right now, we are coming to you from the gulf of mexico. the pandemic has slightly modified the cruising experience, and with billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs at stake, the cruise industry is hoping that passengers will like what they see. [ applause ] cruising is back. crew members and passengers cheering this trip, after some predicted the industry would never recover. >> are you excited? >> yeah, we're excited. >> definitely. >> yeah, it's just nice seeing everything come back to normal. >> reporter: they jumped at the chance to return to sail. do you have a fear of this week? >> not at all. >> reporter: it's not a traditional voyage, only about 1200 passengers. it normally holds double that. every adult has had a shot. >> the ramain reason we're vaccinated is to be here. >> reporter: the children weren't vaccinated so covid tests were required. these overthe top buffets that cruises are known for, no longer self-serve. cruises became covid hot beds at the pandemic start. "the diamond princess" was stranded almost a mont

the tropical system churning in the gulf of mexico. alabama closing all coastal beaches to swimmers. no one allowed in the water here in orange beach. the skies darkening and rain falls on the causeway. teams filling sandbags in jackson county, mississippi. let's get to abc's senior meteorologist leading us off with the timing and the track. rob, what can we expect in the coming hours? >> reporter: well, right now we have tropical storm winds that are spreading across the northeastern gulf of mexico, whit. the center of this thing is still 120 miles south. tropical storm warning from new orleans to pensacopensacola. new orleans by 7:00 a.m., getting to hattiesburg as well. flash flooding, gusty winds, brief tornadoes as well. on to montgomery saturday morning. rainmaker for sure. 6 to 12 inches of rain. flooding in the southeast this weekend. >> it's louisiana right in the bull's-eye tonight, hit by a record five named storms last hurricane season and reeli flo disaster. abc's elwyn lopez is bracing foa impact. >> reporter: tonight, ti

warnings along portions of the gulf of mexico. we believe within the next 24 to 36 hours we have tropical storm claudette making landfall somewhere around the louisiana border which is where the vast majority of last year's tropical storms made their landfall and pushes inland. over a foot of rain in some spots. not a huge windmaker, that's a good thing, but a lot of rain for places in that area that don't need any more rain. norah. >> o'donnell: lonnie quinn, thank you so much. now to another major story we are fog. are following. today the supreme court turned back another republican effort to kill the affordable care act. that progr 31 million americans now get their medical insurance through that program. here's cbs' jan crawford. >> reporter: with today'say decision, both sides suggested the fight was over. >> the supreme court has justr. >> the supreme court has just ruled the a.c.a. is here to stay. >> the affordable care act gets constantly woven deeper and deeper into the system. it's eventually going to be pretty hard to

like the gulf of mexico, dead zone and not to mention the spring pesticides also causes pharma problems. from skin rashes, to long term lung damage, and the residues that remain on produced can cause long term health conditions among the people that eat the fruits and vegetables. that's a lot of negative, but providence of industrial farming say alternatives either too expensive to skate worldwide or use too much land, especially as i remaining forest need protection no more than ever. but is this still true? organic is the umbrella term for anything growing without chemical pesticides? regulation for what isn't, isn't organic value by country, but generally fall in line with natural biological systems and protecting water and biodiversity. organic farming methods can include introducing natural predators to keep us a way of doing multiple crops to improve soil health and even using organic pesticides that are generally less toxic. been chemicals. this does lead to more land needed for agriculture and less. overall, the jury still out and where the organic food is actually much more nut

gulf of mexico. regardless of whether this gets a name we are going to watch potential for heavy rainfall along the gulf coast, several inches into the weekend and early next weekend that will cause flooding issues for this area where we've seen a bit of rain along the gulf coast toward the mississippi and tennessee river valley. regardless of whether we are dealing with a named storm it will cause problems. the heat across the west will build across the central us, the gulf of mexico, watching that, a spectacular day in the northeast. my son matthew has his sixth straight day today. he's outset and i promised good weather. i told him tonight the water - made the updates tomorrow. todd: you were talking about that clip, he thought it was hilarious. >> janice: is extratropical now away from land. we love you, bill hammer. jillian: i expect pictures, 38 after the hour. pedaling right? >> how did this happen? kissed the turtle. todd: john stuart facing backlash after sharing his father, covid lavalley t

but we've got our eye on this disturbance in the gulf of mexico . it's going to have a major impact as we head toward louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. all of these are states that do not need the wet weather. we've had flash flooding in louisiana. rain total is well above the average. now if we look across north america, we've got some disturbance. so whether pulling across the great lake, but the big story is the heat as we look to the west. so i'll show you some these temperatures that the world record. temperature is in depth valley, california. when say we got to 54, that record temperature, by the way, is pretty close to 57 degrees sponsored power cut on airways, a global pandemic, social unrest. a world under locked down, brought to a nice by the buyer. but now we have a window to like the past to a brighter future. coming to you live from doha. we bring together leaders from all corners of the globe, and across all sectors of society. chalk away out of this join at the top. you cannot make forums powered by blooming ah, this is al jazeera

we have to go to the great lakes and the disturbance that's rumbling around the gulf of mexico making its way up north, and it's expected to hit louisiana, bringing some really torrential rain, some strong winds. we could see coastal flooding here, we've already had flooding. so there's likely to be more damage when that does make its way inland, moving across, not just louisiana, but alabama, mississippi likely to be impacted as well. and as we move to central america, we get a close to look at that disturbance. it's been brewing away in the bay of can patch it, moving its way north, and it's likely to hit louisiana by the time we get into saturday, bring some really heavy rain and strong winds the who's when the news breaks and the story bills, when people need to be heard, nigeria with a woman press would be great, and the story needs to be told algebra had teams on the ground to bring you more award winning documentary and life needs. the discussion here in iran is moving away from the presidential election to questioning the system. there's really no way that they can sort of thi

cloudette weakened from a tropical storm since rolling in from the gulf of mexico, but it is expected to pick up steam again so let's bring in meteorologist tyler maldin for more of what to expect. >> those pictures we showed, kim, clearly explain why we can't take tropical cyclone tropical depressions and tropical storms likely. even though it's not a category 5 hurricane it can cause damage. the system is sitting to the north of montgomery. it it made landfall to the south of new orleans, now to the north of montgomery pushing to the northeast at 13 miles per hour. cloudette is now a depression and throwing a lot of rainfall across the deep south here. we've had reports of tornadoes, also had reports of rainfall well above 9, 10 inches and this is why we have a flood watch in effect for the areas shaded in green from the carolinas, north and central georgia to portions of alabama and the panhandle of florida, likely to see about five inches or so in this area but you can't rule out some isolated higher amounts. we have a tornado watch that continues for portions of georgia and alaba

now throughout the gulf of mexico and the caribbean recently and now it is pretty much daily showers all thunderstorm from the small islands to well, continental parts of the us and cuba. the blue is obviously the showers can, could replace. you might want to go to escapes these and have fine sunshine. now i'm afraid not. thunderstorms a thursday, friday and saturday for the south where the season is different. there is tremendously wet and cold weather in europe. why the no place, and so i go on with say the press brit treated of the car about a media hub and vital vantage point during the 1st truly televised war from the roof. we could see the declaration at the american embassy, where the most iconic images of the conflict and vietnam were transmitted to the world. this was the front row seat to the final stages of the war saigon, caravel, a new episode of war hotels on al jazeera. we understand the differences and similarities of culture across the world. no matter why you call i'll bring you the news and current affairs. ah, ah, dozens, a reporter, they killed him and i was tryi

of mexico, the western gulf of mexico, a 50% chance of this low pressure system sitting off the coast of mexico, to turn into a tropical storm or depression in the next five days. jon, this is not really moving so it's a rain maker in mexico, the rain maker in central america, but we are getting more and more into the active part of the hurricane season, and it's something we're going to be watching. jon? >> jon: that rain in the southwest be night, adam klotz our fox meteorologist, thank you. the issue of cybersecurity taking center stage globally amid a huge spike in the number of ransomware attacks. next, how nations hope to address the growing threat. will it be enough? i was drowning in student loan debt. i was in the process of deferring them, paying them... then i discovered sofi. completely changed my life. lower interest rate. my principal is going down. sofi is a place where you can start to tackle those money goals today. compared to where i was three years ago, i'm kinda killing it. ♪♪ was that your great-grandmother, keeping the family together? was that your grandfat

and it's pretty hot and humid across the gulf of mexico. and as we had to mexico all either on hurricane enrique its bringing flooding rains and really strong winds to the pacific coast of mexico. and we could see flash flooding there. ah ah. after 7 months of fighting a si size announced him to grow e p. o p and troops pull out to the north. the country ah, alarms are in jordan, this is out of their life and also coming up to us defends and strikes on iranian back fight as a.

an explosion of a bp oil rig release more than 13 million gallons into the gulf of mexico causing one of the worst environmental disasters. ♪ let's get going and bring in our guest. in amsterdam, we have mina, lead campaigner of friends of the netherlands. we have an economist and energy analyst, and in rome, lorenzo at the university of pretoria and an author. welcome to inside story. i am coming to you first in amsterdam. does this mean big, polluting companies around the world who are taking chunks out of the ozone now in effect have a duty of care to all of us? >> yes, yeah. [laughter] we should with our case against shell can no longer continue causing dangerous climate change and this is a strong signal to other companies also responsible for a lot of co2 emissions. host: national courts legislating internationally because that is in effect what we are talking about the business, is that good or bad? >> it is new, it is something that has happened in the u.s. for some time. it has really not happened that much in europe, but the climate change debate is a global thing, so we s

meandering across the gulf of mexico. it's not very organized but it's expected to become better organized throughout the day. winds sustained at 35 miles an hour moving north at 14 miles per hour. it's expected to continue to move north before making landfall some time early saturday morning. and then it's going to start to shift off to the north and east bringing very heavy rain to other states. not just along the gulf coast but even farther inland. portions of mississippi, alabama and even georgia. and this is really going to be the key story here as the amount of rain this system has the potential to dump over the next several days, as much as 6 to 8 inches in some places. >> i think if we could just push it out west a little bit, right? all allison, thank you. >> push it out west because vast parts of the west are experiencing this historic and unrelenting drought. the worst in the region in 20 years. stephanie elam, this is taking a toll on farmers and ranchers. an enormous toll. >> completely. that's so true, john.

and it was a good part of florida joining up with the weather that we have across the gulf of mexico, looking at some violence storms. summary down post answer, southern areas of mexico was to go on through sas. they could lead to some localized flooding. march of central america, seeing some live the showers, actually some heavy showers to into cuba, jamaica and also into hispaniola for the eastern islands. it's largely fine and sunny the in the next episode of science in a golden age, i'll be exploring the contributions made by scholars during the medieval atlantic period in the field of engineering. the height of sophistication and mechanics at the time was the extravagant elephant clock, ah, written around $85080.00. the book contains a range of ingenious inventions and contractions, science and a golden age. with jim alkalinity on al jazeera, preventable disease account, 15 to 10 children. the election lines roughly the the challenge cases in the read me ah ah g 7 nation val to leave the world out of the corona, vars pandemic. but the un chief cause a global vaccination plan to p

of mexico storm watch. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >>> state of emergency the gulf coast braces for the threat of a tropical storm millions of americans in its path >>> a warning about the new fast spreading covid delta variant. >> it's a variant that is more easily transmissible, tends to be deadlier. >> the white house struggles to hit the july 4th vaccination goal tonight the states most at risk. >>> lawmakers sound the alarm. >> wheels up out of afghanistan, it is a death sentence for our local allies. >> afghan interpreters lives at risk as fears raise that they will leave them behind. >> the people are here, the demand is here. >> but the workers are not employers being pressured to pay more >>> the feds investigate deadly tesla crashes. >>> why there's an explosion of shark sightings. >>> and americans seek revenge on covid by spending big on their vacations. >>> live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith." >>> good evening millions of americans bracing for wha

our janet shamlian is on board and joins us from the gulf of mexico. good evening to you. >> reporter: jericka, the stakes are high here on the celebrity edge, which just started a seven-day caribbean cruise. big ships like this were seen as early super spreaders of covid. tonight the industry is out to prove that sailing alongside thousands of others is safe. an historic moment for a battered industry. >> we are back! >> reporter: the celebrity edge, the first big cruise ship to leave a u.s. port since the pandemic. >> did you confirm everything is true and accurate on that card? >> reporter: the same it teniary, but a modified experience. >> before i could get a pass to get on this ship, i had to upload not just my passport, but also my vaccination card. >> reporter: it is not required because florida bans businesses from mandating it. on this ship, running close to 1200 passengers, all adults have been vaccinated. a few dozen children under age 12 have not. >> i've been home sick, so i'm glad to be back. >> reporter: it is a reset, but also a gamble

of mexico. no reports of damage, but more rain and stormy conditions are expected in parts of texas today. rain is also expected today across much of the eastern half of the country. the heaviest will be in the midsouth including arkansas, tennessee and missouri. showers are also going to be happening from the carolinas to florida. the heat wave in the west will stretch from arizona to washington and idaho, possible record highs. >>> coming up, a big win for people who smoke marijuana. >>> but first a major ruling in the legal battle over talcum powder and its alleged links to cancer. >>> and we hear from the teenager seen in this shocking video fighting off a bear to protect her dogs. she tells us what was going through her mind. that's next. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes! over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops proba

. >>> there's trouble brewing in the gulf of mexico storm watch. i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc >>> state of emergency the gulf coast braces for the threat of a tropical storm millions of americans in its path >>> a warning about the new fast spreading covid delta variant. >> it's a variant that is more easily transmissible, tends to be deadlier. >> the white house struggles to hit its july 4th vaccination goal tonight the states most at risk. >>> lawmakers sound the alarm. >> wheels up out of afghanistan, it is a death sentence for our local allies. >> afghan interpreters lives at risk as fears raise that they will leave them behind. >> the people are here, the demand is here. >> but the workers are not employers being pressured to pay more the power shift being felt by businesses >>> the feds investigate deadly tesla crashes. >>> why there's an explosion of shark sightings. >>> and americans seek revenge on covid by spending big on their vacations. >>> live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith." >>> good evening millions of a

the ne"the news with shepard sm starts now >>> there's trouble brewing in the gulf of mexico storm watch. i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc >>> state of emergency the gulf coast braces for the threat of a tropical storm millions of americans in its path >>> a warning about the new fast spreading covid delta variant. >> it's a variant that is more easily transmissible, tends to be deadlier. >> the white house struggles to hit its july 4th vaccination goal tonight the states most at risk. >>> lawmakers sound the alarm. >> wheels up out of afghanistan, it is a death sentence for our local allies. >> afghan interpreters lives at risk as fears grow the u.s. will leave them behind. >>> the people are here, the demand is here >> but the workers are not employers being pressured to pay more the power shift being felt by businesses >>> the feds investigate deadly tesla crashes. >>> why there's an explosion of shark sightings. >>> and americans seek revenge on covid by spending big on their vacations. >>> live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith." >>> good eve

let's start in north america and all eyes are on the gulf of mexico. as tropical storm, claudette makes its way inland, after touching down in louisiana, now that springs really heavy rain with seeing sustained winds of 70 kilometers per hour. and this is the 3rd name storm of the hurricane season. this year. it's going to make its way across to the north west, bringing that wet weather to georgia and to the carolinas. it is going to we can, but once again on monday it picks up speed in the western atlantic ocean and it's not just wet weather along the coast there. there's also going to be more in land and storms ranging from the eastern areas of canada all the way down to central parts of america. we could see some really heavy rain, some hail, strong winds, and one or 2 tornadoes, particularly in oklahoma or, or console. the great lakes, seeing a lot of wet weather and toronto, seeing a storm or 2 as we go into next week. but for the west it's very hot and dry pictures. temperature is continuing for klein. we've had excessive heat warnings from nevad

of mexico. day two of the seven day real world test. can the cruise ship industry operate in the world of covid. >> you have 62 ships, when do those other ships actually start carrying passengers. >> we'll bring them on reasonably and we are anxious to do it right and not fast. >> reporter: on board the edge, stewart sheron, this is his 178th crew. they never been on a cruise and they don't understand how much space is available on these cruise ships. >> reporter: ensure social distancing, only 1100 tickets were sold. as the ship departed in fort lauderdale on saturday. the noise maker on shore included travel agents, hopeful multi billion dollars industry is finally back. crew members showered passengers with gratitude as they boarded. >> how does it feel to be back on board working? >> i feel like i am finally home. >> reporter: cruise lines report advance booking for this year and 2022 are breaking records. america is returning to a post pandemic normal. >> it feels like i am out of jail.covi

mexico there is a good chance it will become a tropical depression by friday the gulf coast from east texas to the florida panhandle could get four to twelve inches of rain >>> tonight america getting rid of covid restrictions but facing a growing threat from the delta variant of the virus in the u.s. just under 175 million have received at least one vaccine dose but that's only about 400,000 more than yesterday's number here is blayne alexander. >> reporter: tonight experts predict the delta variant, first discovered in india, could soon become the dominant covid strain in the u.s >> it is more transmissible and possibly more dangerous in terms of causing severe disease. >> reporter: all of it only accelerating the rush to get americans vaccinated but the biden administration is running out of time to hit its july 4th goal, 70% of americans with at least one shot so far only about 53% of the country is partially vaccinated but some states are barely hitting a third of their population the lowest rate in southern states like georgia, alabama, louisiana, and mississippi, where only 28%

of mexico. no reports of damage, but more rain and stormy conditions are expected in parts of texas today. rain is also expected today across much of the eastern half of the country. the heaviest will be in the midsouth including arkansas, tennessee and missouri. showers are also going to be happening from the carolinas to florida. the heat wave in the west will stretch from arizona to washington and idaho, possible record highs. >>> coming up, a big win for people who smoke marijuana. >>> but first a major ruling in the legal battle over talcum powder and its alleged links to cancer. >>> and we hear from the teenager seen in this shocking video fighting off a bear to protect her dogs. she tells us what was going through her mind. through her mind. that's next. my dvt blood clot left me with questions... was another around the corner? or could i have a different game plan? i wanted to help protect myself. my doctor recommended eliquis. eliquis is proven to treat and help prevent another dvt or p

they've seen off the gulf of mexico during their 15 years of fish in there. whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea and they can reach lengths of more than 40 feet long. they're the size of sailboat. they're huge. alright legal 4th of july fireworks might be a bit harder to find this year. retailers say the industry seeing a nationwide shortage amid supply chain issues and shipping delays. the shortage is causing some smaller shops to fizzle out meaning you won't be seeing as many roadside stands. typically the people who are running those pop-up tents or from nonprofits are church groups for fundraisers here in california. the only legal fireworks allowed or the non ariel and non explosive kind. even they might be harder to find. the tokyo olympics by the way, will allow up to 10,000 local spectators at each event. this goes against what health experts have been recommending. they say big crowds might cause a resurgence of covid-19 infections spectators from overseas have already been banned from the games. officials had considered allowing as many as 2

. >> reporter: tonight the celebrity cruise ship "edge" is in the gulf of mexico. day two of a 7-day real world test can the cruise ship industry operate in a world still with covid. >> you have 62 ships when do all of the other ships start carrying passengers? >> we're bringing them on reasonably quickly we're anxious to do it right, not fast we think by the end of the year, we can have the bulk of the fleet up and operating. >> reporter: on board "the edge" cruse blogger stewart, this is his 278th cruise >> when somebody calls a cruise ship their floating petree dish, their credibility is out the window they've obviously never been on a cruise and they don't understand the concept of how much space is available per person on these cruise ships >> reporter: on this voyage there is more space than ever. it can hold 2900 passengers but to ensure social distancing, only 1100 tickets were sold. as the ship departed ft. lauderdale saturday, the noise makers on shore included travel agents hopeful a multi-billion-dollar industry is finally back long furloughed crew memb

and we are watching the gulf of mexico because a storm system there is expected to intensify over the next few days. it's expected to swamp up the gulf coast with up to a foot of rain in some areas this weekend, but the big weather story this weekend remains the extreme heat. triple digit temperatures are expected today from northern california to denver, and all the way to the desert southwest, and checking today's high temperatures elsewhere, 90s in chicago and minneapolis, boston and new york will be in the high 70s, 84 in portland, 86 in miami. >>> coming up, finally some good news when it comes to the price of housing. >>> also ahead, the soccer superstar who publicly shunned coke for water. the massive impact he's had on coca-cola's bottom line. >>> but first, a new idea from the governor of texas to finish the border wall and confront the migrant crisis on the southern border. >>> back now with a stunning sight from rural canada. that's a rope tornado kicking up dirt in saskatchewan. damage was minimal, but one witness says the storm caused a nearby moose to get very upset. >>>

of mexico. the whole community watch it. if they did that out here, we'd be screwed real bad. inglangasa: what are they gonna do if they have an oil spill? be oil everywhere. our fish, whales, seals. we won't be able to get our food. thompson: when they talk about developing the 1002, who's gonna benefit? is there other oil available that's more easily accessible, and should we look into alternative clean ergy? rexford: life is a lot easier nowadays than it was before any of the development occurred. we have some folks still alive who have gone through starvation. they do not want to see that ever occur again in our communities. these gravel roads, the power lines, the houses that are built. pretty much every infrastructure that you see here has come from taxing the oil industry. patkota: we're being asked to keep the oil in the ground in our backyard, sacrifice our economic opportunity, to save their world? never mind what it takes to run the schools, the power plants, the basic infrastructure

more than a 130000000 gallons into the gulf of mexico, causing one of the world's worst environmental disasters. ah, okay, let's get going. let's bring in our guest in amsterdam. we have minute the potter lead campaign at friends of the earth in the netherlands in burn. we have connie, the maya, and economist, and energy analyst, and in rome, we have lorenzo. feel a monte professor political economy of the university of pretoria and author of well being economy success in the world without growth. welcome to inside story, nina and i'm that i'm coming to you 1st. does this mean that the big polluting companies around the world, the companies around the world who are taking chunks out of the ozone now in effect, have a duty of care to all of us? yes. yeah. i think many we showed with our, with our case against sheldon, the a big producer such as show can no longer continue crossing dangerous climate change . and this is very strong signal also to the other companies that are responsible for a lot of emissions. clearly a maya there in the national courts legislative internationally becau

we could see some tropical development in the gulf of mexico. as we head toward the end of the week. that is something we're watching. and across the caribbean, we're getting a lot of sand and dust dragged in here from africa. so that's going to give us some hazy conditions. the top end of south america are continuous rains fall where they should, but we're starting to see them lead up a bit in places like diana where we have been inundated with rain and for how to go near. we do have some cool conditions for southern areas of chile, the weather bag, energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your ah ah, you're working out as a reminder of our top stories. our g 7 lead is meeting in the united kingdom have agreed on a global infrastructure plan to rival china's influence. but details on how it will be financed, unclear. you can come in to though we could discuss the plan to speed up the response to any future pandemic. th

our janet shamlian is on board and joins us from the gulf of mexico. janet, good evening to you. >> reporter: jericka, the stakes are high here on the celebrity edge skbwhich has just started 7-day caribbean cruise. we're seeing super spreaders like covid. the industry is out to prove sailing alongside thousands of others is safe. >>> an historic moment for a battered industry. >> we are back. we are back. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the celebrity edge, the first big cruise ship to leave a u.s. port since the pandemic. >> can you confirm that everything is true and accurate on that card? >> reporter: a modified experience. the boarding procedure has changed in a big way. before i could even get a pass to get on this ship, i had to upload not just my passport, but also my vaccination card. but it's not required because florida bans businesses from mandating it. on this ship, running at 40% capacity or close to 1200 passengers, all adults have been vaccinated. a few dozen children under age 12 have not. >> i've been home sick for it, so i'm glad

b p oil. reagan 2010 released more than 130000000 gallons into the gulf of mexico, causing one of the world's worst environmental disasters. ah, okay, let's get going. let's bring in our guest in amsterdam. we have minute, a potter leak campaign at friends of the earth in the netherlands in burn. we have connie, the maya, and economist, and energy analyst. and in rome, we have lorenzo. the are among the day a professor political economy at the university of pretoria and author of well being economy success in the world without growth. welcome to inside story nina in amsterdam coming to you 1st. does this mean that the big polluting companies around the world, the companies around the world who are taking chunks out of the ozone now in effect, have a duty of care to all of us? yes. yeah. i think many we showed with our, with our case against shell, the, the, a big clue such as show can no longer continue crossing dangerous climate change. and this is very strong signal also to the other companies that are responsible for a lot of emissions. clearly am i there in the national courts leg

>> reporter: the celebrity edge is cruising the gulf of mexico tonight. >> my experience has been great so far. >> reporter: with 1,200so f passengers, every adult vaccinated. but memories still haunt of covid outbreaks on ships, for week sick and ten deaths, passengers and crew were stranded for weeks. what would you say to americans who are thinking, mmm, not worth risking my health? >> i would say this is the place to come. our objective is to be safer here than at anywhere else on land. >> reporter: as passengers toasted the restart... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ...vaccinated fans in new york celebrated bruce springsteen's broadway show, the first in more than a year. ( cheers and applause ) it comes amid encouraging news about the pfizer and moderna vaccines. a new study showing each may offer covid protections for years. but tonight, concern over the highl contagious delta variant, barely seen in the u.s. just two months ago, now growing in every state except south dakota.es hospitalizations up in a dozen states. >> it's going to be hyper regionalized. there are certain pockets of th

. >> reporter: this morning in the gulf of mexico, the cruise ship "edge." but before any paying passengers could be cheered. ♪♪ new rules. vaccine cards not mandatory but encouraged. >> somebody gets on board, they don't want to show a vaccine passport, they're unvaccinated, what is different for them? >> extra testing because we want to make sure that we prevent any kind of spread. it also involves having to wear masks. >> reporter: on board the edge, 99% of passengers and crew vaccinated. grace and 23 other kids are too young to get a vaccine. >> how is it that you're on board? >> i got tested. and we had to see the results before i could get on board. >> two adults on board are also not vaccinated like crew members they have to wear masks. among the most visible changes, the self-serve buffets. >> does it matter to you that they serve you rather than you just serving yourself taking as much as you want? >> no. i like much better being served. i don't like touching things that everybody else touched. >> reporter: almost three weeks ago two passengers

more than a 130000000 gallons into the gulf of mexico, causing one of the world's worst environmental disasters. ah, okay, let's get going. let's bring in our guest in amsterdam. we have minute the potter lead campaign at friends of the earth in the netherlands in bird. we have connie, the maya, and economist, and energy analyst, and in rome, we have lorenzo, the monte professor political economy of the university of pretoria and author of well being economy success in the world without growth. welcome to inside story, nina and i'm that i'm coming to you 1st. does this mean that the big polluting companies around the world, the companies around the world who are taking chunks out of the ozone? now in effect, have a duty of care to all of us. yes, yeah, i think many we showed with our, with our case against shell, the, the, a big pollute such as shell can no longer continue crossing dangerous climate change. and this is very strong signal also to the other companies that are responsible for a lot of emissions. clearly am i there in the national courts legislative internationally becaus

more than a 130000000 gallons into the gulf of mexico, causing one of the world's worst environmental disasters. ah, okay, let's get going. let's bring in our guest in amsterdam. we have minute the potter lead campaign at friends of the earth in the netherlands in bird. we have connie day, a maya, and economist, and energy analyst, and in rome, we have lorenzo. the monte professor political economy of the university of pretoria and author of well being economy success in a world without growth. welcome to inside story, nina and i'm that i'm coming to you 1st. does this mean that the big polluting companies around the world, the companies around the world who are taking chunks out of the ozone now in effect, have a duty of care to all of us? yes. yeah. i think many we showed with our, with our case against shell, the, the, a big pollute such as show can no longer continue crossing dangerous climate change . and this is a very strong signal also to the other companies that are responsible for a lot of emissions. cornelia maya there and the national courts legislative internationally bec

them is the rain forest deep water rise in oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the situation and the nisha tells us the really sort of massive like a pretty, you know, massive destruction of the environment. you know, the definition you've read there, it's fairly clear why is it taking so long to come to this legal definition? well, there's been so many questions on the table, you know, sort of what magnitude doesn't have in order to constitute of ego site. then how do you address climate change? i mean, arguably common change is sort of a consequence of a serious off act off destruction, off ecosystems. then who do you hold responsible for that? and it will humans have to be harmed, or is it enough to, to just destroy sort of nature, you know? so all of these questions were on the table and all the questions the lawyers have to reckon with. yeah, it'll be interesting to find out, see how people can actually press charges and get to that stage. the only is always we appreciate reporting. thank you. the shine is c, c t, b cameron, network is the largest in the wo

the amazon rain forest. deep water rise and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the situation and the nisha delta. so really massive like a pretty, you know, massive destruction of the environment. you know, the definition you've read there, it's fairly clear why is it taking so long to come to this legal definition? well, there's been so many questions on the table, you know, sort of what magnitude does it have in order to constitute of the ego site. then how do you address climate change? i mean, arguably, you can change that as a consequence of a serious off act of destruction of ecosystems. but then who do you hold responsible for that? and it will humans have to be harmed, or is it enough to, to just destroy sort of nature, you know? so all of these questions were on the table and all the questions dolores, have to reckon with. yeah, it'll be interesting to find out, see how people can actually press charges and get to that stage. the only is always we appreciate reporting. thank you. alright, just a quick reminder now of our top story. this we're organizers

as a tropical system gains strength in the gulf of mexico. and in the west a brutal and dangerous heat wave affecting tens of millions is not about to end anytime soon. but we start with al roker on the tropical threat. al, what's the latest? >> reporter: jose, we are looking at potential tropical cyclone number 3 right now south of morgan city, louisiana moving north at nine miles per hour. it will organize itself friday spreading heavy rain into the central gulf. more flash flooding sunday into monday into the mid-atlantic states. we have tropical storm warnings up for the louisiana coastline into mobile, alabama. we're also looking at flood alerts stretching for louisiana all the way into florida. rainfall amounts anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of rain. if it becomes a storm, it will be claudelle. jose? >> al roker, thank you very much. >>> let's get to the heat emergency in the west. it's been going on for days with triple-digit temperatures affecting tens of millions. more records being shattered. miguel almaguer has late details. >> repor

we could see some tropical development in the gulf of mexico, as we head toward the end of the week. that is something we're watching. and across the caribbean, we're getting a lot of sand and dust dragged in here from africa. so that's going to give us some hazy conditions. the top end of south america are continuous rainfall where they should but we're starting to see them lead up a bit in places like diana where we have been inundated with rain and for how to go near. we do have some cool conditions for southern areas of chile, the on counting the cost agenda. inequality has always been there when it comes to employment. and now the pandemic made it worth. we've got the numbers on just out disproportionate job loss of the theme and discussion on what needs to happen to reverse these troubling trend. counting to come on al jazeera ah, investigating the use and abuse of power across the globe for now, which is here. me, i build back better world g 7 liter announced plans. the global infrastructure project arrival china is felton wrote in a on money. this is al jazeera life coming up

and we are watching the gulf of mexico because a storm system there is expected to intensify over the next few days. it's expected to swamp up the gulf coast with up to a foot of rain in some areas this weekend, but the big weather story this weekend remains the extreme heat. triple digit temperatures are expected today from northern california to denver, and all the way to the desert southwest, and checking today's high temperatures elsewhere, 90s in chicago and minneapolis, boston and new york will be in the high 70s, 84 in portland, 86 in miami. >>> coming up, finally some good news when it comes to the price of housing. >>> also ahead, the soccer superstar who publicly shunned coke for water. the massive impact he's had on coca-cola's bottom line. >>> but first, a new idea from the governor of texas to finish the border wall and confront the migrant crisis on the southern border. from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for m

now and we'll see this move up the gulf of mexico sphere rate into louisiana . a state that certainly does not need this has been dealing with flash flooding lately. for the west of the us. 50000000 americans are under excessive heat warnings, phoenix, the other day. you tried to record 46 will nudge up to 47 on thursday, some what weather for the plains into the midwest then, you know, canada had somewhat weather with from thence of tropical storm bill impact the newfound line. but by thursday, quite an improvement in conditions. st. john's 22 degrees and toronto. we've got you in for a high of 27 on thursday with a mix of sun in cloud sponsored cattle airways. in the next episode of science in a golden age, i'll be exploring the contributions made by scholars during the medieval atlantic period in the field of engineering. the height of sophistication in mechanics at the time was the extravagant elephant clock written around $85080.00. the book contains a range of ingenious inventions and contractions, science and a golden age. with jim alkalinity on al jazeer

but nowhere near what we've seen in the west, and it's pretty hot and humid across the gulf of mexico. and as we had to mexico all either on hurricane enrique it's bringing flooding rains and really strong winds to the pacific coast of mexico. and we could see flash flooding there the in the next episode of science in a golden age, i'm exploring the contributions made by scholars during the medieval period in the field of medicine. science tend to be a good subject to bring different peoples from all over the world together as such, like a magical and the more i learned about it, the more i respected science and the golden age with professor jimmy kelly on a jazz ah ah, welcome back here watching out just a time to recap on headline south. federal government has announced the unilateral thieves fire, antique rise. the rebels say they're in full control of the regional capital, mckelly, federal troops, time officials have reportedly abandon the 50 us forces that come under attack in syria off the sundays as strikes targeted iranian back, malicious stations close to the rocky border. at

now throughout the gulf of mexico and the caribbean recently and now it is pretty much daily showers or thunderstorm from the small islands to well continental bars of the us and cuba. the blue is obviously the showers can, could replace. you might want to go to his scapes these and how fine sunshine now i'm afraid not. thunderstorms, a thursday, friday and saturday, for the south where the season is different. there is tremendously wet and cold weather in europe. why? the with a bag of energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all around the shape, my technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your business. ah ah, hello again. the top stories on al jazeera people in hong kong are flocking to newspaper stands to get a final edition of the pro democracy newspaper apple daily. it's been under pressure since patients national security law came into force. apple daily's top executives have been arrested and assets frozen. the u. s. has condemned and legit airstrike on a busy market and region which reportedly kill dozens of peo

now throughout the gulf of mexico and the caribbean recently and now it is pretty much daily showers or thunderstorm from the small islands to well, continental parts of the us and cuba. the blue is obviously the showers can, could replace. you might want to go to escape these and how fine sunshine now i'm afraid not thunderstorms a thursday, friday and saturday for the south where the season is different. there is tremendously wet and cold weather in europe. why the no place, and so i go on with say, press brit treated of the car about a media hub and vital vantage point during the 1st truly televised war from the roof. we could see the declaration at the american embassy, where the most iconic images of the conflict of vietnam were transmitted to the world. this was the front row seats, the final stages of the war, saigon, caravel, a new episode of war hotels on al jazeera, the ah, ah, the challenges there with me. so the reminder of all top stories, the former philippine present, benito akita, has died after being hospitalized miller on thursday. the 61 year old roles from 2010 to

large populations of wild life from shocks to totals and wales like the gulf of mexico dead zone is not mentioned that spring. pesticides also causes pharma problems from skin rations to long term lung damage. and the residues that remain on produced can cause long term health conditions among the people that eat the fruits and vegetables. that's of negligence. but providence of industrial farming say alternatives either too expensive to scale worldwide, or use too much land, especially as i remaining forest need protection no more than ever me. but is this still true? organic is the umbrella term for anything going without chemical pesticides? regulation for what isn't, isn't organic value by country, but generally fallen line with natural biological systems and protecting water and biodiversity. organic farming methods can include introducing natural predators to keep us away. i'm going multiple crops to improve, saw, and help. and even using organic pesticides that are generally less toxic chemicals . this does lead to more lab needed for agriculture and less. overall, the jury s