The suspect’s name has not been released, but he died at a hospital.
Officials declined to offer a motive, but Robert Contee, the acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said there was no ongoing threat to the area and that the incident did not appear to be linked to terrorism. Capitol that began when a man rammed his car into two officers outside the Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. Law enforcement officials say terrorism is not suspected in a deadly confrontation outside the U.S. Security officials recently started scaling back fencing around the U.S. It comes as the Washington region remains on edge nearly three months after a mob of armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win. CAPITOL:įriday’s crash and shooting happened at a checkpoint near the U.S. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INCIDENT THE U.S. He expressed gratitude to the Capitol Police and the National Guard troops for responding quickly to the attack. 6 insurrection that killed a Capitol police officer and four other people.īiden released the statement from the Camp David president retreat, where he is spending the weekend. Friday’s incident came about three months after the Jan. "It just makes common sense in a community where the virus is spreading, and that's pretty much all of Florida right now, to do everything you can to prevent that, which includes mask wearing for kids in schools," Collins said.Biden says he knows what a difficult time it’s been for the Capitol and all who work there and protect it. However, Governor Ron DeSantis has blocked mask mandates in the state's schools, saying parents should decide. "That's what desperately needs to happen if we're going to get this Delta variant put back in its place, because right now it's having a pretty big party in the middle of the country."įlorida has one of the worst outbreaks in the nation, based on new cases per capita and has seen infections rise 50% week-over-week. "The silver lining of this is that people are waking up to this and this may be a tipping point for those who have been hesitant," National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told CNN on Sunday. "We have 100 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not getting vaccinated," said Fauci, who is also director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesĪbout 58% of Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine, ranging from a high of 76% in Vermont to a low of 40% in Mississippi.Īfter declining for weeks, the number of Americans getting vaccinated has started to rise again. While vaccines remain scarce in much of the world, they are freely available to anyone 12 years or older in the United States, where cash prizes, new cars and other incentives have failed to motivate more than a third of the population to get immunized. In France, where the government is fighting a fourth wave of infections, thousands of people protested for a third consecutive weekend against the introduction of a mandatory health pass proving vaccination that will be required for entry to many public venues. From Monday, unarmed soldiers will help police Australia's biggest city Sydney, checking that people who have tested positive are isolating. Some are pushing back against new restrictions. Parts of Asia that were previously relatively successful in containing COVID-19, such as the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, are now locking down hot spots. The surge in Delta variant cases is also rattling the globe. Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Delta variant was "creating a bunch of caution" among millions of out-of-work Americans and could slow the U.S. The average number of new coronavirus cases reported nationwide has nearly doubled in the past 10 days, according to a Reuters analysis.Įven if states do not resort to lockdowns again, the spread of the Delta variant could still threaten the economy. "Not enough to crush the outbreak, but I believe enough to not allow us to get into the situation we were in last winter," he said. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday.Ī sufficient percentage of Americans have now been vaccinated to avoid lockdowns, Fauci said on ABC's "This Week". WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The United States will not lock down again to curb COVID-19 but "things are going to get worse" as the Delta variant fuels a surge in cases, mostly among the unvaccinated, top U.S.
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