Thursday, August 5th, 2021

The White House urges vaccinations as the Delta variant surges. Florida and Texas now account for a third of new cases and hospitalizations.

And, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died at 72.

Plus, the next Mayor of NYC, Eric Adams joins us to talk about Covid and Gov. Cuomo.

CNN's John King hosts 

On today's show: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, John Hardwood, Erica Hill, Nick Valencia, Molly Ball, Marianna Sotomayor, Dr. Jayne Morgan, and NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams 

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