE DEATH TOLL CAN STILL POSSIBLY GO UP AS RESCUE AND CLEANUP OPERATIONS CONTINUE. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS AFFECTED OVER 7-POINT-FIVE MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE PROVINCE HENAN SINCE JULY 16. MEANWHILE, A TYPHOON IS ON TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL IN EAST CHINA THIS WEEKEND.
Jen Psaki, Press Secretary, "We're the first to say -- and we have long said -- that that's not enough. We need to ensure more people and more communities are vaccinated." A NEW SENSE OF URGENCY IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS THE U-S ENTERS A TROUBLING PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC WITH OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE VOICING CONCERN. THE U-S IS NOW AVERAGING 43-THOUSAND NEW COVID CASES PER DAY -- A 65-PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE LAST WEEK. WITH CASES TOPPING 40-THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY -- AND 250 NEW DEATHS EACH DAY. ALMOST ENTIRELY AMONG THE UNVACCINATED. REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ARE NOW OUTRIGHT PLEADING WITH THEIR RESIDENTS TO GET THE SHOT. SOT Governor Jim Justice, (R) West Virginia, "You've gotta get vaccinated. All I would say is this delta thing is coming." 1:58-2:03 Governor Mike Parson, (R) Missouri, "Unvaccinated missourians are the target of this new covid-19 strain." CONTVO ALABAMA IS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AND NOW THE LEAST VACCINATED STATE IN THE U-S.
CALIFORNIA PRODUCE GIANT GRIMMWAY FARMS IS RECALLING SEVERAL VARITIES OF BABY AND SHREDDED CARROTS. THE COMPANY SAYS THE BAGGED VEGETABLE MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. THE RECALL INCLUDES CARROTS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES BUNNY LUV, CAL-ORGANIC, O-ORGANICS AND GRIMMWAY FARMS' OWN BRAND. THE COMPANY SAYS THE RECALL IS A RESULT OF A ROUTINE INTERNAL TEST. SO FAR, NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE RECALL.
